The Hobbit Trailer!!!!!!!!!!

I Cant Wait!!!!!!!! I cant believe we have to wait a whole year for it to come out in theaters! I don't think I can wait that long!!!!!

The Call

It started out as a feeling

Which then turned into a hope

Which then turned into a quiet thought

Which then turned into a quiet word

And then that word grew louder and louder

Until it was a battle cry

Have you ever experienced how sometimes you get an idea and the more you try to ignore it, the bigger it gets? Until finally you have to sit down with pen in hand and listen to it? Yeah, that just happened to me.

I came up with the idea for this story when I was 12 years old and my grandma asked me and my brother to write a short story for our homeschool project. It was about 10 pages long, and very basic, no real plot (I didn’t even know what that was back then), atrocious spelling, and excitement was non-existent. For some unknown reason, I kept the story, stashed away and forgotten. A few years later I was going through my desk, and found the story. I read through it, and as I read, I thought, someday I could make a real story out of this. A few months later I began to consider a plot for it, but I never really did anything with it. And so the years went on, and the story lay quietly in my desk, but it was not forgotten, it was always there at the back of my mind.

Yesterday morning ideas suddenly began to explode out of nowhere! I had not thought about writing, much less, THAT story, for about a month! It was amazing!

Okay, I guess I will tell you a little about the story ;-)

It is set in Ireland in 1846-7, during the time of the English occupation and the potato famine. The main character  is a girl of 17, though she acts a lot older. Her mother is recently dead, and her father is away is the big cities looking for work. That leaves taking care of the other children, and keeping their home from the eager hands of the English landlords, all up to her. She gets some help from her childhood friend Aiden and her 12 year old brother. Everything starts to go wrong when she finds an English soldier wounded in a ditch.

Here are some pictures I found for a few of the characters

Main character

Aiden

English Soldier

The moral of my tale is… when one of those pesky little ideas keeps popping up, it is futile to resist.

49 Questions About Me!

 I got this from my Friend's Blog and thought it would be fun...

1. High heels or boots? Boots, definitely boots! Although I don't mind if boot have heals either ;-)

2. What time did you get up this morning? 7:00 AM. We usually get up at 5:00, but Mondays are kind of like our Saturdays because our bookstore is closed on Monday.

3. What was the last movie you saw at the theater? We just went to see Courageous last week. Everyone needs to go see that! It was amazing!

4. What is your maiden name? My maiden name is Fitzwater, and I am still using it (I'm not married)

5. What is your favorite T.V. Show? Animal Cops Houston on Animal Planet, although the only time I ever see it is when I go visit my Aunt in Portland, because we don't have TV here

6. What do you usually have for breakfast? There is no usually about it! we have anything from smoothy, to biscuits and gravy, to oatmeal.

7. What is your middle name? Whitney

8. What food do you dislike? I Love cooking, so there is not much I don't like, but Mushrooms, beans, and salmon I can't stand!

 9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Dance of the Renaissance by Richard Searles

 

10. What characteristic do you despise? Pride

11. Favorite clothing? If I could I would wear this outfit every day...

 

But, since I can't, I will settle with a skirt and tee-shirt

12. Anywhere in the world on vacation? Anywhere in Europe or in Africa, or in New Zealand or, or, or....

13. Are you an organized person? Yes, although I can't seem to keep my own room clean...

14. Where would you retire to? Really, I'm only twenty, Retirement?!?!?

15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? My 17th, I got a horse given to me by a friend!

16. What are you going to do when you finish this? Go hang out with my mom, It is only me, her and the baby at home today!!! Yay, girly time!!!

17. Furthest place you have ever been to? Nevada

18. Person you wish you could meet? Elizabeth the 1st!!! I LOVE her!

19. When is your birthday? May 13th 

20. Are you a morning person or a night person? My family calls me the night owl! I love the night!

21. What is your shoe size? 6 1/2 to 8, depending on the shoe

22. Do you own any animals? My cat, Faith, By bird, Riggu, and my Goats, Lace and Aysha

 

23. Any news you'd like to share? Well, I am working on getting set up with the collage to study Nursing!

24. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? A Veterinarian, a Nurse and a writer! Still do!

25. What is your favorite flower? Lilacs!!! They are the best smelling flowers in the world!!!

26. What day on the calendar are you looking forward to? Thanksgiving and March 23 (Hunger Games comes out)

27. If you were a crayon, what would you be? Forest green, deep royal blue or silver

28. How is the weather right now? Cool, windy and clear.

29. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Our neighbor, She has my goat Lace up there with her buck today.

