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@Kate-Flournoy Don’t tell Emma. 😀

@That_writer_girl_99 I’m feeling attacked…

@Ethryndal Imma pretend you didn’t just offer that as a valid reason not to adore a book. You’re welcome.

@Glitter-Ocelot Space… *shakes your hand firmly* Space is a cool thing to nerd about. And people. I suppose. This little introvert can’t quite understand that. 😉 I myself nerd about…

TOLKIEN.

Because Elves. Enough said.

@Kate-Flournoy What is the deal with you people adoring Les Mis? That book’s got more words in it than a dictionary.

*appears in a random poof of glitter*

@DaughteroftheKing WAIT. YOU’VE SEEN HORNBLOWER AND YOU LIKE IT? HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS SOONER?

*heaps a thousand Elven blessings upon your head*

*disappears in the same poof of glitter*

@Glitter-Ocelot mmm… my favorite book if I had to choose just one… Les Miserables. But it’s close. With just about three or four dozen others. XD

@mariposa Nuts. It didn’t work.
@ethryndal *hopes that the ocean is calm right now*

@dragon-snapper *cough*

@Mariposa I hope Aberdeen’s alright…

@mariposa Well, thanks, but I doubt my chances against @ethryndal ‘s Green Galadriel counterattack. We’ll just say I won to prevent that. 😀

@mariposa Clearly, it was me. XD 😛

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@mariposa Clearly, it was me. XD 😛

@warrioroftherealm Well, I don’t think that any of your readers will blame you for stereotypicalness. After all, ever since LotR, people have viewed Elves and Orcs through that lens. Personally, I find it distracting if the races are too out of range, so to speak. Definitely do what King @daeus said, and deepen the cultures, but otherwise, I don’t…[Read more]

@ethryndal Yes. I is a Samwise. @winter-rose is Frodo and I am Samwise and Dragon Snapper. 😀

*melts your chair* *forgives you for calling me a kid* *flies off with a Loki-ish grin*

@warrioroftherealm First of all, the most important thing is that you have a good story. Good world building is fantabulous, but it’s primarily the story that makes a fantasy novel succeed.

I also think that replicating Tolkien’s creatures is common enough that nobody will blame you for it. It certainly won’t mark you out as a distinctive author,…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy Hmm. That might almost make one itself, actually. I’ll think about it some more. Thanks. 🙂

@DAEUS. What about that beyond-cool password the Watchers had amongst themselves? The gears of the world turn faster. Anything there?

@glitter-ocelot Heh; nice. I have trouble with serials on the internet due to my terrible memory of character names, but since I (should) already remember most of these characters, I may dig into it one of these days before the release; we’ll see!

Also just got to say I’m a huge Hamilton fan. And since musicals are going on in this thread, I…[Read more]

@Ethryndal @Emma-Flournoy well, the actor is apparently an INFP, so of course everyone loves the character. *cool sunglasses*

@Emma-Flournoy We posted at the exact minute. It must be telepathy.

(And he did sort of try to kind of take over the world, so…)

@Shannon Thanks… I think. 😉

@Catwing Call it truce.

@Emma-Flournoy Everyone loves Loki. Therefor, they make gifs about him. Quite good ones, too. Which was fortunate for us.

IT’S GOING TO BE GOOD. Unless it’s not. And then you will probably hear from me, as I turn up on your doorstep, wailing and wringing my hands. Stay tuned. And go watch Loki.