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Of course they are!!! 😀 😀 😀 I’ve never seen characters like them, and I’ve never fangirled over a cast of characters as hard as I have yours!!! I mean, I’ve read LotR and Narnia (as well as plenty other books with likable characters) and those don’t even remotely compare to how much I adore TSW!!!!! You have no idea how much I’ve fangirled!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 This is 100% my kind of story!! Oh my goodness, that’s so incredible/a little strange to think about if our characters met… I know that Caira and her gang would definitely get along with Mejia and hers 😉 And they’d LOVE Birch Woods, since they all love cold weather (I mean, Newton might not enjoy the cold so much, but he wouldn’t mind).:)
*sigh* Mejia is just the best heroine ever, and Artur is the greatest villain ever!:D I love how many dynamics your story has, and how your characters are all so different but definitely work together. I LOVE dynamics in stories, and you’ve done an incredible job!!:D
Oh, good! *wipes perspiration from forehead* I was hoping the romance wouldn’t be weird. I think both of them have gone through enough hardships so that they’re very mature, and they’re definitely responsible and know what love is. So thank you for helping me with that!!:) Oh, really? That’s odd, because it’s actually very easy to pronounce!! I was only wondering because I’m not the best at pronouncing things XD I’m the same with Caira–I’m probably going to have her correct somebody (as she often does) and emphasize that it’s pronounced “Kai-ruh”.
Aww, thank you so much!!! I feel bad for Deek, having to listen to Newton freaking out about confessing and Caira panicking because she’s starting to have feelings for him. He usually just shakes his head at those two and tries his best to help Newton out XD Thank you so much!!!:) And THANK YOU for saying that!!! I’m just so happy you liked it!!! Caira is originally shocked when she finds out, and she ends up having a private conversation with Newton and reluctantly thanking him for saving her life. This is probably when they start having deeper talks as opposed to just bickering, and they get to know each other a little more (though they still are far from being friends). And yes, I’m glad you like the idea of Caira and Deek’s father writing the book! That’s the prime reason why she runs back into the avalanche to save it, because it’s the only thing she has connecting her to the past. And thank you!!! Awww, Newton would say ‘thank you’ too if he knew you said that!!:) (Though he’d probably only mutter it because he’s awkward when it comes to ‘thank you’s.)
OH MY GOODNESS, THOSE SCENES ARE BEYOND PERFECTION!!!! I mean, I practically felt like I was right there with Mejia and Filip!!! Like, this sounds so amazing and now I’m dying to read it!!! Also, wait. FILIP TAKES AN ARROW FOR MEJIA?!?! THAT’S THE MOST ADORABLE AND HEARTBREAKING THING EVER!!! And I just love how Mejia protects Filip by pushing him to safety while she takes the impact of the avalanche–that’s so heroic of her, sweet, and made me fangirl 100000% harder!!!! Also, while it seriously broke my heart to read, that’s so interesting you considered having Mejia lose the ability of one arm. Though I’m glad she’s okay–I don’t think I could have handled it if something happened!! And honestly, I think it’s really special how you write about disabled characters. I personally love writing/reading about them, because I don’t see many books that include them and it kind of makes me sad because they can be super special too:). So great job!!! Also, I started smiling so huge when you mentioned how Filip stayed with Mejia because THAT’S SO SWEET and ohmygosh Filip is the most adorable person ever!!!:D
Yeah, I’m excited to share characters’s journal entries!!! I’m not sure when I’ll be able to share mine, but I sent you an invitation on the google hangouts. Just hit the button in the top left with the three lines, and you should see ‘Invites’ 🙂 That should work! Hm, I tried hitting the link but it was restricted–maybe the share button is turned off? Sorry!
I’m seriously so excited to read anything about your story!!!!!!!Aww, thank you!!! I’m so happy you like it!!! 😀 😀 And yes, Newton had a rough childhood, and his father was very strict and hard on him, which is partially why Newton ran away from home. It’s so heartbreaking to think about, and I’m just so happy you sympathize with him and think he’s a likable character!! But, in the end, I think Newton’s poor relationship with his father only helps him to become a better father to he and Caira’s children. Newton is pretty adorable when he becomes a dad:)
And I can definitely see why!!! Now that I think about it, I’ve seriously never fangirled as hard over a romance as I do Mejia/Filip!!! Seriously, that’s just so heartwarming/sweet/adorable/and Mejia’s typically gruff personality only makes it that much more AMAZING!!! 😀 😀 😀 I can already tell you, I’m never going to stop fangirling over The Snow Warrior🙂 It’s just too perfect in every possible way!!!! And I’d have to say that my favorite subplot would probably be Caira/Newton:)
Of course!!! You and NaNo have been my #1 motivations for completing this story, so I honestly thank you so much for all of your encouragement, because I’m being serious when I say it’s the reason that I’ve kept writing on this book!!! I mean, your words have been super powerful to my writing and you’ve helped me have faith in it even when I’ve felt discouraged. So you’re 100% responsible for me continuing to write 😉 THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 Aww, thank you!!! I’m glad you don’t think so. And yes, he isn’t the main villain 😉 Unknown to Pirion, he’s being brainwashed by his elder sister, Primrose, because she’s always desired the throne and wants to have control over Aldova. She has a motive for it, but she’s still pretty heartless (even though she appears gentle and sweet in her introduction). Pirion might actually join Caira’s gang for the last half of the final book, because in reality, he isn’t evil and truly wants to be a good king, so he teams up with her to take down his sister (who is now on the throne). *Wow that was a lot of spoiling. I hope you don’t mind.* Aww, I don’t see TSW being cliché at all!! Honestly, I think it’s very original!!! Haha, that’s 100% relatable XD
Aww, thank you so much!!!!:) Ditto, too!!!! Ooh, interesting!! And I can definitely see why you’d choose them!:) Hmm, probably Caira, because she’s VERY similar to me (as far as being quiet and shy) and her voice is easy to slip into. But also Alana is pretty fun because she’s so tomboyish/bubbly.
YAY, I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE EXCITED!!! I mean, PLEASE don’t get your hopes up–I’m still a huge novice when it comes to illustrating and haven’t been doing it very long, and honestly I’m hoping it’s accurate to how she really looks. So the one I’m drawing right now is mainly a portrait of her face–I’m going to do another one where it’s zoomed out and I can show her sword, but I’m going to only post one to start off with. Then, you can let me know what you think and if it looks close to how Mejia truly looks!!! And then I’ll begin with the others:) Also, IT’S SUCH A HUGE HONOR that you’ve let me illustrate them!!! I mean, I feel so honored to be drawing such amazing characters!!! And those details were PERFECT!! I included the face paint and thought it added to the portrait, so I might keep it if you don’t mind (if you do mind, I can remove it). This one is sketched, but I might copy it and try to color it in:) Anyways, THANK YOU and THAT MAKES ME SMILE SO BIG to hear you say you’ll print them!!! I hope they’re good:) Also, no promises, but I’m hoping to post Mejia’s portrait later today:) 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 And please give me your honest opinion/critiques, because I want to illustrate her accurately!!:)
Hey, so I realized I never answered one of your questions earlier about why Caira was so upset during the pre-avalanche scene. So, right before this, Caira has a meeting with a new character named Evie, who helps explain things for Caira a little more in-depth and helps her understand further what her ‘destiny’ is. Evie tells Caira about a mysterious tree that she (Caira) needs to restore back to life in order to bring magic back to the world/potentially get her memories back. So while Caira is fearful of facing the king and fulfilling the huge prophecy, she wants to get her memories back, so she’s conflicted about whether or not to try to find this magical tree and bring it back to life. So, with all of that on her mind, she’s under a lot of pressure (as well as the fact that she’s still being hunted), and eventually takes her aggression out destructively. Anyways, that’s a part of the main storyline I haven’t told anybody else:)
Also, with that, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME ACCESS TO THOSE JOURNAL ENTRIES. I’M GOING TO READ THEM STRAIGHTAWAY!:D
OH MY WORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAYING ALL THAT!! If it were possible to speak out loud in all caps. I would have, but typing it is the best I can manage with the forum:) But seriously, you have no idea how much that means:) And same to Fortitude, I mean I’ve never read a book before where I love absolutely everything about it!:D
Definitely:) Mejia and her band would love Aldova too I’m sure:D (Haha, yep, Anton can empathize with Newton on that XD ).
