Olivia Catherine

@olivia Yay! How’s life going for you? I saw that you are taking writing really seriously (every day) now. Good job! I’ve been trying to take it seriously, but it’s hard (long) work. I’m supposed to be finishing my first draft in August.

@melancholicwriter Don’t worry, I totally understand about being “proud” of being INFP. I am too. And yes,…[Read more]

@olivia

That sounds great! I’d love to read it, and giving you thoughts on characters is exactly up my alley. Character development’s probably my favorite part of writing. Go ahead and hit me with some details.

@olivia

I’ve read the Rooftoppers and The Wolf Wilder. I loved both! I’m going to see if I can find her other books too! How did you like Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms?

The Wolf Wilder was really good! I loved it and I’m actually rereading it now.

@imwritehere1920

You’re welcome!  Ooo, now I’m intrigued by your idea; do you have a name for your MC?

Not yet, it’s barely an idea XD I only have a faint idea that I want it to be set in a port city, and it’s in an approximately Edwardian era. It’ll probably involve pirates and spies too XD

@olivia

Awesome! I love Katherine Rundell’s books so m…[Read more]

@olivia Hey! Thank you, I saw them!

Tagging a couple of people, don’t feel pressured though. @kimlikesart @purpleturtle @olivia

@olivia

I’m glad you liked it. If you have any questions about it or requests for it, feel free to tell me!

Yeah, I understand not doing the mindset course (I started it but haven’t finished it, oops). I am not close to publishing either, but I figured that learning about publishing now doesn’t hurt.

I don’t know why, but I just assume “you” or…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

Haha, yep! My writing moods are like, “This is amazing. This will need very little fixing” and the other is “This is terrible, it needs a complete rewrite or simply deleted from existence”. But even the amazing scenes need a lot of work and terrible ones aren’t as bad as I thought.

Oh, thank you for the recommendations! I…[Read more]

@olivia

I feel like all of us want that.

Here you go: https://ribbonash.blogspot.com/ Oh, yay, I hope you enjoy it. ^_^ Oh, really? That’s so cool! I would totally follow it if you do one! Yes, that is the reason why I started my own last year. And why I got Instagram a few days ago. Having a platform is very useful for publishing. I am alright…[Read more]

Sorry for the late replies, everyone! The days have been escaping me so fast.

@rose-colored-fancy

Yep, I believe if you cringe, then you have improved. XD I don’t know about you, but I think I write pretty good during the first draft and if I go, “oof, that’s bad”, it is like a sign of your growth, if that makes sense. Oh, this is your first…[Read more]

Good answers, @arindown and @olivia. That was kind of what I was thinking myself, but nice to hear other people articulate it.

@rose-colored-fancy

Oh, wow, I really love the sound of this sibling relationship! It sounds realistic and cool and something I could easily adore. <3 😀

That’s good! It is something to be proud of. 🙂 Oof, first drafts are fun, am I right? But the best thing is that you can fix it (why I love all of the drafts after the first draft X…[Read more]

@olivia

I use a lot of different curricula, but I use Memoria Press for literature. I’ve heard good things about Sonlight, and all the reading seems a plus.

@rose-colored-fancy

Oh, I never thought about it before, but the inside jokes in the fandom are actually really fun! I do enjoy them too! It is great that you can say a random thing out of context and people get it!

Thank you! It is pretty great since it is such a personal thing to Smoke and for this book particularly I think it needs something…[Read more]

@olivia

Ah, it might have been Alabama Rose’s blog cause I’ve never even heard of The Young Writers Worship. Okay, I might check out it, though I won’t join cause I really don’t have the money for it right now.

It does depends on the story! My other novel was easier to write. This current one is such a big mess and it is making the story hard to…[Read more]

@when-i-see-the-kingdom

The Wordsnatcher was so clever! I also like the Triple Demons of Compromise.

Okay For Now is sadder than The Wednesday Wars, but is still hopeful. I highly recommend it.

@olivia

I heard of The Twenty-One Balloons from my homeschool curriculum too! I think I ended up reading it before I had to do it for school because I…[Read more]

@olivia

YDubs doesn’t sound familiar to me. What is the link for it?

Thanks! Oh, cool! I certainly plan to do that some time in the future!

Thank you! ^_^ It has been a year now. I’m still in the first draft, at the beginning. -_- Something that I really hope that I can fix this year. 🙂

Fair enough. I only used my special sentence so I don’t…[Read more]

@when-i-see-the-kingdom

Phantom Tollbooth is another one of my favorites–can’t believe I didn’t mention it! I love the Humbug so much.

And if you like The Wednesday Wars, there’s a sequel called Okay For Now that follows Doug and a new book I haven’t read yet called Just Like That about Meryl Lee.

@olivia

Glad to meet someone else who’s heard…[Read more]

@olivia

Yes! I get that. *laughs*

@sparrowhawke

Nice to meet you!

Oh my goodness! My family and I are reading <i>The Wednesday Wars</i> right now. That is the only Gary D. Schmidt book I have read but it is very good. I also like <i>The Phantom Tollbooth</i> by Norton Juster. Have you read it?

@olivia

Neat! I love blueberries.

Ooo, I have read some of those! I have not read…[Read more]