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Post by Dewstripe on Sept 16, 2017 13:38:18 GMT -5
ahhh a cliffhanger? why must you do this to me D: but in all seriousness, that was a great chapter. worth the wait. I seriously adore Marshpaw already
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Post by Headphone Actor on Sept 16, 2017 14:08:00 GMT -5
Ahh! Don't worry, the next spare minute I get, I'll write the next chapter! I already know what's going to happen, it's just that my boss is out on vacation, so I've literally been at work a minimum of 10 hours every day for the past two weeks.
And thank you! Marshpaw is my precious grumpy child.
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Post by Headphone Actor on Sept 16, 2017 20:06:09 GMT -5
Aannnnd Chapter 6 is up! Typing an entire chapter on my phone was literally death super fun, but I got it typed up!
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Post by Dewstripe on Sept 16, 2017 21:19:17 GMT -5
woo two chapters in a day? you're spoiling us lol the tension between the apprentices is done really well. you really have a knack for giving characters unique and explicit personalities with very little information. I especially love how distinct all of their voices are
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Post by Headphone Actor on Sept 17, 2017 0:36:56 GMT -5
I had free time and wanted to make up for lost time, lol. You might be getting another soon.
I was really, really worried that I wouldn't be able to write the tension correctly. I was trying to convey that while they fight, Troutpaw and Ashpaw aren't supposed to be seen as evil or anything. I really appreciate you telling me this, so thank you! I enjoy writing the apprentices, and I'm definitely trying to avoid making any of them flat.
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Sept 17, 2017 18:58:40 GMT -5
I meant in the rain. With a storm like that. I wouldn't want to. ^^"
Edit: missed the fact there was a page two. @.@
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Post by Headphone Actor on Sept 18, 2017 14:56:35 GMT -5
Oh, definitely not. That's really terrifying, especially if the lightning is really close.
One time I had to drive to work in conditions like that and if I wasn't so scared I was going to get struck by lightning I would have wanted to stop on the way there before I freaked out tbh
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Sept 18, 2017 15:37:55 GMT -5
Makes sense to wait for the lightning to stop, in my books, at least if it's that close.
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Post by Headphone Actor on Sept 18, 2017 16:23:59 GMT -5
Chapter 7 is up now! mintedstar/fur» ѕнαdσω ⚔️DewstripeOwlmoonAlso, I would have waited it out, but it would've counted as being late for work, and they didn't really have any sympathy that storms are terrifying.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Sept 18, 2017 20:23:40 GMT -5
THIS IS STILL ON MY READ LIST ONCE I GET TIME TO SIT AND READ WHAT I WANT WHICH I MISS
<3
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Post by Headphone Actor on Sept 18, 2017 20:53:25 GMT -5
THIS IS STILL ON MY READ LIST ONCE I GET TIME TO SIT AND READ WHAT I WANT WHICH I MISS <3 Ahahaha, good thing you haven't quite read yet, lol. I've been adding chapters like a madwoman tonight. Eight is now up, and my precious son is an apprentice now.
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Post by Dewstripe on Sept 30, 2017 11:54:33 GMT -5
SCORCHPAW I LOVE IT
I was totally expecting Blackstream of Brightfrost to be his mentor and I'm actually glad you didn't take it that way - I love surprises lol (also all of your characters are so lively I can't wait to get to know another one!!!!)
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Oct 5, 2017 1:41:01 GMT -5
🎃 Hey! How are things going?
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 5, 2017 11:35:03 GMT -5
SCORCHPAW I LOVE IT I was totally expecting Blackstream of Brightfrost to be his mentor and I'm actually glad you didn't take it that way - I love surprises lol (also all of your characters are so lively I can't wait to get to know another one!!!!) In all honesty, his mentor was going to be Troutpaw, once he got his warrior name. But I figured naming a warrior and giving him a difficult apprentice right off the bat was rude, lol. Also, Blackstream had been considered at the beginning of the story for Scorchpaw's mentor, but then I changed him to Marshpaw's mentor. A sweet, easygoing cat for our little tsundere warrior in the making. Brightfrost is out of the running because she's Berrypaw's mentor. Then I figured giving him Ripplestar or Stormbrook would be kind of cliche, and thus Gingersplash was made! I'm so glad you enjoyed Scorchpaw's name and my characters so far! To be completely up front, naming Abe "Scorchpaw" was a last minute change too. I was torn between Smokepaw and Goosepaw, which I was struggling with how passive the names sounded compared to Abelard's personality, then a friend of mine suggested the name Scorchpaw and I fell in love, haha.
