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[cowperviolet]

OC: Sidonie de Favriel (WIP: To Topple a Throne)

Attempting a Hilary Mantel-esque second-person character description style! If you wonder where does she have it - it’s in the appendix to the Wolf Hall stage adaptation script. (Which I totally recommend everyone to read anyway. It's on Amazon).

You are a child of immense privilege. Your beautiful, wealthy, effortlessly charismatic parents represent one of the most highborn lineages of the land. Some say you trace your descent from an alluring water-nymph who seduced a lost knight in the days before the Age of Flames, when the gods and their offspring still walked the earth.

You are also the kind of child who doesn’t want to make trouble. You see, after all, how your elder sister is treated when she does. You also see that you are praised when you are pretty, when you are obliging, when you agree with your mother’s plans for an exquisite marriage for you. When you are informed that any education beyond ladylike accomplishments would be superfluous for you, you don’t even protest much.

You are so committed to being sweet and perfect that you flinch from taking your sister Audrine’s side even when she is covered in scandal and imprisoned; when she escapes and dissolves in the wilderness of the great country without a trace, you merely lower your eyes.

It does not save you.

Your exquisite marriage is outraged. Your exquisite husband divorces you. It’s a rare thing, but he has the money and the influence - he can do it. You thought your years of obedience would make your family take your side.

They do not save you, either.

You are flung into the demimonde, and now your ex-husband’s friends who used to dance with you at assembly balls are offering to rent you a nice apartment in exchange for your favours. You agree. You have nowhere else to go.

When changes convulse the old country, and the Great Council is called for the first time in two hundred years, you are not interested. You only make your way to the capital because you find yourself without a keeper, and you hope to catch the eye of one of the nobles who would come to deliberate.

Instead, a chance and a fever land you under the roof of a deputy who is neither a nobleman nor an eminent clergyman. He is a painfully earnest, painfully self-conscious young lawyer. He comes from a provincial town on the misty coast of the land.

He is also the first man in years who makes you feel safe.

His views are peculiar. His friends even more so. By the time you do end up in his arms, months later, he had persuaded you to give your pain and anger a form. You agree. If nothing else, few things sell quite as well these days as radical pamphlets, you decide.

That’s when your real story begins.

So, @ladywithalamp @alternativeforensicscientist @dove-actually  @soigne-writeblr @rhikasa @magicalmisstemi @ashesconstellation @writing-is-a-sin  @portiaadams @elusiveink @austrohungarianwriteblr @yellowfog4 @cottage-writings @ashen-crest I have a new WIP…

[ladyniniane]

Salut! Pour l'ask game: Notebook, Quill, Word, Imagery, Hero, Villain, Chapter et Paragraph! (oui, c'est beaucoup, mais j'adore ces questions)

Salut :) Merci pour les questions !

Writeblr Ask Game

Notebook- How many notebooks do you have, and how many of them are empty, used, or full?

En comptant rapidement, 11 (même s'il y en a peut-être cachés dans des placards et sans compter les cahiers que j'utilise pour le travail).

La plupart sont pleins, vu que je m'en sers comme journaux intimes. Mais j'en utilise également pour prendre des notes sur mes histoires (celui avec la chouette) et pour mon City-of-ladies (celui violet et or).

Quill: what's your most controversial writer opinion

Je ne sais pas si c'est controversé, mais il me semble que ça l'est, : si l'on veut s'améliorer en écriture, il faut lire. Et des choses bien écrites, pas juste du YA, de la romantasy ou des romances sauce Wattpad. Il faut lire de manière active, noter le vocabulaire qui nous plait. Ou encore réfléchir aux raisons qui font qu'on trouve une scène efficace.

J'ai l'impression de sonner un peu comme l'une de ces personnes snob qui se vantent : "de toute façon moi je ne lis que des classiques" juste pour avoir l'air intelligent. Mais ce n'est pas ce que je pense. Et cette manière de faire ne va pas donner aux gens l'envie de s'intéresser aux classiques.

Je comprends très bien l'envie de lire pour se divertir. Mais varier ses lectures permet d'élargir son horizon. Surtout que les genres que j'ai cité précédemment sont surtout connus pour être faciles à consommer. Ils ne donnent que des schémas régurgités cent fois et ce n'est pas ça qui va aider à développer une écriture complexe et originale.

