#svnshinewrites

[bayoucurse]

mermaid, agamemnon

Mermaid: Last tv show you finished?

oh man i basically never watch tv or new shows. i think the last thing i finished (for the first time) was she-ra s1. 

Agamemnon: What is an achievement you’re proud of?

making a B in statistics and keeping my scholarship for uni!! it was tanking my grade really badly so i did summer school, and i passed the course!! i put in a lot of work and energy to do well, and it really paid off! along with the A in psych i got, im above the minimum gpa for my scholarship, so i dont have to stress as much in the fall about tuition ^_^

greek myth asks!

[akoumi]

mermaid, nymph

Mermaid: Last tv show you finished? 

that was good omens! it’s a really good tv show, i liked it so much.

Nymph: Last dream you remember?

okay this was a weird one lol. the only thing i remember about it was that someone asked me something derogatory (i don’t remember what it was) and i responded with “umm, i’m californian” in a super offended tone lmao

[writinginslowmotion]

Welcome to the community! Your novel sounds super interesting! I'd love to be on your tag list, if you don't mind!

hello!

my name is josephine and i’m brand new to the writeblr community! i thought i’d take a moment to post a little introduction about myself and my work for anybody who might be interested!

about me: 

i’m a twenty-one year old english and creative writing student from the grand ol’ us of a. my plan is to get into grad school and continue on after i get my bachelor’s, but we’ll see where life pushes me when the time comes! 

when i’m not writing i’m typically reading (my favorite authors include tana french, carmen maria machado, neil gaiman, margaret atwood, and renée ahdieh), catching up on my favorite comics (paper girls, lore olympus, the wicked + the divine, my dear cold blooded killer, purple hyacinth, sweet home, a good day to be a dog, true beauty, and age matters), playing games (minecraft, overwatch, dead by daylight, sims, civilization, stardew valley, the last of us, fallout, and breath of the wild amongst many others), listening to music, learning how to draw, or binging my favorite shows (stranger things, the office, parks and rec, derry girls, bob’s burgers, futurama, the walking dead, etc.).

i hope i can become a published author someday, but right now i’m really happy working on projects that i have inspiration for and letting myself learn and grow as a writer. 

about my writing:

i have written in many genres over the years, but recently i’ve found my writing has been mainly slotted into post apocalyptic, horror, literary, dystopian, and fairytale/mythology categories. in terms of age group, i think i’d classify most of what i write as new adult, but there are definitely some projects that would be placed in regular adult fiction, too.

my biggest challenge, like it is for many writers, i think, is completing a project after i get to a certain point. that’s definitely something i’ve been working on by setting little goals for myself that i hope having a blog will help me stick with in the long run. 

in addition to my novel, comic, and short stories, i also hope to begin learning how to write screenplays and podcast scripts. i also have a few cool ideas for video games that i’d like to plot out as well!

about my projects:

they who wear the golden mask: this is the only novel i’m working on at the moment. it’s a dystopian told in three different perspectives: one from a brother, one from a sister, and one from a person telling a fairytale at a festival. i’ll make a formal wip post about this one soon.

blackwater: this is a comic i’m working on with a friend. it takes place in a bayou town in louisiana that’s essentially been america’s twilight zone for hundreds of years.

untitled collection: this is a collection of short stories tied together by place and time. the setting is post apocalyptic america (a very, very long time after the apocalypse). i will make a formal wip post about this soon, as well.

short stories: to keep growing as a writer and to make sure i’m actually writing, i decided i want to write at least two short stories a month. hopefully some will be good enough to post here!

i’m really excited to join the community! from everything i’ve seen, everybody seems to be really supportive and i’m eager to see what other projects are being worked on by other writers, too! i’m still looking for blogs to follow and wips to get overly invested in, so if you have any suggestions i’d be super grateful to hear them! (art found here)

[howdywrites]

This or That (tag game)

Thank you to @amandahoyle and @mjmnorwood for tagging me! ❤️

Rules: Bold the tropes that you prefer.

