#indigowriting

[indigowriting]

heads up, seven up

tagged by @zmwrites (thank you! you can find her excerpt here)

i only early have one wip that has had any progress recently, so here’s a bit from orioles:

Tally doesn’t usually go down to the relay room; actually, almost no one does, because there’s no one beyond the generation ship to communicate with—the last vestiges of intelligent life, as far as the Firstborn could tell ten centuries ago, are contained on this generation ship, the final, dying gasp of hope from a crumbling world, bound for what they had determined to be a viable planet for settlement—, but it’s not far away from the cryo chamber, and sometimes if you’re working in there, your comms’ll pick up whatever interference the open relay channels are receiving. It always amounts to nothing more than some dying star’s emissions or the crackling reception of some probe sent out long ago that is still, somehow, not dead in the black reaches of space, but investigating them, even if they turn out to be nothing, is one of the few diversions acceptable during work hours, and one of the only ones with anything actually interesting involved.

The corridors grow wide and opulent the closer they grow to the cryo chamber, no longer the labyrinthine warrens of passages barely tall enough to stand in, cleaned religiously of any rust or other aesthetic blemishes, and it’s precisely that cleanliness that makes them unsettling—they’re relics of a past time, a past people, and they feel just as suspended in time as the hundred-odd people held in cryopods in the cryo chamber proper. Without meaning to, Tally shivers.

“Hang in there,” Bismah mutters, keeping her voice habitually low in the way all maintenance workers do when in this part of the ship. Tally has no idea when it started—it’s as old as their grandparents’ generation, at least, and probably older still. As much as their lives are in service of the Firstborn, there’s also a degree of trepidation towards them—they’re a people who no one knows much about, beyond the duty they have towards them.

featuring: my inability to end sentences without tacking on like ten clauses </3

tagging: @mjjune @saturnine-saturneight @maiawritten and anyone else who sees this! (no pressure though!)

[mxxnlightwriting]

Okay everyone, please interact with this post if you're okay being tagged in tag games and stuff like that. I'll add your name to this post so that I can refer to it when looking for people to tag (because I never know who is okay with what, and I don't want to bother people who don't want to participate)

@thekingofthenameless @the-arson-author-gamer @major-arcana-series @nrivanwrites @gullwrites

@savvyminnow @vivianwrite @tragicheirs @world-of-iridensia @keen2meecha

@foyle-writes-things @pcm-vandermeer @vsnotresponding @innocentlymacabre @theprissythumbelina

@notwritinganyflufftoday @rachaellawrites @trixierosewrites @k--havok @dyrewrites

@indigowriting @kayedium-writes @maddstermind @leebrontide @abiteofhoney

@astorichan @physalian @bluberimufim @seastarblue @aurumni-writes

@daughter-of-inklings @theroseempress @bellascarousel @moltenwrites @quirkykayleetam

@pandoras-comment-box @frantheram @orphanheirs @waltzshouldbewriting @thewingedbaron

@written-among-the-stars

[moonandris]

✨NEW WRITEBLR TAG GAME JUST DROPPED✨

If you're struggling with breathing life into your OC's, try this funny yet stupidly simple trick/writeblr tag game I just came up with. I call it the 'Roast Your OCS and Make It Into a Title' tag game. 🤣

So, we've all heard of fictional character archetypes and stereotypes that are often present in fiction, right? We all know it's not good to have shallow, surface level characters that have no complexity or nuance to their personalities, because real life humans contain multitudes, contradictions, and are in general very complicated beings.

Throw all that shit out for this exercise and toss it into the trash! 🗑️ In this tag game, we're gonna be reducing all our OC's to the most basic, mundane, stereotypical/archetypal renditions of themselves and making it Fit Into a Title!

