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alistair! they/them | author | bee

[bee-witched-writes]

writeblr intro!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

hello! my name is alistair!

they/them

this isn't a new account, i'm trying to be more active though

my dream is to become a full-time author

outside of writing i like creating art, reading, cosplaying, & consuming indie projects (welcome home is my fave!)

my non-writing blog is @rebelcracker-s!

MY FAVORITE THINGS TO WRITE:

diverse casts--queer, poc, and disabled rep :)

sapphic/wlnb mcs and love interests

speculative fiction grounded in reality, either fantasy or horror

themes drawing from my personal experiences with queerness, mental health, and self-acceptance

MY WIPS:

01. ZAARA & EMERY RAISE THE DEAD

genre: young adult contemporary fantasy

synopsis: college student zaara sinha's life changes for the worse when she discovers she's a budding necromancer. she recruits emery park, her not-so-willing classmates, to help her master her powers and prove raising the dead isn't all that evil.

status: revising

word count: ~100k

tag: #z&ertd

02. PROJECT.KQ

genre: young adult supernatural horror

synopsis: bailey bukhori is roped into her school's clique of "mean girls" when they witness the death of a classmate at the hands of a mysterious shapeshifter.

status: first draft finished

word count: ~120k

tag: #project.kq

SEARCHING FOR:

i would love to make new writer friends! feel free to reach out :)

please interact! reblogs, new mutuals, etc. would all be greatly appreciated!

[singswan-springswan]

I love the idea of a timeloop but the whole story is told from the pov of the person not stuck in it. suddenly this random person they've never met before comes up to them and demands the craziest thing, seems to know them more intimately than anyone, appears to not have slept in months, and has the most peculiarly haunted look about them like they've faced death a hundred times over. bros go on an adventure. how does our protagonist respond to every sentence finished for them? to every wistful look their new companion casts their way? What about the mindless efficiency with which they avoid hidden dangers? Imagine the quiet atmosphere when the looper makes the protagonist's coffee exactly the way they like, without needing to be asked, and the protagonist finally gets it--"we've been here before, haven't we?" how often do they cry?

there's also huge comedic potential. oh? random guy you've never met runs up and kisses you on the mouth? the two of you embark on the weirdest conceivable journey to complete a litany of unthinkable tasks? you make it home in time for dinner and they somehow know your grandmother's secret meatloaf recipe by heart? you wake up the next morning to find the stranger (are they really a stranger anymore?) making you waffles in your kitchen?? the coffee is exactly how you like it????

[aberfaeth]

hi everyone it looks like its time for me to plug one of my favorite short stories of all time, now wait for this week by alice sola kim

[bee-witched-writes]

"seven sentence sunday" tag game!

thank you @bi-focal12 for the tag!

rule: share seven sentences from your wip!

more project.kq since ive been working on that :3

The assembly ends with a bang—well, however much of a bang a scrawny freshman dropping a cymbal can make. Said freshman has one moment to stare at the crowd, eyes wide in terror, before a mob of moshing high schoolers close in on him. It’s an animal ritual that’s become RBHS tradition—students swallowing the drum line during their last song, all flashes of teeth and animal roars as their celebration becomes a slaughter. I rush for the exit before they can rip me apart too. Even when I’ve left the gym, my ears still sting from the cacophony I left behind. I tug my hood over my head; it does little to shield me from the Sun’s ruthless glare. October blanketed the sky with clouds when it arrived, but in Southern California, the Sun will shine long after I’m gone.

tagging @ryns-ramblings @milomylow and anyone else who wants to join!

[stained-glass-sunsets]

thank you for the tag!!! also eat i love your writing :)

here’s mine!

The list started out simple. Her first reason was just that her fan was too loud. The second, her father hadn’t opened the door when she was crying. The third was inspired by the family dinner that made the night so shitty in the first place. She fell asleep around number twelve, and forgot about it in the morning.

It kept coming back to her every time her parents acted like they couldn’t care less about their own daughter. When Donna forgot about her at school and didn’t apologize, when she cooked something Minerva was allergic to at dinner, or when her father didn’t show up to the design fair (the one school event she’d ever given a shit about), it was just another tally to the list. Once she got the count to the early thirties, non-family related things started to pile on as well—schoolwork, teachers, problems with friends—the list grew to fifty, where it is now.

