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nox || he/him || trans/bi || writeblr || wip: thp || 17 || started: march 2019

[m-l-rio]

background music: hero makes final sacrifice to save his friends at a grave personal cost

Tracklist:

Mission // Chris Cornell

Better Living Through Chemistry // Queens of the Stone Age

Unfinished Business // White Lies

Suffer Well // Depeche Mode

I’ll Sue You // Paul Banks

Revenge // Patti Smith

Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor) // John Murphy

Sacrifice // Clint Mansell (Moon)

Heroes // Peter Gabriel

Various Storms & Saints // Florence + the Machine

Dreams of William // Daughter

History Day // Mogwai

🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧

P. S. Friendly reminder, folks, that I’m not taking any more requests for playlists at the moment! If I get through the ones I have I’ll take more.

[wordsnstuff]

Resources For Writing Sketchy Topics

Medicine

A Study In Physical Injury

Comas

Medical Facts And Tips For Your Writing Needs

Broken Bones

Burns

Unconsciousness & Head Trauma

Blood Loss

Stab Wounds

Pain & Shock

All About Mechanical Injuries (Injuries Caused By Violence)

Writing Specific Characters

Portraying a kleptomaniac.

Playing a character with cancer.

How to portray a power driven character.

Playing the manipulative character.

Portraying a character with borderline personality disorder.

Playing a character with Orthorexia Nervosa.

Writing a character who lost someone important.

Playing the bullies.

Portraying the drug dealer.

Playing a rebellious character.

How to portray a sociopath.

How to write characters with PTSD.

Playing characters with memory loss.

Playing a pyromaniac.

How to write a mute character.

How to write a character with an OCD.

How to play a stoner.

Playing a character with an eating disorder.

Portraying a character who is anti-social.

Portraying a character who is depressed.

How to portray someone with dyslexia.

How to portray a character with bipolar disorder.

Portraying a character with severe depression.

How to play a serial killer.

Writing insane characters.

Playing a character under the influence of marijuana.

Tips on writing a drug addict.

How to write a character with HPD.

Writing a character with Nymphomania.

Writing a character with schizophrenia.

Writing a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Writing a character with depression.

Writing a character who suffers from night terrors.

Writing a character with paranoid personality disorder.

How to play a victim of rape.

How to play a mentally ill/insane character.

Writing a character who self-harms.

Writing a character who is high on amphetamines.

How to play the stalker.

How to portray a character high on cocaine.

Playing a character with ADHD.

How to play a sexual assault victim.

Writing a compulsive gambler.

Playing a character who is faking a disorder.

Playing a prisoner.

Portraying an emotionally detached character.

How to play a character with social anxiety.

Portraying a character who is high.

Portraying characters who have secrets.

Portraying a recovering alcoholic.

Portraying a sex addict.

How to play someone creepy.

Portraying sexually/emotionally abused characters.

Playing a character under the influence of drugs.

Playing a character who struggles with Bulimia.

Illegal Activity

Examining Mob Mentality

How Street Gangs Work

Domestic Abuse

Torture

Assault

Murder

Terrorism

Internet Fraud

Cyberwarfare

Computer Viruses

Corporate Crime

Political Corruption

Drug Trafficking

Human Trafficking

Sex Trafficking

Illegal Immigration

Contemporary Slavery 

Black Market Prices & Profits

AK-47 prices on the black market

Bribes

Computer Hackers and Online Fraud

Contract Killing

Exotic Animals

Fake Diplomas

Fake ID Cards, Passports and Other Identity Documents

Human Smuggling Fees

Human Traffickers Prices

Kidney and Organ Trafficking Prices

Prostitution Prices

Cocaine Prices

Ecstasy Pills Prices

Heroin Prices

Marijuana Prices

Meth Prices

Earnings From Illegal Jobs

Countries In Order Of Largest To Smallest Risk

Forensics

arson

Asphyxia

Blood Analysis

Book Review

Cause & Manner of Death

Chemistry/Physics

Computers/Cell Phones/Electronics

Cool & Odd-Mostly Odd

Corpse Identification

Corpse Location

Crime and Science Radio

crime lab

Crime Scene

Cults and Religions

DNA

Document Examination

Fingerprints/Patterned Evidence

Firearms Analysis

Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Art

Forensic Dentistry

Forensic History

Forensic Psychiatry

General Forensics

Guest Blogger

High Tech Forensics

Interesting Cases

Interesting Places

Interviews

Medical History

Medical Issues

Misc

Multiple Murderers

On This Day

Poisons & Drugs

Police Procedure

Q&A

serial killers

Space Program

Stupid Criminals

Theft

Time of Death

Toxicology

Trauma

[23cherryfreckles]

Boosting for the assistance of my fellow writers and to ensure I have this when I need it

[justwritingscibbles]

Boosting for myself and others

[septic-fandom-protection-squad]

Just in case anyone needs it!

