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GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** April 22nd, 2013, 2:32 pm

Hey all,
I'm Katie (Kate), besties with Jessie Quill, and totally stoked to join HW!
I love Jesus, writing, the ocean, making coffee, drinking coffee, stargazing, and drinking coffee while I stargaze and write.
I write mostly realistic fiction, but also some fantasy and, of course, humorous short-stories and poems. (Which, often times, make little to no sense whatsoever.)
So, yeah. Hello awesome peoples!
Love, love,
-Kate

Jessie Quill · **Posted:** April 22nd, 2013, 2:37 pm

*pounces*

KATIESHUTTLEBUS!!!!!!!!!

YOU JOINED AND I AM SO HAPPY I COULD BURST.

Alright everyone. You be nice to this wonderful girl because she is my best friend IRL and my sis and because you will not regret knowing her.

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

Welcome to Holy Worlds, Kate!

Who are your favorite authors?

Cain · **Joined:** September 4th, 2012, 9:21 am **Posts:** 1755

Welcome to insanity. Enjoy your stay--you'll never escape. *cue evil laugh*

*coughs* Okay, no, seriously though, welcome to HW! I'm sure you'll love it here.

Just watch out for me; I can weird people out more often than they think.

Behind this normal-looking screen is a padded cell in Happydale Sanitarium... with trampoline walls...

XD Anyway. Do you have any favorite singers/bands?

RunningWolf · **Posted:** April 22nd, 2013, 6:27 pm

Welcome, Katie!

Jessie is awesome.

How much have you written? What's your current (or most recent) work in progress about?

Ophelia MirZA Mimetes · **Posted:** April 22nd, 2013, 7:27 pm

Oooh, a friend of Jessie's!

Welcome to HW, Kate! It's great to have you here with us!!

Idril Aravis Mimetes · **Posted:** April 22nd, 2013, 7:35 pm

Welcome to Holy Worlds, Katie! So glad to meet you!

Ah, it appears you love coffee, the life and blood of writers...or so my literature professor claims, though I know it may not be true for all.

What are some of your favorite books?

Blayne B. Trent · **Posted:** April 23rd, 2013, 12:27 am

Welcome GraceGirl7! Glad to have you here. *hands little cakes, and coffee*

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** April 23rd, 2013, 8:27 am

Thank you all ever so for the warm welcome!

Jonathan- Thanks! My favorite authors are probably C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther, and for fiction, probably Wendelin Van Draanen. How about you?

Renna the Blue Mimetes- Bahahaha, thank you! I'm pretty insane myself, so I guess I'll fit right in thankfully.

My favorite bands are def Benjamin Dunn and the Animal Orchestra, For King and Country & Owl City. Yours?

Lycanis Mimetes- Thank you! Yes, I must agree. Jessie rocks. Eh, I've been writing since I was, like, nine or something like that. My latest book is a realistic fic (a humorous one about a geeky homeschooler going to Hawaii to spend the summer with his aunt.) It never sounds all that interesting when I describe it, but in reality it's pretty funny, even if I do say so myself. How about you?

Ophelia MirZA Mimetes- Thank you! I'm totally stoked to be joining. ^.^ Good to meet you.

Idril Aravis Mimetes- Thanks!! Oh, I couldn't agree more. A huge mug of super black coffee + writing = this girl? Very happy. Hmm, favorite books.. most of my favorites are, like, little kids books. >.< They get the best stuff. But I recently read Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, and that's totally one of my faves now. You?

Lieutenant Mopa- Thanks so much!

And thank you JessieGirl, for welcoming me- I'm so happy I could burst too. ^^

-Kate

Lady Elanor · **Posted:** April 23rd, 2013, 9:19 am

Welcome to the forums, Grace! It's lovely to have you here.

Cain · **Joined:** September 4th, 2012, 9:21 am **Posts:** 1755

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Renna the Blue Mimetes- Bahahaha, thank you! I'm pretty insane myself, so I guess I'll fit right in thankfully.

My favorite bands are def Benjamin Dunn and the Animal Orchestra, For King and Country & Owl City. Yours?

