Julianne

♪♫Celebrate good times! Come on!♫♪

Or maybe I should sing:

♪♫Everything is Awesome!!!♫♪

High fives, fist-bumps, and awkward hugs all around!

Thank you, @r-j-karas @literatureforthelight @cindy @sesi @Alana Ward (sorry, I don’t know what your tag is) @r-m-archer @ethryndal @m_corinnemusic @gabbyj and @anonymous for all your input on the fi…[Read more]

@julianne – Nah, I think we all probably come up with some dark stuff at times. I think it’s in stories with plenty of darkness that the light we want to share can shine brightest 🙂

Thanks, @julianne, @r-j-karas, and @kate! I really appreciate you guys’ input. It really means a lot to me.

@kate Yeah, I wondered about that. I don’t work on writing projects on Saturday, so I understand.

*fist-pump* One more day to work on it. I’ll only be able to work on it until about twelve (forum time), but I should be able to get a…[Read more]

@r-j-karas Thanks. XD I was going to ask about that.

Last day, guys. I plan on doing some serious editing on it this morning. I would appreciate anyone who could be there with me, or at least keep an eye on it. I’ll be keeping an eye peeled here, but I’ll mostly be on the Google doc. Planning on being there sometime around 10:30 or so.

See you…[Read more]

@julianne – Wow, love that second one! 😀

Okay, here it is:

Fish

It’s only a little different from the original.

Let me know what y’all think.

@daeus-lamb @r-m-archer @cindy @kate @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @gabbyj @germaine-han @julianne @ethryndal @msqueen8 @m_corinnemusic @literatureforthelight @maddiejay @samuel @chalice @sesi

@kate *salutes back*

@r-j-karas *fastclap, confetti, cheering, balloons, candy, and a pinata.* Good work! I did notice that you didn’t say it was a fish at the beginning. I’m glad to hear that was on purpose. No wonder there were so few visuals in the beginning. 😀

@rosemarylouise I’m excited too!

Thanks, @chalice, @samuel, @rosemarylouise, @se…[Read more]

@kate Thanks for all the input, and for volunteering to submit the final draft.

I do think we should try and vote as soon as possible, so we can put as much work into the draft before we submit it.

For those of you who haven’t read them yet:

Fish: Child

Under The Sun

@daeus-lamb @r-m-archer @cindy @kate @rosemarylouise @gabbyj @germaine-han @j…[Read more]

@germaine-han, I like what you said about developing the character in the present rather than the past. I think that’s so important to remember. Some authors do all this fantastic development in character’s backstory but do very little in the present and expect you to like the character based on his past, even though nothing is going on in the pre…[Read more]

So, when I saw the suggestion Noah posted about a fishbowl, my imagination started spinning. I just had to try it, and found it to be tons of fun. 🙂 For me, the best way to learn is just to do it—er, try to do it 😉 Whether my prose is a worthwhile start, only you all can be the judge. Whoever’s rough draft we use, the experience is the point, r…[Read more]

Okay, everybody.

Epic reveal:

Fish: Child

I could’t decide on the title Fish: Child, or Child Fish. Votes would be appreciated. Of if you have a better title suggestion, that would also be appreciated.

The human might need a name, too, but I’m not as worried about that.

Other than that, edit away. Which kind of scares me, but this is going t…[Read more]

@r-j-karas This is great! It’s beautiful and it’s a touching story, plus the concept of writing those backstories is amazing in itself.

One thing I particularly liked about the story was the allusion to Rahab, and how it connected the mind to more places in the Bible and brought together the cohesiveness of the story and biblical times as…[Read more]

@Julianne yeah, I relate to Shallan in a lot of ways. But overall, the moral absolutes (or lack thereof :P) presented in her storyline have been probably the most frustrating thing about the Archive.

Loving all the feedback. And I’m starting to realize myself that even I need to appreciate guilt more.

I actually had a, er, strange case study in guilt once. I dreamed that I did something absolutely abominable — something I would never even think of doing. Upon waking, it was still real enough that I could imagine what it would feel like if I…[Read more]

I haven’t done much writing involving guilt. Mainly because it is such a hard topic to write without becoming boring or preachy.

I agree with @julianne. One of the best examples of guilt is Edmund.

To use guilt in writing I think we need to observe our own lives and those around us. We need to turn to the Bible and search out the many examples o…[Read more]

@Julianne yes, great answers! I also have a great passion for passing on the lessons of the past to future generations. It’s hard to overstate how important that is. Thanks for sharing. 😉

@R-m-archer wow, I have those a lot too. You’re right, it’s odd— that’s not something INFPs usually engage a great deal with, is it? 😛 One of the reasons I…[Read more]