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Hannah Schuck
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The Legend
Excerpt ~Something wasn't right. I could tell just by the atmosphere. The air was static and tense, and my stomach tied in knots as I watched my father slip from the crowded room of guests. He never just disappeared when a party was going on.
Elizabeth wrote: "Okay, so you guys may be surprised ( just as much as I am ) that I'm going to be working on a Novel in the middle of writing my series. This story has been running through my mind for like two week..."*coughs hard* And you yell at me for considering new projects?*
*totally kidding, I'm writing like five books to your two *cries*
But seriously ASDFGHJKL I like NEEDS this book now. YOU SAID ASSASSIN!!!!! *jumps up and down* I know that it is weird but I seriously love assassins so much it isn't even funny. I AM SO EXCITED!!!
It also made me want to work on a really old story of mine so if I start writing a story called An Apprentice of Death any time soon know that it's your fault XD
He he.... Maybe? I mean... I'm editing one right now so i can try to write one at the same time...??Also... yeah. You totally have way more books to be worrying about... so don't start. xD
Well being that it's a side project and I'm probably not gonna get something done it any day it will be awhile. But I appreciate you freaking out over my story! >.< I know.... ME LIKE REALLY LOVES ASSASSINS A LOT TOO!! Which is totally why I'm writing it...
Okay... it will be my fault, but seriously Nicki. *glares* Work. On. You. Sequels.
Word Count ~ 2,088 Snippet ~
Most people claimed it was enchanted by witches and sorcerers, because it was the mystical home of The Legend. But I knew all those tales were false, all this forest was enchanted with was pain and suffering. Memories could be awoken at every corner, up every tree, and inside every decaying thing. After twelve years though you start to block everything out and just forget about the pain hurried in your heart, you just realize that this is reality. I had come to my senses - unlike most people - and I understood that their was no love in the world, contrary to what my parents believed.
Excerpt ~ "Come out Legend and fight us like a real warrior."
They thought I was a REAL warrior? How pathetic. I was a highly trained assassin a that's what I fought like. "You have entered my home and therefore will fight on my terms."
I got like 1,127 words written today... even though I didn't try!! As lo I listened to some amazing creepy music which was very inspiring! :D Here's an excerpt ..... I was to be compared with a flashing lightning storm, moving with deadly accuracy in the middle of the warriors, my fury driving my forward. I cleared a path of dead bodies all around me, my eyes burning with rage and numbed with pain. There was only twenty soldiers left. Twenty out of one hundred. I had done that, alone.
This story is killing me btw.....Snippet ~
"Oh good Rowan, your here." she was the only one who called me by my real name anymore. In fact some of our newest members didn't even know my real name. She glanced at me again then gasped in horror at my appearance, "What has happened Rowan?"
My eyes burned fire as I studied the trees surrounding us, "Casualties ********. I am no big deal. Tell me what's going on."
She was about to protest my importance and I knew it, so I cut her off again with sharp words that I figured would direct her attention to the Elite. "They used the wolf cry. They NEVER ( it's supposed to be in italics ) use the wolf cry."
Elizabeth wrote: "This story is killing me btw.....Snippet ~
"Oh good Rowan, your here." she was the only one who called me by my real name anymore. In fact some of our newest members didn't even know my real na..."
Oi, that doesn't sound good...
Also, the blurb sounds really interesting :P
p.s. there's a html button at the top that shows you how to do italics ;P
Nope. It isn't good. *gulps while trying to hold back tears*Thanks! ;) XD
Ahhh... well I have the app. So it's different then the website. I can't participate in everything, nor can i use the specialties. ;P Therefore the reason I haven't used italics before.
*bites nails* oh sheesh now I'm worried.Welcome ;P
hmm, let me see about that then<\i>
so, I just logged into my app to see if I could still do html and then I found that I could!I now see why you don't just edit your comments now though. Cause you can't! XD
Okay, let me see if I can explain it to you, because you can still do html even if it doesn't tell you HOW to do itYou start with one of these < then you put an I down (that is not an L btw, just so you know, they won't let me put it in lowercase) then you put in a > trapping the I in the middle. After that, you write whatever you want to be italicized. Then at the end so that the italics do not go on forever you put down another < then you put in a / make sure that it is this one not the backward slash. You saw above what happens when you accidentally put in the backwards slash, then you put down another I and close it with a >
Okay, hopefully that made sense because if I had put it all together it would have italicized something XD
Ha! Good! Maybe I can spoon you some of your own medicine. ;PYeah.... xD
Okay!! Cool... xD Let me try to do it. xD The symbols are so weird. Did I do it
Ahhhh yes!! It worked!! Okay, thanks so much Nicki!! *grins* I can now italicize things... ;D
Nope... didn't work... meeps trying again.... Ahhhh italics, right?