I’ll just tag @bored-roses-electric again i need more book writer friends

[bee-witched-writes]

"seven sentence sunday" tag game!

thank you @bi-focal12 for the tag!

rule: share seven sentences from your wip!

more project.kq since ive been working on that :3

The assembly ends with a bang—well, however much of a bang a scrawny freshman dropping a cymbal can make. Said freshman has one moment to stare at the crowd, eyes wide in terror, before a mob of moshing high schoolers close in on him. It’s an animal ritual that’s become RBHS tradition—students swallowing the drum line during their last song, all flashes of teeth and animal roars as their celebration becomes a slaughter. I rush for the exit before they can rip me apart too. Even when I’ve left the gym, my ears still sting from the cacophony I left behind. I tug my hood over my head; it does little to shield me from the Sun’s ruthless glare. October blanketed the sky with clouds when it arrived, but in Southern California, the Sun will shine long after I’m gone.

tagging @ryns-ramblings @milomylow and anyone else who wants to join!

[bee-witched-writes]

"proud of" tag game!

thank you @bi-focal12 for the tag!

rule: share a line or paragraph you're proud of!

i've started the first round of revisions on project.kq, so i decided i'd post the first paragraph of that since i'm really proud of it :)

When I was seven, I decided how the girls of Ruby Beach died—and how I would die when I joined them. We would drive down the Pacific Coast Highway, windows down, until we’d drip out as easily as a raindrop off glass. We’d grasp at the cliffside, palms rubbing raw against the rock. Bit by bit we’d be scoured away: skin first, then flesh, then bone, until nothing remained. Salt water would wash away any trace of us. We’d be names in the papers, faces on a billboard, one among many—never our own person. Nothing when we were here and everything when we are gone.

tagging @ryns-ramblings @milomylow and anyone else who wants to join!

[stained-glass-sunsets]

yayay!! thank you for the tag! also i'm reblogging bc i want more people to see your awesome writing.

here's mine! it's from maplewood!

A canine-looking creature, made out of what looks like shadows and sludge, takes cautious steps towards Minerva. It bares shining, white teeth, and its eyes glint silver in the moonlight. It moves silently, like a predator hunting down prey. Alec lets out a whimper, grabbing onto Minerva’s arm even tighter. She barely registers it. It narrows its eyes on Alec. He is the prey. It opens its jaws wide, showing off three rows of those white teeth—and it starts to scream. The scream isn’t human, but it isn’t animal either. It sounds like a chorus of high, off-pitch flutes and violins, and it pierces Minerva’s ears even more than the hum did. Something inside of her knows that this is the thing’s hunting call.

very not forced tags @bored-roses-electric @thetheatergremlin

[bored-roses-electric]

sure, why not!! ^^ tyvm for tagging me! this is an excerpt from the third chapter of my book! "

“A duel?”

“Yeah! It’s a common way for people in Hollow culture to settle disputes.”

“You guys settle disputes by… beating the snot out of each other with magic?”

“Yeah!” She and Darcy chirped at the same time.

“There’s also a club for it, but that’s a lot later in the day.” Darcy checked his nails over–they were painted a glossy black. “Think of it like starting a street fight. It’s not super classy, so people who do it are either pretty young or on the special juice, if you catch my drift.”

“A club? Like a school club, or like a fight club?”

“A school fight club.” In the background, Dylan nodded sagely.

I know it was probably normal, all of this magic and violence, but I felt like I was going slowly insane. Answering one question only gave me five more, and all of this info–new places, new people, freaking new magic–I felt myself loosen from my body a bit, swaying slightly side to side. "

[bee-witched-writes]

"proud of" tag game!

thank you @bi-focal12 for the tag!

rule: share a line or paragraph you're proud of!

i've started the first round of revisions on project.kq, so i decided i'd post the first paragraph of that since i'm really proud of it :)

When I was seven, I decided how the girls of Ruby Beach died—and how I would die when I joined them. We would drive down the Pacific Coast Highway, windows down, until we’d drip out as easily as a raindrop off glass. We’d grasp at the cliffside, palms rubbing raw against the rock. Bit by bit we’d be scoured away: skin first, then flesh, then bone, until nothing remained. Salt water would wash away any trace of us. We’d be names in the papers, faces on a billboard, one among many—never our own person. Nothing when we were here and everything when we are gone.

tagging @ryns-ramblings @milomylow and anyone else who wants to join!

