Showing posts with label Lindsey Stirling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lindsey Stirling. Show all posts

Monday, September 16, 2019

Character Interviews: Oak (+ Questions Are Needed)




You might know Oak from my older posts, she is a half dryad ranger: 

(An old drawing of Oak)

Her story was one of my first novels...that didn't end up working. But since I eventually plan to rewrite it (not now, but later), I decided I would get to know Oak. She will remain a character in the story (along with Delphi and Emily Stella), who will be the three female leads. (There will possibly be a fourth, but I don't know for sure right now).

So, it is time for another character interview! *A neon sign lights up* 

*Audience applauds, and Oak walks in* 

Me: It's wonderful to see you again, Oak. It's been a long time...and you look very different.
Oak: *Nods* Indeed, *sits down on the seat and remains very alert* Indeed, it has been...
Me: So...to start, I'll just simply ask, how are you?
Oak: I'm fine, I just to need to make sure no one followed me here...*looks around the room*
Me: Why would someone be following you?
Oak: *Brings out bow and arrow* I don't know, but it would be better to be safe than sorry--
Me: *Looks over at the people who let Oak in* Weren't you supposed to take her weapons away from her? That's one of the rules.
Security Officer Two:  *Popping out from behind the curtain* It's been a long time since we have had one of these interviews, why do you expect us to remember these things?
Me: Because you're security!
*A shrieking noise comes out from the left side of the stage, Oak aims her bow at it and shoots it*
Security Officer one: Uhh...
Me: So you let a creature in too?
Oak: Don't blame them...these beings are very good at hiding. Anyway, you were going to interview me?
Security officer one & two: If you want to fire us, because she is better--
Me: Shh...not now, we have an interview to do....

If you were to pick a song, what song do you think would describe you the most?
I do know some ballads, but they are mostly romantic ones, which hardly describes myself, but...
I do think this song sort of describes the energy I feel when fighting in battle:

                              Underground by Lindsey Stirling 
You can also listen to it here
Also, I liked that Lindsey Stirling included the goddess Artemis in her "video."
                                         Ancient Greek music- Artemis 

You can also listen to it here
                    This reminds me of my forest home...before the forest fire,
                     so it sort of describes me in a way.

Artemis by Lindsey Stirling 

You can also listen to it here
I suppose this is now three songs instead of one song. 
But this song reminds me of the feeling I have when I go hunting in the forest. 
                       
What, do you think of romance, yes or no? 
I'm not particularly interested in romance at the moment. Other girls may be interested in talking about what they think of romance on stage *makes a disgusted face* but I don't think it is something really worth talking about. I would rather be friends with boys than being in love with them. Can we please talk about something like weapons as opposed to romance?

Me: Sure...here is a question you might like instead:
Sword or bow? 
Oh good! I've used bows and arrows more often, but I am not limited to only that.
I do use daggers and swords if my opponent sneaks up on me and I am unprepared...
So to answer your question, I like both.
If you were going to a party, what would you wear?
Even if it was a festive party, I can't let my guard down. And wearing a dress would limit my abilities to protect myself. Yes people would expect me to wear one...
but for safety...I would wear something else...

My first option would be this toga:
(Image from wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse#/media/File:Circe_Offering_the_Cup_to_Odysseus.jpg (if you are uncomfortable with nudity, there is some nudity in a few of John William Waterhouse's paintings. I just wanted to warn you, if you decide to put the link into your search-bar.) )
Though it would be comfortable, it wouldn't provide much protection from possible attackers. Especially since it is easy to tell if one is hiding weapons in it.

And then I would consider this one:
(Image from wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauriel)
It would protect me, but everyone would wonder why I was not wearing something fancy for the party and why I was being on guard.

So in the end to fulfill my need for comfort during a party, and my need for safety I would wear this:

(Image from wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse#/media/File:Miranda_-_John_William_Waterhouse.jpg (if you are uncomfortable with nudity, there is some nudity in a few of John William Waterhouse's paintings. I just wanted to warn you, if you decide to put the link into your search-bar.) )
This isn't a see-through dress so I can hide daggers around my legs,
(Image from Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/photos/knife-weapon-middle-ages-blade-1730010/)

because carrying around a bow and arrow wouldn't exactly make everyone in the party feel comfortable.

A man out of nowhere. Asks you to marry him. What do you do? (Note that he happens to be a prince from a kingdom, and is looking for someone to marry and be his queen). 
I would decline, though ruling a kingdom might be an interesting thing, its not for me.
I know many girls would gladly give anything to marry a prince out of nowhere, so that they could rule a kingdom. But ruling a kingdom wouldn't be of much use to me, for it wouldn't help the world, because I would be helping but a single kingdom, and not the whole world itself.

