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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++
#this from a native english speaker and a pocketfull of other languages#ive always done words instictively so thinking about syntax and etymology on a deeper level is both captivating and also#a timesink spiral where i dont actually end up writing at all?#like penelope’s tapestry#every time i think i’ve got ebough to go on i find something new and have to unpick foundational knots#ok not like penelope at all but anyways#i think im gonna try and keep going with all of it and keep notes of any changes. then i can go back and decide if something needs changing#like culturally or linguistically or whatever#if its too vanilla or just not thought through well enough#novel wip rambling#text post
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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"
#this is why i will never forget that moment in Exit Strategy when Mensah grabs MB by the collar and tells it *No*#murderbot#this was also the core premise of a character in#my novel wip that shall remain unnamed#probably more characters i'm forgetting about#fun tropes#tropes#stars rambles
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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...
#doodle#my art#mask guy#wip#my oc#dreamty's ramble#tumblr poll#my games#otome game#amare game#dating sim#visual novel#matvey
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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]
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@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
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@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
#creative writing#fiction writing#writing community#writer things#writerscommunity#writers on tumblr#writeblr#writing#writers#writer#wip writing#writing wip#wips#my wips#current wip#wip#ellia writes#writers and poets#writeblogging#ellia tcot#ellia's rambling#ellia's tcot#reading and writing#books and reading#writing a novel#writing a book#am writing
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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)
#Lila speaks#December WIP rambles#OSSAS tag#ninjago skybound#fr the Ruby Redfort novels are SO fun#I loved them as a kid and they were my intro to the mystery genre/spy thriller#I love them to this day#also nobody knows about the series really so my Libby region ALWAYS has them open for checkout
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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.
#I'm not even gonna put this into the 5ds tag most people have no clue what I'm talking about anyway#also in my defence I'm also studying and working on original novels (plural) on the side#so I know I need to cut myself some slack#but god DAMN I miss uploading#just take this post I guess#straight from the chest#orchid rambles#current wip#fic writing updates
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Important Case-files poll time!
So, to my great displeasure, I've realised Silver Glass's title has nothing to do with the plot.
#my polls#nerissa rambles#WIP: glass#the case files of seo yo han#so far all of the books have titles that are quotes and I'd like to keep that theme#because so many mystery novels have titles like 'Death at (place name)' and I want something more distinctive
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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 :)
#here it is!! new pinned post!!#writeblr#writers on tumblr#writeblr community#original fiction#wip introduction#wip intro#fantasy novel#dark fantasy#fantasy wip#ok time for the end credits scene aka my rambling tags#no birdie doesn't know she's the princess. yes that's an important plot point for a lot of reasons#jack and arthur did NOT sign up for this magical destiny they just heard about a witch on the side of the road and wanted to check it out#emilia and fabin are persecuted in Fierodia bc their ability to shift into a human form is incredibly rare and highly sought after#mostly by the dragon government who uses dragons like them as diplomats and spies but heavily controls them#and their parents who wanted none of that said fuck this and moved to raedora. where it would be safer :)#i call jack arthur emilia fabin and birdie the prophecy crew and i would die for them. they would not let me#well fabin might actually#fabin#emilia#birdie#jack#arthur#keelan#maura#the raedoran cycle#rb original#<- btw that's just my tag for original posts. rb as in reneesbooks not rb as in reblog.
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My writing sources
Peep the Arcane themed gif (it's the only thing on my mind rn other than my WIP)
Anyway, I know no one asked but I think this might be helpful to anyone writing any form of story, so here are the sources I use!
Google Drive - I use google drive for everything! I find it really organizing to have everything in a folder, and it's also easy to upload files without taking up space on my actual computer
Google docs - I literally write everything on here. From character outlines to plot, to world history and geography. Also having it connected to my google drive makes everything easier to access.
Notion - Notion is literally so aesthetic and I use it to help organize the cities in my fantasy world so that it's not all jumbled up. It's easy to insert a bunch of images and it is also easy to get the hang of.
Inkarnate (free) - I use this website to make my fantasy world map. It's so cool and once I get an official look of my map I'll post it on here!
Miro - I use this to make a plot web. I would love to be one of those aesthetic writers who have the cork board and connect the lines, but for me everything is much easier digitally, so Miro is the best option for me!
Canva - Idk! I love making slideshows. So, in order for me to organize what I do know and what I don't know about my world, I make a canva slideshow and I make a timeline of world events. Canva is also very easy to make it pretty and aesthetic.
