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[cjdevlin]

I'm seeing the same people over and over on my dash so that naturally means I need to follow some new people to spice things up.

If you're a writeblr who writes original fiction about:

queer, poc, and/or disabled characters (especially ownvoices)

particularly aro/ace and neurodivergent where are u at!!!

high fantasy (bonus for dragons and uncommon settings)

vampires (bonus if not romance)

revenge plots

fluid/nuanced/unlabeled relationships and identities

anything asian or eastern-inspired, especially themes like the yinyang and martial arts and taoism

anything that subverts tropes tbh

Reblog this and I'll check you out! I'm a bit picky about what I like on my dash so no guarantees but I'll try to boost some wips/intros and follow new people <3

If you're interested in fairytale retellings, high & urban fantasy, genderless cultures, dragons, vampires, werewolves, and every type of queer in the book you might want to check out my stuff lol

#its not glaringly obvious #but both WIPS have many many queer characters #and also there will be poc of course! #the forgotten gods #roses wip

[cjdevlin]

Day 6 of writing The Forgotten Gods 🔮 🌿

I've officially finished chapter 2! 🙌 The total word count now is 4065, and I'm insanely happy! Chapter 2 ended up being a lot longer than chapter 1, but that's okay! Ooh I'm so excited for where things are heading in the next couple chapters!

Every word I write gets me closer to being able to write my favourite scene that I have planned 😍

~ Caitlin 🌿

#the forgotten gods #tfg #first book #writeblr #new author #female writers #writers community #writeblr community #writers on tumblr #novel writing #writing inspiration #creative writing #fantasy writing #fantasy writer #fantasy novel

[cjdevlin]

Day 5 of writing The Forgotten Gods 🔮 🌿

Still working on chapter two, but I'm back with my coffee and my candles and it feels so good to be working on TFG again! Oh how I've missed these wonderful characters 🫶

Got up this morning bright and early, did some yoga, tidied my desk, and now I'm sitting down to write! I'm not sure how my boyfriend felt about the 5am alarms coming back, but it's so worth it!

For those who have come from my Roses WIP posts, check out the WIP intro for The Forgotten Gods here:

~ Caitlin 🌿

#the forgotten gods #tfg #writeblr #new author #fantasy novel #novel writing #writing inspiration #female writers #writers on tumblr #writeblr community

[cjdevlin]

OC in three!

Rules: Introduce a character using three images.

I was tagged by @darkangel319, thank you!

I did a similar thing for Aoife and Rónan before I properly introduced them, so here's a few pictures that represent my FMC in the Roses WIP 🥀 (intro coming soon™️ ! )

This FMC is a scientist at heart, she believes wholy in things she can see and prove with the help of science. So the rumors about her town have never bothered her, stories of monsters hiding in the walls, stealing people in the night and sucking their souls, not until she has to face the truth head on.

But with her friends by her side, she can take on anything! A naturally shy, reserved character, but around her closest friends, she's the light that keeps them all going, the glue that holds their group together.

I tag @mitchell-nihil @prettylittlelyres @mikathewriter and @dazeddreamerr 🫶

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I've still yet to find a better face claim than this pic-crew I made, but I'll try and find some tomorrow while I get the WIP intro sorted!

I promise I am getting back into writing again tomorrow, I've just been going through it recently, but it looks like we're getting to the end of all the trouble and hopefully things will get easier from here on out 🤞

~ Caitlin 🌿

#writing tags #roses wip #writeblr #writers on tumblr #horror novel #new author #female writers #novel writing #writing inspiration #writing #writeblr community

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The Results Are In!

I was also ever so slightly siding with C.J Devlin, so I'm pretty happy with these results!!

Thank you to everyone who voted, it's better to know from you guys which name you prefer than me picking one and hoping for the best!

~ Caitlin 🌿

#pen name #new author #writeblr #female writers #writing community #writers on tumblr #novel writing #fantasy novel #horror novel #writing

[cjdevlin]

I forgot to add the rules! Here they are:

Rules: use this picrew to make yourself as a fantasy character, then make some of your OCs into fantasy characters or use ones from a fantasy story! Tag whoever you want to play next.

Fantasy Pic-crew Tag Game!

Thank you so much for tagging me @overdecorated-furniture I loved this!!

I did one of myself in more of a fantasy style:

My eyes absolutely are not that blue irl, but you work with what you've got! I imagine her to be some kind of poet that works in a local tavern perhaps 🍺

And then I got carried away and tried to just visualise my two FMCs! Also here's a small bit of a reveal for the Roses WIP coming up!

