tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post7471772661326004784..comments2024-03-21T17:22:02.012-05:00Comments on Musings of an Elf: Beautiful Books - The Nether Isle {NaNoWriMo 2017}Christine Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-14520436049752709022017-11-11T21:58:02.898-06:002017-11-11T21:58:02.898-06:00Thank you! It has been pretty crazy thus far and.....Thank you! It has been pretty crazy thus far and...I'm loving every bit of it. XD<br /><br />I 100% agree! I like to occasionally dip my toe in something different from my usual genres, and I never once regret it. It definitely stretches us, but in wonderful ways!<br /><br />Thanks again! ^_^Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-18997076226954782642017-11-11T21:55:20.110-06:002017-11-11T21:55:20.110-06:00LOL. THAT IS OKAY! Sounds like something I would d...LOL. THAT IS OKAY! Sounds like something I would do. XD But EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Your comment is making me grin so hard! Thanks so much, girl! <333Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-38605153204993955692017-11-06T19:46:06.101-06:002017-11-06T19:46:06.101-06:00This story sounds really exciting! I'm glad yo...This story sounds really exciting! I'm glad you're doing something new. It often stretches comfort zones, but produces great results! Best of wishes for your project. ^ ^<br /><br />storitorigrace.blogspot.comVictoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-88040956695505240082017-11-05T15:59:34.351-06:002017-11-05T15:59:34.351-06:00I JUST REALIZED I FORGOT TO COMMENT ON THIS LIKE W...I JUST REALIZED I FORGOT TO COMMENT ON THIS LIKE WHAT?!!! Christine this sounds epic and amazing and arghhhhh. I just want to read it <3<br /><br />Everyone else has already written the monster comments so I won't even try...but good luck, and I hope it's going great. :)R.F. Gammonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134854415617023273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-31291716793558197922017-11-03T10:57:45.978-05:002017-11-03T10:57:45.978-05:00THEN CAN I FLAIL OVER YOUR COMMENT BECAUSE EEEEEEE...THEN CAN I FLAIL OVER YOUR COMMENT BECAUSE EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! YOU JUST MADE ME SO HAPPY. THANK YOU, YOU PRECIOUS PERSON YOU! <333Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-65410113138203690132017-11-02T20:40:52.662-05:002017-11-02T20:40:52.662-05:00CAN I JUST LIKE FLAIL AT THE AMAZINGNESS AND AWESO...CAN I JUST LIKE FLAIL AT THE AMAZINGNESS AND AWESOMENESS OF THIS IDEA??? SERIOUSLY. This sounds EPIC. ACK. ^_^Madeline J. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651322832150574847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-26079992781219271102017-11-02T10:21:42.900-05:002017-11-02T10:21:42.900-05:00*FLAAAILS* THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY! :D*FLAAAILS* THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY! :DChristine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-57106920212592221582017-11-02T07:50:13.063-05:002017-11-02T07:50:13.063-05:00AWESOME THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I've already dood...AWESOME THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I've already doodled some concept sketches, and I LOVE depicting your story's aesthetic!! *gets absorbed in drawing*Christine Eyrehttp://christine-eyre-writer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-29320513393614017702017-11-02T00:03:39.362-05:002017-11-02T00:03:39.362-05:00That's wonderful! :D
OH MY GOODNESS. I WOULD ...That's wonderful! :D<br /><br />OH MY GOODNESS. I WOULD BE THRILLED. I'm honored you were inspired by my aesthetic to draw something. YES. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!!Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-41088984484936881742017-11-01T14:03:14.092-05:002017-11-01T14:03:14.092-05:00Thanks! The least I can do is try! And I'm a...Thanks! The least I can do is try! And I'm already off to a pretty good start. :-)<br /><br />Okay, random question: I was thinking about your book's aesthetic today, and wanted to draw some of the settings. Do you mind if I do that? I'll be happy to send you pictures of the finished products, if you'd like!Christine Eyrehttp://christine-eyre-writer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-9511509995562564462017-10-31T22:15:20.105-05:002017-10-31T22:15:20.105-05:00I AM EXCITED MY EXCITEMENT IS MAKING YOU EXCITED. ...I AM EXCITED MY EXCITEMENT IS MAKING YOU EXCITED. #Excitedception BUT SERIOUSLY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN!!!!<br /><br />Eeeeeee! Thank you, Ellie! I'm super looking forward to writing a steampunk story. I've written one before but that was yeeeears ago. It'll be great to try my hand at it again.