Ooh, that is a great idea to slip in how a name is pronounced!:D That’s how I thought it was pronounced:)
That literally just makes me laugh, poor Deek getting caught between all that XD But it’s just so awesome at the same time:) Yeah, I feel you Deek, but we know what happens;) Does Deek’s advice help Newton much? What was one of the pieces of advice he offered?
Ohmygoodnessthatissoawesome! I love how they have a conversation and though they aren’t friends (yet;) they start having deeper talks and get to know more about each other! 😀 I can just envision the conversation after the avalanche:)
Awww, that just makes him so much more *glances around to see if Newton’s in earshot* cuter that he’s awkward about saying ‘thank yous’. 😀 Aw, he’s just so adorable:)I’m so happy that you liked them!! 😀 Thank you:) That scene was more difficult to write than some Mejia/Filip scenes because it’s further in the novel and more towards the point Filip starts seeing Mejia differently, (even though he was awestruck by her back when she tripped him and beat him in that swordfight XD It was after that that they didn’t always get along very well), and the scene that came from the afternoon that Anton left for supplies and he stayed with her was pretty one-sided, but sad/sweet at the same time. And though this sounds slightly terrible, that is one of my favorite things that Filip does for Mejia, taking the arrow for her.
I’m so ecstatic that you feel so connected to these characters:D I think it would have been hard for even me to handle Mejia’s losing it too, even though it gave me a lot of material in the first draft as Mejia was given an insight to Lila’s disability and Filip (who had felt completely at fault for it) helped her re-learn sword-fighting lefthanded since Anton would’ve made a terrible adversary with the sword.
Same! I love reading/writing about them too:) And come to mention it, I don’t see many books with them. I mean, it happens in real life, and not every person has the exact same abilities/disabilities, and it gives a character depth by testing their character. Often times giving them the opportunity of coming out even stronger or with new advantages. And can definitely be special and add a lot to a character. Ooh, what are some of the disabilities you’ve given characters?Aww, poor Newton! I just love him so much and it breaks my heart so terribly that his father was so strict and hard on him:'( *nearly cries* Aw, but that’s so adorable/awesome that it helps him become a better father later on:D
Thank you x 1000 😀 !!! I’m so glad you think so!! And I’m really happy what you said about Mejia’s gruffness making it more heartwarming, (because I couldn’t tell whether the romance would affect her personality negatively, so that means so much to hear and has been so helpful that you’ve probably saved this subplot from being edited out in the future:)
Ditto, you have no idea how many breakthroughs in TSW you’ve helped me make that I have been stumped over for literally years. And your posts and encouragement and just the fact that you love TSW so much has helped my noveling more than I thought humanly possible and made me notice things in my novel that I never saw before. So thank you more than I could possibly thank you for that! 😀 😀 😀 I’m so happy to hear that I’ve helped so much to and that I had a small role in helping with the making of a masterpiece:) That makes me so incredibly happy to hear!! 😀 😀
WHOA! Pirion’s sister is the main villain!? He has been brainwashed by her?!?!! Oh my goodness, this gets better and better and more awesome by the second! Aw, I felt a wave of sympathy for Pirion (even though he is a villain) that he does want to be a good king. And that would just be the most amazing thing ever if he joins Caira and her band to stop Primrose. I mean I LOVE that idea so much you have no idea!!! 😀 😀 😀
*Internally screaming here* I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! I mean you don’t know how happy and honored I am that your illustrating my characters for me!!!!!!!!! I’m sure they’ll be amazing and YES! I’m definitely going to be printing them, (are you kidding? Of course I’m going to print them!)
That’s perfectly okay:) But *gasps* I’m so glad you answered that question because that sounds incredible!!! 😀 😀 😀 (Is Evie a ghost that she had coffee with?) Poor Caira, all the odds are stacking up against her, (but that makes it even more awesome. Characters will probably never understand the importance of plot development *sigh* XD ). And that’s really great how Caira’s fears of the king and prophecy are up against her want to get her memories back. That is an amazing character and story-wise as well since it’s important that characters have wants and fears to conflict them. Isn’t fiction great? Hard. But great:) WOW is this scene so amazing!!! 😀 😀 😀
NP:) I’m glad you were able to access it. I forgot to unlock it *facepalms* but anyway, I’m so glad that you’re excited to read them! 😀
Awww, you never need to thank me!!:) You can always count on me to be a dedicated The Snow Warrior fan!! *grins* And thank you for saying that!! It truly means more than you’ll ever know (that probably sounds very redundant by now, but I mean it every time!):D That would just be so interesting to write about XD I have a feeling Anton and Newton would get along, then:) Thanks! And *wipes perspiration from forehead* that’s good to know! I was hoping it wasn’t troublesome to pronounce:) Haha, yup–it makes me grin to think of Deek begrudgingly giving romance tips to Newton, and most of the time Newton just contemplates whether or not he even should confess his feelings to Caira. Eh, it may have benefited Newton had he not messed everything up. XD Deek suggests that Newton tell Caira there’s a girl he’s interested in, and then see Caira’s response to know whether or not she’s even interested. Well, Newton ends up doing just that, and then Caira gets brokenhearted because she suddenly thinks Newton likes another girl. So, needless to say, things don’t go very well… *sigh* And thank you!! It’s tense, but also heartwarming to see them *slightly* getting along better. And aww, thank you!! *looks over shoulder to beckon Newton to say thank you, but he only bows his head* Well, I know that Newton says ‘thank you’ too, even if he isn’t the best at it:)
Yes, of course!! I was practically on the edge of my seat just reading the summary of them!:D Aww, THAT’S SO CUTE, I could scream! Like, just the fact that Filip was awestruck with Mejia even though they had a swordfight is so sweet, and oh my goodness that’s just so adorable!:D Aw, that’s just so sad (in a good way) and sweet that Filip takes the arrow for her—I mean, that’s so special that he’d be willing to sacrifice himself for her. *grabs tissues and sniffles* And *trying super hard to not write in all-caps* yes, I absolutely adore this cast! You’ve done a marvelous job crafting them all, and have I told you how much I love the dynamics?:D *claps*
Ooh, that would have been interesting! Especially with Mejia having more of an understanding toward Lila. And it would have been sweet (though sad) to see Filip helping her re-learn the sword.:) Aww! Well, one of the professors Caira meets (Arya) is in a wheelchair, and the two of them end up having a very deep heart-to-heart conversation talking about it. And one of my side characters (I haven’t named her officially, though her name will probably be Isla) is deaf, though Caira is fluent in sign language so she has the ability to speak with her. I’m not sure if this counts as a ‘disability’—more of a defect—but of course Newton has his speech impediment. To be honest, I actually considered having Caira lose her right hand during a magical battle. Because Caira’s magic primarily comes from her hands, I figured it would be a huge hindrance to her if one of her hands got cut off during a battle, because then she would have to re-learn how to use her powers single-handedly. She would end up receiving an artificial hand (possibly from Jestin, who is infamous for inventing things), however. I’m still debating that idea.
