@levipierpont
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I LOVE THE MTBI! Whenever I create a main character, I always take the test and answer everything how I feel they would.
In my current novel, the main characters are twins named Elisa and Clairen. Elisa is an ENFP, I just discovered (which is what I am) and Clairen is an ISTP (which is almost a complete opposite). It’s sort of a hero/rebel relationship.
I’m thinking Rodyn Rider. Your character sounds a lot like Flynn Rider, and the name goes well.
I’m from Ohio and I go back often, but I now live in Michigan and I like Michigan a lot more. But I’m still a Buckeye!!!
You know you are a writer when you um… Write. Instead of wasting time on forums. People… Write.
You just gotta have that one stroke of creativity, and then BOOM! The whole world will proceed in a parade out of your mind and onto the paper. Of course, check for originality, always. But some people can create worlds in a few minutes. Others spend YEARS, maybe even their whole life. Maldroc was created over three or four months after a year of bending and twisting it in imaginary games with siblings, and Fairenland… little ideas coming throughout the last year that culminated enough ti maje something.
Create a world and thus learn how Creative your Creator was.
Kate Flourney: I am amazed. Your delivery just makes it all sound so amazing. You remind me of my cousin Andrea. This reminds me of the weaknesses I created for Fairens. #1 is that their muscles are very weak, and don’t grow much at all. They have certain physical things that they do, and no more, like taking seven walks every day, and making journeys to the grand hall. The Fairens don’t like the cavers/ cave Fairens. They also don’t respect the air Fairens much because everyone thinks they practice the old forbidden magic. There is no magic in Fairenland except Magic of the Dark One, which is looked down upon.
Anyway. Way to go on your world building!
A few things that I am super curious about:
-language: which language(s) do they speak? If they speak English, why is this? Or is English not addressed because no one from our world is there, so their language is just their language?
-where is this world: where does this place exist? does it exist at all in relation to our world?I loved reading this in my email, thanks so much for sharing. You’re a neat creative.
Here’s my most recently created world:
Once, long ago, (21,000 years ago) a world was created quite unlike anything that we have ever seen.
It was given the name “Fairenland” for its people, the Fairens.
Fairens were tall and stately, with black hair and eyes of the most exotic colors. They lived in a huge kingdom whose leader was one “High Fairen” who ruled with peace and dignity.
That was 21,000 years ago, of course, and we’re talking about their years, not ours.
7,000 years later, there was a Great War. The High Fairen’s son decided he wanted to take the throne once his father died, but this was not the tradition. The Seven Scrolls they had at that time made it clear that the throne rotated through twenty-one families, ticking through once every seventy-seven years.
Many Fairens died that year and the years following due to the selfishly-immature acts of the High Fairen’s son.
To end this terrible war, the Creator gave each of them “Grand Uniquenesses.” This split them up into the Seven Nations, which formed the One Great Kingdom.
The first nation was deemed “The Tall Fairens,” and they looked just as all the others had looked before them, but now, looking normal was unique.
The second nation was deemed “The Ocean Fairens,” and they were fairly normal-looking Fairens, but they had many fins along their body and could only walk on dry land for short distances.
The third nation was deemed “The Forest Fairens,” and they lived in the trees and looked as the trees looked. They had branches of flower and foliage jutting out from their heads as deer’s antlers, and their skin was brown and mossy.
The fourth nation was deemed “The Cave Fairens,” and they were short, stout little Fairens, with thick black fur for warmth and eyes that shone with light in the night. They were nocturnal.
The fifth nation was deemed “The Air Fairens,” and they were like bird-people, having two eagle wings and a tall, ‘normal’ frame. They lived in huge, spherical nests that hung from the trees.
The sixth nation was deemed “The Arctic Fairens,” and they lived in the cold places of Fairenland. They had white fur and black eyes that could barely be seen. They lived in snow homes most of the year. Sadly, because of their white fur, they were looked down upon and seen as animals.
The seventh nation was deemed “The Mountain Fairens,” and they were fawn-like beasts, with sure-footed hooves for feet and much black fur to keep them warm. They lived in little mountain homes, chiseled into the sides of the mountains.
This kingdom was a very grand one for 7,000 years. Then, the “Great Calamity.”
Fairens left the “Law of the Creator” and took up the “Laws of the Creatures.” They took care of animals and gave them food and were worshiping them in some ways, when they should have kept their focus on the Creator and His “Great Creations,” the Fairens.
To respond to this Great Calamity, the Creator handed down seven more scrolls, one going to each nation. Now each of the seven nations had three scrolls, making twenty-one scrolls in all. These scrolls returned their hearts and minds to their Creator for the next 7,000 years.
But it could not last. The world, at this time, was nearing its end.
To understand its end, though, you must understand its beginning.
The Creator came to the Dark Space in the Void with a song in His heart. He took seven angels, who witnessed and took part in the Creation of Fairenland.
The first angel sang his song, a song about light and darkness. Through the power of the Creator, light was unleashed upon the world of Fairenland.
The second angel sang his song, a song about the forms and spheres that cast light and hold beings. Through the power of the Creator, forms and spheres were created to cast light and hold beings. In all, 77 star systems were created, Fairenland’s planet being in one of them.
