#Louisa Rose

[diioonysus]

necklaces/chokers + art

[nerdyrevelries]

Castles in the Air

I'm extremely excited to announce that the game I've been working on for the past 4 years is coming to Kickstarter! Castles in the Air (CitA) is a tabletop RPG inspired by the novels of Louisa May Alcott and L.M. Montgomery. Players start as children with boundless dreams who will change over the years based on the relationships they form and choices they make. I think it's a really special game, and I'm looking forward to being able to share it with everyone.

For more information or to sign up to be notified when the Kickstarter launches on May 14th, please check out the game's page on the Storybrewers Roleplaying website. If that name sounds familiar, Storybrewers is the company that created Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG. I feel very honored that they reached out to me about publishing Castles in the Air. While Castles in the Air is a standalone game, its mechanics are inspired by Good Society, and if you like Good Society, I think you'll like CitA too as it allows you to tell similarly compelling stories.

I will be creating some blog posts talking about the literary inspirations for different parts of the game in the weeks leading up to the Kickstarter and during its run. I will be using this as a master post to keep track of all of them, so make sure to check back here or follow my blog if you are interested.

Blog Posts

Meg March: The Nurturer

Jo March: The Pragmatist

[keekity]

i started playing @infamous-if last night, so of course i had to make my absolute trainwreck of a main character: edie rose

[sailforvalinor]

L.M. Alcott writing Rose in Bloom 🤝 L.M. Montgomery writing The Blue Castle

Writing a novel very obscure as compared to their popular works with couples that are so overtly Eros and Psyche-coded that you just want to lay facedown on the floor and sob into your carpet. (Also, having the same first two initials)

[lovetgr76]

What does pissed-off Catherine look like?

[novelmonger]

Oh my word, Christmas has come early! I just got my hands on an old copy of Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott that belonged to my grandmother!

It's a very well-loved baby-blue clothbound book with a disintegrating silver dust jacket that has a lovely illustration of Rose and Phebe. (A pretty picture, though I would have gone with a picture of all eight cousins....) The copyright for this printing is 1927. This book is almost a hundred years old.

I'm feeling rather emotional, holding this light volume and realizing that my grandmother must have held it in her hands and read it, perhaps many times. I didn't read Eight Cousins until last year; in fact, I don't think I'd ever heard of it. And my grandmother is dead, so I can't go and talk to her about it, hear the story of where she got it or whether she liked it or not. But it feels like holding a small piece of my grandmother's life all the same, and that feels weighty.

[katenewmanwrites]

My writing haven

I wasn't tagged but really wanted to do it anyway and @rivenantiqnerd said open tag so thank you for sharing this fun little exercise.

Rules: describe your ideal writing setup/location using just words and no pictures.

I kinda went over board...

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In my ideal writing space, old meets modern functionality, creating the perfect sanctuary for creativity. At the heart of the room stands an old mahogany writing desk, its six drawers filled with highlighers, pens and other little things.

Sitting cross-legged on a comfortable green velvet chair, my legs tucked beneath me as I settle in for hours of uninterrupted writing. Next to the desk is a bronze lamp that casts a soft yellow glow, bathing the room in a warm and inviting light that provides light but doesn't hurt my eyes.

A reliable printer sits within reach, ready to bring my words to life on crisp, white paper. Next to it, a sleek monitor awaits connection to my laptop, offering a larger canvas for my thoughts to unfold. My laptop, a portal to endless possibilities, rests on the desk, ever ready to capture the flow of inspiration.

Sitting on my desk are old, beloved books by Mary Shelley, Louisa May Alcott, and Jane Austen, their pages worn and yellowed from years of admiration. Leather notebooks and metal pens lie in neat stacks, waiting to be filled with ideas, notes, and sketches. Above the desk, a moodboard hangs on the wall, a vibrant collage of images and words that fuel my current work-in-progress.

A big cup of chai sits beside me, its spicy aroma mingling with my favourite cherry lip balm. My noise-canceling headphones rest on my head ready to envelop me in a cocoon of silence or play Taylor Swift whenever needed.

