Katja R

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@melodyjoy

I love all your babies!! They look so sweet. Was having a snake for a pet a little scary at first…? There’s this kind of snake in TX that has too small a mouth to bite, so we used to play with them whenever we found them, but it took some convincing the first time we did it. 😆

There’s no rhyme or reason to how I pick names. Som…[Read more]

@katja-r

Oh yeah, always blame the brothers 😉

Daydreaming during schoolwork… 😝

I was reading what you’d said about your WWII story—I love tinkering around with WWII short stories. It takes a lot of research, and it’s a tough thing to write about, but it’s so worth it. 💙

@katja-r I didn’t have a terribly scientific method to it. The levels are just based off the levels of a person in a trade. An apprentice is someone still learning the fundamentals. A journeyman is someone who works underneath a master, but who is skilled in their trade and can be trusted to important work. A master isn’t someone who has nothing…[Read more]

@katja-r

Of course! Yeah. We’ve all had our “dream stories” per se. Great work on Four Rebels!

-Melody

@katja-r

Do you have a dream story idea?

Mel

@elena-may @katja-r Thanks for taking the test, I’m glad y’all found it interesting!

@melodyjoy Well you gotta write then, and get that mastery on paper =P As for the information, they just come from my personal writing theory that came from reading a ton of books, writing a lot, and talking with other writers. They came “from my brain” as a…[Read more]

@katja-r

I love your dogs name!

-Mel

@melodyjoy

I don’t usually spend a lot of time searching for names (I have done it though), I just usually keep the character in mind, and eventually a name falls into place. Or, I pick a name, and the character falls into place.😄

One of my favourite ways to get names is to pay attention to the credits at the end of a movie, especially if I need…[Read more]

@katja-r (and everybody else :D)

Yes! you are so right! Someday when I name my children I want them to be great names (don’t we all? :D) A big thing for me is “Does the name I pick flow with the last name I choose?” For me it is important that the two names that complement each other because that is how their name is always going to be.

I love…[Read more]

@katja-r

Could  I use his first name in my story?

Yeah, feel free! 🙂

That’s cool you’ve been doing research! I’d love to send you some more info on him. I will try to do that in the near future. 🙂

Hm, I’m not sure if he knew Huston Ralph Clark Jr. It’s been awhile since I’ve read his journal.

@katja-r

Yeah, names are important for me too. One of the reasons I like baby name books is because it has the meanings of names too. Baby name websites work great too. 😂

@katja-r

Yeah I kinda feel that too!

@katja-r

Yes, I think he is mentioned… I’m not sure of every instance, but there are cards you can get in one portion of the musuem. Each one has a bio of a crew member of the USS Cobia (his submarine). So yeah, his name is Vance Combs.

I’ll have to try to get back to you about the questions! 🙂

@katja-r  @claire-h    @arindown      @beth20     @wolverinerm

Hey guys!

Do you guys spend forever looking through thousands of lists and name generators and websites when it comes to picking names for the characters in your story?

-Mel

@Claire-h @arindown @katja-r

I’m glad you liked the pics!

@arindown

I know! That’s one of the reasons we got Top Knot cause she was just adorable 🙂

We got Leviticus when he was just a baby. He is very awesome snake and he is very nice. I like that they are always moving when you hold them. Some animals don’t move and I get bored…[Read more]