@maddiejay *low whistle* I have no words.

Thanks, guys. Things are looking up a little, but I’m still struggling some.

@ethryndal I know that’s really tough. My great uncle has cancer right now too, and my mom actually just went to go visit our neighbor who also has cancer and is in hospice. We don’t believe either of them is saved and it’s really hard to know what to do. I’ll definitely…[Read more]

Oops sorry, guys! This is probably too late and not very many anyway, but I had 897 words. Sorry about that, I was out of town and I totally forgot to respond.

Hey, guys! I haven’t posted anything on this Prayer requests thread yet so I hope I’m not imposing. I really need prayer right now guys! Not anything big maybe, but a lot of little things in my life are just pushing me really close to the edge of an emotional breakdown. I have a four-page research paper, 45-pages of reading and 2 hours worth of…[Read more]

@eden-anderson @chalice I just hit 720 words! 270 words in an hour isn’t bad! I’ve gotta get ready for church so I probably won’t have a chance to write any more, but at least I got a little bit done today.

@eden-anderson I totally would love to, however I have a tone of stuff due tomorrow and I’m going out of town until Wednesday, so I wouldn’t be able to do it until after the word war is done. I might be able to do it next Saturday, but again it would be too late for the word war.

Wow, I’ve missed a lot on this thread! But I don’t really have time to go back and read everything. I’ve had an overload of homework this week so I’ve barely had any time to write. I’m at about 450 words right now, so you guys are all way better off than me.

@eden-anderson @literatureforthelight @chalice Greetings, fellow Saxons! And yes, we are definitely the best guild! All the amazing relationships are just, well… amazing! Not to mention the awesome tips and encouragement I’ve gotten even only being in New Wessex for a couple of months.

And, goodness, there are a lot of questions to respond to.…[Read more]

@daeus-lamb Me being a Grammar/Spelling Nazi:
1st paragraph, 3rd line: change “in” to “an”, change “shares” to “share”

5th paragraph, 2nd line: place commas around “though”

6th paragraph, 6th line: “walked inside” what? Explain.

7th paragraph, 1st line: Capitalize “jewel”

10th paragraph, 4th line: Change “straights” to “straits”

There, that’s…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah I don’t see a message from you. Are you sure you got the right Alana Ward? My profile pic is a butterfly and I only have like three boards, mostly boring ones.

@selah-chelyah I generally write fantasy or realistic(but not historical) fiction. I’m pretty frequent on SE, but I mostly post within my guild. I’ll work on being more active on the other Forums as well.

@mark-kamibaya Welcome! Yeah, I’m boring and busy, but I figured I should say hi. 🙂

@scarletimmortalized Absolutely write it! I am a HUGE fan of Civil War era historical fiction, and YA is definitely what I would read. I also would have to agree that stereotypical “Southern Belle, Union Soldier” romances are highly overrated, however I’m the kind of gal who loves a book with romance, even if it’s a side plot or background detail.…[Read more]

I haven’t really thought about using it for writing purposes. Mostly I just look up bulletin board ideas or fashion when I’m bored. I’m Alana Ward on there I think, but I haven been one there much since I got an account a few months ago.

I feel like I kind of understand the concept, but I’ve never really thought about it this way or specifically tried to make it happen. I’ll have to go over a few of my scenes and see it makes more sense to actually do it than just thinking about it. I’m going to enjoy following this discussion.

@r-j-karas Hey, cool! So what does the RJ stand for? Just curious.

@eden-anderson Your book(and the new character that was just added 🙂 ) sounds awesome! When you have portions written, I would love sneak peaks! *gasps* Did I seriously just ask that? I need to work on my people skills.

@ethryndal *gasps excitedly* No way! Where exactly did you move to?

@ethryndal Well, said!

@eden-anderson My pic actually is me! And yes it’s in South America. Machu Picchu, Peru to be exact. Great guess. How’d you know?(and I just realized how hard it is to type voice inflection into you’re messages) I went with my Youth Group on a mission trip to Peru a couple of summers ago and we got to take a train up the mountains and see i…[Read more]

@kate @literatureforthelight I’m a little at a loss. I really liked Kate’s overall style and word choices, , however I agree that I liked Grace’s ending. I’m not sure which way to go at this point, but if Kate can fix that tiny oversight of the bullet-proof glass, I’d have to say hers, otherwise Grace’s. I hate to sound harsh or judgmental in any…[Read more]

@chalice Wow! Thanks for the compliment! I’m glad you liked it.