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~ Name: Fainne ~Pronouns: she/her ~Genres: fantasy, historical, sci-fi, occasional bits of mystery ~Twitter ~Insta ~Ko-fi ~Website

I've been on Tumblr for years, but I never really joined writblr.

I've wanted to be a writer since I was in high school, but practicality meant I needed to study other matters in university. My favourite way of phrasing it, is to say "I now know a lot about dead people", because that gives everyone the wrong impression while technically being correct. I enjoy reading anything fantastical and fun, but I usually draw the line at romance. Unless there's a B plot that holds up on its own, romance is normally not a genre for me.

My WIPS

The Lost Goddess

Stage: Editing Genre: fantasy Age: Young Adult Tags: #lostgoddess

Once upon a time, this WAS a fanfic. We're going to ignore that. I was young. Worldbuilding scared me.

Ever since she woke up, Cora can't remember a thing about her past, and demons are trying to kill her.

The only place for refuge is Arbon, a hidden city where those the gods favour live in peace. It is also the new home of Cyril, who has seen more danger in his life than that of someone twice his age. Knowing the burden of a fate controlled by the gods, Cyril and Cora feel a kinship with one another, the young girl hoping she will be able to peacefully recover her past.

But there is something in the shadows, with its own plans for the world of humans and the world of the gods. And there is something lurking in Cora, something she can't remember. Cora is thrown into a whirlwind journey, to stop the shadows, to find herself, and to possibly come out as something not even the gods imagined. With her new found friends and family by her side, it's up to Cora to uncover the mysteries of the past and awaken powers that could alter the balance of the universe.

Chant of the Flooded

Stage: Published (#1)/Editing (#2)/Drafting (#3) Genre: Novella, series, historical (prehistoric) Age: New Adult? Tags: #prehistoricseries #cotf #prehistoric novel

Get the first book here!

Thousands of years ago, the world was a very different place. It was a time when demons and spirits and magic were found in everything. Everyday was a challenge to survive.

Each clan has its own struggle to succeed against wild animals, disease, and natural disaster. But the clans are facing a time of great change.

Ainara's people are missing, destroyed, and she will do anything to avenge them and put their souls at peace. Even if it means involving herself with so-called demons. Even if it means she will have to do the unthinkable, and face off against other humans.

The stories of Ainara, Ekain, Izar, and others span a tumultuous prehistoric world, where the supernatural is everywhere, and dangers can take any form.

#writblr #writeblr #writing #writing community #intro #writer #writerslife #writersblr #author #creative writing #lostgoddess #prehistoricseries #cotf #prehistoric novel

Okay, I only just finished watching the first season with the 15th Doctor, so don't all come for me because I'm not caught up and I'm going to be missing context.

But I feel the show has done him so dirty.

All I know is, vaguely, the ratings for his tenure is bad. And I'm not going to deny racism (and homophobia, and all that stuff) is most definitely a a big part of it. But I also feel they botched so much else.

I hated that it moved to Disney+, because that meant it was no longer airing on TV (which is why it's taken me so long to remember to watch it and go find the episodes), and then on top of it they ruined the vibes. Doctor Who is supposed to have a certain level of kitsch, and they scrubbed it free. I can't feel the passion in the sets and costumes (and even the stories) like I used to.

I do like the thing they did with Susan, the angels of death, and the god of death, because all of that felt like good callbacks mixed in with hints sprinkled throughout the episodes. But I think mixing the Pantheon into it was a little ???? I would have preferred just the occasional reference to these ancient gods, and then have them be brought in more in the next season (which, again, I have yet to watch). The episode with the Maestro just felt weirdly out of place with the rest of the season?

I don't know, I feel it could have been finessed better.

Same with Ruby, and her storyline. It felt super rushed and clunky as a result. We needed an episode or two where she was just ordinary, before the whole thing with the snow started being brought up, and the Doctor wondering what was going on.

