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let me see... I've seen

Edgy vampires

18th century vampires

Batlike vampires

Glittering "vampires" (yes I know)

Modern day vampires

But medieval vampires riding unicorns into battle/taming dragons/hosting lavish feasts dripping with intrigue?

Nope...

So I (tried) to write it

In the Valedor Saga

Side note: I think I might just start posting up snippets of my stories after all (I'll try not to spoil it)

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A random writing tip that just came to me

I realised why my WIP is dragging so badly - I'm not really ready beforehand. It's like exercising without warming up - you will cause yourself injuries. (Or severe frustration and a headache after hours of staring at a blank screen/paper whilst the words hide away somewhere).

Have a Warm-Up Space. Here, just write down anything in your mind. Any paragraphs, descriptions, scenes, heck even fanfics. It doesn't necessarily have to be on your WIP (although it can).

(I may end up posting the most interesting snippets from that space (that might be very random))

Stay tuned

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When's the best time to share your work?

Been writing up some chapters of my WIP lately. I've seen others posting up whole chapters or snippets, whether it's finished or unfinished. I don't want to spoil my story or mess up anything,but conversely I wouldn't mind some feedback. I'm a bit confused, what do you all think?

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pov: you've had to leave a whole bunch of writing communities because of endless p*rn bot posts...

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Ah, the joys of writing

Story idea in head: A sweeping fantasy medieval world with dragons and vampires and werewolves and magic and ancient legends and cultures and-

Story idea on page: AARGH I HAVE TO WRITE 69 CHAPTERS!!

Story idea in head: don't worry, you already know the plot, characters and setting, just write it all out

Story idea on page: AARGH BUT I HAVE STILL GOT 69 CHAPTERS TO WRITE BECAUSE THE STUFF YOU WROTE BEFORE IS NOT PART OF THE PLOT-

yeah this is fine(!) lol

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Need help ASAP with this

Currently writing some investigation scenes for a spy in my fantasy novel. How do I make scenes where she (or other characters) are looking at documents/looking for evidence interesting? Bit of background: the spy has been sent to uncover a possible threat to a target's life and its link to a possible embezzlement ring. She's attempting to figure out who's part of the ring.

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Brain: It's 1am, you really need to get some rest

Story: NOPE NOT HAPPENING HERE'S A FREE SCENE!! 🎉🎉🎉🔥🔥🔥🎆🎆

(Couldn't find any good GIFs for this one)

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You know something?

Maybe I actually miss writing on paper.

Not staring at a computer screen, straining your eyes.

Not tapping keys endlessly to produce symbols on a screen.

Not forever clicking about between buttons and boxes.

Not staring at a cursor whizzing about the screen

Hold a pen between your fingers, let the wrist and fingers move

Watch the ink form letters on the page, controlled by you

Paper does not need to be turned off

Paper does not need to be charged

Paper is there for (pretty much) for ever.

Paper does not insult you if you say something wrong

Paper does not angrily reject the words your write on the page

Paper takes whatever you write

And best of all?

Paper cannot be hacked

Screens and keyboards are fine

But sometimes stories don't flow as well

So... let me stop typing (using a keyboard is "not" writing) this spiel and go actually write instead

With a proper pen on some nice lined paper

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Advice on writing fake relationships/dating?

Here's the idea: Medieval Setting. A prince and a princess. Their relationship at the moment is built off meetings at royal galas, parties and tournaments. Their respective houses (prince - Northern house of mages and princess - Southern house of high royalty) It's all contracts and rules, and is somewhat stifling.

The prince is coming to the princess's 19th birthday party. The princess's warden/governess wants them to look like they're close even though they barely meet (though they are sort of friends). They are effectively faking their relationship for the sake of their houses (to make it appear like the two houses are in an alliance).

During the party, the princess dances with a completely different prince during the ball, threatening to muck up the show. The gossip in the castle halls immediately begins.

Now, if I was to go with this idea... how on earth would I write it?

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A Battle

A thousand hooves thunder upon the ice.

CAVALRY! CHARGE!

Down the hill they pour.

A river of rime, an avalanche of fury

Lances sharp and eyes bright

Slicing into the indigo crescent.

ARCHERS! DRAW!

Bowstrings creak.

SHOOT!

Arrows become hail.

Peppering the frost army.

INFANTRY! CHARGE!

The clash begins.

Sword against sword.

Sword against shield.

Knight against Knight.

Warrior against Warrior.

The battle rages in the moonlight.

Snow rises as soupy dust.

A boiling swirl of blue and white.

A storm of snow and magic.

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Looking at your synopsis: Oh my goodness this is incredible I really need to write this down it would make a great book!

Looking at a blank page to write on:

Where did all the words go?

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Ok... I'm officially stuck (warning: rant)

I need some help please!

Currently trying to write my first novel, but I cannot stop iterating. I have rewritten my first chapter around seven different times. I have made many, many synopses (I think that's the plural of synopsis lol). I have half-written some sections, and have barely touched (read: avoided) others. The whole "draft" is a mix of some first-drafted chapters and almost-rinsed-out others.

I feel like it is dragging. It's been stuck in my head for ten years, drawing inspiration from a lot of different works, growing from a snippet imagining a fight at night in an old building to a ridiculously sprawling world with intrigue and romance and creatures and magic and vampires and werewolves and castles and chaos and huge amounts of lore-

HELP!!

rant over, just needed to get this off my chest

Anyway, anyone who's writing novels, how do you manage to stay motivated and successfully finish them? Any tips would be appreciated!

