You Must Learn to Love Chaos

Like the title says: the world is chaos and you must learn to love it.

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Writing Worksheets & Templates

will update this every few weeks/months. alternatively, here are all my tagged Writing Worksheets & Templates

Chapter Outline ⚜ Character- or Plot-Driven Story

Death & Sacrifice ⚜ Magic & Rituals ⚜ Plot-Planning

Editing: Sentence Check ⚜ Writing Your Novel: 20 Questions

Tension ⚜ Thought Distortions ⚜ What's at Stake

Character Development

50 Questions ⚜ Backstory ⚜ Character Creation

Antagonist; Villain; Fighting ⚜ Protagonist & Antagonist

Character: Change; Adding Action; Conflict

Character: Creator; Name; Quirks; Flaws; Motivation

Character Profile (by Rick Riordan) ⚜ Character Sheet Template

Character Sketch & Bible ⚜ Interview your Character

Story-Worthy Hero ⚜ "Well-Rounded" Character Worksheet

Worldbuilding

20 Questions ⚜ Decisions & Categories ⚜ Worksheet

Setting ⚜ Dystopian World ⚜ Magic System (AALC Method)

Templates: Geography; World History; City; Fictional Plant

References: Worldbuilding ⚜ Plot ⚜ Character ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs

all posts are queued. send questions/requests here.

[maaarine]

[some1thatyouusetoknow]

[eldritchsandwich]

The struggle is real and the pockets are fake.

[inebriatednovelist-deactivated2]

YouTube Channels for Writers

The Closer Look: While this channel is primarily dedicated to the story telling in movies that doesn’t mean you can’t translate a lot of these story telling mechanics into writing. The video in the link covers how to make a compelling villain with one of my favorite villains of the DC Universe, so give them a look.

Extra Credits: Just like the last entry, this one doesn’t have much to do with writing novels or fiction. Rather, Extra Credits covers game design a lot of the time. But they also cover how to write the stories for those games and offer some interesting insight. Couple this with their other segments Extra Sci Fi and Extra History, and you have the makings of an amazing tool kit for writers of any medium.

Overly Sarcastic Productions: There is not enough praise I can throw at this channel. Anything from Trope Talk to Miscellaneous Myths and even Classics Summarized is able offer something to even the most seasoned writer. Just like Extra Credits too, they also cover a bunch of historical stuff too. Which, as a history buff myself, is always a plus.

Tale Foundry: By now, i’m sure you’ve gotten the theme. All of these channels are amazing, but this one is more writing focused then the rest thus far. The channel dedicates itself to taking a closer look at genera and sub-genera and the big players therein. It gives the audience a chance to take a look at these things under the microscope for an easier means of dissection for their own work.

Hello Future Me: I found this channel when I was scrolling through YouTube randomly and found their video on Writing a Hard Magic System and it gave me plenty of food for thought on the fantasy novel I was working on. They go on to cover a Soft Magic System which was able to really draw the line in black and white as to the difference between the two. From there, the channel has been able to offer a few good videos on matters of writing fiction and one that comes with a recommendation for me.

PlagueOfGripes: This one, you’ll need to take with a grain of salt as the host is a little rough around the edges. While he primarily covers art streams and other shenanigans like that, he did a three part video essay on writing that had quite a bit to teach. I personally found his cynical nature to be charming and funny, but if that isn’t your thing, maybe pass him by just this once.

All the links to the channels are located in their respective titles.

[petalya]

in therapy my therapist and i were talking about my own feelings of self worth in relationships. and she asked me to say qualities about myself that someone else would be attracted to, on a romantic and platonic level. so i named some things like compassionate, empathetic, etc. and she said “you named things that you can give someone. ways you can serve, rather than ways that you are” and y'all..my mind was blown that’s gonna stick with me forever like she then proceed to tell me actual innate qualities about myself that she liked and thought anyone else would like as well and i hadn’t even considered those because like she said i was focused on things i could do outwardly to attract and maintain connections rather than who i was as a person..goddamn!!! thats tea!!!

[petalya]

With this in mind, this also makes me think of the ways people describe us. When people say the reasons that they love/like you or describe you as a person, are they only naming ways that you serve them? Are they equating your worth with how much you do for them?

ex. “You’re such a good listener. You’re so generous, you’re so compassionate. You’re always there for me. You always hold me down. You’re reliable”

vs.