[awxward]

@riseuplikeglitterandgold I saw this and thought of you 😊

[riseuplikeglitterandgold]

You’re a gem, thank you <3

[thecaffeinebookwarrior-deactiva]

Drug Addiction:  A Writers’ Masterpost

A question I get a lot is how to write about common addictions, so here you all go!  More to come! 

Cocaine Addiction

Signs and symptoms

Cocaine addiction statistics

Your brain on cocaine

Your brain on crack cocaine (video)

Cocaine withdrawal symptoms

Cocaine overdose

True stories about cocaine addiction

Heroin Addiction

Signs and symptoms

Heroin addiction statistics

Your brain on heroin

Heroin withdrawal symptoms

Heroin overdose

True stories about heroin addiction

Opioid  Addiction

Signs and symptoms 

Opioid addiction statistics

Your brain on opioids

Opioid withdrawal symptoms

Opioid overdose

True stories about opioid addiction

Meth addiction

Signs and symptoms

Meth addiction statistics

Your brain on meth

Meth withdrawal symptoms 

Meth overdose

True stories about meth addiction

Alcohol Addiction

Signs and symptoms

Alcohol addiction statistics

Your brain on alcohol (video one and two)

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms

Alcohol overdose

True stories about alcohol addiction

Happy writing, and don’t do drugs!

[masksandmadness]

REMINDER THAT I’VE MOVED BLOGS TO @noxstories FOR MY WRITEBLR!! PLEASE FOLLOW ME THERE INSTEAD!!

[masksandmadness]

REMINDER THAT I’VE MOVED BLOGS TO @noxstories FOR MY WRITEBLR!! PLEASE FOLLOW ME THERE INSTEAD!!

[angelolytle]

WIP: Blame Atlas Save Atlas

Moodboard template courtesy of nthwbt

Title: Blame Atlas Save Atlas

Summary: People in Tacoma are going missing. Trinity Warren knows the creature responsible for the disappearances— four years ago, it took her voice. Now she must join forces with fellow college students Isaac and Noah to stop it, and to reclaim what they’ve lost.

Genres:  NA Fiction, Supernatural, LGBT+

Progress: Second draft finished

Themes: Family, friendship, romance, mental illness, forgiveness, grief

Content Warnings: Suicide & suicidal ideation, addiction, underage drinking, self-harm, violence, transphobia, mild homophobia

Main characters:

-Trinity Warren 17, black, trans. A mute girl with a kind heart and a lot of wisdom. She struggles to connect with others. A little shy at first, but is mischievous once she opens up to people. Can hold a grudge.

-Isaac Avia 18, Hispanic/Pacific Islander. Always tired. May seem grumpy, sarcastic and blunt, but somewhere beneath his prickly exterior is a fun and playful side. He’s just dealing with life screwing him over right now.

-Noah Wether 20, white, bi. He’s a nervous wreck but he’s trying really hard. Noah is naive and optimistic, with a passion for helping others. Childhood friends with Isaac.

Excerpt

The dark silhouette looming over me was uncanny. It wasn’t an animal. It wasn’t human, though it had human parts. Too many of them in the wrong places. The moistness of its countless mismatched eyes caught the light. It was looking at me.

“I will give you your wish.” It spoke with hundreds of voices, young, old, male and female all at once. I couldn’t look away from all of its teeth. Everything in me wanted to run, but my instincts screamed not to turn my back.

I whimpered.

It dragged itself forward on dozens of arms and legs. Many were bent oddly, tumorous or rotting. I shrank back and threw my arms over my face. My breath came hard and fast. Oh God. Oh God. Oh God.

It came closer and closer until I could feel the hot, damp exhales of its mouths. It smelled so strongly of roadkill I could taste it. An odd calm settled over me. I was going to die and I knew it. I just wished I could’ve told Mom and Aurora I loved them one last time.

