#Emelka

[owlf45]

I finally finished DM-ing my first campaign... and here's the references to the coolest of the characters (in my opinion). Tracey Garnet, Sabbatha the Sun Witch, and Emelka Harstone. So much fun but so much work ><

[avrablake]

National Science Fiction Day

January 2 is National Science Fiction Day

(oops I missed it so I'm posting today instead)

Truth be told, even though I’m writing a sci-fi novel, I’m not much of a sci-fi reader. I do have some favorites, though, so I thought I would share them with you.

Wannabe by @emelkae

In terms of true sci-fi novels with space travel and robots and aliens, this is hands down my favorite. It also happens to be one of my favorite books ever.

This exciting, action-packed story about brotherhood and found-family will leave you crying. Seriously GO READ IT.

The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffery

These books were so formative for me. I became obsessed with them as a teen. They have the perfect blend of sci-fi and fantasy (psychic dragons on an alien planet–yes please!).

Lessa and F’Lar are some of my favorite fictional characters. Lessa is a fantastic example of a strong female character. She knows what she wants and she stubbornly goes for it. She’s never afraid to speak her mind. At the same time she continues to change and grow.

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

Yes I get all the strange looks when I tell people that Shades of Grey is one of my favorite books :D

I first fell in love with Jasper Fforde’s quirky storytelling when I picked up the Thursday Next series at the library. This dystopia, set in the future after the Something That Happened, is absolutely my favorite. It is equally hilarious and heartbreaking.

After 13 long years the sequel is finally coming out this year. I am beyond excited and I am not going to shut up about it.

[i-can-even-burn-salad]

Happy STS! If your OCs had to get tattoos, what would they get?

Happy STS!

Josephine and Valadan probably something related to their kids.

Merridy might choose something to remind her of her family, but also pick a spot where she can't see it unless she really wants to.

Damien would be too freaked out by someone stabbing him with pointy things to care.

Finnian and Eilis probably something small, matching. Perhaps a bell. But they'd rather not.

(Let's uh, exclude the salads. Breannan would leave the continent if you threaten him with a needle, and Caldyn might just kill you.)

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

Trick or treat!

🍬 Treat! Here's some information about Uneasy Money, my latest plot bunny:

It's set in the same universe as The Case-Files of Seo Yo-han. Yo-han himself doesn't appear, Phil might, and Alec and Davit definitely will. One of the protagonists is Alec's cousin.

It starts in 1919 and continues until at least 1924. I'll basically pick and choose what I want from real history, and I'll handwave the differences by pointing out it's a WW1-less alternate history.

The main inspirations are The Last Chronicle of Barset and Downton Abbey. The title is borrowed from a P. G. Wodehouse novel.

The main characters' surname is Millner. This is because I recently bought an 1870(!) edition of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poems, and it has a signature from someone named Philip Millner who owned it in 1875(!!). So I've borrowed his surname for my OCs.

There are four, possibly five main characters: Gilbert (named after Gilbert from Anne of Green Gables), his sister Helena, their brother Eric, and their cousin Helena. (Yes, there are two Helenas. Yes, this is confusing for everyone. Including me; I think I'll give one of them a nickname. I can't change one of their names because a major plot relies on no one knowing which Helena Millner is involved.) The fifth main character is Thomas, who is blackmailing one branch of the Millners.

The plot revolves around a large sum of money that was supposed to be donated to the hospital. Helena was asked to deliver it, so when it goes missing she's accused of stealing it. (The truth: the other Helena "borrowed" it to pay off Thomas. Thomas says he got the money from "Helena Millner", but doesn't say which one.)

