Hey there, Holy Worlds. I'm "Fyrstar" (Hannah). I'm currently in college, majoring in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). I've been writing since I was very, very young, and I tend to write either fantasy or historical fiction...I also like to read fantasy and historical fiction. Because I'm in college currently, I haven't written as much as I would like recently, but I'm hoping that Holy Worlds can serve as an encouragement and an enthusiasm booster.
I'm slightly ADD, so instead of having one or two stories that I focus on, I have started about 50 stories...proof of my ADD and my rampantly running imagination. I've "finished" first drafts in two stories, however that means nothing more than that I've formulated the plot line in wording that is vaguely similar to what I want. Luckily, my writing style has definitely improved so hopefully complete rewriting of my more recent musings won't be necessary.
Anyways...ADD kicking in again Currently, I'm focusing on two fantasy novels that I've created (I'm a lot better at creating, mapping and outlining than I am at writing). I've planned out several books in series for both of these, however we'll see if that ever happens.
Hmm...not much else to say...I live on a farm, when I'm home...I do a lot of reading, my three favorite authors being J.R.R. Tolkein, Ted Dekker, and Sir Walter Scott. Those three authors seem incredibly similar, right? Just kidding.
Anyways...if you have questions about me or my writing or my life in general, feel free to ask. =)

Welcome to HolyWorlds!

Hi there! Welcome to Holy Worlds! My brother reads a lot of Sir Walter Scott.

Welcome to Holy Worlds!


It's pretty good at that.

Welcome, welcome, Fyrstar! *Throws glitter in the air*

How did you find out about Holy Worlds?

~ZA

Hey thanks guys! I'm happy to be here. Thanks for the warm welcome!!!

Oooohhhh, glitter...*gets distracted* haha
I heard about Holy Worlds via Google search, actually...there aren't very many Christian fantasy writing forums out there. =)

*Looks pointedly at the people who say Google is trying to take over*

See? Google has brought us a new person!

*Throws more glitter and begins to set out snacks*

~ZA

Um...yeah...Google debate...not going there haha.
So, these snacks...are there scones involved? Or maybe some cookies?

Welcome, welcome, Fyrstar! We be happy to have you! *Scatters purple glitter here and there and everywhere*

Just curious, is your name pronounced like firestar? It sounds intriguing.

I hope you enjoy your stay, and post some of your writing! we would love to see it!

The purple glitter just made that ten times better

Yeah, it's from one of my novel attempts (Glory's Fire), and it is pronounced Fyrstar. In this language, the letter "y" tends to serve the same function as the "i" sound as in fire (I'd give you the IPA for that but I can't remember it right now). The star suffix refers to her status in her world, she is a "starelf" and they, unlike other elves in their world, retain the "star" suffix as a sign of their high status.

Thanks for the welcome!

Welcome, Fyrstar! I'm glad you've found us, and I hope that you enjoy your time here, and are encouraged and blessed!

Google has its moments.

*tosses glitter and scatters world-famous chocolate chip cookies* Let's celebrate!

Haha, thanks! This is turning out to be quite the welcome party! =) I'm especially appreciating the cookies and glitter.

That means Google[bot] brought you here! It likes us after all!

Ahem. Anyway. Welcome home, Fyrstar! (Cool name, by the way.) For a housewarming gift, here is a humongous basket of chocolate chip muffins, piping hot!

So much chocolate. I appreciate it, guys, I really do, but I'm not sure if this is ALL necessary...

What? Of course it is! Let me tell you, if you have not already noticed, we always have parties and chocolate for new members!

Which reminds me, I forgot my welcome brownies! *runs out, then runs back in with a big tray of Az's signature brownies*


Very intriguing! Is that part of one of your stories?

Welcome, Hannah! The name "Fyrstar" is very beautiful indeed.

I, too, have started a lot of stories that were abandoned (or forgotten or deserted...). But I'm getting better at finishing the stories.

Welcome to HW!

Walter Scott? I named a character after him recently. I just need to read his books now.

I don't finish a lot of the stories I start either, but I'm working on that problem now that I've lost most of the others.

Welcome, welcome, Fyrstar! It's great to have you here!

Oh, yes, the penguins. * five glittery penguins slide in the room in a star formation with a large bowl of punch *

Yep...one of my many, many stories...it's a favorite, I guess

And @Varon, if you are going to read Sir Walter Scott, try Ivanhoe...so good. The Talisman is pretty great as well. Not everybody likes his writings, but if you have any appreciation for classical English literature, it's awesome. Thanks for all the warm welcomes =)

Yeah, I was planning on reading Ivanhoe this summer as a research project for my current novel.

What's your current novel about? I'm all ears, considering it has something to do with Sir Walter Scott...

That's how I found it...I was thrilled to finally find a good Christian forum on the topics related to writing fantasy!

Welcome, by the way!

