Brian Stansell

@erynne,

GIRL.

I. LOVE. IT.

I MUST READ MORE

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Wow. Remind me what app you use to record this!?!?

One thing I did notice was that the “its” in this sentence should be “her”

bride extending its fingers

You seem to enjoy descriptions (all of which are gorgeous, BTW!!!!!!!), but remember that descriptions can take out…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world You’re more than welcome! It was a very intriguing scene, and I hope Christie does eventually find Laura!

@obrian-of-the-surface-world. I think the pacing was good–it certainly was in the dramatic read-through, but then I get bamboozled by the epic music, and lost in the storm of  the words so…I’d have to read it again to see if the piece itself is paced well. I loved your music, btw!

I haven’t posted one of these in a while so I thought I’d put one more out here, just to see what you all thought of the pacing of this…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Thank you, Brian!! You’re so kind 😊

That is just my prologue, so I didn’t put too much detail in it as I would for a chapter. When that part of the story happens, I will definitely include the detail it’s missing.

Unfortunately, that part of my book is planned but not yet written. I thought doing this would motivate…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Thank you so much, Bloated/Brilliant Brian, sir.

*blinks* Uh… I don’t remember. XD @obrian-of-the-surface-world HELP! XD

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Your post disappeared but here’s the response I wrote.

So I’m tight for time right now, but just in response to some of your stuff, I don’t think I completely understand the illustration of the billion dollars. I think it would be better illustrated by a very rich man going into the city streets and saying to him w…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Agreed.  May man be fools, only let God be glorified. And yes, without scripture, we are blind men in the dark. Thanks be to God for his Word.

In response to number 1, yes i do believe they were saved. I think Hebrews 11 makes it clear it is by faith they were ‘counted as righteous.’ But i think the emphasis is…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

First of all, excellently made argument! The use of scripture is great, as it should be the only thing used in primary theological debates.

So when you address God limiting his atonement, also known as ‘limited atonement’ I think we disagree. Also, it should be noted that the use of limited is a poor rep…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world,

Aw, I’m glad that you’re healing. I’m sure that’s tough. 🙁

@obrian-of-the-surface-world,

Heh heh, I’ve been caught… 😛 That’s a good idea, tho – I might try it. 🙂

(BTW, how are you doing since your mom died?)

*flushes* Uh, it wasn’t spectacular, but it was a lot of fun. 😛

@denali-christianson

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Alrighty I’ll be the first to throw down on this Friendly Debate Clearwater Revival (It’s a lazy joke, don’t think too hard about it.)

Violence in Christian Work?

I think it depends on the genre. Christian-written Adult/sci-fi/fantasy/other mature styles? Let it all in! The Bible has a…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Alright then. How about one of these:

What should be the limits on violence in Christian books?

Predestination or free will? (because theological debates lol)

Is it possible to maintain innocence without living in ignorance? (something I’ve been contemplating for my next fantasy book…)

And if you have other…[Read more]

@crazywriter @denali-christianson @rebekah-doose

I have a business email I could share, but other than that, yeah, no sharing. 🙁

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

It’s a creature in Andrew Peterson’s The Wingfeather Saga. (Chunky hobbit works too)

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Thank you so much for that advice! I’ll look into those things, it helps a lot! I’m really excited to keep working on it! 🙂

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Does this help?

A whole lot! Thank you so much, Brian! That’s exactly the kind of overview I needed!

I already know who the murderer is and I have a faint idea of their motivation, but this will really help me work it out! Thank you so much!