[Joelle Stone]

@lydiajoy,

I don’t go by Ella, actually, although I LOVE the name. 🙂 I go by Joelle, and for those who knew me on another website (the forum shut down), Kinnan. Feel free to call me either, or AQ (what I go by on yet another website). Actually, that website that the forum shut down on was the Wingfeather Saga website. 🙂

Ok, I’m almost 15, so we’re not that far apart. 🙂 And I totally agree about homeschool.

Ooh, your book sounds really good! I would totally read that if I found it at the library (no joke). It’s right up my alley. 🙂 Is it more of a fantasy with a historical fiction touch or a historical fiction with a fantasy touch? And I love your names; any special way you got them?

The main gist of my book/series is that it’s about nine people who try to get rid of a tyrant (or two). Not the most original, but I think it’s good for practice, if not a first thing. 🙂

[Mischievous Thwapling]

@joelle-stone

Aha! My memory doth not deceive me!  Since everybody’s been changing their quotes, I just wasn’t sure 😛

@lydiajoy

Welcome! Nice to meet you! So glad you’re joining! And yes, I completely understand not being able to write consistently.  I’ve been on Story Embers a lot less lately because school is going kinda crazy. 😉

Like Joelle Stone said (She’s Kinnan to me :P), I don’t think any of us know each other out of this website or other writing Role Plays, but I do believe that @wingiby-iggiby and @kylie-wingfeather both live in the same state, though I don’t know how far away from each other.  But I hope someday I can meet everybody on here in real life.  As you said, they’re such a fun group.

Wow, your novel sounds really cool!! 57 chapters is AMAZING!  Do you have any idea of how many chapters there is going to be in total?

I live in Arizona, so I guess not terribly close to Iowa unfortunately 🙁 But who knows? I mean, God does amazing things.  Maybe someday we’ll meet! (I hope we do!)

To answer your question, I’m a homeschooled, and I’m almost 14 (So I guess I’m probably a year-ish younger than Joelle-stone, since she’s almost 15), and I’ve also been homeschooled all my life.  Yes, I have to agree with you on homeschooling.  It’s the best!

Yes, I’m writing a book, but I’m only on chapter 2. *sheepish smile*

@kylie-wingfeather

Aaaah!  Your new quote is the best!! Really, it almost brings tears to my eyes as I think about it..

@wingiby-iggiby

I also love your new quote! It’s awesome!

 

 

 

"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."

[LydiaJoy]

@joelle-stone, my goal is to write a book that I (and others like me) would pick up at a library and enjoy. I feel like there’s not enough good, interesting, clean, well-written fiction out there. Thanks for your encouragement!

To answer your questions: It’s mostly fantasy with a little medieval/historical fiction incorporated. I’m trying to introduce some simple magic into the book and all the animals are fictional combinations of real animals and things, so that makes it more fantasy. As for the names, the character names are largely from baby name books (I only feel a little weird checking those out from the library… 🙂 ). Place names are actually Latin words, though whenever I combine words (e.g., Insula Nova, Magnum Oppidum, Alta Arborae), I’m probably messing up the correct cases, genders, and whatever. The meanings of the Latin words relate to the place they name. Silva is the country covered in woodlands. Silva is Latin for Forest. The name of a nearby island is the Latin word Undae which means waves.

Also, I would definitely read your book too. 🙂

Thanks everybody for being so welcoming!

[LydiaJoy]

Oh, and, @mischievous-thwapling (great name, btw), I’m not sure how many chapters I’ll have in total. 75? 85? I really don’t know. I also may combine chapters, cut chapters, add chapters, you know, it’s a first draft.

I’d love to hear about your book if you’re sharing.

[Joelle Stone]

@lydiajoy,

Ha, yeah. I have actually never seen a book like that at my library, but then again, my library is tiny and I don’t normally look for that kind of stuff. ;P However, I do keep random lists of names and use Latin as well! My Latin is just random stuff compiled into cool names, though, and I use other languages like Sudanese, Catalan, and Basque. 🙂

 

[Kylie S. Pierce]

@lydiajoy

Welcome!!! I haven’t been on here lately (So much schoolwork!) but I will hopefully post some soon. I’ve just been waiting for someone else to post. I totally agree about homeschool being the best!

@mischievous-thwapling

Me and @wingiby-iggiby both live in North Carolina, though I think she lives more towards Raleigh and I live in the Blue Ridge Mountain area. I love my new (and first; I couldn’t figure out how to do it for the longest time!) quote too!

 

"I read that book, and it affected me." ~my sister, about the Warrior Cats.

[Mischievous Thwapling]

@lydiajoy

Thanks! (about my name, I mean)

Ah, yes, I completely get that.  I always thought first drafts must look so much different from the finished product.

Well, let’s see.  It’s a wee bit hard to explain, but in it’s simplest form it’s about a man in the government (in a fantasy world) poisoning an old mysterious tribe, who live separately and who used to cause war and ruin, with something so that they turn–er, it’s hard to phase, but let’s just use this analogy: You know how when something gets rabies, it’s super aggressive and stuff? Well, sufficient to say, he’s doing that to them and placing the infected ones strategically so as to distract the government and to make them think that tribe is trying to rise to power, and so as to sow panic among the people.  So he’s doing that while he tries to unlock an old place where there’s a dark species imprisoned that used to rule and cause terror.  There’s  A LOT more to it, but it’s hard to explain, especially on the internet.  I think it’s less cheesy and stuff in my book than it sounds–or at least that’s what I hope!  But yes, I’m terrible at explaining what books, whether they’re my own or not, are about.

@joelle-stone

Ok, let’s cut to the chase: your new profile pic is marvelous. Are those your cats? I NEED TO CUDDLE THEM!!!

