Kingdom Pen | Larchness | Mentions https://kingdompen.org/members/larchness/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Larchness. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 62f95c90b6e6858a661872ddee8b1364 R.M. Archer started the topic Looking for Worldbuilding Guest Authors in the forum Non-Fiction https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/looking-for-worldbuilding-guest-authors/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:14:41 -0500 Hi! I’m looking for a few writers who would be willing to write about developing fictional architecture, fashion, cuisine, and language (respectively). I’m prepping blog posts for a section of this year that I’ll likely be out-of-town and I’m finding that I have a lot of posts ideas for the intangible aspects of worldbuilding but I’m not so good…[Read more]

]]> ad14922e0985dc98abbb21fbac19c5f9 Lin replied to the topic Subgenres--Helpful or a Hindrance? in the forum Fantasy https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/subgenres-helpful-or-a-hindrance/#post-89447 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:16:39 -0500 @larchness Ah thank you! It’s taking a really long time but I’ll be glad to finish it one day!

]]> 8f06db0d3401302e430ee51dabc2173c Lin replied to the topic Subgenres--Helpful or a Hindrance? in the forum Fantasy https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/subgenres-helpful-or-a-hindrance/#post-89440 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:01:52 -0500 @larchness My fantasy saga consists of thirteen series that are interconnected, so I think it fits pretty nicely XD

]]> 426b2fd9a01cf3b1bf9d0334584ae265 Lin replied to the topic Subgenres--Helpful or a Hindrance? in the forum Fantasy https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/subgenres-helpful-or-a-hindrance/#post-89288 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:32:54 -0500 @larchness I remember looking at this before. It was very fun.

1. Mine is definitely series fantasy. Other genres that my other things might fall into would be low fantasy, urban fantasy, eastern fantasy…

2. I just write what feels familiar, so no, usually. Sometimes, though, I might say, “I really want write an eastern or wuxia fantasy right…[Read more]

]]> 727ef7d878eff7e5696f9025dda55ea9 GodlyFantasy12 replied to the topic Subgenres--Helpful or a Hindrance? in the forum Fantasy https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/subgenres-helpful-or-a-hindrance/#post-89286 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:33:51 -0500 @larchness

TBH didn’t read the article. But I would say that some Subgenres can be good but that article has way too many in my opinion!

I think u have to limit yourself to just a few, so Portal Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, etc.

But don’t feel like u have to fit into one. I mean, I feel they’re just there if u want…[Read more]

]]> e59de2ad63cd1c1d1871f3e7ce5dab94 EpicAddie2 replied to the topic Subgenres--Helpful or a Hindrance? in the forum Fantasy https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/subgenres-helpful-or-a-hindrance/#post-89284 Sun, 17 Jan 2021 21:47:29 -0500 @larchness This is a good question! Personally, I feel like trying to fit your story into a specific subgenre could be really difficult and limiting. My novel is historical fantasy — kinda. It breaks some of those “rules” because it actually takes place in a different world, but it’s based on America in the Victorian era. I didn’t necessarily…[Read more]

]]> 760a2cefd3360b71dc5e5095df1e6f95 Elizabeth replied to the topic What Makes a Mystery? in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-makes-a-mystery/page/2/#post-88985 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:06:22 -0500 (Side note, but every time I see the title of this topic, my mind sings, “What makes a monster, and what makes a man?” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, so that’s been an interesting phenomenon. :P)

@devastate-lasting Oh nice! Not too many people have heard of him in my experience. They’re really some delightful games, IMO.

@larchness Yes,…[Read more]

]]> f16db90683be10c01a6192692fc4ace8 Alexa Autorski replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/page/3/#post-88758 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:44:27 -0500 @larchness

Ah, a fellow coffee lover! *raises mug  Ooh, and a fellow Tolkien admirer? Great! I haven’t actually read the Silmarillion, but I hope to eventually! I was hoping you’d say that about dragons. Dragons are one of the greatest creatures, and especially in fantasy. Hmm, favorite book? That’s a hard one. I have a soft spot for The Lion, Th…[Read more]

]]> e408bfd298052a94c0b81cf12781ee0a Alexa Autorski replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/page/3/#post-88746 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 21:35:54 -0500 @larchness

Hi, new writing friend! Can I offer you a cup of coffee? It’s great to have you here! 🙂 I know you’ll love it here in Kingdom Pen. I’m sort of new myself, and I already feel right at home. Ooh, fantasy is my biggest genre! What’s your favorite book? Do you like dragons?

