Josiah DeGraaf

LOL! If you love at least one movie, then you count as a fan. 😛 Welcome to the fanclub! 😝

Ah, that’s really helpful! Thanks so much, @chalice! 😀

Ooh, yeah, that actually works very well for my story. Thank you so much, @daeus-lamb! 🙂

Alright, thank you so much, @josiah!

@futuro Hmm. I believe that line was intended mainly for images, but it’s been so long I can’t say for sure.

@josiah, do you remember?

@josiah

I love Pride and Prejudice, but my favorite of her novels is Emma. It’s awesome that you get to teach a class on it though!!

@josiah

Ooh, your book sounds neat! I would definitely be interested in reading it if ever you publish it. 🙂 And thank you for all of the recommendations!

@josiah

Thank you!

That’s a bit of a tough question, because I rarely get to read more than one or two books from the same author. But of the ones I have read more, some of my favorite authors that come to mind are Jane Austen, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Francine Rivers, Karen Kingsbury, Dee Henderson, and Arthur Conan Doyle.

@josiah

Thank you! Creating these “cultural norms” for my world has been quite fun. I am constantly thinking through how stories and movies are practical and realistic. One of the things that bothers me most is when a character just reaches behind their back and pulls an item–like a book or a map–out of nowhere. I am not sure I have read many…[Read more]

@kari-karast Hey, friend, it’s been too long!! What’s been happening? How are you? 🤗

Thanks for the suggestion.

*hands you pizza*

And here’s a hedgehug! 😉

@ericawordsmith

It’s been too long since I’ve talked to you too! How are you? Your in college?!! What are you studying?😍

I would love to hear your thoughts on this!

*hands you pizza just…[Read more]

Disclaimer: I’ve only published a handful of short things and haven’t really jumped into marketing, so this might not be the most helpful advice. 😛

I understand the reasoning behind the idea of writing only in one genre. It is, I’m sure, easier to market in only one genre and be able to form a coherent tone and style that your readers can…[Read more]

Sorry for another belated installment! 😅 Between an SE retreat, Realm Makers, and settling into my new job here, I’ve barely had time to catch my breath (hopefully August will be slower).

For those of you who have missed portions of this story, you can click here for the first installment, here for the second, here for the third, and here for t…[Read more]

@daeus-lamb  @jane-maree @josiah @sarah-inkdragon

A friend of mine has a similar problem. She hasn’t been able to log onto the forums because of a password glitch. This is what she told me:

My username is Emberlin_authoress. The first several days, I was able to access the forums. The the cookies expired and I had to put the password in again.…

[Read more]

Hi, I know I’m really late to this, but I do have one thing to say.

As one of the youngest people on here I am also one of the youngest readers. I love reading, and one of my favorite genres to both read and write is realistic fiction. But, now when I find a realistic fiction book I have to check when it was written. Six new realistic fiction…[Read more]

Hey, fellow raiders (that’s what I’m calling the fans of this saga 😉)! Sorry for the wait; between my recent book launch and blogiversary, I haven’t had much time to write. 😅😂 But never fear, I won’t leave you hanging!

So here’s RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARC II: LEGEND OF THE FORBIDDEN BURIAL GROUNDS PART 4!!!

For those of you who have missed po…[Read more]

Realized I didn’t tag anyone. @josiah (I think you’re the one who does this stuff? Sorry if you’re not lol) @….whoever else deals with this stuff? XD

@josiah After thinking about it, I think I’ll just highlight my fantasy story and only target fantasy readers. Thanks!

Guess what, everyone? It’s time for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARC II: LEGEND OF THE FORBIDDEN BURIAL GROUNDS PART 3!!!

Enjoy the laughter! *evil grin*

For those of you who have missed portions of this saga, you can click here for the first installment and here for the second.

@jessi-rae @daeus-lamb @j-a-penrose @supermonkey42 @karthmin @savannahgrace…[Read more]

@the-fledgling-artist I’m glad you enjoyed the episode! Huh, that’s an interesting question. 🙂  I can’t think of any answers but I admit I’m curious to see what others would say. Any thoughts @josiah, @daeus-lamb? (And anyone else but this seems kinda up your alley. :P)