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@dreamer-dilettante
Introduction
Thanks for dropping by! Here's a little about me~
The Basics:
➭He/him (27) ➭Game design ➭Writing ➭Music ➭Film
No Tolerance for:
➭Minors ➭Bigots ➭Pot-stirrers
Things to Beware:
➭Profanity ➭Violence ➭Sexual content ➭Abuse ➭Addiction
Important Info:
➭Epic Fantasy ➭Book 1 ➭Six Main Characters ➭Overcoming Trauma ➭Saving the World
Last Line Tag
Thanks for the tag @promptinator-writes <3
Open tag!
This section is going smoothly, but it's weird to write such slow-paced/mellow scenes.
He clapped Indigo on the shoulder and marched off—leaving him dumbfounded in the street.
Last Line Tag
I was tagged by @isabellebissonrouthier—thank you!
I'm tagging @dreamer-dilettante, @ren-c-leyn, @ryns-ramblings, @shydreamyechoes, and open tag.
This is from my nano project, Project Pendulum.
The town was void of every colour but crimson, as though a dark veil had engulfed her little paradise.
These are always the most disturbing scenes in movies and shows.
and in real life
like when my whole state was fire and dyed the sky red with smoke
Hello, qt, could I have a crumb of snippet? Ahaha
Featuring a disgustingly long sentence, just for you ;)
“Lamplighter! Fortune!” called a shopkeeper. Hans returned a polite wave. Most days he’d go unbothered, unseen, but the bringing of light held a sort of special meaning on the winter solstice to those living so far south that the sun was shy.
In life, be bold! In love?...Also be bold?
@promptinator-writes
Trick or treat! 🎃
Treat!
Deep in his stomach, he could feel the familiar tickle of his connection to the gods—fragments of their power, bestowed at birth, that seemed to wiggle with hunger. He acknowledged the four nameless gods: of the heavens, sky, waters, and earth, and allowed them to sate their hunger to fuel the magic he’d need throughout the day. The white-hot pinpoint would take what Hans afforded it, and no more.
Hi, please reply affirmatively to this post if you're doing nano so I can try and pop into your askbox with The Cat of Knowing to encourage you during nano at least once, but hopefully more than that
I am! :)
Trick or Treat? 👀
Treat!
"Had he heard the song before? It sounded like something his wife might have taken a fancy to—something that would have had his daughter spinning careless circles in the street."
Credits: @lulu.moonowlmoonbooks
@promptinator-writes this was the aesthetic I was looking for before I settled on Ghibli :O
I'm deducting points for lack of an umlaut over the "a" in lamp. 8.7/10
I really resent the way that the Overton window has shifted for online privacy, so that I sound like a hysteric when I say that I don’t want Facebook and Google to know everything about my life.
‘I don’t mind Facebook showing me pretty dresses.’
Cool! That’s the absolute least of what they do, though! They’ve experimented on inducing depression in their users! They actively interfere with elections! And they spy on everyone – not just their users, but all internet users. And they’re capable of working out who non-users are based on information their users feed them! Pardon me for thinking that’s not okay!
‘Advertisers don’t listen into your phone as much as everyone thinks.’
Cool! But they do fucking do it! And the amount I would like them to listen in on my conversations is none! I would like none spying! Zero tracking of my internet activity! Especially by companies who want to sell me shit!
Remember how in the 80s, ad companies would listen in to your private conversations in your house, and then send different catalogues to your mailbox as a result? No! Because they didn’t, and couldn’t. And people would have – quite rightly – considered that a massive invasion of privacy.
Remember how in the 90s, ad companies opened and read all of your personal mail, making copies to keep on microfiche, before allowing the re-sealed envelopes to reach your house? Because they didn’t, but it’s what Google does with your email! So they can serve you ‘more relevant ads’ in your inbox!
Why am I the outrageous radical for thinking that I should be able to at least partly control my own data? My own likes and dislikes? I’m not even proposing leaving the internet entirely! I didn’t even stop using Facebook because they’re shitlords, but because using it made me miserable. And I’m considering switching from Gmail to something else like Protonmail. I already use Firefox, and have an add-on installed that reduces Facebook’s ability to track me from site to site.
Why am I so strange for wanting to return to an internet where the people who serve me ads can’t name my age, postcode, eye colour, purchasing history, dietary preferences, and half-dozen closest friends without having to try to do it?
love that we live in a time where "hey, maybe a scenario that the tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists of yore imagined, where you were constantly being spied on and that data was used to adjust your environment to influence your political leanings and state of mind is.... not good?" is a weird opinion
I hate it as well. Yesterday I emptied a garage of its junk, and by the end my knees were completely shot because I keep forgetting I'm not a fit 20yo anymore. I make one(1) comment about it, and now I'm getting countless ads for joint meds???
