Creatively Charlie

Charlie. 26. Aquarius. INFJ. Based in Greece. Writer of many things.

[creatively-charlie]

Welcome to my corner of Tumblr!

I've decided to make a little introduction post since I've dusted this blog off again and I'm so glad to be back.

So hello!

My name is Charlie, short for Charlotte, and I am a 26 year old Belgian writer who is currently based in Greece. I'm a former fanfic writer who is currently working on multiple original stories. From fantasy, to mafia romance, I love reading and writing it!

Outside of doing writing related stuff, I also create World of Warcraft content on YouTube and TikTok. So if you’re into that, check it out! On this blog, I share snippets of my work and I'd love to actually write some fanfic again although I have some thoughts about that that I need to get off my chest first lol. This is really my home page where I'd love to build a small community around my stories, characters, and the art of writing. So if you ever have any questions or need some advice, my inbox is always open!

Oh! And I also have a writing TikTok account I which you can find here! I'm currently working on these novels: (will be updated regularly)

🌙 The Last Descendant - Dark fantasy romance - currently writing 2nd draft

Book introduction post

Read on Inkitt

Meet the characters: - Morgan - Sam

🔥 Crimson Whispers - Mafia romance - currently writing 1st draft

Book introduction post

Read on Inkitt

🩸Love, Eternal - Dark paranormal romance - currently writing 1st draft

Book introduction post

Read on Inkitt

If you like what I do and create, it would mean the world to me if you checked out my Ko-fi. You can commission me to write for you, or even create a book cover if you write your own stories!

... okay thank you byee! 🌸

[creatively-charlie]

A wave of music crashed over her, followed by the sound of the glass doors closing again.  Morgan squeezed her eyes shut, praying that her gut feeling was wrong. ‘I feel we haven’t had the chance to properly meet.’ Never doubt your gut.

My favorite lines from my writing session for The Last Descendant today. Won't spoil who this mystery person is tho *hehehe*

[i-will-write]

The feeling when you type a single sentence for the first time in months

[saltwaffle]

full offense but none of you would have ever survived fanfiction.net in 2009

[jetru]

remember when writers had to be all like: “omg omg lemon starts HERE” y’all are lucky that ao3 has tags and filters you can set

[domicileensnared]

Sometimes shit was marked “lemon” and it’d just be them making out, and sometimes they’d just start pissing on each other

No rules, no laws, you took your life into your hands opening fics

[frostyemma]

A/N: this contains SLASH, that means TWO MEN, if that makes you uncomfy, DON’T READ!

A/N: please don’t sue me, o anime overlords, I’m not making any money off of this! I’m just a broke student! I don’t have any money!

A/N: I totally wrote this while high off 10 Red Bulls wheeeeeee!!!!!

A/N: COMMENT if you want me to continue the next chappy!!!

[raimagnolia]

No, no, no

remember when there’d be interactions with the author and the characters?

InuYasha: I don’t get why I have to be here for this

A/N: Because it was in your contract!!1!1 *revs chainsaw*

[janekfan]

god those were lawless times. 

[the-apocryphal-one]

[writerswritecompany]

[lmwrenwrites]

Writing isn’t my hobby, actually, I am cosmically cursed. I am going insane in my room.

[creatively-charlie]

Chapter 3 of The Last Descendant is officially up on Inkitt!

Here’s a little sneak peak, spoiler free, below!

Morgan stood at the top of the palace stairs, the sun blaring down on everybody who had gathered to welcome the Damian ambassador. The sunlight stung her eyes as she tried to focus, blinking rapidly in an attempt to stop herself from tearing up.


She was glad she didn’t have to wear a helmet as part of her formal uniform. Instead, she had braided her hair and let it hang over her shoulder. Most of the fabric she wore was cotton, so any little breeze that offered relief from the heat went right through it. She didn’t know if she’d survive standing outside at noon otherwise. I had gotten peculiarly hot that day for the time of year.


Stretching her neck from side to side, she glanced down towards the foot of the stone stairs.
Elias waited patiently, dressed in rich, dark colors. How he wasn’t burning up in the sun was a mystery to Morgan. Perhaps he really was cold blooded, she thought -ignoring the rock in her stomach.


Along the side of the stairs she had made sure guards were stationed all the way up to where she stood. Their briefing had been short but clear: eyes everywhere, nobody gets close to the ambassador.


Crowds had gathered outside the palace gates as the nobility arrived in the courtyard. Their curious eyes trying to catch a glimpse of what would happen inside the gates. Loud murmurs echoed the anticipation and fueled the anxiety seeping out of Thraxia’s walls.

Want to continue reading? Head on over to Inkitt and add The Last Descendant to your reading list. That way you’ll be the first to know when a new chapter comes out!

