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[darkangel319]

I've got all that and more in my WIP!

Calling all active writeblrs!!!

I'm in dire need of more people to follow!!

Things I love and want more of:

Fantasy

Darker themes

Character driven stories

Romance

Dragons (I go feral for those puppies!)

Mainly original work, whether it's a wip you're wanting to publish or just for fun. Fanfiction is cool too, but doesn't peak my interest at much (idk man, i've tried. trust me)

Silly shit posts about oc's

If any of those are you please interact with this post! also reblog it so I can stalk more lovely writers!

I can only offer you my love and affection, but I hope that is enough.

[darkangel319]

Six Sentence Sunday

Thanks for tagging me!! @kaylinalexanderbooks (Here)

Here's a little bit of my favorite boy, Taliesin 🖤🖤

Taliesin’s voice caught me off guard, “If you run, you won’t get far before I catch you.” I saw the look in his eyes, they almost dared me to run.  He leaned down, tilting his head towards me, “There’s some rules that you need to keep in your mind, Princess.” His voice was low just for me to hear, "Keep your head down, don’t talk unless directed to speak. Don’t let yourself be alone with anyone. Don’t give anyone a reason to take interest in you, and don't trust anyone..especially me.”

Tagging: @winterandwords, @melpomene-grey, @spideronthesun, @sarandipitywrites, @yourpenpaldee, @quillswriting, @theeccentricraven and an open tag

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OC Most Likely Tag pt. 2

Thanks for the tag! @yourpenpaldee (Here)

Rules: Answer with which of your OCs would be the most likely to do the following statement, then give new statements for the next person.

My Statements

Most likely to laugh during a serious conversation.

Rial. He doesn't take anything seriously, but when he finally does, everyone should run.

Most likely to get a few hours of sleep and still feel energized.

Probably Eirallia, She never sleeps in and she gets up early to go to the market and to tend to her garden. Or Kaius, He's a soldier who gets up even earlier than the rest to work out before he trains the others.

Most likely to still have the flash on when attempting to take a photo.

Rhidian, he will be wanting to have all of his new friends stand together to all fit into one photo (most of them begrudgingly joining in). Rhidian takes the picture *Flash* then he would definitely look into the flash and accidentally snap another photo out of confusion.

Your Statements

Most likely to be reading in their free time

Most likely to drink their coffee black

Most likely to bring home a racoon as a pet thinking that it was a cat

Tagging: @ddgraywrites @winterandwords @katenewmanwrites @theeccentricraven and an open tag!

[darkangel319]

OC Most Likely Tag pt. 1

Thanks for tagging me! @quillswriting (Here)

Rules: Answer with which of your OCs would be the most likely to do the following statement, then give new statements for the next person.

My Statements

Most likely to bury a crush and ignore their feelings, but in a super obvious way.

Eirallia is 100% already trying to do this. Her life has been sheltered, but when she met Kaius, her brother's closest friend, she didn't know what to do with the feelings that were burning in her chest. Whilst Mircea, her brother, supported them and wanted them to be happy...The King wouldn't. So Eira trys to hide her feeling, but it's obvious when she can't look away from Kaius training soldiers on the practice field.

Most likely to enable someone's bad habits and who they would enable if possible.

Rial, mainly because he is the embodiment of chaos. Back in his home kingdom, he would enable King Oberyn- daring him to unleash his reactive nature and urge him to do something like start a war. Alternatively, there's Kaius, who would enable others because he has no room to judge with bad habits. He would enable anyone that isn't Eirallia, not wanting her to pick up any bad habits.

Most likely to bring home strays - whether it's stray humans, cats, dogs, etc.

Rhidian would be the one bringing home the strays, he has such a heart of gold and wouldn't be able to resist trying to help strays (especially animals). Soraya would be feeding stray animals and Eirallia would be trying to help any strays that she could but wouldn't bring any home given her mother's poor health.

Your Statements

Most Likely to ignore the plan once a mission gets started

Most Likely to regret killing someone

Most Likely to give someone the wrong directions

Tagging: @melpomene-grey @kaylinalexanderbooks @faeriecinna @dyoniawrites and an open tag!

