[...]

carmen. xxi. enfp. gemini | writeblr | studying translation & interpreting at uni | ✷ buy "to weep carnations" ✷ buy me a ko-fi ✷ support me

[carumens]

HELLO!

hello hello fam! i’m carmen! although many of you may know me, it’s been more than two years since i first started here on writeblr, and added to that, i’ve been on a couple pretty long hiatuses, so i’m sure most of my followers don’t even know who i am!here are some facts about me and my works:

i’m 22, she/her, and i’m from madrid, spain

i just finished my university major on translation and interpreting! i’m a huge language nerd!! i know spanish, english and german, i am currently studying arabic and japanese, and i plan on learning a couple more languages!

i am a published author! last year my first poetry book las palabras nunca dichas got published in spain. i also self-published a short chapbook, to weep carnations, but i will talk about that later!

my dream is to work as an interpreter and literary translator

WIPS AND FINISHED WORKS! [under the cut]

and now, the important stuff: what do i write? well, i’m one of those people who just changes obssessions from time to time, so i basically write in a lot of different genres. here are my current wip’s!

The Fire Shadow - sci-fi, cyberpunk, new adult

New Tokyo, year 135 A3W. At the end of the 21st century, after several revolts and biological disasters, World War III broke. Few countries had anything to do against the nuclear and biological power of the United States.  Foreseeably, the American giant won the war, and now rules over the whole planet. What used to be countries are now satellite provinces of the USA. Citizens are monitored and subversive acts are punished with death. Amidst all this authoritarian order, chaos is a spark of hope. And that is exactly what the Fire Shadow, a small organization in the underbelly of New Tokyo, pretends to spread.

You can read about it under the tag #wip: the fire shadow and on wattpad

Space Geometries: Project Supra - sci-fi, cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic, new adult

In 2088, the Confederation of Nations decided to launch an experiment under the name of ‘Project Supra’ to create a race of superhumans who, controlled remotely as in videogames, would be sent to space to find an settle in a new planet with living conditions similar to those in the Earth in another galaxy in a parallel world. The experiment, however, went awry, and the subjects were fickle and prone to go berserk, so they were jailed in a maximum security facility.

Ten years later, the six test subjects of the failed Project Supra manage to break out of the facility they’ve been jailed in for the past ten years of their lives, only to find that humanity has managed to settle in in a new planet , but the “wastes” (criminals, poor people and oucasts) have been left behind. Thus starts their journey to revenge, in which they will try to go after every individual involved in Project Supra, and later destroy the humanity that left them behind.

To achieve their goal, though, they need to get out of Earth first.

Read about it under the tag #wip: space geometries

The Renegade Blade - high fantasy, young adult

Makarahala is the only city in the region of Hiskalis that managed to survive the dragon invasion one hundred and fifty years ago. Now the walls surrounding the city stand tall and strong, and the city gates haven’t been opened ever since the reconstruction of Makarahala more than one century ago. For the safety of the city, nothing can come in, but that means it nothing can come out either. The Hunters, a group of exclusively trained dragon slayers, make sure of that. Rabyah Daivari is tired of living in fear, confined in an ashy and ghostly city, constantly wondering about what lies at the other side of the stone walls, and decides to find out for herself. The problem is, the only people who can go out of Makarahala are the Hunters, and not anyone can get in the Hunt.

Read about it under the tag #wip: the renegade blade and on wattpad

This are all of my current wip’s!! (although there are always ideas milling around my head khgkhgl) Now, here’s a list of my finished works, or those that are on the revision stage!

Sunflowers at Night - literary fiction, magical realism, coming of age, young adult

The village of Romello was a mingle of beggars and peasants and dethroned kings, and this, far from disgusting its inhabitants, provoked in them a sense of pride for their bizarre exoticism. It was a good place to live if you didn’t care what others thought about you, or if, on the contrary, you cared too much. There was no middle ground because everybody would know what you had for breakfast, how much money you earned, who you kissed and who you didn’t, if you cheated on an exam or stole something from a shop, who you liked, even if you didn’t quite know it yourself. Valba Barsel didn’t care what others thought, so for her, Romello was as good a place to live as any other.

This is the first novel I have ever finished!!! It’s on the revision stage, but you can read about it under #wip: sunflowers at night and on wattpad

To Weep Carnations - poetry, self-discovery, growth

A poetry collection about being human. It talks about pain, grief, love, happiness, growth and self-discovery. There is no resolution, no happy or sad ending: no ending at all. It’s an insight into what it means to be alive, with its highs and its lows.

You can read some poems under the tag #wip: to weep carnations and get the chapbook for just 5€ here!

Las palabras nunca dichas - poetry, imagery, rage, self-growth

For my spanish speaking fam!!! This is the book I got published last november, if you would like to read it and support me, here’s the link to buy it!

