New Fantasy writing/modelling comp
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The sorcerer's (Imara) sentence is that she senses a mystical energy surrounding the village or town.
A few things to make note of...
* I'm using the sorcerer's Point Of View, but third person is fine too.
* Note: every time a new person talks I begin on a new line, that is how speech works in writing.
* Also I use body language instead of telling, show not tell.
* I rarely use contractions either as they didn’t in that day and age or very few were used. Modern day is different.
* Also if you are writing in word, then right click and use the thesaurus, it will become your best friend. You can choose to use words that sound more medieval or just write as you would normally, the language of those times isn't needed unless you want to use it. It's up to you how you write. Whatever is most comfortable for you.
Don't know if this helps or not, but I hope it helps some of you get started. I would start like this...
As the group reached the outskirts of Wolfwater village I hesitated, turning my head from side to side.
"Can you hear that?" I said.
All the others, except for Seth, looked at each other and shrugged.
"What is it you notice, Imara?" he asked. Being a fellow magic user, Seth never questioned Imara's reaction to unusual manifestations.
"There is a faint but persistent hum. There is magic here and about."
"I must be deaf, I do not hear anything." Teagan said.
"That is because you do not possess magic, you big oaf," Seth replied raising his brow.
The rest of the party begin to move toward the village of Wolfwater.
"You proceed, I intend to examine this further."
Then I would go ahead and make up how Imara investigates the mystical energy. What she finds? How it affects her? Perhaps it leads to somewhere else. Describe if she sees it etc. Just make it up as you go along or plan it if that is your preferred way. Then return and join the group just when the Orc comes up to them and continue my story, incorporating some of the introduction that I provided, but playing my part as sorcerer.
I would describe the village a bit too, so you get an image in your head of where they are, somewhere along the line too. Perhaps when she joins the rest of the party she observes, the buildings, the surroundings, animals like chooks walking about freely etc. Get some ideas by looking at pictures of medieval villages. (Like I said I have several if you need them as backgrounds too).
A few things to make note of...
* I'm using the sorcerer's Point Of View, but third person is fine too.
* Note: every time a new person talks I begin on a new line, that is how speech works in writing.
* Also I use body language instead of telling, show not tell.
* I rarely use contractions either as they didn’t in that day and age or very few were used. Modern day is different.
* Also if you are writing in word, then right click and use the thesaurus, it will become your best friend. You can choose to use words that sound more medieval or just write as you would normally, the language of those times isn't needed unless you want to use it. It's up to you how you write. Whatever is most comfortable for you.
Don't know if this helps or not, but I hope it helps some of you get started. I would start like this...
As the group reached the outskirts of Wolfwater village I hesitated, turning my head from side to side.
"Can you hear that?" I said.
All the others, except for Seth, looked at each other and shrugged.
"What is it you notice, Imara?" he asked. Being a fellow magic user, Seth never questioned Imara's reaction to unusual manifestations.
"There is a faint but persistent hum. There is magic here and about."
"I must be deaf, I do not hear anything." Teagan said.
"That is because you do not possess magic, you big oaf," Seth replied raising his brow.
The rest of the party begin to move toward the village of Wolfwater.
"You proceed, I intend to examine this further."
Then I would go ahead and make up how Imara investigates the mystical energy. What she finds? How it affects her? Perhaps it leads to somewhere else. Describe if she sees it etc. Just make it up as you go along or plan it if that is your preferred way. Then return and join the group just when the Orc comes up to them and continue my story, incorporating some of the introduction that I provided, but playing my part as sorcerer.
I would describe the village a bit too, so you get an image in your head of where they are, somewhere along the line too. Perhaps when she joins the rest of the party she observes, the buildings, the surroundings, animals like chooks walking about freely etc. Get some ideas by looking at pictures of medieval villages. (Like I said I have several if you need them as backgrounds too).