[darkangel319]

Intro post!!

Hey! I'm Mags (they/them) and I'm a nonbinary lesbian autistic writer!

My current wip is a tragedy in a fantasy setting featuring a lesbian mc, a butch love interest, and nonbinary side characters. It also features mollusks. Love those guys.

My favorite genre is fantasy and my other favorite genre is lesbians (lol)

I'd love to make some writer/reader friends/mutuals so don't be shy!

[darkangel319]

musings on august        

Keep reading

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Bold Your OC Tag

Thanks for tagging me! @melpomene-grey (Here)

Rules: Bold the words/phrases that apply to your OC

Kaius

Killed Someone Under Orders | Had Someone Killed On Their Orders | Killed Someone In Self Defense | Spared Someone’s Life | Invented Something | Been Hungover | Kissed Someone | Slow-Danced | Been In A Long-Term Relationship | Had Sex | Had Sex And Regretted It | Had A One-Night Stand | Had A Threesome | Experimented With Their Sexuality | Had A Kid | Adopted A Kid | Wanted To Have A Family With Someone | Done Something On Impulse They Regretted | Gone Traveling | Had A Bounty Put On Them | Eaten An Insect | Been Groped/SA'd | Been Dumped | Dumped Someone | Smoked | Gotten High | Put Someone In A Headlock | Won A Bet | Lost A Bet | Forgiven Someone Who Wronged Them | Indulged In Petty Revenge | Hallucinated | Gotten A Noticeable Scar | Kneed/Hit Someone In The Groin | Had An Unattainable Crush | Laughed Themselves To The Point Of Tears | Been Kidnapped | Been Brainwashed/Hypnotized | Had A Recurring Nightmare | Been Bullied | Bullied Someone | Experienced Survivor’s Guilt | Been Tied/Chained Up | Given Someone A Massage | Received A Massage | Been Backed Up Against A Wall | Shot Someone | Stabbed Someone | Saved Someone’s Life | Cheated On Someone | Been Cheated On | Been In An Open Relationship | Had A Friendship With Benefits | Been In A Queerplatonic Relationship | Had A Stalker | Been Betrayed | Been A Traitor | Been Possessed | Been In A Bar Fight | Been Thrown Out Of A Bar | Been Arrested | Broken Out Of Jail | Been To A Funeral | Been To A Brothel | Had Surgery | Broken Someone’s Trust | Broken Someone’s Heart | Had Their Heart Broken | Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Anger | Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Spite | Gotten A Piercing | Gotten A Tattoo | Used A Fake Name | Been Beaten Up | Been Tortured | Tortured Others | Been Abused | Been Blackmailed | Gotten Away With A Crime | Framed Someone Else For A Crime They Committed | Shared A Bed Platonically | Been In Love | Suffered From Sleep Paralysis | Been Forced To Flee Their Home | Learned A New Language | Joined A Rebellion | Fought On The Losing Side Of A War | Fought On The Winning Side Of A War | Become A Godparent | Become An Aunt/Uncle

Tagging (no pressure): @theeccentricraven, @fantasywriternimzy, @sarandipitywrites, @boomiburst and an open tag

[darkangel319]

[darkangel319]

In a Victorian inspired world of eternal night, brilliant trans man Owen Rosedown fights against the many evils that threaten his city. From thieves and kidnappers, to serial killers, to the vampires that once ruled his world, Owen faces danger with cleverness and pure hearted determination. But when he's trapped between two villainous rivals, how long will his heart, and his life, remain his own?

Runner Owen: A queer gothic romantasy series [and spin-offs]

Current WIPs:

Runner Owen Book 1: Untitled

Western AU Story: The Last Lawman in Nightshade Ridge

Dark Erotica AU Story: Feral's Keep

Side WIPs:

Farewell Vesperos [Runner Owen Book 2]

Hollywood’s Prince [1950s actor AU]

… And others.

[this post is WIP]

[darkangel319]

I’m tired of fae romance where the faerie guy is just a guy with pointy ears, make that man a freak from the forest. Make him look like a forgotten pagan god. Give him a funky tail or something. GO NUTS!!!!

