Jaybird

@whalekeeper

Yes!

I’m working over the summer, but it’s maintenance on a campground, so I expect to have an easier schedule than I now.

@theducktator

That’s vicious. And brilliant.

… I have. O_O It was okay. XD Not worth risking Natalian citizenship.

@ellette-giselle

Dun dun duuuunnnn.

Nice! I really liked those last few chapters!

Notes…

Poor Julian. He’s a lonely little guy.

Night was falling fast and there was no shelter. They were hemmed in by high cliffs on either side, and the wind shrieked down the path.

This section made me think of Carahadras. Brrrrrrr.

…

Hmm. They seemed to…[Read more]

@freed_and_redeemed

It’s digital art, which is definitely beyond me at best, so you get a gold star for that. ⭐!!

And now I can imagine him a bit better! You did a really good job capturing his character. I like it. 🙂

@liberty

Eh, he’s just 17. You can call him boy for another few years without it being weird. XD

Deductions…

He’s gentle and tender hearted. He has a strong faith in God and tries to share it with his friends, if he has any.

He loves nature and animal, especially birds. He likes to draw the world around him, and maybe has a special notebook…[Read more]

@freed_and_redeemed

Ok, that’s just beautiful! The pictures and messages are most of them sad/dark, but it’s so aesthetic that I keep coming back to look at it. You did such a good job bringing the different pictures together.

Love them both! The character claims do fit them very well.

Their stories are just… Sniff. I really want more Leon…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

That’s awesome! I can sympathize.

Some other question ideas:

Will Snoden and/or Hewson be in this next book?

When did he start writing stories?

What’s one writing habit to avoid?

Does he think his connection to the Zulu tribes inspire anything in Green Ember? If so, what?

Who was Wilfred’s first wife/family he lost?

Will there…[Read more]

@loopylin Speaking of wise women,

Mother: That guy… He looks like, like…

Us: Gandalf!

Mother: Yes!

Us: In a button down flannel shirt!

Mother: What is he doing at Brookshire’s?

(Really happened. We saw Gandalf walk out of a local grocery store dressed like a country bumkin. It was unnerving.)

Me*holding up cast*: You know, this is such…[Read more]

@trailblazer

Those are great. Coworker conversations are the best and worst things to overhear. XD

Why do you ask? (To  you, Whaley, not Master Smith)

@whalekeeper

Oh my. Ok. Um…

We know what his favorite cookie is. 🤔

Ack, that’s a good question but my brain is blanking. Something with writing or his time in Africa…

Maybe which one if his characters is his favorite?

*Wonders if I wasted my hypothetical question* XD

@whalekeeper

The wise fool!!!Where one character is expected to be foolish/silly and instead is incredibly wise. So, there’s a book, A Letter for the King, that took this trope literally, and is spectacular. In the book, Tirillo is the king’s fool, but he’s also secretly a paladin knight and has this incredible wisdom that shows up in the…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Thank you! 😊

@keilah-h

Thanks! It’s actually a joust of sorts. The prince and his companion were at the tilting yard with a seasoned knight. Something just went horribly wrong, and Deniz is going to try to stop a galloping horse.

@loopylin @koshka @whalekeeper

Thank y’all! Your comments made me smile and do little happy dances. 🙂

@Kitty

(That isn’t a bad idea)

@loopy

Thanks! The perspective was what made me want to draw it in the first place.

@Whaley

It was too boring without the shading/fur. I came back and added it on a whim. I don’t know how much of it is…[Read more]

I did my first full-page scene illustration since I was 10! lol. I think it came off better than those old ones. I tried scanning again… Not sure what I think of it. XD

This is for one of @koshka ‘s stories. Sorry Deniz’s horse didn’t make it on set too.

(Kitty, if you ever give me this kind of heart attack, I’ll do the assassin’s job for him.)

@loopylin

Hooray! That’s wonderful.

The drawing and the keychain are adorable. I like how you brought it to life.

@freed_and_redeemed

*Indistinguishable sound of joy*

Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing! I love them both! They’re both great sections. The second is probably my favorite. Partially for the way it’s paced. It’s active and a great look at their new normal.

And of course Leon is there being the guy I’ve loved from the start, even if he…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

That’s hilarious and fantabulously awesome. Glad to hear you’ve had a good time. =D Now you have experience for how the dance at Destina will work!

I am happily viewing it like a ball in Jane Austen.

@koshka @people-who-like-these-charries

Reuven&Friends

Days like this should be double pay for the teachers. Reuven watched bemused as students either passed notes or whispered behind their textbooks. The coming dance had been referenced so much in the last half hour that the teacher had begun to narrow his eyes at any whisper that sounded…[Read more]

@whalekeeper @loopylin

I’m, back!

He’s getting mischievous on me. lol.

I’m playing with accent stuff. I think he pronounces some words “wrong” in the series, as his accent is a mix of places. Although it doesn’t make sense here. Oh well. XD

Viktor

Hugo was a hero. Viktor sipped his hot cocoa and let the sugary warmth soak through his body…[Read more]