Tag: #basa

Excerpts: #wip-excerpt

Taglist (ask to be added or removed!): @thebloodstainedquill @aslanwrites @piratequeenofpixies @bettsican @mistressofmuses @maple-writes @kalis-scribbles  @dc-writes @gayandgoodatmath @fierywords @drown-in-lava-choke-on-rubies @elliewritesstories @fandom-child-4life @dove-actually @letswritefuriously @leicawri @juls-writes @whimsicallytwisted @txintedsxint  @purpleshadows1989 @the-writer-turned-procrastinator @thedreamsofthesky @celestial-novels @joyful-soul-collector @shamelesslypoetic @elusive-roetato @zburatorii @sunlight-and-starskies @im-a-bitch-youll-get-used-to-it @spellboundinks @carmenwrites @watermelons-writings 

[masksandmadness]

THIS SOUNDS SO INCREDIBLY COOL!!! Please add my write or @noxstories to the taglist, that would be great!!

[masksandmadness]

Me, making a whole separate blog just for writeblr so I can interact more with people? More likely than you think!!!

Follow me over at @noxstories for info on my new WIP, the bluebird’s call, and for all the updated information on my series, MASKS || (featuring all your favourite characters new and improved like Riko, Alex/Aryx, Sebastian and Izzy/Erze! Plus many more!!)

FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME: anybody I’ve interacted with, I’ll follow automatically from my new blog, but if we haven’t interacted much and you don’t get a follow from @noxstories today, message me and I’ll follow you!! :D

I’ll still probably post on this account (maybe), but it’ll be so much more convenient if I use this other account (for me, at least).

Plus, I get to post about my other WIPs too!!

Thanks for your time, and I hope to see you on the other side!!

TAGLIST FOR WRITING: @joyful-soul-collector @ghosty-nblm @fandom-child-4life @starspangledscarf @thel3tterm @purpleshadows1989 @bacarterwriter

[masksandmadness]

JUST A REMINDER OF MY OTHER BLOG I USE MORE FREQUENTLY!! I’m about to start posting snippets so,, watch out for them,,

[masksandmadness]

Me, making a whole separate blog just for writeblr so I can interact more with people? More likely than you think!!!

Follow me over at @noxstories for info on my new WIP, the bluebird’s call, and for all the updated information on my series, MASKS || (featuring all your favourite characters new and improved like Riko, Alex/Aryx, Sebastian and Izzy/Erze! Plus many more!!)

FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME: anybody I’ve interacted with, I’ll follow automatically from my new blog, but if we haven’t interacted much and you don’t get a follow from @noxstories today, message me and I’ll follow you!! :D

I’ll still probably post on this account (maybe), but it’ll be so much more convenient if I use this other account (for me, at least).

Plus, I get to post about my other WIPs too!!

Thanks for your time, and I hope to see you on the other side!!

TAGLIST FOR WRITING: @joyful-soul-collector @ghosty-nblm @fandom-child-4life @starspangledscarf @thel3tterm @purpleshadows1989 @bacarterwriter

[masksandmadness]

JUST A REMINDER OF MY OTHER BLOG I USE MORE FREQUENTLY!! I’m about to start posting snippets so,, watch out for them,,

[morose-moron]

draw your ocs/otp

kept only the guidelines so you could come up with your own goofy expressions ;)

[lloerwyn-deactivated20201104]

If you’re going to try and make your medieval fantasy world full of Gritty Realism, then by definition you have to show the positive parts of the time period you’re trying to emulate.

People are very happy to fill their books with bloodshed, homophobia, misogyny, and a nauseating, weirdly voyeuristic (and inaccurate) amount of sexual assault, but are hesitant to touch on the artistic and philosophical legacy of the Middle Ages. Where are the musicians? Where are the frequent church-sanctioned holidays? Where are the innovators and the humourists? Where is your Gritty Realism for the good things?

There are a couple of problems with this whole approach to writing.

1) If you’re apparently going for realism in the first place, why pick fantasy?

2) Given that this is fantasy, why lean on the same prejudices as in our world? You have invented your setting, it’s entirely in your power to change the social dynamics. If you do choose a world with the same social issues that we dealt with (and still do), to what end are you showing those? So your fantasy society is, say, xenophobic…why? If you’re making a point and challenging that view to some sort of conclusion, that makes sense. If it’s there, but not explored, why have it? This is a story, and the rules are different than life. Themes that carry that much weight can’t just be laid on and left there. The issue doesn’t have to be solved, but it can’t be static.

