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" He's so happy".Β
Very nice and cute! You should make Luke a matching outfit. Ok, maybe not.=^^=
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Thanks! I got a request from tumblr to draw Happy in that outfit - I liked how it turned out and decided to post here as well. I was really surprised by getting an ask to request a drawing - I'm not known at all for drawing on tumblr (and hardly known for writing either!) But it was fun to get out the paper and ink, water colours and set to work!
I'm waiting on a new stylus before doing much more digital stuff - I did buy one but it has a very wide rubber tip and it's hard - I think I'm drawing over "here" and it's really over "there." I still have plans to draw your Flower Fairy Doll - but maybe I'll do it old school?Β
But thanks for the comment - I do have plans to dress Luke up - but in more festive seasonal clothes!
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That is so cool! I'm not surprised you got asked. You do great job with the Fairy Tail characters, drawing and writing.
So, what kind of stylus are you getting? Hope it works well!
Digital, old school, you do great at both. I leave the choice up to you. It will be great either way!
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The stylus has a pointy tip - and other than that, I don't know
the brand name - I ordered it from that Wish site, so it'll be a
while to get delivered.
I also ordered Dave a bigger Rubik's cube - 5x5Β He needed a bigger
challenge.Β I still can't solve a regular one even with him coaching me.
I know there's a method to it, but my brain melts when he tries to
explain it to me.Β lol
I think your flower fairy would make a great Christmas Card cover too!
Dressed up in seasonal finery and glittering with ice or rhinestones!
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Rubik's cubes. Yeah, I leave those to the crazy people, Er ,I mean, professionals.
I never could figure them out, either. 5x5? He's truly crazy, I mean, a pro!
I look forward to seeing your take on the fairy. I like the winter fairy idea. I wanted to do a witch for Hallowhen, but no time. Her skirt was going to have purple and orange lights in the skirt. I was talking to Ian about it and we did our usual-took a simple idea and make it fancy. I have a number of neopixels and an ATtiny or two. We are going to make a petticoat with the neopixels glued to it and connected to the microprocessor. This will let us program the colors of the neopixels and patterns. This way I can make different outfits and dolls for different holidays and program the lights accordingly. I was hoping to a new Lady for the top of the tree this x-mas, but I am so far behind on everything else, thanks to Pistachio being a deadbeat mom, that I don't think I will get it done in time. Sigh. Maybe a cupid or queen of hearts for valentines?
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You were right with 'crazy people' - crazy smart/dedicated!
Dave LOVES learning stuff like that - it's an algorithmic function
method for solving .... blah, blah, blah ... my brain hurts just
thinking about how he tried to explain it.Β ^^
I think I'll do a chibi style drawing of your Fairy as a Winter Fairy ~ I've
been doing quite a few lately. I have half a dozen already done that I
should post here. Pen, ink and watercolour pencils. I did them super
fast - but for the Winter Fairy, I'd take more time. (Though, that doesn't
always equate with better quality for my workΒ lmao)
Keep working on your neopixel idea - sounds very cool! Once you get the basics
done, I'm sure you can tweak it for every occasion!
I was going to make my own tree topper angel one year ..... oh, more than a dozen
years ago .... and the parts are still sitting in my 'to do' pile.Β >< The horror! The shame!
The lack of ambition for some projects!
I vote Queen of Hearts for Valentine's! Lots of red velvet and white lace, ruby fauxpals and
discrete glitter! Now you got me wanting to draw that too!Β ^^Β
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Ooo, I love your chibi drawings! I look forward to seeing her!
The fun part about the skirt is the programmability. So each season change just means plugging it into the computer and loading the new program. Ian says we can even program designs into it. Like snowflakes and hearts. It will be powered by USB cord, so no batteries to deal with.
For the Queen of Hearts outfit I am thinking about using the same velvet I'm using for the Nalu Xmas outfits and some white lace. I want to see if I can find some tiny red and clear rhinestones for it, too. Oh, no, another excuse to send time on aliexpress and wish!
