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What's your favorite fairytale? And not the Disney-fied versions, but the original telling. Like Brothers Grimm sort of

The Children of Lir. It's an Irish legend, the reason why it's illegal to harm a swan in Ireland.

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can i ask you a few things about this?? im confused about some titles and how to address them, i tried to look it up online but they all give me more confusing answers

Which titles can I help you with? 💜

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are there any titles that a princess might be referred to other than "Your Highness", preferably from someone of lesser status? (Ie, a noble who is on particularly close terms with her)

They can be referred to as "Your Royal/Imperial Highness" as well but after this formality, "ma'am" will do for the rest of the convo.

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Two Truth and a Lie

Thanks @illarian-rambling for the tag.

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Rewrite Tag

Thank you for the tag @oliolioxenwrites

The line: Sepo hesitated, his heart pounding against the room's stillness. He stepped forward, the air thick with a charged silence, heavy with the scent of ozone and sorrow. As he neared Twenari, he saw the subtle tremors coursing through her. "Twena, it's over," Sepo murmured, his voice a careful blend of warmth and caution. He reached out to gently touch her shoulder, but she flinched away, the motion sharp, as if his touch could shatter her fragile form.

My Rewrite: His heart was thrumming at the back of his throat, his fingers clutching that doorframe like lifeline, keeping him from moving forward. Gathering himself, he passed through the frame, into the room. He could almost taste the misery in the air, the lingering bitterness of it almost tangible.

She was there, hunched and shaking, not quite there. She was deaf to his gentle words but came alive under his touch, jolting back into the present.

Your line: It was always peaceful up here. The ragged cliffs were not easily accessible but those who braved life and limb to summit their heights, were rewarded with that rare beauty, of a lake of burning sinners so iridescent in the glow of a distant moon.

Tagging @trapped-inadystopianovel @veneritia @serpentarii

Rewrite Tag 👁️‍🗨️

Thanks for the tag @illarian-rambling!! 💗

My line: From the doorway came a sound between a whimper and a sob. Sepo turned to see Twenari with her hand outstretched. White sparks clung to her fingers like a grotesque parody of shimmering makeup stolen from a parent’s vanity. Abruptly, her shaking knees gave out. The girl sank to the floor, hugging herself pitifully. With utterly dry eyes, she stared at the charred corpse, unblinking and expressionless.

My rewrite: From the doorway, a sound emerged—a fragile blend of a whimper and a sob. Sepo spun around to find Twenari, her hand outstretched, her fingers adorned with white sparks that mocked the shimmering makeup of a stolen evening at a parent's vanity. Suddenly, her knees trembled and failed her; she collapsed to the ground, wrapping her arms around herself in a pitiful embrace. With eyes devoid of tears, she gazed unblinkingly at the charred remains, her expression hollow and unreadable.

Your line: Sepo hesitated, his heart pounding against the room's stillness. He stepped forward, the air thick with a charged silence, heavy with the scent of ozone and sorrow. As he neared Twenari, he saw the subtle tremors coursing through her. "Twena, it's over," Sepo murmured, his voice a careful blend of warmth and caution. He reached out to gently touch her shoulder, but she flinched away, the motion sharp, as if his touch could shatter her fragile form.

I'll tag @leahnardo-da-veggie @queerfox-tales @katwritesshit and @inky-duchess 🤭 as well as any other eager participants! 💕 I love doing these

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How were adult films produced in 1930/40s especially in countries, like Germany and what would that work look like compared to now in particular for woman



Blue films, as they were known, were illegal and their production was done in secret. This meant the production, development and editing was mainly a secretive industry. Often the images had to be developed in less than perfect settings such as home bathrooms. Acting, producing and engaging in any of these films would end in prison.

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hello your grace! in my wip the crown prince dies and they wait for his son to come of age before he becomes king. the prince then rules for two years before succumbing to illness. the next in line (his sister who no one expected to become ruler and was 18 at the time) decides for her uncle to act as regent since she says she “needs time to prepare for being royal” i was wondering:

How long could her uncle rule for before the people wanted her to take the throne

How would the general public consensus on this be? And how would the traditionalists, older vs younger generation react?

How long would it take for her to “prepare”?

I hope you have a good day :D

If she's of age, she can't simply assign herself a Regent because she has to learn to vibe with being royal - she has been royal her entire life. She can however, appoint him to be Chancellor to help her out.

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WIP Intro: Clip Your Wings

You would expect peace after war.

The students at Olympus Academy expected it, especially after five years after their leader, R.K. Calimeris and daughter of Posedao, stopped the downfall of Zeus and Olympus at the hands of a rouge prophet, a power-hungry warrior, and Kronos. R.K. herself is at peace, enjoying this new stage of her life.

And then R.K. suddenly vanishes.

Questions emerge just as quickly as a new prophecy begins, and a boy from an entirely different side of the gods appears.

Throughout the three parts, one question starts to rise: how needed is Zeus, really?

Themes: Downfall of kings, family and friendship, rebellion, prophecy and its mysterious ways

Contains: PTSD, battle, blood, swearing, the Greek gods, Zeus

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■In my world there are two kingdoms.

The two are opposite to eachother in nearly everything but most importantly,the use of magic.

One,let's call its A, uses magic their enemies. Ranging from elemental magic to spiritual creatures that help the army crash their enemies.

