Linyang Zhang

@devastate-lasting

Ooh cool topic!

So, personally, I really like fantasies that have underlying messages that are left for the reader to do with as they interpret it. For example, LoTR does a good job with this. (Although I admit, you do have to do a lot of slogging through pages of Hobbits just wandering around to get to those underlying…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

True!

@devastate-lasting Oh, I’d love to try writing fantasy like yours sometime. I really admire that style as well. Maybe I’ll get to it eventually.

My favorite things I’ve created so far are probably the Moltan’s…lava people that turn to rock when exposed to water…because their culture is really fun and strange. And the Ticaur (the tiger…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

I suppose I’m trying to capture the feel of British and Russian lit with the writing style, emphasis on family and social drama, and limited technology. I’m not at all trying to “recreate” a particular time period or culture by any means, but draw from the atmosphere a bit. 🙂

The world my characters live in is fairly ordinar…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

The only problem with Space is that everyone will think it’s Star Wars. XD

Thanks!

@devastate-lasting

I have some central scriptural verse that resonates with this story:

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. [Matthew 25:34 KJV]

Here is the key verse of the goal of the Excavatia book series:

And that the eyes…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Hmm, I just started experimenting with fantasy so I don’t know all the ropes yet (hence the reason I joined this group to learn from y’all’s expertise), but I’ve been thinking lately about what type I’d like to explore. I like medieval fantasy and also find time-traveling really interesting. Or maybe something in space, like…[Read more]

Hi Linyang ( @devastate-lasting ),

To your question:

My overall theme is “Lordship”.  I find that one lacking in the myriad offerings of Christian fiction.  “Redemption” is always the more prevalent one since the story arc is fairly clear, but I wanted to take it further than just into the “saving” of the MC or ancillary characters.  To me, sa…[Read more]

Thanks for the tag @imwritehere1920

@devastate-lasting This is such a cool topic!

I have two different types of fantasy worlds in my stories, but they have similarities. One is your typical Narnia-ish feel (castles, mythical creatures, dragons, magic spells, etc.) and the other is what’s called Adventure Fantasy. It’s really just fantasy with no…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Ah, yes, high or low fantasy, the debate of my own works as well. Though sometimes I forget that I’m writing fantasy completely, so perhaps I’m more on the latter end of things. Your tribes sound so cool! Do you have main characters from each different tribe? And those are quite an interesting combination of cultures! And I’d…

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SOMEONE HATH SUMMONED ME!!!!
Lol, what are we doing? Ohmygosh, your profile pic is gorgeous @devastate-lasting!!!
*skims over everything in ten seconds*
Ooooh! This looks fun, so many interesting ideas @everybody!!!
Ok, uh, hi I guess XD. My WIP is a psychological high fantasy thriller that involves accurate mental illnesses, daemon fighting,…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Yeah, me too… I think I joined in March or April of 2018 back before they started doing the Guilds.  I was in <span class=”x_gmail-il”>Parimi</span> <span class=”x_gmail-il”>Alca until they stopped</span>.  Life was so busy and I worked so many hours and traveled so far, I just had no time other than just to write in the da…[Read more]

Hi @devastate-lasting

Thanks for the tag @imwritehere1920 !

I would classify the kind of fantasy I write as epic fantasy (high-stakes plot, large scale, traditional heroes and villains, etc). My worldbuilding is very different from Tolkien’s, but I have drawn a lot of inspiration from him in terms of the overall scale of the world and story, the…[Read more]

@imwritehere1920

Ooh, thanks for tagging me!

@devastate-lasting

Very cool topic!

Okay, I have gone back and forth on whether my WIP is high or low fantasy, and I have reached no conclusion XD

I’d say, in style, it’s similar to Ranger’s Apprentice, but I like to think I added my own flair 😉 (Among other things, it isn’t based on Medieval…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

And…did I mention there are telepathic Trolls that can see into a person’s mind and weaponize their secret fears against them?

(These appear mostly in Books 1 & 2)

And there are pirates…yes, ships and the smuggling of contraband and sea-borne battles of wooden and metal reinforced clipper-ships that ply the great sound of…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

So, here is my follow-up email…as promised. Many of my friends here do not even know these things about my WIP that I am about to divulge, but I hope it peaks someone’s interests.

I have, after all, put this out there publicly on my blog as I work through it.  Sort of a commitment to no longer hide my work under a bush…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting
Hello Linyang,
And thank you for tagging me,@imwritehere1920  Much appreciated. 🙂

Linyang, I will reply on a subsequent post from this one.  Hope you are having a blessed day and I am so glad you are joining us. Each of us are passionate about what we do and there may be times we don’t see eye to eye, but Christ makes us f…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

No problem!  Yeah, I guess it’d be more like 19th century.  I was kinda inspired by the MG novels The Girl Who Drank The Moon and The Scourge (Barnhill and Nielsen respectively)

I’m also not too familiar with different sub genres of fantasy *haha*. *starts researching right away*