(Last question) Who is your favorite Greek goddess? And why?
This is probably very obvious.

(Image from wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis#/media/File:Diane_de_Versailles_Leochares.jpg (warning: if you are uncomfortable with nudity, there are a few nude paintings of Greek gods in the article, so be warned.))

But Artemis the goddess of the hunt, childbirth, and the wild is my favorite. I've always looked up to her archery abilities, and especially the fact that she loves nature.

Me: Well...that is all the time we have for now. But the next two characters who are going to be interviewed are Riona "Fire" and Celtiere *points to the audience* and I need your questions for them! I am going to make Character Interviews something that the audience (readers) can participate in. So it would be very helpful if you could leave comments asking questions for Riona and Celtiere.
See you next time! *Curtain closes and fades to black*

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Who is your favorite Greek goddess? How would your own characters react to the questions I asked Oak? 

-Quinley


Sunday, December 31, 2017

Happy New Year's! (+ favorite posts and other things from 2017)


Happy New Year's everyone!:)
 Last year was amazing (and somewhat crazy!), and I am excited to see what will happen this year (2018).  To celebrate I made a post of all my favorite things from 2017...

             Some of my favorite posts from 2017: 

                   Character Karaoke tag 
           
                     Getting characters onto paper parts 1 & 2 

                 My Camp NaNoWrimo novel (2017): The Mystery of the Phantom of Dragonspire court 
  

       Movie reviews: Family Friendly The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Movies 


       Song Suffragettes 


      The Terrible Idea 

October Drawings (+ Drawing Requests) 



When did we get a fox?

The Mystery of The Stolen Crown (my novel so far) 


The Holiday Fairy 

           Some of my favorite movies from 2017: 

                                    Wonder Woman   

(Image from Amazon 
https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Woman-Blu-ray-DVD-Digital/dp/B0714QRG4Z/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1513353829&sr=1-2&keywords=wonder+woman ) 
Rated: PG-13 
Though I haven't watched many super hero movies, I like Wonder Woman because it mixes mythology into it, and it has a strong woman character. 

                           Beauty and the Beast (2017) 

(Image  from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(2017_film)#/media/File:Beauty_and_the_Beast_2017_poster.jpg) 
                             Rated: PG
                     I have loved Disney's animated classic, and I was excited when they finally made it into a live action movie (I was also excited when Emma Watson was playing Belle). 


                                 The Man Who Invented Christmas 


(Image from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Invented_Christmas_(film)#/media/File:The_Man_Who_Invented_Christmas.png)


                        Rated: PG
This was a really amazing movie to see, especially because it was about a writer, Charles Dickens.
 I can relate to the things he does while he is writing (also I am going to do a review of it next December). I loved that he was able to talk to his characters, and that his characters complained to him about things (My characters do that to me all the time). Also another neat aspect of this movie is that it showed how Charles Dickens changed the way we celebrated Christmas.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 




(Picture from Wikipedia,
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Dead_Men_Tell_No_Tales#/media/File:Pirates_of_the_Caribbean,_Dead_Men_Tell_No_Tales.jpg) 


Rated: PG-13 

This is actually a good movie despite what the critics say. Having seen the other Pirates of the Caribbean movies, I thought they did a good job with making new characters for the movie while still keeping Captain Jack Sparrow and Barbossa (along with some minor appearances of Elizabeth and Will Turner). 

Sherlock Holmes 


(Image from wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(2009_film)#/media/File:Sherlock_holmes_ver5.jpg ) 

Rated: PG-13 
As you can probably tell already, I love mysteries and I have recently gotten interested in Sherlock Holmes. This movie was not released in 2017, but I watched it for the first time this year. I actually listened to the music before I saw the movie, and I was amazed with the special effects, the plot line, and the way they portrayed the story of Sherlock Holmes. 


Despicable Me 3 

(Image from Amazon,
https://www.amazon.com/Despicable-Me-Blu-ray-Steve-Carell/dp/B072Y3LDZB/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514151613&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=dicible+me+3 ) 

Rated: PG

This was a hilarious movie, and I am glad they made a third film (or fourth if you count Minions).
Despite the fact that the trailer was a little weird (and made it look like the movie would not be good), the movie itself turned out to be awesome.


Some of my favorite songs from 2017: 

I found many new songs and artists this year. Here are a few of my favorites,  



                                            Lament for Boromir performed by Karliene 

                                         You can also listen to it on YouTube Here

                                           I love this song because I, as a LOTR fan, love
                           The Two Towers, and I was excited when Karliene put the original
                           song written by Tolkien to music.  


