#ashen-crest

[ladyazulina]

I took a quiz just to have fun and because it was @ashen-crest the one who sent it to me in her latest newsletter, I thought "What if I do get ending up with Ambrose?"

Hmmm?! What if?!

Your Result:

Ambrose

You are… Ambrose Beake! Reserved, polite, brilliant, and utterly professional. Your ideal evening involves a good book, a cup of tea, and a hearty dollop of peace and quiet. You may come across as prickly to those who don’t know you, but under the surface, you are a passionate friend who would do anything for those you care about. Read A RIVAL MOST VIAL: POTIONEERING FOR LOVE AND PROFIT to learn more!

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

What are the vibes of Gracemeadow Manor like?

Thanks! :D Eerie and gothic-novel-like. Imagine Crimson Peak in a semi-modern setting, and you've got the general idea :D

[lacependragon]

Pay day!!! Which means I can finally get these! Gosh I'm excited.

First one is How to Sell your Blood and Fall in Love by @brynwrites. Already own the first novel in the series (which is a companion) and am currently reading and loving it.

Second one is A Rival Most Vial by @ashen-crest.

I have been so hype to buy both of these. I love filling my shelves with indie paperbacks. Something really satisfying about it.

[by-allison-kai]

So I've finished @ashen-crest's A Rival Most Vial, and I can't discuss the emotional punches with my wife (yet), so I'm gonna ramble here.

Spoilers ahead, obviously.

Also tw for personal trauma, shitty families, and abandonment issues.

AC, you are masterful at crafting characters that tug at the heartstrings!

As someone who's still untangling my own issues re; abandonment and general family shittiness, Ambrose's story prompted such a visceral reaction that my wife had to make sure I was okay.

(To be clear, I'm fine!)

"Apparently, he was very easy to leave behind." OW. My heart!

And that shitty letter from Pearce, the thin-as-vellum excuse for not coming back to the shop for its anniversary? Oof. I wanted to hug Ambrose again. And punch Pearce.

Anyway, this post isn't to dig into my trauma, but to applaud how brilliantly you write these emotions and situations.

[drabbleitout]

DIO I had a dream about garnet and Beau and Ives! Someone was trying to kidnap Beau and make him be evil, but this was before he knew Garnet, and they ended up traveling together? I have no idea, but Garnet helped him out so everything is fine

!!! RK that's amazing!! But I am so sorry these gremlins were pestering you in your sleep!! (I'm actually flailing at the idea!) But I'd love to hear details! 😆 Was Beau still a robot? Did he meet Garnet by chance? Was Ives having to keep the peace?

But this sounds like it could have been pure chaos or hilarious maybe both. Was this like a road trip scenario? I can't even imagine being stuck with those two on a road trip. But I'm so glad everything was fine! A road trip AU actually sounds like a lot of fun and now you've got me thinking!!

Thank you for telling me about this! I hope they don't pester you in the future, but if they do I'd love to hear about it 🤭

[oblivions-dawn]

Wing: share a snippet that you daydreamed about before writing it (or a snippet that you were really looking forward to writing.)

Talon: share a snippet that tugs at your heartstrings- can be sad or happy!

Wing:

“Aren’t you thirsty, Lady Serana?” Vigdis turned. Every pair of orange eyes stared back at her, perfectly still; a pack of wolves awaiting to descend upon their vulnerable prey. The hunter instinctively moved her freckled hand to reach for her dagger— Her wrist was snatched within a cold, firm grasp. She looked back and found Serana’s persimmon gaze, wide and pleading. Vigdis’ breaths were hard yet steady as she matched the vampire’s silent question with her own bewildered expression. Serana merely tightened her grip in response. There was no other way. “I won’t hurt you.” Vigdis twisted her arm, the inside of her wrist face-up. Serana shifted her grip; her thumb slipped beneath her sleeve and shoved the cuff back to reveal the freckled yet heavily scarred skin that lurked beneath. The vampire’s nail traced the faint blue veins that streaked across the rosy flesh, stiff under her touch. The hunter forced a harsh exhale through her nose as the nail pierced her skin. Blood pooled, then trickled down her arm. Serana held the chalice beneath the wound, and both watched as the ichor dripped into the spiked cup. When Serana’s grip loosened, Vigdis pulled her arm away. Her ice-blue eyes flickered to the vampire’s face, whose gaze was intensely fixed on the chalice. Serana swallowed hard, then lifted the goblet to her lips, and tilted it up. [Good fucking--FUCK. This was an idea that sort of came to me VERY early on in the chapter or before, and I--oh my god. I spent days upon days dreaming about it, giddy for the moment when I would write it--and it still to this day is one of my absolute favrouite scenes. It just came out so so well. It's so TENSE and--ughughugh.]

