#❝⚜ starter ❠

[puckish-rogue]

Can y'all believe it? Tomorrow's the big 3-0 for me. Crazy to think that I've been alive on this planet for so long. Unfortunately turning 30 means I have to close the blog and drop all my cool hobbies cause people past 30 aren't allowed to have such things. Very sad! But alas, it is what it is. Gotta follow the Internet Rules™ or else I'm gonna get beat up.

[cloudpools]

⚜Starter Call⚜

⚜The Tsundere Businesswoman ⚜ The Adorable Writer ⚜ The Dumb Fun Musician ⚜ The Kindhearted Artist ⚜ The Reluctant Magical Girl

Like this for a starter! Feel free to specify a muse! Otherwise, I’ll pick one at random!

[sansloii]

mini starter call! like this and i will materialize a mini starter for you :) multimuses, tell which one of your babies you'd like it for and i will throw a random muse at you ( unless you also know which one of mine you want ). capping at... 10? 10 is good

[dracaryse]

tentative starter call as i settle into this new blog! like this for a random starter! (please specify which dragon & which character if you're a multi, otherwise it will be random!) <3

[deceptivemorals]

plotted with @malka-lisitsa

          elijah had grown very fond of katherine, or rather katerina now that he knows her actual name, over the past few months. neutrally explained. it was very rare that he developed a deeper interest in a human, and he knew it was better to stay away. humans and vampires were never a good combination, yet they seemed to meet by chance. admittedly, sometimes he had also set it out to appear at the place he knew she was working at, but sometimes she, too, seemed to cross his path.

         katerina was a special person, she had something indescribable about her that attracted him. therefore he had seen with great concern that she had obvious injuries the previous day; bruises which she tried to hide under makeup. in her movements that suggested pain. he had never addressed it directly and the answers to his indirect questions were usually formulated in such a way that he knew she did not want any further inquiries. but now he was sure that there was indeed someone who caused her pain. something that made him incredibly angry (raging mad, even), but since she wouldn’t drop any names, he couldn’t let this person pay.

         he had offered to take the pain away and heal her, and she had agreed, although she probably thought it was a joke on his part. that it was actually his blood that had the desired effect was unknown to her as he had cleverly hidden it by giving her a drink.

         the events of the previous day had led him to want to see her urgently today, which is why he drove to her address. he knew it because she had already invited him to her apartment once. he rang the bell, but no one opened the main door, which was not an obstacle, as he found someone else to open the door. when he finally stood in front of her apartment door, however, he smelled something that shouldn't be as prominent: blood.

         elijah knocked on her door. "katerina?" there was no reaction, so he looked around briefly and then opened the door with a deliberate blow.

         what he found was horrifying, she lay not far from the door in her own, already dried blood on the ground.

         "katerina!? katherine?!" immediately he hurried to her and kneeled beside her on the ground, his gaze searching where all the blood came from while at the same time trying to feel a pulse, although he could not hear a heartbeat and her gaze was fixed, empty, and immobile. he knew what this meant, but he didn’t want to accept it. she couldn't be dead. she shouldn't be dead. he couldn't have lost her.

         but ... was it even possible for her to be dead? there were a thousand thoughts on his mind, also calculating when he had given her his blood the day before.

         his gaze finally hung on a dark crusty spot on her dark top, which was slightly raised and shimmered metallic when looked closely. immediately he brushed his fingers carefully over the spot and could then actually grab a bullet that should not be at this place (even if it shouldn't be there at all). her body seemed to have expelled it, which was a sign that she'd wake up again.

         elijah released a breath, before closing his eyes and trying to focus which wasn't as easy because between the initial scare he had and the wrath he felt, he also knew that she wouldn't awake as she was before. if she were to awake, then she would be in transition.

         he opened his eyes and then rested his hand softly against her cheek. "you won't be hurt again. and you'll be avenged." he does not know who did this but he'll find out. elijah lifted her into his arms and carried her to the room which he suspected was her bedroom, to lay her on her bed. she shouldn’t have to wake up on the floor. he left the bedroom door open to hear any possible change or movement before returning to the scene and started cleaning it – more a distraction to himself, because besides his concern for her, there was also this incredible anger and vindictiveness. only when the floor was perfectly clean, he went back and stood at the bedroom door to give her the necessary space when she wakes up.  

[inundatae]

can i just say that neuvillette being terrible at tcg is so hilariously lore accurate.

while i've always seen him as being incredibly smart in a very bookish way, he takes everything at face value. being able to conceptualize strategies that require an understanding of how to predict the way people think is so beyond him.

[drinkitfrommymouthsuou]

🎃 Happy Halloween, my darlings~

꧁⁕༻♕༺⁕꧂ "Though the wind may howl through leafless trees, and the moon may shine a gloomy glow upon the land.  When demons and ghosts roam our world, know this, my darling, I will be here to protect you.  My arms will remain your haven during these haunting hours.

"Oh, but do not fret when you feel the coldness of my skin, and do not shy away from me, when you cannot see my magnificent beauty reflected in mirrors.  I am not your enemy. There are no tricks here.

"I am only a ‘Prince of the Night’, starved for love and companionship.  My delectable treat—I hunger for you. Tilt your head for me and let me prey; with one taste I will vow to stay by your side for all eternity, my darling."

