Louise Fowler

@warrenluther04 There are a lot of cult followings, actually.  People who love Star Trek are called Trekkers or Trekkies, there are a lot of people who dress up like superheroes and go to the Comicons.  One of my dad’s friends from college has a group of people who (I don’t know what specifically they’re acting out) dress up in fake battle armor a…[Read more]

@radically-surrendered Wow!  That’s a big idea from just a man playing a cello in the woods.  🙂

Ohhh, I just had a crazy idea.  What if this book inspired a whole new universe with what they call a “cult following”.  You know, with fans who dress up like the characters.  They would take tests to see what kind of instrument they are.  They would…[Read more]

@radically-surrendered Do you play any instruments?

This is what I thought when you said different instruments can be used as different types of weapons:

Harp: A harp ripples and waves, and could be used to draw people closer as a magnet to hear what the Master has to say.  (By the way, you might want to call the Master the Maestro?)

Violin:…[Read more]

@radically-surrendered That is an AMAZING IDEA!!!  I would definitely read a book like that.  I can’t really think of a better word than “follow” either, because that is actually what musicians do when they play in an orchestra: follow the conductor.  Another term used could be “perform”, though.

I don’t like the idea of “magic” because every me…[Read more]

@radically-surrendered  That’s a fascinating idea!! I think you should try it! It sounds like a world where I’d want to live! I love music. But make sure you find a unique and captivating plot or else it will get a little old. It seems like that to me.

I love this! 😀

Oh, and this was originally just supposed to be a 300-500 word scene based on the picture, but I liked it, and kept writing.  So it’s basically a draft, and I might add more onto the beginning or rewrite it or something. 🙂

@gabbyj In my first novel I had a character who was for the first few chapters really sweet and good-natured, and always thinking of others before herself.  Later, as bad things started happening, she started having trouble keeping up her good-naturedness, but she hid it pretty well so that her brother didn’t notice she was much upset.  Finally, s…[Read more]

@perfectfifths and @kballen Thanks!  I think my favorite is actually the giant one because the story is more unusual (can I use that as a synonym for “totally weird”?), but I do like a couple of lines from the dragon poem a lot, such as “I faltered for a moment but/began to argue with the nut,” because it’s so crazy.

@itisastarrynight I’m glad…[Read more]

@itisastarrynight  That’s fine 🙂

Her name is…. I haven’t decided. Let’s call her “Peri.” She has pale blue eyes, very short straight blond hair, and large round glasses. She has a steampunk outfit, but not as frilly as Amelia’s outfit 🙂

And if you want I’ll draw one of your characters in return 😉

@itisastarrynight  Yes, you did a great job! Wow, that’s impressive. I wouldn’t have had the patience to study cloth folds XD

……. Can you draw my character?! XD

@itisastarrynight  I’m sorry, I butted in, but OMW that is AMAZING!!!!

@daughteroftheking  You are in for a treat!!

@Jenwriter17 ahhh I completely missed this before, sorry. D:

I really like everyone else’s suggestions for twists. Having the ultimate reveal of her family and mentor and all the secrets in the past being an unexpected shock really heightens things. *nodnod*

As for the blurb, it’s a good base to start off from but it’s long and gives a little…[Read more]

@medomfo  Greetings and welcome to the bestest place in cyberspace!!

We’re glad you’re here! What county do you live in?

What are your favorite books and TV shows?

@skredder I love Janette Oke!  I don’t like T. Davis Bunn as much, but the summary of that book sounds interesting, so I will definitely look it up.

@itisastarrynight I know in fantasy literature it is common to have creatures which are half human, half animal, but I think about where that mythology started.  The origin of those stories (and I believe most myths to be based in truth) was from old heathen mythology.  The idea that there is a half human, half animal seems to indicate that the c…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 🙂 My dad says I’m an introvert because I won’t go up to people and introduce myself.  I wait for them to come to me.  But I’ve been singing in front of people since I was very little.  My mom ran a dance school for a few years before I was born, and my older brother is a wonderful concert pianist, so I’ve had “Performing is wo…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 The only thing I noticed at my first reading was that you speak of her “Mentor” as though he were hers alone.  That is a common cliche and a little expected, but doesn’t seem very realistic to me.  Does the mentor also mentor several other teens?  That would be more like a real-life mentor.  The only reason I can conceive that a men…[Read more]