Rules: Go to page 7 of your WIP, share 7 sentences, then pass along to 7 people!
From Eosophobia...
A smile blossoms across her face, dark freckles leaning in conspiratorially. “You’ll be needing better company than that sniper,” Nadege insists. “Men like him are always more than they seem, and there ain’t no telling if it’ll be good or bad for ya in the end.”
“Bad for my purse in either case,” Jackal sighs, and startles--lightning rod jerking snapping burning down his spine--at the gushing giggles that burst out of her. He takes a long drink from the stained glass in his hands, watching as she steadies herself with a deep breath, before leaning closer. “I can’t keep you safe.”
“I can take care of myself, kiddo. It’s the would that oughta be afraid of me.”
I can’t count, don’t worry about it.
Tagging (feel free to ignore): @thewingwriter @joyjots @cofffeeshopp @ashtrieswriting @elliot-orion @briannadeberry @homesteadhorner and, of course, anyone else who would like to join in!
I was tagged by the lovely @doctor-q, thanks hon! <3
1: What’s your preferred written genre? Probably fantasy? I really enjoy the process of world-building, and since I grew up reading mostly fantasy it’s all the genre that I’m most familiar with. But considering the WIPs I’ve had over the years (1 adventure, 1 scifi, 2 contemporary thrillers, 2 fantasy) the only actual consistency in genre I have is that they all have romantic subplots at some point. I don’t consider myself a romance writer, but the facts say I’m just in denial 😂
2: What’s your preferred reading genre? Okay, this one is a definite vote for fantasy. My parents are both bookworms and, as a general rule, fantasy is their preferred genre too--which explains why I read and reread Tolkien (LotR) and Feist (Riftwar Saga) a lot while growing up. I love everything about fantasy, there’s nothing that’s off the table. A lot of old fantasy has escapist elements which appeals to me, but I also love the cultural elements--basing systems off certain cultures or mythologies, or reading about completely new/fictitious cultures.
3: What’s a trope that absolutely speaks to your heart? Pyrrhic victories! Not a trope that I consume a lot of, but one I absolutely love creating. Considering I play a lot with black and gray morality in my writing, it’s unfortunately the case that the costs usually end up being higher than the reward. I also love character deaths, which contribute to pyrrhic victories too.
4: Is Science Fiction also Fantasy? Discuss. So, for me, this is like... squares and rectangles. All SciFi is Fantasy, but not all Fantasy is SciFi. In my opinion, fantasy really just means “a story set in a fictitious world”. SciFi, no matter how probable it can be at times, is set in a fictitious world. Even near-future or contemporary SciFi still involves changing an element from reality that makes the setting fictitious. But not all Fantasy is SciFi, because SciFi to me means “a story set in a fictitious world that focuses on or highlights elements of which science is a core component”. Sure, all fantasy stories will have scientific components--I’ve yet to find a story that doesn’t play by some rule of physics/chemistry/etc--but most of the time, if you’re reading a fantasy novel about dragons, the novel doesn’t go on about the anatomical structure or biological functions of the dragons, right? The scientific component is technically there, but completely ignored. A SciFi story is a fantasy novel that would/does go into those components. That’s just my two cents idk
5: What’s the synopsis of your WIP? Ahh, I’m just going to include super short mini-synopses of my two big WIPs...
For Alight in Ashes...
In a society constantly uprooted by revolution, humans have been designated as the inferior species and are beset by disease, slavery, and genocidal Hunts. Cassandra, a petty thief, is determined to prove that humans are capable of fighting back, regardless of the cost.
For Eosophobia...
Rumors of a cure for the engineered supervirus Dawn have begun to circle the forested region of Cascadia, dragging out the remnants of human civilization from hiding–and also their mutated cousins, Biotics. With competing groups desperate to get their hands on any possible cure the Columbia Gorge transforms into a battleground waiting to explode.
6: If you could speed date any literary character who would it be? Mara. Oh my god. I would marry her. I haven’t read The Empire Trilogy in years, which is my loss, because it’s fantastic and I have such a crush on the protagonist/MC, Mara. She’s such a powerful character, and I love how ambitious and resourceful and reckless she is, in a way.
7: If you were a literary character who would you be? Haha, okay, I’m totally Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. Not the “super rich” part, which is unfortunate, but the arrogant, prideful, honest part? The best-known-for-my-poorly-worded-and-soul-crushing-love-confessions part? That’s me.
8: What’s a big theme you notice in your writing? Moral subjectivity! I love bringing it up in my writing and reflecting it in my characters. I just have fun with making readers root for someone who goes against standard morality--rooting for villains, or dark anti-heroes, etc. It’s my goal to write characters that are so likeable or powerful that my readers will root for them, no matter how the odds look or what actions “need” to be taken.