Talon:

He raised the dagger above his head— Serana shot an ice shard into his neck. Vyrthur’s persimmon eyes grew wide. He dropped the dagger, and it clattered beside her ear. He sputtered; choked; gurgled. Blood gushed from his mouth and splattered onto Serana’s cheek. He leaned back, then fell onto his side. Serana seized his blade—then stabbed him again, and again, and again. Tears streamed down her bloodstained face as she drowned in fear; the air she breathed was fire and water that consumed her. Vyrthur’s expression burned behind her eyes, matched with that of the Daedric Prince she once blindly worshipped. She was nothing but a caged animal; a prize to be won and coveted; a vessel for evil. Strong hands clutched her arms and jerked her back. Serana whipped around, the dagger still in her hand—only to face familiar ice-blue eyes that stared at her. As she took in the expression before her, the sun prickled at her skin; a breeze ghosted through her dark hair and brushed her damp cheeks. Vigdis’ faint scent drifted to Serana’s nose—sweat, blood, earth, and rain swelled in her lungs. The smell was unmistakable; it belonged, undoubtedly, to the red-haired hunter, who was real and alive, whose warm hands wrapped so firmly around her arms that it hurt, whose icy eyes burned amongst the constellations of her freckles. “I . . .” Serana tried, her breath shaky. Vigdis shook her head. “You don’t have to explain. Not to me.” [I could really choose any scene that sends Vigdis or Serana into a PTSD spiral but this . . . . this tugs my heartstrings just right. It's another favourite of course lkdxjgkdmgkf. My only complaint is that's all Vig says HHAHAHAHAHA]

[memento-morri-writes]

🌹 Rose

Drop a favorite line you’ve written! Or, if you’d prefer not to share anything: talk about a scene you really enjoyed writing.

I have a list of my favorite lines here! My top faves are the one from "the Incident", the first one from "Aftermath", and the one from "Aftermath (again)".

My favorite scenes, however, are "the Incident" and "Not Okay".

[alistonjdrake]

What is Justynas favorite season & seasonal snack?

yes hello thank you for giving in to my cries for attention.

Justyna's favorite season is spring due in part that she grew up in her father's "isolated" country house and that was the time of year when the weather was mild enough for them to open up to visitors and she enjoyed her nature walks.

Totally opposite though, her favorite seasonal snack is chocolate-covered gingerbread.

[jadeglas]

A coffee (or Monster Rehab, the yellow ones) + headphones and a playlist that's appropriate for what I'm trying to write. Then I just jam out until inspiration comes back, but I'm still in a better mood, even if it doesn't.

(Am I supposed to tag you back? I can't remember... I'll do it just in case)

(@ashen-crest )

question time!

what do you do when you’re in a writing funk?

do you have a book you re-read, or a show you watch, or a place you go to? is it helpful for you to try a different project, a different hobby, or nothing at all?

[officialedelgard]

ranking the houses based on how well theyd survive the apocalypse

1. ashen wolves. theyve been living in survival mode for years this isnt anything new

2. black eagles. mainly because bernadetta and linhardt have created at least 200 plans for each apocalyptic scenario (bernie out of anxiety. linhardt for funsies)

3. golden deer. claude saw it coming from a mile away. and everyone has such diverse skills that theyd be alright

4. blue lions. they wouldve been alright but theres too many self sacrifical people in that house. at least 2 people are staying behind to get blown up or eaten or something

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

🌸 Cherry Blossom

What’s your dream writing project? The thing you’d write if you had all the time and money you needed?

🌹 Rose

Drop a favorite line you’ve written! Or, if you’d prefer not to share anything: talk about a scene you really enjoyed writing.

Thanka! :D

What’s your dream writing project? The thing you’d write if you had all the time and money you needed?:

...Hmm, I'm gonna go with a Dickens-inspired plot bunny that's been bouncing around in my head for a while. It'd be inspired partly by Bleak House and Our Mutual Friend, so obviously it'd be realllllly long, complicated, and with at least ten main characters. I haven't got the time or motivation to write it now (and have far too many WIPs anyway), but when I have some free time and fewer WIPs I'd like to try writing it.

Drop a favourite line you’ve written! Or, if you’d prefer not to share anything: talk about a scene you really enjoyed writing:

I've a lot of favourite lines, but I think my all-time favourite (so far) is the end of The Power and the Glory book 2:

Ilaran stared out the window at the dragon, the snake, and the necromancer talking to them. "…Tell me, someone. Just what happened while I was dead?"

[knightscanfeeltoo]

Oscar can't help but Wonder if the Undead was Once a Knight like him or if they just took the Armour from a Corpse...

(I still HATE Dark Souls F*CKING 3 and also My F*CKING Self because I still Love the Fallen Knight Set from that Same F*CKING Game...)

[oh-no-another-idea]

@ashen-crest I wish you could've heard the gasp I gasped when I first saw this. Thank you so much, I adore my mood-board, it really captures the feelings and aesthetics I'm going for! <3

Community event! We had something like this earlier in the month, but we’re going to revisit the topic today. The writeblr community is large and vast. Sharing work is at the heart of it, our own and others. Today, I want you to make a moodboard for someone else’s story. Make it as a gift, inspired by another writeblr’s characters, wip, or general vibe aesthetics.

Let’s make each other smile, even if our characters are suffering!

[world-of-fire-and-flight]

Wishing A Rival Most Vial by @ashen-crest a fantastic release day!

If you haven't already checked out ARMV, head over to @ashen-crest's website for ways to shop🥳🎉

[diphthongsfordays]

IT HAS ARRIVED!!

@ashen-crest I am SO EXCITED!!

[memento-morri-writes]

favorite music to listen to while writing??

I actually don't listen to much music while writing. If I do, it's usually just my liked songs on spotify or something. I'm really, really picky about the music I put on my wip-inspired playlists. In fact, the only wip that has a playlist is ATQH because of that.