So kingdom B,is really really against to the use of magic(not that anyone knows how to use it or is allowed to except for those who do gets to be burned .And the capital mage who is considered cursed and the only exception who is chosen every generation and they use him in emergencies. )and feels threatened by the presence of kingdom A near them . Fearing that one day they will conquer their lands and would succeed because of the incredible strength the kingdom holds with the use of magic.

So they take an opportunity presented to them by the alliance of another kingdom to sneak into the A kingdom and surprise them with war by using some clever strategies and such .

1.Getting to the point,would it be okay to take one of the heirs alive and turn them into a slave for the royal family of B just in mocking and showing their power?

2.If not,what can they do instead to said heir that is considered mocking them?

3.Also when a kingdom falls,conquered by another. What usually happens?

Not OK. It's possible bit it can backfire because it can be seen as the dishonourable choice. Killing your enemies is fine, humiliating them can sometimes be beyond the pale.

Marching in a triumph which is basically a big parade showing off spoils of war, where the heir can be jeered at and verbally abused.

Resources are seized, cities are sacked, leaders are deposed or executed and army and naval forces are surpressed. New leaders are installed.

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Hello! In snow white and the huntsman, during the wedding, shouldn't snow white have been in front of ravenna since she was a princess despite ravennas engagement to the king? and because I'm pretty picky, shouldn't snow's hair had been up?

Yes, Snow should have walked ahead of Ravenna but no, Snow's hair is accurate because she's just a kid and unwed.

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follow up to the question about river travel & rowboats: would royalty use them to travel as well?

They would use barges.

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Hello, can you write a Male version from that post about positions in court? Thank you!

https://www.tumblr.com/inky-duchess/615497500867051520/fantasy-guide-to-royal-households-and-how-they?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/inky-duchess/614429707905155072/fantasy-guide-to-employment-within-and-without?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/inky-duchess/614295833994838016/fantasy-guide-to-employment-household-of-a-castle?source=share

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Hello! In a noble family, what should the sitting arrangement in the dining table be? I know that the Lord of the House sits at the center table but what about his children? Is it by title or age order or by birth?

https://www.tumblr.com/inky-duchess/684052664410062848/fantasy-guide-to-hosting-a-high-society-dinner?source=share

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As an author, your expertise is invaluable is this arena, and with this particular character developmental question: Why are there so few viscountesses in fiction? Is it just because writers are too lazy to type all the extra letters there? Have a great weekend, and thank you for everything, Duchess. ;)

I just thinks it's mainly that most people may not know what a viscount/ess is and writers tend to try make it more familiar for readers because most would know titles such as Duke better.

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I have a sort of Femme Fatale upperclass idea in my head. Due to her familial situation and upbringing, she doesn’t look fondly upon society’s viewpoint that a women’s duty is to marry well and care for her husband’s household, and raise children.

in an attempt to bridge the lack of affection from her family during childhood, she clings to material things (ex: jewelry, makeup, because the lessons in her family that a women’s looks and ability to have children matter more than intelligence after a certain point stuck at least a little bit), and begins flirting with others - and later having flings.

This is around the 50’s/60’s era, I’m thinking, and in Japan, so this also takes place after the reformation of the school system, and she goes and gets higher learning to further divorce herself from family and gain dependence on the family money/expectations of being a young lady. (Around early her 20’s?)

She uses seduction as a way of building connections (honeypot, essentially), and also swindling people out of their money (via bars, casinos, personal parties thrown, it’s a speakeasy situation. later ties into an underground business venture with a partner), and I was wondering how she’d be hide it?

a women sleeping around, no matter how fabulously wealthy, would be ruined by that information getting out, so it has to be hidden. Especially in Japan, because for sometime before the war there was the good wife, wise mother line of thinking - and it still persists, I think, to this day just a little bit?

There’s a lot about the purity and fidelity of a woman that is very important, especially for said character - at least publicly - because it would get her in very big trouble both society-wise and with her family.

(plus, I’m pretty sure it only became illegal for a man to murder his wife on account of adultery in 1908? Which…considering at this point in the character’s life, it’s the 50’s or 60’s and in the grand scheme of things not that long ago….)

She had to hide it either with a marriage of convience with somebody or by hiring trustworthy servants or avoiding this behaviour in her homeland and go abroad where she'd likely get away with it easier.

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Has there ever been a case of an elective monarchy working out long-term? If so, how is the system maintained for it to be stable enough to last so long, and if not, what causes it to fall?

Irish tanistry was successful for a long period of time. It was maintained because of the pool of candidates were all of a select group and power was awarded to the candidate who proved most formidable and wise. Falling apart requires jealously, tampering and possibly even some underhanded tactics such as murder

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Hello! I was wondering in the case of a succession war -- 3 royals all fighting over the same castle/territory -- where would said royals all go? In this case they all have allies fighting for their side, but obviously they couldn't all stay in the same castle while duking it out (I assume). Would one stay and force the others out while fighting for titles (and how would that work if so?), would they all leave and stay with their respective allies? How would they be hosted in that case?

(your blog is awesome btw! and a huge help to my writing endeavors :D)

They could stay in the castle if it was a battle of verbal claims but if it's pitched fights your after, then it's likely they would withdraw to a nearby stronghold to consolidate their power and then march on the castle.