Well I did it again. I was brainstorming on the way to work today. Stuck in stop-and-go traffic, my mind wandered to Silmoneth and my worldbuilding. It used to be harder to slip into that world. It would take time and the meditative trance of writing (which would sometimes happen, often not). Since the drive back from Boston, after dropping my elder spawn off at music camp, it’s been easier to slip into the worldbuilding. A turn and burn from Northern VA to Birklee can do that to you! So I’m in the car this morning and the details of my main character’s parents start to come into focus. Dad is a blacksmith and has a connection to metals. Mom’s connection is to water. Neither one is strong enough to label them outcasts, they are just normal run of the mill elves.
The BAM! happened. Not five minutes into working on the wiki page and Quin now has an older sister. She died in an accident and dad won’t make weapons anymore.
Where did this come from?? Who knows!
But I am having fun with it. Super happy about that.
Happy Thursday,
Be well!
Julie M Anderson 