#cari's writing

[carinelian]

as it turns out, you can't run away from your wip with another wip because eventually you will run out of gas and go back to the thing you first ran away from

the circle of life

[carinelian]

he does not march back with him to the capital

Look I love unconditional devotion love stories as much as the next person, but there's really something so deliciously raw about conditional devotion.

I have served you and I have loved you for decades, but I will not give up my principles for you. You cut out part of my heart and took it with you down that path that you insist on walking, but you walk it alone. Even when the bleeding, gaping hole you left in my chest kills me, I will not follow you.

[bonefall]

the. the ukraine windclan thing?

me in my therapist's office as his eyes dart anxiously between me and the clock, if im being honest

[smallenoughtopurr]

My in-universe explanation as to why Adam has so many inconsistent last names is that he just lies because of his line of work and his rocky relationship with his parents.

I can imagine Tapp or whoever asking "What was your last name again?" And Adam says "Stanheight."

"Wait, wasn't it Faulkner or something?"

"Yes, Faulkner-Stanheight. My parents are divorced." (They're not, but that doesn't matter)

His real last name is Radford but no one needs to know that. He'd forget it himself if he could.

(It's actually a big part of why he wants to marry Lawrence)

[carinelian]

my coffee is good today, i'm rereading my old wip, and listening to the old playlist that drove that whole project to the finish line.

remembering why i started, i once thought, would have to come in a pivotal moment of my career: bagging an accomplishment, receiving critical acclaim, or making a name for myself.

who would've thought that it comes to me in a simple, cloudy Saturday, with feelings in my chest that says: i made you write before, darling. i'll make you write about me again.

[carinelian]

this is honestly one of the things that freed me from the fear of accidentally copying someone else's idea or having my idea for a story copied down.

in the end, it's not about seeking a 'purely' original concept, but rather having enough faith in yourself, your experience, and exercising diligence in your craft. it's that trust on having developed your own writing style, quirks, weaknesses, and even shitty choices that make a piece of work so wonderfully flawed, but authentically you.

it's about execution. it's about flavor. how you cook it, why you cook it, and how you choose to present it--it all adds up. it's honestly beautiful to witness how different writers can deliver vastly different experiences to the reader even if you gave them the same materials to work with.

I think one of my favorite creative joys is seeing how many different things people can do with the same concept. give ten writers the same starting point, or basic plot, or set of tropes to use and you're still going to get wildly different end results

the details you focus on, the ones you omit, turns of phrase, tone, and framing, the cadence and tempo of the sentences themselves, all the little fingerprints you've left littered across the prose — how you tell the story matters, and your personal voice is what makes it unique

[universe-friday]

EXCERPT #58:

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[Static]

[akascow]

theres just smth about lawrence gordon the ONCOLOGIST (cancer doctor) trapped in a room with adam stanheight the SMOKER who literally says gimme that sweet sweet cancer in the movie

im losing my marbles brb

[cari-morningcrest]

(pretend it's still Halloween)

[Cari hears a knock on their door and a voice call out]

Sunshine! You got a costume?

-@loyalty-goddess-pt2

[They open the door, frowning slightly]

What?

[carinelian]

actually never got to talk to my OCs so now i shall! as always, i will pick three to describe them!

thank you also OP for the wonderful questions!

florence

What is their relationship with their parents? Actually good, he's very loyal to them despite them not being able to provide for him. It's the extended family he has beef with.

Are they proud of themselves? he's a proud man, but not about what he does. he's proud that he stuck with his choices until the end, but he's not proud of the choices itself. he's proud until death, but not of how he doomed the man across his cell.

Have they ever been in love? yeah. it was love at first death sentence for this man, but not towards the MC. he picked the guy who loved the burden of his duty more than he loved the people he served.

aster

What is their relationship with their parents? Warm and comforting! Grew up without a dad but he loved his mom and sister with all his heart. This is why he never forgave himself for not being to save them in his first life--their deaths pretty much decided his fate as an assassin from there on out.

