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Ellesmera Lost is one I began writing maybe four years ago. The plot is terrible (please don’t laugh), but I’m continuing it at the moment for practice. I’ll be rewriting it at some point. Anyway, it follows a girl named Ellesmera (Mera for short) who, at the age of eighteen, discovers she’s the long-lost princess of Elyria, one of two elven kingdoms. The rest of the story is basically just her adapting to suddenly being the Crown Princess and trying to end a war with the other elven kingdom (which doesn’t currently have a name).

The Darkness Within was actually my brother’s idea, but he’s not a writer, so I’m writing it. It’s the first book in what will be a trilogy, and is about two girls, Bella and Anna, and is set in our world. Bella is a human girl who doesn’t know that magic exists until she almost kills her boyfriend (who is actually an elf) with her magic. Then she gets caught up in a war between the Lower Class (made up of elves, naiads, and dryads) and the Elite (made up of faeries, goblins, and trolls). There is a reason for these titles, but that’s not important here. Anna is also human, but has lived with the faeries her entire life and is familiar with her abilities. I can give you a major spoiler that is the basis for the entire series if you want, but I won’t if you don’t want me to.

The Darkest Flame is a retelling of The Firebird ballet. Prince Luka of Rusya (a play on Russia, but pronounced Rue-see-a) is forced by his dying father to find a wife in order to become king. With no idea where to look, he follows the directions of a mysterious woman he sees in his dreams. She leads him to steal the Firebird from the demon Kaschei, thereby pretty much starting a war with him. There’s more to it, but I haven’t come up with a good enough description for that without giving away some of what happens.

The Shadows Never Lie is my second favorite WIP. Here’s the description I already wrote for something else. Elena Crandall is just an average fifteen-year old girl, except for one thing. She knows when a person is going to die, based on whether or not they are surrounded by shadows that only she can see. She never asked for this gift, but it’s never told her anything devastating. Until now. On the morning of her sixteenth birthday, Elena discovers through her talent that her mother has only a month to live. Desperate to rescue her, Elena, with the help of her friends, attempts to stop fate and save her family.

@princessfoo Beauty & the Beast is one of my all-time favorite fairy tales! I’ve already written one retelling, there’s the one I’m working on, and I have the idea for another one. I would love to read yours some time!

@ariel-ashira The only books I’ve written that are even set in our world are The Darkness Within and The Shadows Never Lie, and those are both set in modern times. Oh, and the first retelling of Beauty & the Beast I wrote, The Rose of Anthacena, which is set like five hundred years in the future. I guess all of my fantasy worlds would be similar to a late 1700s, early 1800s feel.