Aw, thank you! Yes, it is heartbreaking… :’( And thank you! That’s going to be so cute writing about Newton interacting with his children in the epilogue, and even just writing about all of them grown-up.:) Aw, OF COURSE!! I just love how much development Mejia and Filip’s relationship goes through in the story, how could I not ship them?? I definitely think Mejia’s gruffness only emphasizes her softer moments, and even shows how much she trust Filip because she’s able to be more soft around him. I don’t think it affects it negatively at all! I think they complement each other very well!!:D
Yay, that makes me so happy to hear!! Thank you!! I’m very glad I could be of service *bows* but I didn’t intend to. I was only fangirling about your story because I’ve just fallen in love with everything about it (especially the characters)! Aw, thank you, and of course you have!! 100%!!:D
*grins* Haha, yep! Actually, this plot twist is revealed in the second book (sorry for the spoilers), and it’s one of the things that interrupts Newton’s attempt to confess to Caira. They’re out late at night taking a walk through the snowy forest when they begin to overhear a private discussion between Primrose and Keir (she and Pirion’s uncle) about overthrowing Pirion. Aw, thank you! And yes, I think he joins for a little bit (it’s hard for Newton to forgive Pirion, though, because he still has grudges about his past). And thank you so much!! Aw, your comment on the Art Exchange just meant so much to me!!! I’m glad I illustrated Mejia’s portrait with justice:) I can’t promise I’ll be quick with the others, but I’ll get to work very soon!! If I have any questions, I’ll be sure to let you know!!:D
Thanks so much!! And yup, that’s the one:) I was hoping it wouldn’t be too… er, strange to have one of my side characters be a ghost, though she looks like a regular, human girl and talks like one, too, so I don’t think it would be too odd. And thank you!! I’m glad you’re feeling sympathy for her, and yes, she’s under a whole lot of pressure. Haha, characters will never understand what we writers go through for them XD Thank you SO MUCH!!!:D And yes, fiction is hard, but definitely GREAT!!:D
Yeah, I suppose ‘thank yous’ get redundant after a bit, but 1# I can’t help it and 2# there are no alternative words for it, so… XD I guess as redundant as it seems after a while *shrugs* it works I suppose:) But, like you said, I never say ‘thank you’ without meaning it 100% 🙂
Yeah, I didn’t think it was all that hard to pronounce at all… btw did I ever say how great the name ‘Caira’ is? If not, I’m saying it now because it sounds so awesome and fits her so well.XD Deek, Deek, Deek… he is just too awesome. He had to put up with a lot then huh? XD I can imagine him standing there watching as Newton is falling apart and in pieces over what he should say to Caira:) Yeah, poor Newton:( If only characters had the opportunity to have a remote that had a re-do button for a big mistake… although, that wouldn’t leave us with any good stories huh? Sorry, Newton… *sigh* the things you suffer for good fiction, but don’t worry, my characters have it no easier XD 🙁 🙂 (my end expression for that sentence was kind of a combination of all three of those:)
Yikes. That sounds like a terribly sad and extremely great scene. I mean first of all, Deek, what were you thinking? In general, that would have been good advice, but you know who we are dealing with here and that wasboundfated to not go over very well. And second of all, I sympathize with both Newton and Caira at the same time here because Newton is trying his best (poor guy) to get what his feelings are across to her but I am also so brokenhearted for Caira too. That must have been so terrible for her to think Newton liked someone else and added so much more conflict to her already conflicting feelings about him. See? So sad and so great at the same time.
Aw, that’s alright Newton:) Mejia’s not the best at thank yous either XDI’m glad to hear you were at the edge of your seat reading that:) Yep, he was, although Mejia thought it was just plain shock (which was part but definitely not all of it). Aw, thanks so much!! I mean your character dynamics are also just amazing:D 😀 😀
Yes, it actually was pretty interesting to write about then, (tbh once I edit it out, I’m going to have a huge gap of space in my plot because of how large a subplot it had been).
I honestly hadn’t considered Newton’s stutter as a disability before you said that as much as I considered it an utterly adorable, lovable, and oh-my-goodness-I-love-Newton-so-much flaw:) But you’re right, and it has got to be my favorite disability that I have ever read!
I remember Arya!:) She is another amazing character as well:) Ooh, that’s so interesting/cool how Caira is fluent in sign language! I love the name Isla btw. Hmm, I think it could definitely be counted as a disability since it’s a loss of one of her five senses, aw, Isla sounds like an awesome character already:) What is one of her roles in the story?
WHAT?!?!??!?!??! POOR CAIRA!!!!!!! *reaches for your trio* *Deek ducks* no, not you this time Deek since I know you survive, *snatches Caira* That is so awful for Caira:'( *I suppose you’ll need Caira to keep writing though huh?* *sets Caira back down reluctantly* That sounds so tense and terrifying, the thought of her losing her hand in battle. I can see where that would be a huge obstacle for her since her magic comes from her hands. Is she right-handed? I could imagine that if it was the one she uses the most, it would make controlling her magic even harder. Poor, poor Caira. I feel so terrible for her already even if you haven’t decided on it for sure. I also love how you said Jestin is infamous for inventing things, he is so great:) Would her artificial hand look like a hand or something else? I mean, I trust you Jestin whatever you build, but just wondering:) Whoa, that is so unexpected to think of Caira losing her hand!Awww, that will be so adorable:) It is kind of hard but also scary and awesome to think of Newton, Caira, and Deek grown up. I can just picture them all and Deek XD Gosh, he is probably going to be such a fun uncle! I mean I could be wrong, but I kind of doubt it because he definitely seems like he would be an utterly awesome and fun one:)
Thank you!! *glances over shoulder. I don’t think I’ll tell them you said that right now since they are semi getting along at the moment XD I’ll probably tell them later so they can argue in a scene where I want them to:) * But I’m always glad to hear opinions about them, and yep, though Mejia is annoyed with herself time to time for doing it. But as Mejia and Filip become better acquainted and have gone through a lot from purely surviving to full-blown battles of arguments to teaching each other things, Mejia begins to occasionally have a soft side near him. But does a good job of disguising it most of the time.
And that last line you wrote, I’ll tell Filip when Mejia is busy since he’d be happy to hear that.Well, some of history’s best things were invented or done unintentionally:) I’m still just so ecstatic you love TSW so much:)
*Claps hands enthusiastically* Ooh, YES!! I love hearing about spoilers! Aw poor Newton, so that was what interrupted him that time. Ohmygoodness!!!!!!!!!!! They were on a walk, no a night walk, no a late night in the forest??!?!!? *internally screams* that is such an adorable thing to even and imagine and I can see it so clearly. And then as Newton tries confessing, his stutter slows him down, and then it’s too late because of the conversation.
