#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 1. Introduce yourself & WIP

Hi, I'm Kat! I'm a personal assistance for an insurance broker, part-time college student, and so excited for autumn!! I write epic fantasy inspired by my favorite authors (S.M. Gaither and—

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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 4: Definitions of bravery. For myself, haven't thought about it much. For Sharrec, it's mainly standing up for your friends/family, whether physically or metaphorically, even against overwhelming odds. #WritingCommunity

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Day 1

Locking in this October as promised and what that means in more engagement and more yapping about Othera.

My name is Ryland and my story is called Othos Unbound and takes place in a world of dangerous magic and deep conspiracies

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Defining bravery
Jokull would define bravery as 'doing the right thing, even if the result can hurt you.'
Theodore would define bravery as 'sticking up for others, even if its hard'.
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I define bravery as being scared to do the thing, but doing it anyway.

Rebecca would define bravery as pushing through and doing what's most logistic and right, no matter the personal consequences.

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For Hailey, being out feels brave to her. Living publically as a girl feels momentous for her.

But Hailey also sees bravery in others. Like Dannie, who used to be ashamed of her height and weight but is now super popular, doing great! Hail thinks she's very brave.

4) Definition of Bravery

My definition of bravery is the same as Mark Twain or Nelson Mendela. To paraphrase: courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act in spite of it.

Renard would agree with me, and maybe throw in some Dune "I must not fear" as well.

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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 4 - How do your MCs define bravery?

Iberto carries with him an aura of overwhelming terror everywhere he goes. He considers anyone able to withstand that aura and look him in the face to be brave.

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4. Standing up, even though you are terrified.

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Day 4 - How do your MCs define bravery?

My MCs are a pretty motley bunch but they can all agree that bravery means doing what must be done despite how frightening or dangerous it is. All of them rise to this over the course of the WIP

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Bonnie would probably say bravery is letting her conscience get the better of her. I think she tends to equate it with selflessness. Which is something she does more often than some of her supervillain colleagues care for.

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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 4: How do I/my MC define bravery?

Confront reality, then deal with it. Do what's right, even if doing so comes with a personal cost. Courage means looking those costs in the eye and accepting them.

Sometimes that means looking yourself in the eye.

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 4/Oct/26: How do you/your character define being brave?

I'm going to paraphrase a quote from Jon Pertwee. Being brave, to me, isn't about being fearless. It's about being scared and doing it anyway.

In fact, being scared can be beneficial, as it means you'll pay attention.

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4. Bravery

Jyn: "Bravery is standing between what you love and any threat that comes for them. Even when you run, you let your loves ones run first. Bravery is protection."

Ratatoskr: "Bravery? You sound like that old fart Thor! Just drop a quip and run! Problem solved!"

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3. Snippet

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2. Free Friday

Just gonna post some character art for #ShootTheMessenger I made. ^_^
Really growing to love these little fur balls.

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Day 3 - Saturday Snippet

I give you the steaming fresh revised opening of Part 1!!!

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Day 3: Book Snippets

Two book snippets today. Both first lines of Mapmaker--Book 1 and The Legend of Damndrake (not the prologue).

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Another unedited snippet from Book 8 of my Oracle of Delphi series WIP. This is from about 160 CE.

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#FantasyIndiesSpooktober Day 3: Saturday snippet. This is from This Dark Road: Freed. For context, Sharrec has just come out of a seizure; Zani was trying to hold his mouth open so Arathel could give him his medication. #WritingCommunity