]]> 444a7ffd0fc2f8d5b8ffbf389b025259 Alien and Sojourner in a Foreign Land replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/page/2/#post-88641 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:18:54 -0500 @lewilliams @larchness Yeah, N.D.Wilson’s got some pretty great fantasy. He has quite an…interesting imagination, that one.

]]> aadc485b3e02e611e491ade40aa00151 SeekJustice replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/page/2/#post-88535 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 01:10:21 -0500 @larchness

I would definitely study the “Dark Ages”. All around the world they were so interesting in different ways, but I couldn’t really narrow it down more than that. I just find that time period so fascinating.

Ah yes, seafaring adventures are so much fun! The novel I’m currently plotting is set in the Golden Age of Piracy (the historical…[Read more]

]]> dbe40a994c8b7c5aa5148beecc1a0ad5 RainyEmily replied to the topic WIP Chat! in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/wip-chat/page/9/#post-88514 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:33:55 -0500 @devastate-lasting

@godlyfantasy12

@joy-caroline

@larchness

Thank you for everyone’s advice! For the first time I finally made a breakthrough on my book today! I’m very excited to keep working on it finish it up!

]]> e699d83e4461821fed6aeb9b97730c32 Abigail.M. replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/page/2/#post-88454 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 03:43:43 -0500 @larchness

For sure. My favorite of the Disney re-make books was, ‘The Curse of Maleficent.’ It’s the story of Sleeping Beauty told through the POV of Maleficent and it was really good. I know they made a movie that it was based on, but I haven’t watched it.

 

]]> 7bb607cf9cfd7d76025aa66b869e34fa Abigail.M. replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/page/2/#post-88442 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:52:48 -0500 @larchness

Hi and welcome to Kingdom Pen!
I’m pretty new too, but it’s been awesome here!

That is so cool that your writing a graphic novel. Sadly, the only ones I’ve ever read was the re-making of Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty and also Svetlana Chmakova’s Brave.

If you like swashbuckling kind of tales, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s Peter and…[Read more]

]]> c4fc8c953d5b2b2773b99d028b4e4e66 Lin replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/page/2/#post-88440 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:35:49 -0500 @larchness Oscar Wilde has some really good stuff; I’ll never forget “The Happy Prince”. Harry Potter’s probably one of the only fantasy series I’ve actually enjoyed, I don’t like that much high fantasy. If you haven’t checked out Bryan Davis’s Dragons in Our Midst series I would totally recommend that! One of the few Christian fantasy books that…[Read more]

]]> dd34f76d2d019c2b60164c7760564bd2 Lin replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/#post-88429 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:13:17 -0500 @larchness Ooh, brothers! I do love brother dynamics. And J.R.R. Tolkien is of course of the best.

What other fantasy books have you read?

]]> 9a478ed0f35f6209dfc3b614f818e0ff SeekJustice replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/#post-88407 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 01:42:43 -0500 @larchness

Hello there! I’m Chelsea R.H., otherwise known as SeekJustice!

I really enjoy history and would have loved the chance to study it (weirdly enough, I went the dog training/disbility care route). What are your favourite periods/things to study?

Ooh, I have so many fantasy recommendations! What are your preferences (subgenres, YA,…[Read more]

]]> 259c2bd95a4b1b6a5974010d0f3fd6d3 Kathleen replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/#post-88397 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:07:20 -0500 @larchness

Welcome to the forum! It’s so awesome to have you here on this fine morning in the Kingdom of Pen.

I’m so happy you like the articles! All of the authors are simply fans and volunteers of Kingdom Pen sharing their experience and lessons they’ve learned from writing. Which is I think why it feels so special.

Oooh, I love graphic…[Read more]

]]> bef88177a09c08428890281ffcee22b3 Scoutillus Finch replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/#post-88394 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:41:46 -0500 @larchness

Welcome to KP!

I enjoy writing fantasy as well but am doing a sci-fi right now.

I recommend Till We Have Faces and The Space Trilogy (even though it has a spaceship and aliens, it really is more of a interplanetary fantasy than anything else) by C.S. Lewis, Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, the Princess and Curdie, and The…[Read more]

]]> 88763e28fe5fc5855342be46f5994434 Lin replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-everyone-5/#post-88388 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:23:21 -0500 @larchness Hi Chloe! Welcome to the Kingdom! We’re so glad to have you here!

I’m really glad that you found the articles on this site useful; they really are great.

Ooh, a graphic novel! Do you mind sharing a little about your WIP? I’d love to hear more about it.

What are some other hobbies that you have? Any favorite books, authors, or movies?

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