Like, let the companions just be a regular person the Doctor likes, before bringing in weird time stuff. Make their acquaintance with the Doctor the thing that CAUSES the weird time stuff in a way that feels natural to the viewer. (I think Donna and Clara are the only ones with 'weird stuff' intros, and even then Donna's is negligible since I recall that was written as a one and done episode)

And then I feel like the directors did the Doctor so bad. Best way I can describe it, is regardless of the incarnation, the Doctor has always been . . . kinda horny for the weird and new. Like, his reaction to anything new should nearly always be "I am enamored, enraptured, I - oh, you're trying to kill me! That's brilliant of you!"

But this season it felt so muted?? Like they were telling Gatwa not to be TO big with his reactions and he had to pull himself back for those scenes. He was otherwise great, but it felt like they were flattening this one part of the Doctor that is so crucial to the core of the time lord, and it made some scenes feel just ever so off.

Anyways, yeah. It wasn't my favourite season, and I feel like there was some sort of studio interference that turned what should have been amazing into something kinda mid. Still, I'm watching the next season, so despite the poor ratings it has, maybe it actually does get better. I just felt like ranting about my thoughts.

#doctor who

depsidase

megpie71

As a former humanities student, I feel it is my duty to reblog this one.

fir-fireweed

Y’all! The Em Dash has finally delivered a public statement regarding the AI allegations.

And it’s glorious!

Read the full article on the McSweeney’s website here!

darkfictionjude

- listen here my good bitch

Imma start using that as a loving nickname for my followers

Also I love all this, my girl has been slandered far too long!

the-haiku-bot

Imma start using

that as a loving nickname

for my followers

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

samdunn

Whipped up a little glowing stack of pumpkins for the season ✍🏻🎃

So, uh, one whole year after releasing the book, I realized I actually NEVER posted a single thing about it here. Which is insane.

So. *clears throat*

Do YOU like Greek mythology? Do YOU want a story with time travel? Do YOU want to read a story told by a teenage boy who's now stuck in the Trojan war and holy-shit-this-is-a-battlefield-people-are-dying-I-AM-GOING-TO-DIE?

Than YOU should read The Walls Fall Down!

Alex's perfectly normal (but not really) life gets turned upside down when Pia drops out the sky and tells him he's a Time Tumbler - someone meant to travel through time and space and make sure the timeline doesn't unravel into a mess of a multiverse.

Unfortunately he has absolutely no time to adjust to this revelation or learn to use his powers, because there's a major problem about to go down: the Greeks are about to lose the Trojan War.

Armed with quick wits, unswerving nerve (at least in Pia’s case), and unlikely legendary allies, it’s up to this duo to save their day by bring about the end of another.

Get a copy from your retailer of choice HERE

#writing #books #novel #writers on tumblr #writblr #greek gods #greek mythology #greek myth retellings #trojan war #time traveler #time travel #indie author #seriously how did I never once post about this #I am baffled. it came out Oct 2024 y'all

tsunflowers

the thing with romance for me is that you need to convince me through behavior and dialogue that the characters enjoy spending time with each other and seek each other out. even with enemies to lovers a foundation of mutual respect goes a long way. you can be like "he's the youngest ever general of the dragon slaying guild and I'm secretly a dragon, but he's the best swordsman I've ever fought and our sparring matches are the only thing that make me feel alive ever since my family was killed." if he implies something similar then bam, you have a reason for the two of them to hang out even though one of them knows it's dangerous. you can't be like "he's a dragon slayer and he's mean to me all the time but the flex of his arms when he swings his sword is just too sexy." it does not matter how many times you have your protagonist say "I shouldn't be drawn to him... but I am" if you never show a real moment of connection between them that draws them together

huntressofthesea

Oh gods, yes, 100%

Literally one of the few story ideas I have that includes a romance is enemies to lovers, and they start as actual kill-on-sight enemies, but at the same time they're both so OP (it's fantasy, they use magic) that they mutually go "you are so powerful and skilled that you are not allowed to die by the hands of a lesser being than I". They both think they are the only one worthy of defeating the other, because the other is just that good, to the point they WILL team up to smack down a third party trying to interfere with that (which is essentially the catalyst for the plot).

