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Random asks about your wips
Being tagged in tag games by people you don't know yet
Strangers complimenting your work
Fellow writeblrs striking up conversations
Interaction with new writeblrs in general
I see so many folks afraid to jump in to the community, so hopefully this post will lay out like a welcome mat for new folks to come say hi :)
The Weekly Writing Update #17
11.26.22
I’ve been so busy with work and binging Rick and Morty, however I still have an update because I’m that awesome.
I made MAJOR changes to the plot. Or idk if that’s the right wording,, I adjusted quite a few details that changes things quite a bit, so not small changes but not changes so massive that it makes this a completely different story
⇨ Magnus now has a set love interest now, along with a side romance that goes nowhere because right people wrong timing ykyk, so it’s set up for some pretty rad angst >:)
⇨ Zen is now Tomoe’s Problem, however he’s tied to both of them because he helps Magnus with [redacted] hehehe
⇨ Magnus’ mentor is no longer his grandmother, but instead just a caretaker who took him in. And instead of her dying right before the beginning of the story, she has a minute of screen time and then dies. Oops
Lots of other changes that I won’t mention for spoiler sake, but I’ve got it all in a journal and binder for safekeeping :)
Off topic for a second: but I feel like I’ve made big improvements this week. Not just with my writing but my life in general. I’ve been doing better at work, and just feel like I’m improving mentally. Thank you to all of you who have been following my journey.
This week has been good.
My dash is a bit slow. I think only two people I follow ever post anymore.
If you’re an adult (18+) and you write original fiction, maybe like or reblog this so I can follow?
I can’t promise I’ll follow automatically, but chances are higher if you(’re)
⭐ Write and read something other than YA
⭐ Actually post about writing, or post your actual writing, rather than mainly posting fandom and shitposts
⭐ Write literary and/or experimental fiction (this includes literary genre fiction too, e.g., literary/experimental scifi)
⭐ Not an anti-intellectual (”Classics Bad! Books for adults are all boring and about divorce! YA and fanfic are superior!” - not interested in this mentality)
⭐ Keep social justice and current events posts to a minimum unless it’s relevant to writing (to be clear, I am a queer leftist. But I want a writing-centric dash and I get this kind of thing elsewhere)
Side note, I’m not a new writeblr. I used to be @inkvials
Body
descriptors; ample, athletic, barrel-chested, beefy, blocky, bony, brawny, buff, burly, chubby, chiseled, coltish, curvy, fat, fit, herculean, hulking, lanky, lean, long, long-legged, lush, medium build, muscular, narrow, overweight, plump, pot-bellied, pudgy, round, skeletal, skinny, slender, slim, stocky, strong, stout, strong, taut, toned, wide.
Eyebrows
descriptors; bushy, dark, faint, furry, long, plucked, raised, seductive, shaved, short, sleek, sparse, thin, unruly.
shape; arched, diagonal, peaked, round, s-shaped, straight.
Ears
shape; attached lobe, broad lobe, narrow, pointed, round, square, sticking-out.
Eyes
colour; albino, blue (azure, baby blue, caribbean blue, cobalt, ice blue, light blue, midnight, ocean blue, sky blue, steel blue, storm blue,) brown (amber, dark brown, chestnut, chocolate, ebony, gold, hazel, honey, light brown, mocha, pale gold, sable, sepia, teakwood, topaz, whiskey,) gray (concrete gray, marble, misty gray, raincloud, satin gray, smoky, sterling, sugar gray), green (aquamarine, emerald, evergreen, forest green, jade green, leaf green, olive, moss green, sea green, teal, vale).
descriptors; bedroom, bright, cat-like, dull, glittering, red-rimmed, sharp, small, squinty, sunken, sparkling, teary.
positioning/shape; almond, close-set, cross, deep-set, downturned, heavy-lidded, hooded, monolid, round, slanted, upturned, wide-set.
Face
descriptors; angular, cat-like, hallow, sculpted, sharp, wolfish.
shape; chubby, diamond, heart-shaped, long, narrow, oblong, oval, rectangle, round, square, thin, triangle.
Facial Hair
beard; chin curtain, classic, circle, ducktail, dutch, french fork, garibaldi, goatee, hipster, neckbeard, old dutch, spade, stubble, verdi, winter.
clean-shaven
moustache; anchor, brush, english, fu manchu, handlebar, hooked, horseshoe, imperial, lampshade, mistletoe, pencil, toothbrush, walrus.
sideburns; chin strap, mutton chops.
