Mel

@melodyjoy @katja-r

Ah, I’m loving this discussion so much!! The need for good films is definitely out there. I would love to be part of making a good movie.

Ooh, Beyond the Mask is one of my favorite movies! We for sure need more like it… It makes me really sad watching some of the “Christian” movies out there that mainly just push love and…[Read more]

@melodyjoy

Hmmm. I’m on a laptop, so I post emojis the same way I would do it on an email. I guess copying and pasting would work too.🤔

Your story sounds great! Also, I love the name Erin.😊 Looks like you have a lot of character development…which is a really good thing. I can hardly wait to read it!

Also, I totally understand about the…[Read more]

@melodyjoy

Yeah I have a Word doc right now that is a dump of information that I want to incorporate. 😆 I know what you mean.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Thanks, hope your story is a success as well! :)</p>

@katja-r

Ooh, awesome name for your German Shepherd!

@melodyjoy

I completely relate about your “baby”. Lol. Right now mine is one that’s been marinating for like six years. I’ve rewritten the beginning way too many times, but right now I’m actually working on the plot for once. I’m getting excited about it! But first I’m kinda doing a trial run…[Read more]

@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]

@melodyjoy

I’m not really sure. I haven’t really thought too much about it. But I know that the stores I’m writing right now aren’t my “masterpiece” stories. Maybe sometime soon I”ll discover my dream story and write it.

-Katja

@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]

@melodyjoy

I know…names can be tough. I had one character for like a year before I figured out a last name for him.😄 I also struggled naming my queen. I finally decided on Amerlee…but even then, it took me a while to really like it for the character.

I haven’t posted any of my stories yet. I actually haven’t started “writing” my Enan story y…[Read more]

@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]

@melodyjoy

Yes. Lol. Naming your character is like naming your child. 😀 And yes I agree about the last name flowing with the first name. One thing that helps me get the right name is to say it out loud numerous times. It helps to hear if it sounds right.

Awww, thanks so much!! I put a lot of work into creating the perfect character. (and…[Read more]

@melodyjoy

Ours was named Rex. 🙂 Amazon is a cool name. It’s too bad he didn’t live very long. 🙁

Our dog is half German Shepherd and half Anatolian Shepherd. His name is Silas. Here’s a picture:

As far as character names go, I use a baby name book, lol. It’s called “The New Age Baby Name Book”. I got it for free at a library book sale. It’s…[Read more]

@beth20  @claire-h @arindown  @wolverinerm @melodyjoy

Yes!!! I think choosing the characters names are super important!! I always look at the meaning of the name and see if it fits my character. I name my characters like I was naming a child, because my characters are going to live the rest of their (storyhood?) with that name!! I think a lot a…[Read more]

@melodyjoy

Aww love your animals!

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?

I normally don’t.  I did for the last story I wrote but nor normally. Sometimes I just like flip through some songs on my MP3 and pick a name depending…[Read more]

@melodyjoy

Wow, I love the reptiles! So cool. And the guinea pigs are adorable of course. We actually used to have a bearded dragon. Now we just have a huge dog 😂

@melodyjoy

The Guinea pigs are so cute! I like Top Knot’s hair.😁

The lizard and snake are so cool! I especially like Leviticus.😊 Snakes are so neat…but I get nervous when I hold them because they are always moving.😉 I’ve never had a pet one.

Thanks for sharing the pictures!

@melodyjoy

Aw…your guinea pigs are so cute. I’ve always thought it’d be cool to have a lizard. Thanks for sharing the pics! 😀

-Katja

@katja-r

I’ll have to check out the part of your story you posted! 🙂

My fantasy is about a girl named Emory. She has a twin sister, Amara, and they are the heirs to the kingdom of Faran. When tragedy strikes and the queen, their mother, dies from a sudden illness, Amara takes over the kingdom, even though their mother had left it to them both…[Read more]

@melodyjoy

Hey Melody,

Yeah let me know if it happens this summer. I’d love to attend. 😀

-Katja