Karissa Chmil

@elishavet-pidyon

The author is Gail Carson Levine, right? (not sure I spelled that right XD). I’ve read two other books by her: The Lost Princess of Bamarre and The Two Princesses of Bamarre (I think those were the titles?? XD).

That’s true, she did a really good job taking a different approach to it!

Yesssss, go for it whenever you can!!…[Read more]

@karissa-chmil I just realized I tagged u wrong in my post to u 🤣

@trahia-the-minstrel I love that! Thanks for sharing!

@karissa-chmil I totally get that. It took me DAYS of designing my blog until I was happy with it.

@mkfairygirl

Thank you!

@karissa-chmil

Thanks! Yes, I’ve had some people (most people) tell me my names are impossible to pronounce. I think I need to include a pronunciation guide at the start of the book. XD.

I’m sorry to hear about the tragedy. I pray that God gives you healing in this troubled time.

@devastate-lasting This looks cool!!! Thank you so much for the tag!!

@karissa-chmil Oh dear, there’s been a tragedy at YWW. I will definitely be praying for you guys!🙏

@karissa-chmil

Oh dear… I hope you and the students can handle it okay.

@devastate-lasting

Thank you. *accepts your offer* I do love a good cookie.

@devastate-lasting @annabelle @karissa-chmil @power @autumn-rebecca @lavenderbookling @anyone else who joins this thread:

I’ve recently started rewriting my second book. Here’s an excerpt from what I’ve just wrote today:

Salvárdé stood next to Tarûkon as Mérar haggled with the stable owner over the price of such a long-term board. The dark-skin…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting That’s cool! I’ve done a lot of genres myself… but I’m trying to get into more fantasy. But I’ll do pretty much anything.

@karissa-chmil I love your blog so much!! You did a great job on it.

@karissa-chmil Thank you! It looks so beautiful!

@karissa-chmil

I love your blog! Had so much fun! Just read every single one of your posts.

So, perfect timing, Nadine Brandes and Sara Ella happen to be focusing on retellings in their webinar next month! There’s a $10 registration fee, but Nadine and Sara are always super helpful, they answer so many questions… Honestly, it’s worth a lot more than $10, in most cases if not all cases. XD And Nadine has written a couple of historical…[Read more]

@karissa-chmil

It really sounds like an intriguing story!! Honestly, I just get excited hearing about it XD. Be sure to let me know if you ever get it published ;P. Ooh, and have fun starting the first draft!! That’s one of the most exciting (and scariest and exhilarating and crazy) parts of writing.

Let me know if you remember it ;P. I could…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Hey there, thanks so much for popping in!! =)

Ooh, I’ll look into those books!! I’ve honestly never read The Goose Girl or heard of the Steadfast Tin Soldier, so the Cinderella one might be the only one whose retelling I understand XD

Thanks so much for the recommendations!!!!!! I love fairytale retellings, but I’ve not read as…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting Yeah, I totally get that! I’m trying to complete some of the projects I have now so I can move on and have less to do.

What genre do you normally like writing in?

@karissa-chmil Yes, what happened was really sad! I’m also curious about your blog. I don’t remember if I’ve seen it or not, since I’m subscribed to so many blogs now lol.

@annabelle I’m working on two long series, one of which is for a contest, a dark fantasy standalone novel, and right now a short story for the KP forest contest haha. It’s a bit much.

@karissa-chmil Ey, that sounds great, Karissa! What’s your blog?

@lavenderbookling Welcome, welcome. Sit down and have some tea? *offers cookies*

@karissa-chmil Thank you!

@autumn-rebecca Yeah, it’s helped me grow so much, and in just a month too! My Writerscore went from 70 to 79 in the full time I’ve been there. I also love the lesson they’re doing for this month, it has been very empowering for me.

@devastate-lasting Thanks! Right now my favorite project to work on right now is my…[Read more]

@keilah-h

This is fun! And I’ve really enjoyed everyone else’s answers. @abigail-m , I can totally relate to Fitz Vacker thing! I love that book series, but Fitz made me so mad in the later few books. I’m definitely in teem Foster-Keefe, or Keephie, depends what we’re calling it.

Onto the questions and my answers!

Q: Is there a charact…[Read more]

@karissa-chmil

Thank you 🙂

@elishavet-pidyon

Ah, yes. A skill our younger selves painfully possess. XD

@godlyfantasy12

Oh, those are so good! What great characters.

So @karissa-chmil I don’t know if this qualifies as very short bits of our books, but here are some excerpts from a conversation between Braxton Redoak and Destiny . . . (I don’t have a last name for her.) They are both foxes.

(Spoken by Braxton)

“You have it wrong. Not ‘join our cause’. It’s no longer ours. It’s only yours.” He lifted up before…[Read more]