And the conversation? Whoa, this is getting so tense! *GASPS!* Primrose and Kier are planning to overthrow Pirion!?!??!? I feel so bad for Pirion, the more I hear about him, the more I sympathize with him. Btw, I LOVED the excerpt from before his coronation from the WIP Chat discussion topic:) I also love the name Kier, it definitely has a villain-ly tone to it all the while having a cold yet royal feel. Ooh, it fits him so well even though I don’t know a whole lot about him yet:)Aww, yes, I definitely see that it would be extremely difficult for Newton to forgive Pirion. Aw, poor Newton. I can sense the tension building from here! But still, I LOVE the idea of Pirion joining up with them briefly! 😀 😀 😀
I’m glad because I was so incredibly excited to see Mejia’s illustration, you have no idea!:D No worries about quick, I mean I am just so happy you’re drawing them!! And plus, I know how illustrations take time:) But AH! I am so excited to see them!!!
Sounds good, I’ll be happy to answer any questions if you ever have any:)Oh no, I don’t think a ghost side character is strange at all! Going back through old novels I’d partially worked on in the past, in a fantasy that I had one-fourth wrote I had had a ghost minor character named Sterling who also appeared human. And not only do they make good characters, but ghosts also are so much fun to write about! And Evie (love that name) sounds like such an awesome ghost, I already like her:) I think it’s awesome for ghosts to appear in human form and even though I haven’t read any description of Evie yet, I already have a picture of her forming in my head:)
Yep, characters will never know XDAlso, I saw your new NaNo Background and Portrait, awesome! Those trees are just how I pictured those in Aldova, so beautiful:) And *applauds your word count* you are a whole day ahead on it! (I have a sheet that says exactly where words counts should be every day. And you’re doing so fabulous!)
Now for the statistics: You are officially already halfway through NaNoWriMo, have an additional 25k in your novel, and have written more in fourteen days than many professional writers write in a year! Amazing work girl!! 😀 😀 😀Aww, thank you so much!! *beckons Caira to do the same, and she awkwardly murmurs a ‘thank you’* That makes me happy to hear, because quite honestly, I invented the name. Well, until I realized it’s an actual Italian name, though it’s very uncommon. Caira’s name before that was ‘Chiara’, so I altered it a bit and ended up happy with ‘Caira’:). Haha, thank you! Yes, he puts up with a lot, and plenty of times he has to help Newton not lose his mind over trying to confess. *sigh* Oh, I know right? But then I guess the story would never be written. I know that Caira would undo everything I’ve put her through XD *shudders when you said your characters didn’t have it any easier* That makes me worry. *snatches Mejia and her band, gives them blankets and hot chocolate and keeps them safe* Now, before I let them go, I need to know that they’re safe in your hands. *protects Filip*
‘Yikes’ is definitely the right word to describe that scene. It may have worked (Deek was running out of ideas at this point), though Newton thought the idea was foolish but did it anyways out of desperation. Indeed, it was bound to not go very well XD Yeah, Caira was pretty brokenhearted because she even considers confessing to Newton a couple times, but suddenly she thinks he isn’t interested and gets frustrated. She talks about it with Deek, and that only makes it more awkward for poor Deek XD
Yes, of course I was!! All of your excerpts are so on-the-edge-of-my-seat-worthy and make me want to read more!! 😀 😀 And thank you!! That makes me very happy you think so. Aw, I’m sure you’ll find something to fill in the gap! Besides, that’s what drafting is all about–I mean, I have many parts of my book that I haven’t written and usually just put parenthesis in, so don’t worry about it:) Aww, I’m so happy you like his stutter! It’s such a crucial part of his character and I was hoping other people would like it:) I figured it would be considered a disability since #1 it affects one of the five senses and #2 it’s rather severe, and I’m ecstatic you think it makes him adorable!!:D
Yes, it’s a bit strange when Caira finds out she knows sign language. It’s one of the very first things she begins to remember from her old life. Isla is introduced after the avalanche scene, when Caira wakes up after being unconscious and finds that Isla has been nursing her back to health. Isla is young—maybe fourteen—and training to become a nurse, and she and Caira become close friends (Caira ends up naming her future daughter ‘Isla’ in honor of her). She doesn’t have a huge role, though she does give Caira vials of medicine that end up proving to be useful further into the journey. And *closes door so Caira is out of earshot* YES, it’s quite heartbreaking to think about (not as heartbreaking as that time I considered having Caira sacrifice herself at the very end), though I’m not sure I’ll go through with it. Yes, Deek does survive *puts hand over heart* you have my word XD. Don’t worry, Caira is in good hands. For now…
And thank you! Yes, she is right-handed, so that would make it even more challenging not only for her powers but for everyday life. Thanks! Jestin is one of my favorite side characters:) Hmm… it probably would look like a hand, though I hadn’t considered making it something else! I’m still debating the idea, but it wouldn’t happen until Book Three anyhow, so I have a lot of time to think about it:)
YES, it’s terrifying to think of them grown up *sniffles as though I’m a mother watching my children grow up* and yes, it’s a little terrifying to think of Deek as an uncle XD I can envision him panicking trying to babysit his four nieces and one nephew… poor Deek XD It’s so interesting to think about Mejia and her crew grown up too! What would their lives look like ten years in the future? Oooh, that’s such a cozy thought of all of our characters growing up:) Aww, Mejia and Filip are JUST THE MOST ADORABLE SHIP EVER and I love how they went from battling each other to getting super close. I can’t wait to read the confession and the entire novel!! Oh my goodness!!:D 😀 😀 😀
Yay, I’m so happy you enjoy that idea!! *also internally screaming because that just means so much to me* They have a lot of heart-to-heart conversations in the woodland, so it’s adorable to write about:) And yes, that’s EXACTLY what happens! And YES, they are!! I hint at it multiple times in Book One, but Book Two is when the plot twist happens. Aw, thank you so much!! That was an excerpt from his own chapter:) I’m glad you sympathize with him!! Aw, thanks! Honestly, I think the name Kier just came to me and I knew I had to use it for a character:) Haha, I’m still trying to outline his character a bit more myself!:D
Thanks! I was hoping it wouldn’t seem too far-fetched. And aww, OF COURSE! I enjoyed illustrating her!! Thanks for understanding, sometimes I sit down to illustrate and nothing turns out how I want it to, so it may take several drafts to get them perfect:) And… *lightbulb turns on* YES, I do have more questions! #1 What is your favorite scene that you’ve scrapped from the story (one that didn’t make it to the final draft)? #2 What are each of your characters’ favorite/least favorite memories? And #3, If each of your characters had one wish, what would they wish for?
Oh, THANK YOU! And Sterling sounds incredible!! I’m so happy you like Evie. Caira is the first friend she ever has, and Evie ends up mentoring her. She has very tough and down-to-business mannerisms, so they conflict at times XD Aw, I’m so glad you can picture her!! 😀 😀 😀
Oh my goodness, THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES!! I actually took that photo with my camera in the woods behind my house and thought it reminded me of Aldova:) Aw, thank you!! I’ve been putting my all into it *wipes perspiration from both forehead and fingers*. You are too!!!:D YAY, I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL WE’VE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE!:D Or, er, hit the word count, I guess:) Thank you, and you’re doing INCREDIBLE work too!!!:)
Oh, and by the way, I’m VERY sorry I haven’t posted the link to the diary entries yet!! I’ve gotten some new ideas that I want to include, so I’ve been writing in some new things/polishing old entries, so I hope you don’t mind the delay!! Also, I decided to include diary entries from Evie as well, so I’ve been writing hers:) Anyways, I’m planning going to post the link within the next few days!! Sorry about the delay–I’ve been writing some new entries and formatting them, and that’s taken a bit longer than expected:(
Really? Ooh, that’s cool. I like Chiara, but I like Caira much better:) That’s true, I have never heard of it before, but is still the type of name that sounds classic and memorable and as if it could be a well-known name but is still entirely new. And that’s always the best type of name to give a character since it will be memorable to the reader without sounding strange… I guess that didn’t make a whole lot of sense XD But, yes, ‘Caira’s a great name:)
Yeah, no stories would ever be written if characters had that option. I think if I gave Mejia that choice, she would want that opportunity at first but would consider what she would be losing. Since she gained her title, her forest, and her band from all of her hardships, and would never have gotten any of them without suffering. So I think after considering all that, Mejia would eventually hand me the remote back and tell me to forget it. But if any of my characters could re-wind what happened to them, Morio would do it without a second thought.
