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Hi Lily! Fellow rookie here. Welcome! Just thought I’d say hi and place a vote for Ahsoka Tano as favorite Star Wars character 🙂
Happy writing!
Wisconsin…hmmm….mostly known for outdoor activities, beer, cheese, and bratwurst…oh yes, and Packers football. I only get into the outdoors, cheese and bratwurst. My husband (who grew up in Texas) describes Green Bay as a place caught in the 80’s…it’s pretty blue-collar up here and family-oriented. I love the green and the water. I grew up in a small town on Lake Michigan and my favorite thing to do was sit on the beach, watch the waves, and journal. I like that it’s affordable to live here lol and we get four seasons. Right now we’ve finally hit “summer” so it gets up to the mid 80’s during the day and much cooler at night. That won’t last long though.
I noticed in your intro that you’re in Israel – which is awesome and amazing because in one of my jobs I work with several folks from there. Fascinating and inspiring country!
I heart your idea of combining ideas to build worlds!!! You’ve got my brain gearing up now…
As for therapists…sometimes I wonder what they really do too…I have thoughts about mental health and those who provide treatment, but that’s another post. I provided counseling to people with mental health issues, addiction issues, and trauma…most of the time I worked with people who had a combo of all three. I worked with an adolescent drug court for awhile and towards the end I was working with a lot of young people and families. When my own family situation changed drastically I couldn’t do it anymore which coincided with my theory that if more people had more Jesus, there might be less mental health problems…that’s the short version:)
Have you written examples of your world-fusions? I’d love to read some:)
I have a confession to make…I’m having far more fun in my forties than I have in my whole life. I remember my teen years as full of conflict – while I know I had some fun, now I don’t have parental expectations to meet, worry about friend judgment or what I’m going to do with my life. Those are all good things that build character, but now my husband and I buy each other action figures just because we can. And game nights? oh yea…lol. So…this is one adult who encourages the other adults in her life to play because too many people are way too serious and stressed out which makes them grumpy and no fun. Plus their kids end up feeling like they can’t play and that’s no good either. I could rant about this for awhile…all that to say, YES! much fun ahead!
13!!!! amazing! I love that you’re starting the writing young! My brain explodes with the possibilities for you…let’s make a deal. I’ll write and tag you if you do the same 🙂
Thank you for the reassurance that age doesn’t matter so much. In fact, I’ve found that I have more fun now than I did when I was younger.
I think the most intimidating part of fantasy is creating an entire world from scratch in a believable way. As a Lord of the Rings fan, the complexity and depth of that universe is mind-boggling! The other intimidating factor is creating something unique…there is so much already out there that I fear “stealing” without realizing it.
As for favorite books, I read so much, it’s hard to choose. But there are only a few that I’ve read more than once, so I guess those count as favorites. As I mentioned above, Ted Dekker’s Circle series, the Outlaw Chronicles, and the Paradise series are fantastic. Shaunti Feldhaun’s Veritas really had my melon going too. And C.S. Lewis Screwtape Letters…I can noodle that for hours…
I would absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE to read and comment and encourage and support and promote! I’m the content editor for Counter Culture Mom, so I’m delighted to promote positive Christian literature any way I can!
Thank you, thank you for the welcome!
Hi Ella! Thanks for the warm welcome:)
I think I’ve read everything Ted Dekker has written. Three is among his suspense collection, but I would highly recommend the Heaven trilogy and the Outlaw Chronicles. I don’t often reread books, but these I do. The Heaven trilogy made a significant impact on me when I was getting to know Christianity again. I grew up Catholic and went through some decades of rejecting God/self-destructive before getting to Jesus again. Same with the Outlaw Chronicles. If you like fantasy, the Circle books are pretty amazing. I didn’t get them at first, but…on a second read it hit me. Good stuff.
As for sewing…I just started about two years ago and now I’m sewing face masks in military camo colors lol. That happened on accident. I like to sew bags, some clothes, pillow covers, and other random stuff, but I do embroidery for patches. My husband is an army vet so we do a lot of military insignia and other fun stuff. Some of it is on my etsy shop… tenshimadeshop.etsy.com – but it’s a hobby turned surprise business…
Writing? I’ve not delved into fiction yet. I want to. I write mental health blogs, academic papers, and general articles…and journaling of course. Those genres you mentioned are the kinds I love to read! As for what kind of fiction I’ll write? I’m leaning towards general fiction and figuring out a way to do real life superhero stuff…does that count as fantasy? Maybe sci-fi?
I’m excited to learn from y’all on here, this will be AWESOME!
