#carmenwrites

[tartagilicious]

hi!! i uh wanted to thank you for reblogging my ethan hc! i was a bit suprised when you did bc i love your blog and i wasn’t expect you to do that! so um thank you again!! 💕

i’m so glad to hear that 🥺 and it was totally my pleasure! the headcanons are super cute and in character, you did a really good job with them~ 💞

[lettersandinkstains]

I'm happy that I've gotten so far in my story (23k) because that's literally the furthest I've gotten in any wip of mine. Oh and we got 4 chickens :D

CONGRATS CARMEN OH GOSH THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE HAPPY AND PROUD ABOUT ♥

Also please share pics of your chickens and their names.

[druzydabbles]

I'm starting to suspect tumblr ate *my* ask! If so then, how would your characters react to going through an existential crisis? ~ This for STS!

Oh, you mean the one that Celestine goes through multiple times in the series?

Ah, yes. She has a lot of fun.

Also you’re mean. Meanie. You do know what the actual definition of existential crises are, right? ‘Cause I get these a lot and it is. Not Fun. ^^’

Colin actually also has his fair share of these. Unfortunately they’re quite prevalent with him due to his belief that he can’t contribute as much as other people, due to both his inattentiveness, his obliviousness, and his clumsiness. He doesn’t acknowledge how much of a positive influence he is, or how he’s likely the only thing keeping several people from entirely falling apart.

He goes very quiet, and starts to avoid people. And that is bad, because Colin needs to be around people, or bad things start to happen.

Celestine just pretends the world doesn’t exist for a while. She’ll wrap herself in a blanket and hide herself in her hammock to the point where she misses her seawater, and then bad things also happen. (Her seawater routine is actually very like a medication, if you’re wondering. One that has almost immediate consequences if she misses it.)

Oh, wait! Phoenix also has one when she finds out that magic exists and now she’s in the midst of a big magic fiasco! It’s very fun. Luckily she’s pretty okay with it, her way of coping is basically saying, ”Screw that, I’ll actually do somethin’ productive ‘stead of sittin’ round moping ‘bout it.”

Dione’s mind is too busy with her work, she doesn’t get these. (And if she does, you wouldn’t be able to tell because it just means more work.)

Thanks for the ask! Or not. Poor Colin.

[livvywrites]

I used the same theme as you for my wip page but it still managed to mess up?? I have 4 characters and it won't spread evenly across. HOW

Oooh yeah, this theme was difficult to set up!! (Worth it, but.) I’m on mobile right now so I can’t look up the HTML, but I can do my best to troubleshoot! (Or I could message u about it tomorrow lmao, either or!)

[wolvesofarcadia-archive]

Gemini and Caelum!

Gemini - What inspired you to write this project?

Honestly I was inspired to write Arcadia after a dream I had after finishing the anime Wolf’s Rain. The show gave me the inspiration to write about wolves who can disguise as human, which was different than a typical werewolf approach. The dream was where I got the idea for Sloane—a wolf living on the streets of a run down city—to team up with a soldier—Fredrick—and both escape military force across a wintery landscape to wolf haven called Arcadia. The plot evolved a lot over the years since it’s inception, but those core elements have stayed the same. 

Caelum - Do you write outlines? Why or why not?

I do! Personally, I need them to help keep my ideas organized, as well as keep track of plot elements. I have almost two note books full bulleted plot outlines for every chapter, character arcs, backstories, etc. Do I follow them? Mostly, but I try to leave enough room to explore other possibilities. I’m the literal definition of a plantser lol

[gingerly-writing]

🍇🍐🍒🍊!!

🍇 I want to get to know your work better🍐 I want to read everything you writethank you, this is very kind!! I hope to keep producing content you want to read, and hopefully start posting more prompt fills and snippets on this blog too!

🍒 I want to visit the world you’ve created🍊 I want to meet your characters IRLEXTREMELY dangerous propositions, proceed with caution! a lot of my bad guys would gut anyone like a fish, and that’s not even including the supervillains. my worlds tend to be almost as dangerous as their nasty inhabitants, wars and bloodthirsty religions reigning supreme or capes doing battle in the middle of major metropolises. I would advise not to, or at least make sure you arm yourself to the teeth before you do!

[bobby-hockey]

last line tag~!

i was tagged by the lovely @carmenwrites (that snippet is FANTASTIC by the way!! so suspenseful omg) for the last line tag! 

i won’t tag anyone because i get nervous about tagging people, so if you really want to share your last line feel free to say i tagged you!! 

it’s more of a scene snippet than a last line, strictly, but it’s two characters discussing before dawn, since before dawn is part of the founding mythos of these two characters’ world. this isn’t how before dawn will be referenced in the work, i think (it’ll be more subtle), but i just wanted to explore these two characters a little more. 

“You… want me to tell you a bedtime story.”

“Yes,” Kith said.

“You cannot be serious,” Rin muttered, barely audible, tapping the papers straight and setting them down. “Fine. Uh… there’s a story about the time when the sun was stolen from the sky.”

“The sky swallowed it, right? And the moon fought the stars to get it back. I know that one.”

“What? No,” the knight said, confusion obvious in the way his furrowed brow drew tighter, in the wrinkle of his nose. “That’s not how it goes.”

[bookenders]

Happy Storyteller's Saturday! How would Mel react if someone told her they liked her?

Storyteller Saturday!

@carmenwrites, Mel is a big goober. I’m glad you want to know more about my intelligent little doofus.

If we’re talking “like” as in “I enjoy your presence,” she’d say, “Oh,” all pleasantly surprised and taken aback. Then, “thank you,” with the tiniest hint of confusion. And in her mind she’d be going through all the options of how they might want to use her, or what they might want, because where she comes from, blatant tells of affection aren’t always a straightforward thing. She’s more trusting of actions than words. 

If we’re talking “like like,” the only way she’d trust it is if it was preceded by significant actions that made her believe the words weren’t empty. It’s not so much a “we accept the love we think we deserve” thing as much as it is a “this is not my love language and words are potent weapons in my people’s history so watch yourself” thing.

If there was no evidence from actions, she’d probably wonder what she’d done to make them think that way. What about her actions could’ve been interpreted like that?

If there was evidence from actions, it’d probably be her version of a big ‘ole Han Solo “I know.” Because by that point, there would have been significant actions from both sides, since the object of her affections would have figured out how to properly show it by then.

Thanks for the ask! Happy Saturday!