Isn't it funny how crazy and smart seem to go hand in hand? In highschool and college I was one of the "crazy" ones. I blame science fiction. Makes you think outside the box.
I love logic puzzles, but I work best in 2 dimensions. I am a bit envious of people like Dave who function well in 3. >^^<
I have made 2 tree toppers for us, one for the tiny tree in the boys room and a gorgeous renaissance angle with pheasant wings for my sister. I wish I had a picture of it. I also made an angel for my nurse midwife. She was dressed in an outfit made from surgical sponges(they are actually gauze-go figure), surgical towels and a tunic over the top that matched the one she wore. The doll was holding a little baby. She loved it. I do have a picture of her somewhere. I should see if I can find it. What was yours going to be like? Ever think about giving it another try? (Hint, hint)
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My to-do pile keeps growing - but I'll find the energy somewhere
to move on it. ^^
I spent time in a dollar store yesterday (took my mom out for breakfast
and then shopping for her birthday) and would sticky plastic (but still
shiny and sparkly) rhinestones work? There were lots of colours to choose
from.
Speaking of logic puzzles, my dad loved to buy the physical logic puzzles, you
know, the kind where you have to move a knot, or ring, something over from
one side to another - that looks impossible, but through a series of maneuvers
becomes possible.Β ...and I saw a video very recently of someone solving one -
it was very cool! Looked like there was no way to do it, and then - move this, move
that, pull the string - move the item a bit - and there you go!
The nurse midwife tree topper sounds adorable! And mine, alas isn't so amazing.
A blonde porcelain head - small white wings - just satin (no feathers) and the plans
to use a stunning burgundy fabric as the robe. I ran out of ambition.
I'll give it some serious thought to trying again. I should google up some tutorials on
assembling ~ and WATCH'em!!Β
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My to do room keeps filling up!
I was thinking about check my dollar store. I got done very tiny plastic rhinestones for back art there. I'm hoping they will have some seasonal ones. They have in the past, but no guarantee for the future. I have tons of average size round ones-close out deal at Walmart. I should also check the Dollar Tree down in the cities
Those are some of my favorite logic puzzles. I'm pretty good at them, but some still confound me. My mom lived them, too. A number of them have come home with me.
Hope you get a chance to finish her- she sounds like she will be stunning.
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We'll see ~ her face and hands are ceramic and came
pre-finished - so she looks nice already. It's just up to me
to make the body and dress her in a robe and attach some
wings.
I spent just over $32 dollars at the dollar store.... some of this,
some of that, xmas odds'n'ends, (including chocolate), some yarn
and other little items. I could have spent even more! There were
some nice (giant) mugs I would have loved to get and xmas
placemats, aprons, .... the list goes on and on! Β
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Β keep trying to get to the dollar store, but never seem to make it. sigh.
So, a short recap on the last month.
After Tim's mom got home from the hospital she is more shaky on her feet, so cant be home alone, Every time Tom goes to town, with my nephew, for the doctor, shopping and laundry, I go over and spend the afternoon with her. Kind of reminds me of my mom.
2 weeks before Thanksgiving the van started making new noises, in addition to all the other noises. And we needed to find a new car. Took a little less than a week, but we found one. Lots of internet time saves on foot time. We got a 2007 Chevy Cobalt with less than 100,000 miles on it. It has a manual transmission, we love that. It getsΒ 10 mpg more than the old van, the wallet really likes that!
There is a leak in the roof so we spent several days trying to find it, Still haven't. sigh.
I managed to break a tooth. I was chewing something and somehow I broke off the back cusp of one of my bicuspids. It didn't hurt, but it did need to be taken care of right away. joy. I now have a zirconia crown. Yes, as in cubic zirconia. They are stronger than metal or porcelain crowns.Β
On the upside, I am averaging almost 6 hours of sleep a night! woo-hoo!