@kylie-wingfeather

Ah, that makes sense.  Wouldn’t it be cool if you two crossed paths someday? And yes! The quote’s the best!

"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."

[Joelle Stone]

@mischievous-thwapling,

Yep! Well, the brown tabby is. Her name is Stormy, and she’s very cuddly. 😉 The other one was my sister Kaleia’s cat, Scrub. She died a year or so ago. :-*( But then we found a long-haired short-legged friendly kitten in our barn, so Kaleia took her in. Her name is Tally Ho. (She’s adorable, and loves being a house cat…) 🙂 Do you have any cats?

[Mischievous Thwapling]

@joelle-stone

Awww! And a sad awww for Scrub. 🙁  But that’s awesome about Tally Ho! (I love that name)
Well, we did have a cat named Lego (my brother named her when he was really little), and she was a beautiful calico.  But she died about a year ago too 🙁 But we didn’t buy another cat sadly, though I do wish we did!

"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."

[Joelle Stone]

@mischievous-thwapling,

I’m sorry! If you don’t mind me asking, how did she die?

Tally Ho’s name has a long story. My dad had a thing about naming his pets with S names (Sunny, Samantha, etc.), and it carried on into his kids. When we found Stormy and her siblings (Scrub, Samwise/Sammy/Samwise Gamgee Boy etc., & Sneakers), it seemed only fitting to name them with S’s. When we found Tally, my older sib thought “S for spoiled cats. We should do a T for (I think it was) terrible cat!” For the record, Tally’s not terrible. She can just get a little… crazy… 😛 Tally Ho popped out in a random sentence and we all froze. Then “Yes! Let’s name her Tally Ho!!” My dad calls her Tallywag since she acts like another fluffy orange cat we used to have name Scallywag (funny story behind that).

Here’s a pic: 

She’s got a white chest, you just can’t see it. And her legs are really short, but she is fast!

[Mischievous Thwapling]

@joelle-stone

Wow, that is a really fun history for a name! I always like it when names have a lot of meaning and back round behind them, like Tally Ho’s name!  That’s awesome!

*GASP* She’s so adorable!!! Awww!  Now I want a Tally Ho of my own!

I don’t mind! We’re actually not sure.  She was getting pretty old, and her health was declining, like she was losing a lot of weight even though we were feeding her well, so we think she could’ve padded off to a quiet corner to die peacefully, like animals so often do.  But she was an indoor and outdoor cat, so somebody could’ve seen her, as skinny as she was, and taken her in, thinking she was a stray.  Either way, she was a good cat 😛

"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."

[Joelle Stone]

Olumphia’s face was gleaming with joy when Arundelle handed the gift over. Shaking her head in wonderment, Olumphia drew a golden replica of the Hollish emblem against a bold, dark wooden backdrop from its wrappings. On the back, Arundelle had inscribed,

What a joyous occasion! Although I never had much time
to get to know either of you, tales of Ban Rona’s guild reached into the Blackwood
on a regular basis. I knew Nia’s friend, and despite the fact that I
never had the privilege of meeting you, Olumphia, until now, I feel that
I already know you from everything Nia has told me.

Maker bless your marriage.
ARTHAM & ARUNDELLE

As thanks were passed around, Arundelle noticed the trees. She loved the graceful sweep of their boughs, and she could almost feel their roots caressing the soil as they burrowed beneath it to unearth hidden nutrients. Closing her eyes, Arundelle imagined the feel of birds in her branches, singing soft tunes in her ears. She swayed without realizing it, remembering the whisper of wind in her leaves. Although she didn’t miss being part tree, there were parts of it that she had enjoyed.</p>
Artham caught her hand, his encircling her waist, and together they swayed, the birdman and cloven queen at the wedding of the temporary Keeper to the Head Guildmadam.

Thus the dancing began, couples weaving back and forth on the green grass beneath the starlit sky. Arundelle smiled at Artham, and he smiled at her, and they remembered their wedding. And Arundelle remembered her news.

Coming closer to her husband, Arundelle whispered, “I have some news, Artham?”

“Oh?” Artham’s voice was deep and strong, not the high-pitched twitter of past years. “Do tell.”

Arundelle paused, savoring the moment. “I’m pregnant. We’re going to have a child.”

—————————————————————————————————-

@wingiby-iggiby

• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Joelle Stone.
• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Joelle Stone.

[Brooke]

@joelle-stone (and everybody else)

Oh man, that is such a plot twist (and I love your new profile pic)! But, I don’t know if I’ll be on here a lot. 🙁 I love this forum, and I love the people on here; and y’all don’t know it, but you guys really helped me through a time in my life when things were just boring and I needed friends like y’all and all you awesome story swapping buddies. 😀 However, life is changing, and I’m getting busy. I’m so, so sorry, but I think I need to take a break from dear Story Embers for a little while. It has nothing to do with you guys; I’m just busy. 😉 Hopefully, I’ll find time to get back on here, because I love SE. And I love y’all. Anyhow, keep up the awesome writing! I wonder if someday we’ll read each others books (if I ever actually write mine :P)

I light the arrow, pull the bow,
Shoot that fire right through my soul.

[Joelle Stone]

@wingiby-iggiby,

First off, SADNESS!!!! Secondly, I get it. 🙁 I hope you don’t mind if I act as Artham. And we’ll look forward to seeing you again (assuming you’re coming back)!!! 😀

[Brooke]

@joelle-stone

Oh, thank you so much for understanding!!!!! And I am so sad too, I really love it here! I totally don’t mind if you act as Artham, and I sure hope I come back! 😀

I light the arrow, pull the bow,
Shoot that fire right through my soul.

[Author]

Posts