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🤣🤣It's so true though! The worst part is you know that some of them are NOT making it through ths evening...

being a writer is like babysitting 15 feral children you gave birth to in your mind and they all have knives and secrets

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@famouslysleepy @mer-acle @lucilleambrose

💜💜💜

(You all get a heart)

love yourself ok

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Love Language

At the frozen yogurt parlor

Adara:...Kostas?

Kostas (creating the perfect swirl of flavors): Yep?

Adara: Do you think you and your mom’s love language is competing?

Kostas (tilting his head): No, I think it’s just normal stuff.

Danae (making an even more perfect swirl): I agree. We’re the same as any other mother and son.

Adara: I mean, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a bit of healthy competition. I just was wondering if you both saw it too or if it was just me.

Kostas (balancing toppings precariously): I’m not really sure what you mean.

Danae (also balancing toppings precariously): I’m not either.

Kostas: Everybody does stuff like this.

Adara: Ehh…

(They go to weigh the frozen yogurt. Kostas’s is slightly lighter and he beams. Adara gestures to this, but neither of them notice.)

Adara: Maybe it really IS just me.

Kostas (pats her back): You and your parents do things differently, so it makes sense that we’d think each other is a bit odd.

Adara: True…(raises brow) wait, what do you mean?

Kostas: Like how you three DON’T spend most of the day sparring.

Adara (vindicated): No, that’s what I’m talking about! Most families don’t do that.

Danae: Sweetie, are you sure? I did that all the time as a kid after I moved in with Ermi.

Adara: I’m pretty sure, Ms. Danae.

(Kostas and Danae look at one another, then shrug.)

Kostas: I guess we just don’t see it. (To Danae) Want to see who can eat this the fastest?

Danae (grinning): Absolutely.

(They try to scarf it down and both get brain freezes. Adara stares at them, then sighs.)

Adara: I’ve got to head back. Thanks for the frozen yogurt.

Danae (painfully): You’re welcome.

(The duo groan with their hands on their heads. Slowly, the pain fades.)

Danae: Is competing really our love language?

Kostas: I doubt it.

Danae: I do too.

Kostas and Danae:...

Danae: Want to race back home?

Kostas (hopping up): Already on it!

[I'll be using the characters from my books to put them in little situations both in and out of their universe. Although it's non-canon, it'll show some of their personalities in a goofy way. Hope you enjoy!]

Link to the book here and synopsis below!

What rests deep in the ocean? Mermaids? Monsters? Magic? All that and more.

Far below where any human can survive, there is a kingdom called Jiol. Kostas is a 14-year-old sorcerer who resides there with his mother and friends, but it is not their home. A home is filled with love, not fear and death. It is merely where they try to survive while the royal guards, the Patrollers, constantly raid the village. They kill anyone with tails, webbing, or fins—anyone who mutated for this underwater existence.

To protect innocent lives from the unending attacks, Kostas must get stronger even if this involves going behind his mother’s back. Training, sorcery, and seers are the villagers’ only hope against the Patrollers and a royal vizier who is as cruel as he is powerful. If Kostas cannot succeed as a protector of the village, Jiolans like him will be massacred to the point of extinction.

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How to know you found a great author

Step 1. Have little to no clue about a genre (sci-fi for me)

Step 2. Read it anyway (because trying new things is fun)

Step 3. Actually understanding what's going on ( :O )

Step 4. Becoming incredibly invested in the stakes and characters (confusion did not prevail!)

Step 5. Finding a new book to love on ( :D )

Went through all of these stages for Just One Command (added its Amazon link). Sadly, there's a sixth step when you start nearing the end of the book and have to accept that nothing lasts forever [sniffles]

Check out @meharker's blog too!

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Gotta love reading. It gives you such new experiences. For instance, never in my life have I ever wanted to hug someone who's basically a zombie...come to think of it, I haven't wanted to hug someone who could easily be viewed as a spoiled rich kid either. *existential crisis intensifies*

(Shout-out to the fantasy story, Forlorn. Ao3 link here. It's so much fun and I'm already loving the world-building. The author, @shouta-angstzawa has plans to really make the series grow, so stay tuned!)

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Suffering size <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< thigh size

Seems normal until you remember everything he's gone through...

Designed my own take of Odysseus 🏹

man got big suffering and even bigger thighs

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Thanks for the tag! This is really fun!

Changing Waters (Fantasy)

In the underwater kingdom of Jiol, 3 groups of subjects exist. 2 have mutated to survive in the ocean, which has its advantages, but it also has the danger of making them targeted by the royal guards. With massacre as an everyday risk, a young sorcerer and his mother must protect a village of innocents or accept that soon, their kind will be completely wiped out.

Greek Skits-ology (Comedy)

What happens when you put Greek mythology, interviews, therapy, and comedy together in a blender? For one, chaos, but also a lot of fun.

Pirates (Fantasy and in desperate need of a real title)

Pirates meet psychology in this tale about found family, mental health awareness, and accepting yourself for who you are, even if not many others can.

War Siblings (Fantasy and also needing a title)

Ares and Athena are often pitted against each other, but in a world where that tension is an act, they can actually work together to protect immortals and mortals from those who'd abuse them.

@abyssower @jeuniiberry @author-a-holmes @wolveria @bestbooksintown @the-archivist-14 @neiubewriter @ash-elair-writes

Story base ideas tag 👩🏻‍💻

Thank you @winterandwords for the tag!