“You’re so funny! You’re very vibrant. You’re creative, passionate, and intelligent. You’re optimistic. You’re so talented at ____” , etc. I think that’s very telling.

[hauntified-deactivated20210730]

This FUCKED relationships up too because once this hit me, I realized people can just be in love with the way you make them feel instead of who you actually are. ALWAYS pay attention to the last little “vs” but there because it IS super telling

[captainlordauditor]

some iconic dialogue that sounds like its from the great canon of literature but are actually from memes

I will face God and walk backwards into Hell

“I’ll do whatever you want” “then perish”

I have been through hell and come out singing

feel free to add more!

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

There are no gods here

Do I look like the kind of man who dies

God’s dead and soon we will be too

I thought there were no heroes left in this world 

[helloitstrash]

• you kneel before my throne unaware that it was built on lies

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

Impudent of you to assume I will meet a mortal end

This is hell’s territory and I am beholden to no gods

Bury me shallow, I’ll be back

[hubriscomplex]

- take this gift, for the gods surely won’t

[unheavenlycreatures]

God wishes he were me

One day, you will be face to face with whatever saw fit to let you exist in the universe, and you will have to justify the space you’ve filled

[whatpunkin]

-  someday you will have to answer for your actions and god may not be so merciful

[timelocked]

[allsonargent]

Titus Andromedon + moodboard

[avrenfaie-moved-deactivated2022]

An Updated MLM Book List

My last list only had ~20 books on it, so I went through my Goodreads and Amazon lists to fill it out a bit more. Be sure to check for warnings on each book because I have not read them all. I marked the ones I’ve read that have questionable content so you can look into them more. 

Aisling, Book One: Guardian; Aisling, Book Two: Dream; Aisling, Book Three: Beloved Son by Carole Cummings

Ariah by B.R. Sanders

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

Ash and Echoes; Ice and Embers; Iron and Ether; Cairn and Covenant; Calling and Cull; Wine and Roses (I don’t know exactly where this one fits in or if it does) by August Li

At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill

The Beauty’s Brother by Leon Hart (read; ☆☆☆)

Black Magic; Come to Me (a short in the same universe) by Megan Derr

Blood for Magic by Aundrea Singer

Blood Tells by Rachel White

Brethren; Matelots; Treasure; Wolves by W.A. Hoffman

Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

Captured Shadows by Richard Rider

Carry On (my sister recommends this one) by Rainbow Rowell

The Cat in the Cradle; From Darkness to Darkness by Jay Bell

Champion of the Scarlet Wolf: Book One; Champion of the Scarlet Wolf: Book Two by Ginn Hale

The Charioteer by Mary Renault

Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice

The Desire for Dearborne by V.B. Kildaire

The Devil in the Dust; Tower of the King’s Daughter; A Dark Way to Glory (doesn’t say LGBT on Goodreads; unsure if it actually is); Feast of the King’s Shadow (doesn’t say LGBT on Goodreads; unsure if it actually is); Hand of the King’s Evil; The End of All Roads (doesn’t say LGBT on Goodreads; unsure if it actually is) by Chaz Brenchley

The Devil Lancer: A Novel of the Crimean War by Astrid Amara

Downtime by Tamara Allen

Dragon Slayer by Isabella Carter (read; ☆☆☆☆)

The Engineered Throne; The Painted Crown by Megan Derr

Eromenos by Melanie McDonald (underage)

The Errant Prince by Sarah L. Miller (read; ☆☆☆)

Evensong’s Heir by L.S. Baird

Family of Lies: Sebastian by Sam Argent

The Fire’s Stone by Tanya Huff

The Foxhole Court; The Raven King; The King’s Men by Nora Sakavic

Ghost; Weregild; Koan; Incendiary by Carole Cummings

Gives Light; Looks Over; St. Clair; Why the Star Stands Still; Lending Light; Overlooked by Rose Christo

Greenwode; Shirewode; Winterwode by J. Tullos Hennig

Highfell Grimoires by Langley Hyde

The High King’s Golden Tongue (read; ☆☆☆☆); The Pirate of Fathoms Deep by Megan Derr