YESSSS!!! Alrighty, I figured it OUT!! ;P
Now for the Excerpt cause I'm done messing around! :D xD Excerpt ~
"We could always return."
I grasped the reins of my Friesian, snorting frustratedly. "No. Leaving the Kingdom was the best decision I have made in years. Someone has to try to bring the war to an end."
Elizabeth wrote: "Now for the Excerpt cause I'm done messing around! :D xD Excerpt ~
"We could always return."
I grasped the reins of my Friesian, snorting frustratedly. "No. Leaving the Kingdom was the best de..."
Eeep! Look at you using italics *grins proud* Also, that excerpt sounds really interesting. Okay, so I'm slightly confused who is your main character? I notice that this book is written in first person (something I heartily approve of because I am one of those rare fools who actually likes first person better than third). Do you have multiple POVs then or just the one?
Thank you. *grins back* Thank you! ;) The shorter they are the more intense I have found out. Haha!! 😊 Yes, it is written in first person ( my first try out ) and my MAIN character is Rowan who happens to be AMAZING!! EEEP! *cough* But I have two POVs..... this is the first snippet from my second POV. ( Ivan ) ;) This is a stand alone novel as random information. But Rowan + Ivan are both my POVs if you didn't get that from my scrambled message. >.<
Elizabeth wrote: "Okay, so you guys may be surprised ( just as much as I am ) that I'm going to be working on a Novel in the middle of writing my series. This story has been running through my mind for like two week..."This. Looks. SOOOOOOOO!!!! GOOOOOODDDD!!!!! Elizabeth!!!! Seriously!!! ASSASSINS!!! It looks fun, dark, and I will probably have my heart broken, but who cares, gah, why am I just now hearing about this! Really. I. Cannot. Wait! (hehehehe, editing and writing a different book at the same time can be difficult for me, but you go for it! Because I want to see both of your books, like really bad. ;)
Elizabeth wrote: "Excerpt ~
Something wasn't right. I could tell just by the atmosphere. The air was static and tense, and my stomach tied in knots as I watched my father slip from the crowded room of guests. He ne..."
I really like your descriptions here. Tense and with wording that is very feeling.
Elizabeth wrote: "Word Count ~ 2,088
Snippet ~
Most people claimed it was enchanted by witches and sorcerers, because it was the mystical home of The Legend. But I knew all those tales were false, all this fores..."
*Crash* Oh sorry, that was my heart. Please give me a moment to clean it up.
I LOVE IT!!! *sobs*
Elizabeth wrote: "Excerpt ~
"Come out Legend and fight us like a real warrior."
They thought I was a REAL warrior? How pathetic. I was a highly trained assassin a that's what I fought like. "You have entered my h..."
*nods head* Yep, in your home, it should always be your terms. Good job Rowan.
Elizabeth wrote: "I got like 1,127 words written today... even though I didn't try!! As lo I listened to some amazing creepy music which was very inspiring! :D Here's an excerpt .....
I was to be compared with a f..."
Yay, for creepy music!!! ;)
Whoa. Rowan did all of THAT!!! Yep, Rowan should definitely be compared to a lightning storm. 😱
Elizabeth wrote: "This story is killing me btw.....
Snippet ~
"Oh good Rowan, your here." she was the only one who called me by my real name anymore. In fact some of our newest members didn't even know my real na..."
Them using the wolf cry does not sound good!
Gah, I am loving this so much so far!
Elizabeth wrote: "Now for the Excerpt cause I'm done messing around! :D xD
Excerpt ~
"We could always return."
I grasped the reins of my Friesian, snorting frustratedly. "No. Leaving the Kingdom was the best de..."
This looks very interesting. Is Ivan one of the people fighting against the Legends?
Oh, thanks so super much Grace!!! EEEEK!! I will try to finish it, but being that it's a Side Project <\I> it's not my first priority. ;P Also thanks for all your comments. >.< They are so encouraging! Both to read and to smile. *grins* Now I have to finish my other things that way I can write more!!
