KNOW THE NOVEL PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Greetings, all! Today, I'm over the moon excited to be bringing you a post introducing MY 2019 NANOWRIMO NOVEL which is one I've been waiting to write for years. Literal years. I am so excited about this. *covers mouth and squeals* And the lovely Christine Smith has made a linkup that works nicely to introduce this book!!!!!!!
So I know y'all are all dying to know WHAT IS YOUR NANO NOVEL, FAITH????? (Probably not, actually. Most of you already know.) But it's time for a big dramatic reveal because it's
PENTEGREENS BOOK FOOOOUUUUUURRRRRRR
I'm so pumped to be writing this novel, you guys. SO PUMPED *screams into the void* *void screams back* MY BABIES ARE FINALLY GETTING THEIR FINALE!!!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting to write this one FOREVER and I can't believe I'm actually here. There's going to be so much screaming and flailing and jumping up and down and askjdfljadghadsfjdakjfakdsfjads MY BOOOOOOOOK
Anyway, without further ado...let's get into these questions!!!!!!!!!!!
(all images from Pinterest; all rights to the owners. I own nothing)
1. What first sparked the idea for this novel?
Well...*coughs* There's nothing I can really say on that front right now. I've told you all the story behind Pentegreens a million times xD And I have no idea where this book came from, except for the fact that the main plot derives from a single question. What if you took a very popular archetype for characters...and turned that archetype into the villain?The actually archetype itself is a spoiler, so I won't tell y'all what it is, but...let's just say it's going to make things interesting *smiles mysteriously*
2. Share a blurb!
*gasps* GUESS WHAT! More spoilers!!!!!! The TITLE of this book is a spoiler! Everything is a spoiler! So instead of an actual blurb...here's a THING instead.
They fight.
The girl no longer content to be just a pawn.
The boy who found everything--and lost it.
The girl whose darkness yearned to devour her.
The girl who only wanted to live.
The boy who failed.
And the man who stands against them--except he made two critical errors.
He forgot about the strength of pure reckless true love, and he didn't reckon on the girl who could rip the sun from the sky.
3. Where does the story take place? What are some of your favorite aspects about the setting?
This story takes place largely in the white city of Misue, aka my ripoff of Minas Tirith. And it's fun to write this. Espionage, battles, spies, and romance are going down in this book, and all of it is happening both in this city and outside it, and it's a lot of fun.
4. Tell us about your protagonist(s).
I have multiple protagonists. A lot of protagonists. Haha. Five, actually, but who's counting?
Esma: Princess of the Pentegreens, Child of Fire, Heir of Kings, Light of Misue and Hope of the South
Rishatta: General's son, broken boy, protector, wielder of chill
Kariana: Warrior of light, creature of darkness, Royal Bodyguard, King's Spy
Derek: King's Commander, friend to the rulers, warrior, healer
Anna: Daughter of ice, beauty embodied, survivor, slave of evil
5. Who (or what) is the antagonist?
You thought you'd fought enough, didn't you? You thought you'd make it if you just fought harder. But that's not true. You can't outdo me. Never.
Lord Dauthang, the Big Bad of my series, goes head to head with all my good guys in this book, and he's a foe to match all of them. And not just the Main Ones, either. Everybody gets a chance to fight him. Literally. I'm having way too much fun preparing for these fight scenes.
6. What excites you the most about this novel?
I finally get the last say on my ships. All of them. No more ship wars. (Well, I probably can't stop all of you, but...Ships sail. The ones that are supposed to sail, do. And everything is amazing. I am already super excited because EVERYTHING WORKS OUT OKAY)
7. Is this going to be a series? standalone? something else?
...series. The fourth one. THE LAST ONE. Probably about 150k but who's counting.
8. Are you plotting? pantsing? plansting?
PLOTTING AND I HAVE AN OUTLINE. *coughs* It's rough but dude, this is happening. It's going to be a massive, massive book and I need to keep track of what I'm doing. So many plotlines and character arcs and confrontations and journeys are coming together that I need the thing to keep my head screwed on xD
9. Name a few things that makes this story unique.
>My way of handling the unfortunate love triangle(s) that have sprung up>my villain's goal
>Princess Esma's very existence (a sweet, soft girl as the protagonist who doesn't turn her back on her sweet, soft ways)
>the fact that the villain's worst enemy isn't actually the main protagonist
>my characters are all so determined to die it's not even funny (not that that's unique, but seriously, guys. SERIOUSLY.)
10. Share a fun “extra” of the story (a song or full playlist, some aesthetics, a collage, a Pinterest board, a map you’ve made, a special theme you’re going to incorporate, ANYTHING you want to share!).
And that's it! What are you doing for NaNoWriMo? Are you as pumped as I am for this writing dash? xD Chat with me in the comments!
25 comments
AHHHH ARE YOU EVEN ALLOWED TO DO THIS?!?!?
