Accountability post, because the procrastination is hitting me hard!
Working on the rewrite of Chapter 5 from Andric’s PoV today. Hopefully I can get that one done, and Chapter 6, since I missed all my words yesterday.
New allergy meds mean I slept all day, so now I’m behind and trying to catch up… Writers life, I guess!
But I’m loving getting this insight into Andric’s first impression of Lizzy and Booker, it’s a lot of fun to hear his internal thoughts, because he doesn’t actually say all that much.
He communicates with and relies on facial expressions and body language a lot, which will be fine, later, when Lizzy has a read on him, but this early on she mistakes and misunderstands a lot of the minutia in Andric’s reactions…
Snippet that’s pictured above, can be found in text form beneath the read-more…
“Come on, follow me, I’ll drive you up to speak with Thomas Walcott,” he told the pair, not giving himself a moment to second guess the decision, and quickly moving to step past the pair and lead them towards where he’d parked his car for the evening’s hunt.
“And what if we refuse?” Lizzy demanded, voice sharp and reluctant, and Andric bit back a laugh before turning to meet her electric blue eyes.
“Lizzy,” Booker groaned softly, but the girl never wavered and Andric admitted himself impressed. She’d just watched him dispatch a kavian, but had no fear when staring him down, challenging him.
Accountability post, because the procrastination is hitting me hard!
Just completed the rewrite of chapter three of Changeling and it’s gone from 2096 to 2637 words.
I have *consistently* added about 500 words to each chapter so far, and I’m really liking just the extra layer of descriptives I’ve been able to slide in this way.
But, chapter four is going to be a huge overhaul. I want to rewrite the entire chapter, currently in Lizzy’s PoV, and change it to Andric’s PoV. This will let us into his head much earlier in the story, and I’m going to be happier about that I think.
It’ll let me reveal his motivations earlier, and his thoughts on Lizzy and Booker. By the time I show Andric’s internal thoughts at the moment, we’re too far into the story for me to devote much time to his first reactions.
Onward and upward!
Snippet that’s pictured above, can be found in text form beneath the read-more…
“Are you going to introduce yourself?” Lizzy demanded, and for a moment there was almost a smile on his lips, before it vanished and she was left wondering if she’d imagined it.
“Are you?” the stranger shot back quickly, but before Lizzy could snap at him, Booker answered instead.
“Booker Reed,” he offered, placing the hand that wasn’t still curled around her own against his chest, “and this is Lila Isabelle—”
this is just a post where writers get to know writers, and hopefully through reblogs/comments we can find more people who not only read/write our genre, but just people who have similarities with us.
it’s kind of a simple “get to know me” post, and anyone can join <3
feel free to tag your mutuals and reblog !!
name: genres you like to write in: genres you like to read in + fav books/media: favorite line from your current wip:
name:ave
genres you like to write in: currently writing contemporary (ya/romcom/romance, give me them ALL), but I also like to dabble in fantasy!
genres you like to read in + fav books/media: i’ll consume literally anything haha. Fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, romance, young adult, you name it. I’m awful with horror, though ;-;
percy jackson (MY CHILDHOOD), harry potter (OBVIOUSLY), Better Than the Movies, From Lukov with Love, The Love Hypothesis, These Violent Delights, the list goes on…
favorite or latest line from your current wip: [latest line, because what a mood- from Destination Seoul]Ha. Per usual, the universe hates me.
Name:Asher-Orion
Genres I like to write in: Dystopia (that’s also kind of a murder mystery), apocalyptic, fantasy, sci-fi, romance, love a good bit of romance.
Genres I like to read in: Honestly, a bit of everything! It depends on how I’m feeling, but there’s nothing I hate!
Favourite Books: The Atlas Six - Olivie Blake, really enjoying a Bioshock book atm, Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg, but I don’t think I could ever read it again, big fan of The Mortal Instruments series, and that entire world-relate prequels and sequels, again, a bit of everything.
Latest line of my current WIP: “April rubs his eyes, trying to remember when he last took his medication, he’s sure it was at some point today, but it’s late, and he feels foggy.” (From Neon Glow)
name: tam!
genres you like to write in: uh, fantasy? I like scifi but I’m not very good at it. I’m chucking shit in a blender and hoping it makes a genre when I’m finished
genres you like to read in + fav books/media: sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, space westerns/operas, history/alt history, steampunk & more! Terry Pratchet, Tamora Pierce, Brian Jacques, Brandon Sanderson, asimov, Mercedes Lackey,Robert Jordan, Joy Demorra, & so so many more
favorite line from your current wip: Mal was Cayn’s brother in practically every sense of the word, despite his heritage, despite the whispers, despite, despite, despite! Cayn will do anything for his family, and burn the world. And so Cayn stood behind Maelus, eyes sparking above his trademark grin, and dared the world to comment on the revival of his brother’s clan.
Tagging some Mutuals, but consider this an open tag!
