It's That Time of Year Again. . . .

NaNoWriMo is here. . . . Well, technically it came several days ago (I was a little late in starting). But anyways, my goal is to write 50,000 words in The Wolves of Langoor before midnight November 30th. Wheeew! That is a lot! But I've calculated that if I write approximately 5-8 pages a day, I should have it. . . . Yesterday I got a little over 5 written, and today I'm hoping to beat that, so I'd say I'm off to a decent start. . . .

I'll keep you posted with updates as the month progresses. But first, I want to hear back from the rest of you NaNoWriMo participants out there. How are you faring? What are you working on??

Before I go. . . I have 1 more announcement/question. So I've come up with 2 simi-title names for the series that includes The Sword of Teneraz, and The Wolves of Langoor. What do you think of:

1. The Chronicles of the Sword of the Kings

or
2. The Sword of the Kings Chronicles. . . .

I threw out the idea of calling it a trilogy, as I have a feeling that it might become 4 books instead of the originally planned 3.

Please let me know your thoughts. :)

Assr vísa ykkar or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

New Header

I finally decided that it was time to change the header on this blog. . . . So I did. :) What do you think?? Do you like it?

Assr vísa ykkarr or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

By The Dwarf's Beard!

Calling all mythological experts!! (And any who simply enjoy reading fantasy, and wish to put in their two cents.) Ok, I'll start at the beginning, so I was happily writing along, everything was going smoothly, and I was happy. What more could a writer ask for? Perfect right? Weeeeeelllll. . . it just so happens that I all of a sudden realized, that I was treating this Dvergr (they're pretty much Dwarves, Dvergr means Dwarf in Old Norse) like he was a human, I wasn't showing any of his culture coming out–and I'm sure that we can all agree that Dwarves deserve to have they're own culture. So anyways, I decided to do some research on Dwarves and figure out some things that I could switch around and add to make them more Dvergr/Dwarfish. And that seemed to work! I found out some ways that I could change how the house is, so that it's more Dvergrish, like adding decorations that they might have, and making it be in a more cave like setting. So things were going pretty good! Then I scrolled down and came to the subject of Dwarf woman. And um, well, this Dvergr happens to have a wife, and their little girl. Um yeah. . . . If you have ever read up on Dwarf mythology, you'll understand my meaning, but for those who haven't, let me explain. Most people say that the Dwarf woman look so similar to the men (beards and all), and even sound so like them, that you can't even really tell the difference, others say that there are no woman, and (C.S. Lewis began this theory) they sprout from rocks. (At least that is what I found on Wikipedia, if any one has heard anything different, I am all ears!)

So, here is where the problem comes in. . . . So I have this Dvergr, and his wife and daughter. Do I have the wife have a beard (and then possibly even the daughter, as some of the myths say that they have their beards from birth) or do I completely take her out, and just have it be a group of men (though I was kind of wanting a homely feel). Or, do I make the Dvergr be different then the Dwarves in this area, and have the woman actually look like female beings. I'm laying it before all of you bloggers! What do you think??

Assr vísa ykkarr or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

P.S. A Description post is coming very soon, I promise! I've been sick with strep throat for a while, so haven't been able to get to it yet.

What Makes a Character?

I've been wondering lately about what it is that makes a character "real". You know, how some books you read you get so caught up in the characters and actually start thinking of them as a good friend whom you know well. Where as some other books you just cannot get into, you just cannot feel that connection between reader and character. What is it that makes that difference? What do you think? What is it that makes a character "real" to you?