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Rose replied to the topic Character Castle 2.0 in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
LOL Liorah actually stopped screaming to pet the dog! Ferran seems to be a very good influence XD
LOL! ‘Shut up, pet the dog’ is a fairly dependable technique to calm Liorah down XD
Sorry it was so long. And the writing is pretty bad.
Don’t worry! This isn’t a prose competition, you did great 😉 And make…[Read more]
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Needing Christian Writer Friends in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 11 months ago
I really do understand. I have lived through those seeming contradictions many, many times. But you know something? God never makes mistakes in His designs. Too often we misunderstand the purposes for them because we are myopically stuck in our moments. God doesn’t expect us to figure it all out. He just wants us to rely on H…[Read more]
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Chalice replied to the topic Anyone here who likes contemporary/realistic MG or YA? in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
@sparrowhawke *raises hand* I do!! But like you, I haven’t found many good books without romance… Which makes me want to write one. 😂
Yes!! Gary D. Schmidt is a genuis! I wish there were more books like his out there. I’ll have to check out Everything Sad Is Untrue.
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Cathy replied to the topic Character Castle 2.0 in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
Ack! Dang I am late! XD
Seventeen! A year older than Ehud so she can momfriend him lol.
Hi ya’ll @irishcelticredflowercrown @sparrowhawke WELCOME ABOARD!!!
LOL Liorah actually stopped screaming to pet the dog! Ferran seems to be a very good influence XDThat’s not the memory I’d have wanted to start with.
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Rose replied to the topic Character Castle 2.0 in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
*Knocks you over with a hug* Jasmine! So nice to see you again! I missed you!
Ok, I’ll try! (Again, please forgive me if my posts are extremely sporadic. I may need to drop out at any moment.)
No worries! Can’t wait to meet your character, he seems really cool!
Ferran
Liorah’s extended gripe at the castle was i…[Read more]
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Cathy replied to the topic Audio Cinema in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
Ok! Critique @sparrowhawke!
1. Is there anything that stood out to you as intriguing about this scene?
The strange writing was very interesting how it was integrated into the plot/characters. It had plenty of mystery and promise attached to it and made me want to keep listening.2. What would you say the mood was of this scene?
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Rose replied to the topic Character Castle 2.0 in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
Fantastic! I’d love to see both of them if you feel like you can handle two! You’re allowed to have two in at a time, and then you can develop relationships as well.
To start, you can just write a quick description and as much backstory/context as you feel is necessary. (Neasa, could you do this as well? It makes it a bit easier…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic Character Castle 2.0 in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
Heya, y’all! We’re running out of people, especially since everyone seems to be busy right about now. I’m going to tag a couple of people who might be interested: (Read as: I’m tagging people randomly XD)
@irishcelticredflowercrown @writergirl101 (I don’t remember, but I…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Character Voice in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
Character sketches sound interesting, I’ll try one of those sometime. Thanks for sharing that!
I agree with you Brian; I also find metaphors more evocative and enthralling. However, I will agree with Rose that I like similes mainly because I am able to come up with non-cliche ones much much…[Read more]
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Hi Noah,
Here one of the Koontz-ian simile from “Night Window” Chapter 28.
“In Arizona, the sky was as dry as the land below, salted with stars, the moon a bitten Communion wafer.”Here’s a Koontz-ian metaphor from “Life Expectancy” Chapter 9:
“All our yesterdays neatly shelved, time cataloged in drawers: News grows brittle and yellow under the…[Read more]-
Those are great examples Brian. I think I need to take a class on metaphors or something. xD
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Rose replied to the topic Art tips (As requested XD) in the forum Art Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
Oh dear, I thought I replied to this topic, but it looks like it must’ve gotten deleted in the great Forum Post Apocalypse.
Anyways, thanks for the tips! How do you color the eyes in your drawings? They’re always so beautiful and have a great liveliness to them.
You’re welcome and thank you!
Here’s a closeup of the eye…[Read more]
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Cathy replied to the topic Audio Cinema in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
@sparrowhawke
Oh CONGRATULATIONS @SPARROWHAWKE! YAY YOU’RE THE FIRST ONE AND YOUR STORY IS FASCINATING!Well I can’t wait to try my hand at it but I’ll probably still be a few days XD. I think I’ve finally found a good laptop in my price range and I’m just waiting for my mom to have a chance to look at it and approve it before we order it…[Read more]
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Audio Cinema in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
Hello,
Here, at last, is my responses to the scene questions.
Scene Questions
1) Is there anything that stood out to you as intriguing about this scene?
There is a familiar conflict of wills in this scene. The young, promising acolyte (Malar) challenging an authority figure (Crin), frustrated with what they view is slow…[Read more]
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Audio Cinema in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
As promised, please find my humble offering to you of a dramatic reading of your very fine work.
Your MP3 file is linked below:
Dramatic Audio rendition of SparrowHawkes Entry_06-25-2021
I will provide a comment review in a follow-up post.
Thank you again for playing along and being such a good sport!May you have a very blessed evening!
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Audio Cinema in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
Wow! Thank you for your entry!
I will provide my feedback a little later because of present time constraints but thank you for being the first brave one.
You may have heard it said, “Fortune favors the bold”, so, since you are the first, I am going to do something for you, that I could not do sustainably for others.
I am going to…[Read more]
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sparrowhawke replied to the topic Audio Cinema in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 11 months ago
Here is my try:
Moniker: @sparrowhawke
Details: 1143 words, 6:22 min. audio
Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P9S15_W8C7LZtrX5J8i17-bhapBR8fnV/view?usp=sharing
Text:
The steel is smooth under my fingers, the blade as sharp as my tongue. Words written in the Forgotten Language, the Eling, curl around the handle, carved into the ivory.…[Read more]
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Ella replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 4 years, 11 months ago
@erynne, @rose-colored-fancy, @lonathecat, @arindown, @emma-walker, @sparrowhawke, @anyone-else
Hi y’all! I know I haven’t been active recently, but I just got on and I was like “oh my gosh, this is amazing!” Can I join in, or is it too late?
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Erynne replied to the topic Writing Board on Pinterest in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
Sweet!!! Thanks for following me! Btw, are you a violinist?
Awesome, thank you! I am following you as well. I’ve learned that I must be the only person on SE who hasn’t seen LOTR or Harry Potter XD
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Erynne replied to the topic The dad’s job in the forum Characters 4 years, 11 months ago
Some office jobs are:
Real-estate, Book keeping (which is keeping track of finances for other companies), Photography (this really is an office job), some people get paid to do audio books, idk if that would work for you though, EPA (accountant), Pharmacist
Out of the office jobs:
Landscaping, Journalist, Construction (plumbing,…[Read more]
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 4 years, 11 months ago
@bclarke (Bronte)
I am adding Bronte to our fun here!
@rose-colored-fancy (Rose)
@irishcelticredflowercrown (Neasa)
@erynne (Erynne)
@lonathecat (Lona)
@emma-walker (Emma)
@sparrowhawke (Sparrowhawke)
@arindown (Gracie)
Bronte has some amazing art for her characters that I am sure you all will love!
Her WIP is fascinating and she has…[Read more]
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Brian replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 4 years, 11 months ago
(Tagging everyone since the posts only seem to show up in emails)
Hi Rose, I thought I was the only one missing some posts. That perhaps I did something wrong or offended the reviewers with something I said/wrote. (I tend to usually think, “Maybe it’s me.”) I hope…[Read more]
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