ReplyDeleteAlso give me that book xD
I NEED A GOOD (actually perfect) OUTCOME! *closes eyes* *hopes REALLY hard that someone will rescue my babies from Faith*
I HOPE SO?!!!!!
DeleteI will do my best xD
WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN IDEAL ENDING OKAY <3
*HUGS THIS WHOLE POST BECAUSE AGSLAUIYSLKJHAJSGUGAJGSJA THIS BOOK*
ReplyDelete(also "These are just the five mains--the side cast is roughly the size of a small army." should not have made me laugh as hard as it did xD)
*hugs you because SAV YOU ARE SO PRECIOUS*
Delete(*cackles* It's funny though! I have a million side characters and I need help)
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHmygosh. This sounds freaking AMAZING. I'm so pumped for Nano right now xD
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to learn more about this!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! *screams*
Delete*screams into infinity and beyond* FAITH!!!!! The time has finally come!!!!! Eeeeeeepp, I'm so excited for this!!!
ReplyDeleteBut that THING. I AM DEAD. (But also happy that no one I love dies in book 3.) (but I probably shouldn't say that knowing what an evil author you are)
My sweet baby boi Rish being called "wielder of chill" makes me so ridiculously happy. 😍
ALL THE SHIPS. YAAAASSSSS. I have loved letting Lila know how I am right and I can't wait for you to prove it!!
You are going to rock NaNoWriMo!!!
*flails excitedly* thank you so much!!!!!!! I'm excited!
Delete(don't get too comfortable there's much pain to come)
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! THE LAST PENTEGREEN BOOK IS BEING WRITTEN AND I JUST CAN'T STOP SCREAMING ABOUT IT!!!! And I can only imagine how excited YOU are! I remember the utterly epic feeling when I wrote the last Colors of a Dragon Scale book. After working on that series for SEVEN years, it was surreal writing the final one. So I am feeling your thrill!
ReplyDeleteAND AND AND. FINALE THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
But excuse me what is that blurb thing??? IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. AND EXCITING. AND AAAHHHHH! (I told you I can't stop screaming.)
THIS IS JUST EVERYTHING. I AM SO PUMPED ABOUT THIS. It's gonna be an epic NaNo!!!!
Thank you for joining the linkup! Needless to say, this post made me ridiculously happy! <3
*is also screaming* I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS BOOK I CANNOT EVEN SAY. Ahhh I remember that!!!!! And I can't even imagine SEVEN YEARS on one series. You are so dedicated. *flails*
DeleteYESSSSS ALL THE FINALE THINGSSSSSS
Thank you so much!!!! I can't stop screaming either tbh xD
I AGREEEEE IT WILL BE AMAZING
<3 Thank you for hosting it!!!!! :D :D
Whoaaaa!! You're up to the very last book! That's astounding and I hope it goes really well. It must be quite a task to wrangle a 150k finale into shape. I wish you all the best with NaNo :D
ReplyDeleteYour aesthetics are amazing as always!
Thank you so much!!!!! I'm really excited about it, honestly. It'll be quite the job but I'm ready! <3 Thanks!!!!
DeleteI'm equal parts SO PROUD and SO OVERWHELMED to hear that you have such a ginormous outline. XD
ReplyDeleteI love this series and these characters so incredibly much. THEY HAVE MY HEART, and I can't wait for their finale!!! Praying you have an amazing NaNoWriMo this year. <3
Thank you, dear xD It's a really, really big outline and I'm only slightly overwhelmed.
DeleteTHANK YOU SO MUCH and same for you!!!!! We are going to ROCK this.
THE GIRL WHO CAN RIP THE SUN FROM THE SKY???
ReplyDeleteRESOLUTION OF SHIPS??
MY DARLING WOODS CHILDRENNNN
HOW DID YOU SOMEHOW MAKE ME A GAZILLION TIMED MORE EXCITED FOR THIS BOOK OH MY WOOOOORD IT IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC!!!!!
*screams* *incoherently* You even know everything that's going to happen and so do I and HOW ARE WE STILL SO EXCITEDDDDD
DeleteLAKSDFJLASDKJFALSDKFJASKLFA!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is literally ALL I can think of to say right now besides OH MY WORD YOU'RE KILLING ME GIRL AND I MUST HAVE THIS BOOK!!!! *Dies*
You're going to rock Nano!!! *high five*
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AFJDKLJFAKLDHGKALDJFKADJFKADS thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteI'm so excited and I'm so glad you're excited!!!!!!! <3
Thank you!
I'M SO EXCITED!!!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fantastic, Faith!
<3
Thank you so much Skye! <3
DeleteOoooh, epic fantasy conclusions are THE. BEST. Sounds like you'll be having quite the November, Faith! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm pretty excited.
DeleteI love reading your blog. Great stuff. I am Following now!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, love reading it. Thanks for sharing anyway!
ReplyDeleteEverything about this series just sounds so good! I'm so excited for you and eager to read it one day!
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