Moonlighting Novelist

@moonlighting-novelist

*equally sheepish grin*

I actually have no idea…I just copy and paste from Emojipedia. (Lame, I know. 🙃)

@moonlighting-novelist

Aw, shucks! Your so sweet and encouraging! You seriously made my day. 🤗

@moonlighting-novelist

Hmm, yes. I can identify! I do work on writing more than one WIP at once, although it is just setting others up while I write just one. I don’t think I could actually try to write more than one at a time. 🙂

@e_elaine_soup5

Hey, welcome to the his-fic thread! 🙂

@moonlighting-novelist

Hey, she’s here! 😀

@rochellaine

*double high-fives*

@seekjustice

Great question! I love stuff that makes you think… 😛

I believe that you should portray the typical beliefs of people in the given era correctly…so they should have the historically correct…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist

YAY!! You came over! *throws confetti* 😄

Um…*cough* heh…that conversation was kind of embarrassing, because the story was pretty horrendous and I really had no idea what I was talking about. 🤦

Here’s our discussion question for the week. It’s a bit more serious than the last few and I’m really interested to hear your opinions.

How do you, personally, strike a balance between historical accuracy and ideas and beliefs that are now considered outdated or offensive (for example, views on slavery, colonialism, women, etc)? 

@rochellaine @va…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist

Welcome to the best thread on the forum! It’s always exciting to add a new historical fictioner, because we’re a little bit rare around here. 😀 I can’t wait to have you participating in our discussions!

@moonlighting-novelist

Yeah, perfectionism is a hard one to overcome. 🙁 Aw, that has to be so frustrating..not being able to come up with ideas. I hope it becomes easier in the future!

Hey, that’s perfectly okay. We all work differently…and that’s the way it should be. 🤗

@moonlighting-novelist

Welcome! I’m the always very late SeekJustice. And yes, definitely jump over to the historical fictioners thread…we have a lot of fun there and we’d love for you to add your insighs 🙂

Your WIP sounds really cool! My current WIP is a fantasy novel inspired heavily by the English Civil War so I’m having a lot of fun with…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist

Aghh! Yes, that’s exactly how I am! Perfectionism has almost killed my writing over the past few years, but slowly, very slowly, I’m learning how to ignore the critic in my head and just focus on writing.

That’s awesome that you are task oriented, because I am not. And sometimes I wish I was. I have like five projects…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist

Wow, but I understand what you are saying about writing! 😀 I am the same way…perfectionist, and have to remind myself to just work on what I have going and finish it, then do the next idea. (I have over 20 WIP’s, which does not help, lol!) But that is the only way I can function.

@moonlighting-novelist

Okay, I’ll put Jane Eyre on my already massive TBR. *watches mournfully as afore mentioned list stretches out to infinity* Ahh, the struggles of being a book worm. 😉

Yeah, Dickens can be a little confusing sometimes but his amazing characters and his engaging prose always makes up for it, at least in my personal…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist

Yes, I agree…that is why I like that book so much, too. It is outside the box of most “romances” set in that era, and I love that!

So true! I am always trying to immerse myself as much as I possibly can in a given era for writing…it takes a lot of work, but it is so worth it! 🙂

@moonlighting-novelist

Of course! You really should check it out…it’s a lovely place. 😄

Yes, I’ve heard such good things about Jane Eyre and I really want to read it soon. I love both those Dicken’s books…although my siblings say I’m weird for liking Great Expectations. 😛 When you start reading more of Dickens, make sure you read David…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist: Oh cool! I enjoy ISFJ’s typically… their usually very nice people : D What’s your favorite personality type? I know right! After the princess bride, I think Lego batman is my favorite movie ; D

@kari-karast: Oh ya! Killing characters is like, my favorite part of writing!!! Seriously, in both my favorite book and first…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist, AHH! I’m SO THRILLED THAT YOU’RE HERE!! *tackle hugs!!*

Yay! I’m excited for you, friend!!! <3 <3 <3 Welcome to Story Embers! 🙂

@moonlighting-novelist

Oo, I read Pride and Prejudice for the first time recently, and I like it a lot!

Neat! I started four or five years ago, as well…it seems like a lot of people around here have, lol. 🙂

I so agree with you about mindsets in different eras…I think it is neccessary to understand that in order to write his-fic in a g…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist

🤗 Have you checked out the For All the Historical Fictioners thread in the General Forum? It’s a really fun thread…you should check it out!

Wow, four months is a long time to for a book…but I’m assuming that’s how long it’s gonna take me to read Les Mis. 🤦

I’ve read all of Austen’s novel’s except for Mansfield Park…[Read more]

@moonlighting-novelist

IKR?? “Wait. You mean you’re him???” XD XD XD

Yeah I love that quote!

@moonlighting-novelist

Yeah! “You will unlearn what you have learned. Hm.”

And then the way Luke went crazy trying to figure out what he was saying!! XD