Rules: Share the original base ideas for your stories

The Blood Cleaners (YA Dystopia)

What if there was only one occupation of people who cleaned up blood and the the only thing they cleaned up was blood?

Sanctuary Calling (YA Dystopia) What if earth was abandoned as everyone left to live in space while the Amish were allowed to stay?

Brigid Aideen (YA Superhero Scifi Fantasy) What if there was a superhero whose only superpower was immortality?

Columbus Day (YA Scifi) The story of Pocahontas kind of like Avatar except the aliens come to earth and it's a platonic friendship not a romance.

Tagging: @kaylinalexanderbooks @agirlandherquill @buffythevampirelover @authordmalder @thelittlewritingcat

@kitty-is-writing @ieppiq @gioiaalbanoart @the-golden-comet

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I hc that if you had an owl chick pile, you'd name them all "Athena (insert number" (and love them to pieces)

@abyssower @famouslysleepy @the-archivist-14

reblog game guys I wanna start one I never have

what are your headcanons for the person that reblogged this? Like…do they get sad when their plushies fall off the bed, uhh do they like Nutella, do they have long brown hair, etc

@stoned-shark @trans-sharkb0y @sojirai @whereisyourb0ytonight @steele-clawss @tiredutaitenerd935 @bvnny-boi @ki-2-ur-heart @southerngothhorror

And anyone I missed!!

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Hera: Zeus annoyed me today so I told him that I can’t wait to see what he has planned for our special day tomorrow

Hestia: But there’s nothing special about tomorrow?

Hera: But there’s something special about watching the colour leave his face as panic and fear take over

Fair and warranted. She should do this every year. Eventually, it'll be known as the anniversary of when she made him crap himself.

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Hermes: We can’t watch this movie, it says 18+ but there’s only two of us

Dionysus: You silly

Dionysus: We just need to invite more people

Yeah...they're not ready for that movie.

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Zeus: Are you mad?

Hera: No

Zeus: So sharpening knives at 3am is just a hobby now?

In her defense...Ares had to get this from somewhere, so maybe 3am knife sharpening was one of their mother-son bonding activities? Maybe???

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Hermes: Hello everyone!

Athena:

Artemis:

Dionysus:

Apollo:

Aphrodite:

Hephaestus:

Ares:

Hermes: You might be wondering why I’m taped to the ceiling

Athena: No, but I am wondering why you rearranged the furniture.

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Dionysus: Isn’t Ares the most negative person you’ve ever met?

Apollo: Absolutely

Athena: I mean, he’s not wrong though. His life is genuinely terrible

Ares: You know what, Dionysus? I guess I don’t live in a world where I smile and people do what I want them to

Artemis: You never smile

Ares: A smile is a sign of weakness

(The secret is that if he ever did smile, he'd absolutely get people to do whatever he wanted...maybe he should try it one of these days)

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Apollo: It just doesn’t make sense!

Athena: It would if you were smarter

Apollo: You take that back

Athena: NO

Apollo: BASTARD

Athena: I KNOW YOU ARE BUT WHAT AM I

Apollo: ALSO A BASTARD YOU DICKWAD

Hermes: Do we stop them?

Artemis: Not until they bring out-

Artemis: There we go

Artemis: NO WEAPONS-

I feel like "bastard" is a calling card to all of Zeus's and Poseidon's kids. It's very dangerous. You say it once, then have a chorus of demigods, gods, and mortals going, "Yeah?"

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Aphrodite: Did you hear? Apollo was almost hit by an arrow today!

Eros: I know. He was faster than I thought

Aphrodite: 

Eros: Don’t worry, I’ll get him next time

Hermes put it up to him, didn't he? Apollo shouldn't have complained about those cows...

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Athena: Crushes are the worst!

Hephaestus: Yeah, whenever I’m near mine, I start acting stupid

Athena: You’re always stupid

Hephaestus: Don’t think about that too hard

Athena:

Hefeffuf, do I need to bring Ares and the ax again? Because I'll do it. Just need to know.

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Car Trouble

Leander: Where are my f***ing keys?

Electa: Leander, Nikolaus is around, can you say it a little nicer?

Leander: May I ascertain the whereabouts of my F***ING KEYS?!

(Please excuse the language, but I just was introduced to the lovely quote generator yesterday and this had me laughing for a solid few minutes. Context: Nikolaus is the king of Jiol, Electa is the captain of his royal guard, and Leander is his royal advisor/vizier.)

@shouta-angstzawa because if you thought the last quote would be fun to see how it fits within the story, I'm surprised this one isn't in it.

Here's the actual synopsis of the book and the link to its Amazon page!

What rests deep in the ocean? Mermaids? Monsters? Magic? All that and more.

Far below where any human can survive, there is a kingdom called Jiol. Kostas is a 14-year-old sorcerer who resides there with his mother and friends, but it is not their home. A home is filled with love, not fear and death. It is merely where they try to survive while the royal guards, the Patrollers, constantly raid the village. They kill anyone with tails, webbing, or fins—anyone who mutated for this underwater existence.

To protect innocent lives from the unending attacks, Kostas must get stronger even if this involves going behind his mother’s back. Training, sorcery, and seers are the villagers’ only hope against the Patrollers and a royal vizier who is as cruel as he is powerful. If Kostas cannot succeed as a protector of the village, Jiolans like him will be massacred to the point of extinction.