Haha, I think Anton is enjoying the hot chocolate and blankets the most right now. None of the TSW cast has ever tasted chocolate before and since Anton likes sweet-flavored things, I’ll bet he’s completely content with that arrangement XD 🙂 Are they safe in my hands? Yes… until I find another plot twist, they are all safe. But Mejia, Filip, Anton, and Lila will survive I promise 🙂 Although… never mind, I’ll tell you about that when I answer your question about when they’re grown-up, *sigh* I may never get them back… XDHaha, that makes me laugh thinking about Deek running out of ideas, especially since he’s not too romantic, to begin with, XD And Newton, aw, that is such an adorable thought that he thought that that was a foolish idea but was desperate enough to do it anyway. That suits his character so well and is just so cute! I can just picture his face and him not understanding how that could be a good idea, oh my goodness, and the fact that he wouldn’t understand how cute all that makes him, makes him all that much cuter!! 😀 😀 😀 *Sigh* I am just not the type of person who would typically fangirl over characters, but that was before I met the cast of Fortitude🙂 I seriously just want to hug Newton for how cute all of that is:) (Which is another first for me to want to hug a character:)
Yep, that’s true:) That is what drafting is all about:) Ah, yes, I do that often too. Whenever there are filler scenes that I know are necessary but I can’t figure out how it will go or am focusing on a different scene or am just jumping ahead into the story, I use a parenthesis, insert what should happen, and move on. Drafting can get messy for me XD But I guess, it’s a hard thing for all us writers. Oh well, I suppose that if writing was easy, it wouldn’t be so worthwhile:)
Ooh, that’s so awesome that that is one of the things she begins to remember and that Caira knew sign language in her old life, (her old life sounds extremely interesting). That’s right! I remember that you said Caira’s daughter was named Isla back when you made a collage for her, so I was wondering if you were switching names or anything. But that’s so sweet/amazing that Caira names Isla after her friend:) And that’s super interesting that they met after the avalanche scene, was Isla the one who told Caira that Newton saved her?
That is SO heartbreaking, the very thought of it:( But. Wait. YOU CONSIDERED CAIRA SACRIFICING HERSELF?!??!??!! WHAT?!?!? NOOOOO!!! *sobs* first Deek *sniffles* then Caira… *sighs with relief* It’s such a relief to know what happens in the epilogue because I don’t know what I’d do if Caira had had to sacrifice herself :'( Or Deek, or Newton… *sigh* I’d be 100% and completely devastated if anything ever happened to them…That would definitely be a challenge for poor Caira, having to do everything left-handed, but I just love the thought of Jestin inventing a hand for her. That’s true too, that you still have time to consider it since it would occur in book three:)
Yes, the thought of them grown-up is kind of frightening XD And definitely terrifying the thought of Deek as an uncle. I mean it’s an incredibly adorable thought, but at the same time I was thinking about what you said about him babysitting his nieces and nephew and I laughed because that is definitely a terrifying thought XD Aw, poor Deek:)
‘Interesting’… yep, you could definitely use that word for them:) Ten years into the future huh? Well, later on, long after the novel, Anton grows up to be (you’re about to read some major spoilers that future readers will never know anything about. So just a warning) a doctor and will one day end up saving the Ivatoust Leader’s life, who had always treated Anton horribly. Then, much later on, his friend Chazov becomes the next Ivatoust Leader, and Anton adopts a young boy that was a lot like him when he was younger, who he finds among a family of squirrels.
Lila will end up marrying her old love interest -from the wanderer band she’d lived with- that she had planned on confessing to the night she was kidnapped by Artur. Even though Lila had been gone for all those years, the love interest never loved anyone else, and was overjoyed to find Lila on his travels through Birch Woods.
Mejia and Filip will fight in and be separated by a several-year war between the villages of Birch Woods and those of its regions and opposing foreign forces. Mejia will be among the only woman warriors but will be a great and invaluable fighter and leader to her allies. Filip will climb in his ranks, leading his own troops, all the while trying to survive in hopes of finding Mejia again one day. But one day Mejia receives word from a comrade that Filip had died in a battle that he had led in the foothills of a mountain. Mejia continues to fight the war, becoming much less sensitive to the world that is breaking around her. She meets several people she knew years back as well as meeting new comrades and though it went against her duty and feelings, she saves an enemy soldier who was severely injured in a cavern.
When the war ends, she decides to try and locate her band again, completely disheartened by everything she’d fought through. Then one morning, while she is trying to find the Koni I’da, a familiar person comes limping into view. (Sorry, I’m getting into more detail than I should here since this is exposed to be more of an excerpt), Mejia thought her heart had stopped entirely before she started running toward the person who in turn tried to do the same thing. It turned out that Filip did not die in his battle, but was almost fatally wounded. He had stayed away from the battlefields, trying to heal as quickly as possible so he could rejoin the fight. But after weeks of it not healing, he was getting extremely ill and the enemy soldier that Mejia had saved, ended up saving Filip’s life. Mejia and Filip’s reunion is one of my favorite scenes ever. Even though I haven’t written it, I know exactly everything that all happens. Though future readers will never know about it.………..Sooooo, I guess that turned out to be longer than I expected. I hope I didn’t ruin any of the novel for you by spilling all my secret spoilers. So, yes, I hope you didn’t mind reading all that.
But, yes, it suited them I think to go from battling to becoming more close. I’m beyond ecstatic that you like them so much:)I think that it’s just one of the greatest ideas ever! I mean I’m nearly externally screaming instead of internally screaming at the thought of them having heart-to-heart conversations in the woods!! That is the greatest thing ever!!! 😀 *Thinks about it and melts* wow, that is almost too adorable to even think about without feeling like screaming about how amazing/cute that is:D What is one of the things that they talk about?
