@joy-caroline @rusted knight @Brian Stansell (or @O’brian-of-the-surface-world) @laugh-as-one-fey @anyone-else

I have a WIP world that I’m creating, and i was wondering if i have too many details (prepare for long rant on a made up world lol):

My guiding principles are that people(humans) are born with different gifts (called…[Read more]

https://silverpenstrokes.wordpress.com/ my new blog!!!

Check it out and consider subscribing, because there’s a great new post coming out tomorrow (I post once a month for now)

I’m just gonna tag a few people I know and those who have been active on this…[Read more]

THAT’S RIGHT I BETTER GET THE CREDIT!!!

lol, I can’t wait read your newsletterings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAH MORE LIKE THE BLAME!!!! LOL “Cheesecake, Lord of Doom!!” XD You know I can see that, right? XD It’s epic and I shall endeavour to adress you as such!

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Looking forward to your newsletter, Rose (

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Sword and Scrawls will be a monthly newsletter mainly focused on writing, with some bonus lore and updates from my projects. So far the plan is that each…[Read more]

THANK YOU! I’m super excited for it. I love WFR with all my heart and enjoy every minute I work on it, so there’s no other novel I’d want to be my debut novel. It is kind of scary though that it’s only a year from now, because a year is really not much time when you think about it. But we’ll get through with lots of prayers and tea.

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(I remembered telling you about this so I wanted to tag you as well 😁)

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

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 😀

I read that you’re going to publish it!!! That’s…[Read more]

I really love diving into the history and meanings of names, so that I know sometimes what I’m giving my characters. (Sometimes I just completely make up names too.)

I thought it would be cool to discuss names and meanings of our characters, maybe create a list of names we’d like to use in the future?

Who’s with me?

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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

Why does this sum up my everyday life? XD

I’m working on a historical fiction novel right now called Wh…

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

I’m planning to do a few drafts and revise it. I’m hoping the first draft will go smoothly, ’cause I’d like to finish it soon. I’m just kinda letting myself write whatever with the reassurance that I’ll fix it in edits XD

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Anyone interested in sharing their 2022 goals (whether it’s writing or something else)?

And did you accomplish any of your 2021 goals?

Best of luck to you through this new year!!

@joelle-stone @noah-cochran @emma-walker @gbfruitbat @joy-caroline @anyone

I believe I know you from KDWC. 🙂

So nice to more about your WIPs and favorite books!

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Same! #sabbathcrew, am I right? XD

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

Suddenly I remembered a story idea I had a few months back and I felt an urge to explore it again. Long story short, I’m now working on a historical fiction novella that I’m aiming to finish by February. It’s calle…

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Paul’s oldest nephew, Reuben, was actually meant to be just a side character originally, but he outgrew his role SO much. Now his storyline is easily competing for the most intense, which I NEVER saw coming. Honestly, it was kind of the same for both nephews. Seth was meant to be a side character originally too, but now he’s one of…

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

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 few new characters added in each book, just ’cause the Bib…

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Wow CONGRATS!! *cheers super loudly, throws confetti, and cuts you a slice of your favorite cake*

Aw man, I’ve been working on my project for so long now, I think I’d be ecstatic about finishing the first draft of the first book in the series. XD But don’t you worry – there’s always editing!

Thank you!

Yes, exactly, I’m always a…[Read more]

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

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

That…

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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!

It looks AWESOME!

Aww, thank you!

That’s so beautiful! *places hand over heart* I need to write a song for a WIP someday…

LOL, it’s really hard XD I have several snippets of songs, but I haven’t managed to wri…[Read more]

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

Exactly! It was really interesting learning about it from you!

Haha, very true! I guess humans kind of need to relinquish our desire for control in general and just let God handle things.

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Thanks for “inviting” (i.e. tagging) me Rose! I’ll have to consider it! It sounds a lot more doable if I don’t have to commit to 50K right off the bat.

Awesome! I’m so glad you’re here! Exactly, it’s supposed to be fun, not that stressful 🙂

@joelle-stone

Thanks for tagging me, and I know I said I would be interested, but I think t…

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I started a topic a while ago, trying to find a Christian NaNo group, and concluded that enough people wanted to participate that we could have a topic right here on SE!

So… here we are! Two days until NaNo! I, for one, am excited 🙂

I’ll tag some people who said they wanted to join, (And some others off the top of my head) but…[Read more]

Hope this all made sense! I’m not so good at explaining at times XD So let me know if anything’s unclear!

No, that makes sense! That’s an interesting interpretation! I’m not positive how it lines up with Messianic interpretations, so I can’t give you a comparison, but I think it’s pretty close, since that seems to line up with the…[Read more]

Ooh, cool! So basically Ellen G. White was God’s chosen messenger to proclaim truths about the Sabbath and the Second Coming to the world. Some of her main teachings include:

– The importance of the seventh-day Sabbath and why Christians should cherish its observance

– Humans are not immortal (only God is immortal), and thus only…

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Hi Joy! That’s awesome that you want to encourage teens too!  Hey, have you ever read Twice Freed (by Patricia St. John)?  It’s been a long time since I’ve read it, but I remember it was based off Onesimus, the slave Paul helped in the book of Philemon.

Anyway, I realized there are a lot of people on here that write YA.  So I’m curious. Why do you write YA stories?  Was it a particular book or author that inspired you?  Or do you strive to wri…[Read more]

Oh, that’s interesting! Most Adventists actually do not eat meat or dairy because Ellen G. White (our founder and prophetess) warned against it. I rank among the Adventists who take a more relaxed view – I do eat meat, but not very often, and keep the dairy in moderation. I believe Sister White was speaking of her specific times, as…

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Hi Brian, I’m very happy to see you again 🙂 Feel free to read along, glad to have you!

