Lorelei Angelino

@devastate-lasting Awesome! Thank you! 🙂

@r-m-archer It ought to be attached to the surname. @libby knows a lot more about Japanese culture than I do, so you can always check with her as well!

@abigail-m

No, I think I do that when that last line is just AMAZING and ends the story in an epicly awesome way!!! That’s EXACTLY the kind of ending I crave for in novels!!! I’m the same where bittersweet endings are cool in flash fiction and short stories but I want a realisticly happy ending for the novels I read!!!! (I’m actually very happy…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting Thanks! I think the hyphenated suffix would work well with the rest of the language I’ve got. Is the Japanese suffix attached to the surname or first name?

Yeah, I think America is probably weird in that it’s not a purely expected thing. XD It’s common, but I think not as consistent as in other places? (I generally take my…[Read more]

@r-m-archer In Japanese there are honorifics, most commonly “-san” to denote Mr./Mrs./Ms., so for example, I would be called “Zhang-san”, I think. In Chinese we use “xian sheng” for “Mr.”, and it’s usually formatted as “surname” + “honorific”.

Shoes are pretty much removed almost everywhere in the world. My family does it as well. Typically we…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting I started with Vietnamese and then pulled in some Japanese and Chinese. I did adjust the names in a recent draft so that they reflected that pattern. Are there titles of respect (e.g. “Mrs.,” “Mr.”) in those cultures, and if so would they go before a surname like in English? Or would there be a different configuration?

I also…[Read more]

@r-m-archer Not sure why my post didn’t go through ahh… Well, which cultures are you looking to combine? Japanese and Korean cultures stem from Chinese culture…so combining/not combining shouldn’t be that much of an issue…one thing that I think would give authenticity is that in most Asian cultures, (at least these three) the family name…[Read more]

@keilah-h Hi there! Welcome to the Kingdom!

Most of the questions I want to ask have already been asked, so feel free to look around our other forum topics!

@abigail-m @joy-caroline

If you guys don’t mind me jumping in. (I think I jump in on people’s conversations a little too much. I must get pretty annoying. XD) I’m more down for the close to happy ending kind of story, like Abigail. I’m pretty okay that it’s not normal, ’cause well, it is fiction and if you’re writing fantasy you’re WAAAAAAY off…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Oooh, AWESOME!!!!!!! I’ve been actually really wanting to read Keeper of the Lost Cities! I hear sooo many good things about it!!! COOOL!!! Golden retrievers are just sooo cute, especially when they’re puppies!!!!!! I had a betta fish once!! I might’ve gotten a bit too attached to him. Let’s just say it was pretty sad when he died. 😭

@abigail-m

Hanne

@joy-caroline

Eli.

Who’s most likely to collect leaves.

@abigail-m

Aww, this has got to me one of my favorites EVER!!! I LOVE IT!

@joy-caroline

Prince Keenum

Who’s most likely to travel the world?

@joy-caroline

Hanne!

Who’s most likely to have great dreams?

@keilah-h

HEELLLOOOO!!!! WELCOME to the Kingdom!! It’s super awesome to have you here!! I’m Issabelle!!! *waves* *gives you chocolate and cake* *turns on some epic party music* How ’bout some totally awesome questions??? Oooh, I just now realized that was technically a question. XD

~What’s the longest book you’ve ever read?

~Do you have any…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Eli. Sadly. 😉

Who’s most likely to do great at Algebra?

@joy-caroline

You’re totally welcome!!! <33

@joy-caroline

Rora.

Who’s most likely to skip school?

@joy-caroline @abigail-m
Oh, yeah, I’m with you on that one, girls!!!!! ALL THE WAY!!! And, Abigail, I have had the same thing happen to me sooo many times it’s not funny!!!! Yeah, I should probably stop here too, ’cause I’ll just start going and laying it down as it really is.

Anyways, JC, about your question. Man, I can’t think of any good…[Read more]

@abigail-m

Hey, girl, that’s okay!!! I’ve ranted about this stuff HUNDREDS of times to my mom and all. I am SOOO WITH YOU 100%!! And I’ve been seeing a lot of actual teens who have started saying it too!!! And the way I see it, if a publishing company can’t also provide the kind of stories teens like us wanna read than they’re just pretty sorry.…[Read more]