ARE YOU A WRITEBLR?

oooof that was long…. (we are egocentric creatures, writers…) so, now that i have finished talking about myself, tell me about YOU! with this i mean, i am looking for new writeblrs to follow, so if you are one reblog this post and shoot me an ask talking about your wips, and i will follow you!

[theoptia]

Simone de Beauvoir, from Diary of a Philosophy Student: Volume 1, 1926-1927; May 21st, 1927

Text ID: I have no other god but myself.

[carumens]

little life update

it's been so incredibly long since i last posted here. it's really been along time ever since i last wrote anything. my life the past year has been messy and bright, and i never had the time nor the motivation to sit down and write. i've finally signed up fr those japanese classes i've been dreaming with for years. adding that up to my on-going arabic classes, my master's in literary translation, my job as a private tutor and now, soon, my new full-time job, i'd say writing is the last of my concerns. i'm moving countries again, too. still, there's always that itch. always the need to pick up my laptop and start new stories, continue those i left stranded, write down poems. the itch is there, always there, but the time to scratch it is no. i don't know why i write this here because i don't think i will be able to make a come-back. i just wanted to update. writeblr was a really safe and happy place for me as a writer. i hope you are all doing well.

[florizels]

“What is the holiness of empire? It is to know collapse. Everything can collapse. Houses, bodies and enemies collapse when their rhythm becomes deranged.”

— Anne Carson, Excerpt of The Fall of Rome: A Traveller’s Guide from Glass, Irony and God

[holyisthenameofmyruthlessaxe]

Meditation On The Threshold: A Bilingual Anthology Of Poetry, ‘Monologue of a Foreign Woman’ by Rosario Castellanos

[ramonameisel]

The Bone Song is a poetic loveletter to a variety of memories from different people. With a touch of LGBTQ themed topics, all of these 18 poems are aching to be more than they are. The collection dives into themes such as love, loss and what leaves behind.

download the book for free | excerpts

[aescribe]

Aescribe Shop is now open!

What is Aescribe?

Short answer: Custom Designs tailored to your wishes. 

Did you ever want to have your own personal branding kit with logo, font and more to use for your professional career but can’t use any digital art programs to create it? Ever thought about having a personal collection of poetry pieces written and put in a book just for you or your special occasion? Want your own flash fiction or short story written just for you? Your own business card designs, personal branding designs for invoices, to-do lists and more? Need cover art for your upcoming book? Or your favourite quote printed in the exact font and colour you want?

Aescribe offers all of these, and more.

We at Aescribe thrive to create unique custom designs, tailored to your special wishes. Anything we offer will be customized to your special demands.

Professional Branding Designs

Have your own business but need some professional designs to accompany it?

We’re offering:

Branding Kits

Business Cards

Commercial Paper Designs (Bills, Coupons, Stationary, Letter paper, etc.)

and more

Book Publishing Designs

Or are you self-publishing and need a book cover design or a unique book layout design?

We’re offering:

Simple Book Cover Designs

Professional Book Cover Designs

Book Layout Designs (want a unique interior design for your book?)

and more

Custom Writing Commissions

Ever wanted to have your own unique dictionary poetry print of your name? Or a personal tailored poetry book, written for your best friend’s wedding? Flash fiction or short story of a topic of your choice?

We’re offering:

Custom Poetry Books

Custom Flash Fiction

Custom Short Stories

Custom Dictionary Poetry Prints

and more

Custom Prints and Art Commissions

Have a quote that you want in your peach-coloured room but no print in the exact shade to accompany it? Want a personal moodboard with 9 individual line artworks to show your personality? Or a line artwork of a picture of your choice to accompany your aesthetic taste?

We’re offering:

Quotes

Lineart (with and without Quotes)

Personal Moodboards

Dictionary Prints (also as Personal Dictionary Poetry!)

and more

Customizable Prints!

Any Hex Colour! (leave it to us or you can use this colour picker)

Any Font! (leave it to us or browse tons of unique fonts if you search for a special one)

Any Printing Size(from international papers like A4 to custom sizes in cm)

Prices

- Professional Branding Designs -

Professional Branding Kit

(Logo, Colour Palette, 3 Logo Variations or Sublogos, Font suggestions, Moodboard)

……………………………………………………………………………… 90 USD

Professional Business Card Design

……………………………………………………………………………… 40 USD

One Professional Stationary Design

(choose: business paper design, invoice, coupon, letter paper, notepad, to do lists etc.)

