I can imagine! But I know WFR will be amazing and incredible! You can absolutely do this!

I’m going to be recommending it to everyone as soon as it’s out XD

Aww my goodness thank you!! <333

That’s okay! It was really hectic this year, we wrote more than 4 million words! My team won again, but really barely, we were losing until the very last day, so that was exciting 😀

Wow, that’s exciting! Good job! *fist pumps*

I read that you’re going to publish it!!! That’s so exciting I’m so proud of you! I bet you worked…

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Sounds fun!

For my historical fiction novel, Where Faith Remains, the main characters’ names just came to me without any thought, so I wasn’t thinking about their meanings or anything.

For my MC, Eliza, her full name is Elizabeth Jaeda, which I think is beautiful. Elizabeth means “God is my oath” and Jaeda means “wise” according t…[Read more]

Why does this sum up my everyday life? XD

Glad I’m not the only one. 😂

Woahhh that’s big. I love that, I really hope you can achieve that goal!! I mean, 20k in like two months?? That’s fantastic! Best of luck 😉

Thank you so much!

Hello, CWW struck again and I have nothing to say for myself. I humbly beg for forgiveness XD

Haha, no worries! I wish I could have done CWW but I had too much going on at school, so no time. 😔

Oooh, that’s too cool! If you ever need beta-readers, I’m here, I’m ready, I want to read it!

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First of all, hi! 😀

Second, I actually have some clear goals for 2022 – that’s a first for me. Most of my goals, when I have them at all, are very vague and therefore don’t get accomplished because I don’t know how to accomplish them. XD

I’m working on a historical fiction novel right now called Where Faith Remains, and I hope to h…[Read more]

Hi, Cat! I do remember you. 🙂 Great to see you here on SE!

LOL, exactly XD Do you all also celebrate from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday?

Yep, we do!

Ohh, that’s the coolest! I read the Know the Novel article and it looks so cool! Are you going to revise it or is it just a quick project like Moonlyte?

Thanks!

I’m planning to do a few drafts and revise it. I’m hoping the first d…[Read more]

Oh, it’s just the best when that happens! I love when characters just grow by themselves and become the most interesting characters! They’re even better than the characters who just appear in a spark of inspiration and stay the same all the way through.

I know, right?!? I definitely agree!

In the summer months the sun sets so…

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I’M SORRY I HAVE THE MEMORY OF A GOLDFISH WITH AMNESIA! I’m here though XD

Haha, no problem! XD

Personally, I add a few side characters in each book, purely because they’re needed and settings switch around. I also tend to swap around main character perspectives, just considering which are needed in the book. Book 2 and 3 have…

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*perks up* An outlaw character arc? That already sounds so good… but yeah, I can see how it would be tough!

Oh, yeesh! Yeah, I think the manipulative villains are the scariest because they’re the ones you’re most likely to meet in…[Read more]

And in the meantime I can work on the next volume! It’s always a bit different, but at least I still get to see my characters!

And maybe introduce a few new ones, too? (Which begs the question – do you think new characters should be introduced in each new book of a series? For my St. Paul series, there definitely will be a f…[Read more]

Thanks! I actually just finished my second draft today! LOL, I always forget that I really don’t like finishing projects. Like… what am I supposed to do with my life? XD There’s always like thirty seconds of relief and then overwhelming melancholy XD

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Sorry my replies have been slow, NaNo is really proving to be a lot XD I can’t wait till it’s over but I’m glad I did it!

No problem at all! And HUGE congrats on doing NaNo! *gives you a high five*

LOL, SAME! I do that all the time, the time before I fall asleep is how I’ve plotted my entire third book XD I practically only ha…

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ConvertKit is a good newsletter service you might like! I’ve personally decided to go with MailChimp, but I have a few friends who use ConvertKit for their newsletters, and it works great for them.

I personally enjoy it when bloggers share short stories through newsletters. You could always have that as a little bonus at the end…[Read more]

I couldn’t have said it better! He knew what He was doing when He hid that knowledge 🙂

Yup!

