Into The Book

Writeblr. INFJ. She/Her. Current project: Puppet Kingdom.

[josephinegerardywriter]

WIP Reintroduction

Puppet Kingdom

"To Aid From The Fays... To Guard from the Host... To Aid From the Gnome... To Shield from the Ghost."

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Status: Third Draft

Genre: YA High Dark Fantasy

Contains: Mystery Elements • Magic + Magical Creatures • Unexplained Curse • Complicated Familial Relationships • Large Cast • Slowburn Romance • Cottagecore meets Dark Faerie World

Narration: First Person POV • Present Tense

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"If there was one thing I knew, it was monsters."

Nothing good comes from magic. It's dangerous, deceptive, and as unseemly as those who wield it. Althaia learned this as a child and simultaneously realized she needed to protect herself from it.

No year, day, or minute has she regretted her decision or the paranoid title it earned her. If Althaia had her way, she would stay at home where the mounted protections have left it the safest place she knows.

But wants can't always be had, neither can everything be planned.

Althaia did not plan on volunteering to stay in a place where magic not only fills the air and tickles the throat but where Venenifer, beings who can manifest magic as easily as breathing, run rampant in the easy acceptance of those around them. But how else could she find out who framed her family for treason while also trying to save them from destitution?

There was no time to draw straws. No time to think or plan anything out. Only act. And she does not plan on failing her house.

Having to work with unconventional allies and a tricky not so queen, Althaia also finds her life entwined with mysterious and dangerous mages called 'Puppeteers' who seem to have it out for her.

As time runs out, she must work to survive both the Puppeteers and the very people she's working with, as she seems to be the only one who cares for her safety.

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Link Hub:

General Tag (all posts)

Meet the Characters

Lore Posts

Aesthetic

Puppet Kingdom Art

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Taglist: @writingbyjillian, @dramaticvoiceover, @ofbloodandflowers, @the-orangeauthor, @starryeve88, @yejidoesthings, @vellichor-virgo, @zmlorenz, @akindofmagictoo

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[ur-daily-inspiration]

[lets-all-calm-down-a-bit-deacti]

wiat can someone explain to me why chat ai is bad, im so ootl on this /gen

Yes, of course!

So, If you are familiar with the ethical debate around AI art, you should know that today's "AI" is not actually AI. The AI we have now is not artificial intelligence. It is merely a program cobbling together things fed into the machine to produce a new image or piece of writing. However, what is created is not actually NEW. "AI" art and Character "AI" scrapes artists' and writers' original works from the internet without their consent, then mushes it all together to create the desired outcome of the prompt it was given. These artists and writers are not consulted or compensated before their art is used. This means that your favorite fanfic writers and artists' work is regularly stolen and used to create someone's "AI" art image or Character "AI" conversation without them knowing or being able to stop it.

Along with this, there is a more culturally relevant reason to not support Chat "AI." As the writers' strike continues, it is becoming increasingly more worrying that large film companies might replace human writers with "AI." This would not only put immense amounts of people out of work. It would also almost completely erase creative job options. They aren't only trying to start using "AI" to write scripts. Due to the recent SAG-AFTRA strike, they have proposed scanning the likeness of an actor to be used indefinitely without that actor's long-term compensation. And the elimination of artists in the graphic design field is self-explanatory. Why would a company pay twice as much money to commission an artist for their work, when they could get a result for half the price in mere seconds?

Capitalism is literally trying to illuminate the need for creatives in the workforce. This is disgusting. From the beginning of time, people have created art. They have sold art. They have bought art. Large corporations are trying to make that obsolete.

If you care at ALL about the creative community and the future of art itself, do NOT feed the "AI." It is actively working against you.

[deniselavestal-deactivated20231]

A bad day of writing does not make you a bad writer. Nor does an odd piece of dialogue, or an illogical plot line.

Cut yourself some slack. Writing gets tedious sometimes.

[theplottery]

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As long as we can understand where that person is coming from and why they’re making the choices they are, we can understand them on a deeper level and become invested in their story, as we actually start to CRAVE that change — their character development.

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[theegosystem-deactivated2024012]

the worst is wanting to create and create and create but being trapped in a body that is so so so so tired

[the-bar-sinister]

🌟 Fiction isn’t brainwashing.