Fred is just eating the outside food and doing well. The other kittens all love him, so it was worth all those cold late night trips to the shed. Yeah, I keep telling myself that.
And now I have to reallyΒ need get to work on x-mas stuff. Literally, i have to go. chat later. Keep warm!
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You've got a busy life! And kudos to you for keeping up with so many
things!Β
It's a shame to break a tooth - but now you've got a diamond tooth -
very cool!
I've been busy with Xmas stuff too - and writing - tumblr - drawing! ^^
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I managed to get all my cookies made, except the fancy iced sugar cookies. But those were only if I had time, anyway.
I did end up making one Christmas present. I tried to talk myself out of it, but I lost. The Tuesday before Christmas I asked Ian for ideas for Korri. He said she liked chocolate and handmade things. So, I had this idea to take the Frankie Stein doll I had and make a Sally Finklestien doll. I knew I probably wouldn't get it done in time, but I would give it a try. The face was easier cuz the eyes are white with black dots, not much for eyelashes and no eyebrows. The dress was easy, I had a photo of the parts someone painted to make a sally costume. I used it to make the dress on the sally doll I made my niece a few years back. Shoes were going to be tricky, but I figured I could just sculpt them on the feet, as they didn't have to come off. Well, I didn't count on needing to change the skin color from green to blue and all those scars! I got rid of her hair and factory paint and sealed her on Tuesday. After we got back from our anniversary lunch and Christmas shopping on Wednesday I managed to get the face and scars sketched on. Thursday I had the house to myself, so I could leave my crafting stuff out. I managed to paint the entire doll that afternoon. The scars took the longest. Two layres of black pencil and one of white paint. After dinner I made the yarn wefts for the hair. Friday I glued the wig and made the fabric sheet for the printer. I printed out the fabric, with the pattern on it( handy thing, that), and sewed the dress. It was too small and short! I almost gave up. The next morning I reworked the pattern and created fabric to go behind it, the original wasn't long enough. Got it sewed together. Worked great! Found some beak boots from an other Frankie. Not perfect, but would work. Made some white socks and drew black lines in the tops. And she was done! The quickest, ok, and simplest repaint I ever did. And rather nice. I will post it after I give it to her tomorrow. I like her,but I still feel like I want to make the dress, socks and shoes more like the movie. But that perfectionist streak is why I never can get things done, as you, sadly, know too well.
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Double kudos to you for crafting at the eleventh hour!! Sometimes
it's the challenge of pulling it off - and also the natural want toΒ
surprise and please the intended recipient.
It sounds great! And lots of the joy in giving is those special
touches to create the most perfect item you can - and it sounds
like you're very capable of delivering.
Making the wig, doing and sealing a repaint, drafting the clothes -
fixing the first effort, making shoes, big and little touches...
You're a real artisanal doll modifier!
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I did feel kinda bad. My niece is making one for one of my other nieces. She stated it 2 years ago, but never finished it. Partly school, but mostly the outfit. It was, like, her 3rd or 4th repaint, and she didn't have good tools or materials. Well, her mom showed her the one I made. No where's near one of my first repaints and I have better tools and materials and 35 years more practice. She was so bummed how much better mine was, but mine isn't all that much better. Hers is pretty good and she attempted more detail than I did. She made sue all the stitches are in the right places and number. I inky worried about the face ones being right. And I made sure to let her know that. She is done with her undergraduate work this spring, and will be moving back to Minnesota. Hopefully we can have fun working on dolls together.
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That sounds amazing - being able to work on repaint projects
together - sharing tools and ideas. ^^
It's hard sometimes to get projects done when life won't stop
hitting you with obligations.Β
And all it takes is practice and time, your niece will get better
at doing repaints - she should only compare her work with her
own older work - she'll see the progress she's made, I'mΒ
sure of it!
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I keep pointing out her imorovements. I think it helps. And she us using the poseable models I got her. Can't wait to see the results. She is really good if she uses references. And especially drawing from life.