Thank you! I’m really happy with how my profile picture turned out! I just love the general aesthetic of it!

It looks AWESOME!

And the quote is a snippet of song from my WIP! I only have a few lines so far:

““With the sunshine, shadows…

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I read a novel recently where one of…[Read more]

I’m actually surprised how much Seventh-day Adventism and Messianic Judaism line up! It’s more than I thought!

Same here! I definitely think that Adventists share many more beliefs with Messianics than we do with other denominations.

Exactly, odd how easily people forget those two verses XD I think it’s because we want some…

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I’ll hop in and join – I really want to start outlining The Apostle’s Sister book series. I’ll set a 10k goal for my outlines!

I’m curious, you mentioned before that you do believe in heaven, but not in immortality after the resurrection. So do you believe everyone except the saints will become mortal again after being resurrected? So everyone will die twice, but the second death is eternal? Sorry if I’m misunderstanding, I’ve never heard about this…

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Thanks!

@scoutfinch190 has mentioned that book to me before. It sounds interesting!

It’s the celebration mentioned in Esther 9:17-19 and 9:27. It celebrates the day that the Jews were not massacred. (Odd how often that happens, it’s the exact reason behind Chanuka too XD)
It usually includes reading the book of Esther, giving charity, giving gifts, and celebrating in general.

We personally don’t celebra…

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Hi, Lily! 🙂

I write Biblical fiction with a YA audience in mind. It’s what I want to do because I’ve observed that many teens don’t want to read the Bible because they find it boring – which is honestly understandable! I believe that by crafting Biblical fiction that is riveting and exciting while proclaiming deep truths, I can…[Read more]

Besides the Shabbat, some of the other observances we keep that most Christians don’t are the other feasts, (we actually just got out of the High Day season with Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Feast of Tabernacles.) and the dietary laws. We don’t follow the mention of separating dairy and meat, because we believe tha…

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I love that both of you are discussing this.  Mind if I silently take notes?

Not at all! Welcome to the discussion. : )

Dr. Ben Carson is a Seventh-Day Adventist. I love the man. Such wisdom and a love for our Lord.

By the way, seeing that you’re probably someone who enjoys reading theology, I’d recommend any of Ellen…[Read more]

That’s awesome! We have Shabbat on Saturday too! *High fives*

High fives back!! #shabbatcrew

I’m a Messianic Jew, which is… a complicated thing to explain XD (Don’t worry if you’ve never heard about it, it’s really obscure XD)

Cool! I actually have heard of Messianic Jews. Correct me if I’m mistaken, but aren’t you guys kind o…[Read more]

Besides, I often see books that don’t include women in domestic roles at all, which is such a pity since it gives off the message that you can’t have any impact on the world unless you’re in a traditionally masculine role, which is nonsense, obviously.

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And yes! Consistency is key! If half the army is women (Have actually read that) then you need a plausible explanation as to why they deviated from the cultural norm. (Which was established to be all-male armies.)

Exactly. Took the words right outta my mouth. Your “strong” female characters won’t make any strong impact if you…[Read more]

I checked it out, I love it! I’ll totally be following you! I love your website design, it’s really cool! I took the quiz, and apparently, I’m Paul! Also, I started making a quiz for my characters via that website, which is really fun XD

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Jump in anytime! 🙂

Incredibly weird is the only way to describe it XD Several things I have either said or thought while translating myths “He turned her into a what?” “I mean, I guess turning into a tree is one way to handle the situation.” “Wow, that’s gory.” “Did we really need the descriptions of every single dog? Really?” *While reading Icar…

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What I find especially odd is that bleeding was in practice until Edwardian times. That’s a really, really long time!

Yup! Did you know that George Washington actually died because his physician bled him for a sore throat, and the loss of blood was just too much? It was not a good practice, needless to say!

Before I r…

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Don’t worry about it! Life happens, of course, I understand   Best of success with school! I have about… two weeks of summer left before I start again.

Thanks for understanding! Especially ’cause my reply is rather late again. XD Best of success to you, too!

Ooh, that’s the coolest thing! Tell me the disturbing facts! *Leans…

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