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I’ve been feeling the need to do more tarot spreads to just get my mindset back into a natural and creative place, so for Pride Month, if you’re LGBTQ+ and want a reading, hit me up ❤️🥰

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Catch up tag game

Rules: tag people you want to get to know better/catch up with!

Thanks for tagging me on this, @a-duck-with-a-book and @solennitawrites!

Favorite Colour: Yellow! All the best things are yellow: Sunshine, dandelions, happy faces🙂, lemonade

Currently Reading: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

Last Song: Probably something by Iron and Wine in the car.

Last Movie: Lego Movie 2!

Last Series: Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Sweet, Spicy, or Savory: Sweet and spicy tied

Craving: cereal, preferably with cartoons on the TV

Tea or Coffee: Coffee, but tea is a nice second choice

Currently Working on: a very nebulous planning stage for a new story that I'm not ready to talk about yet 😅

Well that was fun! I'll tag a few people in if they would like to participate: @hellishhin, @writer-candy @inkovert @lyrium

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WIP Playlist Tag

Thank you for the tag @kg-willie​ ! I already have a soundtrack and a playlist for Phei, so I’ll pick 5 songs and pieces from those and explain my thoughts behind them!

Rules: List 5 songs that most encapsulate your WIP/the most essential songs on your WIP playlist

ekki hugsa, Ólafur Arnalds This is perhaps the one piece of music that symbolises Gust in its entirety. The title translates from Icelandic and means don’t think. It represents following your heart, staying true to yourself an living the life the way you want to lead it. It’s almost one of my favourite pieces in the world.

glæður, Ásgeir All around just an absolutely mesmorising song, it represents Phei’s longing for a different life, a different world, a different self. This part especially just hits home: 

Hamingjan mun finna þig á ný Í þögninni þú biður eftir vori Og brennur þögull inn í nýjan dag

Which translates loosely to:

Happiness will find you again In the silence you wait for spring And burn silently into a new day

just..

beautiful lies, Birdy

Perhaps essential to the soundtrack for reasons I haven’t revealed yet, (act 4 is wild guys), but I’ll share the part that matches the most anyway, since the lyrics are truly wonderful.

Tell me beautiful lies I wish that I had the strength to let go, but I don’t I’m paralyzed I see the child in your eyes and I’m stuck in the headlights

the sheltering sky, Ryuichi Sakamoto A piece from the soundtrack, the title says it all. Phei’s home is in the clouds, and even when she leaves it behind, it’s still watching over her. The way the Piano and Violin duet in the middle part of the piece also resemble Phei’s internal duality. 

tin can ride, Gregory and the Hawk Again, a very fitting song both thematically and lyrics-wise:

We won’t mind, feign a thick skin and then split at the sides Faulty rhymes - he was born heart beating to the pulse of poetic crime It’s a hard one, kid, the paint’s quite peeling, but, boy, the wood is fine

I hope that wasn’t too long! I got carried away (that always happens once I start talking about music). I’ll tag @ink-fireplace-coffee, @henrike-does-writing-sometimes @ettawritesnstudies and @chauceryfairytales because I’m very curious what music you would pick :o

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This Pride, don’t forget about us

ID: “This Pride remember to respect all trans people : Trans women who don’t shave with a drawing of a woman whit a yellow and pink beard, trans men who don’t bind, masculine trans women and feminine trans men with a drawing of a trans woman with short pink hair wearing a yellow baseball T-shirt holding hands with a trans man with a yellow crop top and short curly blue hair, fat trans people with the drawing of a fat trans woman with short white hair, dark skin and a pink cropped top, disabled trans people with a drawing of a wheelchair and a walking cane in the color of the trans flag, neurodivergent trans people with the symbol of the autistic community, trans people who are sex worker with a drawing of blue bra and pink underwear, poor trans people who can’t afford transition, trans people who aren’t out yet with a drawing of a closed door, trans people who don’t plan on transitioning, black trans people with a black fist holding a trans flag, and any trans people who isn’t white with multiple hands of different skin tones, muslim trans people with a drawing of someone wearing a hijab in the color of the trans flag, jewish trans people with a drawing of someone wearing a white shirt and a kippah in the color of the trans flag, non binary people even those who don’t identify as trans with the non binary flag, those whose identity you might not understand with the genderfluid flag, the agender flag, the demi gender flag and the genderqueer flag, trans people who don’t pass and don’t want to with a drawing of a trans woman with a beard and dark skin raising her fist, every pronouns with dialog box in which are different sets of pronouns, trans people of every identity with the gay flag, the lesbian flag, the ace flag, the bi flag, the pan flag and the aro flag, every trans person is beautiful and deserving of so much love so don’t forget the T.” End ID

P.S. : can someone tell me if I did the image description right cuz I have no idea

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Writeblr Event Interest Check

Hey writing community!