Je pense qu'il est nécessaire de sortir de sa zone de confort, ne serait-ce que pour lutter contre la monotonie. Personnellement, je ne lisais pratiquement pas d'horreur jusqu'à très récemment, mais j'ai fait de très bonnes découvertes dans le genre !

Word: what word do you use too many times, but refuse to stop using ?

Comme j'ai déjà répondu, je remets ma réponse :D :

J'avoue que je n'ai pas vraiment d'idée à ce niveau. Je vais laisser mes lecteurs me le dire. Sinon comme j'aime beaucoup les motifs autour du sang, des serpents et du ciel, je pense que leur sémantique doit revenir souvent.

Et sinon on trouve souvent les mots "épée" et "guerrière" dans mes histoires :P.

Imagery - What's the best thing you've ever written

Je suis très fière de mon blog City-of-Ladies. J'avais hésité à le reprendre, mais au final, je suis très heureuse de ne pas garder tout ça pour moi. Puisque dans tous les cas, je vais faire ces recherches, autant les partager avec d'autres.

Sinon, en tant que perfectionniste qui se soigne, j'ai du mal à me dire "ceci est la meilleure chose que j'ai jamais écrit". De plus, j'ai l'impression de m'améliorer régulièrement.

Ceci étant dit, je resterais très fière de ma fanfic principale sur FE3H. Parce que je suis allée jusqu'au bout et que c'était un énorme travail. Je suis aussi très fière de cette fic . Oui, ça m'a fait mal de voir qu'elle a été complètement ignorée. Mais en fait, il n'y avait juste pas d'audience pour ça. J'aurais dû m'en rendre compte et avoir des attentes réalistes.

Hero: how similar are you to your hero? Was it intentional?

Je reprends une partie de ma réponse précédente :) !

La plus grosse similarité entre moi et Zoé, c'est que nous sommes dans la même tranche d'âge. Et c'est totalement voulu. Dans beaucoup de romans de fantasy, on est sur des personnages en début de vingtaine.

Mais j'avoue que le coup de la jeune première qui entre à l'école de magie et qui va découvrir qu'elle est spéciale et tomber amoureuse du prince ténébreux (#bingo de la romantasy) c'est pas pour moi. Je voulais une histoire avec des personnages confrontés à des problématiques d'adultes.

Sinon, j'ai aussi compris que j'étais un mélange entre mes deux OCs Maeve et Vigdis. Je suis sensible comme Maeve, mais comme Vigdis, j'ai tendance à vouloir affronter les choses seules. Là par contre, ce n'est pas vraiment voulu.

Villain: how similar are you to your villain? Was it intentional?

Alors aucune similarité vu que je ne suis pas un érudit retors qui cherche à se venger ou une générale qui se verrait bien usurper le trône. Ces personnages ont été inspirés par mes recherches.

De toute manière, mes histoires possèdent rarement un grand méchant ou une némésis dont la présence est constante.

Chapter: how long do your chapters/scene tend to be?

Très honnêtement, ça dépend. J'essaie que le chapitre soit une unité de sens, tout en évitant qu'il soit trop long ou trop court. Sinon quand je publie sur AO3 j'essaie de faire des chapitres entre 2000 et 4000 mots pour coller aux habitudes de lecture des gens.

Paragraph: Give your best writing advice!

Pour commencer :

-Lisez et soyez curieux pour garder l'inspiration.

-Pour entretenir la flamme, souvenez-vous de pourquoi vous écrivez cette histoire et de sa raison d'être.

-Ne culpabilisez pas si vous ne pouvez pas écrire pour des raisons de santé, privées ou parce que l'inspiration n'est pas là. Ce n'est pas grave, ça reviendra plus tard et se forcer est le meilleur moyen de se dégoûter.

-Publier son travail peut-être intimidant au début et c'est normal, mais plus vous le faites et plus vous apprendrez à ne plus vous en soucier. Et rappelez-vous que si des gens vous jugent, ils ont autant de défauts que vous et sont comme vous allés aux toilettes ce matin.

-Vous êtes le seul à pouvoir créer cette histoire. Mais il est aussi tout à fait normal de vouloir être lu et de se connecter à d'autres personnes. Acceptez ces sentiments et ne vous en voulez pas.

