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Game-Changing Sites for Writers

A recent search for a specific type of site to help me build new characters led me down a rabbit hole. Normally, that would make me much less productive, but I have found a treasure trove of websites for writers.

Bring Characters/Places to Life

There are a few different places you can use to create a picture of something entirely new. I love this site for making character pictures as references, instead of stock photos or whatever pops up on Google Images.

thispersondoesnotexist: every time you reload the page, this site generates a headshot of someone who doesn't exist. This is great if you're thinking about a character's personality or age and don't have specifics for their facial features yet.

Night Cafe: this is an AI art generator that takes your text prompt and generates an image for it. I tried it for various scenery, like "forest" or "cottage." It takes a minute for your requested photo to load, but no more than maybe five for the program to finish the picture.

Art Breeder: this website has endless images of people, places, and general things. Users can blend photos to create something new and curious visitors can browse/download those images without creating an account. (But if you do want to make an account to create your own, it's free!)

Find Random Places on Earth

You might prefer to set a story in a real-life environment so you can reference that place's weather, seasons, small-town vibe, or whatever you like. If that's the case, try:

MapCrunch: the homepage generates a new location each day and gives the location/GPS info in the top left of the screen. To see more images from previous days, hit "Gallery" in the top left.

Atlas Obscura: hover over or tap the "Places" tab, then hit "Random Place." A new page will load with a randomly generated location on the planet, provide a Google Maps link, and tell you a little bit about the place.

Random World Cities: this site makes randomly selected lists of global cities. Six appear for each search, although you'll have to look them up to find more information about each place. You can also use the site to have it select countries, US cities or US states too.

Vary Your Wording

Thesauruses are great, but these websites have some pretty cool perspectives on finding just the right words for stories.

Describing Words: tell this website which word you want to stop repeating and it will give you tons of alternative words that mean the same thing. It typically has way more options than other sites I use.

Reverse Dictionary: type what you need a word for in Reverse Dictionary's search box and it will give you tons of words that closely match what you want. It also lists the words in order of relevancy, starting with a word that most accurately describes what you typed. (There's also an option to get definitions for search results!)

Tip of My Tongue: this website is phenomenal. It lets you search for that word you can't quite place by a letter in it, the definition, what it sounds like, or even its scrambled letters. A long list of potential options will appear on the right side of the screen for every search.

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Hope this helps when you need a hand during next writing session 💛

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Yves Olade, from Bloodsport; “When rome falls”

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Picrew Link: https://picrew.me/image_maker/332600

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PLAY CHAPTER ONE HERE

Meet all of the ROs, investigate a crime scene, chase a murderer!

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I wanted to post the chapter, since it's been a while -- minor things may change as I'm still applying the feedback from my amazing beta testers.

also, here's explained how to turn off the music/noises, since I have not found a way to make that an option in twine

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‌𝖋𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖗

𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖋𝖆𝖈𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖍 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖘𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖗

𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖉𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍, 𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖔𝖐’𝖘 𝖇𝖆𝖓𝖊

𝖈𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖆𝖘𝖍𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖓

𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓 𝖉𝖆𝖞𝖘 𝖙𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓 𝖈𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖊𝖘𝖙

𝖇𝖎𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖊𝖛𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖗 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖘𝖙

You are a fairly normal kid, as far as being ‘normal’ goes. You stayed out of fights and tried to ignore the strange things happening in your life as much as you could. Life was going pretty well as you lived with your eccentric but loving father, if you ignore how many times you had been either expelled or transferred from schools.

If only you knew that things were about to get weirder than ever.

One day, on your merry way to school with your best friend, a strange man shows up before you can make it to your destination. Apparently he wants to kill you, that is if you don't hand him the spear of heaven, Gungnir. Because guess what? The Norse gods, they are real. Unfortunately, that also means so are the monsters and everything big, bad and ugly.

Now you’re being whisked off to Camp Valhalla, a special camp for people with a parent from the Norse mythology. As if all of these revelations were not staggering enough, you are claimed by Hel, the goddess ruling over Helheim, as her only child. And that alone is enough to have the whole nine worlds’ eye on you.