This is an interest check for a weekly writeblr “event”. I use the term VERY loosely because this event is no commitment required with minimal effort involved so you can jump in whenever you have time/energy!

What I’m proposing:

Every Friday, I invite you to hop in my inbox and share something you’re proud of in your WIP. Some examples include (but are not limited to!):

A phrase/sentence/excerpt that you especially like

A character you LOVE

Your favorite worldbuilding element

Or just the fact that you’re falling in love with your WIP again!

Why should you join this event? What do you get out of it?

I want to see your writing! 😍😍😍

Exposure to the writing community! I have 980+ followers. When I publish the excerpt you send in, your work is getting a big signal boost!

Connect with other writers! Do you see a WIP excerpt you like? Do you see a few authors who write in the same genre as you? Drop them a message and tell them how much you enjoyed their WIP excerpt!

An encouraging and positive atmosphere to share your writing! Maybe you’re a lone wolf and you don’t have many friends. Or your family/friends don’t support your writing. If you share your work in this event, you will ALWAYS be supported!

General FAQ

Do I have to sign up for this event? No signs up necessary! I’ll post a graphic, announcing that it’s Friday, and you can send in your content whenever you want!

I don’t have any writing that I want to share but I have OC art/maps/other artistic content. Can I send that in? Absolutely! If it pertains to your WIP in ANY way, you are welcome to share it! 

I don’t want to share my work (copyright reasons/shy/etc.) Can I still participate? YES YOU CAN! Feel free to send in a generic message, gushing about your WIP and how much you love working on it! The point of this event is to share your writing joy in any and all forms! ♥

I want to send something in but I don’t want you to publish it. Is that okay? That’s totally fine! Just let me know in your message if you don’t want it published and I’ll respond privately!

Can I share fanfiction? Absolutely! Any and ALL forms of writing are welcome in this event! 

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Hi! I hope you're doing well lately! 🙂 my question for you about the Sapphire Room is this: what's the inspiration behind the mythology of the Deis?

Hi hi!! Hope you are as well! I am definitely drowning in bar exam studying, but really trying to carve out some creativity/writing time so big big thank u for this question because wow there is so much I can say about this!!

So the first and easy answer is that I drew a lot of inspiration from present-day and historical traditions of brujeria in South America, like santeria and espiritismo, as well as more ancient myths such as those belonging to the Inca. But I also knew I wanted to create something different and distinct, and that I wanted to kind of push back against both machismo inherent throughout Latin America and against traditional conceptions of creator deities as male/masculine/paternal in many western mythologies.

When I was working on the first chapters, the creation myth just kind of came out, with the names of the Deis naturally becoming La Mamaia, La Hijaia, La Luna, etc. I kind of fell in love with the idea of an ancient deity not understanding loneliness, and a child deity full of curiosity and love that can’t be satisfied until humans are created. 

There will definitely be some push back against how the Deis are described with female nouns, even though they have no gender, just because they represent more maternal/feminine qualities—though this pushes back against traditional masculine conceptions of gods, it still falls into a gender binary that I want to view critically, especially as there will be several characters who are non-binary, trans, and/or who express their gender in ways that resist binary classifications of feminine and masculine.

I’ll be posting more about the Deis mythology, as there’s still a lot to learn that the early chapters won’t fully get into, but I am legit kind of in love with the concept of it and am super excited to get to write more of it!!

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Catch Up Game

tagged by @juls-writes, thank you!!

Rules: tag people you want to get to know better/catch up with!

Favorite Color:  green :)

Currently Reading: just started parable of the sower by octavia butler!

Last Song: actually is the first one I listened to this morning but it’s still stuck in my head so—Palm Dreams by Hayley Kiyoko

Last Movie: fiance’s friend had just gotten the disney dragon movie (Raya) so watched that last week!

Last Series: rewatched Revenge; now rewatching Lost (and man oh man I have thoughts on character development and writing dialogue!!)

Sweet, Spicy, or Savory: all of them always

Craving: tea which I am just making now!

Tea or Coffee: coffee always, but in trying to be ~healthier~, no coffee after lunch, only tea haha

Currently Working on: chapter 5 of The Sapphire Room

tagging @stardustspiral, @a-wild-bloog, @ettawritesnstudies, @writing-with-melon, @han-boggs, @writing-with-olive, @karolinarodrigueswrites, @tildeathdo-i-write, and anyone else who wants to, please say I tagged you, I want to get to know all of y’all better!!