[stained-glass-sunsets]

yayay!! thank you for the tag! also i'm reblogging bc i want more people to see your awesome writing.

here's mine! it's from maplewood!

A canine-looking creature, made out of what looks like shadows and sludge, takes cautious steps towards Minerva. It bares shining, white teeth, and its eyes glint silver in the moonlight. It moves silently, like a predator hunting down prey. Alec lets out a whimper, grabbing onto Minerva’s arm even tighter. She barely registers it. It narrows its eyes on Alec. He is the prey. It opens its jaws wide, showing off three rows of those white teeth—and it starts to scream. The scream isn’t human, but it isn’t animal either. It sounds like a chorus of high, off-pitch flutes and violins, and it pierces Minerva’s ears even more than the hum did. Something inside of her knows that this is the thing’s hunting call.

very not forced tags @bored-roses-electric @thetheatergremlin

[bee-witched-writes]

"proud of" tag game!

thank you @bi-focal12 for the tag!

rule: share a line or paragraph you're proud of!

i've started the first round of revisions on project.kq, so i decided i'd post the first paragraph of that since i'm really proud of it :)

When I was seven, I decided how the girls of Ruby Beach died—and how I would die when I joined them. We would drive down the Pacific Coast Highway, windows down, until we’d drip out as easily as a raindrop off glass. We’d grasp at the cliffside, palms rubbing raw against the rock. Bit by bit we’d be scoured away: skin first, then flesh, then bone, until nothing remained. Salt water would wash away any trace of us. We’d be names in the papers, faces on a billboard, one among many—never our own person. Nothing when we were here and everything when we are gone.

tagging @ryns-ramblings @milomylow and anyone else who wants to join!

[grim-memes]

Fantasy Character Development

🎇 = Does your character possess magic? How do they feel about it even if they don’t have it?

🗣️ = How does your character feel about Non-Human intelligent races? If they are one how are they treated?

⚔️ = What weapon does your character wield? Why did they choose it? If your character doesn’t fight, why?

👑 = If your character is part of the aristocracy how do they feel about their responsibility? If not how do they feel about their local governing body.

🤕 = Has your character obtained any unique or important injuries/scars, what are they and what are they from?

💼 = What does your character consider to be their ‘occupation’ how do they define it? Is it lucrative?

💧 = Has the type of world your character lives in claimed anyone they loved? How do they cope with it?

🏰 = Does your character feel any connection with the land/country they were born in, what sort of connection?

🔮 = Does your character buy into destinies, fate, or prophecies? Why or why not?

😡 = Is there something commonplace in their kingdom or world that your character absolutely despises?

🥊 = Has your character experienced war or conflict, directly or indirectly how did it effect them?

😱 = What does your character fear most in their world?

🐉 = Of the fantastical elements in their world what does your character actually find strange, or hard to believe?

😈 = Does your character believe in hard, definable good and evils?

💗 = Any unique traditions where your character is from that wouldn’t work or apply in the real world?

[bee-witched-writes]

hello! i'm currently searching for a beta reader for my young adult novel, zaara & emery raise the dead! i'm willing to beta read your work in exchange for a beta reading of mine! if you're even slightly interested, please dm me! (unless you're a bot. then fuck off.)

summary of zaara & emery raise the dead: college student zaara sinha's life changes for the worse when she discovers she's a budding necromancer. she recruits emery park, her not-so-willing classmates, to help her master her powers and prove raising the dead isn't all that evil.

