#fiction fantasy

[victorrbatata]

2B - Fan art

Made this one after a friend's suggestion to try and get some engagement. Wonder if it might work.

#artists on tumblr #art #artist #fantasy #fantasy art #my art #fantasy setting #fiction fantasy #nier automata #nier fanart #nier 2b #2b #digital artwork #digital drawing #digital illustration #digital art #potato arts #digital painting

[lemoticon]

I never said this here but I love books. It is one of my favorite things in the world. 

So looking for something new to read, I found this one: SKYHUNTER by Marie Lu. She is a young adult author best known for the Legend series, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future, the Warcross series, and Batman: Nightwalker in the DC Icons series. 

Skyhunter is a dystopian science fiction/fantasy novel narrated by Talin Kanami, a mute young woman whose vocal cords were scarred by poison gas and communicated by sign language. Talin battles bloodthirsty "Ghosts" (humans mutated and modified to be murderous supersoldiers) that threaten her family's last refuge.  And you, do you like dystopian books? 

Strikers are loyal. With unparalleled, deadly fighting skills. With a willingness to do anything--including sacrifice their own lives--to defend Mara, the world's last free nation. But to the very people she protects, Talin is seen as an outcast first and a Striker second.

No matter what others think, Talin lets nothing distract her from keeping the evil Federation and its army of haunting, mutant beasts at bay. Until a mysterious prisoner shows up and disrupts Talin's entire world. Is he a spy? A product of the Federation's sinister experiments? The clock is ticking for Talin to unravel the prisoner's secrets and discover whether he's the weapon that will save--or destroy--them all.

Explore the chilling realities of war and the power of hope in Skyhunter, with slow burn romance and nonstop action that will have you racing to the end.

#books #books and reading #fantasy #fiction fantasy #dystopian #skyhunter #marie lu

[oracleofmadness]

Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!

A perfect sequel! I love historical fiction/fantasy, and this was a great addition to the genre. A little slow at parts, but the writing had such a great flow that it was a pleasure to read from front to back.

Hazel is going through it! After the ending of book one, this sequel begins with hazel getting into a really tough spot. However, she finds herself rescued and set to serve as a physician for Princess Charlotte. Many things happen at Pall Mall, but of utmost importance is (finally) Jack's return.

This was a great read, and I loved how nicely the strings were tied up at the end, leaving me feeling very fulfilled.

Out February 28, 2023!

#book #bookish #books #bookworm #book review #currently reading #read #bookblogger #reading #historical fiction #historical fantasy #fiction fantasy #immortality a love story #immortality #dana schwartz #netgalley review #netgalley #wednesday books

[charliejaneanders]

Random writing thought: the best stories are often the ones that only you could have written — but also the ones that you could only write at this one moment.

I couldn't write All the Birds in the Sky from scratch now if I tried. But the me of 2013 couldn't have written The Prodigal Mother either.

#writing #am writing #am revising #fantasy #am writing fantasy #book tumblr #bookworm #bookworld #science fiction #books

[dndspellgifs]

look, I know I've talked about this essay (?) before but like,

If you ever needed a good demonstration of the quote "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic", have I got an exercise for you.

Somebody made a small article explaining the basics of atomic theory but it's written in Anglish. Anglish is basically a made-up version of English where they remove any elements (words, prefixes, etc) that were originally borrowed from romance languages like french and latin, as well as greek and other foreign loanwords, keeping only those of germanic origin.

What happens is an english which is for the most part intelligible, but since a lot everyday english, and especially the scientific vocabulary, has has heavy latin and greek influence, they have to make up new words from the existing germanic-english vocabulary. For me it kind of reads super viking-ey.

Anyway when you read this article on atomic theory, in Anglish called Uncleftish Beholding, you get this text which kind of reads like a fantasy novel. Like in my mind it feels like it recontextualizes advanced scientific concepts to explain it to a viking audience from ancient times.

Even though you're familiar with the scientific ideas, because it bypasses the normal language we use for these concepts, you get a chance to examine these ideas as if you were a visitor from another civilization - and guess what, it does feel like it's about magic. It has a mythical quality to it, like it feels like a book about magic written during viking times. For me this has the same vibe as reading deep magic lore from a Robert Jordan book.

