Rambling about Writing

I like talking about the things I create

[azerosv]

The Reason For This Account

I made this account because I really want to talk about my writing, and all the ideas I have. Most importantly, the revamp/rewrite of the first part of my first book. The second is alright and the third is the best one, but I feel like with the new knowledge I have, I can do much better on the first part of it. So that's why I'm on this. Basically a writing blog to keep me in check. If you want to read the original, it's on Royalroad with the title Nova Generation. Trust me, you'll see why I want to rewrite it.

Here's a quick synopsis for the story: 25 years ago, a star fell from the sky and destroyed a whole forest. Five years later, children were emerging around all across the world with the abilities of the gods. In the year 2045, a boy named Sanzang lives in an abandoned building with his older "brother", Ajesh. While Ajesh is a renowned demon hunter in New York with the abilities of Shiva, working with the police, Sanzang is better known as a delinquent who steals food and causes trouble. So one day, they have to leave. When they leave they meet Ethan, the orphan from Korea with the abilities of Sun Wukong, Thea, a runaway with the abilities of Athena, and El, an old man who was in the same forest as the star who ended up getting the abilities of Odin. And they get the goal of defeating the Old Novas, a group of Novas who were with El and intend on making the Earth a new Heaven. Now the group has the goal of stopping them, leading to Sanzang learning about the secrets of his abilities and predecessor.

I'm really bad at synopsis's, so I hope I'll be able to convey these things better when I start rambling on this site.

[a-wild-dragon]

Writing is evil and I hate it

Why won’t my story just come out already!

[azerosv]

i just spent an hour trying to write and i came up with this

into the wall with the wind. 

That's it

[azerosv]

Fuck writing romance. That's it that's the whole post.

[azerosv]

The Odyssey movie lwk peak

Watched it on Monday and was quite busy so I didn't make a post about this so I'll just talk now. Spoilers ahead. For the movie not the book the book is like 3000 years old.

Adaptation wise, it's alright let's all be honest. It changed a BUNCH from the source, and some for worse some for better. I'll just talk about my favorite and least favorite changes, and then some other stuff.

I liked the whole theme being that civilization was going to collapse because people didn't respect Zeus's law (Hospitality) and how Odysseus felt regret for Troy. That scene with Athena's statue getting it's head cut off paired with the actual Athena was nice. Odysseus being exiled after sliming out almost everbody in his palace was a nice touch. Y'know repenting or something. The Achaens being the sea people was so cool.

I did not like Sinon. His entire character was to show how despicable Antinous was. If anyone's listened to Epic the Musical, you know that Jorge Rivera Herrans also did something similar, but I feel like that made more sense. I would've let it slide if it was like just a flashback on Odysseus reflecting on the people he hurt trying to win, but oh my GOSH bro why did we spend so much time with him. I wanted to see Achilles in the underworld, and I would not have been mad if it was brad pitt I'm ngl.

Another thing I didn't like is making Odysseus much more prideful and merciful at the same time. Matt Damon is a good actor, and I liked how he portrayed Odysseus, but some of the things he does is dumb. Why did he shoot the cyclops? Like I know him revealing his name was dumb and prideful, but dude I'd also run a victory lap over a giant cyclops after I tricked it with calling him Nobody. BUT HE DOESN'T EVEN DO THAT IN THE MOVIE?! He straight up just leads the cyclops to them. I was with Eurylochous most of the movie, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! And then in Ithaca, he spares the people who kneeled to him after killing the suitors. Great scene btw Odysseus Wick mad after they abused his dog. And his son. And wife. Mostly the dog. But my ruthless stoic Odysseus wouldn't do that. It was a cool scene tho.

