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@devastate-lasting here’s her discritpion:
she’s 16 and has raven black hair that is a little bit longer than shoulder length and kind of purplish. she has honey brown eyes. a little bit of freckles and the tiniest dimple on her right cheek. she’s kinda awkward but caring. she can be sassy. gets flustered easily and hates being teased about it. she loves dancing to music but not in front of people. she also loves to exercise.
btw, i’m reading your book abluvion right now. sososo good.
music is the strongest form of magic.
-Marilyn Manson@sparksaraabbott11 Oo! Such a pretty character!
*ducks head and blushes* Ah…Abluvion isn’t the best thing I’ve written…but I’m glad someone’s reading it! Thank you so much!
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into days@devastate-lasting thanks! <3
it’s really cool! and it reminds me a lot of a series called the seven sleepers. have you heard of it?
music is the strongest form of magic.
-Marilyn Manson@sparksaraabbott11 Ah, no, I haven’t. What is it about?
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into days@devastate-lasting as i said i’m not good at describing things, so u should probably look it up. it’s about 7 teens that are put to sleep similarly like Rinthe is and stay asleep for 50 years.
music is the strongest form of magic.
-Marilyn Manson@sparksaraabbott11 Ah, they look pretty cool!
What makes Cora decide to go to the Academy?
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into days@devastate-lasting she didn’t want to go. she is told that her best friend went there and she hasn’t seen her since. she super sad that her friend is dead.
the reason why she has to go is because her school says her mind is so advanced that she has to grow it there. she hates the idea but her parents are anxious she should go so she obliged.
music is the strongest form of magic.
-Marilyn Manson(Good idea,
BethelLydia!)Perhaps we should start with the type of blurb you want to do? I know some authors summarize the beginning of the story and the main conflict, others will just use a quote from the book (Jonathan Rogers did this with The Bark of the Bog Owl),
Ooh, Jonathan Rogers! Hm, I like that idea…
and others will start off the blurb with the first line of the book (Jennifer Erin Valent with Fireflies in December did a superb job with this. It stops you in your tracks…but I won’t spoil it).
*instantly wants to read Fireflies in December* That’s a good idea! *wonders if the first line is engaging enough*
I should probably come up with a blurb for the first book in the series too, so can we work on both at the same time?
The first line for the first book (not counting the prologue) is: “Bright sunlight glinted off the blades of two swords as they clashed above their wielders’ heads.”
The second is: “‘Hurry!’ Lytt swooped down, barely missing Jenis’ head as she curved back up in a graceful arc, wings outstretched. ‘We’re so close!'”
I don’t think either of those are snappy enough for this kind of blurb, although I like the idea… maybe I’ll reconstruct my first sentences…
So I guess my first question would be, “Which one do you like best?”
Probably aforementioned “first line” idea. I’ll try and come up with more… intriguing first-liners. 🙂
"Courage is found in unlikely places." -Gildor Inglorion
@sparksaraabbott11 Ah, I see.
Have you started to write it yet?
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into days@devastate-lasting i’ve written the first 2 chapters.
music is the strongest form of magic.
-Marilyn Manson@sparksaraabbott11 Nice!
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into daysHow cool! I love characters who struggle with the things Cora does. 😀
@jodi-maile @nova21 @joelle-stone
Okay, sounds great! 😀
(@joelle-stone I really hope you check out Fireflies in December!!! I desperately want to talk about it with someone. 😛 )
thank you! 😝
music is the strongest form of magic.
-Marilyn Manson@gracie-j
Technically this is for the discussion of the week topic, but I decided to move it hear:)
So actually, I’ve been meaning to ask you for a bit now. What is it you specifically dislike about heroines? I really hope that doesn’t sound rude or anything, but the reason I’m asking is that while I notice a lot of irritating traits in heroines in some published books, I actually prefer heroines to heroes. But a lot of people say exactly what you’re saying. And since my protagonists are ninety-five percent of the time female (and I’m a heroine fan by nature), I was wondering what things you don’t like about them or traits you find the most irritating, so maybe I can see if there’s anything I can apply to my own characters and perhaps there are some things that I can learn about character writing from others views:) Anyway, I hope you don’t mind my asking.
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