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You're a wonderful supportive Auntie!!
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Her sister started her semester abroad this week. She is in Copenhagen, Denmark. I talked to a DA artist I chat with, who lives there. They have gotten in contact. And I sent her a silly picture of my minion pincushion wearing Freya's short red and purple wig, to cheer her up. Things didn't go well when she got there. The person from the university wasn't there to get her where she needed to be and settled in. Poor thing.
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Oh, that sort of thing would give me nightmares -not getting met
when and where to get settled into a new place.Β Poor thing
indeed!
I wanna see the minion pic too! I'll have toΒ answer more later - I'll
go see if you posted it here already - and check back later today or
....maybe tomorrow.... I have 600-800 words I NEED to write!
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not the way to start what should be one of the coolest things in your life.Β
Hope the writing went well!
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The writing went well enough - I was going to repurpose an older
unpublished (and unfinished) story...worked on it for an hour and
couldn't get it to a quick endingΒ - so I wrote a new fluff piece
and got my short ending.Β lol
And I found another unpublished piece that needs work before I
post it - all based on a dream I'd had. Some weird stuff.Β lol
I hope all your projects are going well!
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short ending, and happy ending? lol.
I have some dreams that Tim and I refer to as "Night Movies". Sometimes I think I should write them down , as they could make a good story. But once I try they just seem stupid. writing is definitely not my forte! Let me know when and where you post it, so I can check it out.
My projects are kinda getting ignored. Tring to learn some stuff on YouTube. The major danger with that is that I find new things I need to do stuff. I'm hoping to get the last of the base colors on Ian's dragon today so I can start the shading and the pearl-ex powders. You know, the fun stuff!Β
Korri's dragon is based on her favorite coloring of a line art she drew. It is whit with rainbow spikes. I ordered some Mermaid powder- a pearly rainbowy powder for nails- to brush over the white to make it a true rainbow dragon. Kind of like Ruth from the Pern series.
Made the pumpkin loaf the right way yesterday. Tim decided we could feed the messed up one to the turkeys. Don't know if they got much. Cats love pumpkin. The new loaf was wonderful! Even Ian, not a fan of these things, likes it!
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Awesome! I'm glad the revised method for pumpkin loaf was a hit!
Korri's dragon sounds super pretty! Mermaid powder....sounds downright
magical in fact! Was Ruth the albino dragon? I read the Pern series too
long ago. Might be time to re-read.
AsΒ long as your projects get moving sooner or later - everything needs time, right?
And you should write down your dreams - you never know which bits you could link
together for a story.Β ^^
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It wasn't so much revised as actually reading all the letters. Lol.
Yes, Ruth was the albino one.
I got Ian's dragon done in time for his birthday. Sadly, to make her black I had to paint her. Even using multiple thin layers it chips easily. I knew it would. I just hoped it wouldn't be so bad. Sigh. Once the finish gets too bad I will strip the finish and dye the resin. It will make it dark gray, I hope, but med gray for sure. Then I will finish it again. She won't be as dark, but the finish will hold up better.
I'm getting a new phone on Tuesday. It has a better camera. I will be taking pictures to post then.
I figure as long as I have a variety of projects going, I never have to with about getting bored, right?
Tin says I should write then down, too. Usually, by the time I get a chance, I forget most of it. I need a recorder. I think my mmpspkayer has one. I wonder where that ever up?
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I took so long to reply - you must have your new phone by now!
How do you love it?Β ^^
And your new phone prolly has a voice recorder too! I had a pretty
odd dream a few nights ago - but I don't remember much now, either!
I know I woke Dave up to tell him about it, but I'm sure he remembers
even less than I do!
Even dark gray, I bet Ian's dragon will look awesome.
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I do like it. The first couple days it drove me nuts. I hate getting used to new phones. The camera is better. Then phone has more memory and a faster processor. fun, fun, fun!