Hehehe, that's not the best of questions to ask me. I like practically anything. Tenth Avenue North, Ashes Remain, Mumford & Sons, Bryan Adams, Celtic Thunder, JJ Heller, movie soundtracks, Owl City, Three Days Grace, Superchick, Enya, Calling Glory, The Piano Guys... the list goes on. And on, and on, and on... XD

RunningWolf · **Posted:** April 23rd, 2013, 10:12 am

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Lycanis Mimetes- Thank you! Yes, I must agree. Jessie rocks. Eh, I've been writing since I was, like, nine or something like that. My latest book is a realistic fic (a humorous one about a geeky homeschooler going to Hawaii to spend the summer with his aunt.) It never sounds all that interesting when I describe it, but in reality it's pretty funny, even if I do say so myself. How about you?

Nice.

Haha, I know what you mean--even if I have what I consider to be an interesting story planned out, it won't sound very awesome when I try to explain it..and having a story set in the real world makes it harder. It sounds awesome though, and I can see it being funny.

Wellll...I have two: one is a very messy first draft, while the other is something I haven't written yet, but am developing. The one I've written: "When a frightened girl escapes from an abusive orphanage and discovers she is in possession of strange abilities, she must quickly choose her side in a brewing war before those who would take advantage of her abnormal powers do so for her." (sounds purty cliche right now

). The one I'm developing is about a girl in a wealthy family who has to stand up for the freedom of the common people, and gets ruined in the process.

Mistress Kidh · **Posted:** April 23rd, 2013, 10:58 am

GraceGirl7 wrote:

My latest book is a realistic fic (a humorous one about a geeky homeschooler going to Hawaii to spend the summer with his aunt.)

That totally sounds like it could be funny.

GraceGirl7 wrote:

I write mostly realistic fiction, but also some fantasy and, of course, humorous short-stories and poems. (Which, often times, make little to no sense whatsoever.)

Often the best kind.

Welcome, Katie! So glad to have you here!

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Jonathan- Thanks! My favorite authors are probably C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther, and for fiction, probably Wendelin Van Draanen. How about you?

My favorites are Frank Peretti, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Spurgeon.

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Hmm, favorite books.. most of my favorites are, like, little kids books. >.< They get the best stuff.

What books?

BushMaid · **Posted:** April 23rd, 2013, 5:35 pm

Welcome to HW GraceGirl!

Good username.

Hope you enjoy your stay here!

Idril Aravis Mimetes · **Posted:** April 23rd, 2013, 8:30 pm

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Idril Aravis Mimetes- Thanks!! Oh, I couldn't agree more. A huge mug of super black coffee + writing = this girl? Very happy. Hmm, favorite books.. most of my favorites are, like, little kids books. >.< They get the best stuff. But I recently read Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, and that's totally one of my faves now. You?

Hurrah for coffee lovers! *high-fives*

Kids books are so much fun! We've got several at home, and while I do enjoy reading novels, there are days when I just want to pull out one of those books I read and loved as a kid.

Hmmm, I haven't heard of Wendelin Van Draanen yet. My favorite books are mainly from the historical fiction genre, and some from the fantasy genre, like Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia.

Cain · **Joined:** September 4th, 2012, 9:21 am **Posts:** 1755

Oh, yeah. *whispers* Watch out for one of my big brothers; he's an ogre and he can be quite scary at times.

Balec Verge · **Joined:** June 4th, 2012, 4:15 pm **Posts:** 804

*An alarm sounds, flashing red*

*Balec rushes to and fro, yelling all the while*

AHH!!! Newbie Alert! Newbie Alert!

*Balec stops and immediately composes himself and the flashing lights and wailing siren stops*

Hello. I'm Balec Verge. Nice to meet you, and welcome to HolyWorlds.

Sir J. Sandefur · **Joined:** December 18th, 2012, 10:13 pm **Posts:** 93

Welcome to HW Katie! *Raises blade high* May your time here be fruitful and 'full of coffee'.

Jay Lakewood · **Posted:** April 24th, 2013, 7:19 am

Welcome to HolyWorlds, GraceGirl!
What sorts of coffee do you enjoy drinking?

*set plate of cake on table*

Balec Verge · **Joined:** June 4th, 2012, 4:15 pm **Posts:** 804

*Sneaks away a slice of cake while waiting for Katie's answer*

Jessie Quill · **Posted:** April 24th, 2013, 12:14 pm

Renna the Blue Mimetes wrote:

Oh, yeah. *whispers* Watch out for one of my big brothers; he's an ogre and he can be quite scary at times.

Yes, beware Roager the Ogre. He eats socks and has blackmail on all of us regarding our coin collections.

Okay, maybe not. He's actually quite harmless. Like a piranha bunny.

- - -

BALEC. I saw you take that cake, mister!