<br />Oh my goodness, it looks like your WIP came about a lot like mine. Just throw ALL the things in and see what you get! XD But steampunk pirates and glass-eyes elves??? ELLIE. YOUR STORY IDEAS. I LOVE YOUR BRAIN!<br /><br />It's such a great feeling! And I do love it when it happens when I pants, but it helps with plotting too. I love it both ways, really! Being a writer is just magical in general. ^_^<br /><br />Family is a really enjoyable theme to work with. And siblings relationships are sooooooo fun to write! Some of my favorite character dynamics have been sibling relationships.<br /><br />Thank you, Ellie! I hope your NaNo is AMAZING! <333Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-38344365700758312052017-10-31T21:35:18.635-05:002017-10-31T21:35:18.635-05:00AHHHH BEST OF LUCK! I was excited for this before ...AHHHH BEST OF LUCK! I was excited for this before but now all your excitement is making me DOUBLY EXCITED!! <br /><br />Okay, that magic camera idea is the bomb. And so is the plot as a whole - I love the mystery element! AND STEAMPUNK, YESS. My current work is also a steampunk one, and I composed it basically by tossing together a bunch of plot ideas + elements + characters I hadn't been able to fit into other stories. Steampunk pirates or glass-eyed elves, anyone? <br /><br />I know EXACTLY what you mean when it comes to books just bursting out of you. It's why I'm a pantser a lot more often than a plotter, though that's something I'm trying to change little by little.<br /><br />Family is a theme I've begun warming up to in the past year. I'm an only child with a pretty small + distant family, so it's always been hard for me to relate to themes about family. But I've read a bunch of really good sibling relationships recently, so it's become more of an interesting element to me than something I'm inherently suspicious of, for lack of a better word. I can't wait to see what you do with the theme!<br /><br />Happy writing! I can't wait to see snippets at the end of the month <3<br /><br />Ellie | <a href="http://www.ontheothersideofreality.org" rel="nofollow">On the Other Side of Reality</a><br />Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016450998401859766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-86476447850182412372017-10-31T20:07:49.605-05:002017-10-31T20:07:49.605-05:00SARAH ELIZABETH WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH YOU AND...SARAH ELIZABETH WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH YOU AND YOUR NICENESS???? Oh my goodness, I just can't. XD I'M SO HAPPY YOU LIKE MY CRAZY IDEA!<br /><br />D'awwww, thank you! I'm excited to write about these babies. And I'm totally with you on the quiet, reserved guys. They're so precious! I love writing that type! <3<br />Pinterest is like my favorite place EVER. It's so the best! (If not a time-vacuum--sucking away all my time. XD)<br /><br />THANK YOU, SARAH! YOU TOO. We're gonna have too much funnnnn!!!! :D :D :DChristine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-2785617041430269352017-10-31T20:04:09.270-05:002017-10-31T20:04:09.270-05:00OH MY GOODNESS. YOU! <3 I don't think it...OH MY GOODNESS. YOU! <3 I don't think it's creativity as much as me just throwing every idea I have into one and calling it a novel. XD<br /><br />AWWWWWWW!!! THANK YOU. YOU ARE TOO NIIIIICE!<br /><br />Creepiness is comforting. O___O Oh my goodness. YOU PUT IT INTO WORDS. I've never thought of it consciously, but there IS something comforting at those eerie feeling things, like a quiet forest or the wind in the night or a pretty graveyard. YOU'RE SO RIGHT. I HAVE COME TO A NEW REALIZATION. YOU ARE BRILLIANT!<br /><br />Thank you again! Your comment is making me so happy! *twirls with you*Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-82417000220688008112017-10-31T19:32:25.097-05:002017-10-31T19:32:25.097-05:00LAURI LAURI LAURI o______o If there's ANYBODY ...LAURI LAURI LAURI o______o If there's ANYBODY who isn't the least intrigued by this story, I'll HUNT THEM DOWN & BEAT THE NONSENSICAL-NESS FROM THEM. This sounds absolutely BEYOND incredibly and magnificently and ALL the -ly's AMAZING!!! I cannot WAIT to learn more! (If you'll ever share anything even CLOSE to a spoiler, that is... *wink wink*) xD<br /><br />Your characters sound adorable PRECIOUS. I love the quiet, reserved kind of guys - they always seem to have such an appealing kind of mysterious factor to them, and Jonah is no exception. :] <3 And Karis!!! LOVE the name - so lovely! And the Pinterest board is great! (Such a convenient thing for us writerly folk, eh?) <br /><br />Best wishes, m'dear, on this NaNo! Happy NaNo eve!!!Sarah Cnossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095719269691352787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-19811413905412987212017-10-31T19:18:00.512-05:002017-10-31T19:18:00.512-05:00WHY, OH, WHY CANT I BE THIS CREATIVE ????????