Here's an example of my main character + his besties from my Science Fantasy WIP:

Cold and Stoic Pretty Boy Loaner With Social Anxiety and Unhealed Trauma Tries to Save His Sister

Disowned Goth Femme Fatale With Bitchy Yet Gentle Attitude Is Socially Neglected and Cries A Lot

Occasionally Serious Himbo City Boy Cop Tries and Fails to Fight Crime With Therapy and Rehabilitation

Snobby Know-It-All Imperial Man Who Somehow Has Both A Superiority and Inferiority Complex

Protective Amazonian Lesbian Sadist Who Will Absolutely Step On You and Ruin Your Life Forever

Gifted Slutty Bisexual Boy Genius Is Hiding a Dark Secret and Is Very Zesty (Rude) About It

For this tag game I'm gonna be tagging A LOT of people but mainly people who've interacted with me recently. Free to reblog if you see this on your dash, even if you're not tagged. I find this shit HILARIOUS and I would love to see what everyone manages to come up with! No pressure at all if you don't wanna participate, this is all just for fun. ❤️😊

@in-heavens-trenches @revenantlore @cupandquillcafe @fattybattysblog @eames-with-a-rose

@gailynovelry @kestalsblog @dru-reads-writeblr @druidx @indigowriting

@diabolical-blue @writercoracain @tildeathiwillwrite @craig-h-stuart @illarian-rambling

@coarsely @rjcopeseethemald @jackiezenauthor @squarebracket-trickster @kaylinalexanderbooks

@pen-of-roses @flock-from-the-void @sarandipitywrites @buffythevampirelover @imsaanvikhanna

@songsofsomnia @shadow-of-tea-and-tea @owlsandwich @faeriecinna @hauntedluminarybbq

@sarahlizziewrites @ayzrules @rickie-the-storyteller @janec23

If you want some extra help you can also look up character stereotypes/archetypes like I did. There's hundreds of blog posts about this topic but here's some helpful links so you can judge/roast your OC's to your heart's content:

[finchmomentwrites]

[WIP whatever day tag]

thanks for the tag @indigowriting! (you can find their excerpt here)

RULES: share some recent lines from your excerpt on... whatever day

Water lapped at the boy’s ankles, seeping through the canvas of his shoes and biting at his skin. It was crystal, both in color and in sharpness. He looked down at his feet, half expecting there to be blood muddling the water, seeping out from little cuts, but there was none. Only pink skin and wet socks, pink skin and wet socks. He turned back to the shore.  His counterparts hadn’t moved from the sand, though they still flanked him on either side, bodies braced for something unspoken. He was to enter the lake only as far as the tide could both touch him and recede. Then, he was to sacrifice the stones. That was all he knew. 

okay... this writing isnt super recent, but i like these paragraphs and i havent done much lately due to finals n such. hope you enjoy anyway!

tagging: @nymphoutofwater, @foyle-writes-things, @rhikasa, and anyone else that would like to join!

[aalinaaaaaa]

Writing Share Tag

Thanks to @gioiaalbanoart for the tag!

So this derives from a straight continuation of A Lesson In Observation, after what happened to Charimone by the end.

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Bang, bang, bang. “Hmpf.” Charimone turned under the bed sheets, head facing towards the inner wall. The door boomed again, and so she tugged the sheets closer. She closed her eyes, waiting for the banging to cease and fade away. A muffled noise accompanied each round of knocking, a consistent set of three. Her mind yearned for sleep, called out for it, drifting until the sounds breached it, falling short of the heavenly limbo between the domains of dreams and wakefulness. “Leave me alone.” She rose her head from the pillow, eyes drawn to the small slivers of light outlining part of the door. For a moment, everything ceased. The voice spoke again. “Charimone. Charimone, come out.” She froze. Only one person in this place knew of her name. If she opened the door — if she could open it, even — what waited beyond it? A wall of books split her from the outside. Sturdy in place but precarious, vulnerable to divine wrath as she was. She walked to the door, standing before it, hovering her wavering hand. Whatever would happen would happen. The voice called again. She opened it in answer. It creaked and swivelled away from her, leaving her to raise her hands at the sudden burst of light.