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 5, 2017 11:37:23 GMT -5
🎃 Hey! How are things going?
Hey! Things are going great right now, haha! I just haven't had a lot of time to write. The downside to being the youngest person at work by a minimum of 20 years or more is that everyone else has like...endless doctor visits, so I've had to cover people left and right.
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 5, 2017 13:33:02 GMT -5
Chapter Nine is now up! I repeat! Chapter Nine is now up! Also, Berrypaw is the real MVP. Dewstripe mintedstar/fur Owlmoon
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 6, 2017 10:44:07 GMT -5
Chapter Ten is up now too! All hail Troutleap, Ashpath, and Shellbounce!
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 6, 2017 10:56:19 GMT -5
Also, as a plus, here's a reference sheet I use for my fluffy son. Spoilers are crossed out, naturally, but here's a general picture for him. The reference drawings were not drawn by me, they belong to Espherio on dA, and were cited as free to use as long as we kept their watermark.
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Post by Dewstripe on Oct 6, 2017 11:27:07 GMT -5
He's adorable! *insert heart eyes here*
I love the swarm of bees thing. I could totally see Scorchpaw fleeing, even though you only mention it lol Also, I absolutely adore Berrypaw. She's my spirit animal
I like the over-protectiveness you seem to be hinting at with Frostbloom - it's not something that really happens in the books but could lead to all sorts of interesting drama. Can't wait to see where you take it!
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 6, 2017 11:45:37 GMT -5
Poor Scorchpaw. He had no idea what a beehive was, and he didn't like it when he found out haha. I try to hint at background events that happen in his training, as well as have characters mention things that happened a while back, because if I gave a spotlight to every bit of trouble Scorchpaw got into (read as: a lot of trouble) then this one story would never end, lol. Berrypaw very much took advantage of Scorchpaw's reluctance to hit her. Smart girl. Oh it's going to lead to some drama, alright. She's already missed Shellbounce's warrior ceremony, which wasn't really appreciated by Shellbounce herself. Poor thing.
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Post by Dewstripe on Oct 7, 2017 17:17:17 GMT -5
yeah you've been setting up a lot of really interesting subplots so far, actually. It's killing me to not know which ones will be more important/more interesting
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 7, 2017 17:50:05 GMT -5
yeah you've been setting up a lot of really interesting subplots so far, actually. It's killing me to not know which ones will be more important/more interesting Out of curiosity, which ones catch your interest the most?
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Oct 8, 2017 21:21:18 GMT -5
🎃 Hey! How are things going?
Hey! Things are going great right now, haha! I just haven't had a lot of time to write. The downside to being the youngest person at work by a minimum of 20 years or more is that everyone else has like...endless doctor visits, so I've had to cover people left and right. Ouch. Well, hope things calm down for you!
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 9, 2017 16:53:30 GMT -5
It's starting to calm down, now!
On another note, I'm working on Ashpath's reference sheet, and I can already tell she's going to be "The Cat That No One Likes to Draw"™. I've spent like a day and a half on her little speckled tabby self and I'm already bemoaning the fact I didn't just make her plain grey.
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Oct 10, 2017 0:19:57 GMT -5
🎃 Or she could be another Shadowface for me. i.e. Headcannoned, headcannoned, headcannoned.
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 10, 2017 0:57:08 GMT -5
She might be, haha, but these little dots are going to be the death of me. And I still have to do the same for Troutleap.
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 10, 2017 6:04:34 GMT -5
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Oct 10, 2017 14:49:27 GMT -5
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 10, 2017 14:53:42 GMT -5
Thanks!
She's pretty but the speckles are real lol.
Troutleap is pretty similar, but he has little stripes on his legs and tail.
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Post by Headphone Actor on Oct 11, 2017 0:18:53 GMT -5
Next on the endless stream of references, here's the redacted version of Marshpaw's! Warrior name has been blacked out, as I'll do for anyone that hasn't been named yet. Because all of their warrior names were chosen carefully with special traits or skills they haven't really shown yet, and may or may not be plot relevant. Still don't own the blank reference.
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