Can you believe it's the last week of the link up???? Wow. Thanks sooooo much for creating this amazing link up, Julian ! It may just be the most fun, though! For now I finally have pictures to show off! Cover my friend Lauren Grinder designed for me for book #3.. the book that started this series :D A cartoon a friend of mine drew for Silent Thoughts :D Nano cover for my series.... yeah, it's so simple and not at all appealing ;p But it worked ;D I have made very few collages.... I'm going to try and capture my novella series with a few pictures. I guess each of you get to be the judge of whether or not I succeeded ;D Music: I listened to a lot of Owl City while writing this series. Two songs I had on a lot were Justine Bieber's Love Yourself and Forever Young . But this was my normal music I listened to while working, too. I also had a lot of secular Christian music playing. I'm one of those weird peo...
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Introduce your side characters, explain what makes them unique, and perhaps include their relationship to the MC. Stewart Orson should be a main character as he is responsible for the worlds, and one of the planets is named after him. But he is in the stories very little. Shortly after discovering the rifts and losing his credibility in the scientific world, he found God, making the world look at him as i he were doubly crazy. Because of this his wife left him and Nixie. Anthony, the first person to befriend Nixie in FIRST THOUGHTS. His father is the science teacher at the school Nixie attends when moving to USA. He is unique because of his quite kindness, his too short red hair, his love of science production. Roni, Hedley's younger sister. Noise is something that fascinates Hedley, especially Roni's laugh. Mellie, the first girl Hedley loves in UNCONTROLLED THOUGHTS. Greg, a father-like figure to Hedley. He is in several of the books, after mysteriously d...
Introduce your Main Character(s): (Just like a name, and who they are…) Nixie Orson , daughter of the once famous scientist Stewart Orson . She was born and raised in Germany. Her story is FIRST THOUGHTS. Hedley Kieffner, lives on Orsona in a small town with his large, red headed family. They raise horses for the giant mosquitoes diet. His story is UNCONTROLLED THOUGHTS. Taylor Ibori, the one who made this series become. His book was written first, though it's book #3. The young black man is nearly 30 and his story is SILENT THOUGHTS. Akerly Gray, has lived life doing everything his best friend and cousin, Zeroe , has. He has just dropped out of OUM after Zeroe was expelled. Life changes for them as they join the Rebels. Their story is DECIDING THOUGHTS. Dale Oehler, is a chief interrogator on Babel. His life has purpose because of his wife and children. His story is BROKEN THOUGHTS. Mashaki Payne, daughter of the High Captain of the skies and ex-girlfriend of Tayl...
What would we immediately notice upon stepping into your storyworld? (What would stand out the most?) No one speaks. Over the last century the capability of speech has been lost, as the gasses of two of the moons allow people to hear each other's thoughts. But not only have people forgot how to speak, it's also illegal. Unity is important, so why speak when you can be one through thoughts? Only the government and certain educated are allowed to speak verbally, as they need the skill to run society outside of the twin planets. You would probably notice the giant insects, especially the giant mosquitoes the government officials have muzzled and use for transportation. What place in this world (Earth) reminds you most of your world? (Or provide a picture that you think best defines your story world.) Orsona and Babel are luxurious, alive and productive. Besides that being the same world wide, they are very much like Earth with flat landscapes, rolling textur...
Hello, everyone! It's Friday and I'm posting!? That's because I really wanted to join in on this fun link up. This writing special is going to have five parts, each part posted every Friday of this month. All the other blogs participating are linked below. I am trying to do better talking about my fictional writing on my blog. And I thought this would help! I hope you enjoy this, and don't forget to check out all the other blogs... so many fun stories being written over the blogosphere ;D I'm going to share about a series I'm currently rewriting, six novellas called A SERIES OF THOUGHTS. A 1-3 paragraph blurb of your WIP Twin planets, Orsona and Babel, are unique in that society has almost achieved the dreams of a perfect Utopia. The gasses of the three moons combined make it so all can know each other's thoughts. There are no secrets, no divisions, no misunderstandings. Or so that is the constant struggle. It'...