[tsainami]

can i please be added to the taglist of a bazaar for magic? thank youuu :)) @soigne-writeblr

yes ofcourse! thank you for your interest 💫

[sourrcandy]

ahhHHh 100 people are now following this lil’ demon!! anyways, as i’ve hit this milestone, i will now change my url. Yes, i am changing my url <33

soigne-writeblr >>>> sourrcandy

i was going to do dreamcaatcher but decided to picked another one :)) also please help boost? oh also if i’m in your taglist, i still have soigne-writeblr saved

tagging some mutuals to sb!! @ikilledmyocs, @rcvolutions, @starshots, @lousyloved, @tarttisms, @silverartistcat, @sunsetspells, @captleia, @demonites, @highqueen, @lucypcvensie, @carumens, @elizaabennet, @summersromance

-> feel free to ignore :))

[cookiecuttercritter]

Ooh! Sick name!!

Are the protagonists part of the killer empire, or running away from the killer empire? What’s the ‘killer’ part of the killer empire?? Feel free to tag me when you introduce the wip!

You know what I love? That new wip hype when you’re really excited to flesh things out but also a little scared because heck if you know what you’re doing.

I think there’s this idea on writeblr that you need a nice graphic and a proofread excerpt every time you wanna share something (and it’s great if you do this! more power to you!) but honestly most of the time, I just have a dumb idea and I want to blab about it and I want to blab NOW. Also, let’s not put ourselves down for having lots of wips in the works or in the wings or whatever.

Where are my barely-outlining, piping-hot premise writeblrs?! I wanna learn about everyone’s baby wips!

If you have an idea you’re excited about but don’t feel ready to officially intro it, now’s a great time to share it anyway! Share what you have so far! Let’s just be excited about having new ideas!

[kazino]

9.29.2018 // so i dug this up from my docs and might be developing this concept into a wip? stay tuned for more!

send me an ask to be +/- to my general tag list 

(tagging some mutuals because i don’t really have one yet)

@sondials, @atelierwriting, @ahusaka, @vanzhuo, @medusaswrites, @soigne-writeblr, @towntimes, @scioltezza, @noloumna, @nepeinthe, @ninazeniks, @acrimoneous, @starshots, @priyaele

image transcription under the cut!

We are always told that every great story has a hero and a villain, or some great conflict that prevents the hero from reaching their goals. We are always told to root for the hero, no matter how morally ambiguous they may seem, because there is always someone who’s done worse. The villain is the unlucky scapegoat: a person that the hero can always blame when things go wrong, the person who is supposedly responsible for all the bad things in their life. 

However, there are no heroes and villains. There are only victims. For we are all victims of time and circumstance, and that changes everything. 

[tsainami]

thank you for tagging me @soigne-writeblr ! ❤️

book from my childhood: there was a Nancy Drew book about a bungalow when I was nine that scared me so much and I loved it so much and I really need to read it again.

book most recently read: no longer human by osamu dazai.

book on my reading list: dead souls by nikolai gogol.

i made myself sound like an elitist grandma but anyway.

tagging @gothemark @vandorens @nerocael @nmcwriting @asablehart !

Books of your Life

I wanted to start a new chain post to get to know more people. So tell me one book from your childhood that you still love now, one book that is on your reading list, and the book that you’ve read most recently. Mine are The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Weapon by Lynette Noni, and Supernova by Marissa Meyer.

@inky-duchess @writing-in-the-grave @writersblockbecomesunblocked

[aleriawrites]

tell me about your WIP tuesday // thank you for the tag @anomaly00 and @heartofasvar

In the New World, The Eikko, a people of the New World, are fighting to reclaim their home which has been occupied by the Voyagers, settlers, of the Alerïan Empire. On the main land, a war is on the brinks of disrupting the peace between Alerïa and the island of Avestia. This is a story of resistant, rebellion and revolution. This is a song for the oppressed. These are the voices that sing the Songs of Alerïa

Tagging: @ardawyn @dusklightserenade @erinbeatty @feralsong @inky-duchess @lady-redshield-writes @eternally-sweet @nistrada @pen-of-roses @raevenlywrites @soigne-writeblr @urbanteeth @the-starborne-prince @dawnoftheagez

[austrohungarianwriteblr]

A netflix edit for @soigne-writeblr, whose team won the Welcome to Writeblr wordcount event! Everyone pls go check out Killer Empire, it’s such a cool concept.

(Incidentally, if you’d like one of these for your WIP, please let me know! I love making them)

[tsainami]

Last Line Tag

tagged by @soigne-writeblr thank you so much!

rules: post the last line(s) you’ve written for your wip.

