Happy WBW!

Happy WBW!

What's an element of the world of The Last Wrath that you initially wanted to include, but ultimately didn't, and why didn't you?

Happy Worldbuilding Wednesday! Thank you for the Ask, @clairelsonao3!

What's an element of the world of The Last Wrath that you initially wanted to include, but ultimately didn't, and why didn't you?

This is a very difficult question to answer. Namely because, out of what I created for this world's WIP, most of it was intentional and takes some part in the characters' stories and lives as a whole (as in the setting the characters live in has a concrete impact on who they grow up to become), and so, much of the ideas I come up with are - in some shape or form - added and adapted to the existing aspects of Agrannor.

However, when The Last Wrath was still early on in the development/creation process there were two things that would have been included, but were changed/scrapped in the current draft:

The world of Agrannor, initially, would have had a much stronger inspiration in the irl Renaissance period, but, the more I wrote, the more it didn't feel right. So, I decided to scrap that idea, (save for some very vague aesthetics here and there, in Faravvia and Etaruze), and change TLW's inspiration to late Ancient Times and early Medieval Ages. (Chiefly, because some aspects of some ancient empires, as well as some less-known medieval civilizations piqued my interest and served as a huge source of inspiration for the continent of Agrannor, creating the perfect vibe!)

Originally, in the actual story of Agrannor, there would've been actual Mageborn kingdoms in the current timeline. But I found that - for the story I am trying to tell and the lore I built for Mageborn civilizations - it would make more sense for most of the mage population to live amidst the human kingdoms, save for some very specific Mageborn Orders (like the Order of Knights) and some isolated nomadic mageborn groups.

For Writers:

Reblog if it’s okay for your followers to leave you an ask telling you what the one thing is they remember you for as a writer.  Is it a scene or a detail or a specific line? Is it something like style or characterization?  Is it that one weird kink they never thought they’d be into, but oh my god wow self-discovery time?

I am transitioning from Google Docs, after the whole AI situation, and moving my work to Scrivener. Still have a long way to go until all my works are downloaded and out of Docs.

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Happy STS!

Has anyone given you a compliment on an aspect of your writing that you personally weren’t fond of or didn’t think you were good at? What was it and how did you react?

Happy Storytelling Saturday! Thank you for the wonderful Ask, @clairelsonao3!

Has anyone given you a compliment on an aspect of your writing that you personally weren’t fond of or didn’t think you were good at? What was it and how did you react?

Yes. While I usually like the things I write, I sometimes tend to feel uncertain about certain things, dialogue being one of those in the past. I received many positive comments from my writing friends about the way I write dialogue, and it's become one of my favorite parts of my writing now, as I see it in a different light!

Happy Storyteller Saturday! Today I'll send two questions (which are connected):

Question 1 - Imagine that your characters enter a magic labyrinth that shows them their biggest dream (s) come true. What do they see? Is their dream something they can achieve in real life?Question 2 - In the same labyrinth, your characters enter a room that puts them face to face with (an illusion of) the person they hate the most or their worst fear. How do they react? Are they able to put up a fight against the illusion or do they need to be rescued? How do they feel in the aftermath of the confrontation?

Happy STS, Mystic!

Imagine that your characters enter a magic labyrinth that shows them their biggest dream (s) come true. What do they see? Is their dream something they can achieve in real life?

HOHOHO! Bold of you to assume something like this doesn't exist in AASOAF lore already hehe. I can't go into what they see because it's kind of spoilers so excuse my vague-ing on this question 😅

In the same labyrinth, your characters enter a room that puts them face to face with (an illusion of) the person they hate the most or their worst fear. How do they react? Are they able to put up a fight against the illusion or do they need to be rescued? How do they feel in the aftermath of the confrontation?

Ooo okay so one of the big themes in AASOAF is personal growth, so to answer this question, if I were to drop any of the characters into something like this at the start, they would all need to be rescued even if they don't think they do. Predictably they'd all feel defeated and extremely fearful. At the core of each character is a single, but very real, fear that drives them forward and pushes them to do things to soothe that feeling. The goal is at the end, that when put in the same situation they would be able to overcome on their own based on what happened throughout the series and the people they've met along the way.