#into the phantasm

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Petition for @lyraoctavia to add me to Into the Phantasm

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As a writer, I feel personally attacked

When the author describes a character’s appearance way too late and you have to quickly redesign the image you already have for them in your head:

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How does this keep happening, it was supposed to just be about Phantasm nightlife!

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I think my best piece of advice to aspiring writers is to not write your biggest and most important ideas first.

I made this mistake with Into the Phantasm. I started it when I was still inexperienced and the series never felt good enough. I made a ton of mistakes in every single aspect of the storytelling which is totally understandable for the level I was at, but because ITP meant so much to me, it caused so much grief. I simply wasn’t a good enough writer for what I was trying to make.

A hard pill to swallow is that when you start out, you’re probably not gonna be very good at writing and that’s totally okay. Try baking a pie when you hardly know how to boil an egg. Trust me, it ain’t gonna turn out good. I recommend taking your biggest projects and shelving them for later. Write notes, absolutely write a ton of notes, but don’t write them first. Instead, come up with a bunch of random ideas and write those. It doesn’t have to be good, it just has to exist. You’ll be able to learn without any of the pressure of trying to create that story that you know deserves to be as amazing as it can be. And once you’ve practiced enough, you’ll be able to make those dreams a reality.

Write stuff that doesn’t matter, so you can learn the stuff that does.

Also, read a lot of other peoples’ books. Trust me, it’s so important.

[lyraoctavia]

✨Welcome to the Into the Phantasm Masterpost✨

Okay, should probably give some context here. I post a lot about Into the Phantasm and I just wanted to make this post to… I guess advertise/explain what it is and talk about the state that the series is currently in.

What is Into the Phantasm?

Into the Phantasm is a series of five fantasy novels. It follows the journey of Sarah Taylor and her two best friends Maya Sugawara and Lillian Snow. These three all lead fairly uneventful lives, but all of that changes the moment they meet with a mysterious, hooded traveller who turns out to be not of Earth, but of another world entirely. A wondrous place that exists through the reflective surface of the silver mirror they carry with them. A world where every story, world, character, creature or concept that humans come up with is made real. An alternate dimension called The Phantasm.

Above all else, Into the Phantasm is a character driven story with a focus on the emotional journeys and mental health of not just the main cast, but a good majority of the side characters as well. It is a MASSIVE series with a huge world and expansive lore. So much so that I couldn’t fit it all into the main series. There will be side stories releasing both alongside the main five parts and after they’ve all released. Into the Phantasm has so many different tales to tell over the course of its vast, continuous narrative that only becomes more beautiful and devastating as it goes along… Seriously, get used to book 1 and 2 while they’re there, I don’t fuck around with the later books. :3

ITP also has a focus on inclusivity, especially for an LGBTQIA+ audience. It features gay and lesbian characters, trans characters, ace/aro characters, etc. Also, as an autistic writer, I wanted to include autism and ADHD representation as well. Above all, Into the Phantasm is a safe space. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t make mistakes. If you decide to read the series and spot something that’s harmful in any way to anyone, please let me know so I can change it.

Another thing I should probably add is that I don’t recommend ITP to a younger audience. The whole series, but especially books 3, 4 and 5 delve into some pretty mature themes. Trigger warnings have been included in the descriptions of each book, and if there’s anything triggering I didn’t mention, again, let me know so I can add it on.

Into the Phantasm will be releasing for absolutely free on Wattpad but depending on how things go, might not be there permanently. They’ll be there for a good long while, but will be removed once I have enough impressions and get the books monetised.

If you think this series sounds interesting, I’d recommend following me, following the Into the Phantasm tag and keeping up with this post to see any and all updates.

Geez this section was long…

Updates on the current state of the series:

Currently, none of the parts are available to read. Book 1 was published up until recently but I decided to rewrite it as I felt like it wasn’t up to the standard that I felt it should be. If anyone read the original book 1 (unlikely) and thought it was a little naively written (very likely) I’d recommend trying it out again when the rewrite releases.

The first three chapters are DONE and will be releasing soon.

[lyraoctavia]

My... series has a happy ending... sort of

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10 Movies From The 1970s To Consider For October/Halloween

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Under the red hood alternative story where Jason doesn’t go the drug lord “choose me or him” route and instead hatches a plan to make Bruce love him ‘again’ and get attached to him and then he lets himself get killed again cause CLEARLY Bruce didn’t mourn him enough the first time. It totally makes sense.

Jason, while hugging Bruce after the DNA test came back positive, grinning evilly behind his back: hahahahaha yeah this’ll fucking show him!

Except. He miscalculated. Severely. Suddenly the thought of dying is a terrifying one because his life has never been this peaceful. Bruce helped him finish his school education and convinced him to enrol into university, even helped him take over crime alley’s underground in the meantime.

Jason, while spending time with Bruce, not fighting and just existing peacefully in each other’s company, realising that he doesn’t really fancy dying anymore and his plan is effectively Ruined: fuck.

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Can confirm, I’m a writer and all of these work on me

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Red - Pain, Blood, Rage