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@elishavet-pidyon  @godlyfantasy12

First of all, that collage is beautiful!

Second, no, my writing has not been coming along very well, although I did start a short story with Zlati and Vulka’s parents. (Yes, I call my characters by their nick names) It’s my first attempt at anything like romance, and I am finally writing it down so I don’t…[Read more]

@pen_for_christ205

*Swings in through window*

Aha! I have arrived.

I’m supposing you need a name for the organisation, with a medievalish sound. This said band of bad guys not only thinks there powerful but also actually are. People join for that reason. They’re also forming a coup on the crown, so maybe there needs to be some secrecy here, and…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

Ok! (It’s just her name)

And like I said, this collage is really incomplete, especially since it doesn’t exactly capture all their culture, but I like it all the same.

@godlyfantasy12

I haven’t written anything…. *Wince*

But I have been reexamining characters. Which hurts because what I thought I’d figure out before now is still undecided.

I did write the opening for a little WIP I put down a long time ago. It’s a children’s novel about a group of squirrels on their journey to the fabelled country of…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

I made a collage for Alyona, but I don’t know if it’s done or not. I might still share it as is….

….hmmm…..

If I do, should it be the all English one, or the one with Hebrew? (Eishlagair is not Hebrew, but it’s not developed enough to use in a collage… Then of course there’s the keyboard problem. Eishlagair doesn’t use…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

Absolutely!

@pen_for_christ205

Ooooo, names! I love names. (Though they can be a pain at times.)

First, do you need a name for an organization/governing body of bad guys or specific people?

Second, what name pool/culture does your country have? For instance, are they kinda English-ish like with names like Winston, Audrey, Henry, Elizabeth, Collin, John,…[Read more]

@mineralizedwritings

I just read through these and they’re awesome! I love these characters and their friendship dynamic.

A little curious about what happens next…

Especially considering the foliage there….

And this really fascinating character development you have going on….

And how you have left us completely in the dark….

And the…[Read more]

@loopylin

Um, I may be barging in here, but I know a little about Native American reservations and stuff.

Wether or not the native language is spoken depends highly on the tribe/area, but many are still active languages. Most states have several websites for the Native Nations in their state, which are very informative and helpful. Many n…[Read more]

@esther-c

Those are great!

@mineralizedwritings

I understand about being ‘overly sensitive’, although I’m not sensitive in the same way. I pick up emotions around me, both from real life and characters. And I have quite a vivid imagination, which tends to not forget the images I read. I understand this, and am accordingly careful. I was also raised with a stricter idea of…[Read more]

@mineralizedwritings

Interesting topic, and very important.

I don’t write or read anything I would call dark, or that feels off to me. (However, some of what I write could be done in a very sickening/graphic/dark way. I don’t want that, and I won’t read that, so I’ve thought about this quite a lot for many reasons.)

As humanity, there is a…[Read more]

@sarafini

Oh! And I think you would be a Lore Wain.

1. Throne Warden
2. High King/Queen
3. Song Maiden/Master
4. and on are Lore Wain

I like the first book, but I can see how someone could be annoyed with it. The whole world took me by storm.

In fact, for me the hardest part in the series to read was between Artham’s capture and the Fork! Factory!. But that could have been from reading that part in the car… Yeah.

@sarafini

I felt a little awful after reading the last book, but I love the end, really. Not the first time I read it through, oh no, not till I’d reread the last two chapters a half dozen times. And then wrote the next chapter with my sister. It helped to know what happens next, even if we wrote it ourselves.

@starofthenorth

Wait! You’ve read Men of Iron too? I’m so thrilled to hear that! It is so, so good.

@lightoverdarkness6 @felicity @koshka @starofthenorth

Oh! This discussion is great! XD I’ve only read the books too.

My favorite characters are, in order: Sam, Aragorn, Frodo, Pippin, Faramir, Merry, Legolas. (Insert long list of characters I can’t remember at the moment)

At least, I think that’s the order. It’s hard to decide. XD

Frodo is…[Read more]

@sarafini

Oh, I understand. His first book is definitely not on the same level as his others. It’s more childlike and a little too obvious.  I’m so glad you kept reading, though!

However, while I understand many of the flaws of the book, I like it all the same. It’s not at all as good as his others, and it’s not my favorite (which is currently…[Read more]

@felicity

I believe Tolkien wrote Sam as the central protagonist in a book with many other MCs. Frodo and Sam are the two most important, and the hobbits are the focus characters. Other MCs are Pippin, Merry, Aragon, ect.

I actually wrote a research argument paper over this question for college. It was quite interesting to dig into.

Uh oh, I…[Read more]

@starofthenorth

Yes! I love Men of Iron! The characters are so beautifully complex, the settingis very well researched–one of the best of it’s time–, and the writing itself is just a joy to read.