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This was gonna be epic but then I got a headache so here's a crash course to hold you over because I already had the other thing ready:

Bullshit Self-Indulgent Fantasy Novel

I make species and gender and everything all bonkers but here's what you gotta know

Everybody's born without magic but you can choose to get water, fire, or electricity magic

Respectively, this makes your body plant-like, animal-like, or literally a suit of armor

Yes you could theoretically mix, though there's a limit (because your body can only change so much) but the societies have organized themselves based on magic more than interbred species so there's not much mixing

Except that hardly matters now because 80+ years ago, there was an Apocalypse when aliens came and started destroying the planet

(This story exists because I was watching a music video with a typical elves vs. orcs et cetera fantasy fight and I thought aliens chimed in and I was so hype until it turned out to just be more magic)

(The aliens are humans. This is not a spoiler you learn this in the prologue)

Rather than having some scrappy teenagers fight off the alien horde, our plot follows three adults reckoning with the fact that their world is now beyond saving and instead just fight to survive, learning that life is worth fighting for and so are other people's lives even if they're different from you, and also Gratuitous if Futile Magic vs. Tech Fights

You bet they start as bickering strangers and are calling each other family before the end of Part 2

Basically just DnD characters in Fallout New Vegas

Did someone say characters??? I love these people

Brizn (he/him because it's convenient)

Electric type enby (blue-black smooth armor, tall, "eyes" are just shiny glints on face)

Butler with such great comradery with the rest of the staff he doesn't recognize the toxicity of the management until it's too late

Gets exiled and nearly executed for something trivial and now struggles with trust and self-worth

Loyal, observant, resilient

Young adult

Shoot (she/her)

Water type woman (pine needle leaf hair, huge black eyes, vitiligo-like dappled lignin skin)

Hunter with the most badass backstory and also this cool laser gun she got from an alien she killed

Her only child dies as a result of the latest alien attack that brings these characters together and now struggles with grief and guilt

Hypercompetent, curious, brave

Middle-aged

Gnosis (he/him)

Fire type man (tawny fur, antlers, claws, gold eyes)

Con man who was a failed prophet/savior and has been running from his past ever since, grifting and busking

Fame was a burden but obscurity has become a poison and isolation came at a price so he attaches onto the first two weirdos who don't treat him like a devil or god. Having a great time, hardly struggling except for various spiritual entities apparently calling dibs on his soul

Self-assured, creative (putting it nicely), streetwise

Older adult

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I feel like we really lost something when we started looking at writing as a reader-centric product meant to appeal to the desires of a specific audience rather than a writer-centric approach of someone writes whatever particular thing particular compels them/whatever weird thing the demons in their head want to talk about, and people out there who are also compelled, and/or relate, find that writing. A lot of discussions of writing really center around what readers want rather than a writer's exploration. Sometimes as a reader I don't know what I want. I click on a fic or pick up a book I'm not sure about but that looks interesting, and I love it. Reading what I expect to get is it's own joy, but we always need to expand our horizons and not get mad at creators for not always writing what we want/expect.

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Logging into tumblr from a new browser is so funny because the site keeps popping up with the navigation instructions/aids and like... thank you for that but I am very familiar with this site and it's navigation

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Introductions!

Take the time to tell us about who you are and what your wip is. Say hello to the community! Reblogs and comments are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

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irish coworker: *is back from a month in italy*

me: the weather must have been great, you're looking so tanned!

irish coworker: *stares down at his arms, which are a shade of eggshell white i associate with tasteful wedding table settings* i suppose i am!

welsh coworker: *enters room* wow, youre looking so tanned!

ghanaian coworker: *looks around like hes on the truman show*

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For Asher:

Packed lunch (if a domestic flight)

Pocket knife he forgot was in the bag which gets confiscated

Noise canceling headphones

Earplugs

Pair of fingerless gloves

Blanket

Whatever that medication people give to dogs on flights to keep them calm if he can get some

Character Asks: Airport Addition

What’s in their carry-on? Open the bag. Tell us what’s the most surprising, sentimental, or suspicious thing inside? What's the most mundane? What can't they travel without?