The monster designs were phenomenal; my favorite was Scylla. I was quite disappointed by the Laestrygonians, but y'know they were menacing too. I feel like the trees moving was a nod to them being descendants of Gaia. I'm mucho confused about the kid though, maybe someone would explain. Scylla was scary as fuck ngl I jumped when she just picked off a dude on the ship. Polyphemus was grotesque and I loved him. He was so terrifying, even when blind. I wanted octopus mouth Charybdis as much as anyone, but what can you do. Circe was terrifying and I really wanted to leave my seat during that scene.

Now, this is my main thing with the movie. The absence of Hermes. At first, I was a bit mad but then I realized that I would've actually lost my mind. Epic the Musical fans. I like Epic and the community is nice but the people surrounding this movie thinking Epic had a giant role have been so annoying. "Oh, Christopher Nolan made it because of Epic the Musical!" and other things like that have been annoying. My sister unironically said DANNY MOTTA should've played Odysseus instead of Matt Damon. If Hermes was in this movie, he would've probably been stoic and calm because let's be honest, that was the vibe of most the movie. People would say Hermes should've been quirky and hyperactive. Am I stretching a nothing issue? Yes. But I just wanted to get this off my mind. I really don't like how people treat Hermes, Dionysus, and Apollo.

Anyway, 9/10 movie, Sinon is my Polites and I hate him, I really liked it it's among some of my favorite movies I've watched. Right up there with Age of Ultron and How To Train Your Dragon 2 (Please don't judge me I like sequels)

[azerosv]

I'm confused

Should I work on my prequel, main story, and rewrite at the same time or do one thing at a time. Because I always have ideas but then just don't act on them, making me feel less motivated to do work and then get mad at myself for not doing shit and now im js confused. So I'll just ask this before going to bed because I'm tired of doing nothing

[azerosv]

Got any worldbuilding that probably won’t come up in story but you really want to talk about

Part of a world that has a lot of mythologies is trying to figure out how gods that evolved work. An issue was the Canaanite mythology becoming Abrahamic. I never explain this, but I do hint at it. In a flashback to the Divine United world, a post mythology world but pre modern one, there was only one Monotheistic Sovereign God. But when we see the modern Sovereign Gods, there are two Monotheistic. The original was white, and the two was one green and one blue. Also a bit of his story was mentioned. I never talk about this in the story, but I'll do it now because when else will I.

Yahweh was originally a storm war god, and was clad in silver armor, his true skin never showing. One day, hungry for power, he decided to kill the rest of his pantheon. He then used the power from the original head god, El, and created a new world. Eventually, his power was recognized by the other Sovereign Gods and he attained a seat among them. When the Divine United World was destroyed and our world was being made, he became overcame from guilt. He was alone in his pantheon and missed his family. Because of this, he ended up splitting in two. Each for different religions. One blue and one green.

The reason I didn't release this or talk about it is because some may find it offensive (or dumb) and I don't think I'd be able to deal with that. So there's some lore that won't be in the story

[toroidalearthtruther]

"less is more" is a lie perpetuated by big small to sell more less

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Reblog if it's okay to invade your ask box

Always

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COME ON GUYS ASK ANYTHING EVEN CRAPPY ART STUFF

[azerosv]

please ask I'm so bored

[azerosv]

Chapter 1 of the Nova Generation Rewrite

Just putting this out here that most things I post here are rough drafts that I just want nice feedback on.

Twenty-five years ago, a star fell from the sky, landing in a forest.

The crash caused the destruction of that forest and an energy signature not seen before on Earth appeared all over the world.

Five years later, children born the year of the crash were seen with abilities that were divine.

Fire that was only rivaled by the Sun Goddess Amatarasu.

Strength akin to the Greek hero Heracles.

And water manipulation like the dragon Ao Guang.

They were like gods, and soon they revealed a truth about their world.

The gods that humanity worshipped for millennia were real, and a new age was born.

Children with these powers were given the title of Nova, and they are all across the world, roaming with power no man has been able to replicate.

An abandoned building in New York, January 23rd, 2045

A boy with messy black hair, a white shirt, baggy black pants and sandals sat in an old room, surrounded by books about mythologies. 