[bee-witched-writes]

ABOUT -> project.kq

title: project.kq (working title)

status: first draft finished (wc: 120k)

genre: young adult supernatural horror

synopsis:

Ruby Beach was once a small, insignificant town--then a young woman disappeared on her prom night. Twenty-five years and twelve disappearances later, these disappearances remain unsolved. Bailey Bukhori can only imagine the day she gets to disappear like the missing girls of Ruby Beach. Her life isn't worth living: her relationship with her mother is straining, she has one best friend, and she already knows she won't make any other connections. That all changes when she meets a handsome new kid at school, bonds with him at a party—and watches him die at the hands of a flesh-eating shapeshifter. Bailey isn't the only one who knows the violent truth. Three of her school's most popular, beautiful, and brutal girls keep the secret with her. The media has dubbed them the Killer Queens, and the only way to be rid of their newfound infamy is to convince the world the impossible is real. Something twisted and dangerous lurks under the halls and the streets, and only the Killer Queens know what's coming. They're the only ones who can stop the coming horrors—or make them happen.

characters:

bailey bukhori (she/any, 17): quiet and socially inept, bailey's life has been greatly shaped by her struggles with her mental health. she has one friend and doubts that she'll ever score another.

electra amos (she/her): ruby beach high school's queen bee. she rules with an iron fist, and she refuses to let anything harm her or her "girls", no matter the cost.

yaeko ibayashi (she/her): the second member of rbhs' clique. her reputation is defined by her her parents' wealth, her massive social media following, and her inability to keep a boyfriend.

dia linhares (they/any): the final member of rbhs' clique. the stereotypical "party girl"; she loves having fun nearly as much as she loves her boyfriend, cole, and her best friend, yaeko.

jaime mendoza (they/them): bailey's best friend. they're as socially inept as bailey is, though they care significantly less, as their friendship with bailey is all that matters to them.

samsa (it/its): [REDACTED]

setting:

RUBY BEACH. a small town just north of san diego, california, lying on the state's coast. twenty-five years ago, the town was dragged out of infamy when a member of rbhs' prom court went missing on prom night. over the next fifteen years, twelve girls disappeared—then the disappearances mysteriously stopped. even though it's over, the town is still haunted by this unsolved mystery.

content warnings: suicidal ideation, murder, gore, body horror

links:

pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/alistairsgender/wip-projectkq/

main playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ICWQaoiwLhwA0nqv1VcnL?si=f4109ae79a01424e

[rebelcracker-s]

behold....i have finally made art for oc kiss week.....

happy valentines day! you are now forced to look at my babies zaara and emery. one of the prompts for oc kiss week was "first" so i wanted to draw their first kiss. boom.

[bee-witched-writes]

ABOUT -> z&ertd

title: Zaara & Emery Raise the Dead

status: revising (wc: 100k), seeking beta readers (dm for more info!)

genre: young adult contemporary fantasy

synopsis:

Zaara Sinha and Emery Park have little in common. Zaara is a witchcraft major, though her concerns are less focused on her academics and more on her tumultuous relationships with her best friends. Emery is a biomedical sciences major who's determined to graduate as valedictorian and continue succeeding into med school—they haven't worked this hard to settle for less. When Zaara and Emery's paths cross for the first time, they butt heads. But the two keep running into each other again and again—until Emery picks Zaara up after the witch accidentally resurrected a skeleton. As it turns out, Zaara is a necromancer, though necromancy is looked down on within the witchcraft community. Zaara is determined to master her powers and prove that she's not as terrifying as her new power makes her out to be. She's also determined to recruit Emery's help, even though Emery is resistant to involving anything involving witchcraft. But the more the pair search for answers about Zaara's magic, the more they learn about themselves—and the more they begin to question the paths they were set on. Zaara and Emery's futures are unclear, but one thing is certain: no grave will be left unturned.

characters:

zaara sinha (she/her): a witch who adores magic, even though she's never been able to find her specialty. she hopes to join lau's biggest coven, cauldronfire, so she finally feels like she fits somewhere.

emery park (she/they): a biomedical sciences major who's a bit of a workaholic. when they're not studying or working at andromeda family farms, they love cooking a lot more than they would admit.

astrid elwyn (she/her): an academic advisor at lau. she takes a special interest in zaara after the girl's new powers surface—since zaara might be able to help her resolve something astrid lost thirty years ago.

the hex coven: aka eta epsilon chi; lau's smallest coven/fraternity. consists of four witches: rhiannon, lucia, indigo, and fatima, all with their own differing views of zaara and her magic.

setting:

lake andromeda—a college town tucked within the forests and hills of southern california. most of the city's population comes from the students who arrive to lau and visiting tourists. lake andromeda university boasts a diverse array of students, especially a large community of witches and fraternity covens.

content warnings: suicidal ideation

links:

pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rebelcrackerrr/wip-zaara-emery-raise-the-dead/

main playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0TmTFf7sv3J5dZVZ3IJtAp?si=5a385a3157854ec7

[writeblrsummerfest]

Introductions!

