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    MyClipboardIsMyViolin replied to the topic Help I'm sinking in the forum Themes 6 years, 9 months ago

    Where did you go? Did I ask too many questions or did you just leave for a while?

    I basically got dragged under by school and other things. It unfortunately happens. Where is everyone else? Just because I happen to show up with a long post about someone’s writing doesn’t mean that everyone else has to leave.

    Also, I wouldn’t normally ask this, but I’m hoping to fill out a guild application soon. As you likely know, one of the questions is “What aspects of storytelling do you excel at?”. I can find plenty of things that I need help with, but I don’t know if there’s any part I excel at. Now that you’ve read my work do you have any ideas?

    Research. I’m actually blown away by the perspective you bring to this story. You also have an incredible ability for developing characters and understanding their perspectives.

    So I need to write a fun loving character who has plenty of interaction with Jane. Correct?

    It was a suggestion, not an obligation. I’m not going to dictate to you how to write your story. I would suggest trying it and seeing if you like the result, and if you don’t, there may be another way to solve this problem that I’m not aware of. That’s just the solution that comes to mind.

    Also, does this character need to be happy most of the time, or just love fun?

    The latter, although them being happy most of the time wouldn’t be bad either…

    Also do you think it would be more effective to have it be a kid or an adult? Does the antagonist need to interact with Jane’s foster siblings too, or just Jane?

    Hmm. I think it would be better if they are a kid, simply because Jane is probably used to dealing with fun-loving and insensitive adults. For the second question, I don’t know – that’s up to you.

    The antagonist I created is much more solid, emotionally. Does that mean she must be Christian or could this be an example of the fact that Christians will struggle just as much if not more than the rest of the world?

    No, someone with a solid emotional foundation does not have to be a Christian. I could write another long essay on why that is true, but that probably would end up confusing you more. Basically, if an unbeliever has a supportive group of friends and family that can be their emotional foundation…unless tragedy strikes, in which case that foundation would fall, but that tragedy may never happen.

    Christians can have a strong emotional foundation in spite of emotionally ugly circumstances, unbelievers can have a strong emotional foundation in the absence of emotionally ugly circumstances.

    Does this help? I need to carve out some time to read your story again and see the revisions, and I’m sorry that I’ve seemed to abandon you. Where is everyone else?

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