The Iliad sat near a now broken vent, covering the Odyssey.

A copy of the Prose Edda stayed hidden under his bed.

Near the corner of his room, a thin children’s book titled “The Zodiac Race” laid flat.

“Ajesh! I’ll check if I can get a job today!” he yelled out into the building, but there was no response.

The boy stretched and walked out, looking through the rooms of the two story building.

“Guess he isn’t here. Must’ve already left for his demon hunting job.”

He walked through the top floor, picking up a can of soda from a fridge along with a page that had a prayer on it, along with a picture of a monkey-like god holding a gada on it.

“Shri Guru Charan Saroj Raj…man this is too hard! How does Ajesh read these every day?! That's how I know we're not related!” he exclaimed, putting the paper back on the table he picked it up from.

As he walked through the building, a shadow of a monkey-like figure followed him, replacing his own shadow.

It had golden eyes and stood tall, almost observing the boy.

“Why can’t I join Ajesh’s job! This is so annoying. I’m stuck here while he gets to blow up shit for fun!”

After he finished the soda, he threw it in a trash can and sat on the edge of the first and second floor.

Suddenly, the doors blasted open and two police officers walked through the door.

They held their guns in front of themselves and one yelled out, “COME OUT! YOUR UNDER ARREST FOR DISTURBING THE PEACE, STEALING, AND ASSAULT!”

The boy stood up and remarked, “So you guys found me? That’s a shame, I was hoping to repeat that whole thing again next week.”

His shadow looked like a large monkey with glowing gold eyes, and the cops jumped back when they noticed it.

“Oh yeah that thing happens sometimes. Don’t worry about it.”

The boy jumped down and the officers kept their guns pointed at him. 

“You’re coming with us–” the officer on the right told the boy before getting kicked in the face by him.

“Nah! Besides you can’t beat me, I taught myself Taekwondo,” the boy exclaimed before punching the cop on the left.

“And boxing!”

He was smiling from ear to ear, but then he was shot in the arm.

“You forgot to disarm us,” the officer said as he stood back up from the kick.

“What the hell man! I’m only fifteen!”

“You're only fifteen and you stole one hundred dollars worth of groceries from the nearby store?”

The boy nodded, and the officer that got punched by him asked, “What’s your name?”

“It’s Sanzang.”

The two officers looked at each other and nodded in recognition.

“You’re the younger brother of that demon hunter, Ajesh right? Two years older, always wearing an oversized shirt, just using explosions?”

Sanzang nodded and they reluctantly put away their guns.

“Your brother does a lot for us. We’ll let you off with a warning.”

“You better or I’ll kick your ass!” Sanzang exclaimed, but then a boy two years older than Sanzang in an oversized grey shirt with black pants similar to Sanzang’s walked up to them.

He put his hand on top of the boy’s head and pushed him down, telling him, “Did you get in trouble again?”

Sanzang nodded and Ajesh shook his head in disappointment.

“Sorry about him, officers. I’ll keep him out of trouble.”

“You still have to pay for the damages,” one of the officers said, rubbing his face from Sanzang’s punch.

“Will do,” Ajesh replied before walking away from them and tugging Sanzang by the ear. 

He pulled Sanzang upstairs and pointed to his room.

“Gather your things we’re leaving. I’ll go pay for your damages,” Ajesh told his younger brother.

“But why it’s not like–”

“Just trust me, let’s just leave. Pack my stuff too. I'll be out for a minute.”

After an hour, Ajesh and Sanzang put on their backpacks filled with their items.

Ajesh’s bag had money, snacks, clothes, his along with Sanzang’s, and drinks in it.

Sanzang’s bag had a Gameboy, games, the books from his room, and the papers that he read that morning. 

The two walked through a forest, and Sanzang asked Ajesh, “Why can't I go demon hunting with you?”

“Because you can't fight against them,” Ajesh replied. 