In the corner of the room, for Barbara, is a cozy little cat bed. It’s nestled beside a ceramic water bowl, ensuring my feline friend stays hydrated while keeping me company. Along with a cat tree with a built-in scratcher, providing the perfect perch for my cat to survey the room or indulge in a playful moment. As I can't have a writing space without my Little writing buddy.

Through a nearby window, I can gaze out at a serene garden, where roses and peonies bloom in a riot of colors. The sight of these beautiful flowers, swaying gently in the breeze, brings a sense of peace and inspiration to my writing haven. This space, a perfect blend of old-world charm and modern convenience.

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[mostunderratedawards]

Most Underrated Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Carla Gugino in The Girls on The Bus

Hilda Fay in The Woman in the Wall

Mari Yamamoto in Monarch : Legacy of Monsters

Imogen Waterhouse in The Buccaneers 

Louisa Jacobson in The Gilded Age

Rose Jackson Smith in The Girls on The Bus

[lyricallymnded]

forgive yourself // foxes

[batrachised]

Jo's women speech in Rose in Bloom

[rhodeybugg]

The Elliot Family + Zara incorrect quotes because I can.

[Heads up, a couple of these are suggestive.]

Zara: Okay, I’m going to get the wedding cake.

Tessa: Perfect, while you do that I’ll check on the ring bear.

Zara: ...

Zara: You mean ring bearER, right?

Tessa: ...

Zara: Look me in the eyes and tell me you are not going to bring a dangerous wild animal to our wedding.

--

Louisa: I like your new pants!

James: Thanks, they were 50% off!

Louisa: I’d like them better if they were 100% off. *winks*

James: The store can’t just give away clothes for free.

Louisa: Thats’s… not what I meant.

James: That’s a terrible way to run a business, Louisa.

--

James: What are you in the mood for?

Louisa: World domination.

James: That's a bit ambitious.

Louisa: You are my world.

James: Aww...

Louisa:

James:

Louisa:

James: OH.

--

Zara: What are the hardest things to say?

Tessa: I was wrong.

Louisa: I need help.

James: Worcestershire sauce.

--

James: What do you have?

Tessa: A KNIFE!

James: NO!

--

Tessa: Can I have 2 straws with that milkshake?

Zara : Aww-

Tessa: With 2 straws, I can drink it double as fast!

--

Tessa: Hey, random question, what are your favorite flowers?

Zara : Peonies, why?

Tessa:

Zara : Were you going to get me flowers?

Tessa:

Zara :

Tessa: ᶦᵗ’ˢ ᵃ ᵖᵒˢˢᶦᵇᶦˡᶦᵗʸ

--

Zara : Look at me straight in the eyes and tell me the truth, Tessa!

Tessa: You can’t expect me to look into your eyes and be straight.

--

Tessa: Who wants to make fifty bucks?

James: How?

Tessa: I need someone to take the fall.

James: What did you do?

Tessa: I can't tell you. Yes or no, no questions asked.

Louisa, from the other room: Oh my god.

Tessa: ...

Louisa: OH MY GOD!

James: Make it a hundred.

Tessa: Deal.

--

James: Sorry I’m late, I was doing things.

Louisa: Hi, I’m ‘things’.

--

Tessa: In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

Louisa: Wasn’t James with you?

James: In my defense, I was also left unsupervised.

--

Louisa: Tessa got into a fight.

James: That’s bad.

James:

James: Did she win?

[bubblegum-hurricane]

don't tell me our youth is running out...

it's only just begun. ✨️

[arsphotographica]

[sailforvalinor]

“Not all men,” you’re right, Alexander Mackenzie Campbell of Louisa May Alcott’s Rose in Bloom would never do this

[tybaltsjuliet]

i feel the same way about charlie d.’s misogyny that i do about t.h. white’s towards guinevere, which is that it is pretty bad, of course, but also accidentally resulted in the creation of more interesting characters than other, better-intentioned writers managed