#hereditarybodies

[atelierwriting]

eight random writing tips

--or things that i’ve found work for me. disclaimer: these may not work for you. take these as only suggestions.

don’t let yourself hit backspace. even though you might think what you just wrote is complete trash, it’s still something you wrote. you never know how helpful it might just be - maybe it’ll further your story, maybe it’s some character building tidbit, or maybe it’s just pointless fluff. whatever it is, you can save hitting backspace for editing.

if you can write using background music, write to your favorite movie soundtrack! or, use one of the million bgm music videos on youtube. personally, i like to write to “in love with a ghost,” “biosphere,” or “snail’s house” since they have some really calming songs. that, or the stardew valley ost! it might help you tune out everything going on around you.

try writing in a new place. the feeling of novelty might help refresh your mind. maybe it’s just another place in your room, or another table at the coffee shop you always go to. who knows?

don’t forget to take a break. burnout can creep on you and take as long as a year to get out of. things to do on a break: listen to music, go for a walk, play video game, or literally anything else!

rotate wips! of course, this depends on whether or not you want to have multiple wips. i’ve found that by rotating wips, i’m able to avoid straight burnout and keep writing, although with a different story in mind. it gives me a break from what i was focusing on, but also doesn’t let me forget how to string words together in nice sentences.

set small goals for yourself. whenever i hit a slump, or get burned out, i tell myself i’ll write 100 words and then go play a little bit of a video game or read a book. of course, that means i usually end up writing less than i wanted to, but it’s progress towards the goal of climbing out of the slump. usually, i up the amount of words as i grow more comfortable with writing again. i go from 100 words to 150, to 300, and so on.

talk to someone about your wip! i ramble to some of my friends about it and it helps me figure things out. sometimes, i fix a plot hole. other times, i figure out what to do with a character or where i should go next. they can give you some really great input, or just help you along the way.

you don’t need to actually write out the part that you’re stuck on. use placeholders! every time i feel stuck, usually i just put a [summary of what is supposed to happen, or what features of the scene i know i want to include] before moving on. it tells me that, when i’m editing, that i need to go back and fill this out. it stops me from burning out as quickly, or losing my momentum.

#wtwcommunity #violetvineyard #hereditarybodies #writing #writing tips #writeblr #ashenfens #beyondstars #intomatter #whokilledjuniper #mine

[mahalii]

FORGOTTEN SUN  a wip (re)introduction by @mahalii

genre : diesel-punk with hints of magic class : novel series outlined for three to five books current status : first draft ( 35k / 100k ) narration : third-person limited, multiple povs themes and tropes : the chosen one, found family, platonic and romantic love, enemies to friends to lovers, mutual pining + unrequited love, adventure, dead magic systems, warfare and imperialism, recovering from trauma, political intrigue, unlocking secrets of the past, and the fight for freedom content warnings : a lot of death, gun fights, the horrors of war, and light descriptions of gore and blood

━━  SUMMARY.

Alas, a millennium has passed since the warring twin cities have collapsed to ruin. Mankind is thriving. Deep in the glistening heart of the cities, airships of steel are found drifting along the clouds instead of the sea, rotormobiles roar on streets filled with pedestrians and their bot counterparts, and biplanes soar even higher than the spires of high-rises streaming with gold. It’s an age full of wonder. And an age full of a horrific and long-waged world war. 

Yet this all remains unbeknownst to Jenya Nasangkai, whose tedious life in seclusion bids her to wish for something phenomenal. But phenomenal has its price. In an instant, her entire world is flipped upside down when the merciless Kingsmen of the Imperial Realm raid her homeland, and all that she’s ever known is gone. Now left with nothing but a vengeful heart and mind, Jenya sets off on a fiery journey of dethroning the Emperor and ending this madness once and for all. But she isn’t alone.

A pilot arrested for something he did not do. A wanderer who can’t remember her own past. A robot who isn’t quite the same as those in the cities. A princess with high ambitions for her kingdom. A captain sworn to defend the throne. A soldier with his heart set on answers. An assassin sent to retrieve a special ring.

And it's that same ring the Emperor killed thousands for just to have it in his hands. In a desperate pursuit of solving clues and unearthing secrets of the past before it’s too late, the team must put their differences aside if it means putting an end to this war for good. And they might. If they can find a long-prophesied Savior destined to bring peace to the entire world.

━━ MAIN CAST.

