Daisy Torres

@godlyfantasy12

Hey-o!

Ooh, gotcha, November is a cool name for a guy!

Things I like:

1. The description of the circus world (“mystery, neon lights, and a peculiar sort of people”). It gives just enough info to set the mood and peak the reader’s curiosity, but still maintains an air of mystery!

2. How it picks up right after the first story,…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

1. I love mystery and unraveling secrets… ugh, so good.

2. And then when you add deceit in there, it becomes a winner. Anything suspenseful like that is the best.

3. And then when you have a clock ticking and they have to solve said mystery soon… *shivers with delicious anticipation*

But…

1. Circus world as in a planet…[Read more]

Oy, well, this took a little longer than I thought. *glares at loathsome procrastinating self, my LPS* I had meant to answer A LOT sooner, respond to each of you individually, and definitely NOT wait almost a full month before responding.

As you can see, that didn’t happen.

But thank you all so, so, so, SO, SOOOO much for the stories! I’m…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

Anddd I forgot to answer your question XD

I can’t remember a lot of the specific classics I’ve read and enjoyed, but I do remember…

Any works of J.R.R. Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Hidden Hand by E.D.E.N. Southworth

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

What are…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

Aww, thanks! <3 I’ve gotten pretty passionate about prose/words over the years, though I’ve found it’s really distracted me from actual story writing… that’s just an area to grow in! I guess you really never stop learning 😉

It was a fun essay to write!! 😉

Yessss, what you read affects your writing! Or in general, what you put…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

I love your pitch!!

Things I like:

1. The whole concept of a “circus world” is fascinating (and getting trapped in one sounds like quite the predictiment ;P), so using that as a hook/attention-grabber worked well 🙂

2. It makes me as a reader want to “pick up the book” ’cause I’m concerned for Ara and November (like whatttt?? T…[Read more]

As soon as I saw this topic I had a rush of adrenaline, which very well demonstrates my passion for this topic.

100% classic–all the way

Before I dive into that, I do also really really enjoy modern fiction as well, but the messages are often unbiblical and the stories are too short/shallow. But I do find that modern authors do a really good j…[Read more]

@trahia-the-minstrel

AAAAAH THAT LOOKS AWESOMEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have just SO GOT to read this series even more now! Like enough putting it off, I need to get a copy of these books!

@trahia-the-minstrel

Whaaaat???!!

THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW

*runs to find it*

Gotta love sibling relationships, but that’s been mentioned enough already XD

Another one I really like (though it’s very specific) is the redeemed traitor type of relationship with the person/people they betrayed. Like when someone who betrayed a person/group comes back to their side with a lot of hesitancy and regret. There’s always a lot of…[Read more]

@lydia-s

You were extremely helpful!!! 😀

They really can be overwhelming! To be honest, I haven’t written for a week or so now 😬 😱 Life just got crazy!

Oooh, I totally get that. Sometimes a project has to be put off until you’re ready for it.

(hey, how close are you to China? I miscalculated and landed in Australia… again… but the…[Read more]

@power

Hey!!

Large casts of characters can totally work, and add a lot of depth to the story! The first book that comes to mind is the Silmarillion (which, if you’re a fan of complicated world-building, it’s a MUST READ). I honestly cannot remember HOW many characters are in that book (it is a fictional history book that spans hundreds–or…[Read more]

@lydia-s

Welcome!!!!! Glad to have you 🙂

Yep, it should be fun ;P

YES, that’s so true!!! My biggest struggle (well, one of them) in writing is gradually becoming more and more afraid of my WIP until I can’t even touch it. I dream big, then suddenly get overwhelmed with my vision for the project. So your advice does not go amiss with me! I reall…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

Gotchaaa, it’s still a fun idea though ;P

@elishavet-pidyon

Yeah, it is a good book! Been a while since I read it 😉

Yesssss, I love those books that keep you up late. Though I don’t love them the next morning when I sleep till 10 and go about half asleep all-day XD

That’s true, there is! Exciting 🙂

Yep, it’ll be a ton of…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

Thanks!! =)

YOU DID GET ME I THOUGHT THE FIRST PART WAS THE STORY XDXD

That’s such a cool idea!!!!!!!! Rapunzel being his daughter makes PERFECT sense too!

Did you ever write any of it?

@keilah-h

Gotcha 😉

@karissa-chmil

I can imagine XD

Will do!

Thanks so much for all your help!! =) =)

@elishavet-pidyon

Ohhhh, gotcha, I thought you were referring to the author of Ella Enchanted. Sorry for all the confusion ;P And, yes, I think it was The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre (not the lost princess, I got that mixed up)

Ooh, sounds cool!!

AWESOME; good…[Read more]