Charimone hesitated in the doorway, her captor’s face taking up the entire right side of her vision. “Did you enjoy the party last night?” “I don’t know…” The tone made her wish she never opened the door, the lady’s polar blue eyes and blood red hair a chilling reminder of herself. “How did you know to find me?” The lady blinked a few times, scoffing. “Your technique is good, child, but it needs work. Anyone with a good sense of magic could’ve found you.” “Are you mad at me?” She brought her hands close to her chest, nerves rising in the short silence. The lady extended a hand to her, and she took a step back from the forefinger close to her chin. “I made a promise to you that I would never tell your father you followed him here. But you need to make that promise to yourself. Otherwise you may need to be asking him that question.”

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Sending tags to @seastarblue @bardic-tales @angelfevr @space-writes @ruvastuon @aayuuwrites @tabswrites @fantasy-things-and-such @indigowriting @aquadestinyswriting @cee-grice @thelittlestspider @shay-the-maker and an open tag for anyone with writing to share!

General taglist (ask, comment, message me if you'd like to be added or removed): @mr-orion @the-ellia-west @guessillcallitart @thereadingfoz @glassstardust22124 @honeybewrites @ashirisu @drowsy-quill @oliolioxenfreewrites @theglitchywriterboi @did-i-do-this-write @threeking @seastarblue @gioiaalbanoart

[tryingtimi]

Books of 2024 (in no particular order)

Hi, hello dears! Since I’m out here trying to bring back things, I’ll give a shot to this one too from last year. The “rules” were to list 9 books you’ve read and loved this year, and boy I’ve got recs to gush about. (somehow I could read 40+ books which is just insane)

No pressure tagging: @bloodlessheiratnight, @the-void-writes, @barbex, @indigowriting, @aalinaaaaaa, @approximately20blorbos, @wildswrites, @dyrewrites, @odysseywritings, @jadefyre, @goldfinchwrites, @sodaliteskull, @astarlightmonbebe, @tc-doherty, @forthesanityofstorytellers and anyone who’d like to join!

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole. ya fantasy, Jamaican-inspired, dragon riders, M/F and F/F focus

God I wanted to yap about this one for so long. This book literally got me back to reading, so naturally it became an instant fav and a life-changing book. And, honestly, gave me hope for some YA since I’m not the audience for those usually. The setting is as breathtaking as fresh within the genre, and the story is a very exciting one with all the dragon riding, the academy and the gods that would loan their power. Not to mention the characters which I surprisingly grown to love very much. (And man the romance part made me kick my feet and squel in excitement at some point). So yeah, give it a try please all. Like, now.

Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui. non-fic, great audiobook, title says all

The read that rekindled my love for swimming and being in the water. A very interesting little book about incredible lives that were saved by or moved by swimming and the waters, while it also shows light on some beneficial aspects that not everyone might know. It’s a half memoir/biography too, but that part wasn’t as impactful I’d say. However the rest did make a strong impression on me so I’d recommend this to everyone who wants to know whats the swimming and water crazed people’s deal.

Jade City by Fonda Lee epic&urban fantasy, east-asian martial art movies and the godfather vibes, grimdark

And here we come with the big guns. I didn’t know this story is gonna be the second all time fav fantasy series on my list, nor that Fonda’s gonna become the tradpub female writer idol for me, but life’s just that unpredictable. Seriously, this book has me by the throat and I don’t want the grip to soften. All that you can imagine from the bleak, smoke filled gangster life to the flying-jumping double kicks of Michelle Yeoh, it’s in it. The story also very heavily leans onto the political intrigue, and lore aspect so keep that in mind. Oh and the best ever erotica (for my taste personally) is sprinkled around there casually too, so there’s that.