30. Favorite drink? Any kind of Coffee of Tea!

31. Favorite Restaurant?A local Chinese restaurant here called Hunans, it is run by a woman who is saving up to bring her daughters over to the US from China.

32. Hair color? Light honey brown

33. What was your favorite toy as a child? A small brown teddy bear that I have has since I was around 3. *Whispers* Don't tell anyone, but I still have him.

34. Spring, summer, fall, or winter? FALL, fall, fall, fall!!!!!!!! I love fall!!!!!

35. Chocolate or vanilla? Either one.

36. Coffee or tea? I cannot choose one above the other!!! I love them both!

37. Wish you were still young? What are ya talken' about, I am young!

38. Do you want to get married? Of course!!! Who wouldn't?

39. When was the last time you cried? Not a clue. I'm not the cryin' type.

40. What is under you bed? My art stuff and my BB gun

41. What did you do last night? We went to a Mexican restaurant with my Grandma and Grandpa to celebrate their 64th anniversary! I tried fish tacos for the first time and LOVED them!

42. What are you afraid of? SPIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

43. Salty or sweet? Depends, but usually Salty

44. Best quality you have? IDK, my imagination?

45. How many years at your current job? We started the bookstore in April

46. Favorite day of the week? Monday, (it's my day off)

47. Favorite movie? Oh my! All of the Narnias, all of the Lord of the Rings, Knights Tale, Kingdom of Heaven, How to Train your Dragon... and the list goes on and on!

48. Have you ever had a crush on anyone? No, I don't think so.

 
49. Do you like finding all this stuff out about your friends? Absolutely!!!

Ok everyone! Your turn!

Time for Girly Time!!!
Arries

May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favour!

Ok, so I know I am probably just like way behind, but I just found out that they are making a movie for The Hunger Games book! When I found that out I literally just sat there and stared at my computer screen for several minutes in surprise, and then I ran out to share the info with the rest of the family! Over half of them couldn't care less, but Dakota came running back to the computer with me and we began looking up everything about it, cast, release date, trailers, etc. We were ecstatic!

Here is the trailer we found...


Hope everyone is as excited as we are!
Arries

My Dad

Okay, so my dad is one of my characters in my story, but for a long time he was just... there. He has been a hard one to write or imagine, because I know him so well, but he really wanted to be one of my characters. He has always been into mountain men and cowboys, but I was really having trouble with the "mountain man" look that he said that he would like. But I am proud to say, I have at last solved that problem!

Now this may come as somewhat of a surprise, but, my dad is now half dwarven, which explains the "mountain man" look.

And so, my dad has gone from this...

To this...

See the resemblance ;-)
Needless to say, my dad loves the transformation.

Arries

Atokad & Soryn

No, I haven't died, I'm right here. Life has been kind of hectic since my return home from Portland a couple of weeks ago. My sister, ShawNee was in the hospital for several days with Pneumonia, (She is better now), and I have had to do a lot of catching up around the house and at the Bookstore.

So, beings that Monday's are our days off, I had a little spare time today. Unfortunately, not enough to write, but with the little pieces of time all through the day I used our photo program, and was able to piece together a nice screen-saver for my computer.

I used two of my favorite characters from my story, and put them on an autumn background, that also happens to be a place in my story near where I am currently writing!

And so, without further ado, I give you, Soryn and Atokad!

Peter Pevensie is not exactly how I imagine Atokad, but it is the closest I could find. Soryn just happens to be my favorite character in my whole story! I used to like them all kind of the same, but as I continue to develop my characters, I have begun to choose favorites, and less favorites. Soryn is my absolute favorite.

Arries

Autumn Is Here!

Autumn is here!!!!!!!! It is my favorite season of the year, and by far the most beautiful season.

"Smoke hangs like haze over harvested fields,
The gold of stubble, the brown of turned earth
And you walk under the red light of fall
The scent of fallen apples, the dust of threshed grain
The sharp, gentle chill of fall.
Here as we move into the shadows of autumn
The night that brings the morning of spring
Come to us, Lord of Harvest
Teach us to be thankful for the gifts you bring us ..."

