I watch as the others greet this newcomer and her cute-but-pokey little friend, and can’t help but smile, in welcome, and also in joy that Grace noticed her and invited her over.

As she poured out her story, it tugged on my heart. I couldn’t understand it all from experience, but fear and I are old enemies. I did know from experience that…[Read more]

@kate – Beautifully done edits! This is the best version yet. *Throws confetti and balloons* Looks wonderful–and ready to wow the judge. *Applause*

Good work all! Can’t wait to read all of the stories 😀

@eden-anderson – *mind blown* Guess what my middle name is?? If you read all the icebreaker questions you know by now. Let’s just say my website is: http://www.clarissaruth.net :-O lol. I shared my website because it may not be dorky, but it’s kinda geeky. And I love that my name would fit in your book, and yours in mine. Let’s do it!!

I’m super glad…[Read more]

Erf, sorry I haven’t been around, all. Glad I didn’t totally miss it.

I went through the doc and made some comments. Anyone, please let me know if those comments are a good idea or if I’m all wet. @kate – can you review them Monday at all before we submit? 🙂

@daeus-lamb @literatureforthelight @GabbyJ @etc.

@literatureforthelight @kate

Bravo! Both were well-written lots of fun 🙂

Grace, I also must applaud your ending–tying in the boy’s search with it too–bravo!

Kate, I think your prose and word-choices add to the humor, and Jason is hilarious, for sure.

*Deep breath* I vote for Kate. (Man, I need to write another rough draft. It’s a bit…[Read more]

@rosemarylouise – Thanks for waving me over! I guess I was pretty far away since it took me a few days to get here. lol

@eden-anderson – Hello and welcome, newest Saxon Scribe member! If you haven’t yet, you should go poke around the icebreaker page (“Talk you frigid people”) and answer the questions. We all have our info on there as well, so you…[Read more]

Haha, wow, surprise ending! Nice. I bet you had fun writing that. And a good moral, too 😉

Sure, there are things that could be polished and the story could be better (as all could!), but the heart of the story is solid, the theme well-crafted in it, and the emotion is real. That’s what makes a good story, and the ability to do that makes a good…[Read more]

Hey Grace! Cool, glad you’ve got some ideas of how to tackle it. I’d love to be involved via the Google doc. Just let me know 🙂

There’s something else that really helps me that I totally forgot about. This may be familiar to you, but it’s the concept of using the main character’s arc to figure out main plot points. The best way I know how to…[Read more]

Cool! I put a couple more notes in there.

If you want to share anything else, go for it 🙂 I enjoy reading your stuff! And honestly, I think the things we write “just for me” are the best (that and writing just for God). It’s when we try to “perform” and write for others that our creativity can get shut down. Not always, of course, but it’s just…[Read more]

Ohh, plot brainstorming is the best ever! I’m a fan.

Middles are hard, I agree. I tend to enjoy plotting, but I agree with you and @msqueen8 that outlines can sometimes be anti-creative. I like to figure out main plot points that lead to the final climax. I found this image that might be helpful:

Personally, I visualize the falling action to…[Read more]

My strength is definitely NOT comedy, so I’m gonna haunt this thread (pun intended–see how bad I am at this?) and mention if I have any bright ideas. 😛

And…of course a random idea pops into my head. What if Lisa is stealing the painting because she has no eyebrows? The introverted thing works to a point, but if no one knows her name, she’s…[Read more]

@kate

You make me happy.

😀

@msqueen8 – Aww, thanks, Rachel! Yes, it was one of Daniel’s visions. Thanks for mentioning it, because it’s “Uphaz” gold, not “Uphir.” That’s what I get for not double-checking 😛 The reference is Daniel 10:5 if you’re interested 🙂 Oh, and that’s in NASB. Not sure how other translations translate that word.

@rosemarylouise – Thanks so much! I…[Read more]

@rosemarylouise @germaine-han @kate @cassandraia – *cheers!* *Clapping* Great job!

I wrote nothing. lol. But I have a fleshed-out character where before there was only a skeleton. He’s much more handsome this way . . ..

                                                                Hem of Healing

Ever since I heard of Jesus, I thought and prayed how I might get near Him. If only I could offer a sacrifice at the Temple, perhaps God would grant my request. But no, the Law forbade it. Even if I could draw near, I had little to offer. All my money had been sp…[Read more]

Right.

So if I do this right, and post 2 more posts, then post 16 will be new and on the top of page 2 and easier for my friends to find. Right?

@rosemarylouise – No problem, hope it was helpful. I added one more little note about adjectives/adverbs for your perusal. 🙂

So what’s your next project? You know what they say, “Write what you know.” This piece was a great example of that. Anything else from your family life, school friends/teachers or anything you could write about? Draw on…[Read more]

@kate

Is it deep, is it juicy, precious? Is it tasty? Yessssssss, precious.