Penance by Eliza Clark litfic, fake-true crime, thriller

I was never a true crime girlie, but I was a litfic one. This book is kind of a satire about how true crime impacts people, especially teenage girls, and what's up with the obsession over it. It also explores where reality and fiction blurrs, and how that can impact lives. A brutal read, in my opinion, and I ate it up in two days smh. Also, I'm going to be real honest with y'all here; I was very confused at the beginning because I never read a fake investigated interview/essay before, so I completely believed it to be true (even tho I found it in the fiction genre). So yes, Eliza Clark is brilliant in that sense, will definitely check out her other books, and will never forget the true tragedy she based the crime in the book. Oh and when she brought up tumblr and tumblrinas in the book... ugh.

Cultish by Amanda Montell. non-fic, great audiobook, title says it all

2024 was the year of litfic and non-fic on my end, or at least I tried and am still trying to get back to them. This one was a very interesting book about cults and how cult leaders use language as a tool to create their communities. Or, well, not just them but everyone. I love learning about how and why we use language as we do, and I also love learning about anything cult related even tho they make my skin crawl. This book luckily did justice on both ends.

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. litfic, fake-rockumentary, fleetwood mac/stevie nicks-inspired

Continuing my march on the "reading the books my favourite series and movies are based upon" journey. Daisy Jones is something that was great in book, but excellent on tv. The whole fiasco and the documentary part works better on screen I think, especially after they literally wrote, produced, sang and perfomed songs. Like what the hell. Still listening to the songs cuz some of them are peak 70s. However, the book and the series has the same vibe, so that's why I could enjoy both. (not to mention it inspired me too) What I would really highlight tho, it’s Simon’s story in the series because my god I love her so much. Sometimes even wish it would have been about her than Daisy, lol.

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang. (ya) historical fantasy, very heavy war stuff, chinese mythology

It's not ya, okay? There are elements that match that, but overall, it's just not. What the book (and the whole series) actually is tho, is a raw portrayal and an essay about the horrors of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and what went down there, coated with a touch fantastical world and some magical/mythical elements. Loved the first book to pieces. This one might be the closest to ya, with all the academy time, the hint of enemies to whatevers, but only up until the half of the book. After that it blurrs and morphs. Still, the whole series is the most educational fantasy I've ever read, and will always keep the first book as a favourite. It's something everyone should read at least once, I think. But never ask me about the last installment.

The Red Palace by June Hur. ya historical fantasy, mystery, romance

Imagine a book that literally reads like a korean period drama. I mean, literally. Funny enough, I needed a second try to get to this book, but after that, oh man it checked all the boxes. It's easy to read, a fun little murder mystery in the palace, and a great experience if you're a kdrama junkie like me. I still think about this book from time to time, and will read all the other works from the author for sure. (fun fact: the royal family stuff are usually historically accurate because that's June Hur's whole sthick, which i love that for her)

We Will Devour The Night by Camilla Andrew. gaslamp fantasy, court intrigue, light vs dark, some impeccable erotica

We all know and love Cammie. And trust to bring an amazing next installement to the The Essence of the Equinox. I loved the book to pieces, because it contained everything I'd crave in a continuation. An interesting and gorgeous expanded world, escalating political intrigue and a ton of great character interactions. While, of course we still got to spend time with our best girl Laila, and best dick Darius.

[mer-acle]

just wanted to say again that I really love your writing and how you do the dynamics between the Olympians and your art is so nice too!! your Athena centric fics are easily my favorites from what I've read so far, and I was wondering if you have any recs for fics about her?

Oh, hi (so sorry I didn't see the ask sooner I'm still learning about Tumblr)

Thank you so much, first of all, that means a lot to me!

Here are some fics I really enjoyed:

Idk looking for fitting fics is kinda difficult in this fandom ngl XD

Hope this helps a bit

[zmwrites]

tag: heads up seven up LXXI

I was tagged by @writingamongther0ses! Thank you!