~Unknown

"I am rich today with autumn's gold,
All that my covetous hands can hold;
Frost-painted leaves and goldenrod,
A goldfinch on a milkweed pod,
Huge golden pumpkins in the field
With heaps of corn from a bounteous yield,
Golden apples heavy on the trees
Rivaling those of Hesperides,
Golden rays of balmy sunshine spread
Over all like butter on warm bread;
And the harvest moon will this night unfold
The streams running full of molten gold.
Oh, who could find a dearth of bliss
With autumn glory such as this!"
-   Gladys Harp

"The snapping of pitch from a burning log,
The faint scent of pine filling the room.
Flames leaping about as if it were a ballet
Performing for its audience.
The soft, comforting glow of candlelight,
Bringing with it serenity and quiet thoughts.

Thus is Autumns beauty"
-   Linda Christensen

I welcome Autumn gladly! I only wish we lived where we could see more of its glory. Here in the high desert there is not much to see. We have now entered into the days of harvest and preserving, cooking and feasting, colored leaves and pumpkins, snuggling on the couch with a book, writing on a rainy day, Tea and Cider!!!! 

Arries

P.S. Don't forget to turn the music at the bottom of the blog off before you listen to the song I am sharing (and I do hope you will listen, as it is one of my favorites and it is about my favorite season!). 

Lovely blog Award!

I just got awarded the lovely blog award by Katie at Legacy of a Writer. All of you, my followers, had better check, because you might have been awarded.

The rules for accepting the award are as following

1.) List 7 facts about yourself
2.) Award 15 other lovely blogers

Easy as that! Here we go!

1) I LOVE cats! Cats rule and dogs drool in my house!

2) I am a clean freak, and yet... I can NEVER seem to keep my own room clean?!?!?!

3) I am a bookaholic. I'm sure you have figured that out by now if you have read my blog, but seriously, you should see my room! I collect books like you would never believe. For example, I just got back from a two week trip to California, I brought 39 books home with me!

 

4) I keep a journal. I was inspired to do so when I was around 12 by the Dear America series. I have been doing so since.

5) Autumn in my favorite season!

 

6) I LOVE to cook!!!!

7) I love the rain!!!!

And for the beautiful blogs that I love, I shall try to get 15.

1) Lauren Nicole at With a Smile and a Song.

2) Ashley at Penciled with Imagination

3) Elaine at The Letters of Askpen

4) Celtic Traveler at The Grey Traveler's Inn

5) Squeaks at Hidden Doorways

6) ......... And now my computer is acting up so I can't finish. How about I say that anyone who wants in can have it! Be sure to leave me a comment with the link if you do it!

Arries!

P.S. I am going away for two weeks to take care of my Grandma in Portland Oregon, who has Alzheimer's while my Aunt and Uncle go for a vacation. When I come back I am going to Autumn-atize this blog!

Conversations with my characters!

Okay, I found this on Cosette's blog, and thought I would try. 

Now, just for your information, I have already had a talking to with all of these characters, and they have all agreed to get along while I interview them.

The character's I am interviewing:

Rowan:

 

Soryn:

Flint:

And Falcon (yes, I do trust him to keep his word and be peaceable. Now if it was Skree....)

Okay, here it goes. You ready guys?


Me: Do you want a hug?
Rowan:Eeew!
Soryn: *Glares in disgust*
Flint: *Looks slightly confused and cocks head to one side* Why?
Falcon: Of course, if it would make you more comfortable *Smiles charmingly*


Me: Do you have any kids?
Rowan: Really, I'm seventeen and your asking if I have kids?
Soryn: Kids? You have got to be kidding me. 
Flint: I have a daughter
Falcon: Of course not, what would I do with kids?
Soryn: *Sneers* Besides torture them or turn them into your slimy little minions you mean.
Falcon: No, I wouldn't do that to my own, I have everyone else's children to do that to *smiles again*


Me: Soryn, mind your manors. Have any of you ever killed anyone?
Rowan: Besides assisting in killing the five assassins you just set me up against, no, not yet.
Soryn: I've been in my share of fights, living on the streets and all, but I don't know if I ever actually killed someone.
Flint: More than I would like.
Falcon: *Grins wolfishly over at Flint* Thousands, and thousands yet to come!


Me: Love Anyone?
Rowan: I love my family, and my friend, Arries.
Soryn: *Sneers* What is love.
Flint: My people, and my daughter most of all.
Falcon: I loved someone, once... *Narrows eyes angrily at Flint*, but he killed her.
Flint: Falcon, she was an assassin. She was killing my people, I had no ch---
Falcon: Silence!
Me: Guys! GUYS! Cool it.