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Bold your OC Tag

Thanks for tagging me @spideronthesun (Here)!

Rules: Bold the words or phrases that apply to your OC

Eirallia

Killed Someone Under Orders | Had Someone Killed On Their Orders | Killed Someone In Self Defense | Spared Someone’s Life | Invented Something | Been Hungover | Kissed Someone | Slow-Danced | Been In A Long-Term Relationship | Had Sex | Had Sex And Regretted It | Had A One-Night Stand | Had A Threesome | Experimented With Their Sexuality | Had A Kid | Adopted A Kid | Wanted To Have A Family With Someone | Done Something On Impulse They Regretted | Gone Traveling | Had A Bounty Put On Them | Eaten An Insect | Been Groped/SA'd | Been Dumped | Dumped Someone | Smoked | Gotten High | Put Someone In A Headlock | Won A Bet | Lost A Bet | Forgiven Someone Who Wronged Them | Indulged In Petty Revenge | Hallucinated | Gotten A Noticeable Scar | Kneed/Hit Someone In The Groin | Had An Unattainable Crush | Laughed Themselves To The Point Of Tears | Been Kidnapped | Been Brainwashed/Hypnotized | Had A Recurring Nightmare | Been Bullied | Bullied Someone | Experienced Survivor’s Guilt | Been Tied/Chained Up | Given Someone A Massage | Received A Massage | Been Backed Up Against A Wall | Shot Someone | Stabbed Someone | Saved Someone’s Life | Cheated On Someone | Been Cheated On | Been In An Open Relationship | Had A Friendship With Benefits | Been In A Queerplatonic Relationship | Had A Stalker | Been Betrayed | Been A Traitor | Been Possessed | Been In A Bar Fight | Been Thrown Out Of A Bar | Been Arrested | Broken Out Of Jail | Been To A Funeral | Been To A Brothel | Had Surgery | Broken Someone’s Trust | Broken Someone’s Heart | Had Their Heart Broken | Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Anger | Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Spite | Gotten A Piercing | Gotten A Tattoo | Used A Fake Name | Been Beaten Up | Been Tortured | Tortured Others | Been Abused | Been Blackmailed | Gotten Away With A Crime | Framed Someone Else For A Crime They Committed | Shared A Bed Platonically | Been In Love | Suffered From Sleep Paralysis | Been Forced To Flee Their Home | Learned A New Language | Joined A Rebellion | Fought On The Losing Side Of A War | Fought On The Winning Side Of A War | Become A Godparent | Become An Aunt/Uncle

I'm Tagging: @winterandwords @yourpenpaldee @faeriecinna and an open tag

[darkangel319]

[darkangel319]

I accept this fate, He is my background for a reason.

Tagging (no pressure): @spideronthesun , @winterandwords , @yourpenpaldee and anyone who wants to join 💖

Doing one of these but with my mutuals after seeing this image on my dash today!!

..Y'know he may be the god of war but.. I'm not mad. No, no not at all. :)

@xxgalacticambitionsxx @hatbox-apologist @ghostingyourass79 @kittieshauntedourfantasy @emerald194 @thatonerabbit @comical-icicle

[darkangel319]

Rating OC Head Canons Tag

Thanks for tagging me @yourpenpaldee (Here)!

Rules: Use this headcanon generator to generate some headcanons for your OCs! How accurate are they?

Eirallia

Eirallia is constantly singing for no reason. - 3/10 there's too many responsibilities to just start singing

Eirallia sleeps in until noon. - 0/10 Eira is used to the early grind in her village

Eirallia has an intense fear of doctors. - 2/10 less of a fear OF doctors more that she fears no doctor can help her mom's illness

Rial

Rial is not allowed to drink energy drinks. - 8/10 No one can stop him

Rial hacks their stats in every video game they play. - 9/10

Rial is a horrible liar. - 0/10 Rial backwards is Liar

Kaius

It would not take much for Kaius to turn evil. - 6/10 He's a soldier so his morals are decided by his king

Kaius can't handle criticism. - 3/10

Kaius stole a lollipop at the checkout when they were 5 and they still feel guilty about it. - 5/10 Yes to stealing, no to the guilt

Soraya

Soraya has an intense fear of spiders. - 3/10

Soraya has an embarrassing old deviant art account. - 6/10 That was a phase she tries to forget

If Soraya likes someone, they will give them a pretty rock. - 10/10 she loves pretty rocks

Tagging: @winterandwords, @melpomene-grey, @quillswriting, @katenewmanwrites and an open tag for anyone to join in!

