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    Question About Riding Horses

    I have to say, I've gotten clearer information here that I have sifting through Google searches all day! I absolutely appreciate all this information. My MC is definitely going to struggle it seems! I was able to write a bit tonight and felt pretty comfortable with how it turned out. I worked...
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    Question About Riding Horses

    Oh no! She knows her limits. The horse is just to get her to the location so she doesn't burn energy flying the distance with her ethereal wings. Once there, she will be flying into battle, working alongside a skilled calvary platoon.
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    Question About Riding Horses

    This is all really great input. Thank you everyone. I've done a bit of research into medieval war horses, so I have the very basics down there. Honestly the horses and riding them are not very integral to the story. Mostly I wanted to get an idea of how she would be feeling before going off to...
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    Question About Riding Horses

    In my story, my MC has magical ethereal wings that she can will out and use whenever she needs them. Due to circumstances of her life, she has never before ridden a horse. She always just flew to go anywhere that was of any significant distance. I should also mention, she has the memories of all...
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    Naming Characters

    I think i just had a change of heart in changing the first name! However, I think I may search Irish Gaelic names to replace the last! So thank you for that!
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    Naming Characters

    Brilliant argument for ditching Rutherford. I had never met anyone named Cullen before. I always thought it was more one of those old timey names that fell out of use. It always stuck out to me, which could have been why it came to me when naming my character. It would definitely be easier to...
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    Naming Characters

    Lol, I actually picked the game up again after being refreshed by that Google search! I Love Dragon Age! I don't mind Callum. It sounds strong, noble. I'm almost thinking I need to branch out from "C" names though. A lot of my characters have names starting with the hard "C" sound. I'm...
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    Naming Characters

    I considered that. How many people have played this game that would also read my story? Well they're both set in a similar time period with magic and demons, so there is that. They both cater to people into that sort of fantasy. My world is very different from the Dragon Age world though. The...
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    Naming Characters

    That is frustrating. Especially because you've had the name for so long. I ended up having to change the name of the race I created. I had settled on a name that I had been calling it for years. A Google search once again showed me it was the name of some demon race in another story. I lost my...
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    Naming Characters

    Usually when I name my characters I go through a series of names until I find one that feels right. I consider things like, time period, location, and in some cases the meaning of a name. I'm having a problem right now where I've settled on a first and last name for a character that I love. I...
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    New race with a unique trait

    Yep, I am thoroughly embarrassed. I actually have very vague memories of the books being mentioned at some point in my childhood.... something about spice... and flowing... lol Well at least I learned something!
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    New race with a unique trait

    Absolutely, this is definitely something I've addressed in my story. The characters do still have to develop themselves to become proficient at the skills they remember. I kind of like the idea they could be judged based on past actions of ancestors. Ooo, think of the grudges that could be...
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    New race with a unique trait

    Well... thats embarrassing... When I saw Assassins Creed mentioned my mind went straight to video games. My older brother or cousin used to play one called Dune, which now that I think about it, was probably based on the book.
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    New race with a unique trait

    Yes! Thank you! That was my intention with this. Each person has a very unique set of memories based on the lives of their ancestors that lived before them. As I think I mentioned above, my stories follow the the memories of the three daughters of the creators that were created to cleanse the...
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    New race with a unique trait

    Wow... I actually never thought this deep into how the memories would actually be passed down. My mind is blown! I am beyond excited about this. One of the human nations in the world I built is very loosely modeled around Plains Cree. I am very fortunate to have a dear friend who is Plains Cree...
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