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Hi Dirk, my novel also follows a linear timeline, with some chapters cutting back to earth or other characters in the novel, other than my main character. I have also done a few of the more intense chapters that I'd cut to multiple characters in the same chapter. I feel if what you are writing about pertains to both characters on a given day then go ahead and do a chapter going from one character to another.

Karen

Like the others have already mentioned there is no perfect balance in life. I also feel that it is in the imbalance that we are honed and molded into the people we are now and the people we are still being made into. All of history shows that when people seem to have balance in their life that they became more corrupted. It was when they had major problems that they worked together to fix those problems. So embrace the imbalance in your life and be thankful for it, because it is refining you as a person.

LOL!!! Hopefully people won't confuse it with 'Super Glue' as they read 'Super GOO'.

However, all kidding aside. I like it. I also like the idea that Vern has for making it a stew of metal eating bacteria. I just wonder what happens after the bacteria digest the car...then again I don't want to know.

Edit: Well just not in great detail. Since I hope to find time to start reviewing this novel.

Exercise I: Reflection:

I feel my strengths revolve around how well I knew the story in my mind before I sat down to write it on paper. So with the backstory in my head I was able to start this novel at the inciting incident and I feel I do well at increasing the stories tension within the first two chapters of this novel. I also feel I do a pretty good job of slowly revealing the backstory of my two main characters in the first three chapters.  From some feedback I’ve gotten already I’ve heard I create strong likeable and unlikeable ongoing characters.  But fall a little short on doing that with the first few of my background characters in the opening chapters of the novel. – My sister mentioned she wants me to make Jean more likeable because she views her like Bones from Star Trek. – The writing mentor I was working with when I started writing this novel wants me to show a bit of conflict with the science team on the science ship to show why Delana has some doubts about her abilities. – I feel I’ve got a good feel for writing dialogue, but I don’t do enough inner dialogue and that I still have problems staying in active voice versus passive voice.

My last strength is when I’m shown examples on how to fix something I have an easy time taking the example and reworking it to fit my writing style. And my final weakness is even though I know there are problem areas in my novel, I can’t easily find them as easily as I can see them in other peoples writing, so it seems the editor in me seems to work better to help improve my fellow writers writing than in helping me improve my own writing without outside help.

Hi Smiles, You can post your songs to this group.

You're Welcome! I'm glad I was able to be of some assistance to you in seeking an answer to your questions.

Hi Dirk, like JL has explained when you are born again, God's Spirit becomes your guide, confidant, helper and is with you every step of the way.

I love that this novel idea has been placed on your heart to write. You have lot's of things to consider here. Besides whether these teens are really hearing from God or not. It's both of these characters - character arc - that you must also think about as you develop this story. In my mind - being a Christian - the most powerful ending would be that both teens begin to truly realize they are hearing from God and that their faith in Him grows stronger and they accomplish the missions/tasks He sets before them to complete.

As for the genocide portion of the Old Testament. I've been questioning God about that myself. Asking Him if He really condoned that the Israelites completely destroy everyone that were in the land He promised them. Or if their human nature wrote about it that way to assuage any guilt they felt over committing genocide.  Yes I'm going beyond the great flood portion and Moses stating it was God's wrath that caused that great flood. Because I believe like JL does that Moses took the tales that he heard about that event and created the story of Noah's Ark from that folklore. I also do believe there was a man named Noah around that time and that he did follow God's command after God gave him a vision that this flood was going to occur. It's more the Wrath of God part that I question, because it's hard for me to imagine the loving, tolerant, humorous God I know to be vengeful. To me that's something Lucifer would want you to believe about God. So that's my reasoning for questioning the how, extent and why of that event.

I am still waiting for my answers to my questions about these things. But in my waiting I have a sense of peace that I know only God can give me. I feel without that the first part of the Old Testament would be very hard for me to get through. I'm not sure if it's His way of telling me that I am partially correct in my thinking. I can't say for sure. But I continue to wait and listen for His answers to those questions.

I also fully agree with JL that no one, should tell you you're going to go to hell for questioning what you read in the Bible. Questions are how we all learn and grow in everything that we are doing. What I'm about to write is in no reflection on the people that told you this, because they were only saying what they thought to be true. But sadly they allowed Lucifer/the deceiver to color their words to you. The thing is he will sneak in and cause havoc anywhere he can even with loving caring Christians if they are only following the teachings of other believers and not digging in and studying God's word for themselves. My intent is to not condemn these teachers, but to make people aware that not everything you are taught is to be fully believed without studying the scripture for yourself. I feel these people should be loved and prayed over so that their eyes can be opened, so they can cast these deceptive ideas from Lucifer aside.

Sol, I think lights and confetti would be a nice touch when someone enters a contest.

Exactly!! Besides Job had God given reason to complain.

Dirk if you don't know the story of Job, the first three chapters of his story will explain what I mean by that comment. In fact, I suggest you read that section of Job. It's about two pages, but it will give you some good ideas for your novel. Because if my memory serves me correctly, about the write up, I read for your novel. You have God toy with both your main characters a little bit.

Hi Dirk,

I'm going to start out by letting you know that:

1.) I am still researching some of the things Moses had written about in the beginning of Genesis, myself. - But from some things I know already there are other places such as China that have documented a "Great Flood", so it makes me think that - something - happened back then, but was it to the extent of flooding the entire planet? I'm not sure.

2.)  As a Christian (Christ Follower) The genocides in the Old Testament are very hard for me to put my arms around. But its the New Testament for me that keeps my faith strong, because through Jesus all of that was completely changed. Which makes me wish that the Muslims didn't only have the Torah - which is the Old Testament teachings - And makes me want to see what the Prophet Mohamed's teachings are, because I had thought his teachings were about peace, but now I'm not so sure.

I'm not sure if that helps. If not I'll write a bit more about this when I get home from work, if no one else chimes in on this thread.

Karen

Influence...
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