I might just be posting up snippets of my writing too (I'll try not to spoil it though).

Thanks.

EDIT: Looking back through my notes and actually found some good-looking stuff that just needs editing. I think I might put that together and see where I am.

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pov: you write just over 2000 words worth of synopsis, with 25 sections, three acts and three different POVs to cover then realise you have to actually put all that into prose so people can read it:

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Striga Lore #3 - Becoming A Striga - Part One

"One of the most essential lessons for a young striga is knowing how to continue your sireline, to bring others across through the veil to the eternal shadows."

-From 'The Art of Marking', Tiago Violte Darkstaff

HOW ARE MORE STRIGAE MADE?

Siring (turning other mortals into strigae)

Having children (whilst it is possible, it is not as favoured due to decreased psychic influence and long gestation periods (around 18-24 months)

CHOOSING A POTENTIAL TURNLING

Strigae use their sharpened senses to choose their targets

Some strigae go by ichor alone, focusing on physical traits only

Other strigae target mortals with high levels of influence, or even enemies

A STRIGA'S FIRST TARGET

Strigae who have never turned anyone before (usually between 17-19 winters old) experience their First Marking

During this period, the young striga will sleep heavily, and experience sleep paralysis during which they see visions of the target

The target will begin to hear the voice of the striga in their mind, trying to entrance them

The target can either resist or accept the voice

STRIGAE HYPNOSIS

The next stage is hypnosis

During a physical meeting, the striga and target lock eyes

The striga's eyes release a soft, powerful light that floods the victim's visual field

The light is soothing, slowly reaching into the victim's mind

The target loses all feeling, pain is dulled yet their mind is fully aware

Some strigae ask mentally for consent

If the target rejects, the striga is immediately forced out

If the target accepts, the hypnosis strengthens, and the target falls into a trance as the striga's mind embraces theirs, readying them for the final phase - marking.

More to come in Part 4!

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Striga Lore #2 - The Striga Hierarchy

A short post on the hierarchy of a striga house/coven, reminiscent of a traditional werewolf pack hierarchy. Further posts will elaborate on the ranks' individual powers and roles, but here's the basics:

High Umbra

Similar Rank: King

Role: Leader of all Strigae

Challenged: Yes

Hereditary: Yes

Umbra

Similar rank: Alpha

Role: House/Coven Leader

Challenged: Yes

Hereditary: Depends on who Umbra chooses as Heir

Nyxos

Similar Rank: Luna

Role: Consort of House/Coven Leader

Challenged: Yes

Hereditary: No

Tenebra

Similar Rank: Beta

Role: Inner Circle (such as spymaster, treasurer, Captain of the Guard, etc.)

Challenged: No

Hereditary: No

Diaval

Similar Rank: Gamma

Role: Warriors and Hunters

Challenged: No

Hereditary: No

Malthos

Similar Rank: Delta

Role: Mages and Healers

Challenged: No

Hereditary: Depends

Fenrir

Similar Rank: Epsilon

Role: Scouts, Spies and Sentinels

Challenged: No

Hereditary: No

Drita

Similar Rank: Omega

Role: None

Challenged: No

Hereditary: Possible

OTHER ROLES EXPLAINED

Scouts - Usually sent out to keep eyes on neighbouring nobles and houses and relay messages from the Umbra/Nyxos

Sentinels - Patrol the edges of the striga territories, watching for intruders and ensuring security when passing through striga lands; sent to escort nobles

Hunters - Organise and lead hunts to take down prey such as dyre wolves, deer and other creatures; trained on most weapons, ambushing, tracking and skillful executions; frequently become warriors, assassins or even executioners

More in part 3

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I JUST WANNA WRITE!!

I just want to write this fantasy story that has been sat in my head for just over ten years and has fantasy and darkness and medieval and political intrigue and love triangles and secret plots and vampires and lycans and kitsunes and mafia and huge battles and tender moments and magical artefacts and a million and one other things and I just want to tell people about it and spread it to the world and make it really good because I get ideas almost all the time and I would love to see it as a book and have it sit proudly on a bookshelf and bring it to life HELP!!!!

Seriously I've been looking at lycan stories and vampire stories and I want to make something new, something different, something interesting, something that mixes the genres up and injects a bit of life to it all! argh I don't even know where to start because I have sooooo much lore that I want to give to everyone and I want people to give feedback and I am sorry for this long post but I need to release

Oh and I have exams next week for uni so I better get all this out bye

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Rage

I see so much rage around us.

I stand amidst the boiling flames.

The fire in my heart longing to join in.

Like some twisted battle royale.

So much fury in this world.

Rage at the state of the Earth.

Rage at the state of every nation.

Rage at the state of Artificial Intelligence.

Rage at the state of the human species.

Rage at those who do not fit our version of reality.

Rage at those who speak what we see as falsehood.

Rage at those who cover up our version of truth.

Rage at those who rewrite.

Rage at those who lie.

Rage at those who are truthful.

Rage at anyone who doesn't agree.

We gather our forces, storm at each other

Seeing nothing but enemies to destroy

Our 'truths' are our missiles

Honed by curse words as fuel

With others' opinions as the target

Like some kind of shooter game

But in our blind, all consuming, feral rage

Like the primordial werewolf of old

We forget who throws the coals upon the kindling

Who writes the code of the game we play

Who watches us fight in the gladiators' arena and laughs

Who played the cards of Division Division Division?

Placed us into factions to play this Hunger Games?

If we do not quell this rage,

We will be as ashes

Nothing left to fight about.

When there is no-one left to fight.