………………………………………………………………………………  15 USD

Professional Branding Kit + Professional Business Card Design

………………………………………………………………………………  120 USD

Professional Branding Kit + Professional Business Card Design + 3 Professional Stationary Designs

………………………………………………………………………………  150 USD

- Book Publishing Designs -

Simple Book Cover

(may include: lineart drawings, symbolism, a modified and adjusted stock photo)

………………………………………………………………………………  50 USD

Professional Detailed Book Cover

(may include: concept art, multiple modified and adjusted stock photos, symbolism)

………………………………………………………………………………  150 USD

Simple Book Layout (for 25 pages)

(may include: minimalism, symbolism, font designs, unique arrangements)

………………………………………………………………………………  50 USD any additional 10 pages + 20 USD

Professional Book Layout (for 25 pages)

(may include: editorial designs, magazine designs, concept art, chapter designs and more)

………………………………………………………………………………  100 USD any additional 10 pages + 50 USD

- Custom Writing Commissions -

Custom Poem (100-250 words)

………………………………………………………………………………  5 USD

Custom Poetry Collection with 5 poems (100-250 words per poem)

………………………………………………………………………………  25 USD any additional poem + 5 USD

Custom Poetry Collection with 5 poems (100-250 words per poem) + Simple Book Cover

………………………………………………………………………………  70 USD additional poem + 5 USD

Custom Flash Fiction (300 - 500 words)

………………………………………………………………………………  8 USD

Custom Short Story (1000 words)

………………………………………………………………………………  15 USD additional 1000 words +15 USD

- Prints -

Custom Quote Design

………………………………………………………………………………  5 USD

Custom Lineart of a picture of your choice

………………………………………………………………………………  5 USD

Custom Lineart of a picture of your choice + Custom Quote

………………………………………………………………………………  8 USD

Personal Moodboard with 9 lineart artworks + custom colour

………………………………………………………………………………  30 USD

Dictionary print with word of your choice (no custom definition)

………………………………………………………………………………  4 USD

Dictionary print with word or name of your choice + custom poetry definition

………………………………………………………………………………  8 USD

Name + definition + custom poetry definition

………………………………………………………………………………  6 USD

Have we aroused your curiosity and you want to work with us on your future project? Contact us via ask, PM or write an email to [email protected]

All products are digital products, no physical object will be shipped. But any file is in printable sizes so you can either print it yourself or let it print in a professional printing shop.

Examples can be found on the blog.

[meiselr]

Finally the day has come where I can show you all my digital design shop. If you ever considered supporting me, or wanted a personal written commission from me, please consider buying something from my aescribe shop. Aescribe is a design project that offers a lot of different products, all created and designed by me. It would mean the world if you could share this and if you would love to support me, please consider buying a custom project on aescribe. Thank you!

[carumens]

hi carmen!! 🎬 and 🫂 for the fire shadow ❤️

hello!! thanks for asking!!

🎬 Share the last line you’ve written.

Her movement seemed to have been limited to the action of blinking, and even that seemed to take an extreme toll on her body.

🫂 Share a line (or dialogue exchange) that shows the relationship between two characters.

“What are you doing?” asked Taiga, hovering over her.

Her face was pinched in concentration as she held an oversized white t-shirt with a crying anime girl printed on it.

“I’m deciding which of these will be part of my wardrobe in the future,” she said, nodding and setting the t-shirt on the pile of the left.

Taiga sputtered. “What do you mean part of your wardrobe? These are mine! I haven’t even put them on yet!”

“Sheesh, are you one of those hoarder types?” she said, not looking at him. “There’s a thing called sharing.”

“So, you say we’re not on a first name basis, but you want us to share clothes?” asked Taiga, dumbfounded.

“C’mon, Nakamura,” she said, pronouncing the syllables of his new surname slowly. “This is probably the only thing we have in common, I’ll let you take a look at my wardrobe later, I’m sure you’ll find some gems.”

“You’re, like, the size of a ten-year-old, there’s no way your clothes will fit me” said Taiga, ignoring the seething look she sent his way. “Plus, it’s just plain weird.”

"Well, then I guess I’ll be the only one benefiting from this arrangement,” answered Yuki, over her shoulder.

+ wip excerpts ask game  

[carumens]

I hope your day going well! 🤨✈️❤️ for the excerpt ask game!!

hello hello! thanks for the ask!! i hope your day is fantastic too!

🤨 Share a line that makes no sense out of context.

    A flash of horror twisted Taiga’s face. “Requests?”

✈️ Share a line where a character is traveling somewhere.

All throughout the drive back to the base, there had been a heavy feeling stifling the air inside the car.

❤️ Share one of your favorite lines.

There was a pensive frown on Yuki’s face, but she kept on looking at the ceiling and Taiga couldn’t seem to find his own voice, so he just sat there and stared at Yuki, as if the sole force of his eyes could make her turn and look back at him and explain.

+ wip excerpts ask game

[carumens]

👤 Share a line that shows a character’s personality.

hello hello!!! thanks a lot for asking!

👤 Share a line that shows a character’s personality.

