Rylie Goodwin

@koshka

I love history as well since it’s always so interesting. I also love that facts don’t have to be exactly right in fantasy worlds 🙂

I absolutely love Chuck Black, and I’ve read the Kingdom Series and the Knights of Arrethrae Series. I take inspiration from them since they are so close to what I write.

My parents are from Eastern Europe,…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76

I understand! All my early writing was Historical fiction. Then I found historical fantasy. Already being a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my writing, it’s a relief not to be constantly worried about accuracy.

@joy-caroline Yes, definitely! My opening chapters often feel flat. I write things that happen to the characters and that I think are important, only to figure out later that it wasn’t really important or added anything to the overall story. Sometimes my opening chapters drag on, and I decide that I need to move into the plot quicker or make the…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76

So am I! XD I’m just now learning her back story.

The funny thing is all my awful younger writing had female MCs. All of it. Then a few years ago I picked back up writing, and POOF! Nearly all male.

So! Here is my other MC for Seas of Fury. She’s one of those characters I am still figuring out, so here is her first collage. She’s also randomly the only female character that made it to MC stage.

@koshka

I know, right? I’ll be doing the same. 😉

@joy-caroline

First of all, considering that you’re in the third draft, you have made a lot of progress with this WIP. And you like the opening, so that’s a good thing.

YES, I haven’t liked ANY of the opening chapters I’ve written. AT ALL. Mostly because they didn’t convey the feel for the story, characters, or world correctly. If it got one…[Read more]

I can write and edit later parts of the book, bit first chapters? Ugh. I’ve completely scrapped them…I have no idea how many times.

So someone, PLEASE have good advice!! I’ll be haunting this topic…

@pen_for_christ205

Ah, makes sense. What I love about writing in a medieval-fantasy world is being able to use all the random historical facts I collect, and yet not have to worry about being completely accurate. (I’m a bit of a history nerd)

*Squeals*

You like Chuck Black?! He’s one of my favorite authors! Which of his books/series have you…[Read more]

@koshka

I love writing about the middle ages but only in fantasy kingdoms I (or others) came up with, since historical fiction involves too much research (in my opinion).

My work in progress right now is my very first book that I’m nearly done with. I am super excited to publish it!

My favorite author is Chuck Black because I love every part of…[Read more]

@hullofellowhumans

Yeah, we had to scratch our original idea, which was only about the children of the prophets and had nothing to do with time traveling. The one you’re doing/did still sounds pretty fun!

@sunny421

I like it, especially what the phrase “living out his childhood dream of being a spy”. Luke sounds like a fun character!

@sunny421

Ooo, intriguing. What sort of kingdom is this? Is the king good?

@pen_for_christ205

Welcome to the Kingdom! I write non-magical medieval-fantasy.

What do you mean by ‘middle ages’? That’s a pretty wide range of time… Is it historical fiction?

What is your WIP about? (Work In Progress)

If you could ride a dragon for a day or have a horse for life, which would you choose?

Do you like, dislike, or just…[Read more]

Yes exactly. There may or may not be a little romance. I haven’t completely decided.

@freedomwriter76

I just flipped back through it, and remembered what I loved most about it; it’s far more likely to mention prayer than profanity.