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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Arthur: I don’t care what anyone says; the black cookie part is the best part of an Oreo.
Bedivere: Dark without light is an abyss, light without dark is blinding. You cannot have one without the other.
Cai: Yo, Socrates, it’s a cookie.
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Hey, I just wanted to say thank you for being so positive. Your art is amazing and gorgeous, and the way you tie in music quotes is brilliant. I especially wanted to say thank you for the message you put on you're Christmas post; it was really uplifting, and something I really needed to hear. I look at it every time I come on here, because it's just what I need to get through the day. Thank you for being you.
aaaaaaAAA ;v; Hi there! Thank you so much for your kinds words, it really means a lot :D And I’m super glad the message could help you
Keep being awesome!
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kiwibirdlafayette · 4 years
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Tagged by the wonderful @brigita-byrd !
1. Why do you like to write?
(whataboldassumptiontosay-) hA just kidding
To be honest, I’d probably say its because I’m a storyteller at heart. Not to sound cliche or anything but writing’s basically the biggest escapism I can get and getting to escape into these worlds is, just fantastic (even if that means writing only in my head and never putting it to paper oops)
Also, character acting
2. Would you like to meet your characters in real life?
A lot of them... absolutely, absolutely I would love to meet them. Others, not so much. I’ll leave it up to y’all to determine which is which.
3. If your story was getting an adaption, would you like it to be live-action or animated?
I’m an animation guy, so I’d like to say animation (for IWAY, and IRE at least) and an animated version of Arcadia of Avalon would be neat as well but... live action might be better for the tone of the story but hey, you never know
4. What is the hardest part of writing for you?
Putting the pen to paper, and putting the scenes into words. I first got into writing from improv acting, and I’m more of a visual guy so a lot of the time it’s like- how to I describe this particular emotion? How would I accompany this dialogue with supplementary action? How should I craft this passage in a way that the reader sees the exact same visual composition I see in my head?
(It’s also a reason I draw a lot of scenes before I write it, so I have something physical to work off of)
5. Badly explain your WIP in one sentence.
A repressed gay knight living in medieval England is tasked with finding a fancy piece of dinnerware, and alongside a bunch of other inhumanly attractive guys and gals, learns the meaning of love, family, and destiny.
(and)
Goth musician reflects and grapples with the implications of his past, and tries to resolve it if he ever wishes to be prepared for the end of the world.
6. Do you prefer to plot or fly by the seat of your pants?
It depends on the context, to be honest. When it comes to dialogue/character interaction within a single scene, flying by the seat of my pants is way better because I’ve found its ten times harder to write when I’m trying to stick to certain parameters.
However, in terms of long chunks (ie; anything that’s not a oneshot or concept scene), I’ll try my damndest to stick to whatever plot I have outlined or you get scenarios like IWAY where I go on so many tangent from my outline that the plot goes from 7 to 14 chapters
7. Would you live in your story if given the chance?
IWAY/Perceptions, god that would be fantastic because hell, who wouldn’t want to live in Arcadia Oaks? In terms of AoA I don’t know-
Actually. Changed my mind. I’d want to be a knight I’m completely down to live in this fantasy version of the Medieval era
8. Have you laughed or cried while writing?
hA absolutely I’ve laughed so many times at my own bad jokes I’ve stuck in IWAY and Perceptions like I’m a damn comedic genius (Im not this is practically a roast) To be honest, the only time I think I’ve ever cried was writing the prologue to I Remember Everything (which is Mordred in the Battle of Camlann) and... fuck I think IWAY 9
9. What’s a trope that you love to death?
Emotional vulnerability, hands down.Theres nothing that gets to me more then this character, so caught up in everything, repressed emotions everywhere convinced that its them against the world just- finally breaking down those walls, opening their hearts to those who care about them and letting themselves be loved without regret, and realizing they dont have to carry the weight alone
(sorry slowburn enemies to lovers, although thats a close second)
10. Do you have any goals for your WIP?
For IWAY/Perceptions: Definitely, just... find the motivation to write the last chapter for each of them
For IRE: Get the next chapters out! They’re outlined it’s just a matter of writing it out :’)
And for Arcadia of Avalon- Currently my goal is to solidify the storyline- pick which narratives I want to include and which ones to cut (since the outline I had last year isn’t quite what I want to do anymore) so that I can get a final plot lineup done by the end of the year and start actually writing 👌
And my questions for the folks below
1. Why do you write? (ie; what’s your motivation?)
2. Who, of your characters would you want to spend a day with?
3. What’s your favorite part of writing?
4. What is one genre and/or trope you despise writing?
5. Who are your biggest influences?
6. If your work got a film deal- Animated or Live action?
7. Are you more of an outline person or write-as-you go person?
8. What’s the most emotional thing you’ve ever written?
9. Would you want to live in the world(s) of your story?
10. (and, because I’ve seen most do this)- Any goals for your WIP?
