Selah CJW

Sorry for tagging you all again, but it’s been brought to my attention by a lovely staff member that I got my head muddled around and I’ve accidentally gotten my passive voice mixed into a bit of showing vs telling in this post.

So, to correct any confusion: “I saw/felt/heard” is NOT passive voice. It’s telling.

Also: “My pulse was roaring in…[Read more]

The hem of my dress rustled in the stems of grass as I stepped from the last stair. With so much fabric swathed around my legs, fitting into the coach might be a harder task than it ought. I cleared my throat to dismiss the faint bubble of a laugh that tried to well up.

Laughing on the way to my father’s funeral would not give the right i…[Read more]

@everybody… Hi! I’m Katie, AKA Skye (she’s one of my favorite characters from my WIP, so I took on her name). I’m glad to be here in Meraki-ville! 😉 Or whatever it is you say….

If you have questions, ask away! And yes… I like pizza. Pizza is amazing. I work at a pizza place, so if you have questions about pizza making, I just might know.…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah Those are great! I don’t get on Pinterest as much as I used to so I don’t have a page, but thank you for sharing yours. I actually just recently read this dead fish quote and my uncle and I now have an inside joke about it! Crazy that you’d mention it! xD And, you’re seriously so sweet. Thanks a million. 🙂

@esther-sears Ah, love…[Read more]

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The announcement is out!!

Avensbeck won the championship this time around! *tosses confetti over…[Read more]

Hello! I’m happy to be here. XD (I’m Lightningmouse on there if you haven’t discovered that yet).

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I’ve sent in our submission!! Judging starts today, and I will be sure to let you guys know as soon as I…[Read more]

ATTENTION ALL MERAKIANS/MEERKATS! We have FOUR NEW GUILDLINGS! Please welcome our newest members:

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A huge welcome to you four, and I’m so excited to have you join us. (Also–Jacob, I’m pizza ninja on the oyan forum.) Adding new members doesn’t normally happen, but since we had a couple extras and…[Read more]

@kate @scribbles @girlsetfree @corissa @daeus @josiah @selah-chelyah  I can’t remember all the others who have said things – thank you so much! I had a great hour writing it.

And this has made me unexpectedly emotional, because I’m not that used to having people tell me my writing is amazing and they truly appreciate it. The writing forums I…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah I know that now, lol. It went pretty well, though.

Okay. I might check out Goodreads now. Is it good for finding Christian fiction?

@selah-chelyah and @theinvizibleman So how have your Fathers’ Days gone? (Notice how I punctuated “fathers'”. Everybody says it like “father’s”, but that’s wrong because we’re talking about all dads,…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah ~ In the midwest. But I’d rather not be too specific, because internet creepers and annoying stuff like that 😉

@josiah ~ Thanks! The premise of my novel…

Well, it all grew out of this idea: what if you had a bad guy, who didn’t know he was bad?

Then, it grew, and developed, and some cool characters came out of nowhere.

It’s a…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah and @theinvizibleman Sorry I blinked out for a couple days, guys. I had a busy weekend running a yard sale. Anyways, would I have to make an account of some kind and give away too much personal info to get Goodreads? Is it free?

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I love the edits! It’s easier to tell what’s happening, and I like how we worked together to build this story. Thanks to everyone in the Guild, you all did a…[Read more]

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Okay guys! I went through the doc and did some editing. I cut down the word count a bit, but I think it’s still just as impactful that way. I’ve left my…[Read more]

This is an amazing idea @selah-chelyah 😀

was a prince, therefore I must rescue the princess.

It seemed a little ridiculous–sending the heir to the throne out into the wilds of the forest with no one but his manservant as company. Apparently I was the only one who saw any problem about it, so there I was. Off to rescue my damsel in distress li…[Read more]

@cassie-hartfinh @selah-chelyah Well, you get out what you put into a garden.

I would teach you my ways, but classes are closed for the summer.

Yeah, we haven’t done much writing talk. I, unfortunately, haven’t been able to write as much as I would have liked, cause as soon as summer started I have been getting ready for college; filling out…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah ~ USA 🙂

My username/tag is the name of one of my supporting characters in my WIP. Actually, the profile pic is of her, too. But she’s one of my favorite characters in the book, even though she’s barely been introduced yet. I just know how important of a role she plays towards the end, haha!

@selah-chelyah No problem. Guess I’ll start. I just finished reading the first book of the Ilyon Chronicles series. It was AMAZING!!! It was all about these Christians trying to go into hiding while resisting a leader who made it a crime to worship anyone other than the standard false gods. It was full of suspense, danger, adventure, and romance,…[Read more]