#awtaggame

[allisonwyeth]

Last Line Tag

Shout out to @meg-ross for tagging me in this right after I said I had nothing new to share. Motivation by shame. xoxo

“You done?” Isaac asked. Barron nodded, looking off the roof into nothingness, and passed the joint along. Isaac inhaled from the joint like it was a sweet saxophone solo. He could have been in that photograph, standing next to my mother, before traveling forward in time to keep a cool confidence in his patched-over bomber jacket, and the smile a person wore as they watched a loved one open a present they got for them on a whim. The way he gave Colin the joint: as if to say, I saw this and it made me think of you.

@bucephallic @alittle-writer @larsmortensen @writinginthetwilight @itsabubblegumworld

[allisonwyeth]

Last Line Tag

Hey, @cog-writes, how did you know that I literally hadn’t written anything since the last last line tag I got tagged in? I had to write something so I didn’t embarrass myself in front of the other writers at camp.

A thin line of smoke drifted up from the tip of the joint like a delicate lace, as I reached my hand over, making every effort to be just as delicate as that smoke when put my palm over the boy’s fingers. I felt my chest rise as I leaned in. If I was in the habit of romanticism, this boy would have been beautiful. It wasn’t even that this dedication of nail-biting self-mutilation was an outward expression of something I didn’t want to dip my toe in…but he was so skinny. I could see it in his face and collar bone that something was very, very wrong with him. 

I’m gonna break rules too and just tag the last few people to follow me. @maixoecrivaine @booksaremymeth @sarcastic--screaming and @victoria-writes-sometimes

[allisonwyeth]

Tagged By: @pinklybronzed ! Bless.

Rules: answer 30 questions and tag however many you want blogs you would like to get to know better

Gender: female Star sign: cancer  Height: 5′5′’   Time: 5:19 PM (EST)  Favourite bands: Bastille,  PVRIS, The Neighbourhood, Delta Rae, Massive Attack Favourite solo artists: BANKS, Gabrielle Aplin, London Grammar, Dermont Kennedy, Marina and the Diamonds,  Mitski

Song stuck in my head:  The Dreamer by Anna of the North  

Last movie I watched: The Fugitive Last tv show I watched: Master Chef Junior   When did I create this blog: I don’t remember and I’m too lazy to check What do I post: Writing advice/tips. Pictures that inspire me, creatively. Music that inspires me. Other people’s work. Quotes.   Last thing I googled: Kelley Blue Book (new and used car price values—lol)   Do I have other blogs: yeah! (http://its-agent-m.tumblr.com/) Do I get asks: I don’t! I strongly believe in taking any and all writing advice with a grain of salt, but I would LOVE more “asks” even if it’s just to talk about writing and not necessarily to ask advice, per se.    Why did I choose my url: it was originally a character’s name, but then I turned it into a penname/alias but I prefer to think of it as a secret identity. Following: 1,025 Followers: 311 

Favourite colours: blue Gatorade   Average hours of sleep: work nights: 7, other nights: >7   Lucky numbers: I don’t have any… Instruments: I’m actually very proud to say that I taught myself acoustic guitar!   What am I wearing: leggings (always), my university sweatshirt, and a frown How many blankets I sleep with: as many as possible  Dream job: animal humane law enforcement officer Dream trip: Krakow, Poland—my grandfather was born there  Favourite food: shrimp (any and all seafood) Nationality: Polish-American   Favourite song right now: Come Near Me by Massive Attack and Ghostpoet

I’m tagging: @primordialnyx @merflk @thewinedarksea @gabrielledelacour @rhysahd @shireduchess @kpwritings @desole-sinistre @nestha

[allisonwyeth]

shoutout to @pinklybronzed​ for tagging me to describe a current WIP in a single sentence, which is cool but I’m working on two things now so I’m gonna cheat.

SPIRAL: a girl studies astrophysics and tries to hide from ghosts, up until some bad things happen and she goes to a support group for other people who are, quite literally, haunted by their mistakes. 

SOMA: after a weaponized virus destroys most life on earth, a new world government emerges and entrusts the reclaiming of the world to the wrong people; one of whom wants the entire organization obliterated.

@shireduchess @merflkanne @gabrielledelacour @kpwritings

[allisonwyeth]

Character Questions Tag

Blessed @writeontheedge tagged me in this. 

If all your young adult characters were contestants on The Bachelor/Bachelorette (a group of women or men all compete for the hand of one person, being eliminated until only one person remains), which character would:

Enter, win, and live happily ever after <3. 

