#wipv

[squarebracket-trickster]

what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck

how did I end up figuring out the entire plot arc for WIPV??? That's the WIP I had worked the least on?! Not only do I have a whole ass plot I have also figured out the whole SEQUEL???????

How did this go from my furthest behind WIP to among my furthest ahead in the space of like 1.5 hours?????? what

[kibblemaniac]

important kind of

hi guys! a couple of days(?) ago i posted this wipV

im actually almost done with the sketch, i just need to draw frank and julie and ill be done!

ill definitely be polishing this bad boy but as for posting it publicly.. I think ill wait until clown is back from his break. I've got 2 reasons why.

1 clown seems very stressed right now and whatever kind of attraction to welcome home i could cause could stress them out more! dont wanna kick them while theyre down, yknow?

2 i just.. kind of want clown to see the finished product? thats definitely wishful thinking on my part, but i really do want him to see how much i enjoy his project and how much fun i have drawing his characters. i dont think theyd be able to see it until after they come back

ill still be posting small doodles here and there, but bigger stuff like this will be private until then. (or at least just not posted here online) im not sure if ill wait until clowns back to continue writing my fic (this one https://www.wattpad.com/story/338828243-there%27s-a-human-in-the-neighborhood-i-apologize tumblr mobile wont let me do the link word thingy) i enjoy writing it and it looks like its gained a small following on wattpad, so im still deciding on that. i just hope the people who enjoy that fic enjoy the writing for raw!fruit.

speaking of raw!fruit, while im still bummed out about losing a lot of my files, ill be attempting to redraw those two lost pages this weekend, as i think ive regained enough muscle memory. i think ill get a usb drive for raw fruit specifically, just depends how busy ill be this weekend.

well, that's all for now i think. just some general art updates (mostly about welcome home tho)

[inspirelocked]

Im going to upload all my vent to a side blog!

Its @dufi-wipv-qutvt and its all entirely written in code that (hopefully) only i understand.

Anyway im gonna start posting vent art on there so if you wanna see any of it you can follow it ig

[makaherb]

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[squarebracket-trickster]

I'm going through the list I made of all my WIPs and, damn they're all such amazing concepts. I would read every single one of those.

[squarebracket-trickster]

Does one of your worlds have a "not dog, but functionally dog" creature? Maybe a fictional dog breed that's a lil wacky? What do people keep as pets!?

oooooh! an unexpected ask!!

Unfortunately, I don't know yet. I tend to leave this kind of very specific worldbuilding for later in the drafting process because I don't know what my story actually needs until I've done a full manuscript or two. I tend to just have a vague idea of what could go there, based off of what would logically arise from the story's premise, but I won't get into specifics unless it actually comes up in a draft.

Basically, the best answers I can give for each WIP are pretty vague.

In WIPs XV and IX there is the potential for ghost dogs, and for pets from other species associated with oceans and piracy: parrots, seals, crows, dolphins, cats, crabs, fish etc.

In WIP XIV they definitely keep small dragons as pets, though I tend to think of dragons as more cat-like than dog-like in their mannerisms. They might also have other mythical creatures like unicorns.

I am going to full from fairy lore for some pets in WIPXI, but there will also be robots and genetically-engineered species. There is potential for purple cyborg huskies or ge'd nine tailed foxes.

WIPVI takes place in our world but it features an anthropomorphic cat with the superpower to sense when one specific dog is within 1000m of her (based on my real cat who would start growling whenever a certain dog, and only that dog, was walking down our street, even if she had no way of knowing he was there.)

Don't ask what I am doing for WIPV. It's gonna be a worldbuilding acid trip... I think dragon fire is just really spicy burps in this WIP. If you jet-stream milk into a dragon's mouth with a firehose it will stop the fire. There are fire crews trained to do this.

WIPIII is gonna have genetically engineered designer luxury pets galore (but only for the wealthy, of course). Though uhhh... the line between pet and enslaved humanoid is kinda blurred for a bunch of these rich fucks.

