Once Upon a Novel

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[onceuponanovel]

There was a time the world called upon ordinary men to save the world

Farmers, teachers, laborers…

Someone's father, son, brother…

Through the hedgerows, beaches, and bloodied fields

Sultry summers, miserable rains, and frozen winters

These men fought and prayed, bled and cried, and never came home

They stood alone, they stood together…

Valhalla Calling: Book 1

[doona-baes]

#mood today

[led-lite]

The convergence 

[stopstopstopit]

Today marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. (Also my birthday!)

[ofools]

not gonna say it again!!!!

a BOG is a wetland that is acidic

a FEN is a wetland that is alkaline

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

FINALLY someone said it!!!!!!!

[quasi-normalcy]

a SWAMP is a wetland whose vegetation consists of trees or other woody plants

a MARSH is a wetland with other forms of vegetation

[lesbianshepard]

#A LITTLE LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

[villainessbian]

a MANGAL is a swamp whose soil concentrates high amounts of salt and very low amounts of oxygen, supporting little else than mangrove trees

a PEATLAND is a wetland whose soil concentrates decaying organic matter, becoming peat

[big-smiling-monkey]

Oh yeah baby, keep coming at me with watery environmental states

[creativepromptsforwriting]

List of Superpowers

An incomplete list of powers that can be used for good and evil.

amalgamation – ability to merge existing creations

attack powers – blasting, shock waves, object projection, fire breath, laser vision, etc.

creation – ability to create out of nothing

dream manipulation – ability to change dreams

echolocation – ability to determine locations through reflected sound waves

elasticity – ability to stretch their body in any way

element control - ability to control the elements

emotions manipulation – ability to manipulate the emotions of others and themselves

empathy – ability to feel and replicate the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others

energy absorption – ability to absorb energy from people and objects and use it

enhanced physical skills – like senses, stamina, strength, accuracy, intelligence, speed, etc.

fear inducement – ability to evoke extreme fear and horror in others

flight – ability to fly

hypnosis – ability to hypnotise and manipulate others

immortality – not being able to die

immutability – not being able to get altered by outside forces

invisibility – impossible to see

invulnerability – being immune to all forms of physical harm

knowledge replication – ability to replicate the knowledge and skills of others

levitation – ability to levitate in the air

magic – conjuring things

mind control – having control over another’s mind

omnilingualism – ability to speak and understand every language

portal creation – ability to create portals for transport

psychokinesis – ability to move energy and matter

reality warping – ability to manipulate reality

regeneration – ability to rapidly heal

replication – ability to replicate people (including themselves) and objects

self-detonation – ability to self-explode

shapeshifting – ability to change their appearance

telekinesis – ability to move objects with their mind

telepathy – ability to communicate through their minds

teleportation – ability to instantaneously travel

temperature resistance – ability to survive extreme temperatures

vocal mind control – ability to control people with their voice

x-ray vision – ability to see x-rays

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[anxietyproblem]

[onceuponanovel]

There was a time the world called upon ordinary men to save the world

Farmers, teachers, laborers…

Someone's father, son, brother…

Through the hedgerows, beaches, and bloodied fields

Sultry summers, miserable rains, and frozen winters

These men fought and prayed, bled and cried, and never came home

They stood alone, they stood together…

Valhalla Calling: Book 1

[bleedingcoffee42]

Promotional Photos Collection

[luna-azzurra]

Signs your romance subplot has absolutely no tension (sry)

♡ they meet and immediately like each other (goodbye conflict, we barely knew you)

♡ the only thing keeping them apart is a misunderstanding that one conversation would fix

♡ both characters describe the other as "beautiful" within three pages of meeting

♡ their chemistry is told not shown (the narrator insists they have spark. they don't.)

♡ the love interest has no personality outside of loving the protagonist

♡ they argue once, make up immediately, never argue again

♡ obstacles are external. they always agree with each other about everything.

♡ the rival love interest exists for two chapters then vanishes without explanation

♡ they almost kiss. something interrupts. this happens four times. on the fifth time they kiss. the end.

