#rb: writeblr intro

[reneesbooks]

a shitty comic sans intro to the raedoran cycle for the new year. click for higher quality

ask to be added to the taglist if you're interested in some found family shenanigans with magic moons and monsterfuckers :)

taglist: @oh-no-another-idea @k--havok @theharpywrites

[mishkakagehishka]

I'm finishing up the second draft of the visual novel's demo so I think it's time to start intro'ing it and shit

[llesbianwrites]

✹ LLESBIANWRITES — a writeblr introduction.

technically a reintro, but who’s counting! 

✹ about

hi! i’m niamh, i’m 23, and i’ve been on (and off) writeblr since late 2019

currently in grad school for epidemiology

i’m a lesbian and my wips reflect that. if you see me writing a man no you don’t

i’ve never met a wip i can’t put a lil horror in :) while i usually stick to fantasy/sci-fi, i like to think my stuff is more character focused than anything else 

currently reading: the books of jacob by olga tokarczuk! other faves include the broken earth trilogy by n.k. jemisin and mostly dead things by kristen arnett

CURRENTLY WRITING . . .

✹ VARICOSE. — a vampire and a doctor band together to save their city from devastation. 

featuring: a mile wide guilt complex, the consequences of overworking, and blood.

COMPLETED . . .

✹ WAYWARD. — three monster hunters bite off more than they can chew in their search for mysterious fragments. featuring: a mage with a homicidal tendency that just won't quit, underground city adventures, and knife fights with your crush's ex.  

✹ THE RED SUN EATS YOU ALIVE. — tired twentysomething tries to survive the post-apocalyptic hellscape of arizona. featuring: mother figures, a haunted desert, and evil doctors.

✹ SALTSKIN. — alys and her crew face the impossible task of bottling sunlight. this, somehow, becomes the least of their worries. featuring: the sea, the sun, and what hides in between.

✹ HUNGRY GHOSTS. — clementine’s brother was stolen. she’s not stopping until she gets him back. featuring: cave adventures, two distinct enemies to friends to lovers subplots, and eating the rich.

IN THE FUTURE . . .

✹ THE FAMILY BUSINESS. — monsterhunter falls in love (twice). this saves no one.

✹ AT THE END OF EVERYTHING. — the cold march of academia stops for no one. not even the end times.

✹ WARMTH TWICE REMOVED. — down on their luck pirate crew risks everything in search of a mythical treasure (that may or may not be friendship).

[warmtv]

Toni Mayors

(haunted)

(no, no, no— please help me find my brother.

before he finds me’)

[bloodstain]

this is probably a long shot but im looking for some writing friends who would enjoy looking at each others shorter work for a new perspective, to offer notes or criticism (while being kind of course) <3 i write a lot of short stories and poetry that im looking to share. my main genres are horror and thriller/suspense. i would be more than happy to look at your work!!! if anyone is interested my dms are open!!

[reneesbooks]

wip intro/masterpost - the raedoran cycle

hi hello here it is. my baby.

genre: fantasy

pov: third person limited, with various narrators throughout

status: a series of 4 novels/stories, in various states of drafting

summary: in one night, Raedora is thrown into chaos. the royal librarian murders the queen and her youngest daughter with magic and flees, leaving behind the king and the crown princess to pick up the pieces. the princess spirals slowly into madness as her sworn shield tries to save her, terrified of her dead sister's prophecy.

two thieves in the capital set their sights on the crown jewels after attending the queen's coronation. but when one gets a little too reckless and catches the attention of the Mad Dog of Morbhard, their plans quickly go off the rails.

when their parents are killed in the Dragon Purges, two shapeshifters must hide amongst their killers to survive. one, a talented healer, tries to build a life that will be safe for them, but her little brother has his sights set on avenging their parents by murdering the queen that ordered their deaths.

a young witch is raised alone by her father, always in hiding, with strange dreams and visions of the future. when he dies of an illness even her magic can't heal, she must strike out on her own, searching for answers to the prophecy that has followed her for her whole life.

tag: the raedoran cycle

so originally this was one novel following multiple characters, but thanks to a minor plot bunny that greatly spiraled out of control (lacuna) it has become something much more. many of the four novels' events occur simultaneously, with their stories overlapping and intertwining as the character's lives do the same.

the knight of lacuna lake

Keelan: baby boy war criminal. he narrates the story as he tries to save Maura from herself.