Anyone I've shown scenes of this story to or told about, always go "why does that sound so good?" BECAUSE THEY RESPECT HOW AWESOME THE OTHER IS AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO ENSURE THE OTHER HAS A WORTHY DEATH (while believing they are the only one worthy to grant it). THE ROMANCE IS BUILT ON THAT.

they might be mortal enemies and hate each other's guts, but they respect/admire each other still and THAT'S how you have a good enemies-to-lovers.

hazeldomain

You can fight AI in indie publishing by leaving reviews.

Seriously.

Ai-generated garbage is flooding the self-publishing market. It works as a numbers game- put out ENOUGH fake crap and eventually someone’s aunt will buy them the ebook as an unwanted gift, and you’ll have made two dollars. This tactic works at SCALE, which means real independent titles are now a needle amongst a haystack of slop.

If you have read a book this year that has less than 5 reviews, your rating is an algorithmic spotlight on that needle.

A one sentence review helps. Really. A star rating helps if you really can’t think of anything to say, but if you can muster up even “I laughed at the part about the tabby cat” you are doing indie authors a favor like you cannot believe.

(Also if you left a review on one of my books this year I am kissing you so softly on your forehead and I adore you)

plague-of-insomnia

as a former indie author i cannot express how much even one single sentence review can mean to sales.

so if you care about supporting authors take a sec to leave one!

thesefallenembers

the problem with reading and writing leading to a strong vocabulary is that you tend to know the vibe of words instead of their meanings.

if I used this word in a sentence, would it make sense? absolutely. if you asked me what it meant, could I tell you? absolutely not.

hazeldomain

You can fight AI in indie publishing by leaving reviews.

Seriously.

If you have read a book this year that has less than 5 reviews, your rating is an algorithmic spotlight on that needle.

(Also if you left a review on one of my books this year I am kissing you so softly on your forehead and I adore you)

plague-of-insomnia

as a former indie author i cannot express how much even one single sentence review can mean to sales.

so if you care about supporting authors take a sec to leave one!

Been working on fleshing out plot points for what I'm calling "The Lady of the Lake Duology" and. Like.

It's completely turned into "this one trio of siblings accidentally destroys Camelot" and I am here for it.

*the trio in question is Viviane, Morgan le Fay, and Lancelot

#writing #books #novel #king arthur #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian mythology #arthurian retelling #lady of the lake

jannelle-o

boop ~(=^‥^)ノ✨

pusheen

I saw an actual cybertruck in person for the first time the other day and it looked so much more stupid in real life.

Like, yes, the whole low-poly design is bad. But also

-why are the tires so big for that vehicle -the undercarriage has a clearance of like 4 inches from the road. My car has a higher level of clearance and it's only 6 inches -that dumb angle in the roof is definitely NOT in the best spot to give the driver the most head clearance -there is no trunk. You cannot put anything bigger than a flattened cardboard box in there.

Like, my car is a hatchback. It's on the smaller side as I don't like driving large vehicles. And yet I have more storage capacity and undercarriage clearance than this monstrosity calling itself a truck.

writersmethod

sell me your book

i know how hard it is to indiepub your book

i know how it stings when all your friends tell you they’re excited to support but then no one buys a copy

i know how lonely it can be to try and pursue a dream!

reblog and pitch me your indie published novel and i’ll buy a copy + review it on amazon (or site of your choice, gonna guarantee you a 4 or 5 star rating no matter what i think) and publish a review to my website

i encourage anyone who wants to support indie artists to browse the reblogs and join me in my quest

because i want to read more books and write them off my taxes … and you deserve the love babie

huntressofthesea

I don't know if you're still doing this, but here's a link to my novella.

It's set in prehistoric time (10000 BP) and involves a young woman seeking vengeance for her family and taming the first horse in the process.

Be super helpful if you could leave a rating on goodreads or amazon.

Have any other indie authors sold their books at booths?

I'm talking about booths people will set up at farmer's markets, craft fairs, festivals, etc. I'm thinking of doing it, and I'd love to hear other people's experiences!