Katherine Baker

So awesome! it’s great! I don’t have words, but feel that I should shout out a battle cry:

Knaphollow Forever! 🙂

Wow. Just wow. Emma, this is amazing! I’ll go back over it with some closer editing when I have time, but I just wanted you to know this is beautiful. Well done.

@maddiejay

When exactly is the story due? Are you the one responsible for sending it in?

@another_chance

Better late than never! I’d love it if you quickly stop by the doc we wrote and see if you can spot some problems we glossed over.

If you don’t have time, no worries. There’s always next war. 🙂

@jennythefaun

Great suggestions! I like your idea about the act of being bailed out being what gets the ballrolling, not nessisarily the words said. I’ll see if I can add some of that tonight! 🙂

@libby

Haha! I’m trying to decide if you catching your breath is a good thing, or a bad thing…

That’s really helpful. Do you mind telling me which parts felt too abrupt, or what was the difference between the good ones and abrupt ones? I enjoyed writing this, and want to get an idea what a good rule of thumb would be if ever I write something…[Read more]

Here’s the google doc page! Feel free to tear it apart. I know it’s not great, and if you feel particular plot points need to be rewritten I’m not against it. I’ll still be editing it too.…[Read more]

@maddiejay, @i-david

Writing is going fine. I have the first two scenes drafted and need to write the conversion scene itself. You will all need to help me with a ton of editing, though.

@i-david

Yes. Thanks for the reminder.

@everyone

I think we’re ready to write a (very rough draft. Would anyone like to write it, or should I?

Okay, this is coming together. I suggest our next step be creating an outline and then nominating a writer. I think we should write this story sooner rather than later, so we have time to edit the conversion part to make it as realistic as possible.

Here’s the outline we’ve got so far:

1. Bemoaning job loss; gets in touch with the criminals.

2.…[Read more]

Another idea for the sin we use could be the somewhat more mundane love of money and reputation. If they lose their job, house, or social status, that could work as well…

What do you all think?

@i-david

I like your working outline. Let’s make it the official one, shall we?

@jennythefaun

Not to worry. Better late that never! All your suggestions sound great! I like the idea of changing the gender and/or changing the sin (I think those make the story unique without affecting the message. What sin should we use? Not that this is always…[Read more]

It’s so amazing! Aaaahhhh!!!! I shall communicate my joy in I, David-speak:

!!!! !! !! !!!!!!!!!!! ! !!!! !!!!!!!! !! !!!!!!!!!!!!

To get us starting on an outline, here’s an idea to flesh out or discard:

Person finally opens up about not being a Christian. They have pretended to be one for a long time, but they knew that they really couldn’t be one, because they weren’t a good enough person.

With newfound “freedom” as a self-professed non-believer, person gets involved in…[Read more]

@mckinley

Cheesy or not, I love it! It’s so close to my own struggle with what it means to be a Christian. I love it!

That being said, we should hear what others say first.

I love all the ideas thrown out so far! One thought I had that could help is drawing inspiration from our own (or others’s) converstions.

I agree that it would be good to start with someone who’s already being drawn by God in obvious ways.

In keeping with that idea, it might be better to start with someone who is already not against…[Read more]