[mediaeval-muse]

Seconded. If there’s no joy in your “medieval” world, I’m not interested.

[lloerwyn-deactivated20201104]

Copying and pasting your tags because they’re perfect:

[mybookswerealltome]

Gardens! Colourful food! Everyone eating bacon! Apprentices going on strike because they are SICK OF EATING FISH! Books! Guilds! Festivals plays market-days and fairs and mummers and lawyers and religious arguments and dancing (and none of that TV/movie takes on the volta and all of that, oh no, gimme the peasants’ version where big hefty farmer boys tossed their big hefty gfs up into the air and caught them again) COLOURFUL CASTLES WHY ARE THEY ALWAYS DREARY AND DARK MY GOD has no one heard of tapestries. Or PAINT.

And. Let. Them. Wear. Gaudy AF. Colours.

[lyricwritesprose]

Tangential pet peeve: why does every rebellious young woman seethe at the thought of doing needlework and long to be out doing something “important?”  Dealing with cloth was a vital part of life.  Think you can survive a northern European winter without a good coat?  How about blankets?

Now, it’s true that weaving and sewing and so forth have been entwined with femininity since at least the ancient Greeks.  But if your protagonist is rejecting weaving because she doesn’t want femininity, that’s an important character thing that needs to be examined.  Definitely not something that gets casually attached to the character because rejecting the feminine is how you Do Strength.

[colorfauna]

I’m so with this. One of the things I loved about Ellis Peters’ Cadfael books was the human warmth and kindness and everyday life that infused each one alongside the mysteries and Bad Deeds. 

And I’d love to see contemporary fiction and other media embrace that idea. If you’re going to call something ‘realistic’ it can’t just be dark, grim, awful, wretched all. the. time. That’s not reality in its honest form. There’s always something that makes it worth getting up in the morning, otherwise most of us would have given up the ship by now (or at least I would have). 

[lloerwyn-deactivated20201104]

You guys are delivering such sweet cheddar in the comments.

[morvidra]

“Realism! The dome of St Peter’s is as real as the gasometer of East London… the passion flower is as real as the potato! … I do not object to realism in fiction; what I object to is the limitation of realism in fiction to what is commonplace, tedious, and bald - is the habit, in a word, of insisting that the potato is real and that the passion flower is not.”

–Ouida (Marie Louise de la Ramee) 19th Century novelist. Romance and Realism, 1883.

[masksandmadness]

Me, making a whole separate blog just for writeblr so I can interact more with people? More likely than you think!!!

Follow me over at @noxstories for info on my new WIP, the bluebird’s call, and for all the updated information on my series, MASKS || (featuring all your favourite characters new and improved like Riko, Alex/Aryx, Sebastian and Izzy/Erze! Plus many more!!)

FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME: anybody I’ve interacted with, I’ll follow automatically from my new blog, but if we haven’t interacted much and you don’t get a follow from @noxstories today, message me and I’ll follow you!! :D

I’ll still probably post on this account (maybe), but it’ll be so much more convenient if I use this other account (for me, at least).

Plus, I get to post about my other WIPs too!!

Thanks for your time, and I hope to see you on the other side!!

TAGLIST FOR WRITING: @joyful-soul-collector @ghosty-nblm @fandom-child-4life @starspangledscarf @thel3tterm @purpleshadows1989 @bacarterwriter

[masksandmadness]

Me, making a whole separate blog just for writeblr so I can interact more with people? More likely than you think!!!

Follow me over at @noxstories for info on my new WIP, the bluebird’s call, and for all the updated information on my series, MASKS || (featuring all your favourite characters new and improved like Riko, Alex/Aryx, Sebastian and Izzy/Erze! Plus many more!!)

FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME: anybody I’ve interacted with, I’ll follow automatically from my new blog, but if we haven’t interacted much and you don’t get a follow from @noxstories today, message me and I’ll follow you!! :D

I’ll still probably post on this account (maybe), but it’ll be so much more convenient if I use this other account (for me, at least).

Plus, I get to post about my other WIPs too!!

Thanks for your time, and I hope to see you on the other side!!