Behind the name - Helps with finding names from different cultures and their meanings.
Fantasy Name generators - I use this website when I need a quick name for something that really won't be important, but it's good for me to know as a writer.
@/ World building Question of the day - I love this page (here on tumblr!) It helps me think of things I didn't even realize I wanted / needed to know about the world my story is set in. Before I write I normally answer 10-12 of their questions as a warm up before getting into the nitty gritty.
And yeah! Thats all! I hope this helps anyone! :)
#writeblr#writers on tumblr#books#fantasy#writing#novel wip#novel writing#writer resources#writer rambles
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Hello! I return your STS-- I see that you do a lot of fanfic as well as original writing, which is awesome! Engage with what interests you! I wanted to know what your favorite part of worldbuilding was as well, and what worldbuilding is like in fanfic, if there's worldbuilding at all? I hope that doesn't sound rude, I just haven't really engaged with fanfiction on the writer or reader's end too terribly much, and on one hand, you would think the world is already established, but on the other, I feel like there have to be gaps you need to fill in sometimes? Thank you!
Thanks for returning the STS!!
So, first a disclaimer: I am still very new to worldbuilding! At least, worldbuilding in-depth. I used to just make sure I had basics figured out, enough for the story to progress, and then just figure things out as I went. Worldbuilding used to be super daunting to me 😅 and still is sometimes, I won't lie! But recently I've found myself really invested in it, and it's been a lot more fun than I could have imagined!
Alrighty, that outta the way...
A TL;CR as well because I kinda rambled on: favorite part of worldbuilding is magic systems and was the whole reason I began writing Not of This World. As for fanfics, I personally rarely worldbuild with the exception of my most beloved fic (by me. i adore writing this fic) Eternal, where I did quite a bit of worldbuilding especially where the magic system is concerned.
My favorite part of worldbuilding:
My favorite part of worldbuilding is definitely creating magic systems. I love writing high fantasy, and creating a system (or systems) of magic has always been a part of worldbuilding I've enjoyed, even when I was hesitant to do much worldbuilding. Usually, it's the magic systems that get me really invested in a world.
My current wip Not of This World began, really, with the initial thought of "what if magic physically manifested on a person?". Then it turned to considering what kinds of magic would have a physical manifestation, what those manifestations would look like, why would certain manifestations occur (arms vs legs vs hair vs eyes etc.), what are some kinds that wouldn't have much physical manifestation. This then led to considering, okay, what if people practiced more than one kind of magic? What would the consequences be? What would they look like then? And then as I started writing some characters, I also started considering would these characters feel pain when learning magic? Could this lead to these characters becoming disabled? How would they accommodate those disabilities in the world?
And I gotta say, exploring all that has been probably my favorite part of writing NoTW so far. I could talk all day about the magic system beyond like, the questions that led to my decisions, like full on just ramble about the answers to those questions and more, but I shall move on for now ^^
Worldbuilding in fanfics!
By the way, not rude at all to ask about this! Especially if fics aren't something you dabble in, I think it's really great that you asked, cause there are definitely differences I think! Personally, I don't worldbuild too much in my fics unless I am writing an AU and even then, it's still not often. Often I stick with the canon world, and only worldbuild if I am drastically changing the setting. (my awesome friend @hihopelessromantics does some fantastic worldbuilding for fics though!!)
I will talk about the one fic that I have done more worldbuilding than usual for though!! It's my darling child, Eternal. It's a canon rewrite and divergence of the anime/manga Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins). In a lot of aspects, I kept what was from the canon world, because I enjoyed how that world was already built. It was one of the things that drew me to the series originally on top of the potential the characters all had.
However, just because I liked most of what was in the world already does not mean I liked all of it. As you mentioned, there are definitely gaps in places, and in others, there are downright plotholes that, when planning a canon rewrite, just... gave me a headache if I'm honest. And then in some instances, I just outright did not like what was in canon.
Ironically, for me, this happened to be the magic system. Specifically how some characters were impacted by magic they either possessed naturally, were bestowed with by higher beings, or cursed with in some way. So, a lot of my worldbuilding for Eternal has focused on this, altering the magic system to make more sense to me but also, in my opinion, utilize potential that was not met in canon. Figuring out these aspects of worldbuilding genuinely makes ne super excited to write the fic, because I'm excited to share my twists with others and get their takes on it, and see how other's may like it compared to the familiar canon worldbuilding.
