Will Elm

#WIPSnips 6 - pursue

Not as many choices for this as I would've expected. But here is the beginning of some plotting by Levitien's father. Not sharing more because of spoilers.

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Fantasy Indies March hashtag prompt list. March 5. Risks in WIP

#FantasyIndiesMarch 5. Risks in WIP

It's still early in the book but the risks are mostly that the main characters are separated. They're not safe when alone and they know there are plenty who would want to eliminate them.

#WIPSnips 5 - destroy

After a fire nearly consumes their paradise.

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Fantasy Indies March hashtag prompt list. March 4. Do your characters believe in luck or fate?

#FantasyIndiesMarch 4. Characters believe in luck or fate?

Yup, some characters are very superstitious and believe in luck and curses and others believe their destiny is already set and still others believe it's all nonsense and are skeptical. Part of the story explores those beliefs.

Fantasy Indies March hashtag prompt list. March 3. Lies or rumors in WIP

#FantasyIndiesMarch 3. Lies or rumors in WIP

There are a lot of liars in my WIP, telling too many lies to count. As for rumors, well it's been going around the village that one of the workers down by the port went missing, maybe killed. But no one there would be wicked enough to do that, right?

Fantasy Indies March hashtag prompt list. March 2. Characters' guilty pleasures

#FantasyIndiesMarch 2. Characters' guilty pleasures

I don't know if it counts as a guilty pleasure, or just a regular pleasure, but Essa loves a cup of what they call radiant tea. It's a tea made with yellow petals that leaves a bright hue on mugs. Mildly sweet and highly caffeinated

I'm calling it like it is 😁

Fantasy Indies March hashtag prompt list. March 1. Introduce yourself & WIP with emojis

#FantasyIndiesMarch 1 Introduce yourself & WIP with emojis

Me: 🤡

My WIP: 🌀🏝️🌇😡🌲🌊⛵🗡️🩸

Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 23. Secret identities in WIP

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 24. Secret identities in WIP.

There aren't many secret identities in the WIP but there is one. I can't reveal it though because it's a huge spoiler.

Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings?

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 22. How does your MC handle romantic feelings?

She'd probably just ignore them. She doesn't have time to deal with love and romance.

Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 20. Free Friday or your preference: candies or chocolates?

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 20. Candies or chocolate?

Chocolate, if I have to choose. But I'm happy with both.

#WIPSnips 20 - corner

The battle takes a turn for the worse.

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Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 19. Is your MC self-aware?

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 19. Is your MC self-aware?

Yeah, for the most part she is self-aware. There are some blind spots especially with her impulsivity but I think she knows herself a lot better now than earlier on.

#WIPSnips 19 - subtle

A lot fewer choices for this than I expected. This is from the start of Affine's plan for destroying a particularly important building.

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Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 18. MC's favourite dessert

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 18. MC's favourite desserts

They don't really have desserts in her world. They don't really have much food at all because of the drought. But she'd take some sweet fruits like figs or grapes if she could.

Yeah, I write very low to no spice too. It's just not really my thing.

#WIPSnips 18 - laser

No laser in the story but I went with 'ray' for this one. Only one option, from a conversation between Levitien and his father about a new discovery.

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Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 17. Your preferred book spiciness level?

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 18. Book spice level preference

I'd say pretty low. I will read a book with any amount of spice, but I don't really need any spicy parts. If it all happens off the page that is fine with me.

Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 16. What expectations are put on your characters?

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 16. Expectations

There's not a lot, at least at the beginning of the story. They basically are just trying to survive and be around the people they love and that love them.

It's what happens in the story that puts expectations of helping others and fighting evil on them.

#WIPSnips 16 - hurt

From the end of Chapter 9 and the failure of Wissou's plans. It's tough out there during the drought.

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Thanks! Yeah, still work to be done with it, but it's progress!

Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 13. Free Friday or Love Song Recs

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 13. Free Friday or love song recs

No good love song recommendations from me, but I'll use this free Friday to share that I have finally finished the second round of revisions on the sequel to Shadow of Elders. Hooray!

Yes! It's rare that I'll like a movie, having first read the book. But this was an exception.

That's an awesome cover! Very cool

#WIPSnips 13 - serious

Some more of our new characters. The backroom discussions our MC's advisors have as the city they rule slowly descends into chaos.

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Yeah, I read them when I was younger, where I probably didn't get all the philosophy to them. But I loved them at a literal level and through the years have been and to enjoy them at deeper levels too.

Fantasy Indies February hashtag prompt list. February 12. What are your comfort reads?

#FantasyIndiesFebruary 12. Comfort reads

I don't comfort reread books too often, I usually choose to read something new. But the Earthsea books and Douglas Adams' books are ones I'll go back to from time to time.

It's probably still a ways from publication but there's a complete, revised draft, so I feel a little better sharing some of it

True. I just didn't want to misrepresent it

#WIPSnips 12 - defense

Been a while, but I'm back with my draft of the sequel to Shadow of the Elders.

This is a scene with one of the new characters in the book. Someone from Cavirac's past reappears. He's not quite sure if he's happy about that.

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