Aw, I usually don’t sympathize with villains, but I definitely am with Pirion. And I think it’s so awesome he had his own chapter, that must be fun to write:)
I don’t think it’s farfetched at all really:)I definitely understand how it’s like to sit down, all rearing and ready to draw, but when I pick up the pencil… my mind goes completely blank. That is extremely difficult when that happens or when my illustrations don’t turn out the way I wanted them to. But one of the most valuable pieces of advice that I have ever received about that was whenever illustrating, finish the illustration. Then if I don’t like it, don’t throw it out and instead critique it and try and find out what exactly it is that I don’t like and what I did like about what I did. Then try and work on what needs improving and continue what I did right. That way, my drawing can be used as an invaluable learning brick in building the steps that lead to becoming a better artist. So I just thought I’d share that bit of artists wisdom that I honestly don’t remember where I learned it from XD But anyway, yes, you really have no idea how honored and excited I am that you’re illustrating them!!! No, you seriously have no idea how happy and appreciative I am:D 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 *inserts 1000 more :D’s*
YES!!! More questions!!! 😀 😀 😀 (does that sound weird? But either way, I am just so excited to answer them:)
Okay, 1# my favorite scene that I have had to scrap? Gosh, there are so many… Um, I suppose it was the one where Mejia had already lost the ability in her right arm. She and Filip had been racing each other up one of the tallest trees in the woods, Mejia just barely ahead of him. She had stopped suddenly, turning around to tell Filip something and they nearly collided. Then after a moment of silence, Mejia continued her way up the branches. But without her arm being out of commission, this scene had no purpose, so I had to cut it.2# Favorite/least favorite memories? Well…
Mejia’s favorite memory was when she finally attained her final sword in the trials that she had gone through so much for, that symbolized the trials were over and that she was now The Snow Warrior and had the initials ‘T.S.W.’ engraved in the blade. Her least favorite memory was when she was abandoned, which was also the same night that the second-worst blizzard in her life set in. / Filip’s favorite memory is when his father taught him the ways of the forest. His least favorite was when the stampede killed his father. / Morio’s favorite memory was a long time ago before he ran away when he and his faithful dog/wolf that he once had, went trekking. His least favorite memories are pretty much all the years from when he ran away to when he met Mejia. / Anton’s favorite memory was when he first learned how to make medicine because he finally found something he was good at and his least favorite was when he was first rejected by Ivatoust as a misfit. / Lila’s favorite memory was when she learned how to make friends with rabbits, her least favorite was when she learned that people actually ate rabbits. Though she eventually got used to that fact, she never liked it.3# If each of TSW cast had one wish each:
Mejia would wish protection for her band and forest.
Morio would wish to be able to erase his memory and past.
Anton would wish for physical strength.
Lila would wish for a way to tell her wanderer family that she was fine.
Filip would wish to be to keep Mejia out of harm.How about your characters? What would they all wish for?
Thank you! *Gasps* Evie sounds incredible!! I mean I absolutely love her character already!!! 😀 😀 😀 Ooh, that is amazing! Kind of like having a small piece of Aldova in your own backyard:) The only time anything around here looks like Birch Woods is in the middle of winter when the snow is about a foot deep and all the trees are white with snow and frost:)
And I can definitely tell that you’re putting your all into it because, wow, it’s so awesome how you keep up with the daily word count so incredibly! *Sighs* I guess I’m stuck in my fall-behind-a-day-or-so-then-make-a-dash-to-catch-up method XD But I guess it works. And YES!! IT WILL BE SO AWESOME WHEN WE CROSS THE FINISHED LINE!!! 😀 😀 😀 Well, that’s true too, once we hit the word count!:D Although NaNo is thought more of as a race, so either works great:)Sorry for how long that post turned out to be XD I hope you don’t mind.
No worries:) Take as much time as you need and Evie’s entries? That sounds awesome!! I also have to apologize for not posting the confession scene yet. I read through it and decided to make it a little more legible than it was XD But I should be able to post it soon too:) *Internally screams* I CAN”T WAIT TO READ THEM!!! But yes, I know the writing and formatting can take time, so I’ll be patient:)
Thank you!! It fits her better, I think. Oh, that absolutely makes sense!!:) I know what you mean—I adore character names that are uncommon, because normally those are the ones that become the most memorable/lovable. And a prime example is the name ‘Mejia’.:)
Aw, thank you!! Yup, I 100% agree with everything you said! Even though there’s hardships (understatement), they teach the characters valuable lessons, help them become wiser, and even strengthen their relationships with other characters. So yes, now that I think of it, I’m not sure Caira would want to undo everything. Aww, Anton is so adorable *gives him more chocolate and pats him on the head* XD *shudders* Uh-oh… *sighs* *looks at Mejia and her band* Well, I guess I have to hand them back, huh? Just… make sure to treat them well. I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to them… *sniffles at the thought of Morio* *hands them back and waves goodbye*
Haha, yup, it makes me smile to think about:) He and Newton can be quite humorous when they’re together. Honestly, they have such a brotherly relationship:). Thank you so much!!! Gosh, I can just envision the look on Newton’s face if he knew you called him ‘cute’. He would probably be flustered and confused at the same time, and not know what to say. Aw, thank you SO MUCH!! That means the entire world—no, the entire universe to me!! And yes, even though Newton doesn’t care for hugs often, I know he’d secretly appreciate one 😉
Exactly! I’d say don’t worry about it. I’m sure you’ll get plenty of new ideas during your rewriting process!! And it’s good to know other people use the ‘parenthesis method’ as well!:D Yup! I know that I’ll enjoy writing the last word of this story so much more after all the time I’ve spent on it. Wow, that’s actually a sad thought, writing your last word of your book… *gasps* Hey, would you mind if I asked what your first and last lines are? I don’t know if you’ve ever told me!!:D
Thank you!! Yeah, there’s a lot of information in Caira’s old life, and pieces of memory start coming back to her throughout the story’s progression. Most of it was chaotic, though, because that was during the war. And aww, I’m glad you remembered that!! I thought it would be sweet to include that. Isla (Caira’s daughter) may even narrate the epilogue:) When I had planned for Deek to die in the early drafts, I was going to have Caira name her son ‘Deek’ in honor of him:) And YES, she’s the one that tells Caira about Newton, though she doesn’t directly mention him by name. Caira puts the pieces together in her head of who she’s talking about, though.
AND YES, I DID. *puts hand to heart* I won’t though, you have my word. It wasn’t that long ago, actually! It was going to be in the climax of the final book. It would be a slow moment where Caira realizes the only way to bring harmony to the fallen kingdom is to give up her own life. She was going to use her magic to create a wall to separate herself from her friends so that they couldn’t follow her, and then let herself be killed so that there could be peace. But… that’s just too heartbreaking, and if I did that, then I couldn’t have the epilogue I have outlined. I know, I’m beginning to think I have a problem with killing characters XD But *puts hand to heart again* my main three are safe. Now that I think about it, I remember I have a rough draft of Newton’s death scene somewhere, too… Gosh, I need to have more mercy on my cast XD
I’m glad you like the idea!! I mean, of course it wouldn’t be so happy for Caira, but I thought it would be interesting. And it would give Jestin a little more of a role, too. Haha, yeah. It’s weird to think of them all grown-up, but sweet and adorable at the same time:) Deek would be an interesting babysitter/uncle XD That’s terrifying to think about Deek trying to handle five children… *sigh*
Oh my goodness, I LOVED EVERYTHING YOU SAID IN THAT NEXT PART!!!!!!! *infinite !’s* I mean, I’m HONORED that you let me read all of this, and I felt such nostalgia reading it!! I already feel so incredibly attached to these characters!!! Aww, Anton’s future is so adorable! That’s very strong of him to save the person that once treated him horribly. And that’s so cute the thought of him adopting!:) And LILA GETS MARRIED? Oh my goodness, YAY!!! That’s so adorable! Can I ask what his name is????
