#helathorloki

[the-writers-bookshelf]

HAPPY FAB FRIDAY!

I’m almost to 22,000 words on my WIP and my anniversary is coming around the corner this Summer! I can’t wait to celebrate my “10 Years (2013-2023) Of Original Writing” Anniversary!

22k words is FANTASTIC!!! And TEN WHOLE YEARS is INCREDIBLE!!! Wishing you ten, twenty, and even thirty more years of writing adventures to come! :)

[incandescent-creativity]

HAPPY STS!

How’s your writing coming along? You can ramble about it here!

I'm thinking of just sorta... skipping some time, and writing what I want to write, which is the actual road trip part of the book.

I started one or two chapters of Mal and Olu actually meeting Nora, and talking to her for the first time, and that's all well and good.

But I kind of hit a wall, and I think it might be time to adopt that [Get There] tip that I've seen tweets of reposted.

Like? What obstacle am I hitting? I don't know how to write Nora learning to trust Olu and Mal? how to write Nora choosing to go on the trip with them?

If I can't figure it out, why should it stop me from drafting? I can just skip it and fill in the bits I skipped over later.

I feel like I'm describing this as some sort of revelation, even though I know this is a tried-and-true tactic employed by writers all over. But it's not usually how I write. I've always said I like to write in order, so I can reference what happened before, but I've written some of LiaHT before. I can wing it.

Probably.

Even if I can't, I feel like I should give it a whirl.

[afoolandathief]

@helathorloki Tumblr keeps giving me error messages when I try to post your ask so here you go:

Casimir Mraz was only one drink in and already obsessed with the wraith-like figure at the bar.

Of course, a vampire's tolerance for alcohol was already staggeringly low, and Caz had been supplementing his pork-blood-and-vodka cocktail with nips from his flask. Which may have explained why he found this stranger — from the out-of-place jewelry glimmering off delicate wrists and earlobes to the eager downing of shot after shot of whisky — so enthralling.

"Ya know, I tend to favor gals who could kick my ass and fellas who I could break in half," Caz said, sidling up to this stranger. "What's so interestin' about you is I'm getting both sorts of feelings from you."

It was an incredibly rude thing to say, but Casimir Mraz was incredibly buzzed by this point. At the very least. And the stranger didn't seem to mind.

"I think you just about nailed down how I'm feeling tonight."

A smirk flickered on a set of oddly-scarred lips, and then -

"You can call me, ah, let's say Lee. They/them," they said.

Caz got the feeling the stranger was not actually called Lee, but he didn't care.

"Casimir," he said. "I'm a he. I mean, a man. I mean -"

He was most certainly not a man, but he wasn't used to these additional formalities. Not that he hadn't come across his fair share of Lee-types over the centuries.

The stranger laughed like a hissing snake and placed a hand on Caz's arm. They had a sharp, impish face suited for laughing. Caz wondered how they had gotten into The Merrow's Toe, with all its magical barriers. They looked only slightly older than he did, appearance-wise, but something felt much more ancient about them.

The stranger wound a flame-red lock of hair around their finger. Caz would have loved to dig his fingers through that mane of theirs, but he could be patient.

"What's your poison?" he instead asked.

Lee placed a finger to their mouth in serious thought.

"Suppose they don't have mead here, do they?" they said. "At least, not the kind I like. What's Fireball taste like?"

"Like too much cinnamon and too much sweetness," Caz said, even though he only knew what Jade had told him about it. Vampire guts tolerated vodka well enough, but not flavored whisky.

"I love sweets," Lee said, and Caz found them even more endearing.

They turned around and gestured to a table behind them. A woman nearly as tall as Caz was leaning her massive frame toward a willowy, freckled woman. They were making moon eyes at each other, and Caz had to admit he found himself jealous of both of them.

"Those are my wives," Lee said. "We have an open marriage, the three of us. If you're alright with that."

Caz nodded and ordered a shot of Fireball.

"Think they might wanna join us later?" he asked.

A burning grin spread rapidly across Lee's face.

"Let's just wait and see, darling."

It didn't take long or even that many drinks for Lee to follow Caz to the bathroom. They were surprisingly small, and Caz found himself lifting them up to press them against the wall.

"Hold on, hold on," Lee said, pulling away from his mouth. "Let's try something. Turn around."

Caz spun on his heel until he was the one pressed against the cool tile. His pretty stranger grinned, their legs wrapped tight around his waist to stay upright.

"Much better," they said. "Now -"

Caz gagged as an invisible bond pressed against his throat, forcing him back against the wall. Another tightened around his arms. Still another got his legs.

Lee dropped to the floor, their eyes pinched and curious as they ran a hand along his jaw.

"What are you?" they asked. "A draugr, maybe? You're most definitely undead, but seem a bit smarter than that."