Me: What is your job
Rowan: Other than regular house chores? I don't know, I clean the barn sometimes, and I help my dad with the merchandise.
Soryn: I work with my uncle. He is a horse trainer.
Flint: Other than that I am the king of the elves---
Falcon: *Sneers* What elves?
Me: Falcon.
Flint: *Frowns at Falcon* Other than that I am king of the elves, my job is to protect Azeroth from ah... *glances at Falcon* ...Tyranny. 
Falcon: I am proud to say that I am an assassin, a slayer of elves, a war lord, a tyrant, and best of all, I am the future lord of Azeroth!


Me: Favorite season?
Rowan: Autumn! I love harvest time!
Soryn: I don't care, as long as it isn't raining.
Flint: Spring and summer
Falcon: Summer


Me: Who's your best friend
Rowan: Arries
Soryn: I don't have friends
Rowan: What about Atokad
Soryn: I don't like Atokad
Rowan: You could if you would only be nice to him and give him half a chance
Soryn: *Snorts* doubt it.
Flint: He was mine... once *nods head towards Falcon* but now my closest companion is my daughter.
Falcon: Didn't I tell you before that I didn't have any friends?
Me: Yes, yes. 


Me: Hobbies?
Rowan: Sword fighting, shooting my sling and escaping my sewing to run out in the woods.
Soryn: Eating!!!
Rowan: *Snorts in disgust* Boys.
Soryn: No, seriously. When you live on the streets you never know when your next meal will be.
Flint: Reading
Falcon: *Grins cheerfully*
Soryn: Uh-oh
Falcon: Torture!
Soryn: I knew it.


Me: What are you going to do when this tag is over?
Rowan: I have to go practice with Sir James
Soryn: Clean stalls, get in another brawl with Atokad, I don't know!
Flint: I promised my daughter I would go with her to Lord Brogan's library.
Falcon: I have to go straighten something out with... uh... my men.


Me: What is your eye color?
Rowan: Green, flecked with gold
Soryn: Black
Flint: Flint Grey
Falcon: Black


Me: Are you good or bad
Rowan: What kind of question is that? The only bad one here is him *waves hand at Falcon*
Falcon: *Smiles and bows slightly* and proud of it my lady!
Soryn: If He is bad, than I am good.
Flint: No one is good, but if your question is if I seek to do right, then yes.


Me: What is your greatest fear? 
Rowan: Loosing my family
Soryn: I don't fear anything
Flint: Failing those I love
Falcon: Dying before I have killed every elf in the world in the most painful ways I can imagine.


Me: What do you think about your parents?
Rowan: I love them.
Soryn: I never met my mom, and my dad was a good man... I think. He died when I was eight.
Flint: They were the best of parents.
Falcon: *Scowls at me* My mom was a good, gentle, fragile woman. I loved her. My father was a Dwarven brute and beat both of us all the time, until he finally beat my mother to death. I hated him.


Me: Any siblings?
Rowan: I have a sister, Gwen
Soryn: *shudders* I have a half brother.
Flint: I had four; three brothers and a sister.
Falcon: Yes, and I enjoyed killing every one of them. I have no siblings.


Me: Do you have any weaknesses?
Rowan: I have a temper problem
Soryn: Of course not!
Flint: I'd rather not say with Falcon present.
Falcon: Why, are you afraid of me? Wouldn't that be a weakness?

Me: What  is your favorite element?
Rowan: Steel
Soryn: Water
Flint: Light
Falcon: Blood, fire and gold


Me: Do you care what people think of you?
Rowan: Kind of, I suppose.
Soryn: No
Flint: I am not afraid to stand up for what is right, even if it makes others think ill of you.
Falcon: Even when it means betraying your friend.
Flint: Falcon, I had to tell them, I told---
Falcon: I only care what people think of me if it gets me my way.


Me: Okay, okay, last one. What race are you?
Rowan: Human
Soryn: Human
Flint: Elvin
Falcon: Elvin and Dwarven


Okay every one, sorry to keep you all up so late, you may go now! Good night my loves!


I guess I should bid you good night as well.
Fare thee well. 
Arries

Falcon

Hey, so I finally found some pictures of what I imagine Falcon like.

