#wizardfromthesea

[akindofmagictoo]

haven't touched my writing in a while and forgot how banger my most recent lines were, so here you go, bonus update (kinda)

Bethany coughed and slumped to the ground. Blood began to pool around her, spreading and spreading. Isi stayed where she was, to watch. She needed to make sure Bethany was no longer a threat. She needed to bear witness to what she had done. It could so easily have been Isi lying there, twitching in a pool of her own blood. Their places could so easily have been reversed, in a different world.

TAGLIST

@isherwoodj @metanoiamorii @lilmissravingwriter @weekofwednesdays @the-unwrittenwriter

@talesofsorrowandofruin @little-boats-on-a-lake @teriwrites @magicalwriting @magic-is-something-we-create

@writingbyjillian @waysofink @perditism @thehellinsideyourhead @calicowrites

@vellichor-virgo @google-plexed @therecouldbecolorsandlove @the-orangeauthor @ellatholmes

@happyorogeny @ladywithalamp @ashen-crest @authortango @strangerays

@moononherwings @nikkywrites @ambersky0319 @ambsthom @talesfromgringolandia

@wickerring @wizardfromthesea @diphthongsfordays @e-lisard @enchanted-lightning-aes

@emscribblings @teardropsandtherain @lowslore @fablewritten @copper-dragon-in-disguise

@reneesbooks @dirtybarkshark

[annlillyjose]

WRITEBLR REINTRO – ANN LILLY JOSE

hello there!

following through with my tradition of posting a new writeblr intro every single year, here we go – a brand new reintro where i talk a little bit about myself and my current writing projects. so, here we go, onto all that good stuff!

about me

i'm ann, a twenty-year-old writer from kerala, currently based in kochi

i live with my husband, who is a musician, and lead a very creative life of sorts

i'm an infp, enneagram type 2

i write literary fiction and poetry

i'm a discovery writer and have a thing for sad stories with traumatised characters

i work as a content writer and social media manager for a wedding company

you can find all my published work on my linktree

my aesthetics: wilted flowers, fallen leaves, silhouettes, shadows, gentle friendships, indie music, unplanned trips, birds, fireflies, annotated books, old libraries and buildings, post-colonial literature, voids, romance

my wips

i recently finished a litfic novel called dairy whiskey and am editing it right now, hoping to get it ready for agent submissions in a month or two. i put my heart and soul and blood and bones into it, so if you’d like to dive into the story and read a few excerpts, you can check out the intro here and every other excerpt here!

rock salt is my main wip since finishing dairy whiskey. it is the story of identical twins rain and norah as they move out for college and navigate their lives on their own, which ends up in them growing apart. if you like complicated sibling relationships and the struggles of growing up, you’ll love this book!

i so badly want to start writing it, but i don’t think i’ll be able to until dairy whiskey is in a more secure position. so, there probably won’t be any updates for a few months, but you can read the wip intro here.

this is a gay vignette novel that i started writing back in 2021 as a source of personal joy. this is the story of how a singer-songwriter desperate for normalcy meets a boy with a heart heavy with guilt. this is the story of how they fall in love and it’s honestly quite wholesome <3

i haven’t worked on this book in so long and i’ve been trying to sneak some words in, but it feels like the book needs a fresh start. i don’t know, i just might start it all over again. but until then, here’s an outdated wip intro.

green room is a literary/experimental memoir documenting my teenage years as a writer. it is a deep dive into craft and how it affects life, particularly how it moulds you as a person. i haven’t started drafting this yet, but here’s a wip intro for now.

so, that’s about it!

if you’d like to be pinged when i drop a new publication or a wip update, just send me an ask to be added to my general taglist and i’ll tag you in those posts.

thank you so much for reading. i hope writing has been going well for you. if not, here’s some strength, some kindness, and some caffeine to keep going!