It doesn't have a voice recorder, per say, but I can do voice text and send it too myself
I have told Tim a number of mine. he rarely ever remembers them, either. And why should he?
Have you used yours as the basis of a story?
By the way, my old phone doesn't seem to know what an MP3 player. It decided "mmpskayer" is what I really meant to say. What the heck!
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I did use a dream once as inspiration for a story - I haven't worked on it
for a long time either. I should totally revisit that WIP. It was such a vivid
and full of background knowledge dream. Stuff would be happening and I
just 'knew' things - and it all made sense at the time! lol It did NOT make
sense later!
Dave can forget his dreams as he's telling me - I'll ask pointed questions later and
he hardly ever remembers! Why do I remember his dreams better than him?? lol
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Tim remembers mine better than I do. It's like telling it clears it out of my memory. Another reason to record them when I wake up. I did find my mp3 player, but no good dreams since then. Typical.
If you do work on that story again, I would love to read it.
Dreams always make sense at the time, but not later. That's what makes them so fun!
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If you're serious about wanting to read it, I can copy'n'paste
it into a reply for you.
I remember the feeling behind the dream better than any actual
events that may have happened IN the dream. Sometimes you just
KNOW more stuff than what you see in the dream.
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Yes please.
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Loving an Elder God
Lucy reached out with trembling hands, the decision to not back down made only months ago, but long enough. His beloved form flashed with fire, jewel bright - so bright it hurt her eyes, but was lovely all the same.
The empty shop they stood in was consumed with light and through her eyelids Lucy couldn't make out firm details, but she knew in her gut they'd jumped with one of his erratic magic spells. He needed the cure - and after, well, Lucy figured there were more than enough mortals to amuse Natsu.
It was almost like watching from a distance. Lucy wasn't sure of anything she could see. Scintillating fire patterns danced; overwhelmed with detail, Lucy stopped trying to make sense. There wasn't any order to be had - chaos couldn't be tamed so easily.
Amused that her flesh didn't burn, Lucy captured Natsu's face in her hands, rising on tip-toes to close the distance. Guts churning with nerves, Lucy kissed Natsu.
Locked into human shape, Natsu allowed the mortal these liberties - he could easily break her hold, but he was curious enough to want to experience more. He'd watched humanity at a distance for such a long time - now, it was time to shorten the gap. Taking a ragged breath, Natsu closed his eyes.
The mortal's lips were soft and plump - berry and mint.
Lucy angled her head, pressing harder, taking charge of the kiss. The dancing fire under Natsu's skin took form in the air - so bright and determined, like its own intelligent entity. Perhaps it was. Natsu's godhood magic had been dormant inside of him for untold years as he wandered alone. Chance meeting with Lucy had stirred it into life - and now it wanted freedom.
Lucy pushed Natsu down, lips still locked on his - on top his body, controlling the kiss. Desperate to ease the clamouring bodily wants that flooded her, Lucy opened the last lock of her mental vault. She was her mother's daughter in truth, and as the last descendant of her line she couldn't not obey what her gut and soul wanted. Born to sacrifice, Lucy abandoned the reins of her life.
The coruscating fire pulsed brighter, consuming the burst of newly freed magic. Lost in sensation, Natsu didn't realize the tiny human spark he surrounded was fading. Able to access his longed-for powers, Natsu revelled in their wielding. The cavern he'd transported them to was awash with heat, light and redolent with magic. Waves of eldritch power crashed back and forth - hitting Natsu with insistent hammers - breaking pieces of the curse attached to his soul, making it brittle, pulverizing it into so much powder, making it vanish.
Amidst his personal extreme heat, Natsu felt perplexed by the vastly cooler spot he was next to - pulling more energy from the new source of power. A flicker of dimmed and cold light, small and delicate coiled about itself - a tiny dot inside the conflagration that was a newly invigorated elder god.
