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New type of narrator. Not unreliable narrator but narrator whose need for therapy is definitely influencing this story.

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Writeblr Re-Intro

Yo! I'm V Saintsin. Or V or Vin or Saintsin or whatever you want to call me that sounds right on your tongue. I'm a self-proclaimed Social Media fumbler who got a late start to the party and has never quite figured it out. I hate how hipster and edgy it sounds to say "I'm bad at social media" but like I used to work with some people who actually managed the social media accounts for the business we worked for and there were rules and whatnot and damn, I think online media is just not my medium. That being said, here I am! Hah

I'm an author and general mess who's hoping to be the miracle man (somebody who makes a living writing silly little stories). I do use a pseudonym but please hear me out when I say I didn't realize how edgy it sounds, it just has some sentimental value to my personal life. I'm so sorry that I sound like I'm in my emo phase HAHA

About me -

He/Him Transguy from the American Midwest (arguably the south, depending on who you talk to, but the older people still say "Sodi-pop" and "ope").

I'm dysautonomic, bendy, permanently sleepy, and a survivor of Crappy Doctors Who Suck At Doctoring.

I like DnD, Pathfinder, Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk, Dragon Age, and other things in that vein.

I do make art of my stories and characters (Tablet is currently not working so I'm in a dry spell).

My writing background is predominantly ancient, dusty RPs from as far back as the foopets days and fanfic writing on Quizilla - I am an old and wizened elder of the net.

My formal education was music performance and behavioral neuroscience, I don't really know how I got where I am.

This is not my first rodeo with tumblr but it is the first time I have anything to SAY instead of just lurking.

In the event of malfunction, you can put me outside for 5 minutes and I'll probably factory reset.

My existence as I know it hinges on a massive number of sticky notes plastered throughout my room.

What I'm lookin' for -

Idk, whatever? I'm down for most things. Did you write it? Cool, let me see. I'm not too bent on genre or anything, just fascinated by the art of storytelling.

A bit tentative with fanfiction but that's just because if it's not a fandom I'm familiar with I am rather clueless about what the hell is going on and if it's a fandom I am familiar with I HUNT DOWN THE DEEP LORE.

I like art a whole lot, including fanart. Also art advice, love seeing things from different perspectives and learning something new.

Mutuals, really, for any reason. Building better connections on here, getting to know people. I am hideously bad at this but I try.

What I write -

Science Fiction with heavy subjects that matter to me - trigger warnings on a story-by-story basis.

High Fantasy (eventually books I think?) characters and their backgrounds for DnD and Pathfinder - I have been tempted to share these to help people get ideas or just for free use?

Things that I delete because I have crippling imposter syndrome and publishing makes me nauseous (doin' it tho).

Stories that I hope will make people feel less alone or that people could relate to, stories that I wish I had when life was worse and I was reaching out for anything I could find to keep me afloat, stories that try to be critical of things that SUCK in a way that's any helpful.

Lots of curse words and cussing (that's just how people talk 'round here), dubious science, things that I hope might make you cry but in a good way though.

Character-Driven stories that revolve more around the development of the person and less around the plot itself if that makes sense.

I've put blurb things below for my primary project/series which features a grumpy, queer, 37-year old chain smoking Frenchman and his misadventures with life and love and unbridled rage. If any of that sounds cool stick around and hang out? (This part is a plug bc I did a thing and I'm proud of it) And if my books sounds interesting the first one is 99 cents on Kindle and you just need a phone and a free app to read it!

THE SECRET OF LIFE (Published) - Sci-Fi/Psychological Thriller, Bi M Lead, Lovers to Enemies, AI but the oldschool cool kind not the real world thing that's stealing our future

Carlisle-Trystan Antoinette is a mercenary on a hard road, navigating life and death itself in an infinite cycle started by powers above his understanding. He has one mission - warn The Dianican Space Station of the coming threat and put a stop to a war that would encapsulate the whole of the Sol System before it can ever begin. Unfortunately for Carlisle, reality is a tenuous thing, made up only by our understanding of it. At least, according to his Psychiatrist, who tells him that there is no war, that he was never a mercenary, and that what Carlisle is experiencing is a severe but manageable psychotic break. Stripped of his combat enhancements, his bio monitor, and everything he's every known, Carlisle has a decision to make. Does he give in to the thoughts and memories, so real that he can almost taste them, or does he live a life of comfort and ease, returning to a husband and daughter that he left behind?

TWs: Domestic and War Violence, suicide, rape, medical trauma, grief, drug use

THE SILENCE OF ANGELS (Due July '24, TSoL 2) - Betrayal and Rage, Learning how to love again slow-burn romantic subplot, Learning how to Dad, A general inability for any one thing to just go right

(Quick Rough Blurb that offers no spoilers for TSoL) Making connections isn't easy for somebody who's accustomed to burning bridges. Isolation has always been Carlisle's mantra for surviving his life. Playing a role comes second nature, pretending to be the man that everyone else wants to see in him. When an old friend is murdered Carlisle finds himself as the primary suspect with all evidence pointing to him so clearly that even he calls to question what he is capable of. Unwilling to believe that he could commit such a heinous crime, Carlisle sets off to find the truth of his friend's death - was Carlisle framed or does he truly have the capacity to bring such harm upon those he loves? Old and new bonds will be tested, faith broken, and the future of everyone called into question as lines are drawn and sides are picked.