Are they proud of themselves? He's not proud of himself, but you can see this guy being obsessed with numbers and street cred. he's not proud with the way he couldn't stick to the final job, but he's proud of how he does his job generally. he considers himself the best of the best, and considers the final flop as a voluntary choice rather than a skill issue. he's not proud at his death, but he sure as hell is proud of the live he lived. and the next one.

Have they ever been in love? yeah. it was love at first death sentence for this guy, though he doesn't know it yet. fell in love with the man across his cell because of how they're doomed together, without knowing it's the guy who screwed him over. tough shit.

im gonna do a lot more of these since i'm finally getting back to rereading my stuff and it works exactly as i intended

like you know when you cook and you forget abt it for a while but thank God there's fridge and u reheat them? coz wow FOOD!

(this aint nachos btw i dont do nachos i do RICE and MEAT and heavy meals)

Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Character

What is their relationship with their parents?

What is their favorite meal?

How do they identify?

What's their style?

Are they proud of themselves?

Are they patient or impatient?

Do they have siblings, and what's their relationship with them?

What are their standards?

Have they ever been in love?

When was the last time they felt loved?

Have they gotten their heart broken?

Do they know who they are?

What are their preferences?

What do they want?

What are their goals?

What would they do if they failed?

What would they save in a fire?

What's one childhood item they still love?

[bluebirdwonder01]

Do you ever wonder why you still act as a hero? It’s so much easier to let go of a strict moral compass and become a judge, jury, and executioner than to keep going through struggle to prove yourself. Idk my ring charge is low and I’m panicking.

- @aaron-ring-greenlantern

“𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍’𝗌..𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖺 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖨 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖾 𝗏𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾/𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗆𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝗒 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗍..𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖱𝗈𝖻𝗂𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖡 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗍 𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗆𝖾. 𝖳𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝖨 𝖽𝗂𝖽𝗇’𝗍 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗂𝗆. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾..𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗅𝗒 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖾..𝖨 𝗀𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗂𝗍’𝗌 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖺 𝗁𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗍 𝖻𝗒 𝗇𝗈𝗐.”

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“𝖨’𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗃𝗈𝗄𝖾𝗋. 𝖨 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋, 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖺 𝗌𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗀. 𝖨 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇’𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖽𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖾, 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝗅𝖺𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖨 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗀𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗍𝗒 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝖻𝗎𝗍..𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝖾 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋. 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖡 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗁𝗂𝗆 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄, 𝗂 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗀𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖨’𝖽 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍..𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗍. 𝖨..𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝗌𝗉𝗒𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗍..𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗌. 𝖯𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖨 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇’𝗍 𝗌𝖺𝗏𝖾. 𝖯𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁𝗌 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗇. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝖺𝗀𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗐 𝗂𝗍 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗂𝗇 𝖡’𝗌 𝖿𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖽𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝗈𝗐𝗇. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖻𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄𝖻𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗇 𝗉𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗏𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅, 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗋𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗂𝗀𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨..𝗂 𝗅𝖾𝗍 𝗂𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗂 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗍 𝖺𝗀𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖨 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝖿 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇- 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍. 𝖠𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖨 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝖨 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝖽𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨’𝗆 𝖽𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌, 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒, 𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗀𝗎𝗂𝗅𝗍. 𝖳𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗎𝗉 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝖺𝗒 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗎𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗍. 𝖨𝗍’𝗌 𝖺 𝗐𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖨 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗅𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝗍. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗍 𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝖾𝗋..𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗌 𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗌 𝗂𝗍 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍, 𝖨 𝖺𝗆. 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗐, 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖨 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖻𝖺𝖻𝗅𝗒 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖨 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝗈 𝖻𝗒 𝗀𝗈𝖽 𝗂 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝖻𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝖻𝗈𝖽𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗍’𝗌 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗂𝗍.”