“But I'm good at fighting!”

“Throwing a good punch won't kill these things. You need proficient access to your Soul.”

“Oh not this again! Just because you were blessed with some magic powers doesn't mean you can bullshit new words!” Sanzang complained, provoking a chuckle from Ajesh. 

“You're a Nova. But you don't even know for whom. That's the only thing I need to know to be 100% sure that you're not ready to fight demons. Can you manifest a Divine weapon, huh?”

“A what?”

“You take something around the size of your weapon, and just make it stronger. Very simple concept,” Ajesh explained to Sanzang, but the boy tilted his head. 

“All I know is that I have a shadow with golden eyes following me around. It's annoying honestly.”

Ajesh laughed and said, “I had that too. The first time I said a prayer to Shiva, my Nova, followed me around in the form of a shadow. But that was ten years ago.”

“I know, you screeched like a bird when you noticed it,” Sanzang replied, smiling from cheek to cheek. 

They reached a small abandoned building and Ajesh remarked, “Just like home, huh?”

The two walked in and set their bags to the side. 

Then they saw five copies of the same person with gray staffs that had golden ends in different areas. 

Each of them had black hair, a hoodie with its sleeves rolled up and track pants, along with white sneakers. 

Ajesh cracked his back and Sanzang bounced on his feet lightly. 

I'll try posting weekly, but can't make any promises.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[azerosv]

I miss JJK

Jujutsu Kaisen when it was coming out was so good, it felt like being a fan of sports. Every time a chapter came out the community exploded. People were going insane over character deaths. Especially Gojo Vs Sukuna. I also miss when slander was really funny. I enjoy agenda now as well, but Yuta slanderers genuinely piss me off, GET NEW JOKES PLEASE. One day I wanna create something that has the same hype as Shinjuku Showdown.

[azerosv]

Where I should post Nova Generation

I know a lot of people post their work and I'm just looking for sites that have this sort of content. I tried Royalroad but I'm not gonna lie, I really don't care for it all too much, so I wanna see what other people use.

[antlered-vixen]

I am so tired of short-attention-span, trim-the-fat culture. All writing advice these days is for how to write like Chuck Palahniuk. "Cut 'think', cut 'feel', cut 'wonder' - only action, only pushing forward, show and move and move and move." What if I could emulate this style, and still don't want to? What if I want to write like Henry James, with three paragraphs of introspective musings between each dialogue line? The music advice is, "make it shortform, make it Tik-Tok compatible, make it punchy, hit the refrain as soon as possible." What if I want that 10-minute prog rock piece? What if I want that symphony? What if I want it slow and luxurious and lazy? Movies. Series. Poetry. Bodies. Everything is "trimmed trimmed trimmed trimmed, stripped bare, you have three seconds to win me over, make it airport chic." I don't want to win you over, then, I guess. I want the fat left it. I want the pleasure and the indolence and the indulgence. Fuck this art-advice that's always "your art needs Ozempic."

[azerosv]

Nova Generation: The First Nova

I wanted to talk about the prequel to Nova Generation that I'm working on that takes place five years before the story starts.

Basically, the story follows Arash, the first ever natural born Nova. He's the Nova of Agni, the god of fire. He's 20 years old, and he along with other Novas have one goal. To destroy the Star Bases, government created facilities that are used to experiment on Soul and Novas.

Arash is married to Vari (The Nova of Fujin and a bird type Monster Human), and they live with Sekutu. Arash's best friend is Prasit (The Nova of Maitreya) and Vari's best friend is Malaya (A ram type Monster Human and Nova of Morrigan).

On the other side of the word, there's a different rebellion brewing. Kaliska (The Nova of Ōkuninushi) leads the group, though it's not the biggest group. The other two is Aiga (The Nova of Lugh and the fastest Nova) and Tianxin (The Nova of Susanoo).