TWs: Violence, mentions of SA, graphic character death, more grief, more death

I don't know what else to say... Later!

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even when i am not posting, know that horrible sentences are raging within me

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hi!! in need of moots who share a love for writing, creating ocs, world building, & all that fun stuff!!! i would love to have more people to be able to talk about ocs / canon characters, writing, and original universes with, so don’t hesitate to interact with this if this sounds like you!!!

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Build Your Writing Haven Tag Game

Thanks to @gracehosborn for tagging me in this one! (You can see their post here)

Rules: describe your ideal writing space!

I am a drink gremlin when I write, so ideally I have one drink for hydration, one drink for taste, and one for caffeine. (Currently I've got seltzer, kombucha, and black tea with cream.)

Pastry treat! I like something nibble on while I'm thinking.

Being in a coffeeshop is where I get my best writing done. I love listening to cafe chatter. Since covid, I use apps to add cafe soundscapes when I write.

Music, depending. If I'm in the zone, I don't hear it, but when I'm figuring things out I like having one of our Sunset playlists in the background.

Comfy arm chair where I can sit cross-legged with my laptop

StimuWrite app

No-pressure tagging @pandoras-comment-box @thatndginger and @words-after-midnight

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Build Your Writing Haven Tag

Thanks to my lovely @kaylinalexanderbooks for the tag!

Rules: describe your ideal writing space!

Oh this’ll be fun….

Every book or source I could ever need would be in reach (let’s be honest, just have me seated in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress lol).

I need a comfy chair with arm rests. Not a rolling chair, though.

Coffee and dark chocolate needs to be in reach.

A large desk with enough space for my laptop, monitor, and any book I’m consulting to fit comfortably in front of me.

I prefer bright lighting, but also why not have fun with it and have some colorful neon lights around.

I’d love one of those massive rolling map conveyers high up on the wall beside me. So if I needed to look at a large-print historic or contemporary map it’s just right there and I could write on it.

Easy access to a phone charger, my headphones (so I can block the world out and listen to a playlist), and of course my headphones’ charger.

A soft carpet under my feet.

Softly tagging: @sunset-a-story @thestarsfightagainstusmyfriend @nerenight @meerawrites @queerfox-tales and leaving this open for anyone else who wants to play.

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u know those mutuals who you are like silent buddies with and you never talk to each other but you reblog each others stuff and when you see them on you’re dash you’re like yooooo thats my bud!! 

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Writeblr (re)intro

I’m not new here, but I’m trying to be more active after disappearing for a while and it looks like I might finally be building some community so let’s do this!

Sadly, this is a side-blog so I follow and interact from @winglesss

I’m Kate (they/them) and I’m a queer sci-fi/fantasy romance writer.

My goal is to write books I want to read — the kind of books I missed when I was younger, where queer people go on adventures, fall in love, and eventually get their happy ending. I’m a big fan of escapism, so there is always some fantastical element to my books, but it’s hard to tell whether my next story will take place in space or in the fairy realm. Thanks to my rich background in fanfiction, you can expect my books to be fast-paced, character-driven, and full of lovely tropes.

I self-published my debut novel BUILT ON RUINS

It’s available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

My current WIPs:

Foreigner God

Synopsis: two hostile nations, two reincarnated gods, two men who want to do good by their people, and a dark force that doesn’t care whose life it takes. The only way to defeat it is to join efforts, to reveal the past and tap into lost powers even if it means falling in love with the enemy.

Status: Finishing 1st draft

Ghost/Monk/Witch

Synopsis: Victorian paranormal romance between a witch-hunting monk, an eccentric witch, and the dead owner of the countryside manor where it all takes place (M/M/M)

Status: Draft 1 on hold

You want it darker

Synopsis: Distopic fantasy, enemies to lovers, the bed guy gets the guy

Status: Plotting

What I post

Tag games, writing memes, writing resources, some whiny posts about my own writing

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At the gate for my flight home from visiting friends and there's a woman here with a service Shiba Inu. No pics because he has a Do Not Disturb vest and taking pics of strangers is illegal but I need to stress how ON DUTY this animal is. Ears up. Eyes doing Lazer scans of everything. Examining everyone who passes within 10ft like a security guard. Ass planted on her feet. I have never seen a dog with such intense chivalric guardian energy before. He has tiny eyebrows and they are FURROWED with concentration.