After a prophecy that basically says you are the one who shall be tasked to find Gungnir and return it to Odin, you set off with four other half-bloods to follow the trail left behind by the almighty spear of the Aesir god. Because if you fail, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against the onslaught of the giants. Ragnarok will begin. And the nine worlds shall burn with the fire of Muspelheim.

Elvan Yalçın [15 // NB // Child of Útgarða-Loki]: Known for being an all-around class clown, rare is the day when you don't see any sort of mischief reflecting in those dark green gaze of theirs. They’ve stuck by your side for years, always looking out for you and making sure to help you get out of trouble. Suddenly being told that your best friend is the shapeshifting child of a literal giant from Norse mythology was not something you were looking forward to hear.

Determined to make sure you come back safe, Elvan volunteers to join your quest for the search of Gungnir. Here’s the catch though, their dad is stubborn and he will stop at nothing in order to get his hands on the weapon.

𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚: slightly curly raven black hair that reach a little past their ears; green eyes that are so dark that you’d think that they’re black from a distance; pale porcelain skin; scrawny asf in physique; a scar on their left arm that starts from their elbow and ends near their wrist, a gift from their dad when they legit fought against him to stay in camp valhalla instead of jotunheim; final height would be 5 ft 10 in. their ethnicity is turkish.

Eliott/Elain Ijzermans [16 // M/F // Child of Þórr]: With a streak of quick-tempered disposition that runs a mile, there is no doubt that they are their father’s child. Upon your arrival on camp, they show no reason to hide how less they trust you. They are strict on others and on themself, valuing a disciplinary lifestyle above all. Being the Head Counselor of their cabin has not helped in how protective they are of the people they care about, the question is if you will end up being one of those people.

One of the handful of campers who volunteered for your quest, E joins you to protect a friend of theirs along the journey. But the road there is not easy, and the prickly child of the thunder god may come to rely on, and even trust, you as your quest progresses.

𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚: wavy golden blonde hair, kept ear-length for eliott and a little past the shoulders for elain; blue eyes that resemble the colour of lightning; sun-kissed skin that makes them look like a surfer dude/girl; athletic physique from being one of the campers who came at a very young age; their arms and legs are littered with tiny scars; final height would be 6 ft 1 (eliott) and 5 ft 9 in (elain). they have belgian roots.

Liam/Leah Cabrera [15 // M/F // Child of Freyja]: They have the kind of aura that makes you self-conscious of things that never even bothered you in the first place. With a rebellious streak and apparent aversion to material things which makes their half-siblings sigh in exasperation, they are definitely not what you would expect a child of Freya to be like. But deep down, you see their desire to prove themself reflected in their fiery hazel gaze.

You knew the only reason why L even bothered to volunteered for the quest was for their own share of glory. However, maybe they will find reasons to start caring about people other than themself.

𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚: dark brown hair in curls, reaches their back in leah’s case and is kept above ear-length for liam; hazel eyes that change from brown to green and vice versa randomly; olive skin tone which nicely compliments their eyes; physically lean; there is a scar on their right eyebrow from when they almost became odin 2.0 on their way to camp; final height would be 6 ft (liam) and 5 ft 8 in (leah). they are of mexican and brazilian descent.

Andrew/Andrea Narong [16 // M/F // Child of Týr]: An overtly friendly camper with a million-watt smile, you would hardly see a frown marring their face on any occasion. Despite many incidents in their past proving it to be a bad habit, they are too quick to trust people, something that their friend E is sure would be a problem in the future. While having a natural leaning towards following rules, their unwavering loyalty to people they trust—which is a large amount—outweighs it all.

They show the first signs of their innate bravery by being the second person to volunteer for your quest. Only time will tell if their eventual blind loyalty to you will be their undoing, or if it’d be what it takes to propel them to glory.

𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚: straight jet black hair, kept short for andrew and shoulder-length for andrea; deep black eyes holding surprising level of warmth; their ivory skin with pinkish undertones make them look more like a child of freya than lee does; awkwardly lanky but toned physique; andi has claw marks on their back from when a wolf attacked them as a kid; final height would be 6 ft 3 in (andrew) and 5 ft 11 in (andrea). their mother is an immigrant from thailand.

𝕎𝔼𝕃ℂ𝕆𝕄𝔼 𝕋𝕆 ℂ𝔸𝕄ℙ 𝕍𝔸𝕃ℍ𝔸𝕃𝕃𝔸!

Play as the half-blood child of the Norse goddess, Hel.

Fully customize your character including: pronouns, gender, physical appearance, personality, sexuality, and many more.

Based on Norse mythology but with modern twists.

Make friends, make enemies, and most of all, at least try to stay alive till your eighteenth birthday.

Romance 1 out of 4 love interests (1 non-binary, 3 gender-selectable)

Inspired by Rick Riordan’s beloved series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”.

Grow up alongside your fellow campers and lose yourself in this YA fantasy series with coming-of-age themes.

Train hard and hone your skills as a fine warrior worthy of fighting against the giants when Ragnarok comes.

Spend your sophomore year fighting monsters instead of attending classes.

Great expectations, ominous prophecies, angry giants. What more could you ask for?

Is there any way to change the devastating results of Ragnarok? Will you be the driving force that defines the future of the nine worlds? Will you be the warrior who prevailed or failed?

Lastly, don’t forget to tag your underwear with your cabin’s name.

𝕎𝔼 ℍ𝕆ℙ𝔼 𝕋𝕆 𝕊𝔼𝔼 𝕐𝕆𝕌 𝔸𝔾𝔸𝕀ℕ ℕ𝔼𝕏𝕋 𝕊𝕌𝕄𝕄𝔼ℝ! 𝔻𝕆ℕ’𝕋 𝔾𝔼𝕋 𝕂𝕀𝕃𝕃𝔼𝔻!

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‘Spear of Heaven’ is the first book in the Song of Valhalla series. The genre is YA fantasy, adventure and coming-of-age. This book is rated 15+ for strong language, violence, bloodshed, disturbing imagery and suggestive content.

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if asks /sfw

inspired by @/sysba’s list of dev questions: some more scenarios and asks y'all can use 

(because damn I know how it is when head becomes just empty and it seems like everything was answered already – and then you feel like ‘ah but this is so cliche and was asked so many times’ or ‘ah but I [the author] reblogged this once already and I don’t want to seem weird by reblogging it many times’ so here’s a one more list of asks)

so here it is, mix of asks and scenarios, fluff, angst, everything! 

ns/fw version here.

If the ROs were in a fantasy world, what would they be? (Example: an elf, a warlock, a dragon etc.)

If the ROs were in a supernatural world, what would they be? (Example: vampire, werewolf, ghost, etc.)

If the ROs were in a universe from an existing book or movie franchise, which one would they be in? (Example: Hunger Games, MCU, Twilight, etc.)

What would ROs reactions be if they accidentally stepped on the MCs foot?

Do the ROs cry when a dog dies in the movie?

How would ROs react to MC who is scared of storms?

What would the ROs reactions be to walking in on MC who clearly has been crying earlier?

ROs reactions to MC calling themself a “bad person”?

What is a popular show / movie / book / song that the ROs just refuse to watch / read / listen to?

What would the ROs reactions be to MC saying they had a nightmare where the RO abandoned them?

There’s a spider crawling on the RO — how do they react?

What would the ROs reactions be to MC saying, in a very serious tone: “eat the rich”?

What kind of ex partner would the ROs be?

ROs vs MC who wants to pet the most dangerous animals possible whenever there’s an occasion? 

ROs reactions to MC telling them “my parents hate you / would hate you”?

ROs thoughts on storms?

What would the ROs reactions be to MC calling them in the middle of the night, saying they can’t sleep?

ROs thoughts on clowns?

ROs vs MC who likes to burn things, a lot?

What would the ROs reactions be to MC saying “you make me forget about the entire world when I’m with you”?

