@storysmith

Sorry for the months-long disappearance. 😅

That’s a really neat (and thorough) history! Thank you for sharing!

LOL

Nice! I love seeing plots inextricably linked to/derived from the worlds they live in; it makes the whole thing feel much more purposeful.

Cool!

Nah, you’re fine. Worldbuilding rambles are fun, whether you’re…[Read more]

I’ve been meaning to comment on this for weeks and I’m finally getting around to it. XD My WIP has two main villains: Erdiana Class and Tamerin Lance. (And then a really big bad above them, but he doesn’t really come into play until the end of book one.)

Erdiana runs the science division of the mega-corporation Grantech. She’s very smart, very…[Read more]

Ah, that makes sense. I can see something sort of along these lines working well:

I hadn’t considered the sound issue. Something fabric-like is a good way to get around that, and guild-specific patterns sound really neat.

That’s interesting! What were the barriers to those alliances previously/what motivated them to remain separate, and how…[Read more]

@storysmith

Not to cancel the bartering concept, ’cause that’s neat, but why couldn’t intelligent creatures wear some sort of satchel or belt (belt would probably work better since it could be kept closer to the body and not get in the way of moving legs) with a money bag attached?

How would tickets/tokens not have the same carrying needs as…[Read more]

No worries. That’s rough. :/ I hope you’re able to resolve that issue quickly.

I’ve definitely had weeks like that, lol. But the minimum is still progress. It’s awesome you’ve developed world pieces that you love! What’s your favorite world element so far?

I actually just saw that in my inbox this morning, lol, but I might have to give it a…[Read more]

Yes! And I’ve actually had a lot of that with this book, which is nice.

Nice! Enemies-to-friends can be a lot of fun. 😀

The challenge still going well for you?

Now it’s eating my posts, too. *facepalm*

Idea pages are definitely fun!

Cool! I’ve been using babynames.com of late, but I’ve used a variety of naming sites; I don’t recall if that one’s on my list yet.

That’s a really tough question, since I enjoy all of this book’s characters so much. XD Alaric has come the most naturally in my outline. I…[Read more]

That’s frustrating! I’ve known the forum to eat posts with links in them, but it’s extra annoying when there’s not even an apparent rhyme or reason to the post-eating. 😛

They are, which I appreciate. ;P It’s shifting the schedule on a spoilery Q&A I was going to do, too, but that’s actually going to be a good thing I think since it was…[Read more]

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No worries. I’ve done that before. XD

It’s gone pretty well so far! The paperback delay was frustrating (I still don’t have my copies; Amazon is taking forever), but no one has seemed too upset about it or anything. XD And it gave me an excuse to do more with the shop on my site, which is a long-term plus. The book seems to be…[Read more]

There are a lot of characters in each, so I can’t really blame you. XD Older superhero versions are often best, lol. Though I’ve had some surprises recently with newer superhero media.

So am I, so I definitely understand. XD

Aw, thank you! I really appreciate your sharing the infographic to your story. ^-^ Honestly, just sharing stuff is awesome…[Read more]

Smallville is DC, not Marvel, but it’s pretty good! I watched the whole series and enjoyed it.

I was advised to start with either Mistborn or Elantris and Mistborn caught my eye more readily so I went with that. XD That is super annoying. 😛 It’s worst when they have apparently random books from a series with books missing in between, as opposed…[Read more]

Ooh, neat! That reminds me a little of the way kryptonite works in the old Smallville show. Throwing in that bit of political/social intrigue is really cool! I love how you’ve integrated those elements with one another. 🙂

Interesting! I haven’t read Elantris yet, but having read the first two Mistborn novels I’m definitely interested in reading…[Read more]

I do! I have a whole folder here. Thanks for asking! What’s your social media handle? I’d be happy to follow you. ^-^

I know that feeling, lol. I’ve gotten a lot better about it over the years, but I definitely jumped around quite a bit before settling on this next project. XD Your duology sounds neat! Discovery writing is a lot of fun. What’s…[Read more]

I’m participating! I’m plotting a sci-fi novel. Hopefully I’ll start drafting by the time the challenge ends, but we’ll see how things go; I’m trying to take this project slow and ease back into writing after almost three years of editing and publishing prep, lol. (Those three years are finally finishing up when my fantasy novel releases a week…[Read more]

Awesome! I’m glad it helped. 🙂

I’ve known some guys who fit that description and are still definitely masculine, and in trying to break it down I think the main thing is that they do a good job of filling their biblical role as men. They do exemplify gentleness and self-control, they’re polite, but they’re also protectors, they’re not afraid to do the hard things, they often…[Read more]