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Six Ways To End Your Story

Hi, everyone! Someone kindly asked for advice on how to end a story so here it is for everyone!

Six Types of Story Endings

While every story has to end its own way, there are six general types of ending. Which one you go for will depend, of course, on the story you’re telling, and maybe also on the tropes or conventions of the genre you’re working within (if you’re working within a genre at all).

The six types of story endings include:

Resolved ending

Unresolved ending

Expanded ending

Unexpected ending

Ambiguous ending

Tied ending

What Is a Resolved Ending?

A resolved ending leaves the reader with no lingering questions or loose ends A resolved ending is part of most classic fairy tales (“And they all lived happily ever after…”), but also of countless classic novels.

Consider the ending of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a classic of literary fiction and the inspiration for countless romance novels. At the end of the book, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy marry, and we’re led to believe that their marriage will be long and happy. Not only that, but the rest of Mr. Bennet’s marriageable daughters have settled down in matches appropriate to their characters. In other words, there are no lingering questions or tensions.

Remember, a resolved ending isn’t necessarily a happy ending. Think of any of Shakespeare’s tragedies, in which the protagonist and most of the other major characters usually wind up stabbed, poisoned, or executed.

What matters most in a resolved ending is that all of the threads of the novel have been clearly and satisfying resolved.

What Is an Unresolved Ending?

Sometimes, the end is not really the end. That’s the case with an unresolved ending. This is the kind of ending that leaves the reader with more questions than answers. Ending on a cliffhanger has the potential to be a frustrating experience, but that frustration can also be satisfying if the story calls for it.

Unresolved endings are popular choices for books in a series, because it leads the reader to the next book.

What Is an Expanded Ending?

An expanded ending often takes the form of an epilogue. As the name implies, it expands the world of the story beyond the events of the narrative itself. That usually involves a jump forward in time, and occasionally a change in perspective as well. (Dostoevsky’s classic Crime and Punishment ends on just such a note, as does Tolstoy’s War and Peace.) Like an unexpected ending, an expanded ending may reframe the way the reader has been thinking about the story.

One advantage of an epilogue is that it allows the writer to answer questions that might not be possible to answer in the space of the main narrative (for instance, how things turned out a decade or more after the main events of the story).

What Is an Unexpected Ending?

An unexpected ending is one the reader likely didn’t see coming. The twist ending can be earth-shattering, or clever and subtle. The trick to pulling off a great surprise is that it should seem inevitable in hindsight. Very few readers are likely to be on board for an ending that seems to truly come from nowhere, but if the ending makes sense they’re more likely to appreciate the subtle machinations and plot twists it took to get there.

A good ending avoids deus ex machina, a Latin expression meaning “god from a machine.” In the context of fiction, a deus ex machina is a heavy-handed device that abruptly and definitively resolves all the story’s problems in a way that doesn’t feel natural to the story.

For instance, a previously unknown rich uncle appearing from nowhere to give the poor striving protagonist a vast fortune may certainly be a surprise, but it’s not likely to satisfy your readers. Remember, a good twist is one that the writer has left clues for all along.

What Is an Ambiguous Ending?

An ambiguous ending is one that’s open to interpretation. While an unresolved ending doesn’t give the reader enough information to say what’s going to happen next, and an ambiguous ending might allow two different readers to come to two completely different conclusions. Of all the endings, the ambiguous one demands the most involvement from the reader, since they are actively invited to think about the significance of events for themselves.