Caz huffed and growled. Maybe it was a bit too feral, but he did not like getting humiliated on his dates.

The tying up would have been otherwise welcome.

"Unlucky for you, I had such a light dinner," he said. "Because when I get out of here I'm gonna drain you dry, you freaky little witch."

The freaky little witch smirked at him.

"Oh, my Jotunn blood wouldn't taste so good," they said. "Certainly not as appetizing as a tasty, human heart. And I'm much more than a witch, darling."

They paced around the bathroom, running a hand along their chin.

"You could be a prank by my daughter, but she's supposed to be at home with the sitter," they said. "Unless -"

They stared at Caz, eyes suddenly wild with fear. Then they pulled a knife on him.

"You're one of Odin's einherjar, aren't you?" they asked. "Come to spy on me? Well it's not going to end so well for you, is it? And you're certainly not taking my children!"

"I'm not — what the fuck would I do with your kids?" Caz cried. "Fucking Bram Stoker! He ruined vampires' reputations!"

Lee stepped back in confusion. They looked like they were about to ask what the fuck Caz was going off about, when the door burst open.

Jade-fucking-Shaw had arrived to save his ass.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" were the first words out of her mouth. Caz had never been so glad to hear them.

"Why would you even try to pick a fight with a Norse trickster god?" was the next thing she said. Which left Caz very confused and Lee very smug-looking.

"So you know who I am, witch?" they asked.

"I wasn't picking a fight, I was trying to fuck them," Caz said at the same time.

Jade gripped a hunk of dark hair. She was in a black dress accented by several pieces of spiked jewelry, which only made her more terrifying.

"That's even worse," she said. "And yes, I know who you are. Not only could I sense something very weird was going to happen here tonight, but your wives also told me."

The two women were now standing in the doorway, looking nearly as aggravated as Jade.

"He's not an einjerhi, Loki," said the willowy, freckled one.

"Trust me, I would know, having fought enough of them," said the other woman. She stared admiringly at Jade. "Did you know they also have witches in this time and place?"

"Every time and place has witches, Bodie," not-Lee said with an eye-roll. "You just have to look hard enough."

They turned back to Caz and snapped their fingers. He fell toward the bathroom floor before catching himself.

"Think the night's over," said the muscled woman. Jade nodded in agreement.

"Aw, but Bodie -"

"But Jade!"

"It's nearly closing time, anyway," Jade said, and the four of them all trudged out the doors of the Merrow's Toe.

"Jade," Caz asked, craning his neck. "What the fuck is that?"

Or who the fuck, maybe. A red-haired man in breeches and a waistcoat knelt above them. He was about 40 feet tall. Caz could just make out a petite, dark-haired woman letting loose a steady stream of curses on his shoulder.

"Fucking shit, Logi!" she said. "I think we're late!"

Okay so thank you for this ask because this just streamed out of me like I was possessed and I had so much fun writing it.

[queerlilchinchin]

🍓

You are incredibly passionate and creative - it's easy to get swept away by your fire.

[did-i-do-this-write]

HAPPY BLORBO BLURSDAY!

If all your OCS from different WIPS meet each other, how would the meeting go?

Hello!!! Happy Blorbo Blursday 😆 thank you for stopping by!!!

I have mostly been working on my OCs for Paragon and fan OCs for RWBY and, honestly, the majority of their conversations would revolve around the differences in their weapons and powers- the RWBY characters having semblances, and my Paragon characters having control over elements.

The thing that would blow their minds the most for the RWBY characters would probably be the Mythic and for the Paragon it would be the concept of aura :)

This ask motivated me to write 139 words for Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest.

Experiment Total: 60,262

[memento-morri-writes]

HAPPY BLORBO BLURSDAY!

If all your OCS from different WIPS meet each other, how would the meeting go?

Hi!! Thanks for the ask!

Well, first off, all my thief characters (Avidra, Ashlin, Hermes, etc.) would be having a great time chatting. I have several of them across my WIPs, and that would be kind of fun for them to get together and chat. However, everyone else there would have to keep a very close watch on their stuff, lmao. I don't even wanna know what kind of heist they'd pull off together.

Also, all the royals (Fallon, Kristopher, Dorian, Alora, <Prince>) would probably get along decently well, for the most part. <Prince> might rub some people the wrong way at first, but he knows how to behave himself. His kingdom is just very, very different from the ones the other royals come from. I think that Dorian would also feel a bit awkward because he doesn't want to be a royal, but either Alora or Kristopher would probably pull him back into it. (Alora because she's just nice like that, and Kristopher because he understands the feeling.) Dorian and <Prince> would maybe bond over having magic that hurts them when they use it. If <Prince> would ever even admit that. It takes him halfway through or more of the book to even admit it to Alora, and she's the only person who knows, aside from Lila.

