Sarah Narnathron

@ajaj2000 Cool beans. 😀

Yeah . . . it’s not for everything. But I feel like I can think better when I handwrite. Also, I get less distracted when I handwrite than when I type.

Fair enough.

@sarah-inkdragon

Good to know. I’ll add it to my higher-priority-Ghibli list. 😀 And haha, probably a good idea . . . I have some characters like that.

Ahhhhhhhh. Gotcha. In that case, I restate my suggestion that if you have time at some point, you should definitely watch the rest of Fairy Tail so you can appreciate everything in-context. At…[Read more]

Technically, there’d probably be a desert or some kind of plains on the other side of the mountains from our capital in the valley. I mean, assuming that wind and planetary rotation and weather work roughly the same in our world as they do on Earth. *shrugs* I like the idea of having an Asian city somewhere. Should that be the capital? (Oooh, if…[Read more]

@sarah-inkdragon Oh— my mistake; sorry! I saw the face tattoo and my mind immediately went to Jellal. Still very well-drawn! And Kirin is an excellent name.

That’s unfortunate. 😛 How’s Castles in the Sky?

Also . . . I thought you said you hadn’t watched that much of Fairy Tail? Did you forget a zero when you told me the number? Grand Magic G…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting So I’ve watched half your favorite Studio Ghibli list! I’ll have to get to the other two soon . . . Also, how was Code Geass? I saw something about it somewhere and was thinking of looking into it.

@sarah-inkdragon Good to know! Also, nice work on your art. I don’t recognize the second character, at least not by name (doesn’t…[Read more]

Which type of Elvish is Shorol Sashos? I’m a fan of that name. Edit: Or Ereki, if we want to be named after our guild.

There’s got to be a library somewhere, either in the city or in the mountains just outside. It’s a magical library, obviously. I call dibs on running it.

Edit: STORMS YES DRAGONS. Of all sizes, and not all firebreathing ones…[Read more]

@warrenluther04 Ok, I wasn’t sure which part of that you wanted me to elaborate on. For the first part, I think others have said all that needs to be said. For the second part, I just meant that you shouldn’t end on “We think you can make it.” Let the pilot say “Roger that” or whatever and then show the very beginning of whatever caused the plane…[Read more]

New thread, woop woop!

I also just started this past school year, so . . . *hi5s fellow semi-newbie* I haven’t made the dive into manga yet, though. Haven’t decided if I will or not, mostly because my TBR list is huge as it is. And that’s two recommendations for Your Lie in April, so now I really feel like I need to watch it.

What’s your…[Read more]

@morreafirebird Not sure if I’ve met Kate. I shall have to seek her out.

@sarah-inkdragon I’m all the way up to 196-ish. My roommate is a huge fan of Fairy Tail, so we were watching it together over the course of the last two semesters. (And yes, Jerza is the best ship in the show. :D) I thought the show got better as it went on, so if you have time to watch more . . .

And yes, Howl’s Moving Castle was the…[Read more]

@sarah-inkdragon That was more info than I was expecting, but thank you very much! Some of your recommendations (Fullmetal Alchemist, Avatar, and Akagami no Shirayukihime) are already on my to-be-watched list, but some of the others I’ve never heard of. Hyouka sounds particularly interesting; I enjoy mystery and don’t get half as much of it in any…[Read more]

1) Great conflict is complex and purposeful. It’s complex in that there’s no clear-cut answer to it; any choice the hero makes will involve some kind of sacrifice or risk. (For example, in one of my current WIPs, Blood in the Snow, my MC can choose to stay safe and hidden and let her stepmother conquer and inevitably ruin two nations, or she can…[Read more]

@warrenluther04 Having trouble figuring out exactly which matter is “that matter”— mind clarifying? 🙂

@sageinthemeadow Oooh, anime? Cool! What are some of your favorites? I started getting into it this year (and by “started getting into it” I mean that I watched most of one show and have plans to watch a couple others) and would love recommendations!

@warrenluther04 Allo! Welcome to the guild. Also, you can join me in the pickle-hating club. (Huh…[Read more]

@morreafirebird Yes, you do. 😀

@sageinthemeadow Welcome! Your novel sounds pretty cool! Also, Japanese? Nice! How’d you decide to pick that up?

@filewriter Thank you very much!

I agree with a lot of what the others have said, particularly about the newscasters’ treatment of the plane’s disappearance and the soundbite. The only reason they wouldn’t have a field day over it is if the government moved fast to hush up what happened— in which case no one would report the disappearance at all; they’d say that the plane c…[Read more]

@ajaj2000 Thank you very much! It has a long way to go before it’s ready to show to people (like Devastate, I handwrite, so sharing it takes a little extra effort), but I’ll definitely keep it in mind once I get into edits!

Also, forgot to say this earlier, but your time travel story sounds pretty cool too. The world always needs more time travel. 😀

@devastate-lasting Thanks! The blog is Dreams and Dragons, and the prologue is here. Do let me know what you think!

@morreafirebird Danke! Apparently all the posts I’ve read on the subject have paid off . . . And yes, it is very fun! Those are my two favorite fairy tales, so I really enjoy that I get to combine them!

You would be amazed what…[Read more]

Summer’s already started for me in everything but name, so I’m already working on some of my (loosely-defined-until-now) goals. Here’s what I’ve got:

• Write a good chunk of Dust of Silver.
• Finish editing Fight Song.
• Submit Blood in the Snow to the Magic Mirrors release group and start prepping for publication (hopefully!).
• Edit most, if…

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Hi! I really enjoy both writing and reading these types of characters (female characters who kick gluteus maximux FTW!), and I have a few suggestions based on both what I do and what I notice in literature. As others have pointed out, the main key is making sure you have a well-rounded character, someone whose personality isn’t centered around her…[Read more]