Here he is when he is very young - probably around the time he ran away from home and was picked up and trained by the "Assassins":

This is him a little bit later on:

And here he is now!!!!:

Introducing........ Rrrrowannn Ooooakly!

So, I told you that my main character, "Evelyn" had been doing a lot of changing and had even changed her name. So, now that things have settled down a bit I would like everyone to meet Rowan Oakley, my new and improved  main character!

(Not my image)

Rowan Oakley

     Name Meaning: Rowan (one who is fair and slender) Oakley (from the field of oak trees)

     Occupation: Training with Sir James, studies

     Places of Work: Old castle ruins, the forest, her father’s study, the barn

     Home: She lives in her father’s manor in the coastal town of Radcliff, in the land of Azeroth

     Age: 17

    Physical Appearance

     Head Shape: Slightly narrow

     Hair (color, texture, style): Her hair is a deep molten copper; wavy and long. She often wears it down loose or pulled back on top with a leather thong. During practice she wears it pulled back into a ponytail.

     Eyes (color, shape, eyebrows): Moss green eyes flecked with gold, kind of almond shaped. Slightly arched eyebrows

     Mouth (size, shape, color, teeth): Normal sized lips. There is often a hint of a smile in one corner of her mouth. Good strait teeth.

     Skin (color, texture): Would be pale, but she spends too much time out in the sun

     Physical build: She’s slender and tall (5’7).

    

     Posture: Straight, strong, alert, confident. Moves with graceful ease and light footedness.

     While Sitting: Often can be found sitting up in the lower branches of trees. Around the campfire she sits cross-legged

     While Standing: Stands tall and straight; head cocked slightly

     While walking: Sure footed. She walks very soft and lightly, and can run through the forest with almost no sound.

     What you notice first: Her deep copper hair and intelligent eyes.

    Background

     Place of birth: Radcliff

     Places Lived: She has lived in Radcliff most of her life, but she did travel with Gwen to Brockhoist, the capital city for two months

     Parents: Aswyn, ***************(sorry, classified info) and Brogan, ************************ He is now a merchant after **************

     Siblings: One sister, Gwen, who is 20 years old.

     Childhood Experiences: Running through the woods with her best friend Arries, exploring castle ruins and pretending to defend them with Arries and Atokad (Arries’s brother), archery contests, shooting squirrels out of trees with slingshots, and duels with sticks.

     Education: She has been well educated by her father, but was always more interested in the outdoors than her studies.

     Special training: She is currently being trained in the arts of swordsmanship by an old knight named Sir James. She is a dead shot with a sling shot, and Galien, is trying desperately to get her to be able to hit a target with a bow.

   

     Travel: When she was 16 she got to go on one of her father’s merchant trips on his ship, later she traveled with Gwen to the capital for a month or two.

     Friends: Arries is her best friend, and then Arries’s brother Atokad.

     Greatest Success: When she finally has her father back safely at home and the kingdom has been restored to peace.

     Characteristics: She is strong willed, level headed, and very stubborn. In a crisis she is the first to gather her wits and charge into the fray. She is a fighter through and through.

     Markings (scars, etc) physical or mental: None

     Special Skills or knowledge: She can run through the forest almost without sound, is a dead shot with a slingshot, and has amazing skill with the sword.

     Collections and talents: Very talented with the sword, and uses a sword given to her by Sir James that once belonged to the young prince *******. She playes a reed flute of elvish design.

     What people like about him or her: People like her strength, and determination and loyalty. She never gives up, even when it looks hopeless.

     Interests and favorites: She loves the outdoors, Her favorite color is green’s brown’s and black

     Favorite Food: The food from the local tavern of Radcliff.

     Favorite drink: Fresh brewed apple cider

     Favorite music: The music she on her flute, gwen on the harp and Arries on the guitar make whenever they get together. And elvish music

     Favorite books: One could no more choose a favorite star in the heavens!

     Favorite Sport: Sword fighting

     Favorite recreation: Sitting in a tree reading a book, riding her black mare through the forest, slipping silently through the forest in pursuit of game

     Dislikes: Sewing, staying inside, being ignored, and being thought of as weak because she is a girl.

(Not my image)

Well, there is Rowan Oakley. To tell you a secret, I didn't really like my main character up until about two weeks ago when she underwent some drastic changes, and became what you just saw tonight. I love her now and can't wait to get to know her better. 

Arries

P.S. The moral of the story is; that change is okay sometimes. It might be just what you need to boot you out of a really bad case of writer's block, like it did me. I mean REALLY bad writers block.