🌟 Enjoying dark, abusive or disturbing fiction doesn’t override your morals or willpower.

🌟 Fiction doesn’t turn people into criminals or abusers.

[writeouswriter]

Me: *trying to write anything other than fantasy or sci-fi*

My brain: Okay, now hear me out, just, just what if we added a little bit of fantasy or sci-fi? Huh? Huh? What if?

[josephinegerardywriter]

"I have loved and lost you once. Do not ask me to do so again."

[josephinegerardywriter]

"Maybe if I was different-"

"You are different. And that's the worst part."

[rylandbuckleys]

I'm saying this as a fan, but also as somebody who worked their arse off writing screenplays at film school, don't hate on the writers when they go on strike.

Writers control the story of the show, there is so much detail and fine tuning done in the scripts. Everything an actor or a director adds, is adapted from the script. There is no show without the script, but still screenwriters are horrendously underappreciated and underpaid.

Director, actors and producers usually end up with most of the credit.

Writers deserve to be seen. If your favorite show is delayed because of the upcoming strikes, don't be surprised and please don't be angry at the writers. They are fighting for their art to be appreciated.

[thebaconsandwichofregret]

Some of your shows are gonna get cancelled.

Some will come back but lose their momentum and you'll wish they'd been cancelled.

This isn't the fault of writers. This is the fault of the studios.

The Writers' Guild has made a list of demands that will cost $500 million a year across the ENTIRE industry. Every studio, every streaming service, every film, every show, every writer: total cost $500 million. One streaming alone could foot the entire bill and still be in comfortable profit. Its half of what Amazon spent on Rings of Power alone. A little more than what Netflix spent on The Gray Man.

The studios can easily afford this. They're just being assholes about it.

Don't blame the writers.

[she-who-fights-and-writes]

The character im writing: 😡

Me at my computer writing it: 💻😡

The character im writing: 😟

Me at my computer writing it:💻😟

[monster2003]

Well that’s not very in love with me of you

[zmwrites]

i just have to finish the first draft. i just have to finish the first draft. then i can fix the holes. but i need to finish the first draft first.

[mothercain-deactivated20231124]

u know, having a “career” in art is cool and whatnot but i really do just do this stuff cause i have a lot of fun doing everything myself and making the little visuals and writing my little book and making my songs in my bedroom and doing everything exactly to my taste. it makes me happier than probably anything else in the world. i think so much of art has become a competition or a showcase of skill or something these days but i really do believe in creating things simply because you enjoy it.

[mothercain-deactivated20231124]

you should always be your own biggest fan!

[josephinegerardywriter]

Tag Game: Word Find

The exceedingly lovely @oh-no-another-idea tagged me for this! Thank you so much!!!

My words are frost, dust, burst, and west, and I shall take these from my wip, Puppet Kingdom. :)

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Frost Snow + Dust

I make to respond when a hand snakes into my peripheral and snatches my books away. A new courtier swishes past me as she joins the others, leaving flakes of gold dust behind her like excess snow.

They look as familiar as strangers to me, but there’s little question about them knowing who I am.

Burst

I make to say ‘it’s all right’ on instinct, but the words die in my throat. Everything is not alright, and in this moment, I allow myself to stop pretending.

Three knocks on the door give us a five-second warning before it bursts open.

West East

At least now that I had what I needed, I was fully able to hole away in my room until the storm blew over. That is unless Avyanna sent for me. Then I was doomed.

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This was a lot of fun, and a bit of a dusting off of PK, which I haven't read in a while.

I shall leave this an open tag today! Whoever would like to do this, I give you the words daily, don't, danger, and dawn. :)

[etjwrites]

This Barbie is a writer 💖📚💖

Found this ADORABLE picrew by @sparemoon and just had to try it!

Plastic Girl

My second dress up game! This game is inspired by art from my favorite childhood toys: Barbie and Polly Pocket. The box art for these dolls,

Please show me yours, writer friends!

@zmwrites @akindofmagictoo @leave-her-a-tome @catharticallysarcastic @pinespittinink @sheabutterskyes @josephinegerardywriter @klywrites @kosmosian-quills

[josephinegerardywriter]

A bit belated, but this looked like too much fun not to join in. 😊