Sarah Narnathron

Hey’a, all! I’m Sarah Narnathron (as you can see), and I’m super excited to be here! I think I’ve met most of you briefly on other threads, but icebreakers are fun. 😀

1. I primarily write fantasy in a variety of subgenres.

2. I’ve got three WIPs at the moment, so . . . elevator pitch time! (Sort of. We’ll see how it goes.) One, Dust of Silver,…[Read more]

Woot woot! I’m excited to finally be in a guild, and Erekdale seems like an awesome one! Also, worldbuilding! Yay! I think that’s probably one of my favorite parts of writing fantasy.

@devastate-lasting Oooooh. Sounds delightful. 😀

@joyofemberley You’re welcome! Glad I could help! And yeah, I can understand how Kyrin could be frustrating . . . I think she’s better in book 4, but that might just be me.

I’ve heard of the Blades of Acktar, and I have the first book on Kindle; I just haven’t read them yet. Someday soon, hopefully.

@joyofemberley Nice! I should rewatch some of the episodes sometime . . . if I have time, anyway.

Oh, definitely! I love recommending books to people. So, my top recommendation in Christian fantasy is always the Tales of Goldstone Wood by Anne Elisabeth Stengl. The first book, Heartless, is (in my opinion) one of the most beautiful and thrilling…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting I guessed it was a pen name; still awesome, though. I was more describing the type of name it makes me think of, since some people have pen names that are just basically normal names. I’m quite curious about the character who shares your name now . . . and also your story. Masquerades? I’m a fan. What’s it about? 😀

@joyofemberley HELLO FELLOW MERLIN FAN. My roommate and I watched the entirety of the show over the course of our freshman year of college. It was awesome. 😀

I’m Sarah, by the way, an ISTP/J fantasy writer and bookworm. And on that note . . . did I notice you asking for recommendations of Christian fantasy earlier? ‘Cause if so, I might be able…[Read more]

Hello, @devastate-lasting! (Love your name, BTW! It sounds like either something out of an anime, or the name of a hero who deals a lot with fae and therefore has to come up with a cool psuedonym so his true name can’t be used against him.)

I’m Sarah, as you can see, an ISTP/J fantasy writer. I think I’m Type 6 with a 7 wing (or possibly Type 7…[Read more]

@kayla-joy Sounds pretty exciting! Not the type of book I’d normally read, but something I’d see and think “Huh, that could be worth a try.”

Also: I’m here. And going to be writing, hopefully.

@kayla-joy Sounds like my current villain . . . who I guess you could say is kind of a serial killer, but not really.

I’m not surprised that Canadian law enforcement is different than that in the US. Out of curiosity, what’s the book you’re researching all this for?

@morreafirebird Makes sense. *nods*

Also, regarding Sanderson— the first Mistborn series is definitely fantasy dystopian. (As in, another world’s dystopia, not ours.) And the Reckoners are superhero dystopian. (As in our world’s dystopia.) I highly recommend both.

@kayla-joy Haha, nice. Finding anything interesting?

@morreafirebird Good. 🙂

Also, a little off-topic because it’s not dystopian, but if Blood of Kings made you uncomfortable, don’t try her new trilogy, what was it, the Kinsman Chronicles. I had no problem with Blood of Kings, but I read the first Kinsman book, and it made me low-key uncomfortable. The other books might be bettter, though; I…[Read more]

I’ll second the recommendations of Brave New World (read it for Western Lit two falls ago; good book, but it’s something you read to make you think rather than something you read to enjoy) and the Out of Time series (haven’t read them myself, but have heard nothing but rave reviews from those who have).

Jill Williamson’s dystopian series is…[Read more]

Ooooh. I’ve got a few. 😀

-. . . When you take a martial arts class to learn how to write fight scenes better, then ask the substitute martial arts teacher what to do if you’re being attacked by multiple people at once and end up spending an hour alternately acting like you’re a zombie chasing people and like the other people are zombies chasing…[Read more]

@Gabbyj Thank you! And yeah, that is an awesome aspect of writing. (And I do have a character who can control time, Rebecca Stevens, but her story is currently inactive. *sigh*)

Um. Well, the easiest way to answer that is to clarify: Professional Writing and Information Design is one major with a long name, not two with short names. And the major…[Read more]

@allison-grace Hehe, just a little . . . And probably, yes.

@warrenluther04 Hello again to you too!

@morreafirebird That would be lovely, danke!

Exactly! I mean, I like just-one-fairy-tale retellings too, but my favorite thing is when you can find one story that fills in the plotholes of another. It’s magnificent. 😀

Makes sense. I’ve used a black tri-fold board— you know, the kind people use for science fairs— as an alternative to whi…[Read more]

@Warrenluther04 Nice! I’ll keep an eye out for it!

@Jane-Maree Yep. 😀 I’ve seen most of them at this point? Homecoming, Ragnarok, Black Panther, and now Infinity War are the only ones I have left. Well, and Iron Man 3, but I’m not sure if I’m going to watch that one or not. Thor 2 was good; Cap 2 and 3 were a mix of awesome and “alsdkjfdslkjf feels why are people idiots.” Oh, and Ant-Man is super…[Read more]