Take a quick look at the ending to Charles Dickens’ classic Great Expectations. In the last lines of the novel, the main character Pip takes the hand of the widow Estrella and says he sees “no shadow of another parting from her.” But is Pip’s vision reliable? Do they stay together or is another parting in the future? The novel leaves the reader with both tantalizing possibilities.

What Is a Tied Ending?

A tied ending is on that brings the story full circle—it ends where it begins. This type of ending follows the classic Hero’s Journey, which is common to many myths and folktales from around the world, but it’s also a popular choice for many works of literary fiction trying to capture the cyclical nature of time. James Joyce’s famously beguiling Finnegan’s Wake even ends on a sentence fragment that literally completes the very first sentence of the novel.

As a writer, you’ll need to make sure that the journey to this point felt worthwhile. Ending up right where you started can feel pointless if the journey there and back wasn’t meaningful.

There you have it folks, and kind ask, I hope this helps anyone who is struggling with their story endings!

Follow, reblog and comment if you find these helpful!

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20 Compelling Positive-Negative Trait Pairs

Here are 20 positive and negative trait pairs that can create compelling character dynamics in storytelling:

1. Bravery - Recklessness: A character is courageous in the face of danger but often takes unnecessary risks.

2. Intelligence - Arrogance: A character is exceptionally smart but looks down on others.

3. Compassion - Naivety: A character is deeply caring but easily deceived due to their trusting nature.

4. Determination - Stubbornness: A character is persistent in their goals but unwilling to adapt or compromise.

5. Charisma - Manipulativeness: A character is charming and persuasive but often uses these traits to exploit others.

6. Resourcefulness - Opportunism: A character is adept at finding solutions but is also quick to exploit situations for personal gain.

7. Loyalty - Blind Obedience: A character is fiercely loyal but follows orders without question, even when they're wrong.

8. Optimism - Denial: A character remains hopeful in difficult times but often ignores harsh realities.

9. Humor - Inappropriateness: A character lightens the mood with jokes but often crosses the line with their humor.

10. Generosity - Lack of Boundaries: A character is giving and selfless but often neglects their own needs and well-being.

11. Patience - Passivity: A character is calm and tolerant but sometimes fails to take action when needed.

12. Wisdom - Cynicism: A character has deep understanding and insight but is often pessimistic about the world.

13. Confidence - Overconfidence: A character believes in their abilities but sometimes underestimates challenges.

14. Honesty - Bluntness: A character is truthful and straightforward but often insensitive in their delivery.

15. Self-discipline - Rigidity: A character maintains strong control over their actions but is inflexible and resistant to change.

16. Adventurousness - Impulsiveness: A character loves exploring and trying new things but often acts without thinking.

17. Empathy - Overwhelm: A character deeply understands and feels others' emotions but can become overwhelmed by them.

18. Ambition - Ruthlessness: A character is driven to achieve great things but willing to do anything, even unethical, to succeed.

19. Resilience - Emotional Detachment: A character can endure hardships without breaking but often seems emotionally distant.

20. Strategic - Calculative: A character excels at planning and foresight but can be cold and overly pragmatic in their decisions.

These pairs create complex, multi-dimensional characters that can drive rich, dynamic storytelling.

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Writeblr Intro

ABOUT ME: Hello all, I'm Zan, short for Zaniah. A college student in her early 20s who's currently studying English & Literature. I've been writing for roughly 10 years now, but this is my first official entrance into writeblr. For the most part, I've been lurking, collecting many writing prompts and crumbs of advice. But I thought perhaps I should begin to put some stuff out there and gain some writing friends while I'm at it. I also currently have a WIP, however there's no title. The general gist is murder mystery lesbians on a spooky, secluded college campus. With some general added supernatural elements! MY WRITING:

This blog will include completely original works.

My main genres are sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.

I like to focus on complex characters who make questionable choices.

I enjoy writing queer characters, not just romances.

I dabble in poetry from time to time outside of one-shots.

My writing can involve mature themes. (no graphic sex scenes) I do my best to tag potential triggering content appropriately.

Most of my posts will probably be excerpts/one-shots/poetry.

I'm happy to answer questions regarding my ocs or my writing!