Here's the second group of Beautiful People questions for Lord Gwendolyn Copperstone. Yeah, Lord. I forgot to say in the last post that she inherits a title, too. It causes kind of a scandal. Click here if you want to see the first group of BP questions. The following set of questions is from April 2011.
How old is he/she? About 26. I may change that, though. It depends on what I make the coming-of-age age in Spryll (right now it's 18). Also the marrying age. In lots of fantasies the marrying age for girls is ridiculously low. Like 13. Eww. Things are not going to be like that in Spryll.
What does he/she do with his/her spare time? She visits her neighbors and hangs out with her friend Sydrian.
Does he/she see the big picture or live in the moment? Before she inherits Noxumbra Manor, she sees the big picture, to some extent, but once she gets to the Manor, she has to take things day-by-day.
Is he/she a perfectionist? Mm, not really. She very careful, but not a perfectionist.
What does her handwriting look like? (round, slanted, curly, skinny, sloppy, neat, decorative, etc.) Neat and slightly slanted.
Favorite animal? Fireflies (Spryllian fireflies are blue).
Does he/she have any pets? She's got some chickens, and maybe a goat. The jury's still out on the goat. She might have a horse, too, for transportation.
Does he/she have any siblings? How many? Where does he/she fit in? Nope, she's an only.
Does he/she have a 'life verse' and if so what is it? She doesn't have one at the moment.
Favorite writing utensil? I hadn't thought about Spryllian writing utensils yet. For now I'll say quills.
That's all for me, folks! Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.
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Beautiful People: Gwendolyn Copperstone
A few months back I found Beautiful People, a blog meme for writers to get to know their characters better. With NaNoWriMo coming up in a month and a half, I thought I'd start getting to know my main-character-to-be a bit better.
Some of you may recognize Gwen's name, since Gwendolyn Copperstone is my NaNoWriMo username and the name I comment under for WordPress blogs. Gwendolyn Copperstone started out as my dream pseudonym, then I used it for NaNo, and she somehow evolved into a character that lives in Spryll, a fantasy world I made up a few years ago, but never did anything with. Go figure.
Here's a blurb for Gwen's story, so the answers below will make more sense:
When Gwendolyn Copperstone, a young herbalist in the land of Spryll, suddenly inherits her uncle's insolvent manor, she finds herself flung into a world of deceit and danger. Her uncle had secrets, and someone will do everything they can to make sure Gwen doesn't find out what they were.
That's not really all there is to it, but it will serve for the purpose of this post.
There's usually a new set of Beautiful People questions each month, but the hosts are taking a break, so I'm just going to start at the beginning of their archive and play around for the next little bit. This set of questions is from March 2011.
What is her full name? Gwendolyn Owena Copperstone
Does her name have a special meaning? Not really. Her middle name means "born to nobility; young warrior" in Welsh, and that kind of fits with her story, so that's why I gave it to her.
Does your character have a methodical or disorganized personality? Methodical.
Does she think inside herself more than she talks out loud to her friends? (more importantly, does she actually have friends?) I'd say it's about equal. Gwen has some very close friends that she talks to, but she also spends a lot of time to herself in her garden.
Is there something she's afraid of? Hmm, this is not something I'd considered yet. Let me think. She's afraid of accidentally poisoning someone, and failing to save the Manor. Also thunder and lightning, I think.
Does she write, dream, dance, sing, or photograph? Dream, yes. The others, no. Unless you count writing letters.
What is her favorite book? (or genre of books) Ooh, another one I hadn't thought of yet. Somehow I forgot to include books in Spryll. Huh. Well, her favorite book would probably be her favorite plant and/or flower book. Maybe a book on herbal medicine.
Who is her favorite author and/or someone that inspires her? Hmm. Not any of the characters I've invented thus far. I will think about this.
Favorite flavor of ice cream? There is no ice cream in Spryll. I'll have to come up with a Spryllian alternative.
Favorite season of the year? Spring. Spring is when her garden comes back to life after the winter cold.
That was fun! I'll be doing more of these. Kirk Out.
Some of you may recognize Gwen's name, since Gwendolyn Copperstone is my NaNoWriMo username and the name I comment under for WordPress blogs. Gwendolyn Copperstone started out as my dream pseudonym, then I used it for NaNo, and she somehow evolved into a character that lives in Spryll, a fantasy world I made up a few years ago, but never did anything with. Go figure.
Here's a blurb for Gwen's story, so the answers below will make more sense:
When Gwendolyn Copperstone, a young herbalist in the land of Spryll, suddenly inherits her uncle's insolvent manor, she finds herself flung into a world of deceit and danger. Her uncle had secrets, and someone will do everything they can to make sure Gwen doesn't find out what they were.
That's not really all there is to it, but it will serve for the purpose of this post.
There's usually a new set of Beautiful People questions each month, but the hosts are taking a break, so I'm just going to start at the beginning of their archive and play around for the next little bit. This set of questions is from March 2011.
What is her full name? Gwendolyn Owena Copperstone
Does her name have a special meaning? Not really. Her middle name means "born to nobility; young warrior" in Welsh, and that kind of fits with her story, so that's why I gave it to her.
Does your character have a methodical or disorganized personality? Methodical.
Does she think inside herself more than she talks out loud to her friends? (more importantly, does she actually have friends?) I'd say it's about equal. Gwen has some very close friends that she talks to, but she also spends a lot of time to herself in her garden.
Is there something she's afraid of? Hmm, this is not something I'd considered yet. Let me think. She's afraid of accidentally poisoning someone, and failing to save the Manor. Also thunder and lightning, I think.
Does she write, dream, dance, sing, or photograph? Dream, yes. The others, no. Unless you count writing letters.
What is her favorite book? (or genre of books) Ooh, another one I hadn't thought of yet. Somehow I forgot to include books in Spryll. Huh. Well, her favorite book would probably be her favorite plant and/or flower book. Maybe a book on herbal medicine.
Who is her favorite author and/or someone that inspires her? Hmm. Not any of the characters I've invented thus far. I will think about this.
Favorite flavor of ice cream? There is no ice cream in Spryll. I'll have to come up with a Spryllian alternative.
Favorite season of the year? Spring. Spring is when her garden comes back to life after the winter cold.
That was fun! I'll be doing more of these. Kirk Out.
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