Ah, okay. Cool.

*ahem*

“I’m Luke, from Visra.”

(is that good enough? XD)

I hast been called out of slumber! What dost thou desire of me?

What do you mean? Introduce who? I’m not really sure what’s going on here.

Sure! I’ll send the request.

Kind of? I’m going to be starting a novel about halfway through the month, but I need to finish brainstorming and outlining.

I didn’t read the mirror part, but I think the basic idea. People are going up and seeing their personalities, more or less?

Sorry! 😁 I joined YWW last week and that’s been taking a lot of time, and then once I fell behind I kept putting off catching up on what’s been going on. Can you give be a quick summary of what’s been happening?

I, uh, never thought of it that way, but that might be a cool addition to the species. They just live in certain places around the world and the humans capture and domestication them for military purposes. At least in most cases. Some lucky few have them for personal travel.

@arindown Thank you!

Sure! I’ll just paste an excerpt from where one of my characters sees one.

The majestic creatures were a grandiose blend of bright green and smoky gray scales. Their bodies were hunched over like a roadrunner. A pointed, hawk-like head turned to gaze at him with dark, beady eyes. To compliment all of this, burnt orange feathers that…

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I made an inventory of sounds and started making up and combining words. I was trying to follow a guide I found, but it went way over my head so I just have the very basics. If you’re interested in making one, there’s a guide here.

You could also just make up some words, give them meanings, and combine them.

As far as other information, here’s some of the more interesting aspects.

• The sun rises in the West.
• All cardinal directions are…

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Note: This map has slightly changed geography from the newest version of the sketch. This is an outdated scan.

We (my cousin and I)  managed to put together a good collection of unique (in my opinion, at least) elements for my…[Read more]

It’s from The Terrestria Chronicles.

I’m sorry, that must be hard.

@arindown

Hah, nice intro. Libby sounds like a very interesting character.

We might also be able to find some books about this place.

Now excited with the possibility of finding books from and about this strange new land, Luke said, “Lead the way.”

The man stared into the distance, and it seemed to Luke he was talking something over with himself. He nodded…[Read more]

Where in Jolar…[Read more]

Yep, Luke is perfect. I’ll get to work on a reply.

I read them in the recommended reading order, so the next book I read was The Black Star of Kingston.

That would be Helmer. He’s definitely one of my favorites from the series.

Here are my favorites, in no particular order…

• The Green Ember (and all the other books in the universe that go along with the main series)
• The Door Within (except the fourth book)
• Wing & Claw
• The Wingfeather Saga
• The Terrestria Chronicles
• This is more mystery than fantasy, but all of the Theodore Boone books by John G…

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No problem, I forget characters all the time. 😋

Here you are. Sorry it took so long, I’ve been away from home most of the day.

Luke is 13, has somewhat unruly brown hair, and is a complete introvert. He’s from my current fantasy/medieval WIP. While he can be courageous at times, he’s often very hesitant and cautious. As of the end of my book, which is when I’ll bring…[Read more]

Yes, that helps. I’ll bring someone in soon.

Thanks for the advice! While I certainly don’t have an adoring fan base (I’m currently working on my first novel), I’m not planning to do anything more with this than share it with family and friends (and maybe put it out here). I’ll keep all that in mind.

I might be sharing some of the early chapters here once they are more ready, so I’ll tag you if I do.

That’s great! I think the bird is perfect. I really like this. Thank you for drawing it! One question, it that symbol on his cloak supposed to be the bird? I can’t quite tell.

You know you’re a writer when:

Your school project is to write a newspaper article, but you’ve already been there, done that, and gotten it published.

This one may be more of an…[Read more]

Me: I don’t really know. Maybe the size of an average living room.

Luke: What about a room the size of my solar in the castle? If someone had a room like that, I don’t know why they would ever come out. Especially if it has books in it.

Me: I am well aware of your position on that question, Luke.

Luke: *grins* *walks back to his room*

Oh, wow, that’s amazing. I think the skin tone is fine. There one thing, though it isn’t a big deal. I’m very happy with how it is now. I was imagining the bird more like the US seal – obviously without the flag and not an eagle – and the weapons being a bit smaller. Though, like I said, if that would be too much work to change, it’s…[Read more]

Okay, thanks!

Actually, it’s still broken. I had to contact the site and register by email.

No, never heard of it. I’ll check it out.

Thanks!

It is? Hey, that’s pretty cool. Its full origin is a looong story, but here’s the short version. It came from the name Talupus, which is a combination of the prefix ta- (meaning fire in Matoran, which is from a Lego theme called Bionicle) and lupus, Latin for wolf (again, long story why I chose that). I shortened it to Tal at one…[Read more]

And in suspense I am. 😄

Okay, well, here goes. I wrote this maybe…a year ago. It’s based off the verse in II Corinthians 24-27. I also wrote a melody for it, though I’m not really sure how I can communicate that on here…

Verse 1
In per’ls of sea,</p>
In per’ls of theives,

In weariness,

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The knight wore a red tunic inscribed with the golden bird from the banner clutching a sword and an axe. He had a sword belt around his waist and on it hung a leather pouch, a knife, and a long sheath. A deep blue cloak…[Read more]

Luke: Hmm…probably the past. I love history.

Bollick: The past, of course! I would be able to view the exploits of such legends as Kap Tapson III! Maybe I could even learn a thing or two about adventure…[Read more]

No, I just finished Ember Rising. I’m absolutely loving the series.

I’m terrible at art, other than cartography, which I’m decent at. I somewhat enjoy photography, though I don’t do it much. I’ve also done some poetry. I might share some of that at some point.

Ah, this is one interesting question. We’re across the world from each o…[Read more]