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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Help about Testing in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 10 years, 10 months ago

What if there were things in the mist— illusions— that tried to get them off the path? Like the voice of a child crying for help, or the screams of a woman in distress, or a weeping baby? Things that would appeal to their heart and make them jump out to save something without thinking, but in the end are not really there.

Hope Ann replied to the topic Help about Testing in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 10 years, 10 months ago

The problem with that is that I have another book where two characters have to pass though a swamp and fight a swamp serpent, and I want to make both testings different. I suppose one way would be to take out the swamp completely and replace it with forest, mountains, or something else, though I still am not sure what sort of test I’d do then…

Hope Ann started the topic Help about Testing in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 10 years, 10 months ago

In a book I’m currently correcting, I have two characters who have to go on a journey to find some armor. There are some tests along the way…don’t leave the path, that sort of thing. But at one point they have to pass though a swamp. Right now I just have them both struck with a irrational fear and they have to resist leaving the path, but I’ve…[Read more]

Hope Ann replied to the topic The Sign of the Prancing Poodle in the forum Fantasy 10 years, 10 months ago

The Green Dragon 😉

Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Sign of the Prancing Poodle in the forum Fantasy 10 years, 10 months ago

You probably don’t want to know. 😛

The Wailing Wombat.

The Dangling Snake.

The Boat and Bulrush. (I’ve used that one already).

The Fish and Lilypad.

The Lobster and Limpet.

Hope Ann replied to the topic The Sign of the Prancing Poodle in the forum Fantasy 10 years, 10 months ago

Traitors’ Rest

Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Sign of the Prancing Poodle in the forum Fantasy 10 years, 10 months ago

Ooh… I like that one. Makes me wonder where it got its name. 🙂

Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Sign of the Prancing Poodle in the forum Fantasy 10 years, 10 months ago

Ha! The Howling Frog! Love it. So fun. 😀

I like The Screaming Falcon, too, @Hope. Nice and dramatic. I like both the funny and the sophisticated ones. Once I used ‘The Leaf and Thorn’ when I didn’t want to go for the humorous twist.

Great job, both of you. All of those would definitely qualify as inn names.

The Dog and Partridge (didn’t make…[Read more]

Hope Ann replied to the topic The Sign of the Prancing Poodle in the forum Fantasy 10 years, 10 months ago

Ooo, fun. I’ve never thought of inn names before:

The Screaming Falcon

Sign of the Rolling Heads

The Ax and Rose

The Black Griffin

Kate Flournoy started the topic The Sign of the Prancing Poodle in the forum Fantasy 10 years, 10 months ago

You may have guessed by the name of the topic that this has to do with inns.

Then again, you may not have. Now you know.

One of my favorite phraseology exercises is to just sit back and think of all the different word combinations that evoke different feelings, images, and moods— and one of my favorite ways to do that is to make up inn names.…[Read more]

Hope Ann replied to the topic Chatter in the forum General Writing Discussions 10 years, 10 months ago

So, for those of you who like Studio C and Star Wars…

Kate Flournoy replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum General Writing Discussions 10 years, 10 months ago

Ugh… lucky you.

Hope Ann replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum General Writing Discussions 10 years, 10 months ago

@Daeus It’s not a problem of people wanting to read the book…it’s the problem of getting a book with a huge word count published because the publishers can have limits. 😉

Hope Ann replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum General Writing Discussions 10 years, 10 months ago

@Daeus It’s not a problem of people wanting to read the book…it’s the problem of getting a book with a huge word count published because the publishers sometimes have limits. 😉