Yuki was a very calm and patient person, Ryuu knew, until her pride was wounded, which was, he had to say, a pretty easy thing to do.

+ wip excerpts ask game

[oc-interrogation]

Ask Game: WIP Excerpts

Note: I used the word “line,” but feel free to share more than one sentence! You can also alter any prompts that don’t apply to your WIP.

🌹 Share your most poetic line.

❤️ Share one of your favorite lines.

🗣 Share your favorite dialogue exchange.

🏝 Share your favorite description of a setting.

☂️ Share your favorite description of an object.

🤝 Share a line that introduces a character.

😂 Share your funniest line (or dialogue exchange).

💔 Share your most heartbreaking line.

☀️ Share a line with figurative language.

✍️ Share a line you’ve edited, and what it used to be.

☺️ Share a happy line.

✏️ Share the first line of any chapter.

📖 Share the last line of any chapter.

📝 Share the first line of your project.

🎬 Share the last line you’ve written.

🤯 Share a surprising line, or one where a character realizes something.

🎲 Using a method of your choosing, share a randomly-selected line.

🤨 Share a line that makes no sense out of context.

👤 Share a line that shows a character’s personality.

🫂 Share a line (or dialogue exchange) that shows the relationship between two characters.

✈️ Share a line where a character is traveling somewhere.

🤔 Share a line where a character makes a decision.

[tsainami]

HUNDRED YEAR DAWN by @tsainami​ — a novella introduction.

GENRE: sci-fi fantasy > urban fantasy AUDIENCE: young adult/new adult CWs: amnesia, blood, body horror (minor), death (of a loved one & others), euthanasia, grief, needles. [will update as it goes] STATUS: drafting [chapters 2/10]

Seguir leyendo

[carumens]

the fire shadow || character graphics » taiga kobayashi nakamura

He pressed the palms of his hands against his stinging eyes until all he could see were bright spots of light behind his eyelids. The cord around his throat snapped. Taiga screamed. A fleeting thought occurred him that perhaps someone would come and make him stop, but no one came, and so Taiga screamed, and when after a long time his voice broke, his throat felt raw and there were tears on his eyes and his face was wet. Sleep came easier than he thought it would. That night, his dreams were an eternal black slate.

[carumens]

taglist (scream to be removed/added): @fruzsiwrites @slothwrter @emdrabbles @you-are-my-neverland @maskedlady @astroswords @acrimoneous @ahowlinwolf @starshots @endymions @dirtypawshistorie @aepreall @goldbonne @bleedingccity @austrohungarianwriteblr @adaparkwrites @eloandrianos @calmertimes @tsainami @semblanche @nikolae @donghyeuck @apollchiles

[carumens]

the fire shadow || character graphics » taiga kobayashi nakamura

He pressed the palms of his hands against his stinging eyes until all he could see were bright spots of light behind his eyelids. The cord around his throat snapped. Taiga screamed. A fleeting thought occurred him that perhaps someone would come and make him stop, but no one came, and so Taiga screamed, and when after a long time his voice broke, his throat felt raw and there were tears on his eyes and his face was wet. Sleep came easier than he thought it would. That night, his dreams were an eternal black slate.

[carumens]

For the Get-to-Know-the-Writer ask, I'll ask you the questions that correspond with the letters of my name. So L, I, Z, Y (I hope this will help cure some of your boredom)

thanks for the ask, and sorry for the late response, i’m a mess!!! I already answered L, Z and Y, you can find them here

I: What’s your writing spirit animal?

I honestly don’t know??? But if there is an animal out there you can describe as inconsistent... then that’s the one xd

+ get to know the writer

[carumens]

letter writer asks: any or all of xyz from @qelizhus!

X: What inspires you as a writer?

I’d say everything??? The world per se is a constant source of inspiration for me. Other people’s work too, of course. There’s no output without input for me!

Y: Are your characters based off of people you know? Yourself? Or no one at all?

I think all of my characters are inevitably inspired by people I know, even if only briefly. I wouldn’t say one character is excatly like one person, but rather a mix of attributes and characteristics from many different people in my life.

+ get to know the writer

[carumens]

E, F, and Z for the get to know writer ask game!

E: What other writers are you friends with?

Here on tumblr, mot of my writeblr friends left a while ago :( I still am friends with some amazing peeps here, though!

F: Do you prefer to write stand-alones or series?

I definitely prefer standalones, because plot is really one of my weak points, and it’s already hard for me to come up with a good consistent plot for one nvel, so imagine having to do that for a series...

Z: What made you decide to write your story?

I’m constantly getting unasked-for ideas for stories in my head, but most of them disappear into the void after a couple of days. Sometimes, though, there are some story ideas I just can’t shake, even after months. I guess that’s the tell.tale sign for me that I should write that story: when I just cannot shake it off.

+ get to know the writer