#novel wip rambling

[butterfly-siege]

Ok i was really gung ho about making a few languages for my novel, and i still am largely. But hoooo boy the learning curve. It goes from ‘wow neat!’ To deep philosophical questions about what even is language and also look how we prioritize certain structures and check this out! Hidden metaphor. Rethink everything, you’re biased immensely by the languages you speak.

Im going to keep with it but i am feeling very intimidated and also lots of respect for conlinguists. A++

[ilovedthestars]

there really are few emotions i find more compelling in a story than "you should be afraid of me. please don't be afraid of me"

[dreamtydraw]

Hauting, he's HAUNTING ME. Have you ever been haunted by a character you desperetly want to work on but really need not to ? Well I do... I want to make his game so bad...

At least he might get a name ?

Unsure if Slavic name might turn off players because I remember that slavic sounding name aren't that wildspread so I'm making a poll...

[the-ellia-west]

HEY LOSERSSSS

Poll 1/2

This one is for Which WIP I should spend my time on (posting about) for the rest of this week

For TCOT you'd get a few scenes, a lot of progress updates, and I'd actually start getting back into EoW, you'd also get a ton of extra stuff. And if this gets enough votes, I may do a Character Q'nA because I'm bored

StF will get a bunch of Actual Scenes and for once, some actual character profiles, worldbuilding, ect.

J&R will all be hosted on @jakkon-and-rose-topic and have a few more scenes, some possible spoiler alerts, my plans for it as a series, and a ton of character dynamics and specific development to character Relationships we haven't explored yet

Then C4 will have me develop the stuff I do have written and show it to you. Actually make character profiles, maybe a map, and definitely some face claims I have for the characters because those are the most accurate face claims I have.

[Poll 2]

See mentions

@fanntasy131 @alnaperera @clever-naming-convention @pastellbg @smudged-red-ink

@ajgrey9647 @sl-vega @supersoakerfullofblood @jesusfreakspeaks @lunaeuphternal

@agirlandherquill @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @caffeinated-and-annoying-bard @somethingclevermahogony

@phoenixradiant @ryahisbored @latay7 @sunnyjustice @nkikio

@bigwipscholar @kia-is-poisoned @justalittlebuddy @sunflowerrosy @danielleitloudernow

@aalinaaaaaa @corinneglass @mysticstarlightduck @cupandquillcafe @rivenantiqnerd

@katwritesshit @darkandstormydolls @cybercelestian @thelazywitchphotographer @njnetails

@aesthetic-writer18 @kitteafountain @mjparkerwriting @bloodmoonloveletter @artsandstoriesandstuff

@wyked-ao3 @words-on-pa-per @blue-kyber @vyuntspakhkite-l-darling @themortalityofundyingstars

@envycollective @urnumber1star @stars-forever @starmanbutitsregulusblack

I... did not know I had this many moots.... welp

[cboffshore]

Chapters two and three of If I Can Think (Of Something Clever) are here!!

Whew! Over 12,000 words later, I think I've officially ground my previous length records into the ground. It got so long that I had to slash it in half to protect y'all from a very potent case of Wall Of Text-Itis, but it's all there - just with a built-in intermission!

It should go without saying, but just to be safe: you'll want to pay close attention to the details in here. It's a lot to take in, I promise, but there's payoff. (At least, there will be with the final chapter.)

Tag list/interest check - and semi secret hint ;) - below the cut.

@tornoleander @aesthetickiwiiii @basicallyjaywalker @abunnsburrow

if you are NOT here and would like to be, let me know! Comment here! Inbox or DM me! Send me a carrier gull! Do whatever!

anyway, congrats on making it down here! Guess what time it is? That's right:

Semi-secret Hint Time!

As Lauren Child wrote in one of my favorite childhood novels:

"...it was the most simple kind of clue, the staring you in the face kind. So obvious you missed it."

- Look Into My Eyes (the first book in the very excellent Ruby Redfort series)

[inkblackorchid]

Been thinking WIP thoughts recently and thought I'd share a bit. (Feel free to ignore this if you're just here for 5Ds silliness, that's fine—and also, btw, this is not an "I'm droping the WIP"-post. Just some stuff I thought I'd want to share.)

I checked a little while ago, and Embers (the current working title of the WIP) is now just over a year old. I've been writing this fic, which currently stands at ten chapters, for a year. That's a lot. And it's not like I want to stop or anything, my plans are solid, progress is steady, and I really, really wanna show everyone this story. I was just... hoping I'd be able to write it faster, I think. Didn't think the outline would explode on me several times because there's so many good character moments begging to be written, didn't think the thing's plot would get so tight that I'd become too nervous to upload any chapters before the first draft is done for fear of contradicting myself on accident, and also didn't think I'd actually be mad enough to write six duels into this.

I think what mainly bothers me is that I just wish it was done, not because writing it is boring, but because I'd love to fucking talk about it already. Which, yeah, I know, not exactly an unusual problem for writers.

I don't really know what the point of this post is (beyond getting something off my chest in the hopes it'll stop rattling around in my head so I can actually think about writing more), but here's something for you all: The current, total word count of Embers.

(The current chapter, 10, stands at 26,562 words.)

I'll probably post another snippet once I figure out which tiny shred of this story I can post without giving away massive spoilers. Anyway, happy (belated) birthday to the longest fic I've ever written. And uh, thanks for your patience, everybody.

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

Important Case-files poll time!

So, to my great displeasure, I've realised Silver Glass's title has nothing to do with the plot.