Speaking of Lila, she and Tessa would get along amazingly. Actually, probably Theo too. They'd be a bit overwhelmed at first with everything going on, but Theo would find their people and start to truly enjoy it.

Calista and Nora would get along great too. They're both smugglers of a sort, and operate outside of the law, but they're also both good people who try to make the world a better place.

Mabel would take it into her hands to provide food for everyone, and would get super stressed out and snappy trying to do it, but in the end she'd pull it off and everyone would love her food.

Captain Blackthorne would probably feel more than a little outnumbered, seeing as he's the oldest person there. (A good 90% or more of the people there would be 18-30 years old.) (Pierre is probably older, but he's not invited, and I don't really want to think too hard about the ages of the entire Pelle family. It gets confusing with that many of them, askdajdks.)

Oh, and everyone would adore Squish. She'd be the center of attention, and she'd love it.

(and as a bonus, the Narrator would be watching all the shenanigans with a smile from somewhere in the rafters...)

[sanguine-arena]

HAPPY STS!

How’s your writing coming along? You can ramble about it here!

hiii! thank you so much for the ask!!

writing is going good lately, i'm not doing a lot of writing narratively, but i'm developing the world for Slaughter Season / adjacent projects a lot lately. i've made some really neat characters for it, started developing the league and the teams, and made some fun decisions with regards to things. i wish i could do narrative stuff, but i haven't been feeling it lately. but i'm appreciating what i can get done!

[pluttskutt]

Ooh I love the talking pets and animals! Always a fun edition

Hi dear! For the Get to Know the Wip ask game: 👑 + 🐱 please

👑 - Are there rulers? A government? Who calls all the shots? Yes, my fantasy world has rulers. King, Queen, Princes, and Princesses.

🐱 - What are the animals like? Pets? Local fauna? So in the earlier stories I’ve written, and co-written with my real life friend, I’ve had talking animals and talking pets. The owners found out later that the pets and animals can talk like humans.

[whatwedointhecraft]

Merry Christmas/ Happy Holidays everyone

I love you all

@antique-symbolism @athensoddcollections @amandacanwrite @bardicbeetle @blackandwhitecircus @blackrosesandwhump @bardic-tales @cometkov @chickensarentcheap @cheadarchesse @digital-chance @dyrewrites @enchantedlandcoffee @garthcelyn @hauntedluminarybbq @helathorloki @hxad-ovxr-hxart @icaruspendragon @irilenaps @insidedamienshead @joshuaorrizonte @kalu-chan @kaiusvnoir @kashas-stuff @ladywithalamp @lordkingsmith @multi-lefaiye @midnight-blue-moon-princess @midnight-and-his-melodiverse @moremysteriesthantragedies @n1ghtcrwler @olivescales3 @owlsandwich @pheita @pluttskutt @perasperaadastrawriting @rhikasa @ryns-ramblings @sleepyowlwrites @sergeantnarwhalwrites @sparrow-orion-writes @thorlokibrother @theprissythumbelina @uccelletto-di-kokuyo @ussrootcanal @violetcancerian @vacantgodling @wait-a-minute-lassie @waltzshouldbewriting

[writeblrsupport]

I just wanna give a shoutout to the following people for being phenomenal writers:

@abalonetea @howdywrites @indecentpause @insidedamienshead @multi-lefaiye @jezifster @vacantgodling @violetcancerian @vermontwrites @bardicbeetle @blue-kyber @cabaretofwords @daydreamodyssey @pen-for-sword @galactic-mystics-writes @garthcelyn @calicojackofficial @kalu-chan @lordkingsmith @magic-is-something-we-create @natalieironside @pluttskutt @radley-writes @raevenlywrites @ren-c-leyn @ryan-shepard-writes @helathorloki @theimperiumchronicles @uccelletto-di-kokuyo @writernopal @writingmaidenwarrior @zmwrites

EVERYBODY IS AMAZING.

[the-writers-bookshelf]

HAPPY FAB FRIDAY!

I did it! I’ve made it to a little past 18,000 words on my main WIP plus another 800 or so words for the other story to help it flow more better than before!

YEAAAAHHHH!!!! YOU ROCK!!! that'S AMAZING!!!! Great job!!!!

[iloveyou-writers]

I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the best for ya, Hela! 🤞🏽

How's everyone's writing going?

Haven't received any excited updates on people's writing like we used to a lot for a while now. Curious how everyone's writing is going and how you're feeling about it :)

[elf-kid2]

Fantasy Writing Prompts!

The Prince on his Noble Steed, on his way to rescue the Princess, ignores the old beggar at the crossroads. His servant, following behind with a donkey (and the tent, the food, the bandages, etc), takes a moment to share some food and kind words with the beggar. This changes the outcome of the quest in a way that certain Royals are NOT happy about!

