What I have learned about my Swanwing Characters so far!

Heyyyyy Elflings!

So you may have seen the title and gone, "Whoa, we only just got notified of this book like, a few posts ago, and she's already trying to inform us on every little ting..." :P And I don't blame you! (Oh, by the way, Swanwing is what I decided to call my "Wild Swans" retelling, and auto-correct does not like it xD) But I am so excited to be writing this book that I can't hold it in until I've gotten more written! As of yet it's only an intro and two chapters. Of course, as I write more, I will of certainly "find out more" about my characters, so keep an eye out for possible updates. ;-) So! Pardon the lack of material, but here goes!

What I've learned about:

Iskander (the king)
 Iskander has turned out to be the ladies' man... in his younger days before he was married. Ahhh, don't you just love writing flashbacks?? xD He is also super intolerant of unnecessary speeches :P

Imayn (the queen)
Imayn is SUCH a dear heart! She might have been a bit of a people-pleaser in her younger days (again, based on a flashback), and was so eager to have proper etiquette. She is such a cute mother, especially since she is so girlish, although mature. I LOVE HER!!

The Princes Regent
Nothing much as of yet. I mean, we're only two chapters in, so there isn't really all that much. Although Johann is the ladies' man already, at the young age of one xD Lol, all the court ladies LOVE him xD

Elise
Um... she's still a baby? xD Let's see... she's a really cute baby. :D


Ok, now I am wondering if this post had a point at all xD So how about a snippet or two? Sure, why not? :D

(Imayn is pregnant in this snippet, talking to four-year-old Gervase about babies)

"...Do you know, Gervase, that just now, I'm keeping a baby in the safe place for us?"

"Really!" he exclaimed. "Do you keep the baby in the treasury with Father's money? 'Cause that's a very safe place."

Imayn giggled.

"No, son, not in the treasury. The baby stays...in here." She took her son's little hand and put it on her stomach, which was just starting to show signs of the growing life within.

Gervase's eyes widened and his mouth gaped.

"There's a baby in there?" he gasped.

"Isn't that exciting?"

"Can I hold it? Please, can I hold the baby? Can you take it out, 'cause I really, really want to hold it!"

Imayn laughed.

"Not yet, Gervase! The baby still has to get big enough for us to hold."

"Is it gonna be a boy-baby or a girl-baby?"

"I don't know, but I hope it's a girl."

"Me too!" Gervase always wanted what his mother wanted. "I gotta go tell the others!"

He jumped down and ran out, and Imayn could hear him yelling "MOTHER'S GONNA HAVE A GIRL-BABY" at the top of his lungs all the way down the hall.

(This is part of the flashback I mentioned up there)

Later that evening, at the ball, Imayn was talking with a group of her friends. She was just about to say something when all of them gasped and started squealing behind their hands.

"Oh my, oh my, oh my!" gasped one of them.

"Is that--" began one.

"I think it it!" breathed a third.

"It's Prince Iskander!" swooned all five of them.

"Prince Iskander?" Imayn gasped.

"Yes!! And he's LOOKING AT YOU!" squealed Avariah, the youngest of the six.

(Fangirls, lol)

I know this post was short, but what do you think about it? Do you want to see more of this? What is something you would really like to see in this book? Let's talk: tell me your thoughts!