For lack of anything else at the moment

Several of my characters have been rebelling lately and my plot has been tying it's self in knots, and so, as a result, my story has been doing a lot of changing around. So now, for lack of something better to post, I am going to re-do a tag I did in March, just for the fun of seeing how much has changed. I will leave my old answers there in Italics for comparison.

1. What’s your word count?
Currently 'tis exactly 1,541, but I plan on changing that today.
It is 218 now. I told you my story changed alot!2. How long until you finish?
I have not the faintest idea!
Still.

3. If you have finished, how long did it take you?
unfortunately I haven't finished.
Still.

4. Do you have an outline?
Yes, but it changes all the time

Yes I do. My dad/editor made me write it all out on paper. 

5. Do you have a plot? 
I'm coming to realize, to my alarm, that I don't have one, or at lest not much of one.

Yes I do, and it is very rebellious.

6. How many words do you typically write a day?It depends on what type of scene I am typing. If it is a fight, alot (never counted them) and if it is a slow boring scene, sometimes I'm lucky if I make it to ten.
I wrote two yesterday!

7. What was your greatest word count in one day?Not a clue!?!?! the last one I COUNTED, was 543, but I am sure I've done more that that.
1,003, and it turned out AWESOME!!!!!!

8. What was your least impressive word count in one day?
Three words.
Two now.

9. What inspired you to write?"If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad."- Lord Byron.
I first found out that I loved writing when I was around 10, when my grandma asked my brother Dakota and I to write a short story for a homeschool project. I have been writing ever since.

Unless I can change my past, that answer will always be the same.

10. Does your novel/story have a theme song?
Hmmm, I've never really thought about that before, it would be kind of fun!
It has a few, but the only one that comes to mind right now is "The Blood of Cu Chulainn" by Jeff & Mychael Danna


11. Assign each of your major characters a theme song.
Maybe I will, if I ever manage to find the time to do it.
Well, I have one for Flint now as you saw in the last post.


12. Which character is most like you?
Well. the character that is me, Arries, is most like me.
That and my main character Evelyn is changing, and becoming a bit more like me.


13. Which character would you most likely be friends with?
Evelyn, my main character. Her fiery personality would do well with my quiet, watchful one.
Yes, and now a new character that has just barged her way into my imagination.


14. Do you have a Gary-Stu or Mary Sue character?
Huh????
Still, Huh????


15. Who is your favorite character in your novel?
I couldn't pick a favorite to save my life! I LOVE them all! (yes, even my bad guys).
At the moment (note of caution to reader: at the moment means it could change at any time without warning) my favor in bouncing between Falcon (who just grew more evil than even I had hoped for), Flint (who is altogether wonderful) and Soryn (a little imp who has wormed his way into my heart).


16. Have your characters ever done something completely unexpected?
No, I don't believe they have. This must be remedied!
*weary sigh* Why did I ever write the above quote?!?!? I used to have tame characters! Here are just a few of the unexpected twists; Falcon is now the head of a secret brotherhood as well as warlord, Flint just let me know that he got married a century ago and had a daughter, I now have an upstart trying to usurp Falcons place as head of the brotherhood, Falcon's apprentice has become the most dangerous and feared assassin alive and Falcon's greatest tool, Evelyn has switched mentors on me, Arries is now a master spy, Ev has an uncle who was supposed to be dead, And of all things, Evelyn has switched her name on me!!! It is now Rowen.


17. Have you based any of your novel directly on personal experiences?
Most certainly.
Yes again!


18. Do you believe in plot bunnies?
YES! They forever torment me!
*Screams in torment and pulls on hair* I love them, really, I do.


19. Is there magic in your novel/story?
Not a bit, unless elves and dragons are magical.
Still holding to that one.


20. Are any holidays celebrated in your novel/story?
No holidays, but there is a coronation and two weddings in the end.
Just the usual village dances, two coronations, a joyous reunion of a certain king and his long lost people, and one wedding.

21. Does anyone die?
Does anyone die? What kind of question is that? I would be a disgrace to all writers and have to hide in shame for the rest of my life if no one died. It is a story of treason, treachery and good eventually overcoming, OF COURSE PEOPLE DIE!!!
With the addition of the secret brotherhood even more people die than before.


22. How many cups of coffee/tea have you consumed during your writing experience?
Far too many to count! You must have a cup of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate if you are writing on a cold day!