It’s awesome that you have a Messianic character in your book! I have never in my entire life encountered one, and precious few Jewish characters, and it’s amazing to see it represented 🙂

Also, I notice that you refer to Jesus a…[Read more]

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I love that both of you are discussing this.  Mind if I silently take notes?
Dr. Ben Carson is a Seventh-Day Adventist. I love the man. Such wisdom and a love for our Lord.
My book has a character in it who is a Messianic Jew.
We have had a Messianic Jew come to speak at our church.
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Cool! I actually have heard of Messianic Jews. Correct me if I’m mistaken, but aren’t you guys kind of similar to the New Testament Jewish Christians? The ones that didn’t abandon the Law of Moses when they believed in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. I think Paul and Peter are prime examples of Jewish Christians, as they still obser…

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I actually haven’t noticed before, but now that you point it out, you’re totally right! In a lot of modern literature, female characters only play masculine roles, which I think is very unhealthy because it sends a message that traditionally feminine roles cannot be beautiful too. People are valuable in any role God calls them to.…

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During the summer, I participated in Crazy Writing Week, and it helped me more than I ever thought possible. Prior to starting, I was suffering from a lack of motivation and general stuck-ness, even though I was on the home stretch of my first draft. Afterward, I had enough momentum that I…[Read more]

Exactly. Took the words right outta my mouth. Your “strong” female characters won’t make any strong impact if you just shove them in there to make them “role models” or something. Lol, that’s just very annoying in stories!

Exactly! It’s kinda poor worldbuilding too. If you change something from the real world you have to think throu…[Read more]

Thanks for the follow! And thanks for taking the quiz! I was Paul too the first time I took it, but I took it again the other day just for fun, and that time I got Temira, lol. So I guess a bit of both? XD

That website is a ton of fun to make quizzes for your WIP!!

I had the same thing, I made a quiz for my characters and got…[Read more]

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Of course! You can find it here: Discipleship With Joy

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

I know! I’ve never met any villain in li…

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The discussion on “Does reading make you a better writer?” sparked this idea.

Which books have you (recently) read and what did you learn from them? It doesn’t have to be super in-depth, and you don’t even have to have enjoyed the book, but if it taught you something, I’d love to hear about it!

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+1 vote for Connor as a great villain. Don’t mind me Joy, I show up in weird places. xD

Also, Rose, how long did it take you in months to complete your 120k first draft for your second book?

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!

Totally! They had some really weird ideas about medicine. Still, it really puzzles me is that they used it for so long. You’d think they’d have…[Read more]

Haha, so I’ll tell you a couple things I learned about ancient Greek doctors. (You asked for it.  )

Oooh! Cool! I did a bit of research about the different theories of healing around the medical times, and that was one of the most popular ones! What I find especially odd is that bleeding was in practice until Edwardian times. Th…[Read more]

Oooh, I need to know what’s going to happen! LOL, love the fourth-wall-breaking XD *Hisses at Ehud and Rosy* “Come on, kiss, you miscommunicative idiot munchkins!”

I can’t wait to see where you’re going with this!!

Okay, there are a bunch of new people on the forum, I’ll see if anyone wants to join ’cause the castle is…[Read more]

First off, I’m so sorry that my replies will probably be getting kind of sporadic. I started school this past Monday, and things are getting busy, so I don’t have as much time as I used to. But I love chatting on here with you, so I don’t want you to think that because I don’t reply for a while, it’s ’cause I’m ignoring the notificat…

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Hi Joy,

Yes, please do!

Here is the link to the self-publishing packages at WestBow Press. Link

I went with the “Bookstore Advantage”.

My current blog site is in my profile here on Story Embers.

WOAH! Your findings are so cool! That’s especially awesome that nuns wrote.

And oh my goodness, I just searched up Onfim. That is just ADORABLE. I love how the drawing is so scribbly!

I know right! It’s the cutest thing, little kids’ drawings haven’t changed at all! And yeah, history in general and the medieval era, in particular, a…[Read more]

Yeah, I thought it’d be a cool detail if he decided his sister should be literate. XD

Wow, really? I always had the idea that like 99% of people in the middle ages had no idea how to read or write. Well, maybe 99% of peasants. The royals and scribes I thought probably did, except for women, but I’m not sure if women could be scr…

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Hi Joy,

I would love to read some of your work. Do you ever share it with beta readers?  I have a particular affinity for the Apostle Paul.

I had heard the same.  I wanted to retain the full title to my work and a better percentage so I am going the self-publishing route.  It is more costly on the front end, but not too far ou…[Read more]

I have never considered this for my characters. Probably ’cause they all write in Greek. Actually, it’s a funny thing that Temira actually knows how to write at all! Jewish women back then, as I’m sure you know, couldn’t get an education, so they certainly weren’t taught to write. Or read. But Paul believes they shouldn’t be deprived…

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Ooh, AWESOME! I think it’s cool how you figure out your characters’ favorite colors. I literally know no one’s favorite color except Temira’s. I guess Paul might be a blue person…? Idk. XD That subject doesn’t come up much in Biblical fiction. I don’t think I ever mention anyone’s fave color.

Oh, I never mention it either, but for…[Read more]

SAAAME! *sobs* All my poor characters suffer so much!

LOL, exactly! I both enjoy seeing them overcome hard things and feel extremely guilty about enjoying their misery XD

I pretty much never figure out my character’s favorite color, LOL. When I think about it, I’m just like, “Ok maybe black ’cause their personality is a bit dark?”…

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Yay! I’ll let you know when I have that short story done, then. Prequels are a lot of fun – and really good for seeing the backstory play out in real time, that way it doesn’t seem so distant.

Totally! I actually have a bunch of backstories that may be fun to write– *Remembers how tragic almost all the backstories are.* Ummm, o…[Read more]