Genres you like to write in: Fantasy and Science Fiction, but I’m predominantly settled into fantasy writing right now, of all kinds. Urban, Portal, Epic, Romantic, etc.
Genres you like to read in + fav books/media: Speculative Fiction. Fantasy of all types, Science Fiction of all types, Time Travel fiction. I also like the occasional classic such as Pride and Prejudice, or Wuthering Heights. I also like childrens books, Beatrix Potter, Artemis Fowl, Watership Down. Basically, if it’s a good story, I’ll read it. My favourite book ever is Wuthering Heights, but my favourite Genre is Epic Fantasy (Series).
Favorite line from your current wip:
His feet didn’t move from her side, and when she glanced up, his hand was held out to her. Patiently waiting for her to notice.
And wasn’t that just a metaphor for their entire relationship.
@author-a-holmes I think I’ve said this to so many people today haha, but I will literally take any fantasy recs <3
OKAY BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN A TIME TRAVEL FICTION. ONLY IN MOVIES because I heard that nobody does them right, so you’ll have to introduce me to some that you’ll like! Classics will always have our hearts.
THE LAST LINE. THAT HIT ME TOO HARD.
I’m very much a fan of (what I title) old-style fantasy, so most of my rec’s are probably older books but honestly, *anything* by David and Leigh Eddings I would recommend for a fantasy buff.
Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series is good for the first 7-8 books, and after that the recaps of “what happened before” take up too much of the opening chapters for me to push through.
The Witcher books by Andrew Sapkowski are also incredible.
And, of course, anything written by Neil Gaiman is a delightful adventure.
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As for Time Travel Fiction, I’ll admit I was mostly thinking of movies when I wrote that, but there are a few books too.
The Time Travellers Wife. While this is a movie, and also, recently, a tv series (Which I can’t wait to see!) it was based on a book of the same name by Audrey Niffenegger.
The Outlander books by Diana Gabaldon is another awesome time travel book series.
Somewhere in Time (1980) with Christopher Reeve is a lovely time travel film, and was also based on a book (although I’ve admittedly, not read the book) called “Bid Time Return” by Richard Matheson. He also helped write the screenplay, and since the film’s awesome, I suspect the book is worth a go too.
My other favourite time travel story is the film “The Lake House” with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Absolutely gorgeous story, one of my fave’s.
I, admittedly, get most of my time travel fix through fanfiction, because it seems like a drastically under-written-in section of fiction. Having said that, I may or may not have a bunny in the back of my head about a time travelling scientist, and an immortal phoenix who always bumps into her when she jumps through time.
EDIT TO ADD:
Oh! Oh! A Discovery of Witches! Book trilogy, and a 3-season TV series, both are great, but the books are phenomenal. In Book Two, they travel back in time, and the whole concept is done very, very well!
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That snippet… Mwahahaa
It’s a new story bunny. Honestly, I spotted your post on a day where I’d been in a bit of a writing drought, so I threw together a 15 minute writing exercise so I had a line to share.
I posted the completed snippet if you want to see how it ends, but it’s honestly just a small piece of character interaction that has helped me get a grasp on the characters a bit more.
I’m still worldbuilding for the Chronicles of Verald, but it’s looking like a huge adventure, a world spanning continents, and on my current writing schedule I can’t start telling Nik and Mallory’s story until 2024.
Mallory Larue is the main character in this fantasy book series. In a world where most people are either Volvar, spellcaster, or Varang, those who lack magic entirely, Mallory is a rare Viken. A Cursebreaker.
Cursebreakers are the only being in Verlad who can alter a spell once it has latched onto a subject, but the magic of Verald has a life of its own, and it doesn’t like being tampered with. Because of how magic lashes out, practicing the art of Cursebreaking is dangerous, but highly sought after.
Mallory has spent her life hiding what she can do, at the urging of her mother Leda Larue. Leda and Mallory have kept her abilities a secret, and protected MAllory from those who would use her, by playing the part of simple barmaid. Daughter of the local fletcher. And nothing more.
That is until her childhood friend, Torval, returns home after several years, and admits to her that his curse has begun to morph. He doesn’t want her help, he says, but for how long can Mallory watch her oldest friend suffer without intevening?
Even if it might drawn the attention of other cursed creatures…
so because my last reblog pissed me off, reblog this and give me the elevator pitch of your WIP. i’ll go first:
inbeauty is a beast after wandering into a cursed forest, twenty year old rowan herself becomes cursed and has to find the witch who can reverse it
Tumblr just felt I needed to see this tonight. Okay then lol
When Lizzy Hail heads to the mortal realm to look for her missing mother, with nothing but a single bag and her best friend at her side, she must quickly learn to navigate a world of rabid vampires or risk losing her only opportunity for closure.
If only he would listen to her, instead of demanding that she adhered to his whims!
If only she would be silent on occasion, and realise that he knew best.
Mallory aimed a furious kick at a pile of leaves, and her foot slipped as the wet mud gave way beneath her feet. Her back hit the ground and her head spun as a sharp “Ooof!” was forced from her lungs.
