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serpentarii · 1 year

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M O R D L U S T ; saints of the helemere church

❝When Niederbrinn established itself as a stronghold of the Church, the Helemar’s followers dug up the sacred elm tree they had been born from and replanted it deep in the gardens of Brinnaal.❞

sankt dietmar ;

A man of thirty-eight. It is said he ate the rotten brains of nachzehrer and gained its ancient wisdom. Lost an eye and a leg to the Cendrien prince Cosme in battle. Avenged by Sankt Lukas.

sankt annelies ;

Rising to prominence after slaying a vicious ondine plaguing her village, she was taken in by the Church. It was rumored she coveted the position of the Helemar and was sent to the Cendrien frontier, where she died a martyr.

sankt margareta ;

A woman of sixty-seven. She seems to sense disaster before it strikes and can spare any babe from the shroud. In her lifetime, she has confirmed the miraculous rebirth of two incarnations of the Helemar.

sankt walborg ;

Another principal military saint of the capital city Niederbrinn and one of the Nine River Saints. Routed the immense forces of the heretical son of the old King of Falkenmoor.

sankt sigivald ;

A boy of fifteen. The six-fingered saint who was found washed up on the shores of the Moonray River. Consuming his hair and nail clippings is said to bring longevity. Known as Sigi to those who attend him.

T A G L I S T

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sourrcandy · 2 years

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KILL YOUR DARLINGS ; writing snippet ↳ chapter 03. day and night

kyd current wc: 5412 // cw: mentions of death (edit inspo by @oskervos)

From the outside, Jade Citadel is a palace carved in white jade, a tower fit for royalty. But on the inside, layers of levels are carved within the stone, an indestructible fortress of fossil stones. Aurelia has never dared to venture below water level, the dark tunnels below ground claustrophobic and far more ancient than the empire itself.

Death leads her down the stairs like they have done this a thousand times. And they let out a chuckle when they emerge into a cryptesque chamber, saying, “I assume you have never been here before, Gongzhu.” When she doesn’t reply, they beckon her forward, arms stretching out as if they are a presenter. “Welcome to Porcelain Hall, where ancient fallen warriors lay and are remembered for their sacrifice. But I suppose the remembrance part of it is forgotten.”

“This is Porcelain Hall?”

She doesn’t mean for her words to sound mocking, but the look Death gives her sends chills down her spine. Pressing her lips together, she opts to look around the chamber.

Intricate interweaving columns arch up to the ceiling, perfectly polished and stone white. A circular set of stairs sits in the middle, a delicately carved sculpture of a warrior with a fox curled around their ankles sitting on each side to face the middle. Stepping up carefully, Aurelia approaches the tall imposing statue that stands in the landing of the steps, the carving stretches towards the ceiling and depicts a pair of warriors back to back with fossilised briars winding up to bind them together. There is an opening between the two warrior sculptures.

With bated breath, Aurelia takes a few steps forward, and finds herself staring straight into a pond of rainbow water.

“That’s it?”

Death laughs, a nightmarish black mist bursting from within their gown and leaking around to surround the pond in a boiling black liquid. “You seem to have high expectations.”

Aurelia scoffs, crossing her arms to peer into the pond. It shimmers under the glow of the white jade, reflecting a light against the walls. She sees herself in the crystal clear water, a still prism mirror of liquid that ripples at her feather-like touch when she hesitantly skims a finger over the water. It is a warmth that pricks her fingertip, a tingling sensation.

“Tick tock, little princess, you don’t want to be late, do you?” Aurelia catches the faintest trace of a sly smile on Death’s skull, their jaw lifting ever so slightly, just as she feels the sudden push on her back. And she is falling headfirst into the colourful darkness of the pool.

