Riah Black

@elishavet-pidyon

Viking braids are great. My sisters and I actually do a variation of one of them fairly often.

Ooh, nice!

Oh, nice question! They have developed much of their skills fighting the other group, but much of them were developed before the Dehgavor. You see, there used to only be many unconnected tribes, with most of them being…

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(Sorry if this posts in duplicate; I’m trying to navigate KP’s tendency to delete posts when I edit them. XP)

@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…[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]

@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!

@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]

@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]

@denali-christianson *yeets off to Story Embers forum to do some stalking*

*yeets back*

Yep.

Called it.

@denali-christianson I think I’ve given up on worldbuilding at this stage in life, for all my projects now it’s either like, “What generally fits the vibe of this story” if it’s something short or casual, or, “What would make sense in the story and help me achieve the goals of my plot/character arcs/themes” if I’m being serious and hardworking, or…[Read more]

*pops out of the snow like a daisy*

*realizes that reference makes no sense since it was 80 degrees here today*

*proceeds anyway*

I’VE BEEN SUMMONED.

I pick 2-3 real-world languages to go with each culture I’m developing, pick the descriptors I want to use for the place I’m naming, put those descriptors into Google Translate for each…[Read more]

@denali-christianson Lolol precisely why I write, so I can put some new things out onto the market.

Heh it’s okay I stopped because I graduated :3 You should savor your high school activities while you can

Haha this is the first time I’ve like met people who’ve enjoyed my writing online. And now I’m resisting the urge to plug a self-promo.…[Read more]

@denali-christianson Haha yeah I feel that. I also feel that nowadays a lot of medieval fantasy feels like a LOTR ripoff.

Yes I really loved ballet! Pity I had to stop.

Aww, thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!