found family or soulmates | slow burn or established but complicated | enemies-to-friends-to-lovers or best friends-to-lovers | love at first sight or get back together | morally grey character or unreliable narrator | sunshine character or sarcastic character (although these two make a great pair)| fire-forged friends or childhood friends | description-heavy or dialogue-heavy | fluff or angst | flower symbolism or color symbolism| redemption arc or bastardization arc| fake relationships or secret relationships | betrayal plot twist or confession plot twist | dream sequence or flashback | mentor protecting student or student protecting mentor | sibling or best friend| platonic soulmate or love triangle| hurt or comfort

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Tagging (no pressure!): @svnshinewrites @ardawyn @spacetimewraithwrites @draculinawrites and anyone who sees this and wants to do it!

[pe-ersona]

First Line, Last Line

Its another tag game that I’m starting! Simply, you post the first line you wrote recently and the last line too. To whom I tag, ignore it if you’ve done this already/ not interested! If you play along, thank you! I look forward to reading what you post!

Black, thin eyelashes flutter like tiny wings of a butterfly and heavy eyelids lift up like a curtain to a play.

Jess pulls him close and takes most of his weight to get him back to the medical tent,  “I’m so glad you’re awake, your Highness.”

tagging: @sunshineomeara @writings-of-a-narwhal @wordswearcrowns @slothwrter @jcckwrites @i-wrote-this @bahay-kubo @writeouswriter @thoughts-ofawriter @myhoniahakah @aurumni-writes @cadewrites @svnshinewrites @zachatari 

[turnips-creates]

20 Questions Tag

sTagged by @wordsofpaintandsmoke

Rules: answer 20 questions, then tag 20 blogs you’d like to know better!

1. Name: Silas

2. Nickname: Turnip(s)

3. Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

4.Height: 5′9″ (175 cm give or take)

5. Languages: English and whatever I make up for my books. (I’m going to be learning Japanese soon though for school.)

6. Nationality: American

7. Favorite Season: Winter

8. Favorite Flowers: Dahlia and Peony

9. Favorite Scent: Honeysuckle

10. Favorite Color: Teeaal???

11. Favorite Animal: OWLS!!!!!

12. Favorite Fictional Characters: Zuko (ATLA) and Bailey (The Night Circus)

13. Coffee, Tea, or Chocolate: I’m allergic to chocolate and only like tea if it’s mixed with lemonade, so Coffee.

14. Average Sleep Hours: Seven, but only cause my new meds ACTUALLY WORK!

15. Dogs or Cats: Snakes... JK, cats. Don’t get me wrong, dogs are adorable, but they’re emotionally exhausting.

16. Number of Blankets you sleep with: 1 in the summer and 1 or 2 in the winter depending on blanket warmth and outside temperature.

17. Dream Trip: South Korea and Japan. Their cultures, history, and food fascinate me.

18. Blog Established: uuuhhh... August 2019??? I think? 

19. Followers: 29

20. Random fact: UUUUUUUUHHHHHH... I LIKE BIRDS.

Tagging:

@keen2meecha @faesongwrites @svnshinewrites @cookiecutterwrites @quill-of-doom @wordswearcrowns @shamelesswordcinnamonroll @harkaherald @kalihellwillhopefullywrites

[mrrningstrr-archived]

teenage rebellion (n.)

an act of highest assertion of independence and little adherence to parental advice during the teen years of a child's life

or

how roseline dupont loses everything in 60 days

~~

My name is Roseline Dupont. As of last week, I am an orphan. As of yesterday, I am homeless. As of today, I am alone.

It’s important to note that I’m not stupid and that I can tell you exactly how this happened. It boils down to a series of bad decisions made by bad leadership carried out by some good and some mediocre people. 

That’s the short version. Bad decisions made by bad leadership carried out by some normal people.

The long version goes a little something like this.

~~

“What’s this? A new WIP? But what about Ichor?”

hahahahahahaha-

yeah.

Ichor’s not abandoned or anything, but I got it into my brain to write a dystopia world with some teens as the main character, so here we are. It’s been pretty fun to write, I’m about halfway through what might be the prologue and what might be the first chapter. Not sure yet. 

Drop a line if you’d like to be on the tag list!