Eve...WHY, OH, WHY CANT I BE THIS CREATIVE ????????<br /><br />Everything that I just read... Beautiful!! I could just feel the creativity and excitement oozing out of the words. This book sounds just amazing and original. ( Mary poppins voice) practically perfect in every way :) <br /><br />I had chills on question three!!! Creepiness is so comforting some times. <br /><br />So to some it all up I think this is going to be a phenomenal book. I will control my self and simply say that the whole camera thing is pure genius... I can't even <br />I will anxiously await for peeks into this story :) *twirls around in the glitter and confetti and fall leaves* Varvarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814728841619127712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-79438869604804494412017-10-31T17:06:12.391-05:002017-10-31T17:06:12.391-05:00You're very welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thank y...You're very welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thank you! <3 :D XD GJEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-50328101953084964142017-10-31T16:16:10.537-05:002017-10-31T16:16:10.537-05:00YES YES YES! To eeeeverything you said about extro...YES YES YES! To eeeeverything you said about extroverts and introverts! The problem is people think there's only ONE kind of extrovert (the air-headed party animals) and ONE kind of introvert (the "lost in thought, poetic soul, can't-be-bothered-with-the-unwashed-masses-and-their-chatter" just like you said!). But um, NO. "Extrovert" simply means we get recharged by people. And "introvert" means recharging time is time alone. That's IT. Just because someone is introverted doesn't mean they're shy and quiet. Where extroverts are not all loud and crazy. We're just people who get recharged differently. I'm actually a very quiet person and sometimes think TOO deeply about things, but I love people and crowds and get so filled up when I'm with friends, so I identify as an extrovert. But I'm also pretty quiet and bookish. I know some introverts who can talk your ear off. It just...bothers me about these misconceptions. And then yes, throw in ambiverts in the mix and you've got a real mess! XD<br /><br />But wow, there I go ranting again. I just think it's wonderful you see this too and like to break the stereotypes in your books. That's a lovely thing! ^_^<br /><br />YA books are my favorite, but they're also my least favorite because they can be so ridiculous and misguiding. I just don't even know what to do with them. XD<br /><br />You're so welcome! And YAY!!! How exciting! I do hope it goes well for you. But definitely be kind to yourself. *nods*<br />NaNo is the bessst for getting those long books done. That's what got me addicted to it, because it actually pushes me to finish my monstrous books in a small amount of time. It's great! XD<br /><br />Happy NaNo'ing! <333Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-61246146391884798822017-10-31T16:06:45.669-05:002017-10-31T16:06:45.669-05:00*FLAAAAILS* AAAHHHH! YOUR COMMENT. That is the nic...*FLAAAAILS* AAAHHHH! YOUR COMMENT. That is the nicest thing! It just THRILLS me to hear people like my crazy idea! Thank you!!!<br /><br />You too? That is great! XD I'm so obsessed. I kind of center my life around it even though it's just one month out of the year. But it's such a HUGE and important part of my life. I LOVE IT. YES. Bring it on!!! *raises laptop and charges*Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-53038954311959698522017-10-31T16:04:56.278-05:002017-10-31T16:04:56.278-05:00Awwwww! That makes me so happy! Thank you!