But first, here's our beloved Aoife:

There wasn't a hairstyle curly enough for her so I went with ✨️volume✨️ instead! I imagine Aoife to wear a lot of Emerald green, or earthy natural tones!

Time for a little reveal, here's the FMC for the Roses WIP!

I cannot tell you all how much I ADORE this!!!! It's spot on to how I imagine her! I can't wait to tell you more about her, and the others, soon!!

I tag @mikathewriter @abalonetea @thebejeweledwatercat @dazeddreamerr and @onewithcorvids, I'd love to see what you guys come up with, if you want to participate!

~ Caitlin 🌿

[cjdevlin]

Fantasy Pic-crew Tag Game!

Thank you so much for tagging me @overdecorated-furniture I loved this!!

I did one of myself in more of a fantasy style:

My eyes absolutely are not that blue irl, but you work with what you've got! I imagine her to be some kind of poet that works in a local tavern perhaps 🍺

And then I got carried away and tried to just visualise my two FMCs! Also here's a small bit of a reveal for the Roses WIP coming up!

But first, here's our beloved Aoife:

There wasn't a hairstyle curly enough for her so I went with ✨️volume✨️ instead! I imagine Aoife to wear a lot of Emerald green, or earthy natural tones!

Time for a little reveal, here's the FMC for the Roses WIP!

I cannot tell you all how much I ADORE this!!!! It's spot on to how I imagine her! I can't wait to tell you more about her, and the others, soon!!

I tag @mikathewriter @abalonetea @thebejeweledwatercat @dazeddreamerr and @onewithcorvids, I'd love to see what you guys come up with, if you want to participate!

~ Caitlin 🌿

#writing tag #character design #the forgotten gods #roses wip #fantasy novel #horror novel #writeblr #new author #writers on tumblr #female writers #novel writing #writing inspiration

[cjdevlin]

Okay so it turns out I need a pen name!

I write fantasy/horror if that helps!

So:

If you chose 'something else' please comment an idea or put it in the tags!

I dont have a middle name, so I'll either use my mums or what my dad wanted to name me!

There's another British author called Caitlin Devlin, so I think I'm gonna be best using a pen name (also she did say she'd prefer that and I 100% get it!) So please help!!

~ Caitlin 🌿

[cjdevlin]

Updated and pinned, now with The Forgotten Gods intro tagged, more on the Roses WIP coming soon!

~ Caitlin 🌿

I thought it was about time that I did one of these... so hi! I'm Caitlin,

I'm 22 years old, my pronouns are she/they, I'm bisexual and I've been with my lovely boyfriend for 7 years!

I'm also a student, I'd been out of education for a while, but I made the decision to get back into education and started university last September!

I've always adored writing, and it was one of the first things I remember being passionate about, ever since we wrote our first story in primary school! (Mine was about a snail who was wandering the ocean on a mission to find his friends)

I love to write anything fantasy, and I've always liked writing poetry, and delving into writing horror for the first time!

My current WIPS:

The Forgotten Gods

The "Roses WIP" coming soon! 🥀🩸

Keep an eye out for more information as I get further through planning/writing!!

I read a lot of fantasy books, but also a lot of horror and crime/thrillers (I am a criminology student after all!) and I absolutely love anything by Edgar Allan Poe!

Okay, one last thing before I end up going on forever and boring everyone away!

I also love cosy gaming, especially animal crossing, the sims, minecraft and also driving games like euro truck sim 2 and bus sim 18

Okay thats all! Here's a lil moodboard of pictures I think represent me:

If you read all of that, thank you! And if you're into similar things, or even if you're not, stick around because I would love to find more writer/reader/gamer friends!!

~ Caitlin 🌿

#the forgotten gods #roses wip #fantasy writer #horror writer #writeblr #female writers #writing inspiration #novel writing #writers on tumblr #writeblr intro #writerscommunity #intro post

[cjdevlin]

Day 2 of working on the Roses Wip 🥀🩸

I'm re-planning the structure of the plot today as I realised there's a better way to plan this that's more horror oriented rather than genfic/fantasy oriented, and I think it'll all fit together a lot better this way! My plan for the rest of the day is to relax and make some Pinterest boards once I've done this!

I got good news about my exam results this morning after a meeting with my tutor. Apparently I got some of the highest grades in the class! So now I can worry less about my exam results it's a chill day ahead!

