#raevenlywrites

[trixierosewrites]

Happy Storyteller Saturday! What kind of writing goals do you set for yourself? How do you reward yourself when you meet your goals?

Happy STS! I set 0 goals because I fail all of them. I am so good at meeting goals other people set BUT only if they remind me. If not I forget oops

[oh-no-another-idea]

Happy Storyteller Saturday! Tell me about a victory, either your characters or your own. I wanna hear about some triumphs

Thanks for the ask! Happy STS!

Well, a recent triumph of mine was rewriting the beginning of my WIP again (comfort rewrite of the beginning, you know?) because I wanted to be able to start sharing it with close family and friends and I was just so unsatisfied with the drafts I had.

And that rewrite had me throwing out so much because it just wasn't helping the story at all, and that was scary because now so many things were different and new, but I really feel like I'm on my way to having a much tighter plot and storyline, which is awesome!

I do need to get off my rear and edit it and actually share it now. But oh well :)

[aparticularbandit]

9 - whats your favorite halloween tradition?

Halloween Ask Game

We don't really have traditions anymore. Mom used to decorate a bunch, but Dad and I don't. (We used to change the outdoor light out for an orange one. It's still orange because we haven't changed it back.)

For the past several years, our church has actually helped out with a city festival. We used to fill orange bags and tie them with green so they looked like little pumpkins, and we had a pumpkin patch with a bunch of Peanuts stuff and someone dressed up in a huge Snoopy costume - and I loved helping with that!

...but the people who did all the coordinating and had all of the decorations moved at the beginning of the summer so we didn't do that this year either.

....

Sorry, this is a downer, wow.

Dad always buys a handful of full-size candy bars for trick-or-treaters? But we don't get a lot of them either.

Idk. ><;;;;;;;;;

[transmasc-wizard]

Happy Storyteller Saturday! In keeping with October spookiness, I want to know: What would your characters SAY their worst nightmare is? Are they telling the truth? Or are they hiding a deeper, darker fear?

ooh this is a good one

arthur: he'd say his worst nightmare is being trapped. which is close, but not quite; his worst nightmare is actually being caught. what he's afraid of being caught for, well... that's a long story.

alexei: he would not tell you! he would not have a thing he says! he doesn't think anyone deserves to know what he's afraid of. his worst nightmare is to be controlled and compliant, which is exactly what happens to him :) yay!

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val: she'd say her worst nightmare is the world being put into peril once more. this is true. however, most people would assume it's due to, like, evil bad guys and the horror of danger. it's actually due to the fact that she knows she'll crumble if she's forced to do that much on her own again.

mack: taxes, probably, or like, being force fed cooked mushrooms. the actual answer is of course that she's fundamentally terrified that her smiling mask will slip and everyone will see the small, broken child beneath who incredibly badly needs someone to care for them, and furthermore that he will not be able to put the mask back on again.

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ty for the ask!

[incandescent-creativity]

Happy Storyteller Saturday! I've been out of the loop for a while so today my question is extremely open - what have you been up to lately? Tell me about your latest projects like we're sitting down at a coffee shop to catch up :P

Welcome back Rae! ☕️

I’ve been working on FLOAT again recently. I signed up for a 15-week “how to write a novel” course through Reedsy, a company I’d been poking around for a while now. They have feedback streams quite often, and I’ve submitted to those before, and they have professional editing services I was thinking of using someday too.

So when I got an email with a coupon for their course, I signed up! It’s only been two weeks, but I already feel like I’m being more intentional with what I’m doing with FLOAT - which is good, because I think it might have to be my debut if I ever get published.

If you’re unfamiliar, FLOAT is the story of River Bilal and Captain Aspen of the Endurance. They sail around a hostile alien ocean planet on a big galleon (think like the Black Pearl). Mostly they’re just trying to survive a strange circumstance—almost everybody loses their memories of their life when they splash down in a ship on this planet.

I say “most” because River still has her memories. And she has new shapeshifting powers that she’s trying desperately to hide from everybody else except Aspen.

It’s a mishmash of genres but I think it is fun! And I have a meeting with a book coach to talk about it, so maybe I’ll get some more professional insight on its chances soon.

[writeblrsupport]

@raevenlywrites @athenixrose and @writing-with-melon do so much for the writing community. They are absolutely incredible and a joy to see on my dash.

[ohnoitsthebat]

Raev Appreciation Post

This post goes out to the wonderful @raevenlywrites. I just wanna take a few minutes and say, Raev, I think you're a kind, smart, funny, caring person. Even though we don't always talk, I think of you often. I always smile when I see your posts on my dash, especially your writing posts. Your attitude to writing has encouraged me to step up my game and become a better writer. We are a lot alike in the way we think (we even grew up in the same area, basically), are close to the same age, and so I can relate HEAVILY to you. You're like a kindred spirit to me, and I'm so glad our paths crossed. I'm proud to call you a friend.

Happy Birthday!

[druidx]

Hello! What is Millicent's favorite treat?

Hi! Thanks for the question Raev :)

In terms of food, Millicent enjoys lemon curd tarts. They’re a particular rare treat in her part of Allansia as the lemons have to be imported from far away. Fortunately, Titan has spells that preserve goods over long distances.

In terms of activities, Millie loves going to cultural events, such as the theater and galleries.

Hope you enjoyed learning a little more about Millie 🍵