[bijouxcarys]

⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️

For everyone who has sent me messages and left comments on either Ao3 or Wattpad, and even on my Tumblr posts from time to time:

Thank you for letting me know that you enjoy my writing, and for sharing your joy with me. It really fills my heart with so much happiness to know that I’ve brought comfort and something of value to people of all fandoms and communities I partake in.

It’s with that said that I must double down on my writing hiatus.

With my brain being as it is, I get so committed to multiple projects and end up burning myself out. I have full plans for everything I write. There’s no story I am in the process of writing that has yet to have a completed plan attached to it. However, bringing it all to life in a way that’s both satisfying and of high quality is taking more of a toll on me than I’ve liked to admit.

It’s the overwhelming sense of guilt that I’m not being consistent with updates currently, and being over-aware of how long it’s been since each one of my updates.

For something I do for free and for fun, I sure put a lot of energy into it.

I’m also still dealing with some health issues that really need sorting out (could be serious, it’s still up in the air), and I’m in the process of moving house, so you can imagine the stress I’m under right now.

So I am confirming that I am on a hiatus. I am trying my best not to think about writing. Not to feel guilty for not writing.

I hope I haven’t let anyone down, and I hope you’ll all still be here when I decide to come back to writing. But I’ll understand if not.

I’m still going to be on here talking shit as usual by the way, I have nothing without these online communities hah

Lots of love to you all❤️❤️❤️

@thefairyloveschaos @eringobragh420 @teamchasezwrites @spiicii @expert-texpert @firethatgrewsolow @keytothehighway

[friday-answers]

friendly reminder that the universe friday community exists, with fun text posts such as these:

join here!

[carinelian]

sometimes it also works the other way around

like lately, my characters are being mean to me

they keep doing stuff AGAINST the outline

and eventually they become kind by doing some weird parallel shit as if to say, "oops, can't kill me off I'm still following THEME"

some supposed npc becoming relevant suddenly? "oops, can't kill me off i'm doing WORK around here"

someone other than male lead rizzing up the mc? "oops, can't kill me! if you kill me you ADMIT i have rizz"

it's been so chaotic

Be mean to your characters.

What do they take for granted? Take it away from them.

The one thing they know for certain? Make them doubt it.

Their worst fear? Throw it at their faces.

Make their plans fail. Make them cry. Make them question things and then learn about them and the way they react in the process.

Be mean to your character. Then be kind to them for a while, because after all that they may deserve it.

[upontherisers]

would you guys be okay if i posted OC meta it’s okay if not i understand. writing OCs is one thing but analyzing them is insane behavior

[bonefall]

speaking of the erins, you hear kate cary is stepping down?

I did! Honestly, I'll have to be real with you, I have no strong feelings about it.

While I've criticized certain statements of hers in the past (that bit about Tom the Wifebeater was a doozy), I don't know her personally. I also don't even know how much control she had, functionally. I don't feel like I have enough information to have a well-based opinion, here.

What sticks out most to be is the fact that... well, with Kate and Vicky gone, only Cherith remains and we've lost any small window we did have into the writing process.

It's been a long time since we'd just get casual information drops on places like Facebook or authorial chats, but with this, it feels like that era truly is dead. We will never again get another Su Susann's Missing Kits drop, or a letter to a fan that tosses up a name like "Skunkpaw," or the writers sharing their good and bad takes. Or anything else like that.

Dgmw it's understandable, and I can guess why that era ended (probably the Spottedleaf's Heart controversy, and the ukraine windclan thing). WC is charted by an unknown collective team, now, who generally keeps their anonymity well-guarded. It's probably for the best.

So... on the subject of Kate Cary stepping down, I thank her for the work she's done and hope her future pursuits are fulfilling! Without her, WC might not be here today. For all the yowling and growling I do, I wouldn't be putting so much effort into my various projects if I didn't profoundly love the series she helped to form.