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veneritia · 2 years

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WTCD ACCOUNTABILITY THREAD 2022

The estranged daughter of the emperor seeks to take part in her family’s cutthroat succession games. To prove her mettle in the imperial court, she must first survive the turbulent politics of a recently conquered kingdom all the while unraveling the conspiracies of a pretender to the imperial throne.

ft. intrigue, morally gray protagonists, secret identities, a complicated marriage, and family drama that kills,

goals ;

write 50k words total

write minimum 250 words a day

psd by @18hg

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atelierwriting · 3 years

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plot feeling a little empty in the middle? here’s some food for thought.

actions have consequences. things that your characters do inevitably can affect other people around them. what might they have done in the past that could come back and serve as an obstacle? or, maybe, what could they do now that could possibly raise the stakes just a little bit more?

subplots! be mindful of the subplots you’re adding - but sometimes it might be a good idea to include one if your plot is feeling a little bit empty. not only can it tie back into the overarching struggle, but it could also serve as a way to explore one of your characters or points further.

character exploration. get to know your characters a little bit better! let your readers find out something new. connecting and understanding the people within your story is important if you want your readers to grow attached to them.

world exploration. similar to the previous point, with the addition of creating a greater sense of familiarity of the circumstances that your story is taking place in. remember that nobody else knows the world of your wip as well as you do - illustrate it even further so everyone else can grasp it even better.

let your characters bond! maybe there’s a lull in the plot. if your characters have the chance to take a breather and get to know the people around them, let them! it might help flesh out or even realistically advance their relationships with each other.

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hauntisms · 3 years

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#hi i'm back to post this and then i'll go 💔#shoutout to ghost! I never rly said it but I love you #also thank you to my mutuals and followers for being so amazingly supportive #!!! love you all <3 also to col dearest please be nice to them #yep thats it for the tag rant1!#wtwcommunity #spilled ink #writers on tumblr #how does one tag. oh uh #sunsetdistrict&starfallisland #ley's words #poetry #tw suicide ment

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helioselene · 2 years

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a shadow's demise; a wip introduction

(temporary) synopsis;

a cursed princess exiled from her home under the sea. a pirate who dreams of learning the world’s most well kept secrets. the hunt for a sleepless witch that could be the answer to all their needs.

genre; fantasy, sleeping beauty x little mermaid retelling but make it DARK

stage; planning/first draft

audience; new adult

pov; third person

themes and tropes; underwater royalty, a quest for hidden items, exiled princess, stowaway on a pirate ship, crime, an adventure to get back home, mermaids and pirates and witches, forbidden magic, unreliable narrator, anti-heroes and villains

warnings; dark themes, violence, murder, kidnapping, mentions of blood

aesthetic; eating pomegranate and watching the juice pour over your chin, the beach on a stormy winters day, parents who despise your existence, the type of homesickness you feel only when looking at the moon

characters;

talise; crown princess of saphyrus

fabian dullane; master scholar of the seas

enric lamonte; pirate captain of the soulless serpent

psd credit; blown by nightingale on deviantart

#this wip is like. four days old save me #i already love her #this is dark and gritty and featuring some very bad people but i love them all so much anyways #a shadows demise #wtwcommunity #soleirnaviary #sunsetdistrict&starfallisland #unsuperhumans #mermaid wip #boost mayhaps uwu

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writerthemes · 3 years

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➯ Introducing writerthemes !

Hello and welcome! This blog is dedicated to bringing the writeblr community and writing enthusiasts of tumblr the best and most fitting blog themes and pages for your tumblr account!

All this started with me having had difficulties to find text-focused themes and all the beautiful pages for wips/characters I knew were somewhere out there :) I wanted to simplify the searching process for other users by collecting all the beautiful pages I find and put them in one place, organised and neat.

‒ recommendations of themes and pages made for writers*

↳ organised by their functions (navigation page)

‒ resources for coding

‒ own codes (coming soon!)

*these codes don’t necessarily have to be made for a writing purpose, I will also reblog codes I think would still go well for writers

Very excited about this, enjoy your stay! (◠‿・)—☆

#writeblr #writers on tumblr #tumblr themes #sunsetdistrict&starfallisland #writerthemes

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anomaly00-archive · 3 years

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WHEN COMES THE DAWN | a reintroduction

-> incredible graphics made by @serpentarii

Dwell here, in the innermost sanctum of the palace, are the worshipers of gold and titles; where pragmatism joins hand-in-hand with fortune as rulers of this debauched society. There are no friends to be had here. Only allies— tools. Pieces to be used and discarded once no longer valuable.