JENYA NASANGKAI. the reason. raven-black hair that falls past her waist; a tanned frame dappled with light freckles; bitter, seething anger and grief pulsating through her blood and veins. or could that be something else?

BENJAMIN KIRSCHT. the question. ash brown waves that flow with the wind; prominent veins trailing slender hands; deep scars and bruises from past adventures. 

RORIE DEROUX. the sign. golden hair that never meets her shoulders; chapped lips known to curl into a grin; dirt-smeared hands familiar with shooting a rifle.

PLEX. the answer. a silver gloss now hidden with tarnished rust; pliant limbs as tall as two men; small plants growing in-between cracks and long crevices.  

ZUZANNA KAESOR. the voice. golden-brown skin with an unblemished glow; marigolds and blue cornflowers hiding within handsome brunette curls; a silver septum ring to demonstrate rule. 

JIAN ZOË. the guide. jet-black wisps framing a sharp face; a blade from the finest metals sworn to never shed another’s blood. red-tinted lips sharing wisdom greater than even the wisest of men.

DARCI RISHKA. the revelation. features that can pass off as a corpse; a crooked nose that steers out of others’ business; mounds of grief and guilt buried even deeper than the bullet wounds of his fallen comrades.

THE RED SOLDIER. the mystery. hands stained with the blood of a thousand men; an unknown face hidden beneath the comforts of a golden helmet; voices in their head telling them to trust no one, even if that includes the emperor their heart pledged to serve.

MORE INFORMATION  [ WIP PAGE | WIP TAG | INSPIRATION ]

this graphic was inspired by the beautiful @starshots​’s own wip intro!! rochelle is an absolute legend when it comes to editing so please go check her out ♡

#soleirnaviary #murdereddarlings #crabappletracking #ofcolourtracking #sunsetdistrict&starfallisland #hereditarybodies #wtwcommunity #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writeblr community #forgotten sun. #mine. #(wip) intro. #IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!!! #an actual intro and not just a powerpoint :')) #lowkey don't even like how i phrased the summary / char intros but oh well lol #i'll probably just edit it in the future or smth </3 #also yes i've changed a couple of their names!!!! #im rly vibing w them at the moment but bc im still super indecisive #expect some more name changes during the final draft until i find one i actually love #( but dw that might not even happen bc i love the names kirscht + rishka hehe ) #now onto making those character / worldbuilding posts!!!!!! >:)

[thenopaes]

𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐭 ━━ forgotten sun characters 2/8

The guard seized those tousled waves of his head, pulling upward with such force that Benjamin was forced to cry out in pain. “ANSWER ME!” he roared, his breath wet and hot and reeking of whatever last bottle of booze he chugged before coming here.

A warm wave of spit rained down on Benjamin’s face at this demand. If the hair-pulling wasn’t already enough for him to headbutt the living shit out of this man, the spitting now had him convinced. But what could he do in this situation? Think, Benjamin. Think.

“You mean that ring,” he complied at last. Blood, and relief, rushed back to his skull the moment the guard let go.

“Yes.”

Benjamin pinned the man with one final glare, as if savoring that stupid look on his face for what could have well been his last time. “Yeah. Last time I recall, I slid it onto your mom’s finger. Which by the way, how’s she been doing these days? I remember her telling me how disappointed she was in her bastard son,” he spat right back.

A solid-right-hand came hurtling in his direction.

name : benjamin kirscht

pronouns : he / him

birthdate : 974 AE ( twenty-three )

residence : zephis, hatheon

occupation : fighter pilot 

likes : red poppies, being a dick to kingsmen

dislikes : said kingsmen but in airships

SUMMER OF 981. benjamin can never forget that part of his childhood. and no, not the one where he and his best friend would camp out and see who could count the most stars before falling asleep. and not the one where his father put him in the cockpit of their biplane and taught him the ropes of flying for the first time, either.

what he remembers most from the summer of 981 ━ that gut-wrenching pit in his stomach when his little sister wasn’t at her usual hiding place near the stream. he turned his back against her for one minute, just one minute, like he always did. what was once an innocent game of hide-and-seek turned into a wide-spread search that lasted for months. he never visited the stream beds again after that.

distraught over the loss of his sister, benjamin enlisted in hatheon’s air corps at sixteen. it gave him something new to hope for, something to fight for. with the experience his father had given him on the back of his hand, he soon became one of the corps’ most respected pilots, assigned with shooting down enemy airships and scouting imperial bases for news against their foes.

but then came one strange mission, from an unknown caller with just one special request: retrieve a weapon growing in halamoor. the reward? answers about his sister’s death.

benjamin doesn’t know what’s on those islands. now, he’s more than willing to find out. but while unveiling secrets of the unknown has been his top expertise, little does he know how grand this one might be.

