YOUR HAIR IS AMAZING. <3

*reins self in* Oh, hi! Nice to meet you. Here, have a welcome cupcake.

We are so glad you joined! We Christian sci-fi writers have to stick together. B-) Several of us, including myself, are working on sci-fi novels currently, although my main project is alternate history, which is sort of a rewrite of a book I had partially finished (the previous version really just being a super extended outline...).

What are you working on right now?

Welcome to Holy Worlds, Kevi!

Do you have any favorite books or authors that have inspired you in your writing?

I look forward to seeing you around the forums!

Greetings and salutations, Kevi.
Welcome. Come on in and spill some electrons.



Yes ... and no.
I write constantly. Several thousand (close to 5000-6000) words per week in various locations on various subjects. Fortunately for both me and the world, I have no burning desire to write a novel, or even to publish anything that I write. I just write because it brings me pleasure. Almost a zen thing (without chanting that would cause people to stare.)

Fortunately for you, I am in the minority and I know for sure that others are working on a sequel to Red Rain and a rewrite of TDW 1426 ... but that is for them to talk about.



Steve Brown has a great quote about trusting G_d. He tells the story of a nervous speaker who was not as prepared as he wanted to be. He commented to his friend that he was just going to have to trust G_d. His friend began to snicker. "Listen, if G_d ever fails it will be with Billy Graham or the Pope, it will not be with a peon like you."

So relax, He can handle it and He has you covered.

Romans 8:32 [NKJV] He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

I (and others here) would love to help with rewriting! You can either start a generic thread about your book in the appropriate subforum (most of us do), or, if you have a specific issue, you can post it in one of the world-building forums (i.e., if you just want to ask a question about, say, sci-fi tech instead of your plot as a whole). You can also message me any time if you want.

Keeping organized? What's organized?

A belated welcome!
I'd like to add my compliments about your hair, too! I'd love to try some purple myself but I tend to go about a year between touch-ups and the growing-out part probably wouldn't look so great.

All of your WIPs sound intriguing! Cat-people keeping human pets makes me laugh.

And someone else who read a lot of original Star Trek books as a kid! I can relate!

I do beta. And yes!! Let's convo about TOS books! I still have a small collection of favorites (I'd have more but my sister has a ton so I just borrow when I crave a reread.)

Hmm, my natural color is pretty dark, too, but the whites are beginning to creep their way in. Maybe I'll have a chat the next time I see a stylist...

Another belated welcome from me as well! So happy to have another story-crafter join us in the madness!

Your stories sound awesome, and I would love to hear more about them, if you're up for that! And way to go on the progress you've made!! (Already at the re-writing stage- cool!) All of mine are in the brainstorm phase, and I'm sorry to admit, have been for a while. But, since I've started haunting Holy Worlds again, my imagination has been refueled, I guess you could say, and I've been inspired to work towards the goal of one day getting these stories on paper. I hope you find similar encouragement here in your writing endeavors!

I hope to see you around!!!!

Yes yes yes! Lots of beta-readers here. (Pick me, pick me.)

Aww, thanks! And I just may have to take you up on that sometime.
I'm looking forward to seeing you around!

I have wavy black hair and an increasing amount of white.

Welcome!

Since you asked about being organized, I'll chime in. I'm much more organized than I was two or three years ago and don't mind sharing how I got better. Keep in mind, I still have a long way to go.

Read "The Art and Craft of Writing Christian Fiction" (Jeff Gerke) Great for keeping us grounded and focused on the right things.

"The Writer's Journey" (Christopher Vogler). This will be the start of the organization plan. Lay out all your story ideas and then see how far you can thumbnail the main character through a heroic journey. Whomever gets the furthest, take that to God and ask "Is the what I'm to write, right now?" If yes, move on the next step. If not, go to the next story concept in line and repeat until you have an answer or you're out of ideas and God is saying there's something else you're supposed to write.

Once you have a "Yes", map out the MC's journey on 3x5 cards or notebook paper. One or the other, but not both. Not a computer screen, be tactile. Erase, mark over, and dream. You're finished when you have the story structure mapped from start to finish.

Post a "Tell me More" and teaser here for critique. This will help you gain better focus on what the real story is about. The tighter and clearer the focus the more energy your story will have. Tell Me More Example

Once you have the journey and the synopsis, read "Story" (Robert McKee). Arrange the chapters in the story to follow energy guidelines. Ensure the chapter ideas can fit into your genre recommended scene/chapter length. Romance might have three to five scenes per chapter while Action might have one.

Use a NaNo style schedule; bang it all out in a month. I have this unpublished "How to write a NaNo story" blog post; one of the biggest recommendations is that once you have your story make it a four month effort. One month to get to know the character, one to know the setting, and one to write like a mad(wo)man. Go from start to finish without editing, critiquing, or second-guessing. Then spend a month recuperating.

I prefer to work on one "thing" at a time. However, the nine or so books in my head are all set in the same "world" and many of the characters go from one book to another.

As I've developed that system I've written two books from start to finish. Working on re-writing the first and drafting the third.

Well, not that I take my own advice all the time, but you might enjoy the "Ought Five and One Two Three" thread. There's a "[TDW Peanut Gallery]" for questions about the books or stories.

Hello! Good to have you here with us! Especially since you and Aubrey seem to have a lot in common. I just hope the forum can handle two of you!

Looks like there's lots of good information here that I will likely be using myself. Thanks for bringing it up!

I'm not currently working on a sci-fi project, but for the most part, my multiverse blends fantasy and sci-fi in different proportions based on the story, but I've definitely done quite a bit of it in the past. Used to identify as a Christian science fiction writer, actually.

This implies you have been "handling" me the entire time... <looks around suspiciously>

Indeed.

This has totally had me in stitches!

Late to the party, but allow me to extend my welcome, also.
Welcome to Holy Worlds!