Linus Smallprint

@ellette-giselle @whalekeeper

And here is my first question for you:

Eric’s Wolf Plotline

@ellette-giselle @whalekeeper

A short introduction to Book II:

Title: The Narrow Path Trilogy: Book II – The Sword

Brief Plot Idea:

‘You may be done with magic, but magic isn’t done with you’

Alan is a wizard more powerful than any other. Once, Alan would have desired it, but now it is only a curse to him. The magic of Ehverwyld is twisted…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

ah, I see! What game?

I don’t think it would be your thing. It’s a high fantasy 4X board game called ‘Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea.’ Think World fo Warcraft-type fantasy. It’s a game that takes 2-3, sometimes 4 hours to play.

@ellette-giselle

(I’m guessing you like boats and wolves?)

Wolves definitely are my favourite animal, this may or may not be evident in my writing. (More on that later.)

The boat thing was more of a joke. I a board game I play with my friends, there is an option to build sea vessels, but it is rarely done. On the occasion it does happen, it is a…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @whalekeeper

Tis Febuary. I will now start working on my outline. Not sure how long it will take. It looks like only you two plus my sister will be following this. But that is fine. Three is plenty for this stage, so I might just cap it off here anyway. I will let you know if I need any thoughts/ideas as I go. Thank you for…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Book 3 time!

So it’s Leon and Julian then. (Unless you suddenly decide you want to switch to Quin for the next chapter.)

(I wonder how much of the book you can guess by looking at the aesthetic!!)

War? War. Boat! Wolves! Snow. Orphans…

Never to return.

Ominus…

But yeah, just thought I’d give everyone a “trigger war…

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@the_lost-journal

Sounds fun. I would be curious to know how she acquired immorality.

@ellette-giselle

Last I counted I was at 69 full length novel drafts.

Wooph!

@whalekeeper

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had identical brains? (It wouldn’t, but it would at least be practical.)

If this were the case, then we would all be writing meaningful stories about boys whose dogs and mother die. (Really meaningful)

@theshadow

I’m going to kind of repeat what other people have said. Get to know your characters better.  Often when I’m stuck and I don’t know what characters would do but have an idea of where I want/need them to go, I will quickly make up a list showing the thoughts in each character’s heads like this:

Brother

• Really would like some ice…

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@ellette-giselle

So, before I ever begin to write I pray. I write down the idea in my prayer journal and say, “Lord, here’s my idea. If you want me to write this book, give me the rest of the story” and He does.

This is really good. I need to do this more. And one of the major themes of book two of TNPT is trusting God!

8 drafts per book? Phew!…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

I don’t think I’m quite the person to ask. I tend to hyperfocus on a single project and put any other story ideas to the back of my mind for later. I’ve only ever written two first drafts, and that was some time ago. So I am lacking experience in this area. (Looks like Ellette has you covered here though. @ellette-giselle, how many…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @keilah-h @whalekeeper

I’ve done something similar once before when I worked on this, so I do have some idea of what I’m doing. (I think I’ve shown you this one before). It turned out all right, so I might eventually convert that cover idea I shared. Maybe I will make it my next drawing to protect if I have the time after I…[Read more]

@grcr

You’ve certainly improved a lot!

@ellette-giselle

Do you think the one with Sabina at the grave could be worked in as her memory/recap when she’s in the bedroom, or does it seem out of place.

Let me reread this.

I think this is fine. There is no harm in including an illustration of a flashback. I’ve seen it done before, such as in North! Or be Eaten when Podo is telling his ta…[Read more]

@rae

That is the BEST pronunciation guide I’ve ever seen! lol

*Bows* Thank you! I do what I can…

@whalekeeper

Awesome! Thanks!

@loopylin

I was trying to show how weird it was that the green that I was using was actually orange on the color wheel, lol

It looked kind of like an orange on my computer screen, but when I was looking at it on my phone, I could see what you meant.

I do like your art style. Is this a character from one of your WIPs?

@ellette-giselle

These look fine as well, finished or not.

Which scene is Joseph and Eric from?

I think that version of Beric does work better.

Also, I think I like the second wedding option better.

@keilah-h

Thank you for your ideas! Maybe one day, I will actually come up with another race.

hares (do those count as an edible animals to you and are thus off the list? If so ignore that suggestion

They might. In book 2, some characters will be travelling and will have to hunt for some food. Since deer is off the menu, hares, or other…[Read more]