Michael Stanton

@Dragon-Snapper really cool!

@Dragon-Snapper I LOVE NAMES. I NAME EVERYTHING.

*coughs*
With that crucial bit of random information out of the way, I’d tend to agree with you. The best fantasy names are those that don’t look so absolutely foreign they’re impossible to relate to. The name should describe your character, not overshadow him. Personally I love old Norse, Saxon,…[Read more]

@Daeus eeeeeh… no pressure. 😛

@That_writer_Girl_99 good question though. I think… it seems to me that you’re asking not just about the Warden, but about the moral balance of justice and mercy. How do you show the necessity of justice (bad actions have painful consequences) while balancing it with understanding and forgiveness (we’re all…[Read more]

@gh24682468999 what they said. 😉

@that_writer_girl_99 Didn’t see your previous reply to the subject. On that front, I think it’s helpful to distinguish between a theme and a message. A theme is just a topic like mercy or justice. A message says what you should do with regards to that specific topic (e.g. you should always how people mercy, or you should be wise on who you show…[Read more]

Great question. My answer would be not to let yourself or the readers pin the Warden into a clearly evil camp or a clearly misunderstood camp. Most people have complicated motives, so weave that into the Warden as well. Personally, I think that has the potential to really deepen your story’s them as the reader is forced to wrestle with the…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper I personally use this site and just play with alterations on the different names the site generates until I find the one that works for me: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/ The most important thing for me is finding names that all seem to have a similar vibe/similar culture behind them in a story.

@Daeus yikes… okay. I’ll see what I can do.

@Dragon-Snapper the Chosen Kate… hm. *frowns* Yeah, I’m not sure that rolls too well either. XD

@salome01w4g Yes–you will need to register for the panel, though, in order to receive the replay. 🙂

*bites nails* At this point I think I can make it. I guess we’ll see when the time comes but I really want to be there so maybe I can bend a few things to make room for it if I have to.
What time is it, again? @Daeus

@Daeus okey dokey. 🙂

@that_writer_girl_99 *adds another person to the tag-list-in-need-of-solidification

( @bethanysinkyroses since we haven’t solidified our tag list yet 😉 )

Also, I just got to drop down here and say that we have some pretty cool panelists for this event who are all really awesome people. So if you’ve ever been interested in writing speculative fiction, this is the place to be.

@shannon I first heard about it through the Potter’s School in 2012 and subscribed that Fall back when KP was still in its e-mag phase. Read the magazine issues and submitted to one of their contests, but didn’t place at all. xD Then that late Spring/early Summer when Eli stepped down and Reagan took the reins, he started looking for a couple…[Read more]

@livylynn Welcome to the site! Glad you found us. 🙂 I’ll avoid asking any questions as it looks like everyone else already has that covered. xD

@sage-g Wow–no kidding you’ve been a long-time stalker! Congrats on being one of the few who were around and publishing stuff back then!

@shannon A guy named Eli whom I never knew came up with the original concept as a PDF e-magazine that was sent out once a quarter. @reaganramm joined him in his mission and eventually expanded it from a small emag to a full website after Eli had to move on. Reagan’s the only member of the original staff who’s still on the team.

@shannon: “Everyone here has secretly conspired to take over KP.”

Me: *blinks*

;P