MauEvig
Minstrel
Hello everyone! I'm Mau, it's great to meet you all!
I've been looking for a fantasy writing community for a while now, and yours looked like the best I've seen so far.
A little about me, I'm 34 and live with my boyfriend of almost 12 years. Together we have 5 cats and live out in the country. I'm currently studying to be an English Teacher, and currently hold a position at a local pizzeria.
I've always been a huge fan of the fantasy and science fiction genre. I'll admit my favorite book series to date are Harry Potter, and the Chronicles of Chrestomanci, I've also dabbled in a bit more adult fantasy like The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey. I also enjoy fantasy inspired video games, Japanese anime and cartoons. And I'm a huge Sonic and Lion King nerd, haha!
Since 2011 I've been working on my own novel called "Sky Kingdom." It takes place in a fantastical world of anthropomorphic animals known as Ark'eth, and there's elements of both magic and science fiction. The story follows a young feline princess named Ravine. When a cruel dictator, a hybrid cat/bird named Ishkar stages a coup d'etat against the throne and it's citizens claiming it for himself, Ravine is sent far away to the land of Rodentia. Ravine is raised in secret by Javelyn, a jerboa skilled in the art of swordsmanship. Ravine's journey will be one of self discovery, as she embarks in her quest to find her way home, learn about her people, and save them from Ishkar's cruel reign of tyranny, before he destroys them and ultimately, all feline kind from Ark'eth.
I have another story as well, one that I felt would be geared more toward Harry Potter aged readers. "Magicordia" which follows the story of a young girl named Isabel Connelly. She's an ordinary girl, albeit one who grows up in a somewhat wealthy environment who accidentally stumbles into the magical realm of Magicordia. Isabel starts out as a bit of a snobby know it all, until she learns there's one thing she simply can't do: Magic. Along her journey, she ends up learning to humble herself, and realize even she has weaknesses. The world of Magicordia itself was created by dragons and fela flies as a safe haven for magical creatures and practitioners and has been closed off from our own world, which they refer to as simply "Old Earth" for three hundred years.
Fela flies are magical cat creatures who share about 98% of DNA with common house cats so they are classified as feline. So they are as close to domestic cats as we are to chimpanzees. They are found throughout my worlds, both in Sky Kingdom and Magicordia and are kind of my writer's "signature" to let you know this is a world that I've created. The tiny cats are highly intelligent, usually about the size of the end of your pinky finger, and have dragon-fly like wings. They tend to congregate toward a favorite magical element and form colonies around it. Unlike other cat species, these cats mate for life. They form strong community bonds and make great messengers. But, they're still cats and have the fun, playful nature that most felines have.
Anyway, that's a bit about me and my fantasy creations. Once again, it's nice to meet you all! I look forward to sharing stories on here!
I've been looking for a fantasy writing community for a while now, and yours looked like the best I've seen so far.
A little about me, I'm 34 and live with my boyfriend of almost 12 years. Together we have 5 cats and live out in the country. I'm currently studying to be an English Teacher, and currently hold a position at a local pizzeria.
I've always been a huge fan of the fantasy and science fiction genre. I'll admit my favorite book series to date are Harry Potter, and the Chronicles of Chrestomanci, I've also dabbled in a bit more adult fantasy like The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey. I also enjoy fantasy inspired video games, Japanese anime and cartoons. And I'm a huge Sonic and Lion King nerd, haha!
Since 2011 I've been working on my own novel called "Sky Kingdom." It takes place in a fantastical world of anthropomorphic animals known as Ark'eth, and there's elements of both magic and science fiction. The story follows a young feline princess named Ravine. When a cruel dictator, a hybrid cat/bird named Ishkar stages a coup d'etat against the throne and it's citizens claiming it for himself, Ravine is sent far away to the land of Rodentia. Ravine is raised in secret by Javelyn, a jerboa skilled in the art of swordsmanship. Ravine's journey will be one of self discovery, as she embarks in her quest to find her way home, learn about her people, and save them from Ishkar's cruel reign of tyranny, before he destroys them and ultimately, all feline kind from Ark'eth.
I have another story as well, one that I felt would be geared more toward Harry Potter aged readers. "Magicordia" which follows the story of a young girl named Isabel Connelly. She's an ordinary girl, albeit one who grows up in a somewhat wealthy environment who accidentally stumbles into the magical realm of Magicordia. Isabel starts out as a bit of a snobby know it all, until she learns there's one thing she simply can't do: Magic. Along her journey, she ends up learning to humble herself, and realize even she has weaknesses. The world of Magicordia itself was created by dragons and fela flies as a safe haven for magical creatures and practitioners and has been closed off from our own world, which they refer to as simply "Old Earth" for three hundred years.
Fela flies are magical cat creatures who share about 98% of DNA with common house cats so they are classified as feline. So they are as close to domestic cats as we are to chimpanzees. They are found throughout my worlds, both in Sky Kingdom and Magicordia and are kind of my writer's "signature" to let you know this is a world that I've created. The tiny cats are highly intelligent, usually about the size of the end of your pinky finger, and have dragon-fly like wings. They tend to congregate toward a favorite magical element and form colonies around it. Unlike other cat species, these cats mate for life. They form strong community bonds and make great messengers. But, they're still cats and have the fun, playful nature that most felines have.
Anyway, that's a bit about me and my fantasy creations. Once again, it's nice to meet you all! I look forward to sharing stories on here!