@anne_the_noob14
@irishcelticredflowercrown

Thank you, Livi and Neasa.

I have been off for a while but am finally getting back on the SE Forums.
Thank you for your prayers and concern.
May you both have a very blessed day.  My mom finished her race well*.

*I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. [2…[Read more]

@ScoutFinch180

Very good story, Dawn!

It had me engaged with it throughout.
I think I liked Fabian the best.  He had admirable qualities and a consistent action following his beliefs, and that is always refreshing.
Yes, it does count as Sci-Fi.

1. does this even count as sci-fi and how realistic do i need to be to write a sci-fi?  There is no h…[Read more]

Today, my Mom entered Life with no end. Today, she experienced peace everlasting. Today, we said goodbye for now, but we will see you again in a glorified body that is energized with God’s restoration. That leaps in Jesus’s arms and is hugged in everlasting arms with the precious wounds that purchased her glorious entrance into Eternity. Today,…[Read more]

@irishcelticredflowercrown
@rose-colored-fancy
@bclarke
@joelle-stone
@this-is-not-an-alien

Sorry I haven’t responded in the last few days.  Both my parents came down with Covid. My dad is back home and over it, but my mom is in serious condition in ICU on a ventilator, so I am not sure she will make it.  God’s grace is meeting us here, but we a…[Read more]

@irishcelticredflowercrown

Hi Neasa,

To record, I use “Voice Record Pro” on my i-Phone. [The App is free in the App Store]

To edit the resulting file, I upload the recorded file to my MS One Drive and use a free program called “Audacity” to remove background noises, amplify the audio wave, create sound effects and modulate the vocals.  Once…[Read more]

Moniker: @obrian-of-the-surface-world

Book Title: Excavatia: From Dust Arise (Book 1 of the Excavatia Series)
Audio Link: Chapter 8 – The Hill of Skulls – Scene 6 (Watchers in the Woods)
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds

Text: Words: (399)

Large, yellow-rimmed eyes watched, almost unblinkingly from the cover of the trees surrounding the pr…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

Hi Rose,

I think, since you are doing a trilogy, one thing that seems to work well is a unifying title, with each installment as a subtitle.
One to two-word titles seems to work for unity very well in the market.
Think of it this way:
1. Dune – by Frank Herbert – keyword: “Dune”
2. Star Wars – by George Lucas – keyword: “Star…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

@this-is-not-an-alien

Rose and Cathy,

Did you know that Audacity does have features to change your voice or make it sound like it is in a cave, or speed it up, or slow it down?  These features are under the Effects Menu at the top.  Simply highlight the area on the audio wave that you want to “effect”, and choose from the E…[Read more]

@this-is-not-an-alien

Hi Cathy,

So, originally I said about 20 minutes…but (if you’ve seen Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl), you’d know that the rules are akin to the “Pirates’ Code”, more like guidelines, when it comes down to it…or suggestions, take your pick. 😉 (I know. I know. I’m a bit of a rogue, too.)

I did, in…[Read more]

@this-is-not-an-alien

Hi Cathy,

Absolutely. Here is the essence of what is happening, as the Apostle Paul writes to the Corinthian Christians:

So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. … For even if I grieved you…

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