Flashbacks are useful literary devices. They can drop hints of mystery, clues to the story, or explain secrets.

Just have a good idea of how you’re using them in the book before you dive in. I don’t know how many times I’ve started writing something only to realize half-way through that it didn’t fit with the story. So, are…[Read more]

Me neither. =|

Ari

Fairy land? A strange turn of phrase, as if there was a definite destination, as if world’s didn’t simply overlap. Moons and wind and monstrous slimy creatures came to mind. His lips twitched.

In a placid voice he he addressed the arrow head in his hand.

“I don’t suppose fairies are so particular about who bakes the…[Read more]

Ah! What a great question. Here are some thoughts:

What triggered the flash back? Memories usually have a trigger anyway, but because these are grief/trauma memories, those triggers are likely to be abrupt. They’re best if they’re comnected to the plot or character. For instance, I have a character who lost his sister at a…[Read more]

Ellis is completely missing the point of Ari’s question. I apologize

No need. Ellis understood the assignment perfectly.

Ari

Ellis’s shot went wide. Ari waiting for him to start knock and draw again, then gently nudged his arm into a better position.

“Look down the shaft at the target. That will help.” He watched as E…[Read more]

*uninteligable screaming*

Careful, that’s bad for your throat. XD

thanks for being the polite one and giving the RPs. I was too amused at the moment to be responsible.

@koshka

*uninteligable screaming*

Ari’s response hath chilled me bones….

Ah, my poor little boy. Don’t worry child, you’ll be fine.

Ari

“No.” The word lept from him in a breath. His gaze went wide. Hands gripped, knuckles white.

“No. Never. It wouldn’t do any good. We will…go…just the same.”

Death. The void, as Father says. So unnatural. And if the Scroll is to be believed…

The silver…[Read more]

Ari

His body tensed with confused alarm at Moth’s comment.

“Archery is more by instinct than anything else. You focus on a specific point you want to hit, and then line up the arrow with that point.” He absently knocked and drew as he spoke. It whipped home as he glanced back at Moth, then at Ellis. “What is…[Read more]

I’ve written some myself. What kind of poetry do you like to write?

Ah! Another poet, I see. I tend to write stuff with a strong pattern, even if that pattern isn’t always as clear as a rhyme scheme (although I do tend to use rhyme, meter, alliteration, all those good things). It mainly just depends on the texture of the poem I…[Read more]

Wasn’t it Wolfgang’s turn???

Greetings and welcome! I write middle-grade fantasy, youth fiction, and a smattering of poetry. I’m also a historical clothing/culture nerd, hand-crafting enthusiast, and full-time university student (which makes it a little difficult to keep up with the other stuff, but alas. Tis my life.).

My current WIP is about a…[Read more]

Hello! So glad to meet you! (sorry this is a late response) We have been desperately needing a dark overlord in these parts.

I’m Elishavet, lover of history, stories, and beautiful things. (like perriwinkle blue evenings, Psalm 27, and hot chai) If I’m not writing an essay or a poem on dewy grass, it’s my WIP with darling…[Read more]

Hellooooo! Welcome to the Kingdom of Pen!

I’m Elishavet around here, as you can tell from my profile name. I write a smattering of things from short stories and poems to a YA epic that is in time out for being too ambitious. Currently, I mostly write nonfiction (college essays) and have just begun a rustic/high fantasy thing I’m…[Read more]

Hello to another Rilla of Ingleside fan! We’re so excited you are here too!

I’m Elishavet around here. I write a smattering of things from poetry and short stories to a YA epic that’s on the backburner. Currently, I write mostly nonfiction (college essays) and a rustic/high fantasy inspired by Norse/Irish culture, Paul’s e…[Read more]

Welcome to the Kingdom! I write middle-grade fantasy (currently involving way too much stained glass), poetry (occasionally penned, though rarely shared), and youth fiction (although my main project there is on the back burner so…). I’m a twin, a full-time university student, a history/culture nerd, and a hand-crafting enthusiast…[Read more]

I have heard, but have not read.

Chocolate, however, I have consumed. The best is a ballance between dark and milk with some deied fruit or cookie bits in it. Unless it is Spanish truffles. Mmmmmm….

Have you heard of/read Christina Baehr? I have a feeling her work is a very different genre from what you are talking about,…[Read more]

Very good. It’s a delicate matter.

So Inglor is a monkey. 😀

Precisely.

That makes me think of the god-disguised-as-a-beggar, and I love the themes associated with that trope. Except in this case, you have a lot more variety going on. This is not just a message about judging a book by its cover – this is also about preconceived b…

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Hmm. That is a good scene. I love Rivendel in both. It’s such an ethereal yet cozy place. The dramatic camera angles had me laughing a lot too, or wiggling in awe depending. It’s funny how specific scenes will stick on one’s head. Do you ever imagine your books as movies?

Ah.