Today we are having a blog hunt and GIVEAWAY in celebration of Stephanie Morrill's newest book, Lost Girl of Astor Street . If you would like to participate in the clue hunt, and try and win a copy of her novel, check out Stephanie Morrill's blog for details. But, first, an interview :D 1. Welcome, Stephanie, to Keturah's Korner! Could you tell us a bit about yourself? Thanks for having me! I have been writing since I was a kid, and The Lost Girl of Astor Street is my seventh published novel. It's my sixth young adult novel, but my first historical mystery. I'm also the creator of GoTeenWriters.com, a website that's purpose is to encourage teen writers. And I live in the Kansas City area with husband, three kids, and a dog. 2. Tell us about your novel, The Lost Girl of Astor Street? What inspired you to write it? The Lost Girl of Astor Street is a 1920s mystery set in Chicago. The main character, Piper, has a best friend who goes missing ...
My friend, Erudessa , "pecked" me to join in this game she just made up. If you'd like to join head over to her blog and let her know :). So the Rules: Thank the person that 'pecked' you. List five things that start with, 'When I grow up and have my own house...' (they can be true,'When I grow up and have my own house, I will learn to play the Violin'.....or utterly ridiculous,'When I grow up and have my own house, I will not let anyone visit me who leaves the plug for the shower head pulled so that the water hits you in the back of the head when you turn it on.') 'Peck' one other person and let them know that you have done so. 1. When I grow up and have a house of my own, I'll still say I'm going to do things when I grow up. :) 2. When I grow up and have a house of my own, I will have chocolate at every meal. 3. When I grow up and have a house of my own, I'll learn every language. 4. When I grow ...
I'm doing a link up called Quote Quests from the blog Splendor Falls on Castle Walls. If you'd like to join, head over to Mel's blog!! And this is mostly my own story but I was thinking of Jonah in the Bible a little ;) Here I sit in the grey mist. It reminds me of how I was once more than a fading cold fog. The mist wraps its wet fingers around my cold body suffocating any remaining happiness I possibly had. One lonely tree spreads its drooping branches over me as if to hug my sorrows away. The leaves touch my cheeks as if saying, "I'm here." But it hides the sun's warmth. The tree does not -can not- comfort me. I look down from my mountain seat onto the city. The people go on as if nothing has happened. Yet my world has turned upside down. Once they shouted my name. Now the whisper it. Rylinn of Egan. Then, they adored me. I was praised. Now they think of me only with contempt or compassion. Both equally appalling. The King love...
I am answering questions from a linkup from Bethany and Becca's blog, Clever Bunnies. ~ Paste the button onto your blog post. ~ Leave a new list of questions (or just pass on the question list you answered) and tag a few people of your random choice (and say why you tagged them, if you have time!) (Be original and nonsensical in your question-creativity - make the blogging world a cheerful place :-) And be disastrously random.) I tag anyone that wants to do this. Post your answers in the comments or your own blog. Just let me know if you do it on your blog :) My questions are; Who's your favorite author? What sort of shoes do you prefer (boots, sneakers, Flip-flops...)? If you could do one crazy thing that would shock the whole world yet still be decent Biblically what would it be? Do you prefer pizza or cheeseburger? What do you normally use - a hairbrush or a comb? Do you normally wear jewelry? What is your favorite farm animal? Are there any names in l...
Another link up for story characters! Again, I'm focusing on the main character of my current book I'm writing called Silent Thoughts . The second draft of this story is almost finished, with over 22,000 words so far!!!!!!!!!!!! Visit the PaperFury blog to join the link up. 1. What is their secret desire? To stop what happened to himself in his childhood from happening again. Though this desire is almost secret to even himself ( Taylor ). 2. What is the best and brightest moment they experience during the story? When He finds out what he's actually meant to do, and gives up his whole life for a better, scarier adventure. Taylor learns that sometimes it takes a while to realize what you actually want can be different than what you think you want. 3. What are the emotional places your characters are afraid to go to? Themselves. The past. The future. Sometimes it is just easier living now and forgetting what happened and what may happen. 4. Is there a place/ci...