ROs reactions to MC telling them that they don’t believe they [the MC] could ever be loved?

ROs reactions to MC saying “I’m the boss here”?

What would the ROs reactions be to MC saying they are worried they’re smothering the ROs?

Are any of the ROs afraid of screaming in public?

Do any of the ROs have a platonic soulmate?

How would the ROs react to having their cheeks pinched?

Are the ROs the type to keep a clean, tidy, or messy room?

What gemstone do you associate with each RO?

How would the ROs react to receiving a stuffed animal of their dreams?

What is the one thing the ROs like to eat most often?

How much sleep do the ROs usually get? 

Did any of the ROs have a bad hair cut phase?

Describe the ROs heartbreak in a song.

ROs reactions to seeing MC in their clothes at work/in public?

How do ROs act when they are sick?

How do the ROs behave usually after a nightmare?

What would the ROs reactions be, if they struggled to find a good outfit and MC just gave them their [MC’s] shirt/clothing item to wear?

ROs reactions to MC who refuses to go to sleep?

If the ROs were deities, what deities would they be? (Example: Deity of Death/War/Love etc.)

ROs vs MC texting them in the middle of the night “I need you to meet me outside, bring a shovel.”

If the ROs were a scent, what would they be?

Are the ROs a morning bird, a night owl, or a permanently exhausted pigeon?

What do ROs usually do when they get a migraine/a very intense headache?

How would the ROs react to MC who is just overwhelmed with negative emotions?

What was the ROs biggest childhood fear? Why?

What was the ROs biggest childhood dream? Why?

How is the ROs’ pain tolerance?

How is the ROs’ alcohol tolerance? Are they a lightweight, do they have a strong head, etc.?

Would the ROs impulsively adopt a stray animal?

What is the one food the ROs absolutely hate?

The ROs as memes?

If the ROs had to perform in a theatre play, what role would they have?

The ROs as cursed imaged?

How would ROs react to a MC who always says “I’m fine” even when they are not?

How would ROs react to painfully oblivious MC?

What would the ROs reaction be to MC dressing exactly like the RO(s)?

Would the ROs be a part of a fandom? Which one(s)?

What would be the favorite character from a ‘kids’ show/movie that the ROs loved in childhood?

ROs vs MC who pulls the sleeves of their clothes in a habit? (creating so-called sweater paws)

ROs as ‘Golden Girls’ quotes!

If the ROs were Superheroes/Supervillains, what would their ‘super’ name be?

If the ROs had 3 wishes – what would they wish for?

How would the ROs react to MC who simply doesn’t like to speak and prefers to communicate in a non-verbal way?

How would the ROs react to a touch averse MC asking them desperately (out of the blue) “please just touch me” without further explanation?

Are the ROs good singers, or bad singers?

If the ROs (not their route) had one theme song, what would it be?

ROs vs MC asking “why do you think I love you?”

Do the ROs have a morning or night routine?

How many pillows do the ROs prefer to have in their bed?

What is the one animal – any animal – the ROs would be most excited to see in the zoo?

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Long ago the four realms, Sulia, Hanora, Luseda and Lybris, were bridged together, and the area where they connected became known as the Kasrine Plains.

Now, the Kasrine Plains are home to the most prestigious magical institute in all the realms. A place for students from all realms to come together. A place to foster peace and unity.

For years you've dreamt of attending, of leaving your life in the rural Harvest Region of Luseda behind, and finally that dream is coming true.

You have the chance to strength your magic, and learn more of the other realms, you plan on taking it. But upon your arrival, you are met with unrest from an age old conflict. The Cambria and the Starling.

One coven became known for their use of dark magic and experimentation, while the other held a presumably golden reputation, a war between the covens nearly wiping everyone in each coven out.

But with two remaining survivors now attending the institute, tensions are high. The Plains are unsteady. The unity is fractured.

There's nothing you can do.

There's never anything you can do.

With the bonds between realms cracking, and the school threatening to fall into ruin, you must convince your classmates to join together -

It never works. They try and fail. The Plains are fragile, they always break.