– love, ann.

general taglist (ask to be added or removed)

@shaonsim @heartfullkings @vnsmiles @dallonwrites @wannabeauthorclive @sienna-writes @violetpeso @flip-phones @silassghost @ambidextrousarcher @zoe-louvre @writing-with-l @magic-is-something-we-create @femmeniism @frozenstillicide @wizardfromthesea @rose-bookblood @coffeeandcalligraphy @rodentwrites @saltwaterbells @snehithiye @at-thezenith @subtlefires

[weaver-of-fantasies-and-fables]

Lingering hearts, clover and sage - a fantasy romance

Do you like romance? Are you a fan of slow-burn and the conflict between love and duty? Do you enjoy magic, fantasy cultures and just the barest hints of an incoming apocalypse? Then this story might be for you!

To research the effects of catastrophic magical events on the environment, the elf Naeth gets permission from his isolationist government to cross the border into demonic lands and spend six months in a dilapidated scientific outpost. There he meets the demon Umaen, who gifts him with a beehive, a fluffy red chicken, and an unexpected friendship.

Torn apart by the elves’ strict no-contact laws, they must find a way to cope with the increasingly worrying results of Naeth’s research, while navigating an impossible romance and the clash between their two opposing cultures. Can their relationship survive the distance?

Rating: Explicit (because of a couple of scenes) | Estimated length: 100k words | Available from the second half of February

So what if I surrendered to my impulses and wrote out the entirety of Umaen and Naeth’s love story? My plan is to edit it out nicely, add in some illustrations by yours truly and make it downloadable from Kofi (priced between 2.50$-3$). This is an official INTEREST CHECK! I’m putting a lot of love in this story, and it’s toeing the line between sweet and bittersweet, with lots of feels and a little bit of politics. I hope you’ll stay tuned for new updates!

To curse an angel taglist under the cut:

@ardawyn @pheita @toboldlywrite @shewhowalksbehindthewheels @raevenlywrites @search-me-in-wonderland @concerningwolves @dreamywritingdragon @coutelier @rosesonneptune @lady-redshield-writes @chishiio @hysteriwah @artbyeloquent @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @wizardfromthesea @s-opal @thesunempire @ladywithalamp @jaimistoryteller

[chazzawrites]

I managed to do a little work on Apotheosis this evening, so have some more words :)

The Writers taglist: @writing-is-a-martial-art @kait-writes @hiddenhistoria @perditism @writingbyjillian @writeherewaiting @oasis-of-you @adie-dee @absolute-nonsense-scribblings @blind-the-winds @mmoonflower @maguayans @wildswrites @the-moving-finger-writes @vorskra @wizardfromthesea @generalblizzarddreamer @zonnemaagd @sleepy-night-child @foxy-lisard

Allyn POV

When I [straighten up], [my eyes] land on the gorgeous man now standing at Evangelina's side.

He looks so right in the space, classical beauty in his sculpted cheekbones and the fall of his dark hair, in a way that's almost difficult to process – wrong in its unedited starkness.

"So you're the ones Evangelina has been telling me all about," he says, a murmur more to himself than us. "I'm Marcus," he adds, voice clearer as he addresses me and Felix, who's hovering a little closer to the door.

His eyes drag over us as if he's trying to figure us out, and I find myself standing taller, meeting that gaze with my own.

"I certainly hope so. I'm Allyn," I say with a smile which hopefully doesn't betray the nerves bubbling in my stomach; the distinct feeling of being tested has settled over me, and the potential importance of the moment, coupled with his suave mannerism, bolsters my determination not to fail.

This has to work out. He has to hold all the answers.

Now that an opportunity has come to learn about this thing that makes me different, I don't think I could bear returning to the pretence of normality.