Maura: the golden queen of Raedora. she lost half her family in 1 night and handed it incredibly well all things considered (no she didn't)

status: first draft finished(!!), shelved while it marinates and i work on the rest of the cycle. likely going to come back and edit it at some point but for now it is what it is

tag: lacuna

the thieves of morbhard

Arthur: master lockpick and ball of anxiety. he narrates his attempts to get Jack to notice him while also trying to steal the crown jewels.

Jack: cursed damned street rat. born on the night of the triple new moon and condemned to a life on the streets, he's got his sights set on stealing enough to get both him and Arthur out of Morbhard for good.

status: just barely starting to draft. fully outlined.

tag: thieves

the dragons of kiltide

Emilia: the only voice of reason around here. a talented healer fighting to protect her baby brother from both the persecution they face in their homeland and the Purges that killed their parents.

Fabin: teenage ball of rage. his parents died in front of him when he was 13 and he has been supremely chill about it since then and doesn't everybody sleep with their sword under their bed?

status: outlining with the occasional scene.

tag: dragons

the witch of the west

Birdie: a talented witch born under and blessed by the full silver moon. raised by her father in the woods after fleeing the witch trials, she is determined to understand and fulfill her prophecy. her strange dreams of dragons, thieves, and knights lead her to a search for the people who she believes will help her in her journey.

status: it's complicated. this where all the original material lives for the most part so it's outlined(sort of??) and i've been writing scenes for it but idk what the actual timeline of events is and i've changed a LOT since i started. so it's a frankendraft mess. we'll get there eventually.

tag: the witch

and that's it! that's my baby! i think about Them a lot these days.

taglist: ask to be added <3 @k--havok @theharpywrites @oh-no-another-idea @space-writes @lyssa-ink

links:

lacuna wip intro/masterpost

salt and brine (pre-cycle story about side characters)

comic sans intro (silly)

i will add more as things get posted but for now you can find everything for each story/character through the linked tags up above. i am always available to scream about my children :)

[the-golden-comet]

Welcome! 👋

writeblr intro.

hi! i'm flori: twenty two, she / her. white latina and sapphic. i speak fluent english and spanish, and am doing a pregrad in literature. my interests go from languages to crocheting, and i'm a huge fan of ghibli and the kpop group riize!

when it comes to writing, i write in english. my comfort zone is fantasy, magical realism, and coming of age. lots of female characters. big fan of third person present tense. i currently have two projects i'm focusing on!

one. project river

the week belén dies starts with a body being hung on the square. fantasy, inspired by chilote legends and mythology. crazy worldbuilding, sapphic characters, accidental found family.

two. project star

isidora hopes she's wishing on the right thing this time. magical realism, lesbian main character. actually have no clue what this one is about if i'm being honest.

if you're 18+ and have a writeblr, let's be mutuals!

[reneesbooks]

snippet saturday

still not a thing but this is my blog and i make the rules and i'm THINKING about birdie and fabin. i swear i'll get back to jack and arthur in a second just let me scream about birdie and fabin for a minute

Emilia tucks her wings against her back, settling in the grass next to Birdie. “When do you think we’ll have to return to Morbhard?”

Birdie stares out over the fields, her pulse quickening. Emilia senses that she’s asked a question that Birdie doesn’t want to answer. Birdie lets out a long breath. “I’m not sure.”

A lie, but Emilia doesn’t question it.

Birdie glances at the sky. “The sun will go down soon. I should make preparations. It’s the full silver moon tonight.”

Emilia shrinks into her human form and sets her hand on Birdie’s shoulder. “I can make the tea if you’d like.”

Birdie smiles. “Thank you. That would be nice.”

Emilia returns to the cottage and puts the kettle on the fire, digging her toe into the floor as she mixes the herbs. As much as she trusts them, as much as they’ve all grown closer over the weeks and months at the cottage, Birdie is still hiding things.

The kettle finally starts to whistle and Emilia pours a cup of tea. She heads back out to the garden. Birdie is standing next to Fabin, clearly just arrived from the forest, smiling up at him as he complains that the deer are getting better at hiding. Her laughter dies abruptly as the silver moon’s light hits her, her preparations forgotten in the grass a few steps away.