( please send an ask to be added & a dm to be removed !! thank you )

UNIVERSAL TAGLIST : @sondials @seasteading @kazino @emdrabbles @casabii @akoumi @deathbyworm @callmeweeeh @oasis-of-you @bakaree

FORGOTTEN SUN TAGLIST : @sondials @seasteading @kazino @emdrabbles @casabii @deathbyworm @onceihadadreamuniverse @nikolae @atbwrites @cielnocturnes @atelierwriting @azrance @sufjanisms @burningapollos @akoumi @herondalelucies @callmeweeeh @oasis-of-you @blindthewind @jadeywrites @sultanah @hennawar @jilliancatherine @cream-and-tea @quilloftheclouds @maybe-a-cat42

#writeblr #writers on tumblr #character intro #soleirnaviary #sunsetdistrict&starfallisland #murdereddarlings #hereditarybodies #❀✿⊹ ˚ . mine #forgotten sun #benjamin kirscht #yes. yes i somehow managed to replicate the original after all the overlays got wiped out from existence #i just love the quote sm it brings me joy #especially if/when i post a real snippet of it #benjamin my boy <3

[redbeanpress]

OUR JULY ISSUE HAS ARRIVED — READ HERE

The second issue of Red Bean Press is out! This issue revolves around identity and compels each of us to look within ourselves and ask, "Who are you, really?" 

We hope that you enjoy the work our authors have so kindly submitted, and we hope to see you for our next issue in August.

You can also download the issue via Google Drive here. 

#writeblr #writeblr community #literary magazine #lit mag #lit zine #online magazine #online zine #digital magazine #wtwcommunity #hereditarybodies #beyondstars #endysgarden #thesun&themoon #whokilledjuniper #ashenfens #thewriteblrhive #crabappletracking #thepen&dagger #rbp.issue

[ultracrepidzine]

— summer writing prompts! 

hey everybody! as we lead up to the release of our summer issue, here are some prompts for you to express your creativity to the community! you can use these any way you’d like—whether it’s to create art, write a poem, or for a fun graphic! 

tag your creations with #ultracrepidzinespotlight so that we can see your creations. have fun!

#writeblr #writing #artblr #zine #whokilledjuniper #murdereddarlings #hereditarybodies #thewriteblrhive #crabappletracking #ultracrepidzinespotlight

[kazino]

9.29.2018 // so i dug this up from my docs and might be developing this concept into a wip? stay tuned for more!

send me an ask to be +/- to my general tag list 

(tagging some mutuals because i don’t really have one yet)

@sondials, @atelierwriting, @ahusaka, @vanzhuo, @medusaswrites, @soigne-writeblr, @towntimes, @scioltezza, @noloumna, @nepeinthe, @ninazeniks, @acrimoneous, @starshots, @priyaele

image transcription under the cut!

We are always told that every great story has a hero and a villain, or some great conflict that prevents the hero from reaching their goals. We are always told to root for the hero, no matter how morally ambiguous they may seem, because there is always someone who’s done worse. The villain is the unlucky scapegoat: a person that the hero can always blame when things go wrong, the person who is supposedly responsible for all the bad things in their life. 

However, there are no heroes and villains. There are only victims. For we are all victims of time and circumstance, and that changes everything. 

#wtwcommunity #thepen&dagger #youngmortals #hereditarybodies #writeblr #writeblr community #lia.writes #me: so uhhh low fantasy/magical realism w alternate timelines #it's currently called narrative foils™ in my notes lmao #feel like im abusing tags im sorry

[hyx]

LOVE LETTER #1 | 13.06.20

how much can you change and get away with it, before you turn into someone else, before it’s some kind of murder? - richard siken, portrait of fryderyk in shifting light

(regina george voice: stop trying to make *** deep it's not ever going to be deep)

#writeblr #poets on tumblr #spilled in poetry #bad poetry #poetry #writblr #writing #write #writers #writeaway #hereditarybodies

[missdulcerosea]

yes, here’s our obligatory comic sans powerpoint presentation for one thousand hands!

