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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 1 month ago
‘Nother character…
Erika Paige, female, nineteen. Tall, a little bony, dark-ish skin and a light dusting of freckles, with grey-green eyes and a veritable mop of brilliant red hair. She’s a mechanic… her story is steampunk, so she makes steam-powered robots and drones and such… and she also dresses like a Victorian era lady, mostly in dark…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Ellen [Short Story] in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 2 months ago
*spends several moments choking and gulping and wiping her eyes*
Ouch.
This is superb. Just… everything. You had some typos, especially a lot in the first part, (and one grammar problem— ‘lays’ instead of ‘lay’ or ‘lies’) but everything else was amazing. I was also struck with how well you characterized Ellen— the quiet, sweet characters can…[Read more] -
Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Homework for Video 12: Foil Characters in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 2 months ago
@Aratrea I thought so too. 😉
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Julia R. posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago
Hey, I’d like to start building up my summer reading list! Going on a looonnggg vacation and need a few recommendations. So: good books? I like fantasy and the like, not a big fan of romance or horror novels. @graciegirl @overcomer @r-j-wordsmith @Rachelle @Dragon-Snapper @northerner @perfectfifths @Ethryndal @Brandon-Miller @the-bean @Julia-R @Gid…[Read more]
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Julia R. replied to the topic *thinks of some uncliche way to say hi* in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 2 months ago
@Jane-Maree awesome! Love to visit there and Tasmania and pretty much everywhere.
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Julia R. replied to the topic *thinks of some uncliche way to say hi* in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 2 months ago
@Jane-Maree : Yup. Australia is 100% on the bucket list now! I like blue skies and lots of bright stars and diverse landscapes!!! If you don’t mind sharing, what region of Australia do you live in?
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
Wait… where’d it go? Hm…
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
YIKES! IT’S HUGE! 😛
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
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Julia R. replied to the topic *thinks of some uncliche way to say hi* in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 2 months ago
@Jane-Maree welcome! I’ve been a really horrible person and haven’t been on Kingdom Pen in forever, but I popped back because it is the bestiest place on the Web. I hope you enjoy it!!!
As an American with severe wanderlust issues (I spend hours drooling over gorgeous pictures on Google Earth), I need to ask you: what’s the coolest thing…[Read more] -
Kate Flournoy replied to the topic *thinks of some uncliche way to say hi* in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 2 months ago
@Jane-Maree welcome to KP! What do you like to write?
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
I have to stop looking at her for now, otherwise I’m going to see all the flaws and my perfectionism will drive me crazy!
Congratulations. You just summed up my life in one sentence. :’D
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic ARCHIVED – Homework for Video 11: Scene to Story Structure in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 2 months ago
@Aratrea thank you.
I know I’ve said this a gazillion times but guess what I’m going to say it again.
KP IS AWESOME. You guys have literally been everything to me in my writing journey. That is factually accurate; not an exaggeration. I didn’t know anything or anyone until I found you wonderful people. So thank you.Yeah.
*ducks out of the room*
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic ARCHIVED – Homework for Video 11: Scene to Story Structure in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 2 months ago
@Aratrea thank you.
I know I’ve said this a gazillion times but guess what I’m going to say it again.
KP IS AWESOME. You guys have literally been everything to me in my writing journey. That is factually accurate; not an exaggeration. I didn’t know anything or anyone until I found you wonderful people. So thank you.Yeah.
*ducks out of the room*
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Homework for Video 12: Foil Characters in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 2 months ago
@Aratrea yep. And you’re not the first person to tell me that. 😛 It’s a little more complicated in that they had no choice in their marriage to each other; it wasn’t for love. But yes, they are on opposite sides of the war, and yes, that is their primary distinction. (She’s the twin sister of one of the villains. It’s… complicated. 😛 )…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
Thanks. 😉
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
Well… you guys inspired me. I did a sketch of the same character, @PerfectFifths, and though it isn’t a perfect likeness I’m pretty happy with it. (Me being a perfectionist and all. 😛 )
Voila.
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Ooh ooh what about Tales of Goldstone Wood series by Anne Elizabeth Stengl. I really love the ones I’ve read of that and they’re really beautiful fantasy and allegory-ish too. Super well written.
The Youngest Templar Trilogy by Michael Spradlin (not this @spradlin)
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
All of the Ranger’s Apprentice books by John Flanagan (unless, of course, you’ve read those)
The Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan
In Search of Honor by Donnalynn Hess
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Hero’s Guide to Saving…[Read more]
@dragon-snapper LOL. Ironically enough, my favorite genre to write is medieval fantasy.
@spradlin Haha! That is too funny!
The Space trilogy by Paul Regnier and A Time to Die trilogy by Nadine Brandes.
And another thought that I just had would be: Orphan’s Song (Gillian Bronte Adams), or A Wish Made of Glass (Ashlee Willis) – both fantasy. 🙂
Pendragon’s Heir by Suzannah Rowntree. Arthurian legend and historical fantasy plus time-travel. Also a great book in its own right. Be prepared for an authour who asks hard moral questions and doesn’t give easy answers. Has a bit of romance but even I (who can’t talk about romance at all without getting snarky) liked it.
I’ve got too many recommendations.
Ilyon Chronicles by Jaye L. Knight
Blades of Acktar series by Tricia Mingerink.
Finding Angel by Kat Heckenbach
Tales of Taelis series by Sarah Holman
Annabeth’s War and Captive of Raven Castle by Jessica Greyson.
The Gammage Cup, by Carol Kendall
I just finished reading that a couple weeks ago, and can’t stop raving about it. Fantasy. No romance. No horror. Just a lovely, light read.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. More of a sci-fi than a fantasy, but it’s a must read. I recommend it to everyone.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is fantastic, though if you get it you should probably get the sequel alongside it and spare yourself the suspense.
If you’ve never read Little Men (yes: men. not women) by Lousia May Alcott you need…[Read more]
Patrick W. Carr’s “The Staff and the Sword” trilogy was a really refreshing fantasy to me. =) Also “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (not fantasy) was really good.
Can’t wait to check some of these out!!! I will have lots to read this summer! Thanks, everyone! Oh, and I have read Johnny Tremain, but it’s been a *few* years, so thanks for mentioning it! I think I’ll go to my bookshelf and re-read it now!
I’m in the middle of reading Virals by Kathy Rieches (the original mind behind BONES)… it’s so, so good! I highly recommend it. Just throwing that out there in case you’re still needing some more reading material. 😉