Tea and ink is the blood of an author, and coffee is life giving.

23. What is the latest you have stayed up writing?
I am not supposed to to stay up past 10:30, but I stay up until exactly then quite often!

I stayed awake until 11:30 on accident a couple of weeks ago

24. What is the best line?Let's go with the opening line, because I love mine, and it sets the mood for the entire story. "The day had been dark and threatening, and now, a few hours past noon, the storm broke with a tremendous crash of thunder. In just a few moments torrents of water began flowing through the now deserted streets of the small coastal town of Radcliff. The usually busy market in the town center was now strangely still. Not a sound could be heard, save the rain splattering on the rooftops and in the barren streets. Suddenly, above the mournful howl of the wind, a sound could be heard. Hoofbeats." 

I'll leave it at that for now.

25. What is the worst line?

Far too many to count
Still so.

26. Have you dreamed about your novel/story or its characters?
Oh yes. Many times! I have come up with some of my best scenes that way.
Yes, they torment me even in my sleep.

27. Does your novel rely heavily on allegory?
Nope.

28. Summarize your novel/story in under fifteen words.Oh dear. *sighs*. Ok, here it goes, "A girls father is captured. Girl sets out to find him and saves the kingdom."
That will have to do.

29. Do you love all your characters?
Yes, even my bad guys, though Jon does get anoying sometimes, and Skree can be very crabby.



Most of the time.

30. Have you done something sadistic or cruel to your characters specifically to increase your word count?
Absolutely! In fact, I just recently decided to add a scene where Atokad and Soryn (who hate each other) get captured and put in a gladiator fight!
Did I ever mention that Evelyn, excuse me, *looks nervously over shoulder* Rowan gets chased through the fog by five of the secret brotherhood?

31. What was the last thing your main character ate?
uh... a bowl of clam chowder, a piece of freshly baked bread and a mug of hot apple cider at a local tavern.
Same

32. Describe your main character in three words.
fiery, strong, intelligent.
Stubborn, level-headed, intellegent

33. What would your antagonist dress up as for Halloween?
He would simply be himself for halloween. His sly, charming self and he would charm all of the children trick or treating at his door into coming in,

 with his easy smile and soft voice. It would be the last the parents would see of their children until several years later when they see them in his army.
I asked him and he said he likes my description above.

34. Does anyone in your story go to a place of worship?
I'm not certain, I have considered it, but have not made up my mind.
Sir James lives in a monastery with some monks.

35. How many romantic relationships take place in your novel/story?
There are three, but they are NOT in ANY WAY the sentimental, gushy talks under the moon, ect. The first one doesn't even go through, it was all a scam.
That one remains the same.

36. Are there any explosions in your novel/story?
Oh YES!!! Soryn and Atokad (now friends) blow up an assassin stronghold as part of the diversion for their escape!
Yes, Soryn and Atokad love explosions. Or should I say Soryn loves explosions and Atokad has to go along for the ride.

37. Is there an apocalypse in your novel/story?
Nope.

38. Does your novel take place in a post-apocalyptic world?
No.

39. Are there zombies, vampires or werewolves in your novel/story?
Absolutely NOT! the worst I have is Dragons. The last two creatures remind me of a certain disgrace to storydom that I would rather be chased by a dragon through a tar pit than to have my story resemble in any way.
And yes, that "certain disgrace to storydom that I would rather be chased by a dragon through a tar pit than have my story resemble in any way" is the Twilight saga. *shudders*

40. Are there witches, wizards or mythological creatures/figures in your novel/story?
As I said before, the most mythological creatures I have are Dragons, Dwarves, and Elves.
That remains the same.

41. Is anyone reincarnated?
No.

42. Is anyone physically ailed?
Uh, no... not yet anyways.
Yes actually, I have a princess who is mute, and I have an elf who was blinded.

43. Is anyone mentally ill?
No.
If I said yes I'd be chased through the house by several of my characters with sticks. *whispers* yes a few of them are a little uh... crazy.

44. Does anyone have swine flu?
No. Silly question. 
It is still a silly question.

45. Who has pets in your novel and what are they?

Everyone of course has their horses, and then Falcon, (my antagonist) has a black cat.
I am cosidering giving either Ev- er... Rowan or Arries a wolf they raised from a pup.

46. Are there angels, demons, or any religious references/figures in your novel/story?
No.
If men could be demons, the secret brotherhood would certainly be them.