anyways please tell me how you like it

#comic sans wip intro #wip #my wip #writing #writeblr #am writing #high fantasy #wip: one thousand hands #hereditarybodies #thepen&dagger #thewriteblrcafe

[lapleuvoir]

LITTLE LOST BIRD // WENDEL’S NIGHTMARES

“I’ve been having these nightmares about a goat with blood-stained horns...that’s not the weirdest part though; Wendy had the exact same dreams as me. What does this all mean, Pietro?”

psd by @inspurations // taglist

@jlheeren @whotooklortan @thewinedarksea @merflk @archistratego @noloumna @gingerly-writing @rrrawrf @aesterea @nepeinthe @zielenheil @inspurations @dogwrites @widogasts @endymions @writemares

#i think this is the wip title im gonna use for it #idk yet tbh #also u gotta wonder why wendel is askin a 14 yr old for advice #tho that 14 yr old is actually [REDACTED] #pietro's also the worst person to ask abt those dreams bc well #u know >:) #wip: little lost bird #blood #blood tw #starpalacefam #pen&daggerfam #hereditarybodies #overthemoonfam #butterflypack

[sundaynightnovels]

character intro: yu(f)

It’s ridiculous, anyway. They are all leaving soon, they will all eventually disappear; there’s no point in forging relationships when they’d be eroded away in an instant by the careless whims of fate. Yet that’s what they all continue to do – find one another, in spite of their circumstances, in spite of the consequences.

like all things out of season - main novel (present) it is in the empty of the night that she feels the most calm; and it is within it, away from the eyes and chatter from society, that she picks up her brush. maybe there’s something to be said about her, still slogging, still running the cogs for a machine that’s long since been abandoned. maybe the dust that rises is meant to remain settled; maybe this is a mechanism she’s still struggling to escape from, even as she’s forcing it into motion. the world around her is obnoxious, loud. much too lively than strictly necessary. it rakes claws down her spine, and their attention on her burns on her skin. but even if she pulls away, she feels the fire drawing out her heat, almost like they are one and the same. almost like a calling -- a yearning. her work piles up high on her desk. she doesn’t let herself stop for anybody.

like all things out of season - companion novel (past) her breath rises, stops. holds her throat hostage. the lack of oxygen strangles her chest, and if her lungs try to expand, her windpipe constricts tighter; heart beats louder. but then the phone doesn’t ring, her breath loosens, and the sudden rush of air back in her vessels nearly makes her faint. everyday it feels like she’s running on ground that flickers in and out of existence, and if she doesn’t watch herself, the wind would sweep her legs from under her.  she’s only ever had herself. and she can’t bear to fall. not when there’s nowhere to fall to. 

yu’s playlist (the different songs in the playlist can apply to his either past or present self - click on the link above for playlist)

yu’s tags - character master post

other character intros: shou - zhen - lu - ren tag list: @cabaretofwords​ @inked-waves​ @latechickadee​ @kidsarentallwrite​ @insearchof-solace​ @kaigods​ @inkpot-dreamer​ @pen-for-sword​ @thedreamsofthesky @cheap-pins​ @klywrites​ @kiyotaki​ @isanyonetoknow​

#writeblr #OC intro #writeblr community #writers on tumblr #my OCs #my writing #my wip #like all things out of season #character tag #yu(f) #OC introduction #character intro: yu(f) #character post #well this has been a long time coming #i honestly forgot about my character intros for a minute there #hereditarybodies

[mahalii]

— FORGOTTEN SUN. a prologue from @mahalii​​

after five months of writing, it’s finally here !! it’s a little long for a prologue though, so i might just change it into chapter one in the future :)

taglist + the rest of the prologue is under the cut ! ( ask to be added or removed )

@emdrabbles​ @nepeinthe​ @rcvolutions​ @onceihadadream-blog​ @vanzhuo​ @atbwrites​ @astralis-elysian​ @atelierwriting​ @caelum-writes​ @noloumna​ @tarttisms​ @azrance​ @honeywharf​ @hiraethas​ @sondials​

#pls don't let this flop i almost cried posting it #beyondstars #thesun&moon #hereditarybodies #crabappletracking #thepen&dagger #murdereddarlings #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writeblr community #forgotten sun. #eden.writes #mine.