I’m going to tag everyone on Ichor’s tag list real fast, because I like attention a lot.

@omniawrites, @wannabe-word-palace, @dahladahlabills, @vviciously, @notanalien51, @touchingmadness, @svnshinewrites, @heyabella, @leftover-starlight any of y’all interested in this one?

[musicofglassandwords]

12/12/12 Tag Game!!!

Thanks to @joyful-soul-collector for tagging me, especially since I need to flesh out this OC! (I’ll also be answering the questions they put at the bottom of their post)

Rules: answer 12 questions in character as an OC, ask 12 questions, & tag 12 people!

I’ll be answering with Kai from my new WIP, City of Shards! 

1. Can you fight with hand-to-hand combat?

“If you’re talking about without abilities, then sure?” Kai shrugs, running a hand through his hair and scattering sparks, “Just the regular street stuff, you know.” His eyes glint as he continues, “You know, playing dirty, throwing dust, biting. Yeah, I can fight without my flames.”

2. Do you have an occupation? What is it?

“Ughh,” Kai rubs his temples, “Lyss made me get a job at the local warehouses so basically all I do is run around and carry stuff.” His silver eyes soften, “But it’s all for the others. Everything I earn goes to them.”

3. What are your parents like? Do you have any siblings?

Kai sighs, tearing a hand through his hair again. “I know my parents were from Saiya, but somehow I ended up getting shipped across the seas. I know they loved me. I don’t know if they loved me enough. I don’t think I have any siblings.”

4. Have you ever stolen something? What was it?

A laugh rings out, rich and mischievous.  “I’ve stolen too much.”

5. What’s your favorite food?

His eyes light up. “There’s this Saiyan dish that I asked Lyss to make once, and it’s amazing! It’s called nikr troi, and it’s like braised meat with a ton of gravy.”

6. What do you want? Right now, in this moment, what do you want?

His eyes darken and he winces imperceptibly. “What I want? What I want I have always wanted, I can’t have it, so I can’t tell you.”

7. How long do you tend to sleep? Do you ever get nightmares?

“I sleep about six to seven hours a night,” he nods, “Nightmares? All the time,” he ends, his tone darkening. 

8. Are you religious?

“I believe in a higher power, an eternal either personal or impersonal being,” he says seriously, “because I have ended up in a place I don’t deserve, so there has to be something benevolent and powerful working for me.”

9. What does your hairstyle look like? Has it ever changed? What was it before?

“Hairstyle?” he smirks, “Sometimes Xander makes Lyssa hack off some of my hair when it gets too long, but normally I keep it kinda shaggy.”

10. What is one thing you’re scared of? Doesn’t have to be big

“I’m TERRIFIED of octopi,” he sucks in a breath, “Like what if you’re in the ocean and swimming, when tentacles just wrap around you and suck you under the surface.”

11. What’s your aesthetic?

“I guess...dark passion?” he shrugs again, “Gotta defer to the author on this one.”

12. Red or Blue? Flowers or Leaves? Loud or Quiet?

“Definitely red. Uh, Lyss loves flowers, so flowers,” he thinks for a moment, “I actually prefer loud over quiet. Huh, that’s surprising.”

My questions:

1. Who do you love most in the world?

2. Fight or Flight?

3. Any special abilities that not a lot of people know about?

4. Favorite dessert?

5. Who’s your best friend?

6. Are you super active or prefer to stay inside?

7. Do you have any siblings?

8. Favorite thing to do in your free time?

9. What’s a secret that you’ve never told anybody before? 

10. How have you changed since you were a child?

11. What’s one of your pet peeves?

12. What’s your biggest dream?

Tagging: @lmorasey, @onthewingsofwords, @rose-of-sharon-cass, @velvetlighthouse, @pen-in-hand, @svnshinewrites, @tiawithhoney, @victory-cookies, @oneleggedflamingo, @cataclysmic-writer, @rrrawrf-writes, @multimousenette

Feel free to ignore!

[onthewingsofwords]

Last Line Tag

Thanks for the tag @musicofglassandwords!

Tag Rules:  Post the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words.

“Maybe if I was someone different, I’d be holding your hand right now.”