And… *gulp*, I came *this* close to tearing up when I read that about Mejia and Filip. I mean, THEY GET SEPARATED!?!? AND THEN SHE THINKS HE’S DEAD?!?!?!?!?!?!? That’s the saddest/most heartbreaking thing EVER!!! But I got SO relieved when you said they got reunited. I was hoping they did!!! Ohmygoodness, that’s so adorable/sweet/romantic/heartbreaking/amazing at the same time!! (Now I just need to know what happens after that! Unless you don’t want to share any more, which I completely understand!!) And just the fact that Mejia and Filip are involved in a war is just so interesting!! And THANK YOU for sharing with me these amazing bits of story!! I just LOVED knowing what happens to these characters!! *sighs* Wow. Just wow. That was so amazing to read!:D And no, you didn’t! I loved reading it so much, thank you for telling me about it!:D
Aww, THANK YOU! They usually have their deepest talks in private, scenic places (unless you count that time they have a heart-to-heart while scaling a steep mountainside…). Yay, I’m so happy you like that idea!!! One of the things Newton talks about is his stutter, actually, and how much that’s changed his life. It’s the reason that he ran away from home, which in turn was the reason he was forced into the military, which therefore caused him to become the hardened, critical person he was. And his stutter is the whole reason why he’s never had self-esteem. But then again, he also brings out the point that, if he never stuttered, he might not have ever done those things and therefore would have never met Caira, so there was good that came out of it. He also wonders if she’s embarrassed of him because of his speech defect, and actually begins to cry when he says he just wants her to be proud of him. He references when he took her to dinner and she had to order his meal for him because he couldn’t even speak to order for himself, and Caira gently tells him she’s proud of him, with or without his speech impediment and the things he’s done in the past. It’s a really sentimental moment.:)
Aw, thank you!! I like writing chapters from other characters’ POV, and Pirion and Newton have been fun to write chapters for:) Oh, thank you for understanding!! *Phew!* I don’t want to rush the portraits, so I’ll probably try to take my time so they’ll come out top-notch (well, that’s my hopes). And that advice is so helpful! More than I’d like to admit, I’ve abandoned illustrations purely for that reason. So thank you for sharing that bit of artistic wisdom 😉 I’m definitely learning from the best!!!:D Of course!! I should be thanking you for letting me borrow such amazing characters! I promise I’ll take good care of them:) Oooh, no that doesn’t sound weird! I love that scene, if it doesn’t make it into the final draft! It sounds so interesting and *gasps* I’m still not done crying about the fact that Mejia nearly lost her arm.
Oooh, I loved hearing about their favorite memories!!! And gosh, poor Filip for having to go through his father’s death! And Morio’s was just heartbreaking!:( I grinned at Lila’s:) That must’ve been a horrid thing to realize! How did she find out?? Aww, I loved their wishes!! Once again… *sniffles* Morio is just the best. I feel so sorry for him! And Filip’s was so heartwarming and adorable (like always)!:D
Hmm… that’s a hard question.
Caira would, like Mejia, wish that her family and friends were out of harm.
Deek would wish that he was even more powerful with his fire.
Newton would wish that he could forget his childhood (and military experience).
Alana would wish that her grandmother, Blossom, wouldn’t be so fatally ill.
Evie would wish that she were human so she could feel like she wasn’t an outcast among the group.
That’s probably what each of them would wish for:)
Aw, thank you so much!! Honestly, Evie’s character came to me while I was scrolling through Pinterest and found an illustration of a white-haired girl. And then I just created a character around it and decided she would be a ghost. And thank you! Most of TN doesn’t look a thing like Aldova unless it’s winter or autumn XD It’s too warm down here:(
Aw, thank you!!! It’s been a little stressful trying to keep up, but I’m pushing through a little at a time. And no, I think you’re doing AMAZING! I always check your word count everyday when I update mine and you’ve done INCREDIBLE!! You aren’t falling behind at all!! YES, THAT WILL BE SO AMAZING! We should send our last lines we wrote to each other once we finish!! Gosh, I can’t believe we’re gonna finish in 15 days!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 Thank you so much for doing this with me!!!! (And don’t ever worry about long posts!! I honestly love loooooong posts, so feel free to make them however long you want! I’ve worried that mine are too long sometimes… I hope you don’t mind:)
Ah, thank you!! Hopefully I can get some new diary entries written very soon so I can post them!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 I can’t wait to share, though I doubt they’ll remotely compare to yours!! Gosh, those were so good, would you mind if I re-read them again?? I JUST LOVE LOVE LOVED THEM!!!! Oh, it’s no worries!! Take all the time you need!!:) Aw, don’t worry whether or not it’s edited! I completely understand, and honestly, I have no doubt it’s
absolutely perfectawesome even if it is first draft!:D YAY! I can’t wait to post them! It should be soon. I just keep getting ideas for new diary entries:DExactly! Aw, thank you:) I know Mejia appreciates that as well 🙂
*Takes characters back* Thank you 🙂 They’ll be safe for a while because honestly, I can’t think of any plot twists for them at the moment XD But, Anton definitely enjoyed the hot chocolate:)Aw, I’ve always just loved how Deek and Newton have a brotherly relationship:) Plus, as you said, they can be so hilarious! I remember back in the Dialogue Topic, there was an excerpt where Newton said they needed a smart solution, then Deek suggested explosives and Newton said, “I said smart.” XD I loved that except so much! Plus it’s a prime example of how I imagine some of their dynamics and it’s just so awesome:)
Awww, Newton’s reaction to being called ‘cute’ is just…well… the cutest thing ever! I love how he doesn’t even mean to be cute and tries to be gruff and everything, but he ends up being cute despite his efforts:) Oh good! That’s what I kind of figured:) *Hugs Newton* aw, the poor guy, he definitely needs one. (Still am not over how adorable he is:) Even back when he was thrown out of the inn and told Caira to get off of him when she tried to help him, I still thought he was adorable, (no, don’t worry Newton, new readers definitely will not think your cute for that… until they find out more about you. Because you can’t possibly hide it forever:) Yes, Newton, you are adorable as well as cute… and sweet and lovable and endearing:) *Sigh* I wish I could see his face when he finds out that I called just him all of that… XD But it’s true:)Thank you! I sure hope so, but to be honest, after 74k in these past two Wrimos, I’ve been running dry on ideas especially since I’ve been doing this without a main plot. So I’ve fallen behind a day in my word count (which though it isn’t preferable, is not nearly as bad as last year when I fell behind nearly a week… but I caught up, so I am sure that this is just my old method hanging on:) And I could write, but no idea has come within the last forty-eight hours, not even a terrible one or one that I could take a thousand words out on. But oh well, *high fives* the ‘parenthesis method’ rules! XD 😀 😀
First and last lines from the whole novel? Sure:) (I mean if you meant the daily one, I could show you that too as soon as I write today), these are the un-edited first and last lines of TSW Draft #1 from 2020 NaNoWriMo:This is from the prologue since that’s the very first:
The wind ripped at the wisp of fabric, Mejia had wrapped tightly around her shoulders.
And last:
CatEye barely waited for the command, before racing off into it.
The Very Beginning.
I included my ‘the end’ marker in there since technically that was the last line but that wasn’t necessarily fair, so I included both:) As you can see, I wasn’t ready to say ‘the end’ to my novel, even in the first draft XD I already know what the first line of your novel is;) But since we’re in the middle of writing now, what is your most recent line? 🙂
Ooh, Caira’s daughter narrating the epilogue? That would be so interesting/awesome!! I mean, that would be so neat to see Deek, Caira, and Newton through Isla’s POV and what happening and everything. Wow. That epilogue sounds SO incredible:) And someday when I read it, I’m going to go back in the novel and read aloud where Caira and Newton say that after the quest, they’ll part ways and never hear from each other again. Then I’ll go back to the epilogue and read aloud part of it and not only am I going to be grinning a mile long for the rest of the week, everyone is going to think I’m crazy when they ask me why I’m smiling so much and I tell then “because it was just inevitable even if they thought it was impossible.” *Sigh* That sounds nuts, but it’s going to be so much fun!:D
And if I didn’t know for certain Deek wasn’t going to die, I’d probably be kidnapping him, since reading that makes me nervous still XD And while I think that is so sweet that Caira named her son after Deek, it is just too heartbreaking to think about too long.