Amused by the discovery, Natsu tested himself - leaching more magic from the cold speck next to him. It trembled and shrank on itself - surrendering heat faster than it replenished - but continuing to empty freely, no barrier defending its energy.
Natsu paused his meal. There had been something he'd been doing. What? The sprite feeding him was fading, if he could siphon more energy from it, perhaps he'd recover his wits faster. He sank mental fingers into the sprite, intent on consuming it utterly. The taste of it was familiar - delicious, redolent of berries and mint.
Aeons of memories stirred. Knowledge of exactly who the energy sprite was arrived just as the ember that was Lucy went dull. Frantic, Natsu wound his fire tightly over Lucy, offering back fragments of his own power.
Natsu waited, sick at heart. An elder god's power wasn't a good match for any mortal.
The pocket of cold seemed to warm. Natsu forced his consciousness back into the constraints of flesh.
Lucy was pale and waxen. Bluish lips curved in the gentlest of smiles, her eyelids fluttered and slowly opened. "I'm the key, it's okay."
"I don't want you to be the key." Natsu glowered at Lucy. "It's not fair!"
"Life is seldom fair - but it's a beautiful thing to discover purpose." A fat tear rolled down Lucy's cheek. "I've known all my life I was meant to be a key - and I chose to be yours."
"No!" Ripped from the back of his throat, Natsu's cry echoed in the cavern. All traces of flames died as he tucked his powers inside himself. "I don't want this!"
Lucy locked her gaze with Natsu. The enigmatic man she'd met by chance had claimed her heart fully. Regrets were a fact of human existence - but being mortal also had an up-side; selfless sacrifice. "How else are you going to save the rest of your family?"
Natsu let his tears flow as Lucy's body sagged and went limp in his arms.
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This is amazing. And heart wrenching.
I'm at a loss for words. And that's no mean feat. Please keep writing it!
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I prefer not to write 'angst' or 'tragedy' - on account I think the world
is sad and terrible enough. But I do enjoy on occasion reading it when it's
well written. It was just how the story ended flowing - perhaps I'll work on it some
more and post it soon.
Thanks for your encouragement!Β
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This is very different than your usual. But still handled with your wonderful attention to detail and, I'm having a hard time finding the right word, so I'm just going to say: maturity, respect for the reader and the characters. And you write for the reader. My niece wants to be an author. She has good imagination, but doesn't understand that her audience doesn't know all of her character development, unless she lets us know. You understand that, and give the information as it is needed and in a way that is engaging and unobtrusive. To me, the math of a great author. This is why I enjoy your stories do much. (Yes, I'm a fan, deal with it!)
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Awww! I'm glad you enjoy my writing! If your niece would like
another pair of eyes on her writing, I'd give her my opinions.
I'm tough but fair. 
a stranger. I do like to encourage other writers....Β
I will share the story again with you after I add and edit more
content. I want to beef it with some more 'showing' of Lucy meeting
and befriending Natsu - so the supposed death of Lucy hits harder.
Well, we'll see if that's what I can deliver.Β
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Man, it is taking me forever to get caught up! Seems like Everytime I try something comes up. Earlier today it was an emergency Foster kitten. Jazmine found a lost kitten along the country road. Her step-mom wouldn't let her keep it, so she brought it over to me, her favorite mom. The Mu-Mu's too to him and their mom even started licking him. I'm trying to get him used to humans while she finds him a forever home.
My niece is not very good at suggestions other than "perfect". She is ok white grammar/spelling help, but not suggestions on how to make the story more understandable. She loves to do tricks she had read in other stories, but doesn't really get how the other author made it actually work. She writes for herself, often to the exclusion if her readers. If you try to point this out to her, she insists it is the way these things are done. The story won't work otherwise. *Sigh* A story only works if you make it engaging to the reader. Joanne, her mom, has learned to just do the editing out right, and is sneaky about the other stuff. If Mercedes becomes a really good author, and I think she can, her mom will be there one responsible!
