Inkhorn

Hey guys! I’m considering uploading a recording of my WIP extract, but first I would love to know where you get the music and sounds. And what recording apps do you use?

@rose-colored-fancy

@this-is-not-an-alien

@joelle-stone

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

@noah-cochran

I’m up for writing a piece about that. So, basically a bunch of monsters come into the castle the characters are at and are character fight them?

Yep! Basically! Anything goes, but last time it was stuff like lion-headed dogs and any kind of mildly disturbing creature you can invent! Oh, and they have green blood. I don’t know who s…[Read more]

Moniker: @rose-colored-fancy
Book title: Gilded Blood (Man, that title is so cool!!) Book 1 of the Unnamed Series. XD

Chapter 2, Scene 1

Audio Link: Book 1, Chapter 2, Scene 1

Duration: 8:37

Text: 1490 words

Liorah

My best friend, Sahar, bounced with excitement, her skirt rippling around her ankles. She spun in a graceful dance step,…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy exactly!  In my story, reality is composed of this collective element that makes up this things called the  Veil, which is basically the fabric of reality.  Rifts occur when a hole is torn in the Veil.  Misu can only pass through Rifts, not create them.  Because this element as massive amounts of potential energy (think like…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

I’m up for writing a piece about that. So, basically a bunch of monsters come into the castle the characters are at and are character fight them?

@this-is-not-an-alien

NO WAIT THEY DID GUESS THE GOOSE’S FIRST PROPERTY IT’S TELEPORTATION!

Wait, hold on! They guessed invisibility but it was supposed to be teleportation. That was right before the castle turned off the lights!

For the characters themselves, every person should be trying to get as many Pawns on their side as possible to help the…

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@calidris

oooh sounds good!  I just wanted to clarify: Liorah would absolutely know if a Rift had been opened… *flashback to the Shrike’s dramatic entry*

LOL, sorry, misunderstanding on my side! So, a Rift is only opened when they actually switch dimensions, not when they only pass through. Got it!

Also, as soon as everyone’s settled I might…

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Wings and eyes…

Wings and eyes…

Wings and eyes and – The Shrike flinched as a knife suddenly sliced through the air, clattering on the marble besides his feet.  His gaze dropped to the blade, vision blurring with unshed tears.

I can’t escape it.

This place is worse than Spire. 

He pried an arm from his knees and gingerly touched the blade, on…[Read more]

Lord Castle was waiting until night. He figured it might be more entertaining if they got a chance to be rested before the next disaster hit…

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It was a long time before Alessio could think of anything to say. He searched Mayra’s mismatched, shiny eyes for every flicker of hope or peace, so determined to give her something real, a real hop…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Hi Brian, it was cool listening to this piece! I liked it!

1. Is there anything that stood out to you as intriguing about this scene?

There was quite a sense of impending doom, it was quite interesting since I was wondering if the harpies (?) were going to attack.

2. What would you say the mood was of this…

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@rose-colored-fancy oooh sounds good!  I just wanted to clarify: Liorah would absolutely know if a Rift had been opened… *flashback to the Shrike’s dramatic entry*

As soon as everyone’s settled I might introduce another character – we’ll see if he gets tired of his warm welcome at the villain castle first lol

@noah-cochran

Ugh, annoying when that happens 🙁

Yep! You got it, that’s exactly what you should do! Also, you got Liorah perfect XD

@calidris

(*Just wondering, did Ferran ever introduce himself?*).

LOL, no he didn’t, I totally forgot! XD

Liorah

“You haven’t happened to see or hear anything odd, have you?  This is an uncanny place, to be sure…[Read more]

Moniker: @obrian-of-the-surface-world

Book Title: Excavatia: From Dust Arise (Book 1 of the Excavatia Series)
Audio Link: Chapter 8 – The Hill of Skulls – Scene 6 (Watchers in the Woods)
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds

Text: Words: (399)

Large, yellow-rimmed eyes watched, almost unblinkingly from the cover of the trees surrounding the pr…[Read more]

Alrighty! Yay! I’m glad I got a good impression of him, he sounds really fascinating!
Yesy indeed! Meira is literally made of glass and it’s hilarious because she is absolutely the most adorable thing and she wants to fight everyone/everything like a total barbarian.
Ok so a quick rundown is kinda like everybody just appeared here @rose-colored-f…[Read more]

@calidris

@rose-colored-fancy

Typed this up with about twice the words, but SE crashed for like the zillionth time this summer and I didn’t feel like typing it all up again.

Hugon slipped around another alabaster pillar with silver lines crawling up its smooth side. He seen enough of those to last him a life time. He stopped in front of an…[Read more]

@calidris

*Gives you just as big a hug as soon as Cathy lets you go* Welcome to the unbridled chaos!! This is going to be brilliant!

I’ll let Cathy do the introductions *Bows with overly dramatic flourishes*

But I’ll write my bit of reacting to that really dramatic entry! *LOL, Kongar is totally going to try to murder everyone. Let’s see if…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Sorry for the late reply!

First of all, I really like your titles! They’re really cool!

Find that short key concept for a unifier and that may help.

That’s a good idea, and I’ll definitely consider it! Though, I do notice it gets used more for series longer than three books. Trilogies usually have independent titles…[Read more]

@this-is-not-an-alien yes please!  I’m very lost right now lol.  Your impression of the Shrike is spot on – and yes, he’s definitely more dangerous when he’s scared.  Is Meira literally made of glass?  The idea of a glass warrior is so cool!  Also, just be warned, I might pull out the Shrike soon – I eventually want to enter him into the char…[Read more]

*skids in*
Oh I do like those last few titles, I didn’t think you needed to change the title until I saw those, verrry nice!
I see everybody’s already noted the symbolic and plot-relevant angle for titles but another thing you might consider is looking up on Amazon your niche genre and get as niche-y and niche-y can be and look at the pattern for…[Read more]

@calidris HIII WELCOME ABOARD!!!!! *bowls over with a hug*
Would you like a rundown of the characters and situation or just get the feel for yourself? Btw that was a very dramatic extry and I LOVE IT!!! I have such a vivid image of a dark, aloof, complicated guy there I can’t wait to get into seeing more of his character!!!

Just as the woman d…[Read more]