[writing-is-a-martial-art]

Taglist:

@apocalypsewritersers @pagesofcursivee @47crayonss @lady-of-himringng @dandelion-teaea @arbitreneart @wizardfromthesea @enchanted-lightning-aes @pixelw0rds @copper-dragon-in-disguise @sylvar-writes-fantasy @a-completely-normal-writer @wildswrites @aalinaaaaaa @ink-fireplace-coffee  @dumbass-prince-of-the-skies @aeipathys-blog @carefulpyromancer  @sar-per @decodamalion @euphoniouspandemonium @ashen-crest @sagasofazeria @imstillherebitchesa-blog @writeouswriter @soapstrings @doeskies @spyroluva @the-amber-droid-dreams @amywrites256 @bloody-hugs @thingys-reblooged @the-orangeauthor @writing2sirvive @thearcannevoid @hungryslothwrites @vacantgodling @authorofstories55 @lockejhaven @arbys-haunted-turnover @theglitchywriterboi @verisimlitude @salamandersofftheclock

ID under cut:

My textbook says 

the first thing to form is the mouth.

We show we’re alive by crying:

the mouth remembers

there is someone to care for us.

With all the love put into me

I would be foolish 

not to ache for it.

My body tells me

I wasn’t made

to be alone.

How good we are 

at holding each other.

Have you eaten yet, have you eaten yet?

[sleepingfancies]

48 72 & 96 for conall 👀

KSGBSDJFGBSJG ESSAY IMMINENT

48. How dramatic are they?

THIS IS HARD FOR ME TO DEFINE TBH... on one hand I want to say "he handles most things as best he can" but on the other hand... he tends to be a little. On the emotional/sensitive/dramatic side </3 for one thing he is Most Certainly an Extremely Jealous person, especially where his partners are concerned. He doesn't want to be possessive or weird about it, but he's deeply insecure and emotionally neglected, so he ends up being... A Handful sometimes, not always handling things well or maturely. On the whole, I think he is an exceptionally dramatic person - not necessarily in a catty or petty way, but in more of a "there's nothing, literally nothing, I won't do to keep this person around/keep their interest/make someone proud of me." Dramatic in a way that is very clearly driven by insecurity, fear, and desperation-fueled insanity.

72. How do they feel about love?

He has very complicated feelings about love. In a very basic sense, he doesn't really... know what it is?? That sounds so stupid but I'm not sure how else to put it. His mother was emotionally abusive and his father was absent, and his relationship with his cousin isn't exactly a model of healthy kinship. He never really had friends (without benefits/without transactional obligations) before he left the Arboretum, so it takes him a minute to even really figure out what Love (platonic or otherwise) is Supposed To or Should look like, as opposed to what he understands it to be like.

That said, he feels strongly about the concept that love is not a "one and done" thing, and that he can love his friends as strongly as he loves a partner. He would murder and steal and go to the ends of the earth for Raphael (once they get there), and he would do the same for Sonya, who is, has been, and always will be Just A Friend. He's deeply protective of the love he finds and establishes, and it would devastate him to lose a partner or a friend in equal measure.

There's a large part of Conall that feels like he doesn't deserve love like that; he wants it, badly, but he isn't sure what to do with a real, healthy love. Platonically, he feels like he has to prove he's still worthy of that love day to day. Romantically, he feels like he has to safeguard it and keep his partner's interest at all costs. It takes him a long time to unlearn the sort of neglect-and-abuse-carved mindset.

TL;DR: he feels strongly about love, but his feelings are complicated. At the end of the day, love of any kind is something he is starved for and unused to, so he gets a little Weird about receiving it.

96. What’s their sense of humour like? (Dad jokes, morbid humour, basic knock-knock jokes, stand up comedy, etc)

Initially extremely self-deprecating, which was learned from his mother. Once Conall is away from her, though, it starts to become his own thing, which is a sort of healthy mix of dirty jokes, bad puns, and friendly nagging. BY DIRTY JOKES I mean the extremely lame and eyeroll inducing kind, the "that's what he said" kind, the "buy me dinner first" kind. Conall is not a clever person, he isn't capable of coming up with witty retorts </3 but he Does enjoy making people absolutely exasperated with him. He's succeeded in making a joke if someone is telling him to shut up.

