Steward of the Pen

@steward-of-the-pen @evelyn @trufflehunter Thanks, guys! That’s really encouraging.

Originally I was going to propose writing “You” to be the hero of an author’s story… basically the voice of the story giving “You”/the hero a pep talk… bordering on humor/fantasy. But it looks I’m behind and a lot of you here have established the author to be “You,” which is a great idea but beyond my current abilities, so I’ll just pop this…[Read more]

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Thanks for the clarification.

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Content warnings:

Blank Mastermind – Rosey Mucklestone

Mentions of suicide and self-harm. Nothing on scene.

Mission League – Jill Williamson

Human-trafficking. Assault. Tough themes.

In 27 Days – Alison Gervais

Unusual supernatural themes. Suicide as the main theme.

A Thousand Perfect Notes – C. G. Drews (Haven’…[Read more]

On that note…

If we haven’t started on a draft in 24 hours, I’m probably just going to start writing. Just so that we definitely have something to hand in. *fingerguns* Ideally, I let you guys write the first draft so that you can practice and grow, but having something happening is the no. 1 priority.

Volunteers,…[Read more]

@steward-of-the-pen I’m pretty sure we’re going with ‘You’ being the protagonist, and just actually having to deal with that. As for genre sort of thing, I’m taking a stab in the dark at fantasy, seeing as that is a distinctively different world compared to the one that they’re living in. Although, to be fair, whoever ends up writing this can just…[Read more]

@steward-of-the-pen @j-a-penrose Ahhhh. I think I get it now. xD

@steward-of-the-pen I have been dabbling in contemporary, but it is hard to find a good contemporary novel to learn from. One of my favorite contemporary novels, is Wonder by R. J. Palacio.

@j-a-penrose Ha! Those books are on my to read list! (Except One-Of-My-Favourite-Books-Of-All-Time-That-Needs-To-Be-Published ;))

@trufflehunter Oh neat! We should exchange some silly poetry sometime. How do you find topics to write about?

@steward-of-the-pen Aww, thanks! <33

@ariella-newheart I love it! I like the vagueness… it’s uncliched and quite lovely. 🙂

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Favourite contemporaries?? Man. The definition of ‘contemporary’ will be loose here, but anyways.

Blank Mastermind – Rosey Mucklestone

Mission League – Jill Williamson

In 27 Days – Alison Gervais

A Thousand Perfect Notes – C. G. Drews (Haven’t read, still recommend)

The Boy Who Steals Houses – C. G. Drews (Haven’t read,…[Read more]

@evelyn That’s okay! Thank you for all the encouragement so far.

@steward-of-the-pen Well, I have trouble with “show-don’t-tell” and also with making realistic conversations. General feedback about the story would be nice, too. If you’re up for the task, I can send you a link. 🙂

Okay, here’s my poem. 🙂 Let me know what you think. If I hadn’t said it was about friendship, would you have made the connection? @steward-of-the-pen @evelyn @j-a-penrose

Dry Spells

Days come when spells of dearth sweep in
Like tumbleweeds rolling down.
Though rust climbs on the water can,
Keep plowed the fallow ground.

See how far the eye…[Read more]

As Christlover has said, guys, I reckon it’s time for us to get writing!

For all of you old-timers, (You’re over a year old, some of you. Yikes!) you should be pretty familiar with the routine, and it would be great if you keep things going smoothly through the rather chaotic drafting process that’s about to ensue.

The doc we’ll be writing in is…[Read more]

@steward-of-the-pen I wish I had anything to say about poetry! I really enjoyed reading this, and the visual shape of it, but I don’t have the expertise to offer critique.

@ericawordsmith

Oh no!! That’s so sad. I’ll continue praying, still! And for @steward-of-the-pen I’ll be praying for all the happenings in your state as well! And everywhere, really.

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Thank you so much!! And that is horrific. I will be praying for your state as well!! What has me really upset is that they can’t decide when a baby is a life. Babies have been born and survived at 24 weeks, how can they debate that a child that WILL live is a life worth protecting? How can people insist that just because they…[Read more]

@wordsmith @lin @ashira @selah-chelyah @evelyn @anne-of-lothlorien @jenwriter17 @steward-of-the-pen @eden-anderson and if I forgot anybody…

Well, things have come to a close, and I’m sorry to say it was not the result that we had hoped for. Chairman Jeff Leach allowed for HB 896 to die, and we will have to wait for two years before they can try…[Read more]

@steward-of-the-pen I like all the imagery you used! The poem’s message is strong and inspiring, a good illustration of what the Church truly is. It’s also a great reminder to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters whom we love so dearly and will one day meet. <3

@steward-of-the-pen Wow, I really like that. I assume a “concrete poem” is what you call a poem that forms a shape? I’ve always wondered…