The third angel sang his song, a song about hills and valleys and mountains and caves. Through the power of the Creator, hills and valleys and mountains and caves were created.
The fourth angel sang his song, a song about rivers and lakes and oceans. Through the power of the Creator, rivers and lakes and oceans were created.
The fifth angel sang his song, a song about trees and bushes and food-bearing plants. Through the power of the Creator, trees and bushes and food-bearing plants were created.
The sixth angel sang his song, a song about large animals and little creatures and insects of varying sizes. Through the power of the Creator, large animals and little creatures and insects of varying sizes were created.
The seventh angel, the angel given the most power since the rebellion of the Dark One, sang his song, a song about a people with intellect and emotion and great form. Through the power of the Creator, people with intellect and emotion and great form were created.
Then the Creator spoke, and the angels and new people watching with careful interest. He told them that this creation was indeed very good and wholly beautiful. But He told them He knew, as He knew with all other worlds, that this world would not always be very good and wholly beautiful. The people were saddened by this, but were trusting of him.
He told them that once the world had accomplished everything it was meant to accomplish, He would bring an end to the world.
And, 21,000 years later, He did.
None of them know how Darkness entered their world. This moment is not documented as it is in our world. But somehow, Darkness came, and made it all imperfect. The Fairens are saddened by this.
So, today, they are aware that their world is imploding upon itself, coming to an end. As they make the journey to other worlds, they must say goodbye to their homes, their castles, their language, their culture, and their world.
I wrote this out for my blog readers and have scheduled it for… let’s see… ten days from now. My blog is at levipierpont.com. Pretty simple URL, right?
Excited to see other people’s worlds and peek into other’s imaginations.
vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, wizards, sorcerers, magicians, ghosts, elves, mermaids, aliens, and fairy dragons
While I totally agree with you on vampires, zombies, werewolves, (real) witches, (real) wizards, (real) sorcerers, (real) magicians, and (real) ghosts, I can’t agree on Elves, Mermaids, Aliens, and Dragons.
God gave us an imgaination. And Tokien and CS Lewis were both (in my mind) strong Christians! Particularly the latter.
In the OT, God told the priests to have BLUE pomagranets on their robes. Blue pomagrantes don’t exist! So, I think it is fair to think that God is okay with a little imagining. Maybe some fruit in Heaven is blue.
If you acctually studied modern wicca, norse paganism, or other forms of paganism, you would see the difference. I don’t really reccomend it, but it’s simple to see, they are different.
Using a sorcerer in a story is fine if the source is well accounted for. If you create another world, you have the ability to distinguish between all things, and decide where a sorcerer will get her power.
In the world that I most recently created, Maldroc, I created a form of magic called Eznonery. Enzonery is based on a natural element that the ‘creator’ made in their world. And therefore, it is just as natural to use Enzonery and be able to fly as it is to breathe and be able to live.
I commend you for looking in to all things. Keep doing that. But nothing is simply ‘cut-and-dry.’ There are deeper layers of facts.
If you feel that it would be wrong for you to create magic in a story, then it would be going against your conscience and would be wrong. But many other Christians don’t have a problem with it.
You raise a valid question.
I do believe there are probably scores of answers for this on the internet, and I’m sure you’ve been answered many times over by others, but I hope I added something. 🙂
What if her hair has some sort of power? Whoops. Taken. Flower, gleam, and grow… But anyway…
What if she braids it to be super awesome? And can hide weapons in the braids?
Oh, Elves! I am conviced that angels would never look more wonderful.
In fact, I knew I needed to implement some form of Elvish being into my novel, so I created a race of people-like beings called Fairens. They look mostly asian, but are tall, and usually have black hair with one other color in highlights. They are also very smart people and their architecture and music is amazing. Sadly, their muscles are not fit to grow very much, so they cannot run or lift heavy things very much. Their nails also have strange, unique designs in white.You know you’re a writer when you could go on for hours about a species of people you created!
-Levi Pierpont
I hope I’m replying to the right person… Here goes.
“As I sat there on that bench, looking at that house, tears came to my eyes. Generations. Centuries. My ancestors. That house had been in the family since World War II. As much as I knew I didn’t have enough money to take care of the house, I wanted desperately to keep it alive. I imagined children running along the hills, returning from a long day of play in the forest. My kids could do that. But sadly, they would grow up in the suburbs, where I and my husband both had jobs.
My mother, minutes before her death, had told me, “Corra, keep that house. Don’t let it fall.” But what could Ben and I do? I had a simple nursing job, and he worked at a library. We struggled. How would we ever keep a house up with whatever jobs were around? And so, despite my mother’s wishes, I was going to sell the house. That was all we could do.”I hope you like that!
Here’s a writing prompt that conitnues the theme of pictures of houses:
https://unsplash.com/photos/xpDHTc-pkog
If you’ve never heard of Unsplash… I pity you. It’s a treasure chest of completely free beautiful photos. You can use them in blog posts or even on a book!Please take me in your reply, whoever does this one, so I see it!