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Elisha Starquill's profile was updated 3 years, 5 months ago
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Elisha Starquill changed their profile picture 3 years, 5 months ago
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Writing Board on Pinterest in the forum General Writing Discussions 3 years, 10 months ago
@erynne – Yes I am! 😀 Are you?
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Writing Board on Pinterest in the forum General Writing Discussions 3 years, 10 months ago
@erynne – Ooh, looks fun! The character name pins will be especially helpful for me. XD Oh, and I’m The Voyaging Storyteller on there, just so you know. 😉
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Elisha Starquill commented on the post, 2 Ways Writers Can Portray God in Fiction (and Which Is Better) 3 years, 11 months ago
This was so helpful! I especially loved that bit about us storytellers capturing the emotions, the essence instead of literally repainting things. That was so clarifying.
But I have a tricky situation in my WIP and I was wondering what I should do about it. My MC and her family live on Earth in Russia, so she knows about Jesus and such from the…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill commented on the post, Lifewarden 3 years, 12 months ago
Oh my goodness, THIS WAS INCREDIBLE!!! You describe everything in such poetic, powerful beauty, and aaaahhhh I have no more words to say how AWESOME and IMPACTFUL and OUTSTANDING this was. <3 <3
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Help! All my boys sound like girls! in the forum General Writing Discussions 3 years, 12 months ago
@erynne – Gracie’s got some fantastic advice there! 😀
From my experience, girls tend to use more words and more time to say basically the same thing, whereas boys are typically more curt. They also notice different things than women, because male/female brains see things differently (I’d spend some time reading up on their differences; it’s…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Villain appearances, a discussion in the forum Characters 4 years ago
Now, this is interesting, because for me I tend to ‘like’ intelligent villains, no matter how they look. Actually a lot of the smart ones look really ordinary, like Moriarity (who’s probably my favorite villain, @deeprun. Book Moriarity looks just like your regular old professor. The one in the TV show Sherlock looks like an average guy, to me.…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Fantasy Worlds in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 1 month ago
@melancholicwriter – I usually go to Google translate and translate a bunch of words (relating to whatever I’m trying to name) into several languages. Then, I have a nice list and stick words together or tweak them until it sounds nice and, preferably, fairly pronounceable. The languages I pick often correlate to the cultures that I draw…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Cultural quirks for Worldbuilding in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 1 month ago
@rose-colored-fancy – Ooh I love learning about little cultural quirks! It’s so fascinating and equally fun to put them in my own worlds. That’s so funny about the flowers! XD
Recently I was watching a documentary about Greece, and on one island they whitewash all their houses so it’s not as hot, but the doorways are all different colors, so…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Thinking of Starting a Bog… Wanna Answer Some Questions? in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
@joelle-stone – Aww, thank you so much! That made my day. 😊
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Elisha Starquill's profile was updated 4 years, 2 months ago
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Thinking of Starting a Bog… Wanna Answer Some Questions? in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
@joelle-stone – Hi Joelle! I’ve collected an odd conglomeration of blogging knowledge over the years so hopefully some of this helps!
1. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Bluehost and know several people who are pleased with it. It’s easily compatible with WordPress and not too expensive, if I remember correctly.
2. I’m not using/paying for…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Writing a Blurb in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
@erynne – Ahh yes, writing blurbs. The struggle is real. XD I do love the post that @r-m-archer shared! It’s very informative and thorough.
What I’ve personally found the most helpful is to study blurbs from books I’ve enjoyed and read (so I have an idea of how much the author shared in the blurb.) I do this for books in the same genre that I’m…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Advice concerning a peasant in the forest? in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
@erynne – YAY I’m so glad I could help! 😀
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Advice concerning a peasant in the forest? in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 2 months ago
@erynne – Hi Erynne! Your WIP sounds awesome! 😀
What if Ivy offers her assistance to find the jewel, but only at a price? The price being something the princess could offer that would give Ivy a chance at becoming more than a peasant, like bringing her along to an important city or a letter of introduction or…something.
I don’t know w…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Sudden Inconspicuous Disease Ideas? in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 3 months ago
@macyjean – Hi Macy! There’s this rare condition called Polyglandular Addison’s Disease, which is a hormone disorder that can cause instantaneous death from sudden emotional stress (it doesn’t even have to be huge or anything – could be a scary movie, for instance.) According to one site I found: “To put it simply, sufferers are unable to p…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill posted a new activity comment 4 years, 3 months ago
Hi Eitan! Absolutely no problem. 🙂 And I would definitely encourage you to learn more about Catholicism! We get misunderstood about a lot of things, but they make so much more sense if you really study our church’s teachings. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions! I would love to help in any way I can. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂 Will remember!
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Hi Elisha!
Now that it’s summer and I have lots of free time, I’ve actually become really interested in Christian denominations (including Catholicism). I’ve listened to an interview with Bishop Robert Barron (a really intelligent and pleasant man. I loved listening to him), and he said many beautiful and wise things I find myself strongly agree…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Let's Share our Websites in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 6 months ago
Ooh, this is an excellent topic! I love discovering new awesome people’s websites. 😀
I have a blog called The Voyaging Storyteller where I post stories, gush about my musical and book-ish adventures, drag you along on my travels, and spew an occasional thought that is either profound or arbitrary or both, depending on who you are. 😛
I’ve never…[Read more]
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Elisha Starquill replied to the topic Story question in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 7 months ago
@princessmk – That is excellent advice! For me, it depends on the length of the story I was working on, but for a short story I would suggest spending a few days, maybe a whole week, away from it and trying to avoid thinking about it for as much as possible. And I totally agree, I don’t forget about my stories, because they’re basically my babies. 😛
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