Fabin backs away as Birdie’s silver light explodes outward, a pulse of magic flattening the grass in a circle around her. Her tripled voice shrieks, her hair lifting off her shoulders. The entire whites of her eyes burn silver.

Blood starts to run from her nose. Fabin shrinks and tries to step closer, shouting her name. Emilia grabs a washcloth and grips it tightly behind her back, the fabric straining as she twists it nervously.

Birdie’s eyes begin to bleed as well, silver light pulsing from her. Fabin grits his teeth and takes three more shaking steps through the waves to reach Birdie. He grabs her shoulders and Emilia hears him shout her name.

Blood is streaming from her eyes and ears now, the third recitation barely begun. Fabin winces as silver magic lashes out at him, cuts opening on his cheeks. He keeps hold of Birdie, shaking her shoulders, trying to wake her up.

The silver light fades and Birdie’s eyes roll back. She collapses and Fabin catches her, lowering her slowly to the grass.

“Shit.” Jack and Arthur freeze in the doorway of the cottage. “Is she okay?”

“Does she fucking look okay?” Fabin growls, glaring at them. He snatches Birdie’s handkerchief from where she’d left it in the grass and starts to gently wipe the blood from her face. Emilia picks up the cup of tea again and moves cautiously. Birdie’s eyelids are fluttering, though she is limp in Fabin’s arms.

“The tea for her throat,” Emilia says quietly, when Fabin looks up at her with another growl. “I’ll look at those cuts.”

“I’m fine.” He holds the teacup to Birdie’s lips and Emilia flinches at the audibly painful gulps. “Birdie, can you hear me?”

Her silver eyes flick up to his face before fluttering closed again. She tucks her face into his chest.

Fabin leans down to murmur something to her that Emilia doesn’t hear. He presses his cheek to the side of Birdie’s head and Emilia stifles a gasp, averting her eyes.

Fabin stands with Birdie in his arms. “She needs to rest,” he says, not looking at any of them. He winces as he adjust his hold on her and Emilia wonders what other damage Birdie’s backlash did.

He says nothing else as he carries her into the house. Emilia bites her lip as Jack and Arthur turn to her with wide eyes. “I’ll make some more tea.”

[mister-writes]

....Hey.

New year, new me, I guess? A month late?

For those of you who don't remember me, hi, I'm mister-writes. For those of you who DO remember me, hello also.

It's been a while since my last posts. I got a new job, got a busier schedule, and just kind of let this blog fall on the back burner for a while. But tbh, I've missed my writingposting, so here I am again, finally!

It's been long enough that I think I'm going to do a re-intro:

Hello. I'm mister-writes. I go back and forth about having a nickname but right at the moment I'm changing my Official Tumblr Nickname to Gull. Why? I don't know. I just like gulls. Pronouns she/her.

Writing Things: My current project is Drift, an ocean-based YA fantasy. I'm tangentially working on editing another piece called Wildblood, so you might hear about both of them haha.

I mostly write fantasy and the occasional sci-fi, mostly YA but sometimes adult as well!

Tag games: I do love to be tagged in these!!!!! I am going to be completely upfront with you though, I was noooot at all good at doing these myself back when I was on here. So if you tag me, know that I would LOVE to see and rb your work, but that it might take a long time for me to actually do the game myself, if I do it at all 😅

Other Things About Me: Besides writing, I'm into crochet, birding, and other old lady activities. I have an assortment of succulents and a couple tanks of isopods at my apartment that I might post about as well because I think they're cute.

Nice to meet you/reintroduce myself, writeblr! I'll try to keep it up this time!

[vacantgodling]

RE. ABOUT

WHO: REN (renjamin, rimz, vacant, lotus) writing as R.A.A

WHAT: he/him. black. queer. transmasc. 27. audhd rizz. libra (10/02)

WHERE: main/writeblr (here), rbs blog -> @babylonsfalling, discord -> @/vacantgodling (feel free to add me if we've talked), bluesky & ao3

LIKES: video games (infinity nikki, botw/loz, and overwatch mainly—though i do enjoy the lore of other games i just can’t or won’t play them pff such as silent hill or elden ring tm), history & mythology, anime, gothic literature, unsolved mysteries, visual kei & kpop—and more probably 🤷🏽‍♂️

RE. WIPS

i have many wips and hundreds of characters. i talk about them all whenever inspo strikes. find more about them on my linked wip masterlist. however, the main wips i'm usually losing my mind about are:

PARAMOUR -> powerpoint intro || s: paramour

THE CHRONCILES OF LATHSBURY -> main crash course || origins of terrae || the first age pt. 1 || main plot ppt intro || s: tcol || tcol character tournament pt 2 || character intros

BETWIXT THUMB & FOREFINGER -> powerpoint intro || s: btaf

HE WHO SMITES THE SUN -> intro (coming eventually) || conlang intro (coming eventually) || s: ph

i am open for ask games of any sort or just general inquiries about my wips, and just talking in general.

to see a list of all my wips: CLICK ME!

