#grim lore

[charactervsplot]

The number of plot threads is multiplying before my eyes 😵‍💫

Going to need an excel chart just too keep track of it all

[plaguedoctormemes]

dr grim is partially mutated with black vulture shit so he has feathers all over his body that he keeps mostly covered but also sometimes craves rotting flesh. Which gets in the way of his whole “needing to help sick and hurt people not die” thing.

[billowbeast]

Fire and Brimstone

Some art of my dearly beloved

[charactervsplot]

"He was made to burn Grim. He was made to burn."

- excerpt from my WIP novel, GRIM

[charactervsplot]

Me looking at the most depressed, self destructive, and traumatized character I have ever written

[mthollowell-writes]

Mr. Grim Makes Their Demands

A new idea is at the door.

I apply some finishing touches to the table and check my teeth in the silver spoons. It's been a long time since I let someone in and I'm a little nervous.

I take a breath, pat down stray hairs, and walk towards the door. Putting on my best smile, I open the door and invite them in.

Oh no.

This idea isn't new. It stands before me awkwardly, shuffling on one foot then the other. Their head is cast down, but I would know that face anywhere. I've picked them up and abandoned them so many times already.

Mr. Grim. Where would I even begin?

My heart sinks but I try not to let that show in my smile. Ideas are fickle creatures. If they sense a whiff of doubt, they scatter to the winds.

"Please come in," I reiterate before I make my way back to the table and sit.

They stand at the threshold, surly and unwilling to come in.

What did I say? Fickle.

I lean forward and curl a beckoning finger.

"It'll be different this time. Please."

Mr. Grim curls their lip and marches in. They throw themselves into the chair across from me and sneers.

"You say that," they huff, "but how will i know you won't abandon me for the next shiny thing?"

I couldn't promise them anything. Humans are fickle too. We both know it.

Instead, I open my notebook and look them in the eye. "What can I I do to make this work?"

Mr. Grim makes their demands listed off as a list of "I needs."

I need research. I need time. I need all of your attention.

No more. No less.

I take another deep breath before reminding Mr. Grim that I am only one person and this is a lot to ask. That we both need time to get reacquainted because we've changed in ways that'll take some getting used to. That expecting so much so soon will only burn us both out.

I start sketching something out. "Why don't we break this all up into a plan?"

They mutter something under their breath but are amendable.

And so we bring our heads together and do some work.

Sometimes you need to personify your ideas and give them a seat at the table to make them more approachable. I haven't really touched Project: Grim Lore since 2019 because the project always felt so big and unwieldy. I was intimidated by the research since its set in the mid-19th century. I'm rebuilding the outline and rethinking some characters.

Wish us luck!

[thatweirdocryptid]

No context (Tw Scopophobia)

[grimlogs]

A General Layout For Story

Before anything starts, there will be two different ways story is told. There will be the traditional story telling method, and the camera story telling. Below is a test layout for the Camera Stories, and Traditional Stories respectively.

-------------------------------- Camera Story:

Grim Log #XXX GRIMOIRE: "Umm... this is a test of the Camera Stories for the Grim Logs Tumblr Blog..." GRIMOIRE takes a sip of water. VIERRE: "Hey, and I'm here too." GRYPHON: "I am also here." END OF LOG #XXX

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Traditional Story:

GRIMOIRE sits down on a bench, near VIERRE. He asks, "Hey, you doing okay?" VIERRE replies, "I'm doing fine, I just need some time to my self." The two sit in silence for a moment. GRIMOIRE asks, "Should I leave?" VIERRE silently nods yes, and GRIMOIRE promptly leaves.