G E N R E | New Adult. High Fantasy. Court Intrigue.

P O V | 3rd Person

S T A T U S | First Draft

T H E M E S & T R O P E S | Ambition. Power. Succession Crises. Arranged Marriages. Revenge. Hunger. Morality. Murder Mystery. Family. Loyalty. War. Duty vs Desire. Ambiguous Magic System.

S U M M A R Y |

A being without a 'soul,' deadborne princess Fenice vi Aetier has been kept in obscurity for most of her life and all but resigned to a fate of being forgotten. Then, her mother is found murdered in the woods near her castle. Fearing for her safety, her estranged father whisks her away to the glittering halls of the imperial court.

The court is as cruel as it is beautiful, and Fenice finds that she has a taste for it. She ignites a dangerous succession game between her and her half-brother Charles, the heir presumptive, where losing means death but winning means an empire at your fingertips.

But winning a crown is no easy task. Not when Fenice is considered an abomination at worst and an ill omen at best. Not when the circumstances of her mother's death unearths far more dangerous truths. Her father's war is far from over, and if she doesn't win, she'll lose far more than just her head.

C H A R A C T E R S |

Fenice vi Aetier -> the disparaged princess of the realm and daughter of the Emperor's beloved. She is the first "deadborne" to ever live past infancy, earning her the scorn and morbid curiosity of those around her. Though untested, her cunning and burgeoning ambition make her an unknown threat.

Charles vi Aetier -> the heir presumptive to the Aetierian throne. His stunning appearance and charming demeanor mark him a favorite despite his apathy towards court life. Only time will tell how he will act when the foundations of his future are shaken.

Sola Eidos -> Once a refugee from Ulona Mai who fled the country during its decades of civil wars. Little is known about his past, though he has sworn a life debt to Titania and her child. His wanderlust and friendly demeanor helped create a robust information network.

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herondalelucies · 3 years

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AND SO I RISE

a wip by cindy

GENRE: ya fantasy

STATUS: first draft, in progress

CONTENT WARNINGS: fantasy typical violence, minor character death, blood, flood, (mentions of) drowning, (mentions of) family death, (mentions of) slavery (will add as i draft)

TAGLIST: @atelierwriting @tsainami @moariin @watersymbolism @zielenheil @honeywharf @sprigofbasil @maharaanis @everslarks @vaelinor @amarnas @etoilesvp @lasbrumas @scioltezza @sourrcandy @xiyais @chrysaallism @serpentarii @rapunzelle (send me an ask to be added/removed)

(i dug around for blogs that have asked before to be on my general taglist and if you don’t want to be on this one please let me know! likewise if i missed you and you see this just send me another ask and i’ll add you <3)

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maharaanis · 3 years

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i think about people i’ve barely met a lot. they cross my mind in passing sometimes, others i seek out the memories because I wonder how they’re doing like, oh them? they probably don’t remember me but i think of them often.

there is the boy i met at a party. we exchanged maybe five words, and those are lost from my memory. but i remember his name. i remember he lives next door to my mother’s old friend. i remember eavesdropping on her daughter and the other older girls. they say he was bisexual. i disregarded that in the moment, but i think now, a year and a half later, knowing that i too am bisexual. do we have something in common? i want to know him now. there is always the chance that he’s just another stupid boy, the kind of which i’ve met a thousand of and this is all so stupid because i know that he does not remember me. but i remember him anyway.

there is the girl i attempted to flirt with at a barnes and noble. she was pretty and i didn’t catch her name, but her hands were full of books so we had that in common. i asked her for recommendations and nothing came out of the conversation but i tried. that was the first time i introduced myself to someone i admired from afar. she may remember me, she probably does not, but her memory lingers fondly in my mind.

there are many more, people i’ve exchanged half-glances with and people i only looked at from afar and though i know i am not too memorable, they are. i remember them.

taglist.