Another good example for friendly nagging is just like. Raphael for example has extremely long and thick hair, and once they're a bit Closer, Conall is prone to making "we have to keep you away from my home, every twig for a hundred miles will get stuck in your hair" type jokes. Not really malicious, not even really a Joke per se, but just a very light jest. A lot of times its reflective of his Closeness to that person - he likes to demonstrate that he Knows someone, he likes to prove they're Something, that they have a Relationship. More to prove it to himself than anything, but so it goes with him.

[wordsbynathan]

💬 Ruby

“Listen, I can’t tell you what to do or how to act. But people pay attention, and they talk. Like, a lot. It’s probably gonna become clear that you don’t really know what you’re doing.”

send me a character+💬 for a line of out of context dialogue!

[the-orangeauthor]

44 & 46 from the oc questions for whoever’s on your mind?

Thank you for the asks my love ❤❤

44. How long does it take OC to open up to people?

Kyda is an open book, no secrets, no holding back. Ibhan takes time, probably several weeks or even months with most people, he is very reserved and building trust with him takes time, patience and a lot of good comebacks.

46. How does OC act differently after getting to know someone better?

Kyda loves physical forms of affection, the closer you are the more she shall welcome herself to lounging in your lap, leaning up against you, hugging etc

Ibhan may actually crack a smile. like a real, genuine, ‘haha you made me laugh’ kind of smile. He would also allow you into his personal space a bit more, and actually entertain deeper conversations with people he finds interesting

[marimos]

hi! do you have a tag list for palace of thorns? if so i’d love to be on it, it looks so interesting :-)

added!! tysm !! 💚

[chishiio]

could you please add me to the crone’s cradle tag list? looks amazing!

sure!! thanks for the interest :)

[akindofmagictoo]

DRAGONSONG: draft 2 update: 14/10

previous word count: 112,769

current word count: 113,477 (708 added)

notes: SWORD THROWING!! (this is actually possible IRL, but not at this distance and not through plate armour. but hey, dragon fire magic powerup!)

snippet:

In her mind’s eye, she saw herself running to try to block the blow. But she would never reach them in time. It was too far. Her head still spun. She would fall before she made it a few steps. The way was littered with stone and bodies. And Bethany’s weapon was already rising into the air. Sierra’s eyes went wide. Voice cracking in terror, she cried, “ISI!” Isi’s blood ran cold. Sierra needed her. So she did the only thing she could think of. She threw her sword. She put all her strength into it. The force sent her staggering to one knee, but as soon as the weapon left her hand, she knew it shouldn’t work. It was something she had only ever done as a trainee, to show off with her friends. The point would quickly drop too much to be effective. It might not even make the distance at all, let alone be enough to stop Bethany. But her sword flew true and fast, almost humming as it cut the air. The blade punched through plate and chainmail, and straight through Bethany.

TAGLIST

@isherwoodj @metanoiamorii @lilmissravingwriter @weekofwednesdays @the-unwrittenwriter

@talesofsorrowandofruin @little-boats-on-a-lake @teriwrites @magicalwriting @magic-is-something-we-create

@writingbyjillian @waysofink @perditism @thehellinsideyourhead @calicowrites

@vellichor-virgo @google-plexed @therecouldbecolorsandlove @the-orangeauthor @ellatholmes

@happyorogeny @ladywithalamp @ashen-crest @authortango @strangerays

@moononherwings @nikkywrites @ambersky0319 @ambsthom @talesfromgringolandia

@wickerring @wizardfromthesea @diphthongsfordays @e-lisard @enchanted-lightning-aes

@emscribblings @teardropsandtherain @lowslore @fablewritten @copper-dragon-in-disguise

@reneesbooks @dirtybarkshark

and @chauceryfairytales bc we've been talking about this >:)

[annlillyjose]

Green Room – WIP Intro

hiii cuties!

have you ever been overcome by an irresistible urge to write a memoir at the age of twenty, or are you normal? i'm definitely not, so here's a new project (again)

green room is an experimental memoir that delves into my teenage years as a writer. i started writing seriously at the age of thirteen and self-published my first book at fourteen, which is something that haunts me to date. but here's the thing – i feel like i've learned a lot in the last six to seven years and wanted to explore it with another writing project.

