@this-is-not-an-alien

*highfives back* Yes, thank you! You covered a lot of things that my poor brain wasn’t able to put into words. Like, I literally had to copy and paste most of the conversation into a google doc so I could highlight and comment just so I could form some basis to put my thoughts together and it was still confusing 😂…[Read more]

Might as well be one more female on this thread…

@obrian-of-the-surface-world  @lonathecat   Um, so, I was just a passive observer of this thread until this conversation became pretty heated so if I may be allowed to offer my thoughts? Because sometimes it helps to hear a third perspective?

First off, Mr. Stansell, I have to agree with Lona th…[Read more]

@tenshichispa Hello Tenshi! I think that’s a great question, and one every writer/artist should probably ask themselves at some point or the other.  I think the most important thing to remember is who it brings glory to–ourselves or God?  I believe God wants us to be creative and make things–He gave us that ability.  But He also wants us to gi…[Read more]

@inkhorn Ahh, okay, I see what you’re trying to go for now.  My first idea might not really work then. 😂

So, this is giving me The Giver vibes.  Also maybe  The Matrix.  And I can kinda see the archetype of opening a forbidden secret, like Eve in Genesis or Pandora in Greek mythology.

What if she stumbles upon a website containing the secret tho…[Read more]

@emily-waldorf  You’re right, that would be weird… Would the second idea work? Like he’s a fair-weather (boy)friend, but as soon as she’s going through a rough time, he’s outta there?  Like he wants her to be all cheerful and make him look good, but when she starts to have to lean on him, he doesn’t want the pressure.

@inkhorn  Soo, the first thing I thought of is that she’s actually insane, and her family is desperately trying to bring her back down to reality. So one day she thinks it’s aliens, another day it’s noxious gases being released, but she’s clearly unstable. So once she finds the truth, she will basically destroy her own inner world, which her…[Read more]

Thank you both so much!!

@emily-waldorf  Those are great ideas!  I’ve never seen Oblivion, but I’ll look it up!  Yeah, I do want the MC to uncover the secret of the Mirror City, but I’m not sure yet whether I want it to be actually sinister, or just *seems* to be sinister.

You need goals for that character. What is he trying to obtain in…

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@inkhorn Okay, cool!  I’d love to help with yours too, so do you want to trade comments?

Okay, so for anyone that’s subscribed to the SE newsletter, recently Hope Ann sent a May Long Challenge with this picture prompt:

I wrote a little scene, and my sister loved it so much, she wants to know the rest of the story.  Problem is, I don’t know t…[Read more]

@emily-waldorf  This seems like a great idea!!  I get stuck a lot in my writing, so having other people help me brainstorm would be awesome!  Would anyone mind if I go first?

@eden-anderson Hello!  Want to do any word sprints this afternoon? I kinda want to challenge myself to go for 30 minutes today. 🙂

@eden-anderson Do you want to do any sprints today? I can probably go for about 25 min. today.

(Unless of course, I get interrupted.  Fun fact: I may or may not be called upon to help build a pig pen today. 😳)