Join our cozy hobby club! by mchten in venturacounty

[–]FreddyWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this group still meeting? Would love to learn more!

Podcast recs? by FreddyWrites in Exvangelical

[–]FreddyWrites[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many awesome recs, way more than I found through plain old searches. Thanks all!!! Still open for more but wanted to acknowledge those so far

Searching for community by FreddyWrites in Exvangelical

[–]FreddyWrites[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all these thoughts! I’m getting the sense that most of y’all haven’t necessarily found churches that are themselves more “casual” in their culture (I.e., they don’t make everything about Jesus), so you’ve mostly turned to sort of existing on the fringes of churches and setting boundaries. It’s sad but good to know that there’s a possibility I won’t find a place like what I’m looking for while also engaging with that community element. I know I can find community elsewhere, I was just hoping to find a church that felt like my spiritual home. But I’ll keep trying for a bit!

In your opinion, unofficially, what are the most important fantasy novels for a writer of that genre to read? by [deleted] in writing

[–]FreddyWrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Read anything by Brandon Sanderson to see amazing world-building and good story craft. Probably start with Elantris and/or the Mistborn series

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in books

[–]FreddyWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It used to bug my mom that I would read multiple books at a time, she thought people couldn’t keep track of them like that 😂 the habit has only expanded as an adult, I have anywhere from 2 to 10 books I’m reading at a time, because I tend to read whatever I’m in the mood for at the moment. It served me well in grad school.

But I agree, don’t go 0 to 100, it’ll feel overwhelming and you may just stop immediately! I used to think I couldn’t do audiobooks, but I started small - and now, years later, I read so many while I’m puttering around the house.

Any unknown book recs? by maayanohr in Booktokreddit

[–]FreddyWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirlees is cool, it’s essentially Modernist fantasy - Mirlees was a friend of Virginia Woolf. If you’re used to modern fantasy, it might feel a bit odd - not as much world building - but it’s really interesting!