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@noah-cochran

You do that.

I’m going to try training it first (I want a dragon mount to rush into battle with) but if that doesn’t work, bring a sword just in case 😉

That sounds excellent! I’m looking forward to seeing it.

I look forward to finishing it XD It’s going to be lovely but it’s also an embodiment of my vast overconfidence in my a…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

I’ll call you when I find a dragon

You do that. 🙂

On another note, the Delphine dress is making good progress! The whole dress is put together, I’m just working on the embroidery. It’s going to take a while, there are 24 ivy leaves besides the vines and one leaf takes me about 40 minutes. I’m going to be working on it for a w…

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@noah-cochran

I love that. It’s always great when characters’ internal conflict or struggles present themselves in ways like that.

Exactly! Sometimes characters just write themselves and it turns out even better XD

You never know. Perhaps you should go dig in it for a while and find out.

I’ll call you when I find a dragon 😉

On another note, the…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

Whew, that’s like four countries far XD I can never quite conceptualize how massive America is.

No kidding.

It originally started out as a “LOL, Liorah’s being stupid and impulsive” scene, but when I actually wrote it it was surprisingly sad. She’s trying so hard and pushing herself beyond her breaking point to make that miss…

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@noah-cochran

Yep, like 13 hours or something.

Whew, that’s like four countries far XD I can never quite conceptualize how massive America is.

I think one reason I can write for longer periods is that I give the quality of my prose…significantly less thought than most people. xD

Hah, same. XD I often reread only to find I’ve forgotten a word or w…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

One google search later* That’s a really long road trip! That’s from here to Italy! It sounds like you all had a good time!

Yep, like 13 hours or something.

You finished? A l r e a d y?? Wow, count me impressed!!! I can’t wait to read it!

I think one reason I can write for longer periods is that I give the quality of my prose..…[Read more]

@noah-cochran

My apologies for the belated response, life has been busy, but in a good way. My family and I are on our way back from Georgia state, and all of its great weather, people, and tall pines.

Don’t worry about it! I’m glad to hear from you!

Ohh, that sounds like so much fun! *One google search later* That’s a really long road trip!…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

How have you been? How are life, school, writing, and the weather? (You know, the important things

My apologies for the belated response, life has been busy, but in a good way. My family and I are on our way back from Georgia state, and all of its great weather, people, and tall pines.

Writing has been going well. I was able…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy Aww, thanks! It was fun to write. There’s a lot of winter-based poem inspiration around here, lol. Thank you for reading!!

@emily-waldorf

WOWWWW!!!! Emily, this is stunning!! It flows beautifully and your word choice is amazing!! I love the conclusion it reached, it was just awesome!! You should be so proud of yourself, you did such an amazing job!!!

@noah-cochran

Hey Noah,

How have you been? How are life, school, writing, and the weather? (You know, the important things 😉 )

We’ve had three massive storms over the course of six days. Respectively, Dudley, Eunice, and now Franklin. Eunice was the worst. We didn’t have any serious damages (A few things fell over and broke, a bunch of dead…[Read more]

Kimmi,

That is amazing and heart-wrenching.  Very evocative and poignant.  Great job!

Some pain can only be mitigated by being present and connected.

Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. [Romans 12:15 NLT]

That…yeah.

That was painfully beautiful ❤️💔❤️‍🩹

heheh…

@rose-colored-fancy

And about five minutes before I’d had to explain what HEMA was because he’d never heard of it and he instantly turned around and tried to explain it to me.

Wow. Just…wow.

I know you wouldn’t. Never. Absolutely not. The thought never even occured to you.

See, you’re really starting to understand me as a person now. &#x1f…[Read more]

@noah-cochran

Nice. Y’all have any brigandines?

Nope. Well, the club doesn’t have or use any but I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the reenactment folks have some. I know at least my instructor and probably a few others do or have done reenactment.

That’s hilarious. That ‘they stopped  wearing plate armor because of heatstroke’ part especially…

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@rose-colored-fancy

The recruits have occasionally practiced throws with swords in full gear, which basically involves tackling your opponent and freedom of movement has never seemed to be an issue.

Nice. Y’all have any brigandines?

Just the other day someone tried to explain to me how crusaders started using maces because it took too long to draw…

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@noah-cochran

Nice. Are gambeson’s as comfortable as they are purported to be?

I wouldn’t know, I’m a beginner, I don’t have one XD I just have a fencing mask and gloves.

(We’re organized into two main groups, beginners and recruits, with recruits being the senior and allowed to fight with steel. There are far more recruits than beginners in o…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

However, some of the others were using feders, which are made of steel. However, you aren’t allowed to spar with those unless you have full protective gear, including a chest protector, gambeson, and mask protector.

Nice. Are gambeson’s as comfortable as they are purported to be?

Someone even suggested to me as a j…

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@noah-cochran

Yeah, sometimes I wonder ‘Noah, why don’t you just write a nice YA trilogy where the novels are a simple 100k’. xD

Honestly I wonder why I didn’t just write a standalone as my first project XD At least I’m practicing determination XD

What material are the swords made of?

So, the longsword videos you saw were wasters, which are made…[Read more]