[kazehana23]

One of the few art attacks I managed to post on ArtFight before my ipad decided to die pwq

Anyways *slaps @owlf45 with Art*— EmelkaxSabbatha

[afoolandathief]

Trick or treat! 🍬

Hmm ... How about a freshly-made treat? Please excuse any sloppiness for this excerpt I just cooked up (TWs for language, some blood, and a hint at cannibalism ... although, is it cannibalism if it's some rogue Fae creature eating your vampire crew??):

Benji’s eyes fluttered open. Something still seemed off. Leech was in a pair of dark-colored slacks and a white shirt open to the chest. Both were soaked and sticking to his frame. He’d never realized his hands and feet were webbed before, but now there seemed to be claws extending from them. But the strangest thing were the black tendrils extending from his body. They seemed to move of their own accord, as if underwater. Even his kelp-brown hair floated around him. “Oh, that was real stupid of you, Olsen,” he said. “I told you, call me Slaughter,” Slaughter Olsen said. Leech’s eyes were all-black. Blood dripped from his mouth down his shirtfront. “Glad I only sampled those men of yours,” he said. “Figured I’d need to save room for you. You stupid fuck.”

[oh-no-another-idea]

Trick or treat! 🍬

(Did I send you one of these already? If I did... whoops haha)

It's so hard to keep track, believe me, I get it! But thanks for sending, cause you hadn't yet!! So, a treat for you, a Stars and Ships meme :)

[kahvilahuhut]

❤️ and 💘 for the up close asks!

thanks for the ask! <3

❤️ Which of your OCs is most like you? Which is the least?

I'd say Nathan is the most like me, least is probably Victor? :'-)

💘 List 3 traits you admire in one of your OCs (preferably ones that you’d like to emulate in your own life).

I love how brave, determined and practical Dana is :3

[ilickedanenvelopeandilikedit]

6, 11, and 26 for the oc ask game

TY FOR THE ASK I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THEM

6. which ocs eat consistent meals? which ocs just eat whenever they feel like it?

I think Red eats consistent meals but she's surrounded by people who don't and it annoys her (in a joking way). Zi, her partner, absolutely eats like pancakes at like 2 in the morning and Red does not get it.

11. which ocs have to be reminded to take breaks?

JIX FOR SURE! This guy absolutely has like three projects going on all the time and he'll be like working at his desk for hours and hours and then Carth will come up force him to eat or sleep.

26. which ocs never get sick? which ocs get sick easily?

I think Jix gets sick a lot cuz he doesn't take great care of himself well so he ends up sick (but he secretly adores it because it means that Carth will take care of him) and then Carth ends up getting sick as well. Mavex just seems like he wouldn't, like he got all the diseases he'll ever need when he was in jail and he's all done with them.

[memento-morri-writes]

Happy STS! Are any of your characters really big procrastinators? If they are, why do they procrastinate? What names them finally start doing the Thing?

ooh this is a good question! thank you! I am a huge procrastinator, but let me think about if any of my characters are...

Fallon is not, she's freakishly organized most of the time, which is a very good thing. It would NOT be good if she as the Queen procrastinated with important things regarding her kingdom.

I imagine Theo would procrastinate anything they didn't enjoy doing or that wasn't important to them. It would be because if they don't enjoy what they're doing, it's like pulling teeth to sit down and get it done. (Yay for ADHD and autism, askdjaskd.) They only would start working on things if there was a deadline looming in their face. (Or as previously mentioned it was important to them for some other reason.)

I feel like Ashlin could also procrastinate on things they find "boring" or not fun. They're also probably more than a little ADHD, and struggle to sit down and get to work on things that they don't see the point in doing. She might start working if there's a looming deadline, but she also might just say "fuck it" and blow the thing off completely. It depends on what the task is.

Sebastian would absolutely procrastinate doing things just to piss off Heaven. He'd start doing things (begrudgingly and with much complaint) if Gabriel asked him to, though.

[digital-chance]

Thanks for popping into my asks! I wanted to send you an ask in return :D Do you have any OCs that are really easy for you to write? Cooperative, dialogue comes naturally, etc? What about ones that feel like you have to wrestle with them to get them to do what you want?