That’s... uh... 13 people? Tagging: @storiesfortheimpatient, @morganwriteblr, @quoting-machine, @dowings, @mymessynotebooks, @lover-of-writing-220, @azawrites, @quilloftheclouds, @lnspired-insomniac, @surroundedbypearls, @svnshinewrites, and @rhiannonleewriting

Sorry if you didn’t want to be tagged! Feel free to pass by!

[harinawa]

find the word tag

thanks for the tag @reflxtionswrites!

my words are stop, one, before, run, and eye which I’m taking from one of the early drafts of Hinirang (because the most recent one has a chapter and a half to its name lol)!

stop:  “I’m not someone to be handled,” Aya snapped. “And please stop speaking as if I’m not around. I’d really appreciate it.”

one:  The sword swiped at one and thrust directly to another—Aya saw the shock in the monster’s eyes, the pain and anguish in them as it cried out in a guttural scream, the voice turning more humane as the monster turned into ashes, blown away by the wind.

before: “Communicating with them is a lot like sending countless asks. However, they like being cryptic and loved to watch humans beg for answers, so I have to bend my spine until my joints crack before I even get one hint. Worry not, dear. It is Sinagtala’s honor to help Leonora’s daughter. Besides, I think the gods favor you.”

run:  “Silly, silly, silly children,” another voice crooned, this time more high-pitched. Aya felt shivers running through her spine. “Foolish children. What were you thinking, going to a place where monsters live?”

eye:  Hearing a crack, she relaxed, meeting Aya’s eyes. “What happened last night was the catalyst for everything. You best be prepared, Aya Victoria. Darkness is stirring, and only by the gods’ mercy shall we be spared.”

Tagging @writerfae, @naavakaiho, @ditzysworld, @zaequeenoflazy, and @svnshinewrites! If you guys are interested, your words are smug, glance, drop, stubborn, and house. xx

[spacetimewraithwrites-archive]

“Official” WIP Intro

|W|A|S|T|E|

Genres: sci-fi ; cyberpunk ; synthwave/neo-80s

Representation: characters of color ; lgbtq+ ; disability ; mental illness ; addiction/recovery

Tropes: found family ; the one that got away ; spin-off (Thriving: Rebirth)

***

↳ Guetry Sympa is a livewire and an adrenaline junkie, a musically talented hero with lawful blindness, so having a government-funded AI implanted in his brain to control most of his bodily systems after nearly dying isn’t exactly an easy adjustment to make.

And of course, what better way to try to cope with a hard breakup and coming back from a five-month-long coma than being forced to enlist a team for a covert operation to solve a centuries-old cold case involving the disappearance of the enigmatic savior of the Milky Way?

❝

A soft tone amongst the waves of dark gray and flashes I couldn't decipher. Purple pulsing light. A haze, more flashing images. White lights, gloves, whirring, thumping, squashing. Hot white stars. Burnt umber pain. Scorching pink fire. Numbness in muted blue. Sparking pain. Another soft tone. A smooth yet mechanical voice right inside both of my ears at once.

Hello, Guetry. I am your Subcutaneous Operational and Tactical system.

What.

You have suffered a great deal of neurological damage and I am going to attempt to repair as much as I can. Your next of kin has given full consent to this procedure.

The fuck.

I am only a prototype as of yet so I must be transparent...there may be some functions I cannot fully restore, but I will do my best to make sure you are healed well enough to wake up and able to do the remaining recovery yourself.

Is this.

❞

Gᴜᴇᴛʀʏ Dᴀɴᴏɴ Sʏᴍ��ᴀ ;; French-American ;; scorpio ;; human ;; Earth ;; a gifted musician and elite member of a special forces task unit working for the Consortium, aided by an AI in his brain that keeps his quality of life ideal after an overdose that left him otherwise brain-dead for five months. wise-cracking smartass unafraid to tear the system apart for what’s right.

Aʟᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴀ Wᴜ ;; Chinese ;; aquarius(?) ;; human ;; Consortium Node ;; talented spaceship mechanic and other half of the band Skywaste, co-founded by Guetry when both were in high school. doesn’t like going out into the field, will also fight tooth and nail for justice where there is none.

