I’m new to the forum, and I have a few questions for this short story (and it possibly might even turn into a book) I’m planning…

Basically I came up with this idea to write a story about a United States Marine Corps soldier who goes on a combat patrol, gets pinned down by enemy combatants, and has to make some serious decis…[Read more]

How did you start writing?

I’m also working on my draft… almost done with my first edit and it’s taking forever! Mine is contemporary Christian romance/women’s fiction. I really don’t know the difference between the romance and women’s genre myself… they seem to blend into each other a lot. 🙂

sorry for the late reply.

lol. it was close. Most of the differences are just me being exceedingly nitpicky. =)

The differences:

– red scales instead of green

– the front fins are near perfect except the three fingers come straight out of the curve of the fin, so there is no hand-like connection between the fingers and the…[Read more]

Good morning, Katylin! Hope you’ve been having a good week.

I set my story in the fictional town of Pineville, near the foothills of the mountains. I was originally thinking of calling the book Kate’s Journey, but there’s another book with the same title. The books aren’t anything alike, though. I suppose it doesn’t matter that…[Read more]

don’t worry about it! I can post my email. That’s fine!

jwilliams.logos@gmail.com

Or maybe you would be okay with sharing the link, but making it so only people who are signed in can see it? If you’re not okay with that,…[Read more]

@k-a-grey

I can see where you are coming from with Harry Potter, and I have some good friends who feel the same way. Hold strong to those convictions!

I appreciate you being willing to beta read my novel! I know reading a novel is a big ask, so whatever you can get done would be greatly appreciated. I know some…[Read more]

You could try just Kate’s Journey, I personally find it slightly cliche when a romance title always includes love in the title, but that’s just me…lol…

Um, Loves Long Journey…or even thinking…[Read more]

If I am understanding your question, yes I think so.

Okay, I’m glad to hear it (it seems pretty obvious to me that gods and demons etc.. are not things the bible is okay with us reading, but many Christians claim Sanderson’s Mistborn and Stormlight are fine, despite the fact that Mistborn is full of gods, and Stormlight literally…[Read more]

If I am understanding your question, yes I think so.

Thank you so much for going more in depth into your concepts and beliefs on the subject. It has cleared up some confusion on my part and some pre-conceived assumptions. And thank you so much for being so gracious with your response. You are correct that over the internet tone…[Read more]

Before I give a brief reply, I’d like to say a couple things.

First, using the phrase ‘taking in magical content is a sin’ is such a broad phrase that it was not wise for me to say it. So my apologies.

Secondly, let me just say, Jared, that I have never seen this argument for why magic is okay before (it’s usually vernacular and…[Read more]

I know you aren’t purposefully impugning my moral standing or anything of the sort and that you mean well.

Its just the way you word things…

I applaud you for your position and your conviction, and I do not want to take that away from you. Far from it. Hold…[Read more]

in fear of becoming like the pharisees, please consider my book for its main points and not its sub-sub-sub-sub-minor-sub-points.

I understand your point by that comment, but that is not an apt analogy in this context. Pharisees were concerned with following the letter of the law to gain power and glory in the eyes of men. I am concerned with what…[Read more]

the king uses the blessing.  The king is of a race that is practically immortal, they live so long. They are known as a wise and righteous race and were chosen long ago as defenders of the truth. As such, they were gifted the ability to use blessings.

Curses/blessings are a VERY SMALL part of the story…[Read more]

so to summarize in simplistic fashion, curses derive their power from satan, while blessings derive their power from God…

Who uses the curses?

Who has the power to bless and how do they get it? (does God give that power to them? why?)

and an intriguing way of separating it.

It is hard to make what I was saying clear in regard to the difference between fantasy and magic/supernatural. Perhaps this short guest blog post I wrote for Joelle (whom you know) will help make my beliefs clearer:…[Read more]

Okay. So, essence is more of an ability that the people of the world have. So in my mind it’s not treated like supernatural or magic. It’s far from witchery and it is not seen as breaking the of the rules of nature. However, it actually touches upon racism because each race…[Read more]

That’s an interesting plot, Jared!

However, I do not read books with protagonist-related supernatural content (biblical reasons). Does your book contain supernatural/magical elements? (I do not consider fantasy abilities magic/supernatural unless they are called magic/supernatural or treated as such)

https://worldofkaphar.weebly.com/aefflaeds-weakness.html

(pictures and descriptions in link)

Aefflaed’s Weakness: A Love Story

This touching story began a…[Read more]