47. How about political figures? 
Not really.
Well, I have a usurper king who marries the mute princess for her right to the throne, a betrayed prince, a king who is supposed to be dead, ect... ect...

48. Is there incessant drinking?
No.
Well, that depends on what you mean by incessant. Rowan lives in a coastal town, they go aboard a ship, Falcon favors wine, and they visit a few taverns on their journey. There is drinking in all of those instances.

49. Are there board games? If so, which ones?
NO!
They are too busy saving the world to play a board game.

50. Are there any dream sequences?
No.
No.

51. Is there humor?
I hope.
Yes.

52. Is there tragedy?
YES! What would a story be without tragedy?!?!?!
Oh yes. Authors thrive on creating tragedy.

53. Does anyone have a temper tantrum?
Perhaps Falcon when he finds out that Brogan has escaped with prince Ragnar. (it is very unlike him to loose his temper, but he does this once.)
Soryn has quite the temper, and he and Atokad get in a couple of brawls over it. When Falcon loses his temper it is the type of temper tantrum where he throws his wine glass at the wall and then begins scheming on how to make the offender miserable.

54. How many characters end up single at the end of your novel/story?
Too many to count.
There is a war in my story, and unfortunately, good men die and their families are left alone.

55. Is anyone in your novel/story adopted?
No, not so far.
Soryn does kind of become like a brother to Atokad and a son to Atokad's father, and since he has no family of his own...

56. Does anyone in your novel/story wear glasses?
No, they didn't have glasses in the medieval days.
No.

57. Has your novel/story provided insight about your life?
No. Not as of yet.
No

58. Your personality?
A bit.
Yes.

59. Has your novel/story inspired anyone?
LOL, probably not.

No one has read it.

60. How many people have asked to read your novel/story?
Only my Brother Dakota, my Dad, and my best friend. No one else hardly even knows it exists because I don't talk about it to anyone.
Still the same

61. Have you drawn any of your characters?
Tried; failed. Miserably.

I got a decent picture of Atokad's father, but it is from a distance, so I didn't have to do the face.

62. Has anyone drawn your characters for you?
No.
No, *snif*

63. Does anyone vomit in your novel/story?
I'm seriously considering it. Sea sickness and all that!
Yes!

64. Does anyone bleed in your novel/story?
Really, if people die, of course they bleed. I also have bleeding characters that don't die.
Of course!

65. Do any of your characters watch TV?
NO, NO, NO!!!
Now that would be weird, wouldn't it?

66. What size shoe does your main character wear?
I don't care and neither should you. ;-)
I don't pay attention to that sort of thing.

67. Do any of the characters in your novel/story use a computer?
In the medieval days?!?!? You've got to be kidding me.
Oh, I can just see it; Flint, the Elvin king, sitting in the courtyard typing away on a laptop while his men practice their archery.

68. How would you react if your novel/story was erased entirely?
Run through the house screaming and crying hystericaly. I probably wouldn't re-write it for another few years. Or if I did, it would be completely different.

You are cruel. Very cruel.

69. Did you cry at killing off any of your characters?
No, though I was very sad.
No, of course not. What would make you think *sniff* that I would *sniff* cry killing one of my *sniff* characters *bursts into tears* I'm so sorry *******. I love you, really I do, it's just... I had to! You understand, don't you? *more sobbing*


70. Did you cheer when killing off one of your characters?
Uh... no. I've never hated any of them that badly.
Maybe when Jon dies. I can't stand that guy. He's a perfectly cowardly, snobbish, cruel villain.

71. What advice would you give to a fellow writer?
I tell my sister all the time If you would be able to write a successful story you must read, read, read.
That and that your story won't write it's self.

72. Describe your ending in three words.
Peace is restored.
Happily ever after

73. Are there any love triangles, squares, hexagons, etc.?
No. *shudders*
Absolutely not! (what are they anyway?)

74. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the least stressful, 10 being the most) how does your stress rank?
About my story, at this moment? Around 3.
A 7, no, an 8.
75. Was it worth it?

The tag? Maybe. It's helped me reevaluate my story. The story? I sure hope so!
The tag is fun the story is great!

Wow, alot has changed!!! I need to go make breakfast now. Fare thee well my friends.

Arries


P.S. I know things turned out uneven and large spaces where they are not supposed to be. I really hate writing in blogger for that reason. there is no way to get it right.