luciusbraun

*nods fervently with everything you’re saying*

(Great first chapter, Peter!! I love your style. One tip I’d have would be to limit your use of adverbs – find ones that you can replace them and their verb with a stronger verb. 😉 Can’t wait to learn more!!)

You’re probably right, I don’t know. 🙂

Goody, another person who says it’s right. See, Tolkien is a German name, I believe, and the when an i/e or e/i is together, you say the second one. I’m glad the movie got it right. :)))

@joelle-stone @denali-Christianson

Here’s the first chapter of my WIP. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

This is the story of a Great King, and a not so great king. One who is perfect, and one who is not. One king dressed in brilliant robes and august glory, the other in filthy rags. One at the mercy of the other.

Ah, but I get ahead of myself. How can I…[Read more]

@emily-Waldorf

for sure! Personalities vary, thus do writing styles. Still, careful, deliberate writing can be involved in any style, at least I think.

To answer your other question, before I watched the movie Tolkien, I said it, “Tol-ken” and I still do a lot, but now I know it’s “Tol-Keen”

@crazywriter, I think personalities have to be taken into account. I think Tolkien had a strain of perfectionism, and was a “panster” style of writer, (as well as having a family), while Lewis must have had a very different, diligent, and energetic style. Plus, one’s mind and fingers may work faster than another’s.

On a side note, how do y’all…[Read more]

Oh it gets to me to. It’s certainly concerning.

But, for know, we are to share what we know to be true as much as we can. So let us write! And write! And write more! Perhaps the ink we spill shall help spread the boundaries of which the blood of Christ shall ultimately cover. Who knows? He does great things with us broken sticks!

@crazywriter

Oh dude. You’ve got soooo much support. XD

Yes!!! It’s terrifying! And this whole social justice warrior thing. Ugghhhhh…

@crazywriter

Yes! I completely agree with you!!!!

Oh, I can feel another rant coming…

I don’t have time right now.

I’ll be back… 😀

@joelle-stone @denali-Christianson

Ah. It’s good to know I’m not alone.

It’s funny how many cultural Christians will insist on their salvation, but will believe and broadcast such obvious strayings from the Bible is scary. Because if not for the grace of God, we’d be right in the front of that crowd

@joelle-stone

HAHAHAHAHAHAH I WANT TO SEE SOMEONE DO THAT SOOOOO BAD!!!!! My favorite is whenever someone tells me to wear a mask saying “my body, my choice!” and walking away without any other comment. XD It drives them crazy!

YES BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!!!!!!! Do you know what happens when you put your strength in yourself? You fail. Because you…[Read more]

AND YESSSS BOTH THE FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF MESSAGES DRIVE ME ABSOLUTELY BONKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*coughs* My sister wants to walk up to a liquor store and say, “I identify as 21” and see how they react… 😛

But yep, business around the household.

@crazywriter

Oh same. I restrained myself. I’d probably crash SE with my fury if you got me going. XD

YESSSSSSSS IT DRIVES ME UP A WALLL!!!!! (A wall the size of Helm’s Deep, just for reference. XD)

“I’ve been thinking about the next challenge, and it occurred to me that several of you are particularly well suited to it. Our resident assassins.”

Klein raised his eyebrows. This was a new trick this place was trying. But Klein was curious. Given the situation, capable fighters were needed. Assassins were quick and accurate. For now what they…[Read more]

@denali-Christianson

Oh. Don’t get me started on our culture. You don’t wanna open that can of worms.

Just for kicks, is anyone else incensed(or almost) by the phrase, “follow your heart” ?

I’m honestly someone who is fascinated by the amount of detail evidenced in LOTR. I do aspire to learn what I can from Tolkien, and have been intrigued by the making of languages, and want to do so for my book, as shown in my philology page.

Honestly I see the benefits of both, but I think, especially nowadays, it is better for Christian a…[Read more]

@crazywriter

Yeah. To quote this awesome bumper sticker that I’m putting on my car once I get one, “easily offended people offend me.” XD I’m like, can I have an opinion please? Or does my opinion disagreeing with yours somehow harm you physically?

Anyways, our culture annoys me sometimes if you can’t tell. 😀

@denali-Christianson

I definitely feel you there. A lot of people can get offended by things easily, so while I try to be considerate it’s nice to be with more understanding souls

@crazywriter

Oh this is interesting. I’m going to have to think about it. I mean, I’d say there’s advantages to both, and personally I support what Tolkien did with his extra extreme detail, but I’ve already written one rant today, so I’ll spare you. 😀 I do have some thoughts though. I’d love to hear yours too!

Alright here’s one. What is the advantage of getting super detailed into a book project, like Tolkien, who basically devoted his entire life to one series, as opposed to someone who puts in detail and effort, but not to that umpth degree, and is able to write more books, like CS Lewis did?