~ Caitlin 🌹

#horror novel #writeblr #roses wip #new author #writers community #novel writing #female writers #writers on tumblr #first book #novel planning #planning

[cjdevlin]

The tailors at Colonial Williamsburg made a suit for their cat

#this is the best thing ive seen all day #not writing related #but i had to share this

[cjdevlin]

Day 1 of working on the 'Roses WIP' 🥀🩸

I've had the idea for a psychological horror novel, so my plans for the day are to brainstorm and see whether the idea I have will make a good plot or not!

Don't worry, I'm not giving up on The Forgotten Gods! I've always been interested in horror books, but I've never tried to write one before. However, I'm very excited about the Roses WIP, so I hope it works out!

~ Caitlin 🌹

#psychological horror #roses wip #horror novel #writeblr #writeblr community #new author #writers on tumblr #novel writing #new wip #female writers

[cjdevlin]

Whichever of these wins I'll change my username to so we can all get used to the name! I think I'm siding with one over the other, I won't say which, but I'm so excited to see what you guys think!

~ Caitlin 🌿

Okay so it turns out I need a pen name!

I write fantasy/horror if that helps!

So:

If you chose 'something else' please comment an idea or put it in the tags!

I dont have a middle name, so I'll either use my mums or what my dad wanted to name me!

There's another British author called Caitlin Devlin, so I think I'm gonna be best using a pen name (also she did say she'd prefer that and I 100% get it!) So please help!!

~ Caitlin 🌿

[cjdevlin]

Rónan

Ro • nuhn

Rónan is the heir to The Ancient Ones, his father Cìocal ( kee • oh • cull ) leads a gritty and vicious people in their lands. The Ancient Ones are cruel and are willing to cheat, fight, and kill to get what they want.

So Rónan finds his own solace in his lighthouse. Settled on the shore of The Emerald Isle, Rónan has kept himself out of the limelight, until he hears word of a new arrival. A young girl who bears the one power that can bring his father down.

With the help of his brother, Ultán ( ul • tan ), Rónan plans to help the girl survive, especially when he meets her and realises she's the most beautiful girl he's ever met.

Can he find a way to save the girl he quickly falls for without risking his father finding ojf and costing both of their lives and the lives of those at risk with the brewing war?

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(Please know that Rónan is based on a mix of gods from Celtic mythology and is not meant to represent any one person. Therefore, some details/facts have been altered or changed. He is not meant to be 100% accurate to the history/mythology.)

~ Caitlin 🌿

#the forgotten gods #fantasy novel #character moodboard #writeblr #writers on tumblr #female writers #novel writing #writing inspiration #fantasy writing #writeblr community #fantasy #celtic mythology

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real question. how do other writers manage story pacing. is it intuitive or do you have a system

#i think it depends on the book #my fantasy novel is set over a few months #but i have an idea for a horror novel that would be set over about a week

[cjdevlin]

Okay so it turns out I need a pen name!

I write fantasy/horror if that helps!

So:

If you chose 'something else' please comment an idea or put it in the tags!

I dont have a middle name, so I'll either use my mums or what my dad wanted to name me!

There's another British author called Caitlin Devlin, so I think I'm gonna be best using a pen name (also she did say she'd prefer that and I 100% get it!) So please help!!

~ Caitlin 🌿

#pen name #help me choose #writeblr #writeblr community #new author #please help me choose a pen name! #female writers #novel writing #writers on tumblr #fantasy novel

[cjdevlin]

'Callie' / Cailleach

Ca • Lee • Ah • Ch

Callie has been working in the Emerald Isle library for almost 40 years and has a flat through a hidden door in a bookshelf at the back of the library. She is kind, supportive, and incredibly sassy. Although Callie has always just been Aoife's support, like an extra grandma to her, she's hiding a secret life behind the guise of the helpful librarian.

Cailleach was one of the founding members of The Emerald Gods and has been looking over Aoife since she was young. Despite her elderly appearance, Callie is extraordinarily powerful and has particular control over winter, the cold, ice, snow, and wind. With a strike of her staff, Cailleach can freeze the ground around her.

Callie is loyal to a fault and will do anything to keep those she loves safe. There's more to Callie than meets the eye, and more yet, to find out about her story...

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(Please know that although Cailleach is based on the Celtic goddess of the same name, some details/facts have been altered or changed. She is not meant to be 100% accurate to the history/mythology.)

~ Caitlin 🌿

#the forgotten gods #character mood board #cailleach #celtic mythology #writeblr #fantasy novel #new author #first book #writers on tumblr #female writers #novel writing