[reneesbooks]

wip intro/masterpost - the raedoran cycle

hi hello here it is. my baby.

genre: fantasy

pov: third person limited, with various narrators throughout

status: a series of 4 novels/stories, in various states of drafting

summary: in one night, Raedora is thrown into chaos. the royal librarian murders the queen and her youngest daughter with magic and flees, leaving behind the king and the crown princess to pick up the pieces. the princess spirals slowly into madness as her sworn shield tries to save her, terrified of her dead sister's prophecy.

two thieves in the capital set their sights on the crown jewels after attending the queen's coronation. but when one gets a little too reckless and catches the attention of the Mad Dog of Morbhard, their plans quickly go off the rails.

when their parents are killed in the Dragon Purges, two shapeshifters must hide amongst their killers to survive. one, a talented healer, tries to build a life that will be safe for them, but her little brother has his sights set on avenging their parents by murdering the queen that ordered their deaths.

a young witch is raised alone by her father, always in hiding, with strange dreams and visions of the future. when he dies of an illness even her magic can't heal, she must strike out on her own, searching for answers to the prophecy that has followed her for her whole life.

tag: the raedoran cycle

so originally this was one novel following multiple characters, but thanks to a minor plot bunny that greatly spiraled out of control (lacuna) it has become something much more. many of the four novels' events occur simultaneously, with their stories overlapping and intertwining as the character's lives do the same.

the knight of lacuna lake

Keelan: baby boy war criminal. he narrates the story as he tries to save Maura from herself.

Maura: the golden queen of Raedora. she lost half her family in 1 night and handed it incredibly well all things considered (no she didn't)

status: first draft finished(!!), shelved while it marinates and i work on the rest of the cycle. likely going to come back and edit it at some point but for now it is what it is

tag: lacuna

the thieves of morbhard

Arthur: master lockpick and ball of anxiety. he narrates his attempts to get Jack to notice him while also trying to steal the crown jewels.

Jack: cursed damned street rat. born on the night of the triple new moon and condemned to a life on the streets, he's got his sights set on stealing enough to get both him and Arthur out of Morbhard for good.

status: just barely starting to draft. fully outlined.

tag: thieves

the dragons of kiltide

Emilia: the only voice of reason around here. a talented healer fighting to protect her baby brother from both the persecution they face in their homeland and the Purges that killed their parents.

Fabin: teenage ball of rage. his parents died in front of him when he was 13 and he has been supremely chill about it since then and doesn't everybody sleep with their sword under their bed?

status: outlining with the occasional scene.

tag: dragons

the witch of the west

Birdie: a talented witch born under and blessed by the full silver moon. raised by her father in the woods after fleeing the witch trials, she is determined to understand and fulfill her prophecy. her strange dreams of dragons, thieves, and knights lead her to a search for the people who she believes will help her in her journey.

status: it's complicated. this where all the original material lives for the most part so it's outlined(sort of??) and i've been writing scenes for it but idk what the actual timeline of events is and i've changed a LOT since i started. so it's a frankendraft mess. we'll get there eventually.

tag: the witch

and that's it! that's my baby! i think about Them a lot these days.

taglist: ask to be added <3 @k--havok @theharpywrites

links:

lacuna wip intro/masterpost

salt and brine (in the same world but not necessarily relevant)

i will add more as things get posted but for now you can find everything for each story/character through the linked tags up above. i am always available to scream about my children :)

[ichijokaoru]

i do understand the motivation from people in general to think of ships as together during the course of the piece of media, it's fun to think they're kissing and sometimes it's just interesting to cosnider what it'd mean for them at certain plot beats, but for godai/ichijou i really think if they were together, and their feelings were fully realised and fulfilled it kind of just takes the wind out of a lot of moments i find really impactful... not to mention i just don't think they'd act the exact same if they were together at that point

like don't get me wrong i can see how it's fun to explore them as together during x moment or y moment, but i just don't personally find it very satisfying to view them as together at any point during the show as my legitimate headcanon

[maboroshi-if]

Hii are you still writing this?

Short answer, yes.

Long answer is down below in the cut 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿

I'm working on another game called A trial of horror, or ATOH for short, and trying to prepare it for release for this November hopefully 🤞🏿🤞🏿 with that being said, I've only started writing a teeny bit for Maboroshi. Like maybe 100 words? Nothing substantial ya know?

I'm not gonna give a release date just for my mental health, but I can say that its probably gonna be either the end of the year of Q1 of 2024 😬😬

[butterfly-siege]

It is taking an INSANE amount of restraint for me to not write rn. I’ve been outlining all day, solving all kinds of problems and now that I’ve dome that the inspiration is

Here Right Now

But also ive been outlining ALL day in between chores so like. Im outta gas.

But i crave the To Be Writing activity.

[shitpostingkats]

Every day I go to work on my wip.

Every day, I go and add a new scene to a completely unrelated wip.

[lytorika]

So I currently have a week off work and decided i'll make a ""quick"" and ""simple"" visual novel/dating sim for my original character blorbos and I keep forgetting that it does, in fact, take time and effort to make something. I kid you not i am somehow surprised every time i go "oh i'll have that done in a week" and then it's like no this is something people usually take at least several months for.

[moltengoldveins]

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(“How many lives can a woman live?” “…I don’t understand.” “How many lives?” “I don’t know, ma’am. Is it a trick question?” “It is. A woman can only live one. After that, she is no longer a woman. She becomes something else entirely. You want to know what we are, storyteller? I will tell you. But you will need more paper.”)

[spacedoggo1138]

Ramblings

Man, I am so excited! I've always wanted to write a story and share it with the world, but I never felt adequate to do so. But I've stopped caring about how many find this, and just am enjoying the process of writing! I do hope this goes far, but if not, I hope whatever small group of people follow me on this journey enjoys my story I create! Thank you to everyone who's here from the beginning to the end!

[hauntingofhouses]

hi, it's me. the fic writer that uses culturally-specific idioms in a very different cultural time setting and keeps confusing words like reign and rein. this is my story.