                                               Disney Princess Medley by Georgia Merry

                                          You can also listen to it on YouTube here

                                       Georgia Merry is one of my new favorite artists!
                                        I like her covers of Disney songs. 
                                    Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Lindsey Stirling 

                                      You can also listen to it on YouTube here
                                 
                                       Whenever I listen to this song by Lindsey Stirling
                                          I picture detectives solving a mystery. 

                                             Will'o The Wisp by Jillain Aversa
                                              You can also listen to it on YouTube here 
                         
                        This is one of my new favorite songs, because the song is about Will'o the Wisps
                         (which are in Irish and Scottish Mythology).

                                           Two Hands by Kalie Shorr 

You can also listen to it on YouTube here 

                                      This is one of my favorite country/pop songs by Kalie Shorr
                                      (of course, besides Fight Like a Girl). I like this song because it talks about                                           how over dramatic writers, song writers, actors, etc. can be and how other                                             (non-writer) people react to them.


For the first time in forever (reprise) performed by Georgia Marie & Kayleigh Ann Strong 

                                      You can also listen to it on YouTube Here 

                             I thought they did a good job with singing this song (also with the acting, too!).
                            Even though they were not in full costume and the setting was different,
                I still felt like they made it feel like they were the characters from Frozen, which is one of                  the most important parts of acting and musical theatre!
                                     
         I would also like to give a special thank you to all my followers (on both my blogs). Thank you for giving me feedback on my writing and drawings... 
And I hope you all have a Happy New Year!:) 

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         What are some of your favorite things from 2017? Are you excited for the new year?

Love, 
Quinley 

Sunday, December 10, 2017

December Drawings


Hi everyone, I hope you are having a good weekend. 
Today I felt like was a good day to make a drawing post. 


Here are the drawings: 

Wonder Woman in the snow, I based this on a scene from the movie. 


This drawing is my new header. 
I kept the theme of the dryad in the tree.


A Christmas elf, I liked how she turned out. 
 I had fun drawing her braids. 



Legolas in the snow, this was inspired by a scene from Lord of The Rings. 
I thought Legolas turned out well. 


Another Christmas elf,  I like how his hat turned out.




A drawing of a dreidel, I like how it turned out. 




This drawing was inspired by Lindsey Stirling's Shatter Me
I like the pose she is in. 

A girl in the snow. I like how her hair turned out. 

The Holiday Fairy, I tried to include most of the holidays in her outfit.
The holidays I have represented are Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. 
And this character will show up in a short story I plan to post on December 24th. 

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Which drawing is your favorite? And are you excited for the holidays? 
Also do you like my new header? 

Love
Quinley

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

The character Karaoke tag// A thousand Years




I was tagged by Anna at A world through her heart...Thank you Anna!:)

Of course since this tag has to do with Music. I was super excited to write this post (since I have theme songs for all of my characters) and since one of the questions was
What song would play at your character's wedding?
I figured I should do one of my stories (note: this story is still being plotted out): A thousand Years 
This story is a prequel to Tess Short. and it was inspired by Jane Austen and J.R.R Tolkien...

Also sorry for the weird format...Blogger had some issues with the captions and HTML, and at times I had to fix it.

It's Your Character's wedding day what song plays during their first dance? 



(original images from

 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/227854062368672628/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/526991593869559426/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558446422519236556/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/439523244860057074/
https://es.pinterest.com/pin/317433473718580697/ ) 
The first song that is Likely to play at Mr. Short's and Princess Gletta's wedding is

                                                      A Thousand Years by Christina Perri


                                          Or you can watch it on youtube here 

                             
                         and the song happens to also be the main theme song of the story...



                            What song(s) describe your protagonist(s)? 
                         There are a few main protagonists in the story...
                    but I am only going to choose three out of the group

                                                       Princess Gletta 
(Original pictures from, 
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/viking-hair/?lp=true
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest#/media/File:Adirondacks_in_May_2008.jpg
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/435301120212356460/)

                             Princess Gletta is brave, strong, and very independent... 

                     though she will have to decide between love and becoming the queen. 
                          In my mind she is like a Jane Austen Heroine, 
                       though I am going to read  more Jane Austen before I write the story... 
                      

                                                          These songs describes her personality: 

                                            Touch The Sky From Brave  

Or you can watch it on youtube here 
The reason why I chose this song is 
that Gletta is a ranger much like Merida.