Oʀᴇɴ Aʟᴛᴀᴠɪᴀɴ ;; libra ;; human ;; the Himalaya ;; self-proclaimed "entrepreneur of seedydom" and known around the Milky Way as the "Kingpin of the Node." slings the hard stuff around the galaxy and gets paid handsomely for it. endlessly charming but willfully manipulative. tends to get his way no matter what, especially at the expense of those around him who think they care for him.

Sᴜʙᴄᴜᴛᴀɴᴇᴏᴜs Oᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ Tᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴀʟ Sʏsᴛᴇᴍ (SCOT) ;; artificial intelligence ;; “Scotty” ;; NodeSource ;; prototype embedded in Guetry’s brain to undo most of the damage from his overdose and keep him functional. added benefits of enhancing his eyesight and aim, providing intel on missions, and overall companionship.

Aᴅᴀᴍ "Mᴇʀᴄᴜʀʏ" Lʏᴏɴs ;; scorpio ;; human ;; Earth ;; also an operative for the Consortium with his identical twin sister Quincy “Mars” Lyons. a bit more by the book, but willing to do what’s right even if it means risking his job. a fiery complement and challenge for Guetry both personally and professionally. 

Tᴜxᴛʜ ;; Rotangan ;; Logoryt ;; a child of a Rotangan and a biracial Rontangan/Morrite, born on the seedy planet of Logoryt. in order to combat the rough upbringing she endured, she makes a name for herself by taking on missions for the Consortium, doing her part to chip away at the Morrite Blue Prince Hyret's goal to completely overrun the Milky Way.

Dᴀᴢɪᴀ Fᴏᴜʀᴛᴇᴇɴ ;; sagittarius(?) ;; human ;; Consortium Node ;; it’s unknown what Dazia's origins are other than her birthplace of the Node, though it’s alleged that she’s of Hispanic, Slavic, and Middle Eastern descent. used to work for Consortium security until she witnessed corrupt activity within the ranks. tough as nails but all heart.

Lᴇᴀɴᴅʀᴀ DᴇCᴏsᴛᴀ ;; African-American ;; human ;; Consortium Node ;; human delegate for the Consortium. somewhat Guetry’s handler, upholds Consortium law to a fault.

Please let me know if you’d like to be added to or removed from the following tag list!:

@pen-in-hand​ @madammuffins​ @quill-of-doom​ @nemowritesstuff​ @alternativeforensicscientist​ @timefirewrites​ @svnshinewrites​ @piyawrites​ @writingbyjillian​

[sorenalexandre]

Answer 17 questions & tag 17 people you want to know better.

Thank you so much to @nectargrapes for tagging me (Like, honestly, it brought such a big smile to my face when I saw it! 🥰)✨

Nickname ⇢ Maggie/ Clover (Pen name coming!)

Zodiac  ⇢ Pisces

Height ⇢ 5′2- 5′3 (163 cm on a good day)

Hogwarts House ⇢ I feel like I fit well in both Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff!

Last Thing I Googled ⇢ dollars to euros 😂

Song Stuck Inside My Head ⇢ Vivaldi’s Summer because I can’t stop watching Emma’s trailer 😍

Following ⇢ 117

Followers ⇢ 29

Amount of Sleep I Get ⇢ Usually 7 and a half hours of sleep during weekdays and 8 during weekends. I’m a morning person!

Lucky Numbers ⇢ 3/9/13.

Dream Job ⇢ I’d like to be an author and sell artwork as well!

Wearing ⇢ My pyjamas and a robe.

Favorite Songs ⇢ Cosmic Love by Florence and the Machine, Saturn by Sleeping at Last, and many others I can’t think of right now.

Instruments ⇢ I used to play the flute? But I wish I could play the piano and guitar!

Random Facts ⇢ I like chocolate but at night I think it’s disgusting (I’ve had this weird reaction to it since I was a child), I’m trilingual, deep red is my favourite colour.

Aesthetic ⇢ wild flowers, grass touched by warm sunlight, blue skies, books everywhere, honey coloured eyes.

