forest of dreams: awesomeness

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Said the Princess

Said the Princess by Dani Atkinson

This story is. So. Cool. The princess is locked in a tower and starts hearing a voice. A narrator's voice, speaking in the third person. The princess has been waiting a long time for her prince to show up and rescue her, and she's worried about him. So the voice helps her escape. . . then she meets the witch who locked her there, and a battle ensues with the narrator playing all sorts of tricks. It's clever, it's witty, it's hilarious! I don't know the person who wrote it, but whoever you are, you're AWESOME.

What is Trientael?

Trientael is the first story world I created. I have notebooks full of bits and pieces about it, files full of details, maps I've drawn, scenes I've written, but there's even more of it still in my head. Trientael itself is a coastal forest full of strange creatures: river cats, selkies, Elenali.

I've laid the stories aside, but I haven't forgotten them. Sairiniel is one of the most important characters, and one of my favorites: the red enchantress, the one who lost everything and saved the world. There's also Einna, without whom Sairiniel could have stayed a villain, and so many others that it's probably best if I just stop telling you.

It was a fun world to tell stories about, and it defines how I write even now. Hence the name of this blog. :)

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Said the Princess

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Signs of Trouble