@ksiezniqzka @sincerely-milli @adastrals @yaqarah @gnymedes @nyctophobiaandroses @kalliopeian @herondalelucies @xiyais @agnosthesias @sultanah @vaelinor @ref-writes-stuff @illavarasi

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serpentarii · 1 year

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M O R D L U S T ; cendrier, realm of the cigne

The House of De Lède has ruled the realm of Cendrier for thousands of years. They bore witness to the death of the Old Gods and the birth of the Helemar. The rise and fall of empires. The bloodiest of wars. Descended from the first cigne, they are a line blessed by Helias, god of the wild, passion, mania, and pastoral poetry.

Grief, fidelity, and vengeance are prized traits among the cigne in reverence to their god. After Helias’ only child, Queen Psyché of Cendrier, was stolen from him to be a swan bride, his sorrow was so great it circulated through the veins of all cigne, and carved itself deep into the roots of every tree in the Wyldwald. Some claim it is still there, lying dormant in the womb of the earth.

T A G L I S T

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sourrcandy · 2 years

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RELATIONSHIPS in KNIGHTS ↳ Maribelle Clemonte / Morgan Van Doren ; reluctant allies

She wishes she grew up to know the difference between fireworks and gunshots.

【 CH. 4 — BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE ; 1st interaction 】

“Well, King Arthur is dead now, isn’t he? Then who is taking the mantle?” Morgan grins triumphantly, she shakes her wrists in her face to taunt her, the cuffs jangling together mockingly. Her ridiculous singsong voice makes her hair stand on the back of her neck. “Wonder if he named the murderer to take his place? Lancelot? Percival? Or maybe no one deserves the throne. Maybe you? Little Miss Gawain sitting on a throne!”

Maribelle has heard enough. With a vicious yank of the handcuffs, she silences her with an intense glare and forces her down the corridor. “That’s enough, Miss Van Doren,” she states, yanking open the cell door and pushing her inside. “You should know your place, the Round Table can end you with a snap of our fingers. You don’t stand a chance against us.”

“When you have a traitor sitting there with you? I have more than a chance,” Morgan grins, all teeth. “You don’t know what you are in for.”

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veneritia · 3 years

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WTW PREPTOBER PROMPTS → WEEK TWO: THEMES OR TROPES

Decadent Courts ;

Here play the pseudo-gods ruling such vast estates, stringing the fates of the lesser with their jeweled hands and honeyed words. Of their daggered smiles that speak praises yet exhale scorn in the same breath. Here, in the marbled garden of the godless, fester and breed generations upon generations of wolves and vipers. Of lie-smiths and truth-spinners so proficient in the language of double-speak that it should make even the cleverest of tricksters weep in envy.

Succession Crisis ;

“'Stolen' is such an odd choice of words to describe something rightfully won.”

Fenice startled as he stabbed his fork against the mahogany table. The Pretender’s smile was full of teeth. “Stolen is the exact word to describe your father’s actions when he ripped the crown from my mother’s corpse.”

Enemies to Friends to Enemies ;

“To be truthful,” he continued, “I have nothing but the greatest respect and admiration for you. You have a brilliant mind, and if things were different, I dare say we would have been allies. Perhaps even friends.”

“Were we not friends, once?”

Silk Hiding Steel ;

Let them think her something harmless.

She pricked the silk with the thin needle—

Benign.

— and pulled the vibrant thread across.

Fenice is powerless now, but if she played her cards right, her fortunes would change.

