September 6, 2008 Article about WFG
Hi folks,
Somebody (I’m not exactly sure who) wrote an article about WFG for Novelr. It goes into how WFG got started and talks about some of our features and goals. It seems oddly accurate, too. Check it out.
Chris.
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September 1, 2008 What's Happening
After a prolonged absence, A Change in the Weather is back to weekly updates: After murdering the driver of a stagecoach, the Fiery Brand try to put as much distance between themselves and Hillary and the children by making their way through the dreaded forest of Tannith as quickly as their exhausted horses will allow. Along the way the four discover that all is not as it seems in the realm of Faerie.
This week the Novel of Life brings us to the Senora’s cozy apartment in Spain. Lethe wakes up full of exuberant confidence, dreaming of the night before when he met his Spanish friends. His mission for the day: new clothes.
The once-a-week-on-Wednesdays updates continue as MeiLin works off some bills in the work-a-day world. This week, King Brinnid of Sairland arrives to begin his courtship of Sedra, even though his success is a foregone conclusion. And with luck, we’ll be back into the story of Macca and Ilhovin (remember them?) if not this update then the next. It depends. The characters sometimes decide these things for themselves!
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