I tag: @shadowofcimmerion @violetcancerian @tunafishprincess @zonbiconbi @akozuheiwa @kouvei-matarra (and anyone else who’d like to give it a go- consider yourself tagged :D) sorry if any of yall been tagged already aaaa
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missdulcerosea · 4 years
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tagged by: @stardustscribes tagging: @oliver-von-seckendorff @pe-ersona @drowsy-quill @writings-of-a-narwhal @girlnovels @cukibola @ncwrites @aurumni-writes @brigita-byrd @kentwrites
rules: answer ten questions, then ask more and tag ten people!
1. what are your thoughts on “said is dead” and other such things?
i do think that it all boils down to advice. for some it’s helpful, for others it’s not. and i understand that people acting as though they’re laws of writing is an issue. that being said, i don’t think it’s right to dismiss them entirely. sometimes, said isn’t the right word, you are using too many adverbs, and maybe you do need to trim the fat in regards to your verbose vernacular!
2. what is the hardest thing about writing?
knowing my target audience. i’ve talked to people who said that the tone and overall premise of my story would probably have it be marketed as ya, but if i’m being honest there’s content in there that makes me think otherwise. my biggest influences on this current wip are john steinbeck’s east of eden and sheri holman’s the dress lodger - excellent books in their own right, but with content probably too inappropriate for ya (both focus a lot on non-graphic sex and prostitution.)
3. what are your biggest fears about writing?
how the topics in my work will be received. i have unpopular opinions regarding writing that i feel are bound to show up in my work, and i worry about how other people will react. it’s a small fear, though: i tell myself i was given a voice for a reason, and keep going on!
4. what genres do you think are the more underrated?
gaslamp fantasy. it’s just such an amazing setting, the 19th century, and i’m sad it isn’t utilized in fantasy enough. also more than a little irritated that it keeps getting confused with steampunk.
5. what about overrated?
...i don’t know? i can rattle off some books that i think are overrated, but as for genres i don’t really have much to say.
6. what tropes do you love?
girls who are feminine but capable and don’t have to sacrifice their kindness
childhood-friends-to-lovers
any scene in writing with mouthwatering descriptions of food/desserts (food p0rn, i think it’s called)
healthy familial relationships
the fabulously evil villain, a la cathy ames or jorg ancrath
7. what tropes do you dislike?
“i’m not like OTHER girls”
the character that gets villainized in the name of “twu wuv” (i mean you, chretien de troyes)
girl-disguises-herself-as-boy trope
8. what challenges have you faced in your writing career?
time management. i’m terrible at it. oof.
9. tumblr, wattpad, ao3, wordpress, or other for sharing your works?
multiple! ao3′s just for my fanfictions, though
ao3
wattpad
10. is there an author you hope will notice and review your story when it is published?
if john steinbeck came back from the dead to review my story i’d probably fall and get a concussion.
but if it’s just authors who are alive: brandon sanderson!
and now, the questions i’ve got for you all under the cut!
1. what is your most overrated trope?
2. what is a book that you love that has influenced your work and how?
3. what book do you loathe that motivates you out of spite?
4. how do you manage your time as a writer?
5. what work do you consider your magnum opus - your favorite piece, so to speak?
6. self-publishing or traditional?
7. do you tend to snack on things when you write?
8. what’s the longest you’ve ever written in a day?
9. what other media have influenced you besides books?
10. what’s a trope or character archetype you want to see more of in fiction?
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Histories and Holidays
Today, June 6th, is what could be termed “part two” of Barricade Day, yesterday, June 5th, being said day. Barricade Day is part of the June Rebellion of 1832, and is focused on in Victor Hugo’s novel “Les Misérables”. It was a fight against the government and for freedom. The messages in that book are still applicable today, Victor Hugo saying in the preface, “So long as there shall exist, by reason of law and custom, a social condemnation which, in the midst of civilization, artificially creates a hell on earth, and complicates with human fatality a destiny that is divine; so long as the three problems of the century - the degradation of man by the exploitation of his labour, the ruin of women by starvation and the atrophy of childhood by physical and spiritual night are not solved; so long as, in certain regions, social asphyxia shall be possible; in other words and from a still broader point of view, so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, there should be a need for books such as this.” Remember this, and those who fell, and continue to fight for liberty, equality, and fraternity.