And you always start over. It's like some trial. And you keep failing.

You can't - you can't live like this anymore.

In a book where deities, magic and mystical beings exist, you play as the main character who has become aware of your story's ill-fated end, and seeks to change it.

Customizable gender, pronouns, sexuality, name, species (fae, elf, infernal), appearance, semi-set personality.

Choose your Patron god, which will influence how your magic develops.

Choose your own romance or, finally, avoid romance altogether, with five locked routes.

Four romance options, so far; one female, one male, one gender selectable, and one genderfluid.

(Routes will be locked, so you'll choose who you want to pursue in chapter one, or you'll choose not to pursue anyone.)

The Daughter of Stars

Celeste Starling is the last surviving blood of the disbanded Starling Coven, left traumatized and abandoned after the war against the Cambria a decade ago.

Like most in her bloodline, Celeste chose Valos, god of home, as her patron. But unlike her late family, Celeste's decision was not trivial, nor was it simply following the footsteps of those before her.

She looked... profoundly bored. And while you recall that that expression was not unusual, you knew the boredom was more or less a facade.

With a sigh, Celeste absently twisted one of the many old and glimmering rings stacked on her fingers, her flat gold eyes trailing slowing across the classroom. The door opened, and her attention snapped towards it, a dark pointed ear poking out of dark cobalt curls...

The Infernal Son

Lysander Astrae is from a family formerly aligned with the Starling Coven, and was a close childhood friend of Celeste's prior to the Starling vs Cambria War. He and his family harbour guilt over losing contact with her in the following years.

Lysander is a half Fae/half Infernal, and native to Luseda. His patron is Tyaris, god of love.

He stood tall, with an imposing aura. But, you began to notice, he never looked unkind. Just... watchful. Lysander's mismatched gray eyes paid too much attention, showed too much concern behind glossed lenses.

He shifted his gaze, head tipping, inky black hair moving to reveal his other bone like horn - broken and uneven. You'd be lying if you claimed you hadn't wondered how that had happened.

The Sea's Child

Robbie Marerto (m/f) is a mage from Lybris, of ambiguous heritage, who was raised by adventurer parents at sea. They've been enrolled at the Institute for a slightly more grounded change, and always takes the position of your best friend.

Robbie is a follower of Galena, goddess of the sea.

Lanky and with more limbs than they knew what to do with, it wasn't hard to assume that Robbie had barely spent time with both feet on solid ground.

Robbie beamed up from were they sat on floor after tripping over their own feet, wavy sun kissed hair hanging over their teal eyes. Their grin calmed to something more personal when you offered a hand to help them up.

The Outcast of Nobles

Regal Atlas Codya is a mage from a noble family in Luseda. Ze are a fellow first year and one of your dorm-mates.

Atlas was blessed by zir patron, Naara, goddess of the Afterlife, and has the abilities of a medium.

Ze was quiet. Almost unnervingly so. Other students veered around zir in the halls, giving a wide berth.

Altas rubbed at the pale specks of skin on the lower half of zir face with a perfectly manicured finger, lips pursed as zir ruby eyes swept across the crowd of people unnerved by the aura of death around her. Ze brushed the red hair off of the umber skin of zir forehead and carried on zir way.

More characters to come

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Kasrine Institute of the Arcane; The Neverending

You are a rural mage from the realm of Luseda. You grew up in the harvest region, helping your family tend to their garden, but now that you're of age, you're about to live your dream and attend the Famed Arcane institute on Kasrine Plains where the four Realms meet.

At the Kasrine Institute of the Arcane, you find yourself in the middle of a conflict between the disbanded Starling and Cambria covens who have been at odds for the past century, their seeds of conflict causing unrest in the plains holding the realms together.

Only together can you strengthen bond between realms.

But....

This has all happened before. You've fought to protect the Plains... The school more times than you can count. You've strived for unity across the campus. All for naught.

And everytime, you find yourself right back on the first page, of the same story.

The deja vu is slowly wearing away at you.

You can't keep living this story.