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NaNoWriMo Update 1:

I-- have yet to write anything because i've been supremely exhausted as of late, but fingers crossed after this cup of tea I'll have some motivation 😭

(also I am answering the ask about my WIPs I promise, theres just a lot of rambling and details and I'll probably post it with a 'Read More' because there is.. a lot)

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im bored so writers rb this to get a question about ur wip/wips in ur ask box bc we all know writers thrive on being Asked Stuff and at the same time i know a lot of us have trouble just rambling about the stuff we like without prompting. so. yeah

if u want u can specify in the tags. like a sorta "hey hint hint i'd love to talk about this"

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As it turns out, humans give life to stuffed animals by sleeping nearby them, imbuing them with dream energy. And as the favorite stuffed animal of your kid, it’s your job to lead the rest of the stuffed animals in the eternal war against the Nightmare King.

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“I always seem to be the antagonist in other people’s stories. Perhaps yours is just the same.”

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“We were lovers, once. In a past life.”

“But this is us. This is now.”

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Wings of Wax Excerpt

Hey guys, I know its been a long time coming but here’s the first excerpt from one of my many WIPs, Wings of Wax

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   Every prayer seemed to chime like a bell, and every person had their own bell to ring. They all sounded different, and came with their own little.. notes, if you will. Apollo read over each one; granting some and not others, holding on to the ones he wanted to grant at a later time, and putting those he wanted to think more on to the side. Some asked for the near impossible, others asked for him to spend time that he truly wished he had, and the most immediate ones to answer came from the oracle herself. She couldn’t do what she was called too if he always had put her on hold. So most of the prayers went on hold until the oracles temple was closed to the people for the day. That is, except for the prayers of one particular person. A young boy, or well, now a grown man. Apollo had grown fond of him ever since he was young. He saw a man who had a passion for life despite being caged. He saw a man who took pleasure in the simple things that may be meaningless to everyone else. The young man had always asked for the sun to shine into his window when there was sunlight to be had; always said good morning when the sun would rise, and goodnight when it would set; always had a small song to hum in praise to Apollo. 

   He was the most devout worshipper Apollo could ever ask for, and the least official. All of his priests seemed to forget how to live their own lives after a time of working and praying at the temples which had always made him a little sad. Life should be full of joy and music with moments of the somber hums of sadness, Apollo had always believed. Not full of somber with moments of joy and music. This young man seemed to be the embodiment of what Apollo had always held dear. Despite a very boring and tough life, the young man seemed to almost thrive. He wasn’t good at everything, however he did live life the way he had wished all of his followers had. What saddened Apollo however, was that this young man never prayed to be free despite desiring it so.

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I hope you all enjoy this little glimpse into the book! Perhaps I will post more excerpts at a later time 🙂

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It’s been a bit but I’m getting back into working on my plethora of WIPs so I might end up posting some excerpts soon! Or just working on some of the writing prompts I’ve seen posted around here because they look like a lot of fun but I’m unsure if I can even work them into my novels haha 

anyways I’m planning on being active again so! 

Are you an active writeblr?

Hello! I am looking for writeblrs to follow, so please reblog if you post your writing, especially original content and especially anything new adult, fantasy, sci fi with diverse characters.

(Also, if anyone knows where all the writers have gone who left tumblr, please let me know :( I’m sad about my dash being so empty).

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I,, may or may not yoink some of these for full as novels

some random redemption arcs that aren’t just ‘zuko, but a little to the left’

I’m evil but all my evil friends betrayed me and I’ve decided that the best revenge is to ruin their evil plans. Yes, this means I’m a “good guy” or whatever. No, I don’t like it any more than you do.

I was evil but all my evil friends betrayed me and now I’m going to latch onto the first person who shows me kindness. If that happens to be the protagonist, I am totally fine with realigning my morality to match theirs.

I never wanted to do what I did, and now the biggest obstacle to me switching sides is convincing me that I’m not a living weapon.

Well as long as you’re imprisoning me in this magic amulet I might as well give you pointers on your technique. I mean come on if you all die I might be stuck here for millennia! It’s not because I like you and don’t want you to die. Nuh uh.

Look, I legit thought that being evil was going to be my best option to get this important thing done, but, uh, that didn’t pan out. Help?

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A WIP Update: 4-26-21

Wings of Wax:

so I didn't write a ton of words today, but my Manuscript draft is up to 4,003 words (3,946 of which are just the story so far.) My goal is to have a brief additional "scene" mid-chapter that i need to figure out how to word be around 1,500 words at minimum in order to get a regular sized chapter.

On the brightside, i was graced with a pretty neat idea for a cover which, once the book is closer to completion i will try to figure out how to make 🙂

Admittedly, I'm not sure who's POV I will be touching in 'Chapter 2' however I know it won't be the Prologue POV, not yet at least. There's something I want to reference in it first that I may reference in chapters 3-4, although it's also possible I could squeeze it into Chapter 1, although I was hopping to reference it in the latter end of the chapter and not in the middle, and with the scene ending where it is, i'm not sure I'd be comfortable squeezing it in there.

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WIPs

Title TBD But essentially, The Minotaur  A retelling of the Minotaur mythos. A Man with the head of a bull, a monstrosity of a broken oath’s creation. Or was he? Is his violence a part of his hideous nature? Or was it brought on by a King’s vanity and paranoia?

Queen of the Dragon Cult A long, long time ago 2 Dragons ruled the world. Wyrith, the benevolent and her twin sister Nyx, the Malevolent. They once brought balance to Vallonde, but soon Nyx became greedy for more and more power, wanting to rule this world that she and her sister came to together. Eventually Nyx became too much, and Wyrith had to cast her sister down into the deepest and furthest depths of the Abyss. Now, Eons later, Nyx is crawling her way back to the surface with the help of the Dragon Cults. 

The Bonnie Williams Murder Mysteries A 1920s murder mystery series solved by "Private Investigator" Bonnie Williams, an English librarian with a love and fascination for the Sherlock Holmes stories. 

The Council Returns  There was once a holy war, around 400 years ago, that brought on the new Varden Era. The evil that was once banished out is making its way back to the mortal realm of Vallonde, with a vengeance running hotter than the depths of despicable realms the come from. 

The Forest Being lost in a forest is both beautiful and terrifying. The Forest follows a young group of friends who traveled too deep, and are now facing the horrible realities  that they once thought were only stories. 

Wings of Wax - A modified retelling of Icarus and Apollo, where the young sun god falls in love with a young man who died of devotion while on a journey to bring him back (will have some more adult references but nothing explicit)

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Hello~

I'm Theo, and this is my writerblr intro!

About Me

🍂 Age: 20 (21 in August) 🍂 Pronouns: They/Them 🍂Pansexual 🍂Fox Enthusiast 🍂Dachshund Parent, waiting to move before maybe adopting a cat (or a great dane, who knows) 🍂I'm an American, and I'm working my way into becoming a History Major with a focus on Antiquities and European History 🍂Dnd DM and TTRPG player

Writing History

A lot of my history involves writing fanfic for some pretty decently sized blogs; However, I've always wanted to write novels and such to share with the world. I'm not talented, or even skilled by any means; I just enjoy what I do and hope everyone enjoys the outcome.

I will be posting a WIP List later on today! Thank you all for reading!