Caesar

exotic is always good, but again, it depends on the character you're crafting mainly.

it fits thematically, for sure.

I've always liked Augustine

I am not renowned as a grammar person -- that would be @ShadowVyper -- but I can say this looks correct. Try replacing the full stops with commas, you'll notice ...

you have to define what magic is in your novel. Once you've done that, you could place her in a situation where she has to use it. It all falls ...

as a student of latin and ancient greek I can say that "her pulchritudinous physiognomy" is no less forgivable. ;) another point to add is the issue with big words ...

In my opinion, you are writing it first and foremost because you enjoy writing it, not because others do. Thus, I say yes, by all means continue it, 80k is ...

it would be ascent, but also, because italian is funny, 'she has risen', indicating an action that has already been resolved. and fair enough.

respectively ascende and ascesa, or like the sun rising, sorge and sorgere that doesn't do the elegance of italian any form of justice though. It's somewhat clumsy. From what I ...

although a YWS-run insurance company wouldn't be a bad idea

I apologize and realize this is completely irrelevant, but I just had to express my opinion circa this thread

Now I don't know much about publishing myself, but I think that a publisher, regardless of country, will be more interested in the content of the story, rather than its ...

keep the fact it's an important project as far back in your mind as you can. Treat it like any other... random idea which isn't going to go very far. ...

If you link me to the actual fight scene (on titanpad/WFP or something, maybe), I can probably help you smooth out any eventual logistic/combat technique flaws.

Nah, medieval. And I've read Ender's Game. But thanks.