The Star Base representatives all protect the bases created by the goverments. Ivan, the Wildcard of Russia, Nova of Enlil. Ivan, the King of Spirits, Nova of Zhong Hui. Davi, the Symbol of Faith, Nova of Gabriel. And Antheia, the leader of the Black Hole Division, Nova of Poseidon.

While all of these Novas are on opposing forces, there are different forces at play. And not all of them are on the side they say they are.

[azerosv]

So what are monster aspects like and what counts?

Do eastern dragons count as gods?

And most importantly what’s your werewolf situation?

The Trinexus takes the physical appearance and potential of humans, natural strength and weather resistance of monsters, and youthful form of gods (At least in his current form with the Alysida). Once the Alysida is completely off he gets insane abilities. Adaptation of Monsters, Diverging abilities from his Soul of Gods, and Converging abilities of Humans. But thats Part 3 stuff. When the Alysida is temporarily removed he can copy abilities which is in part 1.

Ao Guang is a dragon god

Overloading is kinda like werewolfing out? I'll explain overloading later

[azerosv]

List of Characters

Main Group:

Sanzang- Trinexus (Has aspects of all three main races, God, Monster, and Human) and Nova of Hanuman

Ethan- Nova and Successor of Sun Wukong

Thea- Nova of Athena, eventual King of Knights and wielder of Excalibur

Ajesh- Nova of Shiva, eventual Vessel to the Flames of Ymir

El- Previous Old Nova, owner of the ice and flames of Ymir, and Nova of Odin

Lysander- Nova of Heracles, eventual Vessel to the Ice of Ymir

Kai- Nova of the Buddha(s)

Amane- Nova of Amatarasu and Leader of the Revolution

Tabia- Nova of Loki, childhood friend of Thea

Jackson- Nova of Thor, childhood friend of Thea

Kenji- Not a Nova, engineering genius and owner of a plethora of mechs, adopting sibling of Jackson and Tabia

(Note, some of the character titles are what they are at the end of part 1)

From the United Divine World:

Saingan/Sekutu- Master of weapons that he stores inside a realm that can only be accessed through his mask (Which later turned into bracers that Thea used), villain of The Masked Man Arc.

Varinzik- Predecessor to Sanzang, First Trinexus, reason the Divine United world ended, and was fused into Sanzang's Soul during his fight with Saingan

Supreme Alliance, Old Novas:

Elias- Nova of Zeus, leader of the Supreme Alliance. His goal is to make the Earth a part of the Divine Realms by fusing the two.

Miguel- Nova of The Jade Emperor. His goal is to create the army needed for Elias's goal

Sabrina- Nova of Hel and Thea's mother. Her goal is undecided at the moment Haru- Nova of Haru, genius on the same level as Kai, goal undecided Supreme Alliance, Centurions: (Originally picked by each Old Nova, but I'm thinking of changing it so that they're only picked by Miguel, lmk which ones better. All of them are 20) Ryan- Nova of Tyr

Liza- Nova of Sif

Martin- Nova of Khonsu

Valeria- Nova of Set

Fang Shu- Nova of Erlang Shen

Mizu- Nova of Ao Guang

Alaric- Nova of Izanagi (The Main and most important Centurion story wise)

Bi Bi/Chance- Nova of Tyche

Tyler- Nova of Hephaestus, almost as smart as Haru

And here are the new characters that weren't in the original story

Authority Novas:

These Novas work for various governments, and are the only ones that do after the first Nova war (Which will be in the prequel but briefly mentioned in the story, if anyone wants a post about the prequel I'd be happy to)

Nicholas- Nova of Surya, Representive of France

Ji-eun- Nova of Hecate, Representative of Korea

Yuki- Nova of Hachiman, Representative of Japan

Xerxes- Nova of Cizin, Representative of America

(America is the only ones that replaced their representative)

[aropride]

opened my wip and didnt immediately write a thousand new beautiful and perfect words so i'm going to smash my laptop with a hammer