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Hey fantasy writers!!!

As we round up NaNoWriMo, our NaNoWriMo weekly milestone event is also coming to an end, which brings us to the 'special surprise' I announced with this event.

Those who reached the 50,000 word mark can fill out this form and win their special surprise award at the end of the month.

https://bit.ly/2UYBbaO

Lσɾα †ïå

Who's participating in the NaNoWriMo weekly milestone event and how's it going? Today marks the end of the third week!

Yiona771 Going strong! We're almost there!! :D

Lσɾα †ïå @rosalind771 That's great! More power to your pen.

Lσɾα †ïå

Hey everyone,

I'm stating this again. Kindly leave all the self promos in the 'Review Me' group.

Only fantasy related discussions should be posted here. All promos will be removed.

Magestic_wolf

Excuse me everyone how do I join the group ?

Also hi hare all of you!

Magestic_wolf Ops *how

Lσɾα †ïå Hey @Magestic_Wolf I'm doing alright, you? You join the group by posting in it [which you already did, so welcome].

Magestic_wolf Ok thnks!

Lσɾα †ïå @Magestic_Wolf You're welcome

Lσɾα †ïå

Hey everyone!

It's another week [week 3 to be precise] in the NaNoWriMo milestone event, and you can still enter to win one of the remaining badges.

All you have to do is write 11,666 words in a week and submit your story through the form in the link below

https://bit.ly/3kWOuna

Robert Redinger

So here's my idea for the new elf archetype. Elves don't eat food like we do. Instead their ears pick up a sound that nourishes them. But men, their souls tainted at birth, cannot hear the sound that nourishes. They must hunt and kill for their food, making them more naturally aggressive than the docile elves who require no meat for their sustenance. Unfortunately for the elves their ears can also pick up the sound of mens' souls, a sound that is tainted with poison. If an elf hears a man's soul ... See More

both the elf and the man become twined so that if one dies the other also dies. Once twined, the elf will exhibit strange powers that develop over time, but the elf must seek refuge in the hollow zone, an area that is unaffected by mankind's poison, in order to survive the twining. Within the safety of the hollow an elf may outlive his twine. When the twine dies the elf may step out of the hollow as a Cloven, an elf who survives the passing of his twine. Also, if an elf hears many souls he is twined to each of them. If one of them dies the elf dies and if the elf dies all of them die. In a nutshell that's my new elf model. Too weird? Not weird enough? Discuss.

Lσɾα †ïå This is fascinating. What's got me curious is the reason for the twining, is there something special about the bond aside their death link? I mean do they share a level of intimacy with each other or a soul bond? And once an elf becomes a cloven, ... See More

does that mean they can no longer twin or does it still continue? And if it does continue, isn't it better for the elves then to only live in the hollow zone, to avoid twining?

Robert Redinger @Word_Smith There's no special bond aside from the link. You pose an interesting question about the cloven which I actually have to think about, and I thjnk I would say that the twinig can still occur. When any of these elves go out into the world ... See More

they have to cover their ears to avoid twining. I played with the idea of having some kind of shape shifting creature that mimics any sound. The elves could wear the creature on their heads in the form of a helmet and it basically repeats anything it hears. I think the creature idea is really weird though, and I would like to come up with somehing else.

Jean @RobertRedinger some suggestions: there has to be some logic behind the invention of any race. Nourishment can be absorbed, More logical choice than absorbing thru the ears would be thru hands, or skin, our bodies absorb a lot of things thru skin.. ... See More

elf have similar structure.. so they could get nourishment by touch. 2 The twinning needs to have a purpose, bodies evolve with purpose, maybe they can find mates by sound. 3. they could blend-in into anything and hide. 4. turn into sprites. 5. skin hardens as natural armor. 6. schreech vocal sound as a weapon. 7. shoot needles from fingers... etc.

Robert Redinger @jean106 Hi Jean. Thanks for the input. Lots of interesting suggestions,

Roxas7500 @RobertRedinger One thing I might do is if the Cloven hear the voices of the souls of many humans and survives the twinig of all of them, he becomes something like a High Cloven, or something like that, for having survived the process of being tied ... See More

to a great many of souls. They could be like a elder or something to new Clovens. But that's just my idea, partially inspired by my gaming life.

Robert Redinger @Roxas7500 That's really close to what I've been thinking about the Cloven. They have a different range of powers depending on how many twines they have and how long they have them.

Roxas7500 @RobertRedinger Yay, I'm happy I was on point there!

Robert Redinger @Roxas7500 Now if I could just figure out if I should rewrite my novel with this new elf model, or just write a whole new novel.

Lσɾα †ïå @Roxas7500 Ooh I like this idea. The more twinings they survive, the higher they 'ascend' as Clovens.

Robert Redinger @Word_Smith It could also lead to interesting political complications in which one faction of elves has banned twining and another faction actively pursues the practice.

Lσɾα †ïå @RobertRedinger Exactly, which would really round up your plot nicely. I think you should write a whole new novel with the new model. It'll be much better, cos when you're done straightening out the entire premise of the new elf model there will be more aspects to explore.

Roxas7500 @RobertRedinger And if you still want to write something about what your original plot entailed, maybe you could write it as a short side story or something to supplement the new one.

Robert Redinger @Roxas7500 My original plot is already published and it won a Gold Medal in a contest and it was a Runner-Up in a book festival, and also nominated for a Montaigne Medal for Most Thought-Provoking Book, but it's not selling. I was thinking of ... See More

possibly rewriting with the new elf model or maybe write a new story. I've had such trouble with writer's block. I wrote four chapters of a second book in the series and I think those four chapters are the best writing I ever did. I would like to get back to it again.