TAGLIST FOR WRITING: @joyful-soul-collector @ghosty-nblm @fandom-child-4life @starspangledscarf @thel3tterm @purpleshadows1989 @bacarterwriter

[masksandmadness]

Me, making a whole separate blog just for writeblr so I can interact more with people? More likely than you think!!!

Follow me over at @noxstories for info on my new WIP, the bluebird’s call, and for all the updated information on my series, MASKS || (featuring all your favourite characters new and improved like Riko, Alex/Aryx, Sebastian and Izzy/Erze! Plus many more!!)

FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME: anybody I’ve interacted with, I’ll follow automatically from my new blog, but if we haven’t interacted much and you don’t get a follow from @noxstories today, message me and I’ll follow you!! :D

I’ll still probably post on this account (maybe), but it’ll be so much more convenient if I use this other account (for me, at least).

Plus, I get to post about my other WIPs too!!

Thanks for your time, and I hope to see you on the other side!!

TAGLIST FOR WRITING: @joyful-soul-collector @ghosty-nblm @fandom-child-4life @starspangledscarf @thel3tterm @purpleshadows1989 @bacarterwriter

[eluari]

Writeblr Introduction

Hello! For more than half a year, I have been lucky enough to be a part of this lovely, supportive community. In this time, I have encountered many talented and dedicated people, awesome stories and most of all, great friends.

Up to this point, I haven’t introduced myself, so please allow me to change that. You can call me Eluari or Elu. I live in Germany and I graduated from university a few years ago. Apart from my day job, I am a writer, a painter and I love to play the Harp.

When I began to explore a specific concept some time ago, I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t be able to let go of it for years to come. Born to the Sea is my only WIP and I think it is safe to say that it will stay that way until I finish it.

Born to the Sea is an adult fantasy story, exploring a dark, twisted fate between two lovers and a truth so harsh, that it might have been better if it didn’t come to light. It is a tale of desperation, revenge, forgiveness and sacrifice. [Born to the Sea Intro Post | Born to the Sea Tag] - Please let me know if you want to be added to the taglist.

3rd person, 3 PoVs: Vaelen | Laudan | Caliyan

Painting is another passion of mine. Most of my personal art is related to Born to the Sea as well. You can see an example of my art up there and a lot more in my [Art Tag] 

I’m always looking for more Writeblrs to follow. I enjoy to talk about OCs, the writing process, concepts and all of your lovely WIPs. Thanks a lot for reading, liking or reblogging. I’ll make sure to stop by. Have a lovely day.

[masksandmadness]

BOOST BOOST BOOST!! This looks like a beautiful and super fascinating WIP, I love it!!

[the-modern-typewriter]

Hello, could you please write a snippet where the villain tells the hero, "I will destroy everything you love" but the hero responds with, "I love you"? I adore your writing and your scenarios are always so creative. Thank you!

“I will destroy everything you love.”

“I love you.”

The villain looked at them for a moment, and the worst part was that they didn’t even seem surprised. “I know,” the villain replied eventually. A strange smile crossed their face, some bitter and wounded thing. “I stand by what I said. You ruin me.”

The hero’s heart leapt into their throat. They had imagined confessing many a time - there had been enough moments between them that the hero thought the villain couldn’t possibly deny that there was something - but those words weren’t what they expected. They ached. 

“I suppose that means you win,” the villain said. “You always were looking for a way to take me down.” 

The hero released a shaky breath and jutted their chin up. They hated to think of their love as some poisonous, destructive thing, but…

“I was always looking to save things from you. I can add you to the list no problem.”

For a second, the villain’s smile turned genuine - too startled to pretend at anything but. Then it was gone. 

“See you in the aftermath.”

—-

not a pr0mpt

[headspace-hotel]

Literally none of my story ideas come with a plot, ever. WITHOUT FAIL, it’s always just an Aesthetic, like two and a half characters, some very, very vivid settings, and a weird concept. Never plot. Not even an inkling of a plot. My brain tosses me this cool stuff and is like welp i’ll be back in 4-5 business months 

[el-oh-her]

Don’t look for plots, look for problems. 

Examples: 

crippling debt 

lonliness 

a building is on fire 

the world is going to end 

failure 

a broken heart

guilt 

noises they can only hear 

seperation 

lack of strength 

lack of wit 

someone has too much pride 

forbidden love 

encouraged love? 

Pick a problem, give it to a character, and let them try and solve it. 

Bam: plot. 

[timbllr]

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