Okay... still trying to figure this Italics thing out... apparently. xD
Elizabeth wrote: "Thank you. *grins back* Thank you! ;) The shorter they are the more intense I have found out. Haha!! 😊 Yes, it is written in first person ( my first try out ) and my MAIN character is Rowan who h..."
I feel the same way ;P I'm even more excited for this story now! I know I already mentioned it but I LOVE first person. And I get that, I'm pretty sure that Of Gold and Iron is my only book written in first person with just one POV XD Somehow other characters keep wanting to share their view point too. So, is Rowan a girl or a guy, because I'm kinda thinking that it's a girl but all the times that I've come across the name Rowan, it's been a guy's name so I'm confused?
Awesome!! I decided to try out first person... so lol it's coming along okay so far. Ahhh yes... the POV sharing is quite the problem. ;D That's weird... every time I've read the name Rowan it's been a girls name... xD So yes my main character is a girl. Sorry if that was confusing... I hate when I can't figure out what gender the main character is.
Elizabeth wrote: "Awesome!! I decided to try out first person... so lol it's coming along okay so far. Ahhh yes... the POV sharing is quite the problem. ;D That's weird... every time I've read the name Rowan it's be..."As a writer, I also find first person to be the easiest to write. When I write in third person (as I did for Winter Cursed and League of Thieves out of necessity because I had too many POVs) it was always much harder for me to get to know my main characters. Elisabeth was so hard for me to write about for this very same reason. They just want a say, y'know? XD Really? I haven't really come across the name too much, but yeah. Always boys. I hate it when names are confusing too, but it is a cool name and I'm sure I'll get used to it now that I am sure that she is in fact a girl ;P
Ahhhhh.... I see. That all makes sense now. ;) ( And when preytell do I get to read League of Theieves? ) Good! >.< Glad we got that all cleared up!
Elizabeth wrote: "Ahhhhh.... I see. That all makes sense now. ;) ( And when preytell do I get to read League of Theieves? ) Good! >. all cleared up!"
Yeah, it really just depends on the reader. My mom prefers third person! (oh ah... hmm, so here's the thing. You see, I WANT to work on League of Thieves, so stinking bad. But I'm currently editing three books and I don't have time for a fourth so maybe when I finish these books I'll finally be able to start it *smiles optimistically*)
So do I.
Well I'm either way. As long as the author knows what their doing I'm okay with it. xD ( ahhhh yeah. Finish them sequels of yours... I can wait for this one. )
Word Count ~ 5,705How could I be so stupid? So ignorant in the true means of disguise? Legend would never listen to me if I could come across as intelligent.
I wasn't acting intelligent.
Elizabeth wrote: "Oh, thanks so super much Grace!!! EEEEK!! I will try to finish it, but being that it's a Side Project it's not my first priority. ;P Also thanks for all your comments. >."
Hehehe, I know it's a side project, but. It. Looks. So. Good. But then again your other book looks great as well. So just keep at it a little at a time. I can wait. ;)
Awww, no problem. =) I enjoy getting on Goodreads and seeing little sneak peaks of your books. <3
Elizabeth wrote: "Word Count ~ 5,705
How could I be so stupid? So ignorant in the true means of disguise? Legend would never listen to me if I could come across as intelligent.
I wasn't acting intelligent."
Nearly 6,000 words already!?! You're doing great!
Hmm, interesting. Why would Legend never listen to her if she would come across as intelligent?
Thanks!! xD I'm working on it slowly but surely. It's coming along. Well I'm glad you like reading the snippets because I enjoy posting them. ;) I know!! I was impressed... with myself. xD ( that really sounded prideful.... ) Idk..... *mischievous smile*
Haha, wow, your side project is certainly coping better than mine are XD
Thanks.... I think. xD Also i just realized theirs an error. The snippet is supposed to be couldn't instead of could. xD Sorry
Snippet ~The forest loomed up before us, it's trees dancing eerily in the cool night air. The sun had officially set, leaving us to enter the forest alone, without its warm comforting rays.
6,698 words.... *is amazed* ~Excerpt ~
The most fear inducing, chill creating, horrific howl arose from the forest in front of us. It was a mixed sound full of grief, reverence, despair, and anger all wrapped up in one long line howl. When it finished I found my hands were gripping the reins so tightly my knuckles were white and burning with pain.
