Don't plan too much. Some of the most beautiful moments in your life are actually unplanned.
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Don't plan too much. Some of the most beautiful moments in your life are actually unplanned.
hello dear stranger, can i turn you into poetry?
hello. I’m Maria, a published poet seeking to connect with the world, treating it as my ultimate muse.
the world. you people.
i love writing about you people. i love finding the beauty and oddity and similarity in strangers.
i started this series on instagram, and realized i enjoyed it way more than I’d expected. what i do is i study people’s profiles (ahem, stalking) and absorb their vibes and then, voila, inspiration strikes.
i turn you into a poem.
do you volunteer? all you need to do is say hi over on my instagram posts (no need to share them or follow me. though of course, that is always appreciated)
I post my poems there and tag the muses! But if you don’t have Instagram, we can also just do that here :)
A Fun Little Writing Prompt
This is a writing prompt I just came up with, while trying to finish a poem (Might post later today). I hope you all like it 💜!
T.W/Tags - This prompt deals with death and killing! You have been warned!
A Bright Idea Gone Dark
In response to Fandango’s story Starter #249 https://wp.me/pfZzxd-uD1 This week’s Story Starter teaser is:As Vincent took in the view from the seventeenth floor of the hotel, the lights suddenly went out all over the city. As Vincent took in the view from the seventeenth floor of the hotel, the lights suddenly went out all over the city.For a moment, Vincent thought he had gone blind. Then he…
[publishing] Seize the Night, Today
Night transforms the world. Owls and bats claim the sky from songbirds, nocturnal predators prowl beneath cover of darkness, and cloying shadows grow thick enough to swallow a scream. As the saying goes: people aren’t truly afraid of the dark—they fear what could be in the darkness with them.The twenty-two authors featured within the pages of Carpe Noctem descended into these midnight waters to…
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January 7, 2024: Welcome to 2024!
Okay, I have been writing (and there is a LOT). However, I've had to deal with bedbugs for the past six months (and going). I have no time to go into the logistics (and the blame sits squarely on the shoulders of my stepsister), but I'm here to have some fun and tell you about what is going on with the HOB.
Without too much detail of the private conflicts that plagued this project since its creation upon the heels of the success of @tkwrtrilogy2, @tkwrtrilogy, and @tkwrtrilogy3, there has been an overhaul. Also, the latest addition to the trilogy will make its debut on Wattpad (but will come here eventually).
First, the OVERHAUL: Welcome to the HOB Universe.
You're asking yourself: WTF is this? Well, the best explanation of it can be seen here. All that applies is that this takes place in 17th-century France rather than Middle Earth.
I will be overhauling the Tumblr for @lesecretdelamaisondubourbon. There is a reason, but to find that out, you'll have to read the memoir about all of this (TBA). Either way, it comes on the heels of family drama and the death of a friendship that was supposed to last forever (according to her). But, the book (known by the title XIV) is going up on Wattpad, so while it is being overhauled over here, you can read it in its proper order over there.
XIV: The life and times of Louis XIV as told by Louis XIV--if you haven't figured that out yet. It is part of Book III; his father's story (@thesecretofthehouseofbourbonbook) is Book II.
Now, about that other book: The original title of the book (that was going to be written by my former co-author) was Monsieur. If you guess that the book was going to be about Philippe I, Duc d'Orléans (younger brother of Louis XIV), you were right.
If you think this is a retelling of centuries of rumor and innuendo, you would be wrong. This will be his story--told by Philippe. Under the title of Son of France (Fils de France in French), this is the story you were never told. After 383 years, it is time.
His story officially began in January of 2024, and he will be following his brother Louis here once he debuts on Wattpad. Stay tuned for more. He's part of the universe now.
Newsfeed #138 January 7, 2024 (7 Narvinyë)
What's going on? Well, after being chased down by book editors (on demand), I decided to put things on Wattpad. That's right, all the books will be able to be read over there as well as here (though I have a feeling more people will end up going over there more so than here or over to WordPress.
I need to explain the Woodland Realm Literary Universe.
So, what this means that if sometime down the road in the future, should a character have their story told, it will be under this umbrella. Of course, this only applies to characters within the TKWRT Trilogy and its 3 standalone novels (which have their beginning within the trilogy (@tkwrtsongofsevenrivers @oflordsandkingstkwrtbook) and the upcoming Loremasters.
Since all the stories are interlocked (kind of like the MCU), this made the work easier to follow. This means that am leaving things somewhat open-ended when the current books are complete. I have been working on these things for nearly 10 years now. It seems like only yesterday I debuted on Tumblr with The Saga of Thranduil. What was supposed to be a brief story in the life of the Mirkwood Elves have become a franchise onto itself (not associated with Rings of Power--that rumor* can die now).
*Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out how that one happened. It reached all the way to my estranged family. Now, I'm attached to another rumor for another project I am writing (@thesecretofthehouseofbourbonbook @lesecretdelamaisondubourbon)--You don't even want to know about that one.
You'll hear about it eventually.
Either way, 2024 will be extremely busy as I forge ahead alone on two major projects that one day (with any luck) will see the publication my readers desperately want to see. I'm excited, personally; after the horrific events that nearly took me away from my work that were put upon me by my own family, I want to move beyond the past and into the future. My only saving grace has been writing. Thank you for your patience and patronage for the past 9+ years.
By the way: Legolas (@trenarnolegolaslasgalen) just made his debut on Wattpad. There is more to come with him, I was just setting up the pages over Christmas with limited internet. That's what is like living under conservatorship--they only give you the bare minimum to survive.
More to come...
A list featuring ten of Todd Chavez’s quotes that have stuck with me since the finale of Netflix’s Original Series Bojack Horseman.
Hey! I have a WordPress that I am publishing listicles and articles based on my thoughts and opinions! First one up is a list of quotes by Todd Chavez!