I haven’t been much on tumblr lately (only checking posts where I’ve been tagged) but I’d like to tag @svnshinewrites and anyone else who sees this and would like to participate!!

[pe-ersona]

Last Line Tag

I thought it would be fun so I’m starting one @pe-ersona Here’s the last line I wrote for my wip: 

 Rem hurries to leave the room before guards find out which room he fell from. 

tagging: @wordswearcrowns @slothwrter @i-wrote-this @sunshineomeara @writings-of-a-narwhal @jcckwrites @svnshinewrites 

If tagging games aren’t your thing, then ignore this, but I’ll love to see what you post if you play along.

[softarchieves]

12/12/12 tag game

Thanks to Iivywriters for tagging me in this :-)

Rules: Answer 12 questions in character as an OC, ask 12 questions, and tag 12 people :-)

My answers:

(Answering as Millie from Hellhounds)

1) What teachings from your parents still affect you to this day? Do you wish they didn’t?

“Never met my mom, my dad was never the parental-kind of a father, so I never really learned anything fro them. But I guess Lady Marlowee counts, though most of her teachings flew right over my head. But one thing that did stick, was to plan things out, to not just do thins impulsively. I’m both grateful for that and pissed about it too. It feels like a restricting cage, but sometimes that’s what I need,”

2) Who is the person who made the greatest impact (good OR bad) on you, and who you are today?

“Rose and Castor are two other hellhounds that live on the run, and I really don’t know them all that well. But they made a huge impact on me that one time I met them. It had never occurred to me that I could live outside of a safety zone like the one Lady Marlowee had created,”

3) If you could do anything, without strings or consequences attached, what would you do?

“Okay, here’s the thing: It doesn’t matter what I would do, because there are consequences for your actions in real life, and you can’t just do things anyway, ignoring all the red flags, letting yourself believe that everything bad will work itself out. That’s not how it works, because if it did, I would have gone to the Underworld long ago, and brought my brother with me!”

4) A genie gives you three wishes. What would you wish for?

“When a genie gives you a wish, you have to be pretty careful about what you wish for. It’s not just jins who are tricky. Though genie’s do have your best intentions at heart when they grant a wish, they too have to obey the laws of magic: Nothing comes out of nothing. So I just stay away from wish-granting all together,”

5) When you go and pack for something- whether it be as simple as tucking items in your pocket for a normal day, or an overnight trip- what are three or so items that you couldn’t live without?

“Kay makes some amazing cinnamon buns, so I would have to take those with me. And probably a picture I took in the 50′s, with Tala and Phyrra. The last thing would depend on the situation,”

6) Is there someone in your life you can’t live without? Who are they, and what is your relationship like?

“My brother, but I already live without him, and I obviously survived it,”

7) What do you think your childhood self would think of you now? How is your life different from what you pictured then?

“I don’t know. I was so young and lost and hopeless, and now I’m here, in the Upperworld, and trying to have a life. I honestly think, she would have dismissed me as a dream. Nice, but not real,”

8) How do you feel about where you are now? About the person, you are now? What, if anything, would you change about yourself?

“I’m stronger and smarter than I was as a kid, and better than when I thought everything would be fine. I’ve survived this far, and sometimes I can even appreciate it, have moments of joy, which is more than I had back then,”

9) What do you do to de-stress, and take your mind off of things?

“Smoke something. It’s not like the smoke will kill me, I grew up in literal Hell. Tala used to say, that I should get a hobby, like her obsession with crystals. But nothing ever really sticks...”

10) What is the most ridiculous thing that you recall doing? Do you remember why you did it?

“Stupid things don’t really happen to me, just bad things if anything. But after I met Tala, stupid things became the norm, because they seemed to follow her everywhere, and I just got dragged with her into it, way to often to name anything specific. But it was always because Tala didn’t know when to stop anything,”

11) If someone were to record what was happening to you, the story of your life, how would you want to be portrayed?

“Why would anyone do that? My story is not interesting, I’m not the first hellhound to leave the Underworld, I’m not even the first to leave without their sibling. The things that happened to me afterward with Elaine and how everything went to hell, it had nothing to do with me. I was the side-character, who had to live with the consequences, and I am,��

12) What is your ideal future like? When all is said and done, what does peace look like to you?