Roxas7500 @RobertRedinger I'm writing a fantasy series myself, just about to finish off the third book now. Maybe we should read each other's stories.

Robert Redinger @Roxas7500 About a week ago I read several chapters of Gatekeepers Book Three: Redemption. It was good.

Roxas7500 @RobertRedinger Ah, that's the one I'm about to finish off! I'm happy to hear you've been reading it!

Robert Redinger @Roxas7500 Yeah I posted on your wall and you told me you were getting it published.

Roxas7500 @RobertRedinger Ah, yes! I recognize you now! Yes, the first Gatekeepers book is set to go on sale in January, according to the information I found in my manuscript after I got it back from the editor. I plan on keeping my raw, original manuscripts ... See More

posted on Inkitt and sell the fully edited ones. It wouldn't work too well for me if I put the edited version on here for everyone to read for free.

Robert Redinger @Roxas7500 (this is a repeat post. I had to correct the paperback price) After not marketing my book enough, I decided to post it here for free to see if that would generate sales or at least interest. The book is available in hardcover $25.95 and ... See More

paperback $15.95, but I made the e-book just $1 to see if that would generate sales and interest.

BRG

I have a question for fantasy lovers. In a story with a human wizard protagonist surrounded by non human beings do you prefer the wizard to be as over the top and quirky as the creatures in the story or more normal and grounded so you can identify with them and their point of view better?

Bailey012 Im not entirely sure what you mean, so I'll just give advice. I have read novels where the protagonists were OP, the strongest of all the characters. And at the start it was fun, but as I read more and noticed that their achievements were given to ... See More

them on a silver platter, because of their "natural talent", the more boring it got. Because everything you read just seemed fake, unreal. It was unrealistic and not relatable at all, cause no one is that strong and wins the fight everytime. So, because its a little irritating to read those types of stories, I dont like reading them. Instead, I like novels where you can read about their struggles, and follow the story as the protagonist gets stronger because of their losses and struggles during their growth. You can feel their emotions after or during a conflict, sympathize or relate to them, and form some kind of connection with the characters. And at times, it will feel like you're the character that goes through those problems. If that makes sense. But I'm more of an emotional person, so I like reading those type of novels, because reading is a way for me to escape reality and "experience" a different life through someone else's eyes. I would also like to add that it will be even better if every character in the story has it's own personality instead of being the same, because it gives more life to the characters and the story itself.

BRG Thank you for the advice but I was referring to personality rather than powers. I was wondering if people would prefer a protagonist with a more common personality they can identify with or one with an outlandish personality that may not be relatable to a lot of people but more fun to read.

Bailey012 Ah, okay

Bailey012 I mean, It can be quite interesting to read from someone else's point of view. But I think it's more reasonable to adjust their personality to the people of the world that they live in, unless they're different from the rest of the people because ... See More

they experienced something the others in that world hasn't? Like isekai. But overall, they should not be too different than the people in the story, they should share the same values and norms, than like we for example have. Therefore, they will act differently in certain situations than us because we will have different norms. But we will still share the universal emotions, because I dont think that'll change. So in that way we can relate to them. But, I dont think it's really about what people prefer, but what seems more reasonable. You need to know where the story is going and know what the protagonist has been through and how it affected or will affect his personality.

BRG Thank you a lot! I'll keep it in mind.

Lσɾα †ïå A mix of both, with more emphasis on over the top and quirky for me. A normal and grounded wizard could become a bore later on because as a reader. I mean as a human, they're technically already normal amongst the non-humans, so grounded is already ... See More

covered on that end. A quirky personality is always a joy to read.

Jean High IQ, Low EQ.. sundere.. main lead needs to have an interesting personality..

Roxas7500 @BRG I prefer to see them act like an ordinary human in those cases. It's always funny to see how the character would react to the lifestyles and habits of other races, especially over-the-top, expected reactions, That's just my personal opinion, though.

Robert Redinger

According to science, any time travelling device must move not only through time, but also through space. So H.G. Wells' stationary machine would not work. For it to work a time travelling machine has to be mobile, like a car. I'm tossing this out there in the hope that one of you kids will hurry up and make a time machine. I have unfinished business in the eighties.

Lσɾα †ïå Hahaha, you and me both Robert! I've got unfinished business, curiosity mostly, in all the major eras.

Alora Pendrak

Hi how do people on inkitt feel about Multiple pov's in books?

Lσɾα †ïå I enjoy multiple POVs as it allows for a more rounded storytelling, It's only a problem for me if it's overdone and there're too many perspectives and POV characters to keep track of, and when the narrator head hops between characters in a ... See More

scene/chapter. I prefer if the POV only switches by chapter.

Roxas7500 I also write in multiple POVs; it allows you to tell the story from several different angles, allowing you to have a more complete story. I do plan on writing in 1st person POV after completing my current book, but that's still on the table...

Jean as long as it doesn't go over the top is good.

Robert Redinger

I've been trying to reinvent the elf archetype. I came up with something interesting, but thought it was maybe a little too weird. I was trying to make their ears into something more meaningful than just a cosmetic difference. It was definitely an original idea, but just seemed too weird.

Lσɾα †ïå @RobertRedinger I bet whoever came up with the original elf archetype thought it was weird at first. I would love to read your reinvention of the elves. I guess the original versions of our fantastic beats and creatures need a good reinvention, they're getting old fast.

Robert Redinger Thanks WordSmith. I'm getting inspired to pursue it again, just have to get back in the saddle and do it. Even if I don't reinvent the model, I should get back to finishing book two.

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