Balec Verge · **Joined:** June 4th, 2012, 4:15 pm **Posts:** 804

*Freezes*

Hi Enforcer-Jessie-Lady-Ma'am.

Jessie Quill · **Posted:** April 24th, 2013, 12:28 pm

Hello sir. *nods*

Just making sure you didn't take that cake illegally.

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** April 24th, 2013, 12:31 pm

Thanks so much everybody, for your overwhelming awesomeness! It blew me right out of my socks.

Renna the Blue Mimetes - I lovvve Bryan Adams! I, like, grew up listening to his music. Crazy awesome voice. & Thanks for the heads up...should I laugh or cry? xD

Lycanis Mimetes - Your writing sounds totally awesome and interesting. It can be kind of tricky, I suppose, to do realistic fic...but then it can also be all the more amusing at times.

Jonathan Garner - I like a LOT of books. So it's hard to pick just a few.. but as for little kids books, pretty much anything I read throughout my childhood. Boxcar Children, Ramona and Beezus, anything like that.

Idril Aravis Mimetes - *high fives* Same here. And I agree- Narnia is awesomeness all the way. <3

Vivace Kondrael - Thanks! Oh, man...tough question. Starbucks, Peets (Major Dickason's blend), gevalia. Anything super dark/super strong. Coffee fan too?

Much love to you all!!
<3

-Kate

Cain · **Joined:** September 4th, 2012, 9:21 am **Posts:** 1755

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Renna the Blue Mimetes - I lovvve Bryan Adams! I, like, grew up listening to his music. Crazy awesome voice. & Thanks for the heads up...should I laugh or cry? xD

YES! Another Bryan Adams fan!

Uhh... XD Probably laugh. He's not really scary; just plain adorable. *flees before he can get revenge on her*

RunningWolf · **Posted:** April 24th, 2013, 5:50 pm

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Lycanis Mimetes - Your writing sounds totally awesome and interesting. It can be kind of tricky, I suppose, to do realistic fic...but then it can also be all the more amusing at times.

Thanks.

Yours sounds awesome too. *nods* Yes, I'd agree with that.

You can achieve irony and other humorous things better when there's a normal for you to build off of. XD

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

Enforcer the Time Lady wrote:

He's actually quite harmless. Like a piranha bunny.

That would be an interesting creature.

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Jonathan Garner - I like a LOT of books. So it's hard to pick just a few.. but as for little kids books, pretty much anything I read throughout my childhood. Boxcar Children, Ramona and Beezus, anything like that.

Good books, if my childhood memories are accurate.

BushMaid · **Posted:** April 24th, 2013, 9:19 pm

I used to read Boxcar Children.

Mistress Kidh · **Posted:** April 25th, 2013, 1:54 am

Do you like Encyclopedia Brown, Katie? I loved those ones.

RunningWolf · **Posted:** April 25th, 2013, 9:47 am

BushMaid wrote:

I used to read Boxcar Children.

So did I.

I read one of those books in an hour once...

Ophelia MirZA Mimetes · **Posted:** April 25th, 2013, 9:22 pm

I used to read the Boxcar Children too, and I've read a lot of the Ramona books. *Likes Ramona*

DairyMaid · **Joined:** December 23rd, 2010, 9:26 pm **Posts:** 935

Welcome to HolyWorlds, GraceGirl!

*gives chocolate cake*

Cain · **Joined:** September 4th, 2012, 9:21 am **Posts:** 1755

May as well join in... I used to read The Boxcar Children and Encyclopedia Brown allllll the time. And the Ramona books. I loved those.

Idril Aravis Mimetes · **Posted:** April 26th, 2013, 11:03 am

Renna the Blue Mimetes wrote:

May as well join in... I used to read The Boxcar Children and Encyclopedia Brown allllll the time. And the Ramona books. I loved those.

Me too! Grandfather Alden is such a dear. And it is always so interesting to try to solve the mysteries Encyclopedia faced.

Ramona was a fun read too.

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** April 26th, 2013, 5:57 pm

Renna the Blue Mimetes - wiiiin!! *highfives* bahaha, well adorable is cool. Whoot! Boxcar children = serious awesomeness.

Brendan - cool to meet you. Sweet! It's rare that I find fellow star-gazers and ocean nerds. Awesome. I do love realisticfic. Fantasy rocks too. (I mean, where would we be without narnia?)

Lady Rwebhu Kidh - YES. I love encyclopedia brown! Best!

