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@avacoulter

I know exactly what you mean. T_T

I do, actually. It is confusing at times, but those trolls…

@avacoulter

Ah, Wingfeather. I have finished the series and I love it, especially the end. There is so much under the surface in those books, so many deeper meanings. I am also a tad bit of an aspiring poet which thrills over Peterson’s well written verse.

My mother prefers the licorice one. Me, they’re one of the worst regular flavors of…[Read more]

@trahia-the-minstrel

It is confusing. But somewhere I heard that apparently if your book is set in some other world it atomaticaly becomes Fantasy. Whether or not that is true, it was helpful, at least to this beginning writer.

I don’t have anything against the type of magic in Narnia and Wingfeather, where ‘magic’ really just means God’s power…[Read more]

@trahia-the-minstrel. @elishavet-pidyon

The Horse and His Boy is my favorite Narnia book! That and the end of The Last Battle. Ah, the Hermit…

Oh my. Yes, I have considered putting an end to my writing endeavors. I have considered deleting/incinerating all my existing work. I still struggle over if being a published author is part of His plan for my life.

But the stories keep growing, deepening, branching out, untill they spill out in some form of other. I’ve tried to smother them, put…[Read more]

@trahia-the-minstrel
Ah yes, I write somewhere in that vague genre of medieval fantasy. Do you include magic or not? I honestly didn’t think I was in the afore mentioned genre as there is none in my books. But lo and behold, I am somewhere in there alright.

@avacoulter

Hello! I’m a homeschooler as well. I have recently (sometime during the last six months) found the Wingfeathers. I write medeaval fantasy, historical fiction, and Poetry.

Your WIP sounds interesting. I haven’t read any dystopian, and the only true Scifi book I have read was Thorny Twins. =] My brother has read some of both.

So, do…[Read more]

Oh, I forgot to mention this is in a different world. (A little important, just a little.)

@kathleenramm

The Lady Sapphire

In 672 a ship containing military and political secrets goes down in a storm. Most of the people on board escaped, including the captain, his wife, and their daughter (Wynfred). But the Lady Sapphire is lost beneath the waves, taking with her the keys to a kingdom.

The year is 821, and the country is on the…[Read more]

There’s only one book I completely ditched (As in, although I had figured out most of the plot, I stopped writing and will most likely not restart.).

I called it The Lady Saphire, after the ship wreak the whole book revolves around. It wasn’t a bad storyline, it probably had a lot of potential, but lacked purpose. It was deleted when the c…[Read more]

What I like about the first book?

1. The writing style. It reminded me of classics; something I can’t find enough of.
2. The antics. Sure some of the cliches got to me, but they were well written ones. Besides, a cliche is only an overused good tactic.
3. The characters. Their troubles were relatable and not overdone. Some of Janner’s mistakes…

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Wow, everyone has such good, solid answers. All I can think of probably doesn’t apply to your story, so I’ll be brief.

There are christians and missionaries in Islamic countries where all other religions are illegal.

Are those christians rebelling? In a sense yes.

Are they actively overthrowing those governments? Not exactly.

Are they wrong?…[Read more]

First book. You either enjoy or you don’t. I liked the writing style, the world, and the characters, but I will admit the plot could have been stronger. (Although I personally enjoyed it.)

Second book. Developes the character flaws we got a glimpse of in the end of the first book. Stepping stone to the next books yes, but this is where the story…[Read more]

@abigail-m

I’ll tell you as soon as the first draft is beta ready, and I will be needing help along the way. Thank you!

Exactly. Sometimes I want to smash the computer.

Ok, I will rephrase that. Thank you! (I enjoyed writing that part. The epilogue is vaguely based off of the book And God Was There.)

Oh good! I love writing transliterated…[Read more]

(And as few people read this thread I’ll join in) It was fun to write.

@keilah-h

I think that’s what I’m thinking…

@lorelei-writer

That sounds like fun. If you ever want to I’d be happy to join in.

@anatra23

Hehe, that sounds like it was fun!

HEMA is as close to a name for it that I can find. We FINALLY have some armor, so it’s not as painful as it used to be. =)

Sleeping will eventually become unavoidable, but sanity? Definitely optional.