Do you like what I do and want to support me? Check out my Ko-fi to tip or commission me!

[creatively-charlie]

Meet the Characters | The Last Descendant

🌙 Name: Sam Yval

💬 One-line description: Family. Duty. Honor.

📖 Introduction: Sam is one of Thraxia's lieutenants, much to his parent's dismay. They are wealthy nobles, who always envisioned their son at the royal court and involved in politics. The day he announced he had joined the Academy, they all but disinherited him.

When he met Morgan, he knew that getting involved carried risks. But she saw him for who he was and didn't force a role onto him as his parents did. And so Sam gave in. But as he grows older, he wants to make sure that his family's name does not get forgotten.

📁 Quick Facts: - He is 6,5 years older than Morgan - Sam has olive green eyes - Incredible dancer

🌸 Charlie's note: Sam is one of those characters that I am so excited to write! The ideas I have for his arc and his journey throughout the story - I won't spoil anything but I can't wait! He will go through such an emotional journey, I know you won't be able to do anything but love him.

💌 Question: How far are you willing to go to protect those you love?

Read The Last Descendant HERE!

[brainstreams]

[creatively-charlie]

Meet the Characters | The Last Descendant

🌙 Name: Morgan Ardenweldt

💬 One-line description: How do you choose between who you want to be, and who you are destined to be?

📖 Introduction: Morgan is Captain of the royal Thraxian Guard, meaning she is personally responsible for the protection of the city and it's royal family. As such, she strives to live just and right.

Despite that, Morgan has her secrets. Ones she has kept even from those closest to her. And as her job takes a turn for the worst, she’ll have to decide who she can truly trust.

📁 Quick Facts: - Tea lover - Has a particular interest in history - Has been together with Sam for nearly a decade. They met during Morgan's time at the Academy.

🌸 Charlie's note:

Morgan is that one character that has been in my head for more than a decade. She’s grown up with me I guess you could say. Naturally, we’ve both changed and matured over the time. But I will always have a special connection to her, even when her story is done.

💌 Question:

Do you think you can change the role destiny has laid out for you?

[luna-azzurra]

Something neuroscience-y that helps with prose: attention is selective. A character will not notice everything in a room. They will notice what matters to their goal, fear, desire, training, wound, or obsession. A jealous character notices hands. a hungry character notices food. A soldier notices exits. A lonely character notices pairs. Description becomes character when attention has a bias.

[heywriters]

Rescued Writing Links!

When cleaning out the HEY, Writers! Pinterest I moved some links here. The internet has changed a LOT since I started collecting these, so some links may include outdated info. All were still active when I made this, but it's been in my drafts for a hot minute.

Protip! In Firefox, check to toggle reader view when reading these (mobile: the page icon in the url bar; desktop: same icon or hit F9). This removes popups, ads, screen clutter, and often has an audio option.

Survivors of Internet Decay Award!

These active sites featured most often in my collections so they get the top of the list.

Helping Writers Become Authors

Mythcreants

Bryn Donovan

Getting Started (Ideas & Intros)

How to Start Writing a Book: Learn One Writer’s Process | Marian Schembari

How to Start a Story: 30 Opening Scene Examples | Bryn Donovan

Don’t Panic! What to Do When You Have Too Many Story Ideas | Faye Kirwin

How to Write a Killer First Chapter | Rae Elliot

How To Write A Captivating Opening Sentence

Outlining

How to Create a Flexible Outline for Your Novel | Faye Kirwin

Protagonists

How to Write Believable Characters | Bridget McNulty

4 Ways to Write a Likable Protag at the Start of the Character Arc | KM Weiland

5 Tips for Writing a Likable "Righteous" Character | KM Weiland

I Hate Your Protagonist! Want to Know Why? | KM Weiland

The Secret to Writing Dynamic Characters: It's Always Their Fault | KM Weiland

A Protagonist’s Moment of Realisation

Antagonists

Blurring the Lines: What Are Anti-Heroes and Anti-Villains?