"Oh, Emperor," cursed an exasperated voice. "Can't a girl get any sleep?"

Ruriko's frown deepened. “You’re a dead girl, you don't get to sleep."

tagging @saintgoethe @chelseasdesk @americanbeasts @obstinateheadstrong @farrradays and anyone who might want to do this. no pressure!

[cythereias]

“Aiyun!” the girl beamed as she strode toward Aiyun. “How are you, qin ai de? I haven’t seen you in ages.”

Hualiang linked her arm in hers, pulling her into the elegant gazebo that lay next to the serene blue river that sparkled in the sun. The breeze blew around them merrily, nearly no clouds in the pure blue sky.

“I’ve been alright,” she said, nearly tripping on the hem of her long white dress. “And you?”

“Oh, I’ve been marvelous,” she said, seating herself on the long bench that ran along the interior. “And I’ve heard you’re going to be married in a few weeks? That’s amazing!”

Not you too, Aiyun thought, but she had expected this response.

Hualiang was forever optimistic, always happy and joyful. She lived to hear the gossip and latest news, who was courting who and who would be married in the coming weeks. “Yeah,” she mustered up a smile. “It’s going really well.”

“Do you know his name?” she asked, leaning forward in interest. Aiyun shook her head in reply.

“They haven’t said a word to me,” she elaborated, shrugging.

Hualiang gasped lightly, her pale cheeks pinkening as drafts of wind began to blow past them. “That’s rather unusual! Are you certain?”

“Absolutely. I’ve poked and pried more than you’d believe,” she threw out a laugh, high and twinkling. It was the laugh of a girl with no cares in the world. A laugh that promised a thousand others and a smile with the brightest of joys peeking through. Hualiang smiled back at her, glad to have her friend with her.

“And you’ll invite me over at least once a week once you get married, right? If you don’t, I consider you unfriended,” she smiled cheekily.

Aiyun hummed noncommittally, not wanting to betray her uncertainty. Would it be like this all the time? Fake grins and cheer and laughter? Hidden feelings and confusion marring every decision? Deliberate gestures in order to disguise her true emotions?

Silence lingered for another awkward second before she decided to end their misery.

― AN EXCERPT FROM SHINING LIKE STARS

TAGLIST ― (please send me an ask if you’d like to be added!) @andromdae, @dahilassi, @empressae, @fallenidol-453, @gothemark, @herondalelucies, @ladywithalamp, @luxaurorae, @montevena, @nefertiti-38, @rapunzelles, @reveriecs, @soigne-writeblr, @summersromance, @the-ichor-of-ruination, @witxhcas

[lukawriting]

first & last line tag

i was tagged in both the first line tag by @soigne-writeblr​ and the last line tag by @vitawrites​ (thanks dudes!!!) and maybe it’s cheating to just do the first & last line tag but oh well i’m just gonna do both in one

ALLEGORY OF A NAME; chapter 1

first line:

The sounds had began small, nestling their way into my ears like bugs, as I drifted away from unconsciousness and returned to the waking world.

last line:

The person disappeared. The mirror returned to its natural silvering and all that was there was me.

tagging: @mshelleys @milkyway-writes @lucamused @jamezvaldes @thoughtbloom @montevena

[summersromance]

READING HABITS TAG! ( thanks to @emdrabbles​ for tagging me! )

THIS IS SUCH A CUTE TAG I’M SCREAMING

i. do you have a certain place at home for reading?

anywhere, really!!! i normally read in one sitting, or when i’m eating dinner tho :)

ii. do you use bookmarks? if so, what kind?

i either memorise numbers (if it’s a library book or smth), or i just dog-ear it. only when it’s mine tho :)

iii. can you just stop reading or do you have to make it to the end of the chapter?

i just stop reading.

iv. do you eat or drink while reading?

hell yeahhh!!! i normally eat while reading, so :)

vi. one book at a time or several at once?

sdlkfjlsdkfj so normally i have to read a book for a class... but if i don’t i’d just read one at a time. i’m a speed reader so i normally read books in one sitting / one day.

vii. reading at home or out?

at home!! but, like, reading on public transport is funnnn

viii. reading out loud or silently?

silently!!

ix. do you read ahead or skip pages?

sdlfkjsldkfj never. i can’t DEAL with that!! i sometimes skim pages, but i can’t skip pages. it hurts me emotionally :(

x. breaking the spine

unintentionally but yes

xi. do you write in your books?

i don’t write in my books, but i highlight!! i have an addiction to highlighters and like srsly i’m looking for an excuse to look at them.

tagging: @mshelleys @soigne-writeblr @laketrials @obstinateheadstrong

[writemares]

hiii!! can i please be added to the taglist of till morning as @soigne-writeblr?? thank you so much

absolutely, thank u sm for your interest ❤️

@soigne-writeblr

[rubyleaf]

Last Line Tag!