*Sniffs* Your right! That would be too heartwrenching to even think about:'( Uh, oh, I thought about it…..*Returns after about an hour of crying*
That is the saddest thing I’ve ever read! But *whew* since she lives *gives Caira back* I couldn’t imagine it if any of your trio died! And hold up. Hold up just a second. WHAT??!?!??! You almost killed Newton?!??!?! *Snatches all three back* How could you ever consider such a thing?! *Sigh* first Deek, then Caira, and now I’m going to cry over Newton’s close call. How was he going to die? No, wait, hearing about it would make me too sad. But on the other hand, now I’m super curious. Okay, I guess my curiosity wins. *Sighs in relief* It is SUCH a relief to know about the epilogue or I don’t know what I’d do constantly worrying about these guys.
Yeah, I think I need to have more mercy on my cast too XD *receives several glares from characters* I don’t think they believe me.I love the thought of Deek being an uncle so much and I adore the idea of him trying to babysit them. Adorable and amazing? Of course:) Terrifying? Defiently. XD
THANK YOU!!! 😀 😀 😀 I mean you have no idea how absolutely ecstatic I am that you loved all that so much:D I’m not 100% sure what all happens since it’ll be up to them, but that was the rough outline:) And tbh, no one else even knows any of that. Not even my cats XD It’s the top-secret stuff:)
Anton’s is one of my favorites and is the most adorable:) His adopted son’s name is Mitka, (I just thought I’d add that:) And yep, Lila gets married. I always kind of figured she would, plus she told me all about him once and I decided it was time I gave her some mercy (since she has a lot of trouble too in the novel that I don’t think you’ve heard about yet), and thought it would be a good thing for her future. Her future husband’s name is Daniil Demichev; I’m not sure where she gets married though… probably in Destal.
And yeah, I nearly teared myself up with Mejia and Filip’s. Yes, and for nearly ten months they are separated for nearly two and a half years. And though it would have been harder for Filip if this had happened earlier, the war happened when they were finally more mutual about how they felt about each other and so it was equally as difficult for both of them. And yeah, for nearly a year, she believes Filip is dead, and when the war ends she finally has time to think longer times about it. Which didn’t help at all. But when she did see him that first time after over three years… I don’t think Mejia was ever so shocked or so relieved or so happy in all her life. Filip neither for that matter. I think that was the first time she ever hugged him too…and one of the extremely rare times she or he cried even during the war. Gosh, that’s a lot of firsts for you, Mejia.
Sure! I’m glad to share more! After the reunion, they finally reunite with Anton and Lila. Lila gives Mejia another shock by telling her she is getting married and wanted to wait so Mejia could be there. Since Daniil had proposed before the war ended, Lila waited because she wanted her friends to be able to come. Lila always (though often worrying) believed Mejia and Filip would return. And when Lila tells Mejia about the arrangement, Mejia being Mejia draws her sword and thoroughly interrogates Daniil as if he just invaded Birch Woods. But eventually, it all gets sorted out. And Mejia meets Anton’s adopted son and when she hears that he found him among squirrels, she kids him that it’s like father like son, and like old times, he gives her several medicines and treatments for the wounds and ailments she had attained during the war. The Koni I’da eventually sired a new generation of themselves so the herd grew. And Mejia reinstates herself as Birch Woods’ guardian, more than overjoyed to be back with her forest. Though she and Filip often traveled to other territories, because adventure never failed to run through Mejia’s veins and nothing was stopping her from having it. If you have any other questions about them, I’d be happy to answer:)Ooh, I love how they have their deepest talks in those types of places, and a heart-to-heart while scaling a mountainside??? THAT has got to be my favorite one EVER!!! I mean, I can just picture that and I love it so much you have absolutely no idea how amazingly awesome I think that is!! 😀 😀 😀 (Out of my never-ending curiosity here, what was that heart-to-heart about?) AND OH MY GOODNESS, NEWTON YOU ARE SO ADORABLE THAT I WANT TO GRIN AND CRY AT THE SAME TIME!!! That’s so heartbreaking how his stutter was behind so much, and how he never had any self-esteem because of that, (I had to stop typing for a second there because literally, a couple of tears were blurring up my vision), awww, Newton! That is so sweet and heartwrenching that he worries about Caira being embarrassed about his stutter and wants her to be proud of him, *internally screams, nearly cries, and smiles all at the same time* Newton is just the best. I know Caira, I almost cried as well. And it’s so sweet how he doesn’t regret his past 100% because he got to meet Caira because of it:) And I’m loving this dinner scene more and more every time that I hear about it!!! 😀 😀 😀
I can just imagine how much fun writing from their POVs is:)
Of course, I understand 1000% I always tell everyone that illustrating (especially portraits) take time, (the second comic I did took nearly five days) so take all the time you need. I’m glad that advice was helpful because same here, I’ve thrown out countless drawings without turning them to my benefit for learning and that was a lot of improvement lost. So I always tell that to anyone who’s interested in illustrating:) or any kind of art for that matter. Of course! They are more than happy to be borrowed for illustrating too:) I’m sure they’ll turn out top-notch!:D After all, the one you did for Mejia is just so amazing, I’m still practically screaming about how amazing it is!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀XD Yes, Lila was so horrified. Poor Lila. Well back in the wanderer band that she came from, that region had very few rabbits so they never really ate them. That was one of the reasons the memory was so special to her, because of how rare they were to see. So one night, when Lila is eating whatever Mejia had put over the fire to boil, she asks what it is. Mejia looks up from her bowl and says it was rabbit… Lila then spent the next hour staring into her bowl, utterly horrified.
Thank you! Wow, all your characters’ wishes are so incredible!! Deek’s wish sounds like a dangerous one XD Although, he’d take that as a compliment, wouldn’t he?
That’s so awesome how you were inspired to create Evie through a picture!:D Character-inspiration-through-photo writers unite!! XD That was how Mejia’s character, Lila’s quirks, Morio’s clothes, Anton’s lifestyle, and Filip’s appearance were inspired too:)
Well, that’s still amazing how it looks like Aldova in autumn and winter:) Even though not all year round, when it does, it’s kind of like a portal was opened by the turning of the seasons:) And from the looks of that photo, when the portal is opened, it’s magnificent!!! 😀
There are not a great many birches around here so whenever I see a cluster of them, I always get excited and picture the characters walking or running among them, (but that probably sounds weird XD ).Yeah, definitely somewhat stressful, but the feeling when we reach the finish line is worth it:) Thank you! And YES!! We should definitely send our first and last lines when we hit 50k! I know right? It’s hard to imagine, but in fifteen days we can officially say that we wrote a novel in thirty days!! “I wrote a novel” *sigh* That is always such an awesome thing to be able to say:) And thank you as well! Though I’m sort of stuck on what to keep writing at the moment, this has been such AN INCREDIBLE NANOWRIMO! I mean, this one will go down in my history of NaNo favorites:) Plus it’s just such an honor because someday when we’re published, I’ll tell people “I did NaNoWriMo with a bestselling author once you know” 😀
Oh good, because long posts are kinda *looks up at post I just wrote* inevitable:) And no, don’t worry about your’s being too long because I loooooooooooooooooooove reading long posts:)
And by the way, I grinned about a whole hundred miles long when I saw your new KP and NaNo portrait:D
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