School

[j_forias]

My placement is going so much better than I thought it would be. But then, I was expecting evil little monsters who were going to shower me with hostility. Heh! Well, I'm a pessimist. The worst I got was this sweet, angelic kid going:

"Are you our supply teacher?"

"No."

"Well... good!"

I just laughed.

Comments

[emelye916]

Yay, another person who can tell funny "kids say the darnedest things" stories. Hee :) I think I like "The Burnt Souls" best of that bunch. It just sounds mysterious and draws me in a bit.

And the disappearing text problem? You need to make three copies of the story and keep one in a fireproof box at least fifty feet from the original ;)

[j_forias]

I like it, too.

But what about:

"The White Flame"

And how bad does "The Elysium Cult" sound for Book 2? Elysium is (supposed to be) a region of Heaven and often used just as a representation of heaven, in general, but, at the same time, derives from a word which means "struck by lightning". The latter has clear relevance to you-know-who, imo, with the former being relevant to the perfect world you-know-who wishes to bring about.

[emelye916]

Oof. Cryptic language. I'm not smart enough for things like that at 11:30, but yes I think I follow. I really like the word Elysium, but I think in that form it's a noun. So if you were going to describe the cult, it'd be Elysian (which, for some reason, is a word I like even better. I must have a preference for the N sound over the M sound and have just discovered it) but I don't think you should use "cult." I'm sure if I thought long enough I could come up with a word that could also do that double meaning trick and equally apply to both people.

I still like "The Burnt Souls" :) It's so good!

[j_forias]

Aye, I like it. But... a reader made the point that it's kind of negative. And if you were a parent, would you want your kid reading something that sounded as dark as "The Burnt Souls"?

The Elysian Cult is now my draft title. Thank you very much, Em!

[stubefied_by_gd]

You have school in summer? What age are you doing? Tell me all about it!
Maybe your computer/application can't handle the file size? You copied/pasted poorly?
What do you call your story in your head when you think about it?

[j_forias]

We do! It doesn't end for another three weeks and a bit. I'm doing ages 11-16 at the moment. They're cool.

I call the story FtC, which stands for "For the Children", which is most likely going to be the overview title for the whole trilogy.

[stubefied_by_gd]

I think you mentioned the FtC thing once before, but I mean what do you call this part in your head to tell it apart from the other two that are coming? But I'm guessing there's not an answer to that.

I got your PM notification, but I can't read it because the Quill is down. I've been talking about you, though. Your ears should have been burning this morning. Hee.

[j_forias]

Huh? Whatcha mean? Who've'you'bin'talkin'too?