#off topic #literature #language #linguistics #science #science history #science fiction #fantasy #physics #atomic theory #anglish #chemistry #robert jordan #the wheel of time #uncleftish beholding

[young-astro]

PLEASE for the love of the universe read anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy written from marginalized perspectives. Y’all (you know who you are) are killing me. To see people praise books about empire written exclusively by white women and then turn around and say you don’t know who Octavia Butler is or that you haven’t read any NK Jemisin just kills me! I’m not saying you HAVE to enjoy specific books but there is such an obvious pattern here

Some of y’all love marginalized stories but you don’t give a fuck about marginalized creators and characters, and it shows. Like damn

#science fiction #fantasy #xenogenesis #earthseed #the broken earth #frankly I think many of the critiques of my own work are valid #but when I see the same criticisms applied to authors who fundamentally changed the genre #I’m like #hold up

[daisywords]

One of my biggest nitpicks in fiction concerns the feeding of babies. Mothers dying during/shortly after childbirth or the baby being separated form the mother shortly after birth is pretty common in fiction. It is/was also common enough in real life, which is why I think a lot of writers/readers don't think too hard about this. however. Historically, the only reason the vast majority of babies survived being separated from their mother was because there was at least one other woman around to breastfeed them. Before modern formula, yes, people did use other substitutes, but they were rarely, if ever, nutritionally sufficient.

Newborns can't eat adult food. They can't really survive on animal milk. If your story takes place in a world before/without formula, a baby separated from its mother is going to either be nursed by someone else, or starve.

It doesn't have to be a huge plot point, but idk at least don't explicitly describe the situation as excluding the possibility of a wetnurse. "The father or the great grandmother or the neighbor man or the older sibling took and raised the baby completely alone in a cave for a year." Nope. That baby is dead I'm sorry. "The baby was kidnapped shortly after birth by a wizard and hidden away in a secret tower" um quick question was the wizard lactating? "The mother refused to see or touch her child after birth so the baby was left to the care of the ailing grandfather" the grandfather who made the necessary arrangements with women in the neighborhood, right? right? OR THAT GREAT OFFENDER "A newborn baby was left on the doorstep and they brought it in and took care of it no issues" What Are You Going to Feed That Baby. Hello?

Like. It's not impossible, but arrangements are going to have to be made. There are some logistics.

#idk what to tag this #worldbuilding #writing fiction #historical fiction #fantasy #a real-life example: my dad (a pediatrician) was once entrusted with the care of a baby who was born with a rare condition #this was in a place without great hospital/medical access and anyway they were going to fly the baby over #and he specifically asked them to bring the mother and baby #they show up with baby and...the baby's uncle #and he was like. y'all. do you think I asked for the mom to come just for fun??? We don't have formula here. what is the baby going to eat?

[djohnhopper]

1 Tale, 7 Days: Day 5. Over 7 days, I'll be posting The Boy in the Tower tale - 3 pages a day. The Boy in the Tower is a tale of fantasy, of dream, of enchantment. A tale of a boy, a comb, a tower. A tale of a hero, a villain, a prince - all wrapped up in a destiny that ties them together. This is a tale that will be the first in a collection. Enjoy!

#fiction #fantasy #fiction fantasy #fairy tales #faery tales #magic #enchantment

[rainbowhitter]

Today, the 13th of April, 2009, is this young man's birthday.

#my art #digital art #digital painting #digital illustration #art #illustration #characterart #fiction #fictional character #fantasy character #homestuck #homestuckday #homestuck 413 #413 #john egbert #homestuck fanart #fanart

[souldagger]

fun discovery from today's internet rabbit hole:

the first lesbian magazine published in the US, Vice Versa (1947-48), was entirely hand-typed by one Edythe Eyde (better known by her pen name Lisa Ben - yes, that IS an anagram for lesbian). she worked as a secretary with a ton of spare time on her hands, and her boss would tell her he didn't care what she was doing so long as she "looked busy"... so she decided to use her free time to type out copies of a home-made periodical for lesbians, writing most of the content - editorials, book/film reviews, poetry, short stories, and more - herself!

overall, the magazine ran for 9 issues, 16 hand-typed copies of which lisa would mail to friends (well, until one of them advised her she could be arrested for sending "obscene" materials) and distribute at lesbian bars :)

#she was also an avid science fiction/fantasy fan and frequent contributor to scifi fanzines! #and so was the co-founder of the first (US) gay periodical #completely unrelated i just thought that's neat :) #.txt #i'll be adding some links in a sec

[animentality]

#twitter #writing #writers on tumblr #spilled ink #fantasy #fiction #literature

[theealluringstoryteller]

Themes in the new story

(Potentially) interracial relationship (depending on which will win the vote. Hispanic/Latino is in the lead but Asian isn’t far behind so comment potential Asian ‘face claims’ you would like to see)

When I watched good trouble I instantly got a crush on him and I thought huh… he’d be perfect.

