Spoken songs and whispered thoughts

A side blog for writing. Mainly fantasy/science fiction, along with poetry. I also do commissions. Main blog: skyfireflight

[skyfireflight-writes]

Letters from the Outside Masterlist

A young man and his companion venture out from their homeland to explore the heretofore uncharted, unexplored world beyond. Written, as the name suggests, in a series of letters.

Letters from the Forest:

I / II / III / IV / V / VI / VII / VIII / IX / X / XI / XII / XIII / XIV / XV / XVI / XVII / XVIII

[redd956]

50 Random Worldbuilding Things: Animals/Species

Mating rituals

How they hunt/gather

Lifespan

Does anything prey on them?

Language/Communication

Parasitic Species

Are they domesticated?

Evolutionary Downsides

Size of creature

Monogamous - Polygamous - Both

Interspecies Breeding

What they are scared of

Swimming ability

Reproduction vs. Asexual Reproduction

Family Dynamics

Do they hibernate?

Do they have dens?

Do they eat bones for calcium?

Survival Instincts

Seasonal survival

Tails, Horns, Fins, Antlers, Wings

Invasive Species

Common birth defects

Anatomy

Symbiotic Species

Hierarchies

How long they sleep

Sense of Play

Natural Armor

Trade or Partnerships

Do they travel in packs?

Superorganisms

Scavengers

How they stay hydrated

Fur, scales, or feathers

Natural Selection

Night Vision

Gender Dimorphism

Level of Intelligence

Do they use tools

Are they used for any resources?

Do they wage war?

Level of Colored Sight

What diseases affect them

Patterns in Appearance

Migration

Are they poisonous or venomous?

Unique Genetic Differences

Defense Mechanisms

Breeds

[inky-duchess]

Fantasy Guide: Common battle wounds and how to fix them

Arrow wounds: Now if the lung, heart, kidney, other major organ is hit, there may be little to do. The kidney has a back up, so maybe a skilled surgeon could save him, not exactly sure however. If hit by an arrow and not hit dangerously in an organ or artery, we can help. Firstly, DO NOT REMOVE arrow by yanking. Arrow must be worked from the skin by skilled hands. Once arrow is out, wash would with clean water/alchohol/herbal remedies. To heal slow, sew up wound and wrap in bandages. To speed it up, cauterise the wound with fire. It will hurt and patient pay pass out but now the arrow wound can heal faster. This works for crossbow bolts as well. On the gross side, arrows may be smeared with dirt or shit, so sepsis is a danger. This is how the great Richard the Lionheart died. Sometimes the mighty lion is killed by a shit arrow. But hey, shit happens. Arrow wounds take a couple of weeks to heal.

Sword slashes: if shallow, wash and bind up. May require stitches. If deeper, repeat process with more stitches and more bandages. Even if shallow, the cut must be washed using alcohol or clean water. May take a few days to weeks to heal depending on wound depth and severity.

Stab wound: Again don’t remove knife or object. If already removed, wash would and sew it up. You may need to cauterise. If guts, organs, brain, is falling out, there is nothing to do. This may take a couple of weeks to months to heal depending on wound.

Broken Bones: A break must be splinted with a board of wood and bandages. Slings can support arms and wrists. If your character breaks a leg, it may be worse. Breaks don’t heal great without modern medicine. Your character may have a limp or leg pain. In you’re are living in a hot climate, you’re pretty much fucked because infection sets in fast. These may take months to heal.

For @maslovianwench

[aquilacalvitium]

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

[aquilacalvitium]

Please keep interacting with this post because when I come to tumblr to procrastinate, this shows up again in my notifications and guilts me into writing again

[corneliaavenue-ao3]

Reblog to give prev the power to write their fanfiction

[gnar-slabdash]

Reblog to give prev the TIME to write their fanfiction

[cutebutalsostabby]

Reblog to give prev the hocus focus to write their fanfiction.