Yes! Actually read that aloud to my Mom once. It was…[Read more]

ACK! I did not respond about Remi…

Ye. The whole story feels very French; I have a playlist and half the songs are just French.

That. Is. Fabulous. How else does one get into the right mood?

But it’s a fantasy and everyone gets into weird wacky hijinks. (With many games of croquet.)

Croquet! *stares into the distance h…[Read more]

Smeltinggggggggg…… Yessss.

Technically he’s not an elfling, he’s a Dílis… that is, a descendant of the Vow Keepers. In his world “elf” is a racial slur. *narrows eyes at Koshka* But basically, yes. XD He has heightened senses generally, talks to trees, and is ridiculously agile. But his real gift is that he can see truth.…[Read more]

Lovely.

*Eats poem*

Inglor! No!

*Grabs baby elfling*

*Yeets off into forest*

I think Inglor is the epitome of that “what are you going to do with the sharp edges of your soul?” “Cut vegetables.” meme.

@whalekeeper

…..

Please say Remi survives the book. I will happily read about all sorts of wild weird French Alice in Revolution Land, but…[Read more]

Bwahahahhaha!

I won’t say don’t worry, but I think I finally found a way his story could turn out well. See, a perfect sphere is pretty, but something broken, something sharp – that could cut bonds.

Our faith is not destroyed by trials, and hope is not quenched by depression. Sometimes we need to break a little to be whole.

That…[Read more]

=D

@whalekeeper

Ironically… he does. Represented by a glowing river rock his dad helped him find.

*cue sudden revelation*

*thunder*

Nevermind. He’s totally gonna lose that rock. His hope must die. It’s his rock bottom. That’s the mortality. AAAHHHHHHHH.

I finally figured out the midpoint climax!!!!

But considering I want to…[Read more]

Indeed.

Yessss. What is your favorite scene?

resoonse redacted to limit screaming. My throat is a touch too raw for plot twists.

Tail-handed, naturally.

His name somehow communicates that to me. Not concretely, but you know what I mean. It sounds dreamy to me, but also a little foreboding because of the –lor ending

Really? *feels imense satisfaction*

Hehehe.

I think I’m justified in nerding out a bit, and saying that I love it.

Yes, you are justified. Loving your story is ide…[Read more]

Glad to make my contribution. *bows majestically*

That is valid. XD Inglor is my MC in the story we first set out to write in Ari’s world. It’s at least a thousand years after Ari and life is different, but there are still the same evils around. Somehow, even though whenever we actually write in his story he’s a bundle of…[Read more]

It will probably settle a little after the innitial Start Here posts are done. Probably.

I think that’s the last of those specifically. And once more, may I reitrerate that I have no idea what really happens to Inglor. He just has trauma somehow and both of us have forgotten the details.

*manic digging through digital files*

Okay, those are hilarious and also call me out. How dare you. XD

Except I feel sorry for Remmington. XD

✨Graditude✨

Ah! You responded. A warning now: my notifs are notoriously inconsistent and I forget to check on my profile, so I may not see something for a while. And I just get busy Anywhoo…

Hooray! I love the third book, although I will admit that my favorite scene for the longest time was in the first. XD (Strider’s appearance in the…[Read more]

Currently I write a lot of Biblical topics since my essays are school related. I love them but also don’t since there’s the added stress of a grade to contend with. I also write the occasional Chesterton/Lewis style short essay-rant on whatever is on my mind. Usually art, absolute truth, or the beauty of writing true fiction.

Ah.…[Read more]

Hey! It’s been a long time since I aaw you around. How are you?

*reads poem*

That’s lovely. While I can’t relate in the way it seems to be written, it still reaonates.

This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

That’s why I want to learn it! My twin sister plays the violin, so we’ve been conspiring to get a mandolin for a while.

Hehehe!

Thank you for that. The dichotomy of my feelings about this new development are now expressed in meme form. I may go on with contentment.

Hello and welcome to KP!

Essays… I have a deep love-hate relationship with them. I love exploring complex topics in an approachable way, but I also dread the search for sources. Which is ironic considering I would gladly look through old books for any other reason.

I’ve read Lord of the Rings, but none of the others, although many of…[Read more]

Taking everything with a rgain of salt as always, you might prefer to put these two paragraphs together.

Yet beneath the glittering feasts, royal ceremonies, and fierce competitions, something darker is stirring. Not every prince is what he seems. Not every smile hides good intentions. And not everyone fighting for Keres’s hand wants h…

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This is definetely intriguing! After reading it, I am interested in the vibrant world and curious why one prince is emphasized over the others. This sounds like it has a romance plot but also a complicated mystery. As a reader, I like mysteries, and I also like feeling like I have figured out the plot (but still want to be surprised).

I…[Read more]

Hi! It’s good to meet you again. I am so excited to see KP running like I remember it when I first joined five years ago. But even more, I’m looking forward to how this will grow as it serves a new “generation” of KeePers. This world is in desperate need of more lights set on a hill.

To introduce myself, because that feels vaguely…[Read more]