Ahem, down to business...or rather, CONFFETTI!!

*Launches Confetti Rocket-Propelled Grenades that explode of Fyrstar's head, releasing a cloud of confetti*

Welcome again, now that you're coated in confetti, you are an official member!
*hands cookies*

Looking forward to seeing what you put on the forum, both about your story world and stories!

Haha thanks so much! The crazy colored confetti and glitter and cookies...and wow. And I'm looking forward to posting, thanks =)

It's supposed to be like medieval epic in a dreamworld with two teenagers, the guy suffers from fear of being hurt, so he has to overcome that, and the girl suffers from something like depression. They're also both in comas in our world as well.

What's yours about?

You're welcome!

P.S. I was a little overwhelmed at my welcome party as well...

Haha thanks Lycanis

And Varon, that sounds cool! I like the idea of being in a coma...that sounds a little like Ted Dekker's idea in his one series, read any of him? Not the same or anything, just vaguely similar.
I have soooo many...it's hard to summarize one, you know? But to try, one of my favorites is in a fantasy world (duh) with five main races (men, elves, centaurs, seers and dragyns). For the first book, it focuses mainly on elves, showing the perspective of one specific character, a she-elf who lives out a prophecy (vaguely). It carries the theme of sacrifice as the definition of love, and shows how God, or Eshyklah, brings goodness out of pain...another one looks at the lives of two characters in the same world who are very different. Their plots intertwine in a trilogy...hopefully. I have an excerpt in another thread =) Sorry for the long explanation. I'm not prone to short answers.

Go read Fyrstar's excerpt. It's really good.

Oh cool! I love Centaurs! Have you developed these races much yet? If you have, you should post about them in the Peoples, Races, and Tribes Section!

I hope to read your excerpt sometime...but don't have time yet, hopefully later today though!

You're stories sound good! Looking forward to seeing them.

Yeah, same here about the centaurs. They aren't my main focus, more focused on elves, but I do have basic descriptions of the five races...hopefully I can flesh them out at some point.

Enjoy the excerpt! I'm hoping to post another one sometime soon...I really need the critique and thoughts. =) Thanks!

Greetings, Fyrstar! It's good to see you getting around. I hope you're not overwhelmed by this whole place; don't worry, you don't have to read every thread.

*Spreads picnic blanked on the floor and sets out bowlfuls of random chocolatey goodies*

You're welcome! (If you need help fleshing out a race, I've found that posting what you know about it can help, because then people asking questions helps you think about them in different ways, but whatever works best for you is good!)

Thanks, Millicent!

And yeah...eventually I hope to do that, although I have a major paper due here pretty quick so I might not be posting too much

That's cool, no pressure.

Thanks.

Yours sounds cool as well.

Welcome to HW Fyrstar! *Gives fuzzy kitten*

I start a lot of stories at once, too. Makes it hard to decide which one to work on sometimes. I hope you enjoy it here!

You can call me Milly if you want.

*Smiles* No pressure to post too much. We totally understand busyness.

Welcome, Fyrstar! Your multiple projects are probably all very fascinating... I have the same problem.
I feel as though the Confetti RPGs just eliminated the need for glitter bombs. *pouts* Oh, well, we just have to beat Wolf to it next time.

No, no, no, no! There's still plenty of room for glitter bombs! The CRPGS only covered the confetti side of it...besides, we should try to cover every type of ordinance we can!

*places glitter landmine in doorway for next person to step on*

Welcome to HolyWorlds, Hannah! Good to meet you! *doffs hat and offers hand to shake*

Wow, there sure is a lot of confetti/glitter/every other party related item being thrown around here. Thanks for the welcome, guys! =)

You're welcome, we want you to like it here so you'll stay!

*hurriedly digs up land mine for inspection, why didn't it go off? Confetti land mine goes off in face* Booom!! *Thud*

Well...ahem...that didn't exactly go as planned. The land mine might not have been your brightest idea.

..........*Revives* What was that? What happened?!...Oh, maybe I should just stick to CRPGs...sometimes these parties get a little dangerous. *Tries to look innocent*

Welcome to Holy Worlds, Fyrstar.

I don't have ADD, but like you have have many unfinished stories because my imagination has many places it wants to be all at once. (Either that or I get bored and move on to another idea before it dies.)

~Calen

I'm pretty much the same...I have a sci-fi-ish manuscript and a couple fantasy short-stories and am working on another fantasy short-story idea....and I don't think I have ADD either, I just get bored, I guess...

* laughs * Glitter is unescapable on here.

Oh, yes, I'm thoroughly in the group of people who have ideas running all over the place.

Haha yeah I literally have over...say...150 ideas? About 50 of which have been developed into plots? Still working on carrying out those ideas, but, well, you know...

Now you just have to set off a bunch of fireworks like Merry and Pippin.

No thanks, I'll let you do that while I watch...from a safe distance!