Rylie Goodwin

@lydia-s

Welcome! 😊

@trahia-the-minstrel

Definitely a lot of trauma. Enough that although he is only about four at the time, he has some pretty vivid memories.

That makes sense. He will definitely deal with fear of those things, and I think that maybe it’s one more reason he is afraid to help lead in the Retaking; if he associates that horror with “politics”.

Oh,…[Read more]

Hello!

I have suddenly found myself feeling some guilt for the trauma one of my characters is going to deal with.

You see, as a young child he and his siblings are narrowly rescued from a burning city. And yeah, I think he suffers some burns. Nothing too bad, but since children are susceptible to heat, he has some nasty 2nd degree burns.

Then I…[Read more]

@trahia-the-minstrel

Thank you!!!! They’re doing such an awesome job of it, I might actually try to watch some when it comes out!

And that probably sounded strange. Explanation; being someone blessed with an extremely vivid imagination I find myself disappointed by movie adaptations of books I perhaps only skim read.

But this looks good, so I…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Exactly! XD

Although, I don’t think I’ve ever tried redeeming a villain. Probably because they usually die in the end of the original series.

@trahia-the-minstrel

Wow, thank you for telling us! (I love that clip of Nia, the dear, brave heart.)

@issawriter7

It’s good, different, but good. It also has a dangerous tendency to pull you into it’s world and not let you go! XD

@trahia-the-minstrel

AAAAAH THAT LOOKS AWESOMEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have just SO GOT to read this series even more now! Like enough putting it off, I need to get a copy of these books!

@trahia-the-minstrel

Aha! Where do I find it?

@trahia-the-minstrel

@lydia-s

Yes, Mr. Brocklehurst is absolutely horrible. I often wish I could shake some sense into a character, but it is very rare that I mentally strangle them. The way he twisted Scripture made me furious, not to mention his other crimes. Ugh!

*Realizes I was screaming*

*Calms down*

Anyway…

As for your question,…[Read more]

@lydia-s Any other books you’ve read lately? Or any other classic lit you enjoy?

@lydia-s

I am so sorry, I almost forgot KP (of no fault of it’s own; life is still nuts).

I have read/listened to all but Lady Susan, Love and Friendship, and I think one other one. I read Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice,  Sense and Sense ability, and Mansfield Park. I listened to most of those and Emma, Northanger Abbey, and… I think that’s…[Read more]

@lydia-s

I have read/ listened to Jane Eyre. I enjoyed it and thought it was deeply intriguing and surprisingly sweet. Although in full confession, I didn’t really want Jane to marry Rochester. XD

But the end was satisfactory.

@trahia-the-minstrel

Helen is the absolute best! The worst character was that secretary of the school. I despised him.

@trahia-the-minstrel

Yuh, sibling relationships ftw. When is a story not better with a sibling, or sibling-like relationship?

Since it’s your favorite, how many sibling duos have you written, and do you have a favorite one you’ve written?

@overcomer

Yeah, there definitely is something special with brother friendships.

Maybe because it’s rarer…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Yes!!  I am attempting to have a sort of adoption story in my Eirtan books, but it’s a bit different, (a subplot) dwelling on the complexities of identity and personal callings.

And wow, that was a mouthful! XD

Exactly! Mentor-appprentice relationships and dark pasts are just… delectable. *Happy moan*

@power

I love those too!…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Yes! Parent-child relationships are definitely one of my absolute favorites. And there’s always something special about adoption.

I devour mentor-apprentice relationships, especially when they both need each other, and even more especially when at least one has a painful past.

Then again, siblings are absolutely fantastic. I mean, where else do you get such wonderful loving contention? XD

I also love the friends-who-are-like-siblings-and-would-die-for-each-other. I know it…[Read more]

@annabelle Oh yeah it was absolutely terrible XD But I laugh looking back on it XDD

@madelyn YES definitely let me know!!! I love all things fairy tales XD Good luck!!!

@kathleenramm I like master/servant relationships, maybe like young lady and her butler, or something similar. Or I like the idiotic duo who share one brain cell. That’s just really fun to see.