9: What is a theme you hate seeing in writing? I hate “love conquers all”, which is somewhat ironic considering I’m a self-described romantic. But I’m a strong believer that love only works if you’re willing to put in the necessary work that a relationship requires. I’m tired of love being portrayed as “if it’s meant to be, it will be”. It’s not inherently a bad theme, but one that’s vastly overused.
10: What was your opinion of your last high school Literature teacher? I... honestly don’t even remember his name. He was a nice and reasonable guy as a person, and was pretty laid back for the most part. But he felt out of touch with his students--I don’t remember ever being invested in his class (to be fair, high school was all easy As for me (that’s not bragging, I went to a really shitty high school where they were just trying to pass as many of us as they could because graduation rates were atrocious. haha and then i dropped out but whatever)).
My Questions for Ya’ll
1. Do you have any writing habits or rituals?
2. If you had to be one of your characters for a day, who would you choose to be?
3. Character death, yay or nay?
4. Which tropes, if you’re aware of any, are in your WIP?
5. Favorite hero from any book/movie/etc.?
6. Favorite villain from any book/movie/etc.?
7. What’s your favorite part of the writing process?
8. If you were locked in a room with your OCs, how would you fare?
9. What scene in your WIP are you most excited about? Why?
10. If you had to use a different title for your WIP than the one you’re currently using, what would it be? If it doesn’t have a title, choose an alternative name for your MC.
Tagging (feel free to ignore): @oheoo @madmooninc @ashtrieswriting @toboldlywrite @relevy @theguildedtypewriter @dragonscanbeplantstoo and of course, anyone else who would to join in!
I was tagged by the lovely @ashtrieswriting, thanks hon! <3
I did this for half of the Eos cast here, so now I get to do it for the other half!!
Magenta is neutral evil. Her whims, her goals, her self--these things come first, always and without exception. Life is nothing but a tool, useful for getting what you want. How convenient that her whims, goal, and self are all aligned in her desire for revenge--how unfortunate for everyone else that she will play every bloody card she has to get it.
Peni is true neutral. Allies, enemies, desires, despairs, these things are all fleeting. Humanity is all about balance. Whether or not she is still human, she still acts to balance the world--good acts for bad, violence for altruism.
Onyx is chaotic evil. Freedom. Fire. Everything is else is a wasteland, barren and meaningless. Beauty, the only reason for life’s existence, is like the ocean--always slipping from your grip, within reach but unobtainable.
Amaryllis is neutral good. Rules bend and break. Good, however, is unbreakable--it has surpassed eons in its worthiness and practice. If she can make one person happier, then it will have been a life well lived.
Tagging (feel free to ignore): @gettingitwrite @greenhousewriting @librasunwritings and, of course, anyone else who would like to join in!
I was tagged by the lovely @ashtrieswriting, thanks hon! <3
Favorite Color: Purple (lavender, if you wanna get detailed)
Lipstick or Chapstick: I don’t use either often, but I prefer lipstick 💋
Last Song: “Your Life” by Hollywood Undead
Last Movie: Haha, I’ve rewatched The Phantom of the Opera (2004) at least 3 times this week.
Top 5 TV Shows: Archer, Bob’s Burgers, the Simpsons, the Crown, How to Get Away With Murder
Top 3 Ships: Okay, judge me all you want, but in order it’s Shadow/Vio (Legend of Zelda: Four Swords), Dark/Link (Legend of Zelda), McCree/Hanzo (Overwatch) 😂
What projects are you currently working on? I currently have three main WIPs!
Even God is Entertained by My Sins was my 2017 NaNo project and I don’t talk about it much, but it’s a psychological horror novel following Dominik, an aging hunter, who finds himself on the run after the death of his wife. Following divine intervention he takes refuge in an abandoned castle for the winter, where he struggles to survive.
Eosophobia is a SciFi-ish novel where Death, bored after the apocalypse, decides to start finishing off the remains of humanity. He spreads a rumor that a cure has been found for Dawn, the engineered supervirus that caused the apocalypse, and watches the chaos that ensues.
Alight in Ashes is the first book in a fantasy trilogy and follows Cassandra, a thief who joins a violent rebel group fighting for human rights. When the group is attacked by Elven forces, Cass goes on a greater journey to kill the king and immortalize herself in the stars.
Tagging (feel free to ignore): @greenhousewriting @dragonscanbeplantstoo @blogherosix
I was tagged by the lovely @ashtrieswriting, thanks hon! <3
The (tentative) first lines of Alight in Ashes’s second chapter...
My heart begins with the beat of a Watcher’s siren.
Panic follows shortly after. Everburn flickers wildly overhead as I run, feet splashing, the puddles crying loudly at my rude hurry, over the rotted docks.
My other First Three Lines tag <3
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