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For Asher:

Packed lunch (if a domestic flight)

Pocket knife he forgot was in the bag which gets confiscated

Noise canceling headphones

Earplugs

Pair of fingerless gloves

Blanket

Whatever that medication people give to dogs on flights to keep them calm if he can get some

Character Asks: Airport Addition

What’s in their carry-on? Open the bag. Tell us what’s the most surprising, sentimental, or suspicious thing inside? What's the most mundane? What can't they travel without?

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Character who doesn't get to die & character who doesn't get to live. Is that anything.

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Hi! I'm Maple. I am an office worker and soon-to-be grad student who likes writing and also creatures.

Lately I've been sucked back into the City of Eventide and re-writing it because apparently it's not done with me yet. It's about Asher as he starts learning as an apprentice how to do business with spirits and demons (exorcise, comfort, or just talk if that's what they need) but its also kind of more about him struggling to reconcile who he is with the parts of himself he detests.

or, a kind of scrunkly half-demon guy tries too hard to be "normal" and spends a lot of time acting kind of feral. He's (usually) very nice.

Introductions!

Take the time to tell us about who you are and what your wip is. Say hello to the community! Reblogs and comments are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

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Moodboard Layover

Welcome to the very first moodboard prompt of 2025! I hope you're ready for an amazing time this summerfest.

Let's get started!

Pick one color and use only that shade range to reflect your villain’s energy. Sinister pinks? Icy whites? Rotten greens?

@ me in your creation so I can share it!

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I feel like this does a good job of capturing that feeling of trying hard but running into dead end after dead end.

Moodboard Layover

Welcome to the very first moodboard prompt of 2025! I hope you're ready for an amazing time this summerfest.

Let's get started!

Pick one color and use only that shade range to reflect your villain’s energy. Sinister pinks? Icy whites? Rotten greens?

@ me in your creation so I can share it!

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“no one’s ever mad at me unless they tell me so” is the best assumption i’ve ever made

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So detailed!!! I love the vibe

Moodboard Layover

Welcome to the very first moodboard prompt of 2025! I hope you're ready for an amazing time this summerfest.

Let's get started!

Pick one color and use only that shade range to reflect your villain’s energy. Sinister pinks? Icy whites? Rotten greens?

@ me in your creation so I can share it!

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@writeblrsummerfest

Single colour mood board for Vena, villain in the City of Eventide. Well, one of them anyway if you could Asher as one of his own worst enemies.

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big year for letting time pass you by

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Writeblr Summerfest 2025

Hello, everyone! Welcome to this years Writeblr Summerfest! Our community selected theme was Airport Terminal and that means we’re in for a roaring good time! We’re bringing back some old favorites this year, and some new goodies.

As things are launched and unveiled, they will be added here, to the pinned post, for easy access. Frequently used tags will be put here as well.

This festival is all about building a community, growing our stories, and having fun. So from me to you, let’s have a killer Writeblr Summerfest 2025!

Events

Store

Scavenger Hunt Hall Of Fame

Scavenger Hunt Boards

Minkie Commissions

Common Tags

Writing Prompts

Character Asks

Ask Games

Community Events

Moodboard Prompts

Other Fun Things

Looking to support your fellow writer? Check out @writeblrsummerfestreblogs for a catalog of everyone’s prompt fills and responses!

And don’t forget, the Summerfest is open for all types of writing and character fun – DnD characters, fanfiction, original fiction, you write it, you can do it! Take part in every game, take part only in your favorites, just come to look at what everyone else is doing… There’s no right or wrong way to take part in the Summerfest!

We do have one bit of encouragement to throw out there, though!

This year, we have a guest artist here with us! @mothersart was not only gracious enough to design a Minkie Sheet for our mascot this year and designs for our merch, but she’s offering discounted Minkie Character commissions for anyone who might want one as part of our festival games! You should also consider purchasing a minkie coloring page pack!

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romance is a type of friendship and im sick of people pretending like they're two seperate categories. your romantic partner is Supposed to also be your friend like at the very least why are we pitting romance AGAINST friendship when they r intertwined???? romantic partners are also friends and u can have romance with ur friends stop acting like these bitches are seperate forces

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i really do fucking love the train. i sit it goes we arrive etc

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Final call for writers looking to reconnect, get inspired, and boost one another.

Summerfest isn’t just about the playing games and taking part in writing sprints. In fact, that was never the main focus! The goal of Writeblr Summerfest is to create a place to help you build a community, meet new friends, and make new fans.

That's why, along with the games and events, we'll also have:

Reblog chains

Indie author boosts

Writing resource shares

Tag events for mutual-finding

Gift-making stations

And because community and sharing is such a huge part of what we do here, I want to give you the chance to reblog this post and tell me about your published work, your ko-fi, and your patreon! If it's writing based, share a link in the reblog of this post so I can boost it during the event.

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Games Overview (The Terminal Map)

Here’s your terminal map for Summerfest 2025. We’re going to be playing seven new writing games, all themed around airports, flights, and misplaced vibes.

Boarding Call Bingo--four cards, tons of mini prompts Layover Prompts--little snapshots in-between flights Overheard at the Terminal--weird dialogue, big drama Flight Connections--regret, reinvention, romance Gate Mix-Up Game--wrong gate, right chaos Lost Luggage Challenge--what’s in the bag? Destination Dash--pass-the-pen across time zones

And this is in combination with the character questions, moodboard prompts, and Summerfest staples that we know and love!

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Last week I was explaining to my therapist that the ocean over here feels different than the Pacific Ocean back home and he said, oh like temperature? Or something else? And i said something along the lines of, she feels nicer over here, all i heard growing up was "never turn your back on the ocean". He expressed surprise at the phrase so now I'm wondering how common that is.

Here's some ocean photos I took as a teen to make this post more interesting 🥲

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A Big Future for Summerfest?

Hey, everyone! This is your official announcement, and your official interest check.

If Writeblr Summerfest 2025 goes well this year—with enough engagement, love, and lift—I’m hoping to expand it in 2026 to include an official website. That's right. After five years of Summerfest, we're going to start spreading our reach.

The site would have additional content, such as prompt calendars and easier game tracking, as well as just allowing us to expand our reach beyond those familiar with writeblr.

Even more of note is the fact that there are a lot of new events happening this year. Some of these will become permanent games on the Summerfest slot, some of them are just interest checks.

It would mean a lot to me if, as we go through the month, you let me know what games you enjoy most, what parts are your favorite, and what YOU would like to see out of an official website.

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Back at the Terminal Gift Shop? Minkies!

What’s that in the corner of the airport gift shop? It’s a minkie. That’s right, @angelsradio-333 is doing minkie commissions again this year, and we’re also offering a set of downloadable minkie-themed coloring pages so you can vibe, decompress, or warm up for your next writing sprint!

Use them as:

Writing rewards

Moodboard inspiration

Just something cute to keep on your desk

Support creative joy, indie artists, and the Writeblr Summerfest! Keep your eye out for the official drop this August!