RE. NAVIGATION

ren writing -> all of my writing in one place

ren poems -> all of my poems in one place

ren art -> all my art

talking -> musings and personal thoughts

about renjamin -> insight to me / who i am

ren analysis -> when i get meta about my wips

ren mix -> a treasure trove of my music taste

ren polls -> any polls i make

ren reads -> for my ramblings and analysis as i try to get back into books

ren hot cakes -> when i'm firing shots in the house to keep the mortgage prices down

ren plays -> video game rantings and ravings

friends tag -> talking with friends or boosting my friends work

others work -> boosting other writeblrs work

hall of fame -> praise / things that make me happy that i want to keep

ren is jopping on main -> for the rare occasions where i talk about kpop

ren rabbit hole -> i like history and mythology and the ancient world and i Will ramble about it

ren fights linguistics -> i'm starting to try and conlang!! it will be hard!!

writing in review -> for my end of the year lookback at wtf i was doing writing wise that year :) usually done in november bc december is a bad month for me usually

events -> gonna start keeping track of the writing events that i want to try and do

[the-golden-comet]

Welcome back, fellow fantasy writer! ✨

I do adult fantasy fictions (current WIP involves genies and magic in the mundane), but any fantasy is great 💖

I’ll be excited to follow your works and events! 💫

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!

[livums]

Hi writeblr <3

I am making this post at ass o'clock and will probably rb it a few times but i am trying to make an effort to reinvest in my writeblr sphere after several weeks on depression & cluster b island

And I had noticed that I had gotten a few more followers in this time, and I feel so bad that I haven't had the energy or wherewithal recently to dive into learning more about everyone's WIPs... but I would really like to....

So please, if you have the time & spoons....

Rb or reply to this post with some fun info about your favorite pieces/WIPs!

And honestly? Feel free to just link to intro posts or character sheets or even memes also :) (I know typing stuff out can be a lot).

I want to take the time to read and really appreciate every one! It means a lot to me to cultivate a space on tumblr where I feel involved in a community of writers, and this is a part of that for me. <3

Please bear with me as I continue to crawl out of my pit LOL. mwah.

[coffeeandcalligraphy]

I’m desperate to make writer friends and be a part of a creative community, but I don’t know where to start looking. Any ideas? Thank you for your time! :)

Tumblr is a really great place to make writer friends & where I've made the most writer friends (and I went to writing school so I think that says a lot about the community on tumblr!). Honestly if you'd like to, start a writeblr! Make a writeblr intro post, wip intros if you want, and interact with OTHERS (that's how I made all my friends here lol) & they will 99% return the interaction. You can also tag me if you do make a post & I will rb & hopefully other folks can connect that way!

In terms of an in person creative community, see if you have any local writing groups (sometimes universities do too if you're a student). You could also get involved with litmags! I've met some really wonderful people that way too. :)

I think MOST writers I've met are too scared to reach out/make the first move because we're all nervous other ppl will think we're weird/pushy, but I think that's just a thing about writers LOL. So don't be afraid to put yourself out there!

[the-golden-comet]

Welcome! I’m excited to read and support your works ✨

Your writing is valid. The world is better with your creative mind sharing your works to the community. Thank you for writing 💫

Writeblr Intro

This feels super awkward to do but I'm putting myself out there for better or worse, so! I go by Kaelie on here, I am 22, Queer, and go by she/her pronouns. I've been on writeblr on and off since I was maybe fifteen but haven't touched it in four years. I am now 22 and for most of those four years I have been plagued by my current WIP, currently called Project Genesis. I've only just recently forced myself to really sit and try to get it out of my head.