Antagonists: Inner & Outer Demons | Kristen Lamb

How to Write Multiple Antagonists | KM Weiland

Character Building

The Epic Guide to Character Creation, Part 1 | Kylie Day

Pick Up A Bad Habit | Maggie Maxwell

How To Write Characters from the Opposite Gender | Rachel Poli

Top 4 Tips for Using Backstory in Your Novel | Diana Anderson-Tyler

Depicting Background Characters | Chris Winkle

Scene Building

The 5 Elements Of A Good Scene | Amanda Patterson

A New Way to Think About Scene Structure | KM Weiland

2 Ways to Make the Most of Your Story’s Climactic Setting | KM Weiland

8 Things Writers Forget When Writing Fight Scenes | Lisa Voisin

Descriptions

Master List of Facial Expressions | Bryn Donovan

Master List of Words to Describe Voices | Bryn Donovan

Master List of Physical Description for Writers | Bryn Donovan

Writer’s Guide to Serious Injuries and Calamities | Bryn Donovan

How to Ground Your Reader (in the setting) | Rachel Craft

The Forgotten Fifth Sense | Writer's Relief

Never Name an Emotion in Your Story | KM Weiland

Show, Don't Tell: How to Write the Stages of Grief | Ruthanne Reid

100 Words for Facial Expressions

Dialogue

How To Write Good Dialogue: Ten Tips | Irving Weinman

Seven Dialogue Don’ts | Jason Bougger

10 Keys to Writing Dialogue in Fiction | Katherine Cowley

Points-Of-View (POV)

What Every Writer Ought to Know About the Omniscient POV | KM Weiland

Motivation & Support

What New Writers Need To Know About Fear | Bryan Collins

How to Discover Your Writing Process with Gabriela Pereira | Kirsten Oliphant

Editing & Revising

18 Overused Words to Replace When Writing | Oxford Tutoring

An Easy Way to Immediately Improve Your Character’s Action Beats | KM Weiland

Want More Depth to Your Writing? | Sacha Black

How Much is Too Much Backstory? | Ellen Brock

Why Your Writing Sounds Weird (And What You Can Do About It) | Joe Brock

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers | Jenny Bravo

Favorite Revision and Editing Tricks

Short Stories & Flashfic

How to Write a Story a Week: A Day-by-Day Guide | Emily Wenstrom

How Flash Fiction / Microfiction Can Help With Your Writing | Rhianne Williams

Worksheets & Downloads

Writing Worksheet Archive

If anyone out there loves making lists and wants to transport this to another site, you have every right to do so! Just let me know in a reblog so I can share it here again :)

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[writingdose]

being a writer is fun

[creatively-charlie]

The Last Descendant - An Introduction

As I mentioned, I wanted to take the time to properly introduce my current projects with you. First on the list, my baby: The Last Descendant.

Genre: (dark) Fantasy Romance

POV: 3rd person

Current Status: 2nd Draft

Link: Read it here as it comes out!

Summary:

Morgan is happy with the life she has made for herself. Captain of the Royal Guard, in a loving relationship with a Lieutenant named Sam, protecting the city of Thraxia. It’s everything she’s always worked to achieve.

But the Old King is dead, and his son Elias is all too eager to sit on the throne. After rumors start spreading that the old King’s death was not natural, Elias is set on getting revenge. And anybody who utters even a word of support for the death of his father becomes a target.

Morgan is pulled into a quest for revenge, but Elias is not the only one who has plans for her. There is an old god looking for redemption only she can give. Because no matter how hard she has tried to hide it, her heritage will catch up with her.

[writingdose]

[lorelightcreative]

I have two kinds of writing days:

I sit down to write and stare at a blank screen for two hours, questioning my life choices,

Or I open the document and an entire character I've never met--complete with quirks, culture, backstory, etc.--waltzes into the scene out of nowhere without asking.

There are no other kinds of days. These are the rules. Apparently.

[creatively-charlie]

I've been gone for quite a while *cough* years *cough* ...

... and technically this isn't even the OG Creatively-Charlie blog anymore because I deleted that for some stupid and unknown reason. But I know I had to come back eventually, and here we are!

I don't even know where to start, so how about a little re-introduction?

Hi. I'm Charlie, short for Charlotte, and I'm 26 years old now. I first started Creatively-Charlie when I was about 15 or 16 years old. Back then, it was a place for me to share my fanfiction writing. Most of it was for Supernatural (Dean Girly here), with some one-shots for other fandoms like The Vampire Diaries, The Avengers, Vampire Academy and Harry Potter. Occasionally, I also shared some original fiction as I tried my hand at that. Also my advice for writing and just random rambles about the process had a home on the blog. Eventually, I also opened requests and had a blast doing those.

All in all, I've missed it. But to be honest, at some point shit happened in my personal life and I lost connection with writing for some years. But guess what?

We're back!

I've been working on original writing again these past few months, mostly focusing on Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, and Mafia/Crime genres. I plan to do some separate posts to introduce my main projects (they deserve their own post) because when I say we're back, I mean it. Although most of what I currently write is original fiction, sometimes the fanfiction tingles come back and I need a place to let them out. I'd love to create the community I once had, even though we are (perhaps) a bit older now and our fandoms and tastes have changed with us.

I look forward to sharing my work again with you. And if you're an OG follower that somehow found me again, let me know! I'd love to hear from you!