i don't really know what this book is going to be yet. i'm going to start drafting during nanowrimo as a side project and hopefully finish it by the end of the year, but i'm not in a rush. i want to enjoy the process of writing this so i might take my sweet time.

now because this is an intro post, let's get to some specifics.

disclaimer: this is my original work. plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated.

genre: creative/literary non-fiction

pov: first person retrospective

structure: a combination of chapters, vignettes, and poetry maybe

projected word count: 50k

concept: literary memoir on a writer's journey through teenage as they navigate genre, form, tense, character, story, plot, theme, atmosphere, and setting.

aesthetics/vibes: abandoned art galleries, mountaintops, beaches at midnight, falling asleep on the terrace, coffee mugs, word documents, cute stationery that never gets used, rejection e-mails, daydreaming, moon phases, still rivers, birds flying in groups, rain, academic validation, morally gray people, the colour green

THE ORIGIN STORY

i had always wanted to write something in retrospect of my teenage and document my growth, but didn't want to be so didactic in doing so. the memoir seemed like a serious piece of writing so i didn't really know if i was qualified enough to start. but if i've learned anything about writing in the last few years, it is that you can write whatever you feel like writing. so here i am with a new wip.

a little bit about the title – i struggled with this the most. but the novel i wrote during my late teens (dairy whiskey) was an entirely green book and i found myself finding thousands of green things every single day. my life had turned a shade of green. i was very inspired by the books bluets by maggie nelson and the white book by kan hang. i decided to make the colour green an important aspect of the book.

i don't know how this is going to turn out or if i'm going to do updates for this one, but who knows, i just might. until then, i hope you enjoy my other writing and shitposting. until next time, goodbye.

– ann.

general taglist (ask to be added or removed)

@shaonsim @heartfullkings @vnsmiles @dallonwrites @wannabeauthorclive @sienna-writes @violetpeso @flip-phones @silassghost @ambidextrousarcher @zoe-louvre @writing-with-l @magic-is-something-we-create @femmeniism @frozenstillicide @wizardfromthesea @rose-bookblood @coffeeandcalligraphy @rodentwrites @saltwaterbells @snehithiye @at-thezenith

[weaver-of-fantasies-and-fables]

To curse an angel - the Map to Neith

... Featuring my awful handwriting. (The red dots are all small towns/villages!)

Important points of interest:

Pherahet and Pher Forest: Pherahet is the city where Naeth lives and studies, and its forest of white trees is the key to understanding the Curse destroying the world, because it was once witness to a terrible, terrible deed.

Umbra: the mountain village in which Anaichi is currently hiding and which he loves very much. He would do anything to protect it, but its people are already under surveillance for being pro-spirits, and danger awaits...

Athr: Umaen's city. Everybody low-key has a crush on him, which gives him a little bit of leeway for his illicit activities. It is also the first city that will suffer the effects of the Curse and the first to betray the Leader Lord for Umaen's cause.

Ydae: the demonic Capitol City. It's where more than half the cast lives (Yareina, Telae, Sasher...) and the seat of the government. Surrounded by a system of canals and a fortified wall, it's very difficult to attack.

Umaen and Naeth's secret house! Hidden in the middle of the woods by the border, it's the best-kept secret of the land! Nobody knows about it -except for all of all our beloved characters. And there's more! It's very conveniently located on top of the ruins of a sunken angelic city! Who knew?