Lycanis Mimetes - Dude, seriously?! Actually I probably wouldn't doubt it. They're such short books nowadays. That's still a pretty cool feat though.

Ophelia MirZA Mimetes - sweet! Yes. I love Ramona! Truth be told, she actually reminds me of myself when I was little. XD

DairyMaid - thank you!!

Idril Aravis Mimetes - I LOVE grandfather Alden! & I always loved to try and see if I could solve the mystery before encyclopedia did. Bwaha.

Love, love,
KatieGrace

Ps. Please forgive the poor punctuation and or grammar. I'm typing this from an iPad in the middle of working at an art fair. O.o

RunningWolf · **Posted:** April 26th, 2013, 6:04 pm

GraceGirl7 wrote:

Lycanis Mimetes - Dude, seriously?! Actually I probably wouldn't doubt it. They're such short books nowadays. That's still a pretty cool feat though.

Had to find out who did it and how. ASAP.

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** May 7th, 2013, 2:49 pm

It has been a tremendous pleasure seeing you around, Grace7. I love coming across new names all over the forum! Sorry I'm so late to the party. Things have been crazy for me recently, but better late then never, I say!

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 7th, 2013, 4:23 pm

Airianna, thank you! I love your blog by the way!

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** May 7th, 2013, 4:36 pm

Why thank you!!

Aldara · **Posted:** May 10th, 2013, 9:51 pm

Hello!
I definitely read all of those as a kid. Boxcar Children were favourites, for sure. I can actually still recite those first lines that were on the back of all the books. Encyclopedia Brown was good, but then I ran out of books in my library. Ramona I loved too.
I read a lot of historical fiction as a child. Did you read the Laura Ingalls Wilder series or anything of a similar nature? I read all of those, and Anne of Green Gables, and most of the Dear Canada series.
If you liked mysteries, did you read Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys?

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 10th, 2013, 10:32 pm

Aldara - I LOVE NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS. Oh my goodness. Have you played the Nancy drew computer games? Gosh, I've written alternate endings for those for years. Love them. & Yes! I love the Laura Ingalls books! My Mom, sister and I used to read them (and still read them) all the time. Love those books.

Brendan- YES. *highfives* I'm an east coastie to the bone. Best waves, I don't care what anybody says. Do you surf/skim/bodyboard?

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 11th, 2013, 8:58 am

Sir Inesdar Ternis wrote:

I'm an Atlantic Ocean person to the bone. I've lived on both sides of the Atlantic but always rather close to it

Nope! I used to live close to the ocean but not anymore. I'm more of a runner.. so I tended to run along the beach. Best track I ever had

.

That is awesome!
I love running. Unfortunately I live in a landlocked state (we have to drive a waaays to get to the beach) so I'm running on a boring treadmill most of the time. Haha.

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 11th, 2013, 9:24 am

Sir Inesdar Ternis wrote:

I live in Virginia, but I tend to go to the beach when I visit my relatives in New Jersey. Also when I lived in Ireland the beach was nearby.... of course some places in Ireland it's more sheer 50 foot cliffs then a beach....

Ahhh, I love VA. We were there recently. I just love it there. (Even if it was blizzarding out at the time. xD)
And that's also awesome that you lived in Ireland! Goodness- I've always wanted to go there. It's so gorgeous. Do you have any pictures of these insanely awesome sounding cliffs?

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 11th, 2013, 9:36 am

Ahhh, that's awesome! Yesss, New England is pretty awesome. New Hampshire is really, really nice.

:O Sweet! You sort of need to PM those to me asap. Bahaha. I'd love to see them.
Where I live in VT, there's mountains everywhere, they're amazing.

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 11th, 2013, 9:48 am

Yeah, totally.
Yes, I do! Here tis: https://www.facebook.com/OceanSkin (< naturally)

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 11th, 2013, 9:51 am

NICE! Bahaa, I know, right? Same here.

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 11th, 2013, 9:58 am

Okay, added.
And, oh my gosh, I didn't even know there was a HW FB group! Sweet!

GraceGirl7 · **Posted:** May 11th, 2013, 12:12 pm

Thanks! :-)

Aldara · **Posted:** May 16th, 2013, 3:48 pm

*laughs*
I only read, like, one Nancy Drew book. I liked Hardy Boys better, plus we actually owned lots of them from when my Dad was a kid. I never played Nancy Drew computer games -I wasn't much of a computer games person.

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