Human Frailties, Human Strengths by Jaye McKenna

Kei’s Gift; Falling from the Tree; Staying Power; Home Ground by Ann Somerville

The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault

Lord Mouse by Mason Thomas

Lord of the White Hell: Book One (reading); Lord of the White Hell: Book Two by Ginn Hale

Luck in the Shadows (read; ☆☆☆☆☆); Stalking Darkness (read; ☆☆☆☆☆); Traitor’s Moon (read; ☆☆☆☆☆); Shadows Return (read; ☆☆☆☆; slavery, torture, sexual assault); The White Road (read;☆☆☆☆); Casket of Souls (read;☆☆☆☆); Shards Of Time (read;☆☆☆☆☆); Glimpses by Lynn Flewelling [My favorite series]

The Luxury of Vengeance by Isabella Carter

Made of Stars by Kelley York

Magic’s Pawn (read; ☆☆☆☆; VERY major character death); Magic’s Promise; Magic’s Price by Mercedes Lackey

The Magpie Lord; A Case of Possession; Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles

Maurice by E.M. Forster

Mélusine; The Virtu; The Mirador; Corambis by Sarah Monette

Mordred, Bastard Son by Douglas Clegg

The Necromancer’s Dance; The Necromancer’s Dilemma by S.J. Himes

On A Lee Shore by Elin Gregory

One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva

A Royal Affair; Aleksey’s Kingdom by John Wiltshire

Sacrati by Kate Sherwood

Sacred Fate; Hallowed Bond; By Chance Met; Heartstrings; Cross Purposes; In Fine Form; Shield Mate by Eresse

Scarlet and the White Wolf; Mariner’s Luck; The Land of Night; The King of Forever by Kirby Crow

The Soldier of Raetia; The Heirs of Fortune by Heather Domin

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (read; ☆☆☆☆☆)

The Sons of Thestian by M.E. Vaughan

Stasis; Flux; Equipoise (according to Goodreads profile, all royalties from this series are donated to Doctors Without Borders!) by Kim Fielding

The Steel Remains; The Cold Commands; The Dark Defiles by Richard K. Morgan

The Stone Prince; The Painter Knight; The Granite Shield; The Golden Sword by Fiona Patton

Swordspoint; The Privilege of the Sword; The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner

Tainted Blood; Tainted Soul by Sam C. Leonhard

Trick of the Light; Turncoat by Megan Derr

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

The Vintner’s Luck; The Angel’s Cut by Elizabeth Knox

Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale

Widdershins; Threshold; Stormhaven; Necropolis; Bloodline; Hoarfrost; Maelstrom; Fallow by Jordan L. Hawk

Wraeththu: The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit; Wraeththu: The Bewitchments of Love and Hate; Wraeththu: The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire by Storm Constantine

[albertothechihuahua]

this is the money dog, repost in the next 24 hours and money will come your way!!

[jaxblade]

ehh what the hell

[jaxblade]

OH MY GOD SO NO FUCKIN BULLSHIT I SWEAR To GOD. I reblogged this an hour ago and IM NOT Lying My Tax Refund which I did in late march popped into my Bank Account, and it was a Decent sized amount……

WHAT THE FUCK Is THIS MAGIC!??!?!?! Im trying this again IM NOT BSing hahahaha thats actually pretty cool xD

[jaxblade]

yooooo

yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

FUCKIN YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

no BULLSHIT I KID YOU NOT! Look what I found while walking Home…..

OH MY GOD

OH MY F*CKIN GOD

THIS POST FUCKIN WORKS?!?!?! THIS IS PAST A COINCIDENCE NO WAY!??! NO FRIGGIN WAY!!! 

Im Going to reblog this every day to test this, its MAGIC ITS FRIGGIN MAGIC 

[que-pasadena]

I need to believe in the heart of the post…

[perlexnoire-deactivated20150716]

Oh? Well… *reblag*

[zer0will2live]

i reblogged this and now my uncle is giving me 250 to dye my hair nani the fucko

[qslay]

I have nothing to lose

[stoicdaydreamer]

my palm was itchin today not riskin it

[astripperstory]

I always reblog the money posts cause I can’t afford not too lol

[brownsugarempress]

It works. I just got $300 for no reason.

