#PennedPossibilities 900 — Share a piece of lore from your WIP.

#PennedPossibilities 912 — Describe your MC to us. (Looks, flaws, character attributes, their struggles, etc.)

Stark features, seafoam green eyes, tall and lean. When he’s angry, his eyes will turn a stormy, steely gray (which is the way with vampires, their eyes changing color). His hair is curly and silver, his eyebrows are dangerous and expressive, and he looks every bit the gentle, charismatic, charming vampire that he is.

While he always tries to do his best, he might sometimes fail at it. He isn't perfect, and would never claim to be, and he hates whenever he gets things wrong. He's a writer, an artist, and can play piano, so his long-fingered hands are often moving about as he speaks. He's expressive in every way. He can be rather silly when he wants to be, incredibly loving and tactile, and yet rather ruthless when the moment calls for it as well.

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@floofpaldi this is so on my tbr

@anderlandbooks This is one of the nicest compliments I've ever woken up to see. You absolutely just made my day, my week, and maybe even my month. 🥰

@floofpaldi aww, you're welcome

@anderlandbooks I truly mean it. You really are the best. Thank you so much for saying that.

@floofpaldi I wouldn't say that if I didn't mean it. I am really looking forward to reading about Alistair and Fenella.

Of course, my tbr is quite long and I so behind on writing reviews that I'm feeling discouraged each time I think about it

@anderlandbooks A TBR pile/list is the most in intimidating thing in the world, I swear. My resolution for this year (and the end of last) was to slowly get through mine, but man... It's so tough, sometimes. We shall persevere!

@anderlandbooks And thank you, truly. It's comments like that one that keep me writing. Every little bit helps, right?

#PennedPossibilities 912 — Describe your MC to us. (Looks, flaws, character attributes, their struggles, etc.)

Stark features, seafoam green eyes, tall and lean. When he’s angry, his eyes will turn a stormy, steely gray (which is the way with vampires, their eyes changing color). His hair is curly and silver, his eyebrows are dangerous and expressive, and he looks every bit the gentle, charismatic, charming vampire that he is.

While he always tries to do his best, he might sometimes fail at it. He isn't perfect, and would never claim to be, and he hates whenever he gets things wrong. He's a writer, an artist, and can play piano, so his long-fingered hands are often moving about as he speaks. He's expressive in every way. He can be rather silly when he wants to be, incredibly loving and tactile, and yet rather ruthless when the moment calls for it as well.

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#PennedPossibilities 913 — How could someone locate your MC in a crowd?

Follow the scent of death. Just kidding. He actually smells great. Instead, you need only seek out the charming man in a crowd of locals. Women follow him around.

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#PennedPossibilities 914 — Does your antagonist have any redeeming qualities?

Isma is an intelligent man. He’s well-learned and scholarly. And yep, that's about it. Duncan, on the other hand, doesn’t have a single one.

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#PennedPossibilities 915 — In your SC’s opinion, what would be the worst way to die?

To die alone. That’s exactly how both Hati *and* Samuel feel.

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#PennedPossibilities 916 — How would your MC react to being mocked or made fun of?

With silent, calm fury. That kind that makes you feel sick, or gives you goosebumps and makes the hair on the back of your neck raise, a fight-or-flight response ready to kick in. Accompanied by a witty quip, perhaps. Or a warning. (And there will only ever be one warning from Alistair, trust me.) He can be rather terrifying when he wants to be. Kindness is what he’d rather show and feel, not fury and rage.

I'm imagining the mocking coming from a rival vampire, or perhaps one of the antagonists. Something of that sort. It happens a lot in this tale.

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#PennedPossibilities 916.1 — Bonus Question (Courtesy of @sfwrtr Your MC wakes up as a wolf (or if a wolf/werewolf, a rabbit/wererabbit), what do they do, how do they react?

This has me laughing, RS. Thanks for chipping in last night!

Alistair would, as I'm sure we're all expecting, scream until his lungs gave out. He's a very old vampire. If he woke up as a werewolf, shit would absolutely hit the fan. Life would be irrevocably changed for him.

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#PennedPossibilities 917 — Have any of your characters ever broken a bone? More than one? If so, how did it happen?

Alistair broke a bone as a young boy. It was his arm. He doesn’t even remember why or how it happened, though. As for my other characters, I’m sure some of the mortals have. After all, they’re only human. Accidents happen. Jon has a bad knee, although I’ve never gone into serious detail about it.

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#PennedPossibilities 918 — How would your antagonist react to being mocked or made fun of?

With murderous rage. There will be bloodshed. And that goes for all of the antagonists.

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#PennedPossibilities 919 — MC POV: When faced with a problem, do you tackle it head on or procrastinate until it needs immediate attention?

Alistair: Not chuckling, I promise. Not me. It depends on what the issue might be. You can see how lenient I’ve been with Duncan. But for the most part, yes, I pride myself on handling issues after they make themselves known. I won’t wait. I don’t procrastinate. With Duncan, however, things seem to be different. I don’t know why. I need him to leave the castle, to move out, and yet…

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#PennedPossibilities 920 — How does your MC feel about their childhood home?

Alistair loves Dorcha Castle. He still happily resides there and always will.

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#PennedPossibilities 921 — Who or what does your MC think about most often?

These are pre-story thoughts, for context. Here’s what Alistair thinks about more often than he’d be willing to admit...

1. Isma comes to mind quite a bit, and he’s often left pondering if/when he would ever return and what would be done about it.
2. Fenella’s always on his mind. He wonders where she is and wallows in want, thinking about how much he misses her and still loves her.
3. “Where the hell is Duncan?”

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