Taglist under the cut (let me know if you'd like to be added/removed):

@ardawyn @pheita @toboldlywrite @shewhowalksbehindthewheels @raevenlywrites @search-me-in-wonderland @concerningwolves @dreamywritingdragon @coutelier @rosesonneptune @lady-redshield-writes @chishiio @hysteriwah @artbyeloquent @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @wizardfromthesea @s-opal @thesunempire @ladywithalamp @jaimistoryteller

[red-the-dragon-writes]

Happy new year

Thanks! You too, I hope fortune smiles upon you this year :D

[writing-is-a-martial-art]

Slightly edited this so I am actually content with it, sorry taglist guys, you're getting this (interact with this post to be added, contact me to be removed)

Taglist under cut

@apocalypsewriters @pagesofcursive @47crayons @lady-of-himring @dandelion-tea @arbitreneart @wizardfromthesea @enchanted-lightning-aes @pixelw0rds @copper-dragon-in-disguise @sylvar-writes-fantasy @a-completely-normal-writer @wildswrites @aalinaaaaaa @ink-fireplace-coffee  @dumbass-prince-of-the-skies @aeipathys-blog @carefulpyromancer  @sar-per @decodamalion @euphoniouspandemonium @bamboozled-boi @ashen-crest @sagasofazeria @imstillherebitchesa-blog @writeouswriter @soapstrings @doeskies @spyroluva @the-amber-droid-dreams @amywrites256 @bloody-hugs @thingys-reblooged @the-orangeauthor @writing2sirvive @thearcannevoid @hungryslothwrites @impaledlotus @authorofstories55 @lockejhaven @arbys-haunted-turnover @ehlaaaaaaaa @theglitchywriterboi @verisimlitude @salamandersofftheclock

Hello hi may I interest you all in some Goncharov fan poetry?

Original Russian version and transcript under cut

Original:

Послушай, сын своего отца, 

Послушай, человек рода, 

Не скажешь

какого рода ты человек? 

Часы на стене, 

Всё, старые, ходите? 

Куда вам спешить?

На что вы скорые? 

Нельзя ли

Взять небольшой антракт, 

Нам бы ещё до развязки

Смеяться взахлеб, 

И жалеть, 

И прощать, 

И вспоминать как когда-то украдкой

Сбивались со скрипта на слова треть. 

Друг человек, 

Друг - человек ли? 

Имя и смех и глаза любимые, 

И давно зазубренные линии

С линий твоих губ. 

Ты не забыл, 

Что в третьем акте? 

Тебе не страшно, а может

Ты понял давно,

Что всё понарошку

А мы тем более? 

Часы на стене, 

Идите, спешите, 

Пусть поскорее кончается зрелище, 

Пусть поскорее мы кончаемся, 

Образы и обман. 

Пусть в тишине, 

В кинотеатре заброшенном

Там, в углу, в каморке в прожектором, 

Где нету актов, актёров, сценариев, 

Мы разберёмся без театральностей 

Что же мы с тобой. 

Translation:

Listen, o son of your father, 

listen, o man of your kind, 

won't you tell me

what kind of man you are? 

Clock on the wall, 

still going, old-timer?

Where are you going,

why are you hurrying? 

Couldn't you

make an intermission, 

so that before the denouement

we could laugh without stopping

and regret

and forgive

and recall how once, for a third of a word, 

we dared go off-script. 

Dearest person, 

dearest, are you a person? 

Your name and laughter and lovely eyes, 

and the studied lines

off the lines of your lips. 

Do you remember 

how the third act goes? 

Have you no fear, or perhaps

do you know by now

that everything's fake, 

us, especially? 

Clock on the wall, 

go, hurry, 

let the show end faster, 

let us end faster,

illusions and lies. 

And may in the darkness, 

in the empty cinema, 

there, in the corner of the protection room,

where there are no scripts, no acts and no actors, 

we figure out

without the theatrics

what we are, 

you and I. 

[wordsbynathan]

Did you get into any new genres?

What was your favorite new release of the year? (disregard the numbers tumblr is glitching on me 😭 they’re questions 9 & 10)

i wouldn't necessarily say i got into new genres, but both of my classes during this semester specifically expanded my palate when it comes to speculative fiction so i think that kinda counts! i also read at least 3 craft books this year and ive never really taken the time to do that so maybe that counts too

as for my favorite new release of the year, i would say sorrowland by rivers solomon! i actually didnt read a lot of new releases (so much of my reading list this year was dictated by what was assigned for class OOF) but this one i was very much happy to be assigned and ended up loving it a LOT

send me end of year book asks!