Have another bit from Open Seas, aka the only WIP where the words are wording:

As The Allegiance passed through the harbour mouth, Idalah exchanged words with a man working the nets in a language Tess didn’t recognize, gesturing towards the berths ahead. The conversation ended with Idalah shaking her head and waving the man off, earning a laugh from him. She joined them by the helm. “Berth twenty-seven, Raleigh. The bastards raised their fees again.” “They know this is the only safe place to resupply in this part of the ocean,” Dorian said. “Which means they’re getting enough of our money without gouging us on the berthing fees,” she replied sourly.

One thing is universal, and that is overpriced parking.

I tag @leah-yasmin-writes, @indigowriting, @drabbleitout, and anyone else who wants to play! As always, no pressure!

[theroseempress]

everyone meet Sir Wilbur, Guardian Of the Stairs

yes, he is properly a Sir, I knighted him.

@ettawritesnstudies @enne-uni @wackus-bonkus-maximus @indigowriting @hallwriteblr @thatndginger @the-stray-storyteller @writernopal @daisywords hey guys look at my little man

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

Writing Share Tag

Thanks for tagging me, @indigowriting and @winterandwords! :D

Here's an excerpt from Totentanz:

"It can't get at us," Diarnlan said, more confidently than Karandren felt. "It would have to rip up the whole floor. Now where do we go from here?" Karandren opened his mouth. Then he closed it again. "I… I've never been down here in person." Diarnlan froze. The constantly-moving lamp cast half of her face into shadow while making the other half look alternately angry and blank. "You--" She took a deep breath. Karandren got the distinct impression she didn't slap him only because she was holding the lamp. "Do you at least have a compass?" Karandren shook his head.

Open tag! :D

[indigostudies]

hi! you can call me jiayi (家宜)(i was born and raised in china, hence having a chinese name—i'm west asian ethnically). i'm a long-time tumblr-user, first time studyblr creator. i hope to use this blog as a study-aid and i'd love to meet new people and make friends!

my main interests are languages, linguistics, and applied mathematics, and that's what i am studying in college!

i also have a writeblr sideblog at @indigowriting, where i will hopefully finally start creating original works :)

HOUSEKEEPING:

my study posts resources chinese german korean

[indigowriting]

very sparse wip intro for [REDACTED] wip (i really have to come up with a better name.............)! i've been working on this a couple of days now and am 6k out of my minimum goal of 30k. this is very much a self-indulgent project but i really want to finish it, and i'm very hopeful i'll be able to!

[kaylinalexanderbooks]

Get to know me tag

I've been tagged so many times oh my God. Thanks to @songsofsomnia here, @spitefulbull here, @awritingcaitlin here, @sleepywriter00 here and here, @mikathewriter here, and @indigowriting here.

Last song I listened to: We Don't Believe What's On TV (Twenty One Pilots)

Favorite color: teal 🩵💚

Currently watching: Star Trek Voyager (partial rewatch), Phineas and Ferb (rewatch), MythBusters, Whose Line is it Anyway

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: still savory

Relationship status: dating ❤️💜🩷

Current obsession: actively doing more TSP (my WIP) but I can't get PnF off the brain sorry

Tagging (gonna be honest I forgot who I've done so if you see this and haven't done this go for it but I'll tag some newcomers in the meantime): @kbwritesstuff @addicted2coke-theothercoke @metalaniac @jmhwritesstuff @pluttskutt @lyraoctavia @ladytamris @duxinteritio @bargainbincheese @somethingclevermahogony @laureleavess

[bluberimufim]

Two Truths and a Lie

Helloooo I was tagged here by @fleurtygurl (check out her post!) and thought it sounded super fun! So here we are!

Rules: From your current wip, post a poll with two truths and a lie for people to guess which option is false

I'm gonna do this for B&W bc it's that one WIP of mine that has the most random things:

There's definitely lots of other random things, but I think these kinda clash with the general vibes of the story in really funny ways.

Tagging: @olliexwrites, @delusionisaplace, @indigowriting, and @macabremoons and anyone else who wants to join!