Happy Halloween!

[incarnaet]

" so, if you and another person stand under that plant, the mistletoe .. you should both kiss ? " she's staring up at the mistletoe that hung in the doorway, careful not to stand under it, " it sounds very romantic. "

open starter, mutuals only.

[electrose]

open to mutuals.

❝ It's sweet of you to worry, but I'm fine. Just a little tired, is all. Why don't you join me for a cup of tea, hm? ❞

[0rainy0muses0]

⚜ Starter Call ⚜

    { If you like awkward yet intensely endearing good boys who just want to eat yummy sweets and wander off to see the sights, this is your man! }

[emissaryoftheguilty]

ᴛᴀɢ ᴅᴜᴍᴘ 𝟏 / ?

⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ off duty. 🢐 ooc 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ criminal history. 🢐 headcanons 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ on duty. 🢐 ic 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ fight card. 🢐 pinned 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ death penalty. 🢐 dni 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ be on the lookout. 🢐 psa 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ witness statement. 🢐 answered asks 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ interrogation. 🢐 ask prompt 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ go the distance.  🢐 promo 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ administrative log. 🢐 queue 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ deliberation. 🢐 musings 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ riot. 🢐 meme 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ roughhousing. 🢐 dash games 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ ringside. 🢐 dash commentary 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ paraphernalia. 🢐 crack 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ law & order. 🢐 self-promo 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ video evidence. 🢐 video 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ composite sketch. 🢐 art 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ forensic artist. 🢐 my art 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ categorical approach. 🢐 wip 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ prison break. 🢐 open starter 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ arraignment. 🢐 closed starter 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ continuance. 🢐 thread 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ indictment. 🢐 thread end 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ the warden. 🢐 visage 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ phonograph. 🢐 music 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ confession. 🢐 one-shot 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ crime scene investigation. 🢐 introspection 🢒 ⋆༺𓆩⚜𓆪༻⋆ ⸺ cogs & wheels. 🢐 aesthetic 🢒

[sanpatron]

Polar Bear Django IS going to become true and there is nothing that can change my mind. He WILL be 8 feet tall and have BIG PAWS cause fuck you.

[sansloii]

as the graphic born of irritation and resignation suggests, this is a PERMANENT INTERACTION CALL for my mutuals. by liking this post, you give me permission to:

multiple, random asks ( prompted and unprompted )

bark loudly in your dms about our muses or whatever errant thought strikes me at like... 2am.

tag you in every little post i find that reminds me of our muses' dynamic

maybe a surprise mini starter or two if i don't have the mental battery of a goldfish

reply to your opens that are collecting dust even if i owe you threads because i saved it so long ago and still want to respond ( and we're under no obligation to finish the open thread )

send headcanon questions that visit me like a vision from an angry god

give you my heart and soul for the low low price of free

these are things i would already do to some degree if we're already speaking and letting out babies play in the sandbox together but i also never want to inundate anyone with more things that they can handle or overwhelm them with constant interaction. this is just my way of making sure that i'm not attaching extra weights to your ankles when i hyperfixate on our blorbos. cool? cool.

this post may or may not be updated in the future

[demcnwrought]

OPEN STARTER !

┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ⚜ . *. ⋆ ❝ FORGIVE ME IF I MISUNDERSTAND YOU, or if it appears that i am ... butting in, but perhaps i can offer you something for your troubles. you may not know me well, but i would like to help. i know that i may not be able to solve your problems for you, but if there is something you need, you can CONFIDE in me, and i will say nothing, or if you need advice from someone different, i would be happy to help in whatever way i can. i am all ears. ❞

[deceptivemorals]

@sonxofxansel liked the starter call (no longer accepting)

         "i harbor absolutely no desire to start a conversation with you. so whatever it is that you think of gaining or requesting by hoping to have this conversation with me, you won't achieve it." elijah knows who this person opposite of him is. and he also knows what this person is. elijah doesn't share many things with his father but if there's one thing that he does share with mikael, it's his aversion against this specific pack. one of them did kill his youngest brother. the loss of henrik was the reason vampirism was forced upon them. this pack was the reason that his village lived in fear on every full moon.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Hi there, your blog has been a tremendous help, thank you so much for making so many good posts. I wanted to ask you if you could maybe make a post about story/novel starters, like with examples or some ideas for it. Thank you again and please keep up the amazing work!

Writing References: Starting Your Novel

The Beginning ⚜ Hooking your Readers ⚜ Your First Chapter

Chapter Outline ⚜ Chapters: What to Include ⚜ Dialogue

Establishing Voice ⚜ Exploring your Setting ⚜ Freewriting

Creative Writing: How to Start ⚜ Elements

"Interviewing" your Characters ⚜ Plotting your Novel

Snowflake Method ⚜ Plot Method ⚜ The Story Circle

Questions Before Writing Your Novel ⚜ Tips: First Novel

Tropes: Borrow from or Subvert them ⚜ Use Templates (Example)

Ways to Generate an Idea ⚜ Your Audience

Hi, thanks so much for your kind words. Here are some references and tips you can consider. Some links include examples in media portrayals, such as those on literary and character tropes that you can use for inspiration. All the best with your writing!

More: On Plot Development ⚜ Writing Templates ⚜ Tips & Advice