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atelierwriting · 2 years

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subplot ideas to float your boat (or sink it)

the good old fetch quest. when your characters realize that they need to get this one thing in order to move on, but also they are doing something else to further the main plot. fetch quest subplots are hard to put in without things feeling like they’re just traveling from point a to point b--take advantage of the space in between to explore your characters, the world, etc.

there’s some tension between character a and character b. it doesn’t need to be super obvious at first. maybe it’s been kind of growing at the edge of your mind this entire time, and it just explodes. regardless of what kind of tension it is, your story will have to pause to address it.

character a actually wants to stab character b. well, that’s a problem.

figure from a character’s past returns (and turns into a major plot point instead oops). a la jesper fahey and colm fahey. they just appear, and they bring a whole lot of baggage with them for the character to resolve before they can even think about moving on. perhaps they also help the main plot, or perhaps they’re just there to help develop your characters. either way, it’s a good way to get more insight on who your character is, how they are perceived by the people around them, and perhaps even a glimpse into a different part of the world.

put in a new pov for a side character, accidentally flesh them out and make them a main character with their own personal problems and motivations to further your main plot. yeah. sometimes it happens.

other notes about subplots

subplots should tie into the larger story--or be interwoven enough that when it gets resolved, it doesn’t feel as though there was no consequence to the bigger picture.

they don’t actually have to be that big of a deal! you can have smaller subplots littered throughout your story. maybe there’s this minor rivalry between two of your characters that always appears at certain moments. maybe there’s some development to that rivalry that the main characters notice (occasionally) but don’t comment on because that’s...just their thing. it seems like there’s no consequence to it, but it does serve to further flesh out what might have been minor, flat characters beforehand.

but if you do want to make them a big deal, integrate them well. drop some foreshadowing about the subplot to ensure that it doesn’t seem like it’s coming out of nowhere. how you want to do this is up to you.

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seasteading · 3 years

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SEASTEADING ↳ A WRITEBLR (RE)INTRODUCTION

heyo ! i’m nicole, she/her, and you might know me as the basil bastard from @sprigofbasil. i’ve been on writeblr with that blog for exactly three years, but things were feeling a bit cluttered and i thought it was time for a change (also i thought it’d be neat to remake on my 3rd year anniversary) — i’ll be keeping my old blog up as an archive at @sprigofbasil-archive ! unlike that blog, this will be less specifically a writeblr and more of a main blog that i happen to post writing on sometimes.

about.

i’m 18 years old, an i/entp, and i just graduated high school ! my favorite genres are fantasy and sci-fi, especially fairytale retellings. i’m fluent in english and russian, and i will never shut up about vareniki today or ever >:0

other than writing, some of my other hobbies include art and piano ! i also had a weeb phase in middle school and it kinda shows ngl

wips.

the temporal heart ↳ ya/na high fantasy, steampunk, adventure

half human and half something monumental, ezra von hauenstein searches for the artifact that will save him from his own magic. a girl with blood as gold as his own promises answers in the form of a long-lost fae city, and ambition soon brings him on an expedition into the treacherous rift to find it. however, a god’s death reveals its consequences as an under-prepared crew is left to navigate a land surreal and treacherous, all the while trying to avoid becoming puppets in a spiteful game of vengeance.

wip page | main tag | intro post (coming soon!)

where run the deathless wolves ↳ ya high fantasy, slavic fairytale retelling

vasilisa evgenievna is meant for greatness. as the third son, the foolish prince, ivan petrovich voronin is not. a shared quest for the mythical firebird brings vasilisa to a hut on chicken legs, her life in the balance of her tasks, while in an effort to outdo his older brothers, ivan finds he might have bitten off more than he can chew when his search brings him right into a ravenous wolf’s den.

wip page | main tag | intro post

backburner.

buried giants and the strangers within ↳ ya post-apocalyptic sci-fi

the quintessence of dust ↳ ya high fantasy, hamlet retelling

fragments of a porcelain crown ↳ ya high fantasy, political drama

links.

carrd | wip directory | twitter

tagging some friends for clout: @serpentarii @atelierwriting @ikilledmyocs @lasbrumas @heartwarning @moariin @sourrcandy @kazino

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hauntisms · 3 years

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for the girl with the searing smile

#posted at request of veni beloved loml /p #spilled pages #wtwcommunity #sunsetdistrict&starfallisland #poetry #arley writes

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