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catch up game

tagged by @faelanvance, cheers!!

Rules: tag people you want to get to know better/catch up with! 

Favorite Colour:  yellow!

Currently Reading: it’s just a running joke by now that I am perpetually in a state of halfway through terry pratchett’s Guards! Guards!

Last Song: People Disappear All The Time, Bear McCreary, on my playlist for writing celestial

Last Movie: a couple nights ago terry and I got high and watched Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story for the third time… but my last new movie was Mitchells Vs The Machines!

 Last Series: Shadow & Bone, but also actively watching JJBA (currently on golden wind)

 Sweet, Spicy, or Savory: sweet

 Craving: sushi, kinda

 Tea or Coffee: coffee in the morning, tea all the rest of the day. 

Currently Working on: chapter 10 of celestial’s second draft!

I’ll tag some new followers; @solennitawrites, @wribbit, @burningblues, and if anyone else wants to do this feel free to say I tagged you, I’d love to read! 

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What's been your favorite part of the worldbuilding for The Sapphire Room?

You’ve earned my eternal love and gratitude for this question!! By far, it’s been getting to dive into South American folklore to get inspiration for the magical history and worldbuilding. I’ve gotten to collect stories from family members and friends back home, which has been more rewarding than I ever thought possible. It’s a beautiful constant reminder of how incredible the world is, how rich and colorful and vibrant my own heritage is, and how much inspiration can be found when you turn away from the typical and traditional stories of magic and myth.

I’ll be posting about this soon, but getting to come up with the “mamas,” which are magical beings entrusted with care and protection over various elements or parts of the world was really fun because it let me draw from Incan mythology, and traditional Peruvian, Venezuelan, Colombian, Chilean, and Argentinian folklore/myths. Reading so many stories from the region revealed a consistent theme of protection of the earth, which I really want to incorporate in my own worldbuilding!

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OKAY I finally got a schedule together so I’m hoping to catch up on writeblr things tonight!! Thank you so much if you sent me messages I need the motivation and will be sending messages back this week!!

And please feel free to send more messages I cannot emphasize enough how much it helps with motivation after having had to take a break for a while!!

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Hoping to get back to things this weekend/next week!

Oh man I’ve been MIA for a while - I thought I’d have time after finals to catch up on my mutuals writings and update my own, but between moving to a new city and graduation celebrations, it’s been insane!

I’m hoping to come back fully next week - if you’re still sticking with me, I really appreciate it ❤️❤️

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You know what—if y’all send me asks about The Sapphire Room for me to answer when I get back from this mini hiatus, I’ll spend a few days sending asks about your WIPs in return! It’ll help me get back into things ❤️😊

Oh man I’ve been MIA for a while - I thought I’d have time after finals to catch up on my mutuals writings and update my own, but between moving to a new city and graduation celebrations, it’s been insane!

I’m hoping to come back fully next week - if you’re still sticking with me, I really appreciate it ❤️❤️

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Oh man I’ve been MIA for a while - I thought I’d have time after finals to catch up on my mutuals writings and update my own, but between moving to a new city and graduation celebrations, it’s been insane!

I’m hoping to come back fully next week - if you’re still sticking with me, I really appreciate it ❤️❤️

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you’re putting magic into the world with every stitch you make, every painting you create, every note you play, every word you write. everything you create and put out into the world will touch or inspire someone. everything you keep to yourself will be special and personal, like a mosaic piece of yourself that will last forever. all the little things you created into the world will like a museum exhibit of your existence, and your own love letter to the universe.

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if you tag me in a chain post and i don’t do it it’s not because i hate you it’s because i am very lazy. i love you thank you for tagging me.

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if you’re ever about to comment on a writer’s work and think, oh, they probably know how good they are, you’re definitely wrong. every time a writer posts or publishes anything, no matter how many years they’ve been doing it and no matter how many readers they have, they are struck with the idea that perhaps they aren’t very good at all.

if you think you’re annoying for commenting, or that we won’t see your comments anyway, you’re wrong. we see your comments. we actively look for them. we are starved for them no matter how many we get. we remember them and they fuel us. leave comments, even if it’s just saying “oh i like this”. i see an “oh i like this” and my heart grows three times its size and i am seized with an urge to provide you more writing just to hear you say “oh i like this” again.

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sometimes it's okay to give into that shiny new wip idea urge. it's been detrimental to me to force myself to work on old projects out of a sense of duty and being scared of having too much projects.

you have your entire life to write those old ideas. it's been so huge for me to just write what i want to write, and if that happens to be a shiny new idea when i already have wips, that's what works!

writing should be fun.