Happy WBW!
I'd love to hear about the magical realism of your untitled WIP, as it's something very important to my own current project :)
Hi! Thank you so much for the WBW question :)
The magic in my untitled WIP (which still doesn't really have a title unfortunately!) is that magical trading cards exist.
Or rather, one of my characters (and eventually two) tapped into the magic and happened to be dabbling with trading cards at the time, and so 'activated' them. I.e. one card comes to life, being a monster card, and another few, like element and curse cards, unexplainably happen.
I'm unsure as to whether my characters find out about the mechanisms -- the hows and whys -- of the magic. Or whether they are like witnesses to something they are never able to explain. I just thought this was an interesting dynamic, but on the other hand, I as the author ought to know! x'D
I've currently set Untitled WIP aside in order to prep Two Skies for NaNoWriMo, which is exciting. (Once upon a time, Two Skies contained elements of magic, but it has gradually transformed into a modern day Romantic Comedy!) :)
trading cards??
magic???
You have all of my attention!
Happy WBW! In The Faceless Empress, what are the main elements of fantasy/magic?
Thanks for the ask and the follow!!!
Interesting question! Initially, the magic is framed as blessings/curses. Like Vanita is cursed such that anyone who sees her face dies. Why? Because the gods hate her. Because she's too ugly. Because she's too pretty. Maybe she just stabs people in secret and there is no curse. No one knows.
Then as the story unfolds, you find out that abilities are gained by building relationships with the gods through mutual understanding and respect. You have to get to know them personally and maybe they'll be generous to you.
For instance, Death loves a good bargain. He spends a lot of time at flea markets and has given up his 3 best sets of eyes (including the ones in his head) for a pretty cloak. It's very easy to get a favor from him if you can give him something he wants. The only trick is knowing what he wants.
I absolutely love the flavor of bargaining with Death like he's another child in middle school or something. I'm definitely interested in hearing about the personalities of other gods!
Happy WBW!
I'd love to hear about any fantasy WIPs you're currently working on!
Oh! Hello, happy WBW!!! Sorry, I'm just seeing this now (':
Since I'm not sure if there's any specific type of fantasy you're looking for, I will tell you that if you're interested in a high fantasy, medival-type setting, I currently have a WIP titled Unveiled Dissolution! Basically, it's a bit more on the dark fantasy side with a magic system somewhat built on life/death. It's currently still in development and once I solidify more things, I plan to talk about it more here!
As for a little more low fantasy, with supernaturals and the like, I have my WIP Nite & Daye, which is my main focus right now. It basically follows two brothers as they take down their mother who seeks to change the world (for the worst) as they know it.
Most of my stories have a lot of fantastical elements to them but I'm not sure which ones I would consider under the fantasy category (':
I'm also not the best at explaining things so if you have any more questions, I'd be happy to answer them!
Thank you so much for the ask!!
Magic involving life and death is always super interesting, so I hope you'll send some info my way when you get it all finalized! :)
Happy WBW! In Abiding Whispers, what are the main fantasy/magic elements to the world?
So, Abiding Whispers has gotten a lot of revamps over the years for personal reasons, but some parts of the magic system remain the same and I still have kept some bases.
In short, the magic system is separated into light and dark magic. Although The Council (that is to say the government) sends out loads of propaganda claiming using dark magic is a choice (definitely not similar to any real-life thing at all, totally not /s), one is actually born with one or the other (or possibly a mix of both on very rare occasions).
On a more personal level, every family has their own "theme" when it comes to their magic. Lyn's family's is manipulating others' perceptions of them, Aysel's has a history of dark magic, while the Chelone's (Florian's family) is amplifying the world around them.
Thanks for asking!
I'm very much in love with capacity for magic being hereditary/not a choice, and it's a huge factor in my own WIP!
Ooo you wanna tell me about that? 👀
I have much work to do before the sun sets, but Soon™! You might be able to suss out a couple things from my villain/monster post!
Happy WBW! In Abiding Whispers, what are the main fantasy/magic elements to the world?
So, Abiding Whispers has gotten a lot of revamps over the years for personal reasons, but some parts of the magic system remain the same and I still have kept some bases.
In short, the magic system is separated into light and dark magic. Although The Council (that is to say the government) sends out loads of propaganda claiming using dark magic is a choice (definitely not similar to any real-life thing at all, totally not /s), one is actually born with one or the other (or possibly a mix of both on very rare occasions).
On a more personal level, every family has their own "theme" when it comes to their magic. Lyn's family's is manipulating others' perceptions of them, Aysel's has a history of dark magic, while the Chelone's (Florian's family) is amplifying the world around them.
Thanks for asking!
I'm very much in love with capacity for magic being hereditary/not a choice, and it's a huge factor in my own WIP!