[septic-dr-schneep]

Reblog to give prev the energy to write their fanfiction

[imsopopfly]

Reblog to give prev the executive function to write their fanfiction

[gr8writingtips]

writing tip #4090:

to write a book, you must first write the letter “a”. the next step is to add a space. on a computer, that is the big long button. on paper you just leave a gap between letters. next write the letter “b”. then “o”. next, write “o” again. finish by adding a “k”. congratulations, you wrote a book. tell everyone you meet at parties about this

[creekmotel]

[albatris]

trying to write the opening lines of atdao without getting skittish and scaring myself off

[albatris]

first lines: written

mondays: scared and skittish

[writeouswriter]

Controversial, but I think it's harmful to tell people you're never going to write something good on the first try or it's always going to be pure garbage, like that may be helpful for some on some level, but I personally don't think it's a healthy way of thinking, and it causes others to second guess work that is good. Is editing often helpful? Yes. But you're not going to have to Ship of Theseus everything you ever make. Anyway, the phrase "idk, man, it depends" strikes again.

[p0ppys33dmuff1n]

[ID: comment by @/the-letter-s that reads, "I swear theres been a drift from "keep your expectations low for your first thing" to "first thing is always bad #cope" and like thats literally the opposite of the point of keeping your expectations low. You keep your expectations low so you can look at your finished piece, see that it has met or exceeded the expectation of "just write something, anything" and go "wow I am capable of meeting or exceeding expectations! Thats good! I can do the writing! Huzzah!"" /End ID]

[digital-nova]

Post-captivity caretaking prompts

“I’m here to help you, it’s okay.”

“It’s different here. I promise.”

“You must be cold down there, bud. It’s much cosier on the sofa.”

“You deserve this.”

“Do you know where you are right now?”

“It’s me, Whumpee, you’re fine.”

“I know it’s frustrating, but recovery doesn’t happen overnight.”

“You’ll never be treated like that again. Not here.”

“See? This wasn’t so bad, was it?”

“What happened to you wasn’t normal.”

“You’re hungry? Oh sweetheart, you don’t have to ask.”

“Why would you think I’m taking you back?”

“You don’t need to do anything, Whumpee. I won’t make you work for basic needs.”

“It’s alright, just a nightmare. You’re safe, ok?”

“What do you mean punishment?”

[starwright]

Starwright Writeblr Intro

About Me

Star (She/Her)

30+

Personal Hobbies: Writing, reading, watching tv, video games, teaching (basically anything with a good story)

The Blog

I mostly post/reblog the following:

I mostly write and read fantasy/sci fi (heavier on the fantasy)

Writing Advice #writing resources

Other people’s writing #other peoples writing #other peoples wips #other peoples big beautiful brains

Worldbuilding #worldbuilding #magicbuilding

Tag games #writing tag game (let me know if you want to be tagged! I’m building a list!)

Asks #writing asks #storyteller saturday #sts #worldbuilding wednesday #wbw #character asks #blorbo blursday

Writing Events #flash fiction friday

WIPs

The Old Gods #wip: the old gods

Planned 7 book science fantasy series

Currently on Draft 1 of Book 1

As an infant, Em'het was claimed by an ancient god and raised to become his next vessel. He escaped this fate by faking his death and hiding in the town of Soia, many miles outside the city. He was safe as long as he could keep his magic hidden. And then the strangers came. While the town welcomed them with open arms and worship, Em'het knew the truth: these were not angels but something different. He wasn't sure what, but no matter who or what they are, he needed to get rid of them. Over the course of the series, Em'het learns more about himself, his magic, and different perspectives of the old gods. As his power grows, he discovers a dangerous secret: the thing that makes the gods so powerful, their ability to possess others, is also their greatest weakness. And a vessel who resists their will might be the only way to break the control these gods have over their dominion.

Explores what happens when parents raise their child to be morally righteous and seek the good of others, only to discover that they've done their jobs too well and now have to watch as that child sacrifices themselves over and over in pursuit of those values.

Hounds of Corduff #wip: hounds of corduff

Planned 4 book high magic fantasy series

Currently shelved, but next in the stack

Master Corduff only ever wanted to live a peaceful life, but that's impossible in the military country of Rosen, seemingly constantly at war with someone. This series follows Corduff as well as his three apprentices. Hayes, in search of truth, defects to a terrorist organization after he discovers the family he once thought dead is alive. Boru, the child of prophecy, ventures out into the world to learn what it is he's meant to save, as well as avoid capture or execution at the hands of those who would see the world doomed. Awen seeks to connect with the family she never knew she had in a country she was taken from as a child.

