@rose-colored-fancy

Thanks for the tips!

One caveat is that this works for me, but might not work for someone else. I like a lot of structure and plotting everything, and this technique is informed by that.

I should’ve done that as well. I outline the character actions and interactions quite heavily, but the combat sequences not so much. My…[Read more]

@this-is-not-an-alien

Maybe, but my brain likes to write everything in order–no filling things in after I write the bare bones. But perhaps I will try it.

@hannahrenner

A sound set of steps!

Third (if I’m smart) I get someone to read it.

This is probably the most valuable thing we can all do. I shall get around to it someday. x…[Read more]

@emily-waldorf

@calidris

Feel free to add me if that’s what we decide on:

Noah Cochran#8356

@emily-waldorf

Discord for me. 🙂

@emily-waldorf

Alrighty, let me know what y’all decide. Discord would work great for something like this, so that option would earn my vote.

@emily-waldorf

I might be up for this. I’ve been having a difficult time making steady progress in my book. However, I must forewarn you, Emily, I am downright awful at sprints. But I’ll do my best. 🙃

Was there a consensus on how we schedule times? I can’t make any promises, but I would try to partake in one or two.

@rose-colored-fancy

Yeppers. But it still stinks when a book takes 3 months longer to write than it was supposed to. 🙂

@e-b-raulands

Alrighty, I’m gonna try to do some outlining today and tomorrow in preparation for NaNo. I’ll be finishing up a book and then starting a new one, hopefully. You ready to get writing?

I feel ya, but just sayin’, that is not a big deal at all. Worry about that when you’re line editing and in between books. Of all the problems to have, free-flowing, but mediocre prose is an awesome one. I’m over here wavin’ goodbye to 10k words a week because I’m either lazy or uninspired or both. 🙂

I’m participating in it unofficially–and by that I mean I will attempt to write 50k+ this coming November. I could drop in on this forum every now and then to offer what assistance I can. You planning on writing a book from start to finish or just 50k of it?

@arindown

Hey Gracie, saw my tag and figured I should drop by.

I’m currently plotting three series in my head at once right now (probably not a wise thing to do) but those antagonists aren’t developed as much, so I’ll talk about my current WIP. I love central villains, but I also love antagonists that are morally gray in that they are…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

We commented at nearly the same time, so I didn’t see your response until I posted mine. In regard to the deacon thing, I believe I aptly responded to all of your points in my response to Lona. I would highly recommend you compare several translations and see how being open to many different version like the NIV shows…[Read more]

@lonathecat

here’s your verse example:

“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae.  I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.” Romans 16: 1-2, NIV.

Ah, I figured this would be the cas…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world and @lonathecat

I’ll just give a couple quick thoughts.

Lona, basing woman’s roles of a single word is not usually a wise thing. Words are defined in context, not by a single use. As I mentioned before, God is the head of the Son (Christ), as Man is the head of the Woman. Each are equally important and strong…[Read more]

@lonathecat

Ezer refers to the woman as a ‘helper’ to the man, I believe. Helper meaning an essential hero and preserver of the man, not a servant.

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

You, my good man, don’t say things in halves. xD I’ll make a few comments, starting at the end of your post.

I believe you are conflating compromising/putting feelings…[Read more]