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PostPosted: December 27th, 2012, 9:28 pm 
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Hello~! My names Xoffelokin, or Xoffelocin, or Xoffy, or just Nicole. : ) (This is the first time I have a "k" instead of a "c" in my username, so bear with me if I spell my own name wrong at times!)

I found Holy Worlds from googling "christian fantasy writers forum" or something along those lines, and after spending hours reading through various topics, I thought I better join!

I consider myself a relatively new Christian, having given asked Him into my heart almost a year ago now (has it been that long?!), so I feel I still have a lot of room to grow in my walk.

My favorite books include The Last Unicorn, Howl's Moving Castle, The Princess Bride, A Little Princess, The Neverending Story, and a bunch more that would make this post 1274869561875687 million miles long. I'm finally starting CS Lewis and Tolkein, and loving it so far. : ) I'm also a big Doctor Who fan and LOVE fairy tales.

Anyways, I really enjoy fantasy writing, mainly wordbuilding, even if I'm really terrible at it. And now that I'm a Christian, I feel like I want everything I do to glorify Him and draw me closer, not be a distraction, which my writing was becoming without having Him in its center. So, I was super excited to find this forum. : D

I'm looking forward to making friends with all of you!


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PostPosted: December 27th, 2012, 9:35 pm 
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PostPosted: December 27th, 2012, 9:52 pm 
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Hello Xoffelokin! (epic name o.O ) I'm glad you found us. :D

C.S Lewis and Tolkien are awesome. :D

Xoffelokin wrote:
I feel like I want everything I do to glorify Him and draw me closer, not be a distraction, which my writing was becoming without having Him in its center. So, I was super excited to find this forum. : D


That is awesome, you've come to the right place! We strive to honor God here with everything we say and write, which makes it a great habitat in which to grow as Christians, and writers. :D

I can't wait to see you around here! A good way to get to know people is to get on the chat room (the button for it is at the top of the site :D).


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PostPosted: December 27th, 2012, 10:00 pm 
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Welcome, welcome Xoffy!! :D *Hands you a plate of cookies* So glad to have you join us! *Throws purple and gold glitter*

Curious question - how do you pronounce Xoffelokin? :)

Xoffelokin wrote:
And now that I'm a Christian, I feel like I want everything I do to glorify Him and draw me closer, not be a distraction, which my writing was becoming without having Him in its center. So, I was super excited to find this forum. : D


And let me assure you we are just as excited you found us! We love having new people, and you sound like one of us already. ;) Worldbuilding - check. Love of fantasy - check. Doctor Who fan - check. (I'm not a DW fan since I've never seen it, haha, but there's a lot of them here. ;) ) Wanting to glorify God through writing - check. *Grins* ^_^

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I'm looking forward to making friends with all of you!


:D Right back at you. ^_^

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PostPosted: December 27th, 2012, 10:11 pm 
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Xoffelokin= Zawf-el-oh-kin. It used to be when ever I joined a forum I would have a contest for everyone to try and pronounce it. xD

And oh... a secret... It used to be Xoffelocin, so

Xoffelocin | nicoleffoX

Nicole F Fox!

Only the Nicole is my real name-the rest added on because I wanted an X. :rofl:

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I can't wait to see you around here! A good way to get to know people is to get on the chat room (the button for it is at the top of the site ).


Chat Rooms always intimidate me, I'm so shy. xDD Although, the forum I used to frequent (now dead) had a pretty sweet one, so I should probably just get over myself and head over, huh? xD


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Welcome, Xoffelokin! You have a very interesting username. I like it! :D Glad to have you here! *showers purple glitter around the area*

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Welcome to Holy Worlds! Nice to meet you. :D

Xoffelokin wrote:
I found Holy Worlds from googling "christian fantasy writers forum" or something along those lines, and after spending hours reading through various topics thought I better join!

That's how I found it, too.

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Xoffelokin wrote:
Chat Rooms always intimidate me, I'm so shy. xDD Although, the forum I used to frequent(now dead) had a pretty sweet one, so I should probably just get over myself and head over, huh? xD


*laughs* Well, I'll tell you something...*whispers* (They intimidated me when I first got here, so it was months before I went in. And I immediately wished I'd come a lot sooner so I could have gotten to know people starting sooner. ;) ) That said, everyone's different. =) But yes, I'd encourage you to at least try. Awesome, friendly people abound there (unless it's empty xD). :D


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Welcome to HolyWorlds, Xoffy! (And yes, I'm cheating by taking the easiest form of your name to spell. ;)) Hope you enjoy your time here! Make sure you explore the place, but don't get lost, the cupcakes might eat you... ;)

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Welcome to Holy Worlds, Nicole! :D Wonderful to have you join us here.

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Hello, Xof! My middle name is Nicole. I have a partiality to it. ;) Welcome to the forum! I hope you like it here.


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Xoffelokin wrote:
Xoffelokin= Zawf-el-oh-kin. It used to be when ever I joined a forum I would have a contest for everyone to try and pronounce it. xD

And oh... a secret... It used to be Xoffelocin, so

Xoffelocin | nicoleffoX

Nicole F Fox!

Only the Nicole is my real name-the rest added on because I wanted an X. :rofl:


Haha! Thanks for skipping the contest part. ;) I'm not good at guessing such things. That's an interesting way you came up with your name! :cool: *Likes*

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Xoffelokin wrote:
Chat Rooms always intimidate me, I'm so shy. xDD Although, the forum I used to frequent(now dead) had a pretty sweet one, so I should probably just get over myself and head over, huh? xD


Oh heck yes it was!! ;)
Hi Nicole! :D I just saw you today in real life in real person. :D I'm glad you pointed me to this forum. :)

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Oooh, a Howl's Moving Castle fan? I just watched the anime a couple days ago, and it was really good. :D

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Welcome, Xoff! (Is Xoff OK?)

Since we've already met in the Les Mis thread, I just wanted to say here, for the record, that I'm glad to meet you, and look forward to seeing your other posts. :)

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