I think for me, I have two mindsets when it comes to worldbuilding: original fiction worldbuilding and fanfic worldbuilding. For the first, it's more of a sense of "What do I want to see/explore? How far can I take x concept and what would it then influence in culture, characters, and landscape?" For the latter, for me personally, it is very much a case of "What do I want to change?" And I'll admit, for fics? If I worldbuild too much/too far from the original world, I end up wanting to just turn it into an original story instead. That's how I got wips like You're Something Else and The Prince's Guard (which I still need to put info about here eventually lol).
Thank you again for sending the ask!!!
#you also probably were not expecting to read a novel when sending this and i do not expect you to read it all if yoy cannot!#thank you for giving me a reason to ramble about notw and eternal (even as vaguely as I could) <3#fun fact about eternal i started it over 3 years ago and its still ongoing. i had to scrap the original bc i wasnt happy w it#and with notw i think ive written more side stories from the pov of side characters than i have the main story#but its actually been a GREAT way to explore character voice of said side characters (who i like calling npcs)#as well as figure out the kinks of the world such as the power struture (not magic system but like. ruling party/person/group)#which IS tied to the magic system very closely actually i figured out recently#its been a lot of fun! more fun than i expected#if youve read this far tyy you are a trooper and if i could give you your fave snack i would#thanks again for the ask!!!#storyteller saturday#sts#sts ask#ambersky ask#ask#polyaubergine#wip: not of this world
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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.
#it feels like theres just so many things to write about now!#i gotta get them down before the Sight the Vision leaves my poor little mayor eyes#but alas#i eepy#novel wip rambling#its prolly that adhd mood got me again#hopefully it doesnt keep me awake. ����👀👀
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unfortunately for everyone, i'm gonna start drawing whatever i want whenever i want 😤😤
#all of my ideas that i deemed unworthy#because it's either 'weird' or 'things that no one would care about'#like OC art and ship art and even some canon stuff#i don't fully believe the 'your audience will find you' thing#but like i guess it's something i'll have to get used to#because i'm happier when i'm not scrapping ideas before they even make it to the canvas#my WIP folder is overfloweing with stuff i decided didn't matter enough lol#i had a bunch of cool (i hope lol) ideas for weird werewolf art#and more cyberpunk stuff#anyway the tags are now a novel sorry lol#i want to be one of those artists that people care about my OCs LOL but i'll settle for one or two friends caring rn LOL#balverine rambles
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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
#ik it's a popular one but ep 20 is not a post-confession moment its a ichijou has relaised his silly crush is LOVE moment to me.#i dont think ichijou hospital scene ep 38 or godai talking to tsubaki before leaving or goichi goodbyes would have the impact they do#if godai and ichijou had acknowledged it and were just dating....#let alone i think their behaviours and the things expressed and said in those scenes are emblematic that there's somethign unadressed......#ah well. back to my [looks at notes] dear god. 135k wip of them getting together after the show when godai returns#(not 10 years later because i dooo not approach the novel as truly canon)#<- dont mind me i will be at this for another year at leastt lol#rambles#kuugaposting#goichi
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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 😬😬
#summi lives!#summi rambles#naruto if#maboroshi if#if wip#twine game#interactive fiction#twine wip#naruto#interactive games#interactive novel#interact if
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Every day I go to work on my wip.
Every day, I go and add a new scene to a completely unrelated wip.
#writing is fun#I WROTE THIS POST AND THEN GOT DISTRACTED AND OPENED ANOTHER WIP BEFORE HITTING POST YOU CANT MAKE THIS SHIT UP#writing#fanfic#rambles#in both good and bad news one of the gc au oneshots is slowly becoming a novel
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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.
#illustration#oc#original character#visual novel#wip#sprites#johann tyto#lushifel sol-mcallister#shimigan simpiman#like i know some people do the game jams where they make something in a very limited timeframe#wish that were me#technically i think i just have to write/code at this point i think i have all the (major) art done#still. its so funny that i'm like no no i'll do it in a week. and then on day 3 i go wait a damn minute#i also wanted to give everyone at least 2 poses but johann is the only one who got that luxury so far#maybe i can convince my brain to make this a long term project. i just have to trick it with treats or something#anyway sorry for rambling this is my life update /j#current working title is E:D:E:N which will presumably be a mess with the “:” in there at some point
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