♡ the love interest is described as funny, clever, and kind. we see none of this.

♡ their big emotional moment is in the rain. it is always in the rain.

♡ the breakup lasts exactly one chapter before they reconcile

♡ "i've never felt this way before" said by someone with no prior emotional history

♡ both confess feelings at the same time. no awkwardness. no stakes. just synchronized emotion.

♡ their first kiss is perfect. no bumped noses. no wrong angle. cinematic and frictionless.

♡ jealousy subplot introduced and dropped without consequence

♡ they have one shared interest and it is the plot

♡ trauma bonding mistaken for romantic chemistry (these are different things)

♡ the side characters ship them loudly. this is not a substitute for actual tension.

♡ one of them dies temporarily. other is devastated. they come back. no lasting emotional damage.

♡ they end up together because the plot ends, not because they chose each other

♡ epilogue: married with children. every loose end tied. nothing left to feel.

[prophetic-writer]

I'm sorry but I have one draft that I never finished but I laugh every time I see it

[hellsquills]

Writing Tip

Neither do i

[eviliens]

Unreliable everyone

[nikoisme]

Being obsessed with your own ocs is so so good for you i seriously can't recommend it enough

[nikoisme]

The only downside is that you have to do Everything around here

[cat-esper]

"there's no platonic explanation for this" WRONG my characters are staving off the heat death of the universe through the power of friendship

[zukkaoru]

[ID: the Sue Sylvester "I am going to create an [x] that is so [y]" meme edited to say "I am going to write an platonic friendship that is so intimate" End ID]

[torpublishinggroup]

dystopian books were never a phase!!!

[moonss-and-stars]

“Yes books are dangerous. They should be dangerous–they contain ideas.”

[onceuponanovel]

Valhalla Calling: Book 1 | face claims

The face claims of my wayward sons! Starting with my favorite child...

Pvt James Seegar (Sebastian Stan)

James is one of my oldest characters and for years I had mixed feelings on how I saw him. It wasn't until I saw the scene from the above gif, just the *soldier's eyes* and I almost yelled out "THAT'S JAMES! THAT'S MY JAMES!" And from that on, there was no one else for my guy, James Seegar.

Pvt JC Castillo (Zack Calderon)

JC is not just the sidekick/best friend in the story, but he's my youngest wayward son. I knew I needed someone who looked young enough. I stumbled across this baby faced cutie and immediately thought, "Oh! That's JC!"

1/Sgt Joe Abernathy (Bob Morely)

The First Sergeant is a relatively new character compared to the other two. I created him so I could use the rank of First Sergeant (my grandpa's rank) and he quickly became a favorite. It took me even longer to find the face claim. After watching clips of The 100, the sincerity and bravery that I saw in Bellamy just reflected Joe.

Cpl Tony Scarpacci (Milo Ventimiglia)

Tony is Sicilian and I knew I wanted a Sicilian actor/face claim for him. After an exhaustive search (one pinterest search) I found a favorite of mine from This is Us and whaaaat? Milo is part Sicilian! What luck! He's perfect for my all around nice guy, Tony.

Pvt Howard Beauchamp (Jordan Fisher)

Howard is one of the new characters that I struggled to find a face claim for. I did a random search on pinterest for male face claims and while scrolling saw Jordan's smile and stopped, that was it. He was Howard, my precious cinnamon roll son.

Lt Fritz Barker (Logan Lerman)

Fritz Barker is one of the characters that spans back a good 20 years (like James & JC) and as his character evolved, so did the way I saw him. It was after I saw Logan in OMITB that I was like "Yes! That's my son, Barker!"

[moonss-and-stars]

“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”

- Oscar Wilde

[myheartflutters]

I need this Mechanical Delete Ring for many reasons...

(VIA AVAILABLE HERE)

[holyloved]

[noowts]

I just keep clicking it, I'm a huge figeter

[kale-of-the-forbidden-cities]

[aggieceo]