Author Q&A (June)
Added 2024-06-17 20:24:13 +0000 UTCHi everyone, I hope you all have been enjoying your June! It's that time of the month again: my inbox is open for your questions!
The ask window for this Q&A will be open for 24 hours, so make sure to get your questions in before the deadline, which will be Tuesday, June 18th, 12 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!
If you are new or need instructions, read on. If not, leave your questions here in the comments of this post, or through the Tumblr askbox!
Instructions:
The author Q&A is a space where you can ask pretty much any question and I will give answers as best I can! NSFW, spoilers, and everything else are totally on the table! However, I try to be somewhat vague about totally game-breaking spoilers, though I still usually answer them!*
If you want to send in a question, either comment below or ask through the ShoH Tumblr mailbox (usually if you want to remain anonymous). If you do ask on Tumblr, please type #tellmeeverything in your question. If you don't do this, I won't know that you're asking for the Q&A, so your question will not be answered if you don't include that tag!
I will answer around 10-15 questions sent in before the deadline, and save any others for future reference if I receive them before the window closes.
(*I also reserve the right not to answer questions that I deem inappropriate--like weird personal questions, not necessarily NSFW--or those which make me uncomfortable, but it's a pretty common sense process; I've never really had to do this!)
Finally, if you haven't already, I highly recommend reading through previous Q&As or frequently-asked questions to make sure that your question hasn't been answered somewhere else already!
If all that makes sense, ask on! And I hope you're having a great start to your week!
Comments
How would each member of MC's squad react to suddenly finding themselves in MC's position as co-commander with all of MC's powers including the Words? (MC disappeared in this crazy scenario somehow) Who's blowing all their words in one night like someone having a crazy night in Vegas (and finding themselves completely screwed to fight Tapyt the big bad) and who's using a Word to bring MC back?
Mark Ferny
2024-06-18 02:21:44 +0000 UTCHi Lena! Welcome back from vacation. Here is a question for June Q&A: During Wintersum, what are the seating look like? Who sit next to who? Is the table a grand dinning table or is it a circle table? Or each RO sit in group instead?
Rynna Nguyen
2024-06-18 01:58:50 +0000 UTCOkay, istg that you've talked about the Ivory Isles before, but I've spent two hours looking and for the life of me can't find it. Mostly I'd like some basic information about them, like how long does it take to get there from say Courtshore or Conte? Can anyone go if they pay for passage, or are there restrictions? Are there any notable differences between the individual isles, and do they have names? What's the general culture and economy like? Sorry if that's too many questions, and I guess it really isn't basic, lol
Kris Mage
2024-06-18 01:43:21 +0000 UTCHi, Lena! Could you tell us a bit more about queerness in Blest? Some orientations and identities are less known even in our modern times. Queerness can be obscure for us, and we have the internet! What does it look like for them in the fantasy setting? To what degree is queerness socially accepted? To what degree is queerness, well, known of as a possibility? (Not in the sense "gay marriage real", just the most basic "realizing that you may not be heterosexual".) How much well-known and widespread are queer labels and what are they? How about queer sex education - how often is it covered? On another hand, how did your queer ShoH LIs discover that they're queer? Was it obvious from them from get go or was there some special moment that made them go "Oh"? I'd love it if you could include Neon here - when you mentioned that he's aroace... With two best friends with quite robust romance lives back in the Circle (Red and Pan), I really worry for him that he could feel a bit alienated. As always, feel free to pick and choose any questions that you like! I'm sorry for sending so many. ^^' And thank you so much for hosting a Q&A this month! The timing aligned with my birthday so perfectly that it makes me scream. :D
Kar Rev
2024-06-17 22:59:18 +0000 UTCAlways in awe how well you know your characters. I always struggle to think of how they would react to situations and keep that consistent. Question: Do you ever write scenes that fit really well amd you are happy with but later think like "No, that would be out of character for Blade to say.". Any examples if that's the case?
Sisemoth
2024-06-17 22:49:45 +0000 UTCWhat's the story behind the Sesz isles? How did it end up being Norm majority without being under the Autarchy?
Fichte
2024-06-17 21:29:35 +0000 UTCI can't think of a way to phrase this without sounding morbid, sorry djdbdj have we hit the point in the story where the main cast can be killed, depending on choices? like, I replay the game and read somebody in a perilous situation, and think "oh geez are they gonna lose the plot armor here in this swamp of doom when the game is finished" lol
Sierra
2024-06-17 21:07:16 +0000 UTCHappy June! A question for you (I did some digging and don’t think it’s been answered before but sorry if I’m wrong 🫣): how do the ROs handle/take care of a stressed out MC? Not the insane “oh my god, the world is ending” kind of stress but the mundane “oh my god, I am so busy and haven’t slept well in a week” kind of stress? I’m studying for my licensing exam right now and my general state of being is: 💀😵💫😦 Thanks!!!
eh
2024-06-17 20:51:01 +0000 UTCHi Lena, hope you had a fabulous vacation/so much fun attending the wedding! Sounds dreamyyyy 🩵 This may be preamature to ask, so if it’s too much of a spoiler disregard, how do the ROs who aren’t in Ch 9 respond to hearing about what’s going on with Sibella? How do they approach a romanced!MC held it together for the mission but is still clearly very shaken and disturbed by the revelation of the Leashings and how it pertains to Diminished (and as an extension, the treatment of Court Mages? Talking to Keph made me SO emotional 🥹) ? Also another if you’re so inclined and it’s not too greedy of me: Spoiler Q about my favorite romance topic ! (I am nothing if not predictable) Will we see the reactions of the other companions (maybe only close friends who would have known about it or those who figured it out) to the torpedo? And as an optional part B: If not, what’s the general attitude of the rest of the gang to it considering they are/ could be very close to one or both of the parties involved?
kingdom-dance
2024-06-17 20:38:02 +0000 UTCHi Lena, I’ve recently started re-reading The Lord of the Rings and it’s got me wondering…. How would the Shepherds take to a stay in the Shire? Who is living out their cottagecore dreams and who absolutely “needs to get away from these country bumpkins!”
Glen
2024-06-17 20:28:23 +0000 UTC
