Brian Stansell

@obrian-of-the-surface-world oh my goodness, thank you! I will definitely keep that in mind.

@ariella-newheart hmmmm, that is a thought… we’ll see. 😉

@esjohnson I LOVE that name! And I love what you’ve written! One thing I’m wondering about is, with the reference to the Altar and the Lamb, could this story be classified as historical fiction? I’m not entirely sure, since there are a lot of different elements (almost of fantasy) woven in! It’s really cool. 😀 I’ve replied to a few of the…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world Ah yes, good hooks definitely help pull the reader in! I personally love having a mysterious and multi-layered first sentence to each of my stories.

@j-a-penrose

THE WINGF—Oh wait. Did you just say not one that was mentioned before? Never mind… 😛

The first books that come to mind as having good pacing and s…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

I’m sorry about the delay—you gave me quite a bit to think about and my weekend got a little crazy, so I didn’t have much time to sit down and write a response until now.

I would say yes, I think there are Christians who are like that—although I was not. When I first became a Christian, I was very young and…[Read more]

Okay, everyone, how about this? The first few paragraphs are coming together!

(And @silverclaw-bonnetfolly , I may be able to incorporate some of your ideas! WHEEE! 😊😊😊)

Father had always told him that there were only two things in this world–light and darkness.
When he dreamed he saw neither.

He saw blood and skin and bones, porcelain s…

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I am very late, but I want to welcome you guys to Parami Alca! calebonline @write-owl @obrian-of-the-surface-world @pursuewisdom @azeline-d @anne

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Thank you!! 🙂

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Yep, I’m here to learn too… 🙂

*rushes in from faraway land of Tennessee*

The downside to traveling is I enter the guild war late in the game.

Anyways, guys, I am seeing some STELLAR ideas here!! And now, for MY ideas.

The past three nights, I have dreamed of three things: the first night, somebody said to me “…if you are the New Mercy…”. The second, I was crushing…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world Dear goodness, we are not speaking the same language at all. That’s my bad.

Memorization of “writing rules” is a wholly different beast to purposeful and deliberate practice of writing. The latter is about active reading, deconstruction and reconstruction, creating exercises that move you closer toward an ideal st…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Very interesting idea, Brian! It’s a bit too stream of consciousness for me; if our guild decide to go with your plan, I’ll take a backseat and stick to editing since I’m not very skilled with this style. 🙂

@obrian-of-the-surface-world I’m not @steward-of-the-pen so please forgive me for interjecting my own thoughts.

But if you somehow knew the author was writing this character deliberately that way, so that it would cause a certain alienation between characters, how long would your patience hold with this character if you knew that he would later co…

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@obrian-of-the-surface-world Nice snippet! I love the feeling of confusion that’s invoked by it. Good thoughts there, too!

However, I think it seems more like the half-consciousness and confusion of a person who is waking up after trauma or when the effects of medication are wearing off, rather than an actual dream that would take place during…[Read more]

@anne_the_noob14 I was just about to say homeschoolers would take over the world, and then you beat me to it. xD

Chorkneys are giant ride-able birds from the Wingfeather Saga. I definitely would recommend reading them. Definitely. Just ask @j-a-penrose how often I bring them up during the guild lessons. 😛

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

I’d say…[Read more]

@steward-of-the-pen Oh goodness, those are weird dreams! And I agree with what you said about the deep and meaningful dream. If we wrote it correctly, we could definitely win.

@coggleton Good questions. I actually never have lucid dreams. 😛 In mine I’m just drifting through scenes and events that make perfect sense at the time but when I’m awake…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world *searches around in the great mass of vocabulary words for a word to mean a mixture of interesting, cool, a bit foreboding and sad*

Thanks, btw, for including your ‘thought process’. 🙂

@obrian-of-the-surface-world ah, got it. 🙂

@ariella-newheart Thanks! I’m glad to be here! #homeschoolsquad

I like Sherlock Holmes, Theodore Boone; Kid Lawyer series, and pretty much anything by Christopher Hart (who has a bunch of “how to draw” books). I write in fantasy, comedy, sometimes sci-fi, and I’ve attempted mystery, but it came off as…[Read more]

Hey, Parimis! Thanks for the warm welcomes. I’m glad to be here with you guys!

And welcome to all the other new members too!

AGHHH, hey Ari and Silver! So glad I can join the same guild as you guys!

cough cough  Ominous!? Maybe I should reconsider joining this guild. . .

No, I’m just kidding, haha. Nice to meet you! It’s great to meet…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world Glad to hear you’re so driven! Three or so ago I tried to start a blog-story like you’re doing (scarily, with an almost identical premise) but then dropped it when I found out it would disqualify the story from later traditional publication. Now I don’t care at all about trad publishing, so it kind of makes me laugh…[Read more]