Happy Friday!

If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’re surviving NaNoWriMo! Just a little over a week (I think.... I’ve lost track of time at this point) and the challenge will be over!

But before you get back to writing, I thought I might share with you a little bit about my side characters and setting of The Silver Sword...

also, whoever can spot the Hamilton reference in this post, congratulations! The search begins....now!

I’m going to use the two main side characters, Whit and Erin.

Whit's favorite hobby is whittling. (Pun not intended, I promise!) He has a short attention span and constantly needs to do something with his hands. He’s actually surprisingly artistic.

Whit helps Faye open up and see the good in herself. I won’t say too much more than that, except that she rarely spends time around good influences and people her age.

Erin, on the other hand, absolutely ADORES playing the swashind. (That’s a musical instrument not unlike the piccolo) or working on a project. She’s not very good at music, but once she sets her mind to something, she does it.

Through Erin, Rowan learns to see the good things in life. He also learns determination and patience



I would guess that out of the two pairs, Whit is closer to Faye than Erin is to Rowan. Rowan is very hesitant about being "matched" to Erin and doesn’t really believe in the matchmaking system. He kind of discounts Erin because of it. Faye, on the other hand, has to entrust her life to Whit multiple times (of course) and they grow a bond through it.



Whit is very much flirtatious and cocky. He shows no hesitation in going up to people and having a two-hour conversation with them. He’s just like that.

Erin is very aloof and acts like she is of higher status. She will wait for people to come to her. Once they do, though, they won’t be able to shut her up.



Whit is a "act before thinking" person, and Faye prefers to think before acting. Boom. Conflict. (I’m sorry, I’m tired.)

Erin and Rowan's relationship gets a little bit more interesting. Rowan is very reluctant to become king, although he knows that he should. Erin will do whatever it takes to become queen, so she is trying to shove him more in that general direction. Obviously, he resists. She also wants to know what he is hiding.... #spoilers.

(I’m realizing that I make it sound like Erin is this very arrogant, ambitious person, and she's really not. But let’s be honest: who of us WOULDN'T want to be queen if given the chance? She comes from a poor background. She is not going to throw away her shot!) 



Well, at the beginning of the story, Rowan would die for Erin only out of honor. Faye definitely wouldn’t die for Whit. But as the story progresses, things change . . . *rubs hands together*



If the book was about Whit, it would be about his journey to find SPOILERS after his captivity in the Xylem Garden. It would be a very sarcastic book.

The Silver Sword from Erin's POV would be an inspiring tale about a girl who gets a chance to become queen, but becomes worried that she may not get the chance. It would be very serious and probably heartbreaking. I don’t know.



The magic is probably my favorite part. In this world, magic is actually forbidden and considered evil. While there's not a lot of magic in The Silver Sword, it becomes a major plot point in the next book. 😏



Probably all the locations. I actually used to despise worldbuilding, and although I enjoy it slightly more now, I still struggle with naming and such.



......not really? I’m not sure, honestly. I can’t think of anything off the top of my head.