[thecrybabbles-deactivated201605]

Money dog is my friend

[yeaimcoollikethat-deactivated20]

Money dog is the shit

[anttom2016-blog]

I believe in the money dog😀

[princedhunglow-deactivated20181]

I believe in the money 🐶

[cosmic-noir]

Bless me pls money pup 🙏🐕

[crip-jesus-deactivated20190301]

Just woke up 🙌🏿

[totheonedegree]

Pplease😭🙏🏽

[marvelismylife]

Doing this again because last time I reblogged this I got $50

[roses-likethis-blog]

can’t not reblog the money dog

[smoll-sparkle-blog]

Come on money dog👐👐

[xbitchiex-blog1]

I’m broke and I need money. I can’t afford my own death so…

[just-like-dew-drops]

I need this

[chocolatethunderlionsupreme]

$NibruDez maybe this’ll add extra luck ?

[yo-daddys-my-bitch]

May the 10 of Pentacles bless your account with more money than you can spend. 💵✨

[hermes-is-my-homeboy]

10 of Pentz came thruuu

[violaslayvis]

Omg this actually works!!! Thank you 10 of Pentacles!!!

[borkdork]

I could seriously use this money right now….

[ashashi-corner]

Please give me my refund of 400$ soon…

[hermes-is-my-homeboy]

I feel obligated to reblog this every time it shows up in my dash

[hermes-is-my-homeboy]

No bragging, just 100% floored and grateful. Work hard, maintain a positive attitude, and believe that anything can happen.

[mchashimi]

So I reblogged this exactly a week ago because I thought it was funny and uh lo and behold, a family friend wrote me a big ol’ check just to help me out of a tough financial spot AND my bank refunded me $32 for fees they’d originally taken out. SO UH YEAH. Reblogging this again in hopes that it brings equally good fortune to my followers.

[penprp]

Sure why not? Jobs bring in money and prosperity…

[leradny]

I NEED TO FIX MY CAR DOOR

[skamfairy]

Can you do and update list of all the slams remakes and where to watch them? 💜❤️💛

sure thing angel !! i hope you find this helpful <3 if there is anything wrong with any of the links lmk <3 

        ALREADY AIRED/CURRENTLY AIRING

Skam France - Season 1 completed with 9 eps- Season 2 completed with 13 eps- Season 3 coming soon- watch here

Druck (German remake)- Season 1 completed with 10 eps- watch here

Skam Italia- Season 1 completed with 11 eps- Season 2 coming soon- watch here and watch season 2 trailer here

Skam Austin- Season 1 completed with 8 eps- watch here or watch here

Skam Spain- Season 1 in progress with 1 ep- watch here

Skam Netherlands- Season 1 in progress with 1 ep- watch here

[whitmoreindustries]

The next Avengers movie is gonna start like

[rhdcarts]

“you’re a writer, right?” Me, staring at the one sentence ive managed to add in the last hour: In theory

[alethiaii]

I feel attacked right now.

[i-love-me-a-lotta-whump]

@wolfypuppypiles I feel called out… You?

[wolfypuppypiles]

Oh god yes

[tarynel]

What’s your fantasy?

[pleasestopandrew]

I wake up, my debt is all paid off, my bank account is full, my relationships with my family are healthy, and I’m able to travel anywhere in the world.

[sophiamariabaeks]

reblog for this ultimate fantasy life to come true

[klancelicious-moved-blog]

[paopufairy]

yeah i would’ve knocked him tf out too lmao

[akvela]

Yesssss!!!! Omg!

[babycakesbriauna]

@goodvibes-floatin

[alphasandassociates]

[thempress]

Can we talk about how ALL THE MEN sat there and let that woman be harassed while ever woman in earshot called his as out and finally one knocked him the fuck out.

[cortney-deactivated20161127]

YES SHE TTG I FUCKS WITH HER

[pussydeity-deactivated20151212]

i want her victory lines to be used in the next mortal kombat game

[frost-bitten-mage]

YES

[nice-wig-janis]

YESSSS I LOVE YOU GIRL

[loquaciouslyliterate]

Tbh I think my favourite character in LotR is that one ent whose hair catches on fire, so he dips it in the water when the dam breaks

Gets me every time