Explores what happens when you turn magic into weapons and children into soldiers, and what happens when those children grow up and try to change a system that might be better off destroyed rather than reformed.

There are a lot of other WIPs I sometimes talk about, but they've been shelved so long that I don't feel they need a place here at this time.

[dgalerab]

current fan creation landscape is kinda like if you went to a party with a homemade cake and everyone takes a slice and silently thumbs up at you with no attempt to start a conversation except for occasionally some guy sits in the corner with a tape recorder critiquing the cake as though he was a restaurant critic and another guy is handing the cake to an uber driver like "yeah i need you to find a restaurant that makes cake like this so i can have more of it" and the only person that's talked to you in 30 minutes is a very sweet little guy who was like "hey i liked your cake" and then ran away apologizing for bothering you the moment you said thank you.

[dgalerab]

someone brought a cake analysis robot to feed the cake into to determine the exact ingredients and supposedly it can spit out the exact same cake. and if you're like dude. what. then they're like well if it bothers you you should have made more cake. i'm hungry and i deserve cake. and you're like dude we're at a party.

[sainamoonshine]

Three months later you find out that fifty people locked themselves in a room to discuss how much they loved your cake and how they wished you made more. None of them ever told you.

[dear-ao3]

so for the love of god. please tell people you liked their cake and don’t feel embarrassed about it. because then they will make more cake.

[kata4a]

Ye knowe eek, that in forme of speche is chaunge With-inne a thousand yeer, and wordes tho That hadden prys, now wonder nyce and straunge Us thinketh hem; and yet they spake hem so, And spedde as wel in love as men now do.

chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde c. 1380

[youzicha]

glossary: eek also and even tho at the time prys great value wonder a cause for astonishment nyce stupid spedde succeeded

You know the form of language, too, can change. Within a thousand years, even the words that were most precious then, seem strange and foolish to us; yet they spoke them so and did no worse in love than we now do.

[x-v4mp3y3lin3r-x]

I view reading fantasy/sci-fi stuff as "this work of fiction is being translated into english so that I can understand it, meaning some phrases should not be taken literally" lord of the rings style, and then I meet people who nitpick every word or phrase that "shouldn't exist in this story" and I'm like wow you guys are truly miserable and unimaginative. and also you tend to assume that english words all popped up in the 19th century and you never bother to check the etymology of the words you're claiming "shouldn't exist in this universe"

like sorry but in an apocalyptic alternate-universe earth, the phrase "train of thought" is plausible even in a world without locomotives, because the word "train" comes from the 14th century, and it meant "to drag"

that's why we call dress trains "trains". because they drag. the word wasn't invented for locomotives.

y'all say shit so definitively like idk man I think it depends. the english language is OLD AS FUCK. a lot of words you believe are modern just aren't

[writercultureis]

Writer culture is to start writing an interaction between two characters and begin doubting that you know how people behave and talk. Like, at all.

.

[quintessentialverbalized]

You guys I just realized that what I’ve always wanted out of werewolf fiction is a story where lycanthropy isn’t a purely human condition

Like this dude wakes up from his wolfbender and his room is full of all these fucking chickens from local farms that he initiated into his pack. They all start clucking and crowing at the moon and when it’s full they all transform into these tiny little weird bipedal wolves with wings.

[quintessentialverbalized]

I don’t remember making this post but it’s going around again and I’m losing my shit

[foldingfittedsheets]

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Imagine becoming a werewolf because you got attacked by a fucked up chicken

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

A wildlife rehab centre discovers that one of its patients is a lycanthrope when the full moon hits and their wolf transforms into a slightly different wolf.

[sunflowers-and-scales]

“this character did not act in the most objectively logical way possible!” is not ! actually valid literary criticism

[sunflowers-and-scales]

i have trust that the media literacy enjoyers will find this one idk