 To be honest, I don’t think any of my four main characters would win. Salome wouldn’t win because she thinks the entire thing is a joke. Pollyanna wouldn’t win because she is too nice and shy and probably wouldn’t put herself out there in time. Barron would absolutely not even go on the show for a million reasons, one being he would be terrified to be on camera. Isaac could enter, everyone would like him, but I feel like this asexuality would clash with the nature of the show and it would prevent him from wining.

Enter, fall in love with a competitor on the show, have a secret relationship, finally leave the show to marry said contestant, and have a healthier, happier relationship than the winning couple.

 Salome. She would enter, connect with a fellow contestant who also thought the show was exploitive but also silly, and they would get to know each other without the pressure of the cameras and other contestants. But I don’t think Sal would actively keep it a secret.

 Enter on a dare, take the entire thing as a big joke, and win anyways.

Again, I really don’t think any of them would win, but Salome definitely would enter as a joke and probably get pretty far if she limited her alcohol and pretended to enjoy herself.

Enter believing it to be a odd job interview, break the bachelor/ette’s nose for trying to kiss them believing it to be sexual misconduct, leave the show to become a famous self defense teacher, and die happier and having done more good than all the contestants combined. 

OK this one would be Barron, although he probably wouldn’t be violent. You should not touch his boy let alone try to kiss him.

Enter just for the food. 

 Isaac. Hands down.

 Go on a 2:1 date on a river and push the other contestant off the boat.  

 Salome. And she would most def get kicked off the show for it.

 Enter on a miscommunication, realize their mistake, have a long talk with each contestant about why they’re putting their futures in jeopardy for the entertainment of others, and have all the contestants quit as one.

 Pollyanna, and then maybe Isaac too. Polly would not be able to handle the gossip-y, alcohol-based cruelty of the contestants and would want everyone to be friends. Isaac would find fault with the exploitative nature of the show and the overall shallowness of the first impressions.

 Sleep through the rose ceremony.

 Salome. She’s drunk and eaten all the food so there is really nothing else for her there.

 Be sent home for sharing a bit too much information.

 LOL Pollyanna.

 Quit because the bachelor/ette doesn’t like cats (or dogs, or ponies, or chocolate….)

Isaac, but it would probably have to be something a BIT more serious. Although he is a firm believer that cats are inherently good and just misunderstood.

Ask to play 20 questions and ask blunt political/philosophical questions because they only have a few weeks before they’re potentially married and they’re going to take this rationally, gosh darn it.

I think Salome and Isaac would do this. Salome, just for kicks. But Isaac has had people invalidate his asexual identity in the past, and he wouldn’t want to go through the whole ordeal only find out that it’s a dealbreaker for the Bachelor/ette.

Take the bachelor/ette hostage on air, demand a billion dollars as random, and disappear off the face of the map. 

I don’t think any of them are in a position to do that, but in those sneaky, close-up, candid shots, Salome is definitely thinking about it.

@pinklybronzed @nostlagiac @merflk @saint-scyllas @thewannabeewriter @thewindarksea 

[allisonwyeth]

Last Line Tag

I was tagged by @forlornraven--thanks :) 

Rules: Type the last sentence you wrote in your story / piece of writing and then tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

I stole the name Leonie Geist from someone I’ve never met. In the end it won’t matter what my name is, but before and until then, I took and wore the name as one alters the version of themselves in their own mind, in their own fantastical version of themselves.

Well I’m not gonna do that for all the words. Anyway I’m tagging a few of my most recent followers so if this sounds fun go wild! 

@briannadeberry @accio-knowledge @writingwinterridge @cr8tive-catastrophe

[allisonwyeth]

First 3 Sentences Tag Game

BI was tagged by the marvelous @kittensartsbooks--your first 3 sentences blew me away so I chose to not even think about this for a day until I could psych myself up. 

Rules:  Post the first three sentences of a current WIP–either the first three sentences of the entire WIP itself, or a specific chapter.  Tag 5 people!

Here are the first 3 sentences of my current work in progress, Spiral. 

“Do you think she was trying to warn you, that something terrible is going to happen?”

I don’t know how to keep telling this woman that, in my experience, the dead are just as desperate as the living. “Just because they’re selfish doesn’t mean they’re unreasonable—if you knew your house was on fire, you wouldn’t wake up the town to check for any other burning buildings, would you?”

@bucephallic @doctor-q @tartts @pinklybronzed @kira-desomma