A thousand years (Part 2) By Christina Perri (Feat.Steve Kazee) 


Or you can watch it on youtube here 
                                             
                                  I can Imagine this as a song both Mr. Short and Gletta would sing...
                                 though the first two lyrics go with Gletta more...  
                                     
                                                                   Mr. Short 
                        

                  ( original Pictures from http://hero.wikia.com/wiki/Bilbo_Baggins
                       https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bag_End_door.jpg
                       https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Forest#/media/File:Smoky_forest.jpg)

Mr. Short thinks of himself as a "normal" hobbit (at least most of the time),
though he does have a brave and adventurous side which comes out during the quest... 
He also is a very good story teller... (And probably will narrate the story along with Tirfendiel, and Gletta) 

and I thought these songs did a good job of describing it: 
Something Wild By Lindsey Stirling Ft.Andrew Mc.Mahon

Or you can watch it on YouTube here 

You'll Be in my heart By Phill Collins 

or you can watch it on YouTube here 
Though this song reminded me of Mr.short's love for Gletta. 


                                 
                                                   Prince Tirfindiel


 (original Images from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/305048574732080077/ 
               https://www.pinterest.com/pin/52424783133883037/
                    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/384917099388887333/      )

                                       
Second in line to the throne of the woodland kingdom... 
                                      Though he is not the evil second in line to the throne who plans to overthrow                                       the first in line... No he is quite the opposite. 
                                    He actually does not want to be a king at all and would prefer to remain a                                            prince... and never have to think of the idea of ruling a kingdom.   
                                     -he has a sword that glows green, which he carries with him at all times. 
                                
                               He also is probably the character with the most bad luck...
                                He tries to be perfect most of the time...and well ,fails. 
                                  

                                    Tirfindiel isn't really one for singing he likes background music instead of a                                      song to sing to. Though I can Imagine him humming: 
                                              
                                       Assassin's Creed III by Lindsey Stirling 



                                   Or you can watch it on youtube here 


                                     and maybe even....

                                          The sacrifice of Faramir 
                                   (Feat. Billy Boyd preforming "The Edge of Night")

                                      Or you can watch it on youtube here
                                    Though he would most likely sing this song silently to himself...
                                    and not out loud. 



     Any Instrument players or characters with Ties to music?


                     
 (Pictures from 
                     https://www.pinterest.com/explore/crystal-ball/?lp=true
          https://www.pinterest.com/pin/298152437811200223/
         and a screenshot from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GiIPY57TKY ) 

Well...The Oracle (who is a recurring character in the series) sings her fortunes to people...
Mr.short and Gletta might sing in the story. The Oracle is more of a musician then the other characters:
Metroid Prime credits Vocal Version by Erutan 
                                            Or you can watch it on youtube here
This song performed by Erutan, describes The Oracle well, both in her love of music and in her powers of future-seeing.

                              Go to Songs, for Battle, Romance or Intense scenes? 



(images from
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/360921357619512042/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/Ac-KYYTirJGr37eVIH0Adh52GiIK-ISj7aJQGoaR29FtzWjAYoKUCZc/
https://www.amazon.com/United-Cutlery-UC2892-Bilbo-Baggins/dp/B00A7IDOP8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502558895&sr=8-1&keywords=bilbo+baggins+sting 
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/359654720220067819/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/232076187031552535/)

Hmm...well I doubt anyone would be singing in battle (because my story would become a musical instead of a Fantasy adventure story). But background music for battle scenes would be interesting.
Anyway, here is the song that I think would go well with the end battle scene:

The Call by Regina Spektor

                                        Or you can watch it on youtube here
Though this song would probably show up at the very end of the book...when they defeat the Villain (I have no idea who that is yet.)

                                                      I Tag:

                                                  Jane Maree// Maiden of the Misty Mountains 
                                               
                                                  Gray Marie // Writing is life 
                                                 
                                                   Emma// Drawn to Writing 

                                                   and anyone who wants to do it, you are welcome too!:)


                                             
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                         That was fun to write and I feel like I know the characters better.

        I am going to post the other tags soon...
      it just happened that I was finished writing this one first...


Do you have any theme songs for your characters or your stories?
 Which of the characters I mentioned was your favorite?



                                       Love,

                                       Quinley



Saturday, July 1, 2017

Saturday drawings


Hi everyone I hope your having a happy Saturday!:) 

Anyway here are the drawings: 





                                 This drawing was of a character I made up.
                             I see her as a princess or queen that can talk to dragons...
                             So she would most likely be helpful to one of my heroes in future books!:)

The Master of Disguise, this 

Rapunzel, I enjoyed drawing her 
(and she might just end up being in a fairy-tale retelling) 

an unfinished drawing of a fox..
I was trying to draw a fox realistically, 
but it ended up looking more like a wolf then a fox.

I enjoyed drawing this one. It is of one of my favorite Violin players, 
Lindsey Stirling.
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Hope you liked the drawings, 
Which drawing is your favorite? 


-Quinley

P.S I'm working on a short story 
which I'll post as soon as I finish writing it. 

P.P.S  This character will be in the story.