The Royal Advisor has rescued the missing Princess ...but some are claiming that he was behind her disappearance in the first place! Is this all part of a plot for the Royal Advisor to take the throne? ...Or is the Princess using the peasant-born Advisor as a scapegoat to cover up her own rebellious decision to run away from home?

The Queen knows that her Step-Daughter is dead. This creature who came out of the woods, pale skinned and crimson-lipped, claiming the late Princess's name... This is Something Else. Though she may not be able to defeat the “Princess” or her seven little bodyguards through direct force, the Queen hopes that, through poison or trickery or anything else she can put together... she’ll be the one to make it out of this alive.

Sleeping Beauty slept for 100 years before the Prince broke the spell-- and her Castle slept with her, guarded by thorns. Now there’s a Royal Wedding to plan, and a young(?) Court Mage who spent the past century studying & practicing Dream-Walking and Dream-Magic wonders what’s next... and if they were right, when they called him mad.

In order to prevent war, the Princess was engaged to marry the Dark King of the neighboring kingdom. When the Princess disappears en route to the wedding, leaving behind a note about eloping with her “True Love,” her entourage has NO CHOICE but to find somebody among their numbers to take the Princess’s place... and, for the sake of peace, hope that the King never finds out about their deception.

The Knight is off to Slay the Dragon and Win the Princess's hand in marriage! This decision is COMPLETELY unrelated to the fact that his (Ex?) Lover, the Enchantress, just kicked him out!

The Prince's fiance has been captured by the Wicked Sorcerer! Unfortunately, it seems the Prince is refusing to go on a Quest to rescue her. [Fiance]’s Handmaiden DEMANDS an explanation!

The Woods are full of bears, wolves, witches, monsters, and all kinds of dangerous creatures who love to eat foolish and disobedient children for dinner! Two siblings debate whether they should stay under the “safety” of their family’s roof, or if it would be wiser to take their chances with the Woods.

The Troll King is dead! Time for an ELECTION to vote for the new Troll King! I’m sure at least ONE of the candidates from the North, East, South, and West will be chill, sane, and level-headed... right?

A Lord and a Siren have fallen in love! ...For some reason, they want to hire a Pirate Crew to facilitate their elopement. This would be easier if the happy couple could agree on if they’d be living on land, or in the sea, once the proper magic items had been acquired...

These prompts are free for whoever wants to use them! Please tag me, if a story should come of it!

@magic-and-moonlit-wings @abutterflyscribbles @writing-on-the-wahl @watercolorfreckles @thepenultimateword @caffeinewitchcraft @displacerghost​ @amethystpath-writes​ @puddleslimewrites​ @snowshower @helathorloki @ladyspock7 @nientedal

[pluttskutt]

Make Me Write tag

@outpost51 tagged me so thank you~

Rules: Make a 24-hour poll with the names of your WIPs and then for whichever wins, write one sentence for every vote it gets.

For the sake of your sanity, I've decreased the number of WIPs in this poll.

open tags for anyone wishing to do this! taglist below cut:

@saltysupercomputer @ehlaaaaaaaa @kayedium-writes @helathorloki @saphoblin @toribookworm22 @odysseywritings @blockedwriterqueendom @oh-no-another-idea @cljordan-imperium @minutiaewriter @perasperaadastrawriting @writingpotato07 @asher-orion-writes @wallacejwriting @cherrybombfangirlwrites @calicojackofficial @pure-solomon @alesseia @nightmarishnotifs @iced-ginger-tea

[queerlilchinchin]

HAPPY STS!

How are your WIPS coming along? Any recent you wanted to talk about?

xD they're developing nicely, though none are actually getting written.

I get an idea, get excited, develop it then instantly get 3 more ideas and develop them and with each one's development, I get 5 more ideas xD

It's become a biiiit of a problem.

But my latest idea, The Haunted House, I'm pretty darn excited for, so there's that.

Then again, I've been excited for all the ideas so 🤷🏽‍♀️ we'll see how far I get before I start another idea.

happy belated sts and thanks for the ask!

[did-i-do-this-write]

HAPPY STS!

If you were to do an “Anniversary Story”, for a (insert number of years of writing stories, songs, ETC), what would your “Anniversary Story” be about? What would you include in the story?

RAMBLE ABOUT IT!

HAPPY (late) STS! THANK YOU FOR THE FUN QUESTION!

I think my ideal anniversary story would be some kind of tribute to all the stories I've written and all the things I've learned over the years. I'm not sure what the best way to do that would be because I've never thought about the concept of an anniversary story, but it is a sort of fun prompt 😊 to me, it would just be some kind of celebration of writing :D

This ask motivated me to write 126 words for Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest.

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