[redbeanpress]

WELCOME TO RED BEAN PRESS !

hello everyone and welcome to the red bean press, a writeblr-first literary magazine. every month, we will be releasing an issue of your works for the community! it is completely free—all you have to do is hit the follow button and subscribe to us.

our first issue will be coming out june 30th with the theme of pride. the submission due date will be june 24th, and you can send all of your submissions to [email protected] with your name (you can choose to be anonymous), your preferred social medias, the title of the work, and any necessary content warnings!

we’re excited to see what you have to share, and we’re excited to give you a platform for your works!

if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at the same email as above, [email protected], or drop a message into our askbox. 

#wtwcommunity #ashenfens #hereditarybodies #thepen&dagger #writeblr #lit mag #writeblr intro #writer community #writeblr community #literary magazine #lit zine #online magazine #online zine #digital magazine

[ultracrepidzine]

— who are we? 

welcome to ultracrepidzine! a title based off the term ultracrepidarian— a person who expresses opinions on matters outside the scope of their knowledge or expertise. through this magazine, we hope to encourage young writers of our generation (13-22) to write out of their comfort zone. we welcome the unusual, the quixotic, and the weird, all with open arms. 

ultracrepidzine is a seasonal magazine that releases new issues quarterly and promotes artists and writers from around the world. our first issue,  ULTRACREPIDZINE’S CLASS OF 2020, will be released in late july.  

we are currently accepting submissions until june 15, 2020. if you are interested in contributing, send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll email you more in-depth instructions regarding our theme! if you have any inquiries, please don’t hesitate to reach out by emailing us or asking us through tumblr. we can’t wait to see your submissions! 

we also plan on using this blog to feature your pieces, spotlight contributors, and release prompts for you guys to participate in, so stay tuned!

#writers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #lit mag #literary magazine #zine #zines #writeblr #artblr #writing #hereditarybodies #intomatter #thewriteblrhive

[hyx]

VIV DELACROIX - WWLB

o body swayed to music, o brightening glance, how can we know the dancer from the dance?

She looks in the mirror and sees the bags beneath her eyes. Not for the first time, she starts to wonder if she’s even real. She exists on Earth as a human person, of course, she can still feel her fingers in the cold and the wind on her face, but what’s beneath that exterior? She knows herself in third-person, constantly worrying what others think of her. Does she exist if there’s no one looking at her? Schrodinger’s cat, Schrodinger’s girl, what’s the difference? 

basics: 17, french, lesbian

likes: berries, jewelry, cycling, baking

dislikes: abandonment, dealing with her issues

background: as the only black girl in a rural farming town, everyone’s always stared at Viv. but she’s determined to turn that into a good thing, so by the time she’s sixteen she’s popular and pretty and funny and no one would even think of saying something bad about her. she should be happy, but she somehow isn’t— when an escape appears, she takes it and doesn’t look back.

@natalierosewrites @commasinsidequotes @quenvicky

#writeblr #writer #writeaway #writblr #free write #excerpt from a book i'll never write #my writing #wwlb #writers #write #writing #written #hereditarybodies

[missdulcerosea]

AS THE CROW FLIES // A WIP BY MISSDULCEROSEA

GENRE: dark fantasy with elements of gothic and cosmic horror

NARRATION: third-person

STATUS: outlining

ELEMENTS: tragedy, Pretentious Edgar Allan Poe References™, healthy romantic relationships, trauma, creepy fae, lgbt+ main characters (one asexual, the other bisexual), neurodivergent main characters

CONTENT WARNINGS: ...honestly, almost all of them. special emphasis on abuse, violence, and gore.

SUMMARY:

once upon a time, there lived a boy and a girl. they were happy in their ignorance, too young to think of the fae as anything more than the disturbing but ultimately good creatures in bedtime stories - the fae were the ones that gave humankind the gift of magic, after all. then the boy went missing and the girl spent years wondering where he’d gone.

the girl - annabel - grows up. she writes. it is 1895 and she is a young woman, a rising author in albtraum high society still pained by the loss of her dearest friend and first love, ezekiel. she knows the fae can be as tall as man, with eyes that are always green and are unnerving in how pristine they are - like those old, wide-eyed dolls you keep sitting on shelves.

one day, though, ezekiel returns. annabel is overjoyed to find that he is alive, and in the time ezekiel is to spend recovering and re-integrating himself into albtraum he finds himself remembering the reasons annabel was his own first love, too.

but all is not well. the fae know why ezekiel escaped. the boy from once upon a time is not forgotten. the fae are angry. and they want their child back.

#wip intro #wip page #my wip #writing #writeblr #hereditarybodies #thepen&dagger #thewriteblrcafe #official wip page