Hair
colour; blonde (ash blonde, golden blonde, beige, honey, platinum blonde, reddish blonde, strawberry-blonde, sunflower blonde,) brown (amber, butterscotch, caramel, champagne, cool brown, golden brown, chocolate, cinnamon, mahogany,) red (apricot, auburn, copper, ginger, titain-haired,), black (expresso, inky-black, jet black, raven, soft black) grey (charcoal gray, salt-and-pepper, silver, steel gray,), white (bleached, snow-white).
descriptors; bedhead, dull, dry, fine, full, layered, limp, messy, neat, oily, shaggy, shinny, slick, smooth, spiky, tangled, thick, thin, thinning, tousled, wispy, wild, windblown.
length; ankle length, bald, buzzed, collar length, ear length, floor length, hip length, mid-back length, neck length, shaved, shoulder length, waist length.
type; beach waves, bushy, curly, frizzy, natural, permed, puffy, ringlets, spiral, straight, thick, thin, wavy.
Hands; calloused, clammy, delicate, elegant, large, plump, rough, small, smooth, square, sturdy, strong.
Fingernails; acrylic, bitten, chipped, curved, claw-like, dirty, fake, grimy, long, manicured, painted, peeling, pointed, ragged, short, uneven.
Fingers; arthritic, cold, elegant, fat, greasy, knobby, slender, stubby.
Lips/Mouth
colour (lipstick); brown (caramel, coffee, nude, nutmeg,) pink (deep rose, fuchsia, magenta, pale peach, raspberry, rose, ) purple (black cherry, plum, violet, wine,) red (deep red, ruby.)
descriptors; chapped, cracked, dry, full, glossy, lush, narrow, pierced, scabby, small, soft, split, swollen, thin, uneven, wide, wrinkled.
shape; bottom-heavy, bow-turned, cupid’s bow, downturned, oval, pouty, rosebud, sharp, top-heavy.
Nose
descriptors; broad, broken, crooked, dainty, droopy, hooked, long, narrow, pointed, raised, round, short, strong, stubby, thin, turned-up, wide.
shape; button, flared, grecian, hawk, roman.
Skin
descriptors; blemished, bruised, chalky, clear, dewy, dimpled, dirty, dry, flaky, flawless, freckled, glowing, hairy, itchy, lined, oily, pimply, rashy, rough, sagging, satiny, scarred, scratched, smooth, splotchy, spotted, tattooed, uneven, wrinkly.
complexion; black, bronzed, brown, dark, fair, ivory, light, medium, olive, pale, peach, porcelain, rosy, tan, white.
Would u buy his tangerines ? 🍊
The Weekly Writing Update #6
09.10.22
This past week has been and this next week will be spent outlining the plot down to each chapter. Up till now, it’s been a bunch of ideas all vaguely spread out between beginning, middle, and end. But it’s caused a lot of chaos and I’ve changed and rewritten the plot many times, so a chapter-by-chapter layout of the plot will do me MUCH good :)
The past week, I got the chart set up and started a little bit. But this next week I plan to work on it way more and hopefully complete it!
Here is the chart layout btw if anyone wants it use it!
XOXO~
my failing as a writerblr is my inability to consistently make progress and actually write instead of daydreaming scenes and changing the plot every 6 months
my failing as a writeblr is my inability in making pretty graphics
The Weekly Writing Update #2
08.13.22
Week two!!
I’m a few hundred words in. I’m a bit slow, but I’m making progress. Right now I’m just finding the right wording and putting the pieces I have in the right places so that this mess somewhat resembles a story.
⇨ I want to create a more consistent schedule. Maybe writing 200 words a day. It’s not a whole lot so I don’t feel overwhelmed, but not so little that a weeks worth is still major progress. This could lead to a chapter each week (if I can stick to this plan)
⇨ I have a character that I don’t know what to do with. The plot has gone through so many changes, I don’t know how to fit him in without overloading the plot, but I also don’t want to just get rid of his character
That’s it for this week! It’s not much, I’m hoping to have more progress next week.
XOXO~
The Weekly Writing Update #15
11.12.22
Okay so I had major writers block this week, :( I kept sitting down to write but nothing came to me. but I worked on the plot a little bit so hopefully I write more SOMETIME when I’m not working or sleeping.
⇨ Alden is now introduced a little bit later, and how he’s introduced is also changed as well as his relationship to Tomoe. I think this can make their relationship a bit more interesting, but I also loved their old dynamic so don’t be surprised if next week I go back on this. But to be fair, I can still use their old dynamic and adapt it to this change… hmmm
⇨ Working on my villains and their motives. God I’m going to make them the sexiest bitches ever
I think that’s all. I’m really a lousy writer and always focus on the ‘planning’ and ‘ideas’ rather than actually writing, but I want to document my progress nonetheless.