Got tagged by @dustylovelyrun, thank you so much! I don’t get the chance to participate in these games nearly enough, so this really made me happy!

Rules: Post the last line you wrote, and then tag as many people as there are words in it, or something?

"I will," she said, and I knew that she meant it. "And Eric…thank you."

That’s…15 words…which means…oh no, I have to tag 15 people. Let’s see…

Tagging: @occasionally-writing, @meghanlovesash, @writeousman, @wippedcoffee, @missdulcerosea, @miniwriteblr, @furentier, @offbrandlacroix, @innocencewrites, @paula-writes, @apsen-seeking-life, @imintheunderworld, @elysian-chronicles, @soigne-writeblr and also @asoftplxcetoland so I can see what on earth she’s been topping the Writeblr Discord leaderboard with. No pressure for anybody, obviously! Just trying to get a full 15 people.

[maesvtro]

hey guys!! as you can see, i’ve recently reached my first ever milestone on tumblr and i’m super grateful for all of you who have been following me (idk why you do) anywaysss, i’m so excited to do my first celebration because it looks really fun!!

i wish i’d spoken to more of y’all and please know that i love reading y’all tags and getting to know everyone slowly lol. i’m super thankful for all of my mutuals and i don’t make a lot of edits but woah y’all follow my mess of a blog UWU✨💕  i was super looking forward to celebrating so here it is!!

rules!!

must be following this obi-wan kenobi stan!!

maybe check out my other blogs @soigne-writeblr and @northernlightswriteblrs

reblog this post (likes don’t count sorry)

send me at least one of the following options:

✨ for a simple blograte

🎶 + your name for a playlist

🌙 + one of these icons for a fandom blograte (credits to @edgarallan) 🔮 marvel / 🦆 shadowhunter / ☀ grishaverse

tagging some mutuals to sb!! @wespers, @panhansolo, @jedirey, @czynchs, @acrookedsaint, @avengays, @darlingfeyree, @florenepugh, @juusovalimakis :))

formats are under the cut, please don’t make this flop? ily all💕💕

✨ simple blograte:

url!! don’t get it | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | wylan van eck

icon!! don’t get it | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | harley quinn

mobile theme!! okay | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | clary fray

desktop theme!! okay | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | loki odinson

original content!! n/a | okay | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | poe dameron

overall!! not my thing | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | bucky barnes

following!! no :(( | i am now!! | always and forever

-> fandom blograte choices aren’t in any particular order

🔮 marvel blograte:

url!! the avengers | guardians of the galaxy | sanctum guardian 

icon!! steve | tony | thor | clint | natasha | bruce

mobile theme!! gamora | peter | rocket | groot | drax | mantis

desktop theme!! scott | hope | carol | t’challa | stephen

original content!! n/a | pepper | peggy | sharon | nebula | jane

overall!! the avengers | age of ultron | infinity war | endgame

following!! no :(( | i am now!! | i love you 3000

🦆 shadowhunter blograte:

url!! mortal instruments | infernal devices | dark artifices | bane chronicles

icon!! clary | jace | izzy | alec | simon

mobile theme!! tessa | jem | will | sophie | charlotte | henry

desktop theme!! emma | julian | cristina | mark

original content!! n/a | magnus | catrina | edmund | james | raphael

overall!! bones | ashes | glass | fallen angels | lost souls | heavenly fire

following!! no :(( | i am now!! | parabatai

☀ grishaverse blograte:

url!! grisha trilogy | soc | king of scars | language of thorns

icon!! alina | darkling | mal

mobile theme!! genya | zoya | nikolai

desktop theme!! kaz | inej | nina | matthias | jesper | wylan

original content!! n/a | corporalki | etherealki | materialki | sun summoner

overall!! ravka | shadow fold | great palace | ketterdam | kerch

following!! no :(( | i am now!! | just girls? no. not just girls