Kate Flournoy

Glad you like the name! It’s Norse… 😛

No, the watchman is not a girl— good guess, though! It could almost be that way, couldn’t it? But the watchman is what is technically called a ‘mook’. He doesn’t have a name, appears for only one scene, and then disappears for the rest of the book. These kinds of characters are usually the ones that die…[Read more]

Yes, I like (‘like’ is relative) all those you mentioned, Daeus, if for no other reason than that they are all so historically rich. Another one I liked, partly because I am a history buff, fascinated with all Old English stuff, and an avid reader of Shakespeare’s historical plays, was Both Sides the Border.

@Hope— hey, I do that mental…[Read more]

Actually, Martin Rattler and Peterkin are Ballentyne. I get them mixed up too! But Ballentyne is great with characterization. His plots are not as fast or intricate or exciting than Henty, but his characters— there’s no comparison.

Okay Rosey— I see what you’re saying. Yes, I definitely could have constructed that sentence better. Thank you…

…and just so you know, I have no clue what a verb is. I know. I’m a writer. I’m supposed to know these things. But every English program I ever took went in one ear and out the other. *sigh* Oh well. I know how to use them—…[Read more]

Oooh… nice topic. Good and un-serious. 😛

Um… for some reason I get the impression that I have had many more than currently come to mind, but the one I can think of off the top of my head comes from a book that I think is relatively little known. ‘El Dorado’, by Baroness Orczy. It belongs to the story of ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’. Actually,…[Read more]

Thanks Daues. I think I see what you’re saying.
And yes, the owner of this place is filthy rich. He works for the government.Actually, he’s part of the government. Governor of this really wealthy city named Ivreton. And… he’s high in the king’s favor. At least… most of the time.
Oh and by the way, that king I just mentioned… you know him…[Read more]

AMEN!

*blinks owlishly, sniffs, and hangs head contritely* I am ashamed.

Yeah, it’s funny actually, because Denholm is not the main MC for this book, more like the second main MC, yet he seems to be the general favorite among my fan base— read, my siblings. 😛

Try not to die, by the way. I only just found you again.

Post away, Rolena! A fresh perspective is always good, especially since most of us were so immersed in this subject that I know at least I was beginning to get muddled.

Most of us can probably stand a few more thoughts on this without going green in the face… 😉

When however you see that perfect character repeated continually, you start to go, “Not again”.

Gulp… Listen to Daeus on this one, guys. He’s uniquely qualified to be offering an opinion.

Okay, first things first. On the podcast Mr. Davis used Aragorn as an example. Good choice of example. I think a lot of what made Aragorn such a great cha…[Read more]

Daeus, I was prepared to fall on my knees and beg you to proofread this story for me once I finish it, because your critique on my last one (of which this is a sequel, actually) was so helpful. But hey! You’ve saved me a very awkward moment of humility. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU PROOFREAD THIS BOOK WHEN I FINISH IT.

And thank you so…[Read more]

Thanks Hannah. I really appreciate it.

Gah! I really can tend to use suddenly too many times. Thanks for pointing that out. I’ll work on it. And yes, I can also tend to go off on profuse poetic imaginings and take up way too much space with ‘revolutionary’ realizations.

All around, thanks for the criticism. I’ll definitely take it all into…[Read more]

Wow Hannah Lowe! Long time no see! Great to see you on here again.
Did you finish ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ yet? Did you like it? If you haven’t finished, do you think you’re going to like it?

I… have not read the Redwall series. Who wrote it? What genre is it?

It’s really great to see you again. And no, I don’t think this topic fell into a…[Read more]

They mentioned most of it already, but one thing I was confused about is the names— which names belong to which characters? Maybe you could help with this by taking one sentence to describe each character’s face, or some odd fact about them, or something that sets them apart in the reader’s mind and makes them peculiar to their name and…[Read more]

Thanks for the pointers on pronunciation, Tatiana. I know what it’s like to have a name like that! I cannot tell you how many people mangle our last name— which in case you were wondering is pronounced ‘FLOR-noy’. The ‘Flour’ rhymes with ‘door’. 🙂

Yes, LoTR is full of fantastic characters. Ever single one is important. In my own opinion, I…[Read more]

Well good! And you’re welcome!

You should try fantasy, Daeus. Really.

Male: Adaire: dweller by the oak tree.
Adin: fiery one.
Aftyn: meaning unknown.
Ahearne: heron, lord of horses.
Aiken: made of oak.
Alaire: happy.
Albion: white cliffs.
Aldren: wise, from the old house.
Aldwin: old friend.
Allard: brave, noble.
Alston: temple stone.
Anbjorn: bear, eagle.
Annan: from the stream.
Archard: sacred, powerful…[Read more]