Trahia the Minstrel

@koshka

Thanks!

Up to the 3rd/2 and a half/beta reader draft of my first book, and the first draft of my second book. The next three books are only in my head at this stage😅

Hi, @e-p-writes !

I’m Tráhia the Minstrel, and I think your goal is really cool! I’m glad to be the first person to welcome you to the Kingdom, especially since I only joined super recently myself 😊.

I also write YA fantasy with the hopes of shining God’s light into a genre that is mostly dark. I want clean reads for kids because as a homesc…[Read more]

@lydia-s — Thanks!

@anatra23  Thanks! Tbh, I didn’t really think about it much, I just made up the names lol😂 But when I was trying to figure out how to spell the names, I was listening to my older sister (who’s a linguist) talking about International Phonetic Alphabet’s pronunciation. She said in that, the vowel I generally makes an ‘ee’ sou…[Read more]

Hi @joy-caroline !

My book series is meant to be five books, but I hope that my advice can be helpful. The series as a whole is a huge overarching story, and the problem I set up in the first book (who will become the next king of my kingdom, and who is worthy to be said king) won’t be concluded until the end of the series. But each book has it…[Read more]

Thanks! @beth-darlene

Thanks! @koshka

I make up my names, but based them on Spanish and Japanese pronunciation (the only two languages I’ve ever studied.) As a result, here’s a short list of some of my characters’ names:

Salvárdé, Méyárco, Iéto, Mérar, Shinarvé, Zarvéna, Yáléa, Lína, Riézon.

I use the Spanish rule that any time there’s an é with the flick over it, i…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon — Thanks!

@godlyfantasy12 — Lol😂 I know, right?

Hey, @elanor ! Sorry for the late reply.

I made up the name — and then found out that one of my grandfather’s names was Trahier afterward.😂

She’s a side character who occasionally pops up and isn’t on anyone’s side — she’s a minstrel, and it’s bad business for minstrels to pick sides, according to her.

Tbh, she’s one of my favourite charact…[Read more]

I love your quotes and the sound of your story, @elishavet-pidyon !😊 Your story sounds interesting … I look forward to when you publish it!

And yours @issawriter7 !😁 Man, that first line grabbed me! And your title is really cool😉 I write YA fantasy as well, so I think that’s really cool. My book is called Dual Heirs.

Hi @lorelei-writer !
Nice to meet you!

I write medieval fantasy too! That’s so cool! And I’ve been homeschooled my whole life as well😊

Your description of your plot sounds interesting!

and I love the poem you posted, @elanor !

Hi, @ lydia-s !

I’m gonna jump in with lines from the favourite character in my book (he’s the best friend of one of my two protagonists):

Character name: Yusīñien Riavoné

“You can see people, M. That’s a gift. Tactics, statistics, the bigger picture … that’s what I’m good at. But you’re good at caring about individuals — all of them. That’s…[Read more]

Hi @morgan !

Thanks for the welcome. In answer to your questions, I don’t have any pets currently, but my family used to own two adorable lop bunnies named Fluff and Dots.

Besides writing and drawing, I love playing with my older siblings whenever they’re home, and telling my little sister stories. I LOVE reading! Mostly anything I can! And I a…[Read more]

Hi @elanor

I love LOTR too! And my name came from my current WIP, actually😊 I have a character called Tráhia the Minstrel

The bird is a Takahe, and it’s native to New Zealand.😊

Nice to meet you! Can I friend you?

Also, for some reason, I thought you were talking about a novel😅

Oops

@jodi-maile

Oops, just realised you already said you’d fixed it😅 Sorry

@jodi-maile

Hi! I also struggle with turning off my inner editor when free writing, it’s one of the reasons I’m finding it so hard to write my sequel now that I’ve finished my first book. Swapping back to creative writing from conscientious editing can be really hard.

That being said, I’ve found that when I get new ideas for the story, they’re…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Nice😁