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writeblr intro!

hello everyone, i'm mina! i'm back on writeblr after a long break, and would love to connect with some fellow writers to discuss wips and writing and all our interests <3

some info on me below!

mina, the person

howdy, my name is mina, i use the pronouns she/her, i'm in my late twenties and from austria

i am currently pursuing a degree in education, and am working full time, so i don't have as much time to spend on writing as i'd like, but what can ya do

my favourite genres to read (and write) are fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction; but really, i'll read anything that sounds interesting!

my interests outside of books are a little all over the place lol, and include musicals, horses, linguistics, and formula 1. if any of that vibes with you let's be friends pls!

mina, the writer

i am currently in the worldbuilding + plotting phase of a fantasy wip! it's basically all my fave tropes thrown into a blender: flawed prophecies, questions of identity, religious and political tensions, wholesome romance despite it all. proper intro post for it coming soon!

i also plan on participating in a young storyteller contest this summer - for that, i am drafting a novella about grief and resurrection. (basically: what happens when you don't let the dead be dead in peace?)

when time allows i also write reviews of the books/shows i've watched! and i'm working on a podcast on media literacy with a friend of mine.

all ask games, tag games, and chatting in general are welcome anytime!

thank you so much for reading! i'd love to make some writer friends, so it would help a lot if people would interact with this post <3 can't wait to meet and read y'all soon!

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I am dying from these results. Y'all are bananas. Reeve? Mr. Khakis and Button-downs? The guy voted most likely to use the word 'ameliorate' in casual conversation?

(Real talk, thank you all for voting! All your reactions to this silly line and poll give me such joy and I appreciate you <3)

The true culprit is Alex!

Hannah 100% would say this. It's possible that Alex says this in Volume 3 because of how much time he's spent with Hannah to be honest.

Freddie might say this if she's in a bad enough mood?

Emmett...is more likely to just do it and tell you later depending on the offense. (All's fair in the war for the Glory of Uranus.)

Reeve would never.

Last Line Tag!

Thank you @pandoras-comment-box for the tag! Check out their post here!

I about choked when I checked where I'd left off on this scene:

“I’ve been thinking about pissing in your coffee.”

Whelp.

No pressure tagging @gracehosborn @void-botanist @dyrewrites @thatndginger and @scribe-of-stories

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I am done with the "replace this word" lists. I am done.

Do you read me? Done.

How many times did I use that one word, hmm?

Did it lose meaning?

Or gain it?

Use whatever words you have, but use them well.

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Vaguely summarized WIP tag

I saw an open tag from @willtheweaver and thought it would be fun.

(Rules: Summarize your WIP in 15 bullet points, but do it badly)

warning: this turned out a bit NSFW-ish

Foreigner God

Romantic boy forced into the closet became a slut

Daddy issues lead to mutilation and exile

Rebellion failed because the evil overlord is cute

Unlearning internalized racism AND internalized homophobia at the same time is HARD

Help, my fiance and my crush band together to do charity work

The ultimate homoeroticism of hunting together

Best fiance award goes to the one that supports your gay affair

I'm having romantic flashbacks about someone I don't know

Let's masturbate about our problems

If you just asked if I wanted to fuck this would be less awkward

If I'm a reincarnated god and you are a reincarnated god, who's driving the car?

Religious trauma gets a new meaning when your priest tries to kill you

Nothing frees you like beheading an abusive parent figure

This is getting dark pretty fast and by dark I mean the Darkness itself

The power of gay love saves the world once again

No pressure tag goes to: @annotated-catastrophe, @divisionism-aliens, @vinniehorrible, @inked-entropy, @mrbexwrites, @wormdolls, @wyked-ao3, @crescentmoonsandroses, @ineedsleepsoleavemealone, @roach-pizza, @steh-lar-uh-nuhs, @sincerely-sofie-shoebox, @sarandipitywrites, @whumpfish, @highmidvoiddemon

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Last Line Tag

Thank you to @sunset-a-story for the tag!

Here’s the last line I wrote in the scene I’m revising in Ink of Destruction:

Adjusting his grip upon the sword, he made his way to its box, and carefully placed it back inside.

We love some mundane description 😂 And swords. Swords are badass.

Tagging, with no pressure: @kaylinalexanderbooks @meerawrites and anyone else who wants to play.

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I'm still exhausted all the time (yay 50 hour workweeks) but I've finally had a bit of my creative spark return this week. So have a few page spreads from the Idiot's Guide to Moressau that I polished up over the last few days.

Two more sections to go (this whole thing would go a lot quicker if I wasn't making up 90% of it as I go :P)

Shapeshifter taglist: @sunset-a-story @touloserlautrec

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I'M DOUBLE DIPPING! I also got tagged a bit ago by @chayscribbles for the Who's Line Is It Anyway tag game. (You can see theirs here!)

share a line of dialogue from your wip without context, people have to guess which of your characters it belongs to.

Leaving this an open tag!

Last Line Tag!

Thank you @pandoras-comment-box for the tag! Check out their post here!

I about choked when I checked where I'd left off on this scene:

“I’ve been thinking about pissing in your coffee.”

Whelp.

No pressure tagging @gracehosborn @void-botanist @dyrewrites @thatndginger and @scribe-of-stories