Supernatural

*lycans

*witches (mentioned)

*fairies (mentioned)

*vampires (mentioned)

Bloodshed

*Lycan abuse

*killings done by the Lycan

*Random citizen murdered

*hunters murdered

Toxic religion themes

* scarlet letter mentality

*women must remain virgins until marriage rhetoric

*toxic marriage ideas that tie into religion

*women who are tainted must be casted out mentality

*weaponize religion

‘Slut shaming’ (quotations because the claims will be falsified to save face)

*Main character gets slut shamed and humiliated

Abuse (monster hunters) anything outside of that will have a warning but I don’t think I’m going to go into heavy details on that

*Lycan gets chained and collared

*Lycan gets whipped

*Lycan gets caged

*Lycan gets drugged

*Lycan gets slashed

*Lycan gets poisoned

S.A (warnings will be in place but again I don’t think I will go into heavy details.)

*Town leader’s son assults main character

*Town leader and son gets to handsy on occasion

Sexual themes (warnings will be in place)

*Between the couple (probably will stay vanilla)

Protective! Friend X ‘damsel’ friend

*protective Lycan

*shy timid scary easily human

Friends to lovers

Obsessions

Monster hunter obsessed with the Lycan (teetering on whether to kill him or make him their pet)

Obessession with the main character

Bondage (for the Lycan)

*wolfbane laced chain

*etc

Bullying (main character gets bullied by the rest of the town)

*because of the town leader and their family

Kidnapping/hostage situation (later on in the story)

*main character used as bait

#black!reader #black oc #black authors #black!fem!reader #woc reader #women of color #men of color #fiction fantasy #fantasy #fiction #lycanthropy #werewolf #supernatural #monster lover #monster hunter #werewolf hunter

[vetyr]

HEAVENBREAKER

Commissioned illustration for Sara Wolf's (Insta: @ authorsarawolf; Twitter: @ Sara_Wolf1) upcoming book, Heavenbreaker! Thanks so much for being an awesome client <3

If you'd like to reach out with questions about a commission, email [email protected] 🫵

#artists on tumblr #commission #illustration #digital art #scifi #constellation #fantasy #science fiction #space opera

[xisadorapurlowx]

#it me #hmmm daydreaming go brrr #writing #fiction #creative writing #author #writerblr #writing community #my writing #writer #writers of tumblr #indie author #writing memes #novel writing #am writing #fantasy writing #book writing #fiction writing #story writing #writing blog #writing fiction #writing inspiration #writing meme

[desertskiespodcast]

I tried to write a novel. Not once. Not twice. But about 12 times. Here's how that would play out: 1. I sit down and knock out 10 pages 2. I share it with someone 3. They say "It's goooood" like it's not good 4. I ask for critical feedback 5. They say, "Well....the plot just moves so quickly. So much happens in the first few pages it doesn't feel natural." So I'd write more drafts. I'd try to stretch out the story. I would add dialogue that I tried to make interesting but thought was boring. I would try including environment and character descriptions that felt unnecessary, (why not just let people imagine what they want?) Anyways, I gave up trying to write because in my mind, I wasn't a fiction writer. Maybe I could write a phonebook or something. But then I made a fiction podcast, and I waited for the same feedback about the fast moving plot, but guess what??? Podcasts aren't novels. The thing that made my novels suck became one of the things that made Desert Skies work. I've received some criticism since the show started, but one thing I don't receive regular complaints about is being overly-descriptive or longwinded. In fact, the opposite. It moves fast enough that it keeps peoples attention. I always felt I had a knack for telling stories but spent years beating myself up because I couldn't put those stories into novel form. The problem wasn't me. The problem was the tool I was trying to use. All that to say: If, in your innermost parts you may know that you're a storyteller but you just can't write a book, don't give up right away. You can always do things to get better and there's a lot of good resources. But if you do that for a while and novel writing just isn't your thing, try making a podcast, or creating a comic, or a poem, or a play, or a tv script. You might know you're an artist but suck at painting. Try making a glass mosaic, or miniatures, or try charcoal portraits, or embroider or collage. You might know you're a singer, but opera just isn't working out. Why not yodel? I could keep listing out examples, but the point is this. Trust your intuitions when it comes to your creative abilities, but don't inhibit yourself by becoming dogmatic about which medium you can use to express that creativity. Don't be afraid to try something new. Don't be afraid to make something new. You might just find the art form that fits the gift you knew you always had, and what it is might surprise you

#audio drama #writing #desert skies #science fiction #fantasy

[redd-iv]

Are you looking for a series of short stories to fall in love with!?

Head on over to Wattpad and Webnovel now and read along for FREE!

One Last Knight. A series of short stories.

Here to keep your mind happy and distracted from the day to day struggle that is being a human lol

Lunch break.

Smoke break.

Bathroom break.

Short and sweet

Actions, Drama, War, Loss, and much more.

In the vein of LOTR, Harry Potter, and GOT

#short stories #fiction fantasy #systems #knights #goblins #faerie #aether #magic #foreverredd #myview