[lady-grace-pens]

Telephone Tag Game

Original

Rules: Describe this snippet in your own words! You may add or remove one detail if you wish, otherwise try to simply rephrase things.

Once tagged, do not look back on the posts before the one you were tagged in. The point is to see how the snippet changes from the original post (just like a game of telephone).

Once written, tag the original creator (me!) and include a link to the original post (this one) so everyone may see the changes.

Tagging: @isabellebissonrouthier @spuddlespud @alinacapellabooks @littleredhatwriting @flowerprose @indigowriting @owilder + open tag!!

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The captain leered at his crew on the deck through a pair of glassy eyes that not once left the memory of the blood they spilt. A gruff coal mustache framed his pealing lips, cleverly tapered to disguise his sins.

The wind whistled to his ears threats of mutiny, tapered by the siren-like harmonies of a shanty. He didn’t allow this to scratch nor tar him, not even carve a new line in the cavernous depths of his wrinkles. Instead, he looked unto the bleak white horizon and grinned.

[livums]

Incorrect Quotes Tag

Hello 💜! I was tagged by @writernopal (see her post here!), @bluberimufim (See her post here!), and @writinglittlebeasts (see his post here!). Thank you all very much! I’m working my way through my notifs and this game seemed very very fun!

Rules: use this generator to make some incorrect quotes with your characters.

Tagging (if you haven’t done it already... 💜) : @sarahlizziewrites @yedithwrites @ink-flavored @oh-no-another-idea @indigowriting @heymacareyna @ae-park @sapphos-scientist @sergeantnarwhalwrites @jasperygrace​ @mysticstarlightduck​ @acertainmoshke​ @welcome-to-the-atmosphere​ @words-after-midnight​

THE ROMANCE OF THE DEMIGODS (click for character visuals)

Kesh: If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're impressed. Eve: But you do know better.

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Nysa: That shirt looks great, Kesh. Kesh: Thanks. Nysa: But I bet it would look even better on Eve's floor. Eve: Are you hitting on Kesh... for me?

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Nysa: You don't think I can fight because of my gender! Eve: I don't think you can fight because you're in a wedding dress. For what it's worth, I don't think Irial can fight in that dress either. Irial: Perhaps not. But I would make a radiant bride.

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Nysa: If you get in trouble, I'm gonna be like... a lawyer to you. Ok? Kesh: Okay. *later* Eve: Kesh! Sit down on the chair, you're in trouble. Nysa, whispering: Deny everything. Kesh, loudly: That isn't a chair.

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*talking on the phone* Kesh: Remember how I said that Eve and I were gonna have a calm night out for once? Nysa: Yeah… Kesh: Well, we’re in jail. Nysa: *hangs up*

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Kesh: What do we think of Eve? *pause* Nysa: *sighs* Nice pal. Irial: I think she’s gay.

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Kesh: Hi, sorry I’m late. I was doing a couple of things and got distracted. Eve: I’m “a couple of things”. Irial: I’m “got distracted”.

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Kesh, throwing her head into Eve lap: Tell me I'm pretty! Eve, lovingly stroking her hair: You're pretty fucking annoying, that's what you are.

THE MARKING BLOOD (click for character visuals)

Zova, about Sonea: She’s covered in blood again. Why is it she’s always covered in blood? Sylah: Well, it looks like it's her own blood this time.

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Zova: Anyone else feel good when their brain releases a bunch of endorphins? Sylah: Can't relate. Sonea: Why would my brain release a bunch of dolphins?

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Sylah: Where are my fucking keys? Zova: Sylah, Nieve is around, can you say it a little nicer? Sylah: May I ascertain the whereabouts of my FUCKING KEYS?!

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Sylah: Zova, I know you love Sonea. I mean, we all do, she’s a very nice person and I respect her immensely. Sylah: But I think she might be a fucking idiot.

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Zova: Sonea, I beg of you. Please, PLEASE go to the doctor. Sonea: Hey, I'm sorry. Is this OUR stab wound?