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Neasa replied to the topic Character Castle 2.0 in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 4 months ago
Oh man that sounds like an awesome major!! That sounds like so much fun! What’s your favorite part?
Thanks!! I think the research module is probably my favourite because I get to pick a thesis topic that I’m actually interested in, and if you like the topic that’s half the work ya know? I only picked the class because all the other ones weren’t available so I’m happy with how things worked out so far 🙂Whew! I’m glad you all got off alright! IKR, friday night was the worst storm I’ve ever been in!
Thanks I’m glad you’re okay too! Yeah that was an awful storm so it was😬 UK was hit very bad, but I managed to avoid the worst of it thankfully.I think one of the biggest issues is that she sees Gavril as perfect, which comes from his own desire to live up to expectations. Inwardly he’s terribly insecure, but Liorah never sees that because she has this perception of him. It takes a lot of time to break down XD
I love how you just wouldn’t see that straight away with her character, because she comes off as sassy and a bit arrogant. Like – I mean – you saw how she was with Lorcan XD. Lorcan usually can sort of tell what someone is thinking, but not even he would have figured out Liorah’s true feelings about herself!!Okay, lemme see, I finished the second draft of the first book (I completely rewrote it XD), the first draft of book 2, and I’m halfway with the first draft of book 3! I’m working on that now, and it’s making good progress!
It’s the first book where Aydin has a POV and he’s so much fun to write! He’s cooperating really well while Liorah is balking like a lame mule with a toothache. I have to drag her through the plot, which is quite unlike her. Usually, she’s the one dragging me. In the wrong directions but still XD
Yooo thats class! You’ve gotten so far, that’s brilliant. I’m so envious that you’ve figured out the plots for the first three books XD, I’m the total opposite! Do you use Microsoft Word for writing your novels? I do but I’m so tempted to spend money on Scrivener instead…Yeah I like that, mix it up with the POVs a bit XD. Do you write in first person or third? Mayra is my main character but I’m planning on introducing another POV in Book 3.
So – you don’t have to tell me of course, its totally cool, but – do you plan on making Liorah and Aydin a couple by any chance? I sort of get that vibe from them 🙂
I’m so glad you like them!! Oohh, Mayra sounds facinating!!
Thanks! Tbh I find it difficult to get into her head sometimes cause of the way she is and what she has gone through. I kinda wonder sometimes am I giving her too much truama? I think I’m so used to seeing characters with tragic backstories that it has imprinted itself on my mind. What do you think?When do you plan to start writing, or haven’t you decided yet?
Soo I have written the draft in bits and pieces but I’m having a hard time trying to actually write a solid draft. I have about 3/4 of Book 1 figured out and maybe half of it written. But most of it has been cutting out chapters tbh. Its less to do with lack of motivation and more to do with my obsession of getting my characters right before I put them down on paper. I’m a bit of a perfectionist…I also spend sometime doing character art for my characters, which actually helped me with story ideas. So yeah….😂












