Sarah Narnathron

@Sam-Kowal Or something. I still think that the elves just did it for the aesthetic, but I could be wrong. I haven’t reread the series in a while.

Thanks! As far as individual people go . . . Not really? There’s basically one song for people in general, but there might be subtle differences from one person or group to another based on a variety…[Read more]

@Anne-of-Lothlorien: Sounds interesting. Also slightly complicated, but yeah.

Hey’a, Warren! Nice to meet you! I’m Sarah, as you can probably see. Also, a fellow Ravenclaw!  (Though, honestly, I bet most of the people on this forum are Ravenclaws.)

I remember reading the Inheritance Cycle . . . I had a love-hate relationship with those books. They were good, but some parts frustrated me to no end.

What’s your short story about?

@Sleepwalkingmk Yeeaaaah, just a litt.e

@Jane-Maree Makes sense. Plus it looks super cool. I am always in awe of people who can parkour.

I want to! I just haven’t had time, because college. I have it on request from the library for when I get home, though! That and Ragnarok and both Guardians movies, though I’ve actually seen both Guardians now. But yeah, I’m super excited. 😀

@Jessi-Rae Yeah, it’s a struggle.

@Sam-kowal Yep, music-magic of a sort is definitely a thing in Echoes from the Edge. In Inheritance, though, I’m pretty sure that the singing wasn’t essential to the magic; it was just the elves doing it for the Aesthetic. And yes, I loved Seraphina! I haven’t read it in ages, though . . .

It’s definitely not secret; it comes up in the first few…[Read more]

@Sam-kowal Thank you very much! As for music-based magic . . . it’s a little more common than you’d think? But I took a different route with my music-magic than most of the variations I’ve seen in published stuff. It’s super fun to write, except when I’m like “Darn it, can I use this music word here, or is that wrong?”

YESSSSS. Stormlight is the…[Read more]

@Jessi-Rae Interesting. I like the draft best usually, but that’s because there’s no pressure, you know? I don’t have to worry about everything being perfect. Except when I do. But that’s generally my own fault.

@Sleepwalkingmk Cool beans. And ahhhhh, thank you! That makes sense. I used to explode at things a lot, but . . . eh. I’ve gotten better at pulling myself together. Turning into a cloud sounds less violent, though.

@Jessi-Rae I feel you. But at least in the first draft, you can always fix stuff in edits. 🙂

@Jessi-Rae I want to read it; just have to find time! Hopefully it’ll work out this summer . . . anyway, yeah. Translating awesomeness from head to book always is the challenge, isn’t it?

@Morreafirebird Oh dear. xD

Oooooh. I want to read this book. It sounds different from basically everything else I’ve ever read, and super exciting, and yeah. Let me know if/when you reach the point of showing it to people, please!

I write fantasy in a bunch of subgenres. Right now I’m working on a high fantasy retelling of Rapunzel crossed with…[Read more]

Hello, Adora (if you don’t mind my calling you that?)! Nice to meet you! You remind me of some of my friends from another forum . . . though I’m pretty sure you’re not them, because names. Maybe it’s an ENFP thing. I am curious about the evaporating-into-a-cloud bit, if you care to explain . . .?

@Jane-Maree Wow, that’s a pretty great variety. Cool beans! Do you have a favorite out of those?

Spider-Man is great! I haven’t seen Homecoming (still . . . I tend to wait until stuff is out on DVD), but it looks awesome, and I loved him in Civil War. Captain America is probably my fave, so, yeah. 🙂

I love this concept! Having more “human” villains is something I’m trying to work on in general.

I’m doing this for both the villain of my current story and the villain of the sequel, because they’re a husband and wife who share several common traits.

Both:
-Truly love and care for each other.
-Want to do what they believe is best for their…[Read more]

Hello, Naomi! Nice to meet you!

Congratulations on having an actual published book! What’s it about, if I may ask? Also, highfive for a fellow former-child-published-in-Highlights. 😀

You melt chairs? Exclusively? What about tables? Footstools? Futons?

That aside- nice to meet you! I’m Sarah, ISTP/J fantasy writer. I admire that you can do sci-fi; that’s one spec-fic genre I haven’t had much luck with. What’s your trilogy about?

Magic capes are fabulous. *nods* I approve. Also, YES to futuristic and fantasy mixes. The world needs more of those, and I’d love to hear more about yours! Also, what kind of photography do you do? I mostly do nature and still life, but I’ll photograph just about anything that holds still long enough.