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Gareth: But we have to! It’s tradition!
Agravaine: Some words of advice Gareth: tradition is just peer pressure from dead people.
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Dinadan: You’re so dramatic.
Trystan, holding a crystal wine glass, throwing rose petals, dressed all in purple velvet, draped across a piano: I have no idea what you’re talking about.
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Launcelot: (Exists.)
Galehaut: Wow.
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Gawain: My wife is an oven.
Launcelot: Explain.
Gawain: She roasts me.
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Dinadan: Why can’t you guys try my New Years’ resolution of being positive. I’m telling you, it works.
Dinadan: For example, you see this glass as half-empty, but I see it as half-full.
Gawain: But it’s completely empty.
Dinadan: But I see it as half-full.
Launcelot: Plus, it’s a bowl.
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Cai: Did it hurt?
Bedivere, rolling his eyes: Let me guess. When I fell from heaven?
Cai, grinning: Did it hurt when you fell for me?
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Palamedes: Where’s Dinadan?
Trystan: I don’t know.
Palamedes: Where are you?
Trystan: I don’t know.
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Launcelot: Why did Gawain just sound like an angry old Scottish woman?
Ywain: Maybe he is an angry old Scottish woman.
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Alright. Tell me of your retelling
Well, I’ve decided to pull bits and pieces that I like from other stories and tweak some things as it suits me. Here’s a list of things:
- Mordred will be more of a hero, as he was characterized in some of the earliest stories.
- For the Arthur-Guenevere-Launcelot love triangle, I’m making Guenevere the bad guy.
- Sir Ector fought with Aurelius Ambrosius to help put him back on the throne.
- Arthur’s first wife will be Lyonors, the daughter of Earl Sanam. A few years into their marriage, she bears him a son, named Borre. A year or so after that, she dies, leaving Arthur to struggle with raising his son and being king. At the urging of the older, more pretentious knights, he gets engaged to Guenevere. This causes a lot of other things.
- Laurel will be the cousin of Lynette and Lyonesse.
- Uther is “friends” with Merlin. It starts with Uther just pretending to be friends with him, needing his powers, but then it becomes genuine. However, he’s possessive of him, needing him to be his friend.
- Sir Bors has Asperger syndrome.
- The order of the Orkney siblings goes like this: Gawain, Soredamors, Agravaine and Clarissant (twins), Gaheris, Gareth, and Mordred. (There may be one more sibling added, Elayne.)
- Sir Gawain’s squire, Yvonet, is incredibly loyal to him, and, even after Yvonet becomes a knight himself, if it comes down to it, he will act as Gawain’s squire rather than a knight.
- Dinadan had a lover who was a Leanan Sidhe, an Irish vampire who gives inspiration to poets and musicians. Usually, a Leanan Sidhe shares with their lovers their intelligence, magic, and creativity, and when the Leanan Sidhe leaves, their lover dies from grief. The Leanan Sidhe then took their lover’s body to their lair and puts their blood in a cauldron, which is the source of their inspiration and beauty. So, when Dinadan ran away from home, he travelled a bit and met one. He was in a relationship with her, but he discovered the cauldron. His admiration turned to disgust as he learned what she was. He managed to get away and never went back to Ireland.
- Guenevere was the reason Dinadan died. She wanted to make Launcelot believe in her, so she told him that Dinadan was going to die. He didn’t believe her, but she used her powers to possess Agravaine, who was on a quest with Dinadan to end the previously mentioned Leanan Sidhe’s rein in Ireland. They were heading back when Agravaine attacked the already injured Dinadan. When Agravine awoke from the possession, he rushed Dinadan back to Camelot, where he died in Launcelot’s arms.
That’s about all I can think of for now. Thanks for asking; have a great day!
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Launcelot: What country has the most birds?
Ywain: Portugeese.
Ywain: Wait, that’s a language.
Ywain: Portugull.
Dinadan: Nice recovery.
Dinadan: Or, should I say, nice redovery?
Gawain: Turkey. How did we forget Turkey?
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a-system-of-nerds · 4 years
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Character Facts/Ideas
So, you know how there’s this thing where one partner in a relationship is doing push-ups and the other is on their back? So, imagine Launcelot, one of the best knights in regards to physical prowess, sitting on Galehaut’s back as he does push-ups.
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