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Character who doesn't get to die & character who doesn't get to live. Is that anything.

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Hi! I'm Maple. I am an office worker and soon-to-be grad student who likes writing and also creatures.

Lately I've been sucked back into the City of Eventide and re-writing it because apparently it's not done with me yet. It's about Asher as he starts learning as an apprentice how to do business with spirits and demons (exorcise, comfort, or just talk if that's what they need) but its also kind of more about him struggling to reconcile who he is with the parts of himself he detests.

or, a kind of scrunkly half-demon guy tries too hard to be "normal" and spends a lot of time acting kind of feral. He's (usually) very nice.

Introductions!

Take the time to tell us about who you are and what your wip is. Say hello to the community! Reblogs and comments are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

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Moodboard Layover

Welcome to the very first moodboard prompt of 2025! I hope you're ready for an amazing time this summerfest.

Let's get started!

Pick one color and use only that shade range to reflect your villain’s energy. Sinister pinks? Icy whites? Rotten greens?

@ me in your creation so I can share it!

[maple-writes]

I feel like this does a good job of capturing that feeling of trying hard but running into dead end after dead end.

Moodboard Layover

Welcome to the very first moodboard prompt of 2025! I hope you're ready for an amazing time this summerfest.

Let's get started!

Pick one color and use only that shade range to reflect your villain’s energy. Sinister pinks? Icy whites? Rotten greens?

@ me in your creation so I can share it!

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“no one’s ever mad at me unless they tell me so” is the best assumption i’ve ever made

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So detailed!!! I love the vibe

Moodboard Layover

Welcome to the very first moodboard prompt of 2025! I hope you're ready for an amazing time this summerfest.

Let's get started!

Pick one color and use only that shade range to reflect your villain’s energy. Sinister pinks? Icy whites? Rotten greens?

@ me in your creation so I can share it!

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@writeblrsummerfest

Single colour mood board for Vena, villain in the City of Eventide. Well, one of them anyway if you could Asher as one of his own worst enemies.

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big year for letting time pass you by

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Writeblr Summerfest 2025

Hello, everyone! Welcome to this years Writeblr Summerfest! Our community selected theme was Airport Terminal and that means we’re in for a roaring good time! We’re bringing back some old favorites this year, and some new goodies.

As things are launched and unveiled, they will be added here, to the pinned post, for easy access. Frequently used tags will be put here as well.

This festival is all about building a community, growing our stories, and having fun. So from me to you, let’s have a killer Writeblr Summerfest 2025!

Events

Store

Scavenger Hunt Hall Of Fame

Scavenger Hunt Boards

Minkie Commissions

Common Tags

Writing Prompts

Character Asks

Ask Games

Community Events

Moodboard Prompts

Other Fun Things

Looking to support your fellow writer? Check out @writeblrsummerfestreblogs for a catalog of everyone’s prompt fills and responses!

And don’t forget, the Summerfest is open for all types of writing and character fun – DnD characters, fanfiction, original fiction, you write it, you can do it! Take part in every game, take part only in your favorites, just come to look at what everyone else is doing… There’s no right or wrong way to take part in the Summerfest!

We do have one bit of encouragement to throw out there, though!

This year, we have a guest artist here with us! @mothersart was not only gracious enough to design a Minkie Sheet for our mascot this year and designs for our merch, but she’s offering discounted Minkie Character commissions for anyone who might want one as part of our festival games! You should also consider purchasing a minkie coloring page pack!

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romance is a type of friendship and im sick of people pretending like they're two seperate categories. your romantic partner is Supposed to also be your friend like at the very least why are we pitting romance AGAINST friendship when they r intertwined???? romantic partners are also friends and u can have romance with ur friends stop acting like these bitches are seperate forces

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i really do fucking love the train. i sit it goes we arrive etc