“Peace and quiet, I guess. It is pretty peaceful right now, have been for a while, and I really just want it to continue on like that,”

My questions: (Dunno if I’m supposed to come up with new questions or not, haven’t tried this before, so I’m just making new ones up!)

1) What color do you really just hate? You get mad just by thinking of the color and want to punch the color far away.

2) Do you have any siblings? If yes, what are they like, how was your childhood together, in which order were you born? If no, would you like to have had them?

3) What would both be your worst nightmare, and greatest dream, if those two were the same thing?

4) If you could apologize to one person in your life, for something bad you did to them, what would the apologize be? 

5) If you could transform into an animal, what would the animal be, and how long would you stay in the shape, if you could only do it once?

6) Who would you sacrifice everything for?

7) If auras were real, what would yours look like?

8) Do you have a childhood memory that you are especially fond of?

9) Greatest fear?

10) Biggest insecurity? 

11) What do you want to accomplish most in the world? 

12) What would you leave behind to be remembered by?

Tagging:

@writernights @pens-swords-stuff @astroswords @artofkace @astams @heyabella @svnshinewrites @honeywharf I would love to tag more people, but I don’t know that many in the writeblr community... Most of the people on this list, I just found by searching around Tumblr, I don’t even know them... Sorry if the tag inconveniences you! 

[mrrningstrr-archived]

“But Adam realizes he is in love in December. Specifically, Christmas.”

^^ not actually from one of my WIPs, from a fanfic oneshot I started a couple days ago

tagging @vviciously @semblanche @svnshinewrites :))

Last Line Tag!

Tagged by @sundaynightnovels and @toboldlywrite - thanks, friends!

Since there are 2 tags, I’ll toss out a couple things I’ve been writing this morning for Chapter 3 of TND:

“No.” Besides, he didn’t even have it. It was secreted away in Aziraphale’s bookshop, probably stuck between the pages of a misprinted Bible or some dusty first edition. Or, Heaven forbid, being used as an accidental coaster for a mug of cold cocoa. 8

8 [[[Actually, it was safely stowed away in an old black leather bag in the corner of the closet in the back room. Also inside this bag: a pair of dark-lensed spectacles, a swarthy daguerreotype of a familiar figure, one half of an oyster shell, and various other sentimental keepsakes collected over the years.]]]

That’s how I write my footnotes in my drafts! Makes them easier to find to format. I also highlight them bright blue.

And, from the beginning of the chapter:

“YOU WHAT!?”

Two streets away, a small flock of birds fled the boughs of an oak tree. They were all rather put off by this, as they had just settled in for sleep, and it’s so very difficult to get the little ones down for the night.

Hot diggity I love the voice for this story. It’s ridiculously fun to write and I get to be as dry as the desert, which is my favorite thing.

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ichor chapter one teaser

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janus; greek god of beginnings

When I was seven years old, I was given a writing prompt by my second-grade teacher, Mrs. Marilyn. Bless her soul, she tried so hard with us. She was a sweet lady, really loved her job and really loved us.

But my second-grade class is a whole separate story itself. Absolutely none of us took the prompt, “what inspires you”, seriously. My answer was probably something like “My mommy and daddy because they own all my uwus”. 

Minus the uwus bit, because that wasn’t a thing yet.

Now, nineteen years later, I can say with confidence and some maturity that space inspires me. The endless vastness of that inimitable universe is fascinating, and I’ve wanted to understand and know it ever since Holly introduced me to the astrosciences. It’s been a long time.

At the age of 26, around twelve years after I met Holly and fell in love with the stars in her eyes too, I achieved my dream. I got to work on a spaceship, a semi-fighter called the Camelot Rose. We are part of a defense research-centric fleet known as the Wildflower Study, and I’ve never been prouder of myself than I am working in the Foxglove Five.

But inspiring as space is, a spaceship of forty can be messy and confusing and downright annoying at times. Case in point, right about now, when I could hear Jaime’s pained yelping from just around the corner.

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