I'm kind of ashamed to admit that the only book I ever finished was a warrior cats fan fiction I wrote when I was twelve (It was like forty chapters, I wrote it by hand in a notebook and I let someone take it home and read it one time and it haunts me) Everything since then has either been abandoned and never even made it out of the planning stage.

For the last four years I've been super stressed and in a super bad mental state and had no time to truly sit and try to write anything and if I did I thought it was absolute trash and it kinda made me hate writing. I even stopped reading despite being obsessed with books from the moment I could read, but in the last year and a half I have rediscovered my love for reading and now I want to try writing again.

Project Genesis is meant to be a multi-book high fantasy series with horror elements (maybe, I've not read many horror books and have little experience writing it. Any tips on writing horror, or good horror books to read would be much appreciated) It's got alternating POVs, basically everybody is queer, lots of religious imagery (maybe only if you squint, but I swear sometimes I feel like I'm just ripping off the Bible)

Despite existing for almost for almost four years its hard to describe what it's actually about? The first book at least is a dual POV about one character denying and running from their destiny to avoid becoming a sacrificial lamb, and another character trying to carve out a destiny for himself when he's not meant to have one (not in a 'he's supposed to be dead' way but in a 'you're life isn't supposed to have any affect on the world' kinda way)

It is currently in early planning stages, I'm working on a zero draft and outline before really hunkering down to try a first draft. I don't know how this is gonna go as far as like updates? I'm really just kinda using this as motivation, like if I talk about and say I'm doing it I can keep myself accountable and not just drift away from this like so many others. I expect it to all be horrible but so long as it's something I can go back and make it better. Thanks for reading! 👋🏻

[arionaleilani]

okay so this is where i’m at:

i’m currently in the process of finding a new job (i do enjoy my job in a lot of ways, but it’s split shift and i live too far from site to be able to go home between shifts without wasting a bunch of gas so i basically leave my house at 5:45 am every day and don’t get home until 6-7 pm. every week day. it’s been almost 4 years and despite all the things i like about this job, i cannot mentally or physically handle that anymore).

i’m hoping to find a job that might somewhat align with my dream of being a published author, i’ve applied for multiple library positions, but seeing as i don’t have a college degree i’m paying for some certificate programs to try and help. which means i’m taking small classes to gain certificates.

at the very least i am looking for a job that gives me the time to still be able to prioritize my writing, as for the past few years, i have not done that (i write fics for fun on the side and i used to post multiple one shots and such throughout the year, but with my current job and hours, i literally have not posted or updated anything since MAY). i’ve had this goal since i turned 20 of being published by 25. i’m 23 and my birthday is in about five months. it’s just a goal but it’s one i really want to strive to achieve. with the way my life has been, i won’t be able to do it. i need to change things.

basically: i’m in a transitional period in my life so that i can shift my priorities in order to focus on writing more than i have been. but unfortunately this transitional period is going to take up a lot of time until i get things in order and everything settles down.

i’m not doing nanowrimo this year because of this, even though i did a lot of prep for it, but that’s okay! i can keep all that prep and use it for one of the camp nano’s next year! and i’ll still be writing during this transition period, but i’m going to be very easy on myself and probably prioritize fics rather than original stuff because my current main fic wip is almost done and very fun to write and i’m trying to keep myself as stress free as possible while doing all of this lol

my goal is to have things as settled down as possible by the new year. i’ll probably be posting a new writeblr intro for the new year anyway so i’ll save that for when i’m ready to focus on my original writing again.

i’ll still probably post about my original writing here just for the hell of it, because even when i’m not actively working on my wips they take up 90% of my brain, but yeah. that’s where i am currently!!

hope everyone is doing well and to my followers and mutuals who also write, i’m always open to hearing rambles about wips!! message me, send me asks, reply/rb this post if you want—tell me about your wip, your favorite character, anything you want!!

even if you don’t write, tell me about your day!! how are you? how’s life? what’s something that made you smile today? i wanna hear it all, if anyone wants to share!! ❤️❤️❤️

[forthelulzy]

Well, I've finally done it. I've created a sideblog for my original WIP, Empty Shrines (aka An Offering of Ashes) over at @emptyshrines and have scheduled the writeblr intros for tomorrow. I'm... disproportionately nervous but also excited. I'll be trying to rb writerly stuff over there too, memes and advice and such. I've never had a sideblog and managing such things is not my forte but hopefully it goes okay.