A warrior spoke up from the back, his voice laced with fear, "There's wolves inhabiting this forest too?"
"Oh, that's no wolf soldier."
Great word count! And intriguing synopsis. Not wolves indeed, probably Garmrs right? ;P
Thanks! Also thanks again! xD And nope! ;) Its renaissance times not fantasy. I'm trying a different genre!
Wait, this is a Renaissance story? When did that happen? XD But it is always fun to try out a different genre. I often find it freeing.
Okay wait ..... back up a minute. I haven't fully decided on my time era ( yes very bad I know... ) maybe it would just be simpler if I made it a fantasy renaissance. Yeah... *nods* That will work better. xD So it's now a fantasy renaissance.
Elizabeth wrote: "Snippet ~The forest loomed up before us, it's trees dancing eerily in the cool night air. The sun had officially set, leaving us to enter the forest alone, without its warm comforting rays."
This certainly gives us a cold and dark atmosphere. LOVE IT!!!
Elizabeth wrote: "6,698 words.... *is amazed* ~
Excerpt ~
The most fear inducing, chill creating, horrific howl arose from the forest in front of us. It was a mixed sound full of grief, reverence, despair, and an..."
Hooray on your word count!!!
Woah!! 😱😱😱 Ahh, now I want to know what it is!!! I love how you described it!
Elizabeth wrote: "Okay wait ..... back up a minute. I haven't fully decided on my time era ( yes very bad I know... ) maybe it would just be simpler if I made it a fantasy renaissance. Yeah... *nods* That will work ..."
Lol, I Actually thought it was fantasy at first, but fantasy renaissance is even better. 😉
Thank you!! *screeches*Thank you again! >.< Also the description was so much fun because it gave me so many feels and I was like, "ohh... I have to post this part"
Ha that's funny. I hadn't even decided what I wanted to do with it in the time era. I guess I made the right impression!
Words Written Today ~ 1,792Excerpt ~
It was a woman. She limped out of the ruins, her posture regal and commanding. Her appearance came across as deadly and as she passed each assassin they bowed low, letting out shocked gasps. Her face was scarred - the approval of many battles - and her left eye was crusted shut, blood dripping down her face from that particular eye. One of her arms hung limp at her side, while the other she held against her chest. Her attire was black, but with the injuries she carried it appeared to be dipped in blood. Her legs were long - one torn up and bleeding badly - and carried her across the space quickly.
"I'm no Legend boy. Welcome to reality."
Um... excuse me but WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE???? That description is soooo good!Also on the subject of fantasy or Renaissance or both, it's totally up to you, but in my personal experience I do find fantasy books to be easier to write because then I don't have to worry about historical detail. Honestly, I think that making it fantasy would be best but having a Renaissance theme would be EPIC!
Thank you!! *claps and grins*Good, because I already decided to do that! >.<
Elizabeth wrote: "Words Written Today ~ 1,792Excerpt ~
It was a woman. She limped out of the ruins, her posture regal and commanding. Her appearance came across as deadly and as she passed each assassin they bow..."
One word: WHOA!!! 😱
In other words, your description is wonderful, this novel is going to be intense. This woman is scary and if she is no Legend then who is she?
In other, other words, I love it, you have me hooked!
If I have Grace + Nicki flabbergasted than I'm doing good. *dies laughing* Thanks! ;)I have had to work more slowly on this "side project" as my editing comes into full play. *sighs*
Basically this Novel is a fantasy that I haven't quite worked all the kinks out of yet and you all get to see me do it. It's called The Legend .... ( as you may have guessed from my folder title ) and I have most of the synopsis figured out but you can give your opinion. And. Here. We. Go........ ~
Most people think they know what it is to experience pain and loss. They don't know what their talking about. Pain isn't something to feel it's something I live in, Day in and Day out.
Most people think they know what a war is. They don't. War is something I live in. Surviving every battle when I should have been the one to die. When I should no longer be taking breaths.
Most people think they know what love is. Their pathetic. Love is a fairytale passed down from people looking for hope. Reality is that there's no more love in the world. Not with a war that's lasted decades and will finally end when I die.
In this world the kingdoms won't stop hunting until they've killed us all. All the outlaws that is, but first you have to find Legend's camp. We are the Elite assassins who have yet to be killed. And our mission is far from over.
My name is Rowan Languish. Welcome to my world.