WIPI... well the line between everything is kinda blurred. A talking dog-bird hybrid that can fly through dreams is completely within the realm of possibilities. People don't tend to keep pets in this WIP because, with everything so blurred, it is hard enough to just figure out who counts as human. Often animals that live in towns are just considered humans and given citizenship rights. (yes, this has weird implications for cannibalism...) The idea of owning a pet is treated more like the animal has a job as a companion and gets paid for it.

WIPII, WIPIV, WIPX, and WIPXVI all take place in our world and do not feature magic at all.

WIPVIII will likely have the classical mythical and fantasy creatures.

WIPVII does not take place in our world but it might as well. All the animals are the same as in ours. It's a Medieval English inspired setting so dogs are gonna be a standard pet.

I have no idea what internal logics to work off of for WIPXII, which is unfortunate because this is the WIP I am currently trying to worldbuild for. It takes place in our world but there is magic so... *shrugs*

[squarebracket-trickster]

Okay, actually, you know what, here's the master list of all my current original fiction WIPs. Because I feel the need to prove that some of them do have actual names. For honour's sake.

WIPs with actual names:

The Game duology: I Lost the Game and [unnamed sequel] - functionally WIPII

Evil Plans Trilogy: How to Take Over the World, How to Rule the World, How to Destroy the World (+ companion novels: Nefarious Schemes, Villainous Plots, How to Save the World) - functionally WIPIV

Evil Plans AU (Alien Universe) Trilogy: How to Conquer the Universe, How to Reign Over the Universe, How to End the Universe - also WIPIV

Tall Tales of Terribly Tempest Tseas Series - functionally WIPVI

Old Timey Pirates Duology: Good Ol' Fashioned Piracy and Ye Olde Skull and Crossbones - functionally WIPIX

Princess of Decay Trilogy - functionally WIPXI

Swincorn Classical Academy of Magic (S.C.A.M.) series - originally WIPXII

I am actually so proud of every single one of these names. If I trad pub these books I will fight to keep these names. These names are final and will not be changed.

WIPs with working titles that will probably be changed later:

House of the Windtaken series - functionally WIPVIII

WIPs with numbered placeholder names because idk what to call them at this point. The title is either one of first things I know about a story or it is the last thing I will figure out. (The only exception to this rule so far has been S.C.A.M. which I figured out after a significant amount of worldbuilding.)

WIPI (fucking massive series)

WIPIII (trilogy)

WIPV (series)

WIPVII (standalone)

WIPX (standalone)

WIPXIV (four books)

WIPXV (idk at this point)

WIPXVI (also idk)

On the other hand... my WIPs in order of priority (subject to change on a whim):

WIPVII - 60% done draft 3

WIPI - stuck on worldbuilding, stuck on plot

S.C.A.M. (WIPXII) - stuck on plot (got stuck 25k into a first draft, decided to scrap it)

WIPX - stuck on plot

Evil Plans (How to Take Over the World etc.) (WIPIV) - avoiding research that will probably get me put on a list hehe

Princess of Decay (WIPXI) - needs more direction

WIPIII - stuck on worldbuilding

The Game (WIPII) - needs more direction, ideas

WIPXIV - needs more ideas, putting it off bc it's a very new WIP and older WIPs get priority

WIPV - still only have a vague idea of what I want for it

Old Timey Pirates (WIPIX) - no idea what the central conflict is

WIPVIII/House of the Windtaken - no idea what the conflict is

WIPXV - yeah I got nothing but vibes for this one so far

WIPXVI - not emotionally ready to write it yet

Tall Tales of Terribly Tempest Tseas (WIPVI) - waiting bc these are my dad's stories to tell first.

so uhh yeah... my WIP having a name has nothing to do with where it sits on the priority list ahem

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BTW - anyone who is interested in my WIPVII content #wipvii is the most used tag on my blog. It has all my snippets and writing updates and live-blogging thoughts. I don't post full chapters though.