I found the death hard enough, thank you very much! Of course, I know the characters already. And love them.
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I know A LOT of writers like that - you can't suggest anything to them
without them taking it like a personal attack. I recommend the Hemingway App for
your niece - it's got some nice features (and it's free!) to show the over-use
of adjectives.
I tried to help a writer, oh, maybe a few months ago - they accepted most spelling
and grammar tips, but insisted on keeping an ungodly amount of adjectives. It really,
in my opinion, distracted me from the story. So-and-so 'whispered', 'nodded in agreement',
'said angrily', 'said happily', 'said breathily' ..... 'ly' this and 'ly' that. Ad nauseum. Β
Another pet peeve I have is not using the character's name - if you aren't revealing who they
are, yeah, of course, use descriptor words like 'the blond guy' or whatever.... but if they're
an established character and you keep identifying them by physical traits, then it makes
the writing amateurish.Β
Oh, I could go on and on!
Have you found a forever home for the new foster kitten?Β ^^ You're a good person taking in strays.
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Luckily, she is pretty good at the description thing, in general. I think her mom has managed to get her to see the value of word economy. But playing games with the reader, not so much. Even her mom can't get her to see why that, although fun for her, excludes and annoys her readers. When she doesn't do that, her stories are pretty good.
I will tell her about the app. Better, I will tell her mom, she will be able to get her to check it out. Thanks!
You don't suppose that writer used to use names too much and some one commented on it. So now they have gone to far the other way? Lol
I'm guessing that Georgie's new home is our shed. Jazmine was going to look for a home for her, but I don't think she has. She is the one who found her. One of Duncan's coworker/friends just got a new house. She is going to be looking for a kitten for her and her son. I think if they meet George, she will get to become an indoor cat.=^^=
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Well, even if she keeps on playing games with her readers, there
will be some people who enjoy that. There's a reader or readers
for every writer - there will be content that your niece creates
that somebody will be absolutely over the moon to read.
...a lot of new/novice writers to the same thing with names - I was
also guilty of that. Maybe from reading other fanfiction and seeing it
used so much makes a person think it's the way to handle that. But
you thought about a commenter giving them grief over using names is
also likely!
I'll keep my fingers crossed for Georgie to become an indoor cat!!
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She does have some loyal fans.
Duncan keeps talking Georgie, who I have decided is gender fluid, up to Carrie and showing her pictures. They really like him, so, fingers crossed. At first we thought he was male, then it looked like he was female. He is older now and a couple things are more obvious now, so, for now at least, he is male. That could change. This, gender fluid. If course, if he becomes a house cat, he may become asexual. Well, neutered.
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As long as Georgie is pampered, then I'm sure Georgie will
be happy! And calling an animal by the wrong sex isn't a bigΒ
deal - it's not like they're gonna be able to complain! (Now, who
knows about the future? LOL)
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Bummer. Carrie is rethinking the cat thing, so George may not have an inside home, after all. We will have to make sure to brush him on a regular basis come spring so he doesn't matter. Poor Kitty. Having to be on the receiving end if all that pleasant attention. =^^=
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Yes, the poor cat receiving your loving attention...what a rough
life!
Maybe Carrie will rethink the rethinking? You know what I mean ~ fingers
crossed George gets a loving indoor home!
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We almost got her to rethink the cat think when she saw the 'Skywalkers', Luke and Leia. But she didn't change her mind.
We have two kittens with thumbs, I think I mentioned them before. One has two classes in each thumb, making him a true polydactyl cat. His name is Inigo. The other one has 5 toes on his back feet, instead of 4. I don't know if that counts as polydactyl, but it works for me. I keep calling him 5 toes. He needs a better name. Their huge fluffy gray sibling is Godzilla.
Chipper left her kittens alone over cold night and they do Friday to death. Stupid momma cat. Poor kittens.
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BAD Chipper! 
Inigo is a GREAT name! LOL Now, he needs a sword to carry around.
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