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i wish my book was written so i could share it and talk to more people about it but unfortunately that's going to take 79 business years. approximately

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dont delete your zero note post. i will be there in 15 hours.

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it’ll be fine I just have to be a shaking terrified animal about it

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i see your "traumatized character finally getting a good night's sleep in their loved one's arms" and i raise you "traumatized character freaking the fuck out when they wake up in their loved one's arms because why are they restrained why is someone else in their bed where are they and now their loved one has to comfort them"

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Just reminding you that midnight ride by orville peck is 100% Kirin/Ravid/Zaer thanks

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— arealliveghost

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Jeanette Winterson, Gut Symmetries

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a writer's nightmare is having the vision for one specific scene for a fic and having to come up with The Rest

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Celestial strawberry wine

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being obsessed with your own oc and you can only see them if you go in and take the screenshots or draw or write the fucking fic yourself there’s no search there’s nowhere else you can dig them out except from inside your own head

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writing advice for characters with a missing eye: dear God does losing an eyes function fuck up your neck. Ever since mine crapped out I've been slowly and unconsciously shifting towards holding my head at an angle to put the good eye closer to the center. and human necks. are not meant to accommodate that sorta thing.

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characters going “we were lovers once”: eh, it’s okay i guess. it’s nice enough

characters going “we were friends once”: absolutely devastating. one hit knockout i’m gone

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Happy STS! I see you have some violins as weapons in one of your WIPs... as a violinist myself, I'd love to know why you chose the violin for your mystical space weapon? Would any other instrument do, or are violins special in the worldbuilding?

Gosh thank you so much for this ask!!!

I love to hear that you're a violinist! I'm a sucker for string music and I was trying to figure out what the Artifact was going to be and eventually landed on it being a bow and eventually a violin got worked into the story. I don't really think any other instrument would do, simply because the string instruments are the VIBE for the story and violins are one of the more portable string instruments. But perhaps that is my bias for violins talking.

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Happy STS! What is the main setting of your WIP? How important is it to the story?

Thank you so much for this ask and sorry for the late response.

The main setting of the story, Shadows of Dawn, is the Kingdom of Enslia and specifically its capital city. It's an incredibly important setting to the story as the main character, Corva, joins the Elite guard that is sworn to protect the Kingdom and its secrets.

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1. What is their weapon of choice? (Or do they prefer fighting barehanded?)

6. Do they have a comfort object?

25. What makes them nervous?

For the ask game :)

First of all, apologies for late reply, but thank you for sending this!

What is their weapon of choice? (Or do they prefer fighting barehanded?)

Ravid doesn't mind fighting barehanded and is rather good at it, however, his particular weapon of choice is something called a laserbow that attunes itself to his energy and molds the bow strings into the shape he suspects he needs to be in. His own energy creates the arrows, so he's limited based on his stamina.

Do they have a comfort object?

Of anything, the closest to a comfort object he has is his ship, Dust. Everything else he views as far too tangible and easy to lose.

What makes them nervous?

The Emperor. The Syndicate Leader. And being out of control of himself and his body.

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Last Line Tag CCCXLVII

I was tagged by @winterandwords! Thank you!

I've been jumping between projects a lot recently, but here's something new from Open Seas:

Tess stayed out of the way as the crew tied the ship in place and stowed equipment, chatting and laughing as they worked. Their excitement was palpable. She couldn’t tell if she was equally as excited or if she was being buoyed by their emotions; either way, she was as jittery as she’d been before her first society event at seventeen. “Remember, everyone!” Dorian shouted, calling the crew’s attention to him. He stood at the top of the steps to the upper deck. “No killing, no fighting, and no getting arrested! No stealing, no matter how annoying the merchant is.” At this, he pointed to Jakub, which earned a laugh. “And if you engage the services of any of the lovely prostitutes who work in the city, what’s the rule?” The crew spoke as one. “Tip well.” “Excellent. I don’t want any of you sullying our perfect reputation around here,” he said. “Have fun, and if you’re not back by tomorrow’s sunrise you’re getting left here.”

Dorian actually doing captain-y things? It's more likely than you think!

I tag @space-writes, @emelkae, @thatndginger, and anyone else who wants to play! As always, no pressure!

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