Subscribed!! 🙂

Aww, thank you SO much!!! Do you blog anywhere?

I think my favorite thing about writing is that I can bring glory to God through my self-expression.  (Which, by the way, is so therapeutic!) And in doing so, I can give other people happier lives.

I would still write if no one read my work, but I would use it mainly as a sort of p…[Read more]

*whispers* I have discovered how hard it is to write books. It is very hard.

*showers you with thank you cookies*

I play piano and sing as my main instruments. I just started ukulele, but that’s more of a for-fun side thing. 🙂 Do you play any instruments??

THANK YOU. *happy crying* That means a lot to me!! I’m a poet trying to write a story and that’s just very…[Read more]

Thank you for the encouragement!!

The boy: He’s working to overcome his grief from his grandmother’s recent death from cancer. His grandmother was an astronomer, and he loved stargazing with her and researching etc. Now he avoids astronomy altogether. His grandfather makes him go back…[Read more]

Ahhh I love that idea so much, I’m a musician and AGH that’s so sweet and such a great story idea.

I wanna read it!!!!!!

@eden-anderson aghhhhh thank you Edennnnn!!!!! That makes me so happy. *cries*

I WILL COME AND JOIN RIGHT NOW. >>>

Wowwwww I can’t wait to read this!!! :)))

Sounds like Zeb is gonna crush my heart in the best way possible, I’m gonna be rooting for Charlie, I’ll fall in love with Alex, and I’ll be //entertained// by Walter. 😀

Your theme = <3 <3 <3 I’m drawn to books with those vibes.

Btw, my theme for my novel is…[Read more]

Also, I didn’t get your email… I JUST MESSED UP. I mistyped. The email address billionsmiles7@gmail.com.

I left out the 7. *facepalm*

Sounds fun!! 🙂

I know literally nothing about 51. I’ve seen you mention it a few time in your blog posts though.

Can I have some character vibes? A tiny plot premise? Idk what to ask haha

My blog email is billionsmiles@gmail.com, so if you could shoot me an email, that would be awesome.

Also–am I allowed to know anything about 51??

Like…I’m in love with the ideas obviously, but IT’S SO AWESOME THAT YOU LOVE IT TOOOO. *happy dance*

Would you be willing to read little snippets sometime–maybe?

Sure!! Here are some vibes for you. 🙂

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Genre:  Contemporary YA/with a romance subplot (it’s more of a self-discovery type of plot/overcoming the way grief covers your entire life like smoke and chokes the joy out of life)

Setting: Summer, NC Mountains, astronomy class/club thingy (with a bunch of old people in it)…[Read more]

For feedback… “We alone did face” seems a little awkward to me, unless you’re trying for an old English type of vibe. “We faced the dark alone” is a lot easier to read/follow.

But it’s been *mostly* enjoyable. When I’m actually writing and not plotting.

Sure. Sure it is. XD

BUT IT’LL GET BETTER. haha

Also, I have found out that I am indeed a pantser. lol

So I started out editing a TON of poetry and writing a lot of poetry.

Then, I was like, “why not just start my novel?” I’ve always wanted to write stories, but they’ve always been much harder for me and I would give up after a week or two of plotting.

HOWEVER. This time I’m not giving up on the…[Read more]

Thanks!!! 🙂

I think I definitely need to take more walks. My happiness level is affected by fresh air more than I’d like to admit. It shouldn’t make me THAT much happier. XD But it does.

We be frens now. 🙂

I actually have a very similar editing process to what you both have advised, which is actually surprising me! lol

This is my usual process:

1. I write the poem in my poetry notebook that I keep on my bedside table. I keep it there for a few days in case I have a new idea to add.

2. Then, I type it up on my computer and…[Read more]

For tips….free verse is, well, free. I used to think that meant that you wouldn’t use any poetry techniques in free verse, but now I realize that free verse really opens up my writing to use the full variety of tools.

I use free verse as an opportunity to ruthlessly cut out any…[Read more]

The word count goal has a conundrum for me. You brought up a great point that stories and poems are so different. I think that word count might work against my poetry. I’m not sure, but it seems like stories are better for word count goals.

This month I’m going to log all of the words…[Read more]

Fabulous work!

Update: A friend of mine has, in fact, convinced me to do that.

I’m going to tackle a poetry editing goal and (I hope) a word count goal this month. So here I am.

I need…[Read more]

I’m going to give all these accounts a look!

Thank you all so much!! Your answers are all thought-provoking. Here are some of my thoughts…

@taylorclogston  I used secular literature as a very general term. I define Christian literature as a work that is by a professing Christian. So I defined anything other than Christian as…[Read more]

sleepy

the blankets are

heavy on my chest

so heavy

heat fuzzes over me

the monochrome

with streaks of color

at the lines

fast-forward

fast forward

at the forefront

of my mind

but the round browns overwhelm,

puddling through the cracks

the warmth…[Read more]

1. Do you believe Christians should read secular literature (literature produced by non-believers)? Why or why not?
2. How should a Christian approach reading secular and/or non secular) literature?
3. Can (secular and/or non secular) literature be a source…

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I LOVE GLC TOOOO

I love this type of tag. <3 <3

Also thanks so much for reaching out and letting me know that you tagged me.

In your future poems, think about experimenting with line-length and flow of the poem, being intentional about the pacing.

When you decide on a rhyme scheme, before you begin the poem, try writing out a bunch of…[Read more]

I do see what Story Ember meant now about the embellishments. You’re not flaunting a bunch of different poetry techniques in this poem (but you do use vivid language). Also, the poem’s character is a child, so there is power in the simplicity of the character’s voice. 🙂

I love the ending lines:

“And the lonely lamp…[Read more]

I don’t know…I only started blogging in May. Something that is important is to make blogger friends. You comment on their posts, they comment on yours, they tag you, you tag them, etc. It helps get your blog out there so people know about…[Read more]

@sir-leeds Would you post that poem about the children? I would love to read it! Also, I made an account with Submittable. 🙂 I didn’t know Footprints in the Sand when I wrote my poem, but I see the similarity that…[Read more]