Lucy Israel

@elishavet-pidyon

Ooh, neat! I have a culture that avoids living on land, too, with more Maori and Hawaiian influence on the language and some Viking inspiration planned for their culture (and their hair, because Viking braids are epic).

That does sound like fun! (I get that. XD I am the queen of cursory Google searches… or else hours-long…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon

Ooh, neat! I have a culture that avoids living on land, too, with more Maori and Hawaiian influence on the language and some Viking inspiration planned for their culture (and their hair, because Viking braids are epic).

That does sound like fun! (I get that. XD I am the queen of cursory Google searches… or else hours-long…[Read more]

@denali-christianson

This is the reputation I strive for. XD

@elishavet-pidyon

That’s neat! I’m also intrigued by the Nordic/Slavic inspiration of your world; those are really cool cultures to draw from!

@elishavet-pidyon

Yes! You illustrated my point perfectly. Delving into the core of the theme (such as Good Vs Evil) through questions demonstrated throughout the book, opens up many different but related themes that expands on the original theme’s message.

Themes are really cool in that way. I really like how you explained it in your post!

@unsung You’re welcome!!!

Aww THANK YOU!!!! I love yours as well!!!

@maryg3

It seems like you already nailed down your theme with your description of what the book is about.

It’s ultimately a journey about finding one’s family and embracing yourself.

Found family and embracing yourself seems like the main two themes of your story.

And about your question on multiple themes, pretty much every story has mul…[Read more]

Hello @unsung welcome to the Kingdom!!!! *waves* We’re SO thrilled to have you here!!! I’m Issabelle, but feel free to call me Is or Issa or any other nickname you come up with – it’s much quicker to spell, lol. And fantasy is one of the best genres ever!! *high fives*

@maryg3 Hey, Mary!! From what I’ve gathered about the bit you shared, it seems your book’s overarching main focal theme is about finding your place in life. (Did I get it right? 😂) So for my personal opinion, I think it’s really great to have more than one message in a story!!! I mean, we as people are so complex and learn so many different…[Read more]

@power Whoa, that poem was AMAZING and really touching!! I loved it! THANK YOU for sharing it with us!! It reminded me of the lyrics from TobyMac’s song Scars. “It doesn’t matter who you are, this world goin’ leave some battle scars.”

@godlyfantasy12

This might not be the best advice by a long shot, but you seem like you’re REALLY in love with the idea of bringing them back. Like I can just feel how much you love this idea and your excitement to write it. And I guess for me, that’s the best reason to follow through with the idea! It’s your story at the end of the day, and if…[Read more]

@denali-christianson

AAAAH IT’S SO AWESOME TO SEE YOU HERE DENALI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *waves*  AND YES I HAVE FINALLY FOUND ANOTHER WHO SHARES MY OBSESSIVE LOVE OF MEDIEAVAL WEAPONRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *high fives*

@denali-christianson Not me making like all my characters Asian because I’m Asian heh….

Okay I had this convo with someone else a few months ago so let me just copy/paste it here…

for me, i honestly don’t like it when diversity is forced in a book. if you feel like your character should be white, then make them white, if not, then make them…

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@denali-christianson Pfft sorry probably shoulda tagged you earlier

@denali-christianson I still have all your text in my email from the post lol do you want it

@denali-christianson (hit send too soon to see newest post)

and now I have gathered another fan hehehehe it’s all coming together——

@denali-christianson I’m glad I’m a relatable person! 😀 Sometimes I think I’m just in the corner doing wack and setting things on fire while all the other writers have their lives together.

@denali-christianson Heh I haven’t had this much stimulation on the forum for ages. For years. I can tell we’re going to have a fun time! In a non-threatening way, of course. *added exclamation mark to sound less threatening*

Oof haha sometimes I get lazy over things but never enough to like, stop doing it. I’m usually overcommited and will stick…[Read more]

@denali-christianson Yes.

UhhhhhhhHHHHHHHH I know @e-k-seaver and @daisy-torres have made book trailers before. If I were you, and had zero budget and wanted to make live action, then I would use like a free stock video site like this one: https://mazwai.com/#/grid (I’ve seen one of my favorite artists make a lot of beautiful music videos using…[Read more]