YESSSS....Awwwww! That makes me so happy! Thank you!<br />YESSSS. I love that feeling so very much! It's just a magical moment.<br /><br />Oh goodness, THANK YOU! I'm suuuper excited to write them. And wow, Jonah and you have matching personalities??? HOW FUN.<br />I am so honored you're interested in snippets. I'll still be posting every Monday (hopefully) and will do my best to squeeze in some snippets and things! You're so sweet! <3Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-51054452385252659192017-10-31T11:28:50.879-05:002017-10-31T11:28:50.879-05:00wow Wow and WOW
The more I kept reading, the more...wow Wow and WOW<br /><br />The more I kept reading, the more I was like "THIS IS AMAZING I WANNA READ IT!"<br /><br />The camera idea first caught my attention, then the island, and the steampunk and AHH this book sounds great!!!<br /><br />You're not the only NaNo crazy person - I think about it all the time, and fangirl over it. BRING IT ON!!! (tomorrow...)Helena Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511426093471571440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-63419731327087107862017-10-31T11:27:25.310-05:002017-10-31T11:27:25.310-05:00Haha, no problem about the rant!--I completely agr...Haha, no problem about the rant!--I completely agree! It must be frustrating to be stereotyped as a party animal with no capacity for REAL DEEP thought. (Because if it's not existential or conceptual, it's not deep, right? Haha.) And I really do wish writers would be nicer to extroverts! One of my favorite kind of characters to write is "outgoing bookish"--where the character is definitely an extrovert and likes to talk, socialize, etc, but also loves to read and learn and think. It's a combination I don't see very often.<br /><br />Actually, introverts can be portrayed incorrectly as well, though I see this online as stereotypes more than in fiction...we're not always the "lost in thought, poetic soul, can't-be-bothered-with-the-unwashed-masses-and-their-chatter". :-) <br /><br />And that's before you throw ambiverts into the mix...<br /><br />Oh, YA...what could go better with mood swings and raging new hormones than telling teens they need to find the love of their lives NOW? *rolls eyes* But hey, if you save the world first, you'll probably find navigating romance is a little easier by comparison!<br /><br />Thank you for your advice! And I think I'm going at least start NaNo and write 2K a day, but if that gets to be too much, I'll alter the daily goals to something more manageable! And haha, my stories are always so long, it takes ridiculously long to write them...so I'm hoping NaNo will help jump-start the process!<br /><br />And yay, I'm so glad my comment was a highlight!! :-)Christine Eyrehttp://christine-eyre-writer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-42239762039508079852017-10-31T11:01:18.468-05:002017-10-31T11:01:18.468-05:00This sounds so lovely! I SO enjoyed reading this....This sounds so lovely! I SO enjoyed reading this. <3 That feeling you get when your story finally comes together! It's so exciting, I love that feeling so much.<br />Your characters sound awesome. I would love to watch them work together. Jonah sounds a lot like me--almost exactly like me, actually. I know you'll be busy during NaNo but do post snippets if you think you can. This story sounds fun, and I would love to get to taste your writing style!Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294014446205255295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-74071237785319633272017-10-31T10:12:47.343-05:002017-10-31T10:12:47.343-05:00*happy squeaks* EEP. Thank you! I am so very excit...*happy squeaks* EEP. Thank you! I am so very excited about it! That makes me happy you like the sound of my characters and everything. Hopefully everything on paper will turn out like it is in my head, but one can never know. XD<br /><br />BUT THANK YOU, SKYE. I AM EXCITED! :DChristine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-49323899804164749762017-10-31T10:07:56.302-05:002017-10-31T10:07:56.302-05:00I have been waiting for this! It's sounds awes...I have been waiting for this! It's sounds awesome, Christine! I love, love the idea of a creepy island, a camera that takes pictures of the past. Yes please! Also your characters sound like adorable cinnamon buns too pure for the world. <br />It will be genius! Skye Hofferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385765274513034927noreply@blogger.com