Of course and thank you for the ask!

So far Lucian is pretty easy to write! He's very firm in his beliefs and often very predictable for me. Dialogue comes a little harder for the same reasons but other than that very easy to write!

Rowan is harder for similar reasons why Lucian is easy. They're harder for me to predict and plan out for and they introduce a lot of variables into the story.

thank you and sorry for taking ages to reply!

[thewriteflame]

10, 15, and 20 for the tech asks! Any OC you'd like :)

Oh who should I do.... I'm having a week which I'm sure will turn into a month so I'll do my fun "little prince," Jayme.

10. Describe a photo they have saved on their phone.

Jayme has so many pictures on his phone. Squirrels, selfies, clothes, candid pictures of his friends, pictures with his friends... anything cute or pretty (like flowers)... he is a Collector. But I'd say one of his favorites is one he saved from his mom's phone that she took when he was twelve. She's hugging him close in a public garden and you can tell how much they love being together by the smiles on their faces. It's a fond memory for him.

15. Describe their computer. Is it a sticker covered laptop? A high-tech gaming computer?

This year Dell came out with a gaming laptop that's purple and I know he'd do just about anything to get it since it not only has good specs (which he needs for creating his designs) but is also his favorite color. He'd put some cute flower stickers in a couple of the corners for sure. Before this laptop he'd have one with a skin and/or lots of cute stickers on it so it's not so ugly. Takashti would take one look at his laptop and say something like "can't you own one thing without decorating it?"

20. What’s in their email inbox?

Jayme has an email for shopping site ads and social media which he never goes through so it's sort of like a drawer of junk mail he empties when it gets full. His other email is for more important emails like from his school or styling contests he's entered.

Ask game

[chrismerle]

Happy birthday! Hope it's been good to you :D

Pretty good! No presents 'til after the move, but I got Mexican food, alcohol, and cupcakes

[apple-----pie]

This is roughly how they saved Emelka

[naiad-lagoon]

tyty for the tag, @emelkae!

rules: post the last seven sentences you've written, then tag seven people.

this was actually never supposed to see the light of day (didn't even make it out of my notes to a doc lmao) so no title for this

How long until he himself is slain in the name of peace across the nation and finally laid to rest in waters marred by his own blood and for once not that of others? Surely the blood should be gone by now. But he can feel it, splashing up to his shoulders. Pouring down his lungs. He is wading in it. How much blood is on his hands? Too much.

open tag ofc!! buuuut for the challenge rules i'm tagging: @perpetualcynicism, @minhxiao, @frankenjoly, @legend-of-cupcake, @thirdleaflogic, @cocrante, @airbluest

[authorcoledipalo]

OC Most Likely

Thanks for the tag @kaylinalexanderbooks

Rules: answer which OC is most likely to apply to the given prompts, then give three more prompts to the next people!

1) Most likely to burn themselves out trying to meet all of their obligations.

Raymond. He is always burnt out, but that's normal to him, so he's always functioning no matter how little sleep he's on.

2) Most likely to play with LEGOs.

Me. Oh you're talking about my OC's? Joy maybe, she's a kid, kids like those right?

3) Most likely to enjoy a peanut butter and pickle sandwich.

Yeah, definitely Joy as well.

BONUS: 4) Most likely to hit someone with a car.

I saw this in the original post and just wanted to say that Whitney would definitely hit someone with the van in the last act...

Your Prompts: 1) Most Likely to trip while running. 2) Most Likely to neglect a garden. 3) Most Likely to finish their fifth grade science project the night before it was due and still get an A.

Tagging @aintgonnatakethis @gioiaalbanoart @48lexr @kaylinalexanderbooks @honeybewrites @thecomfywriter @writeblrfantasy @emelkae @the-golden-comet @i-will-write @drchenquill @jev-urisk @katenewmanwrites @leahnardo-da-veggie

+ Open Tag!