@bama-rose

*nods* Gap years have always seemed smart to me. I’m sure they’re another thing that depends on the person, but I’ve never personally liked the idea of going straight from a bunch of school into… another stage of a bunch of school. ;P

It’s sooooo much better, lol. I know it’s still not close to perfect, but at least I don’t cringe…[Read more]

@bama-rose

Yeah! That was exactly my view on it for a really long time. And I think that’s totally valid; college is the right choice for some people and not for others. 🙂

It’s totally understandable, lol. I don’t think it’s especially common for authors to republish totally revised versions of their books. ;P

@deeprun Nope, you’re not alone. The same thing happens to me. 😛 It’s not quite always, but… way too often. ;P And I do find it’s often when I’m crafting characters similar to me (either with the MBTI system or the enneagram); characters with personalities pretty different from mine tend to be slightly less boring. However… I don’t think it’s…[Read more]

@bama-rose I only remembered about three of them; I copied the rest from a word war thread. XD

It’s mostly lack of motivation and discipline. I’ve been struggling to get my brain to focus on stuff lately, so sitting down and focusing on the story and getting the words to flow has been difficult. 😛 (Plus I’m just a natural procrastinator, and…[Read more]

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@bama-rose Hey! ^-^

I’m doing okay. Writing is… coming. Slowly. XD I…[Read more]

@the-fledgeling-artist I’m doing well. How are you? 🙂

I’m interested! 🙂

@naomi-sowell Hey! I didn’t know you’re on Story Embers! 😀

@anne_the_noob14 Ahhh. I’m only a serious fan of the Voyager series of Star Trek. I enjoy the new movies, but most of the other series aren’t tops on my list. ;P I’d say I’m more on the side of Star Wars, but out of those I really only like the original trilogy, so… *shrugs* I guess space sci-fi as a whole just isn’t usually my cup of tea, lol.…[Read more]

@anne_the_noob14 My dad is super knowledgeable about languages, so I got a bit of a head start, lol. But I only really know French and Spanish (and my French is still not enough to hold a meaningful conversation and my Spanish is mostly forgotten due to lack of use, lol).

I also started Italian! I’m not 100% sure why, because at this point it…[Read more]

@anne_the_noob14 I’m not sure I actually know what languages I can say greetings in. XD (I’m realizing calling them greetings is more accurate than “hello”s. ;P) It’s just a chanting choral exercise, so I know the words but not necessarily the languages attached.

Sorida – No clue

Que Pasa? – Spanish

Aloha – Hawaiian

Guten tag – German

Bonjour…[Read more]

@seekjustice I can say hello in French and Spanish. Actually, I can technically say “hello” in several (eight) languages due to a choir warm-up that’s literally just “hello” in a bunch of different languages, but I can elaborate on “hello” in French and Spanish. ;P

Hola, mi amigo! Qué pasa? — Hello, my friend! How are you? (Or, literally,…[Read more]

@bama-rose N is for iNtuitive. 🙂 (Do I actually know what that means? …not really…)

I’m right on the line between INFP and ENFP. (I think I actually lean a tiny bit ENFP, but I definitely relate to INFP stuff too, lol.)

@daeus-lamb Ehhh. I still prefer “When heroes fail, the Songkiller rises” a lot better. But maybe if instead of using “dream” as both the positive and the negative you work in “nightmare” somehow? Like… “Heroes are born to dream, but sometimes dreams turn to nightmares”? I don’t know. Still not super happy with it, but maybe it’s something to play with?

I like that first one: “When heroes fail, the Songkiller rises.” The first half encompasses all heroes, like @noahlitle mentioned, it sets up action immediately, it piques curiosity with the implication that the Songkiller isn’t a classic hero (plus the idea of a “Songkiller” is in and of itself intriguing, at least to me personally), and it flows nicely.

It seems a little flat to me, but I can’t put my finger on why. 😛

I feel like it might be more punchy if it were more of a two-part thing? Like “We all try to be heroes; some of us fail.” (That’s not a great example, but hopefully it gets the point across. ;P) Another thing might be making it more personal, like that? To the character or to the…[Read more]