Take the time to tell us about who you are and what your wip is. Say hello to the community! Reblogs and comments are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

[bee-witched-writes]

hiii everyone!

my name is alistair, i'm an author and a english major at college. writing is my primary interest, but i'm also into reading, art, and cosplay.

i have two young adult wips, let me tell you about them:

zaara & emery raise the dead is a contemporary fantasy novel about two college sophomores who team up after one of them discovers her necromancy powers. beyond that, the novel is a reflection of my experiences with depression and burnout, and how the community we keep during out struggles influences us. i'm currently revising this book and will be looking for beta readers if anyone is interested!

project.kq is a supernatural horror novel about a high school senior who witnesses the murder of her classmate at the hands of a mysterious shapeshifter, and now has to fight to save herself and everyone she loves. this novel touches on the experience of being an afab teenager, and how that intersects with mental health.

i'll be posting introductions to these wips, their main cast, and whatever else i think of pretty soon! :)

[aritany]

it’s been AGES since i’ve done one of these so: writeblr! what are we working on?

reblog this with your elevator pitch (and aesthetics/moodboards if you feel like it), link your WIP intros or relevant excerpts you’d like boosted, and i’ll do my damnedest to reblog everybody who responds in the next few days.

(P.S. bonus points if you tell me your favourite thing about it)

[bee-witched-writes]

hi hello i am never active on this account but im doing it anyway :3

i'm in the middle of revising my current wip zaara and emery raise the dead, a ya queer contemporary fantasy. zaara, a college sophomore and witch who discovers she's a necromancer and immediately ropes her reluctant, workaholic classmate emery into helping her figure out her powers even though necromancy is forbidden. chaos ensues. my favorite thing about this wip is how cathartic it's ended up being to reflect on my experiences with academic burnout through this novel. also writing zaara and emery's dynamic has been so fun <3

i don't have any moodboards really but i do have this playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0TmTFf7sv3J5dZVZ3IJtAp thank you for your time :D

[reininginthefirewriting]

One of my main goals this year has been keeping up with hobbies, both old and new. I’ve decided one of them is going to becoming more active in writeblr again. It’s going to be a slow return while I ease back into the swing of things and balance this with work, but an eventual return nonetheless.

And on that note, I imagine it’s time to follow some more writeblrs. I’m a big fan of:

Found family

Romance (ESPECIALLY enemies to lovers and best friends to lovers those could keep me fed for days)

Complicated relationships (platonic, familial, etc)

LGBT and disability rep

Spooks

Fantasy

I’m not too picky, but if any of these are your jam, please reblog this (and feel free to tell me about your WIP!) and I’ll check your blog out!

[bee-witched-writes]

hello there!

my main wip, zaara & emery raise the dead, is a fun urban fantasy novel about a college sophomore who finds out she's a necromancer and ropes her reluctant classmate into her attempts to master her newfound magic. there's tons of queer + poc rep!

thanks for checking out my blog :)

[transman-badass]

Okay let's see what this brings:

Hi, I'm Coffee, and I'm looking to follow more writers of original m/m and trans man fiction. I write horror and mysteries and would love to find more people who write the same! But honestly I'm not picky at this point lol

If you're into any of the following, or if I'm lucky, write any of the following...

gay trans men

horror, especially gothic or cosmic/lovecraftian

dangerous and powerful love interests

unique settings

enemies to lovers

legal age gaps

monsters - evil vampires, for example, but anything goes

darker plots

fantasy, mystery, horror, even scifi genres

diverse, unique casts

first person, noir inspired narrators

... Maybe give this blog a follow? I will follow you back from my main

EDIT: I can't believe I have to say this but if your main pairing is sapphic, and you don't have a single mention of trans men anywhere on your blog's intro post OR a direct statement of 'I have a trans man in this particular story!' in your tags or reply, I'm not following you. Please reblog this for visibility if you don't meet the criteria though.

Because I know I'm not the only person in the whole of writeblr writing my own original fiction with with trans men protagonists. I can't be. Tumblr is too damn big for that to be the case, even in its current state. Please help me find other people like me.