The Weight of Quiet Dreams

A developing historical slice of life story

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The Weight of Quiet Dreams

Welcome to the blog for the historical slice of life novel The Weight of Quiet Dreams!

Summary

In the wake of the American Revolution, two star-crossed lovers vow to grow old together. Defying their parents, they take the uncertain leap into a life together. And life does not make it easy for them.

Meet the Main Characters

The oldest of five kids, Sally Strong strives to keep order. Everything from the household to her future must go according to what is expected of her. But something deep inside her yearns for more. Will she finally get her adventure?

The new boy in town, Jedediah Smith is a sinner through and through. Rough around the edges, he will do anything to appease his drunkard father. But what will happen when he meets the girl of his dreams?

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

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Today's Hype Post!

It's that time of day my darlings! Tell us some wonderful little details for your original writing project or work in progress my dears! (No fanfiction please- it's a wonderful medium but not the focus of this blog post.)

TODAY'S QUESTION:

Let us now speak of one of my favorite things! Archetypes! Next let's do The Four Temperaments my loves. Which suits an any of your characters?

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Choleric - Passionate, strong willed, extroverted

Sally: FMC, farmer, does all the talking for her husband (she enjoys it, dw)

Sanguine - Adaptable, sociable, optimistic

Cyrus: Sally's younger brother, banker, and businessman

Phlegmatic - Steadfast, patient, unflappable

Jed: MMC, farmer, falid businessman/criminal

[moninils]

No one but writers can understand this feeling... ABSOLUTE RELIEF.

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Today's Hype Post!

It's that time of day my darlings! Tell us some wonderful little details for your original writing project or work in progress my dears! (No fanfiction please- it's a wonderful medium but not the focus of this blog post.)

TODAY'S QUESTION:

Let us now speak of one of my favorite things! Archetypes! First let's do Chess Pieces my loves. Which piece on the board are some of your characters?

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Sally, the FMC, is a bishop because they're elegant and no one suspects how dangerous they are.

Jed, the MMC, is a pawn that made it across the board. He's slow, taking it one pace at a time, and people forget about him/underestimate him until it's too late. Or a checker piece.

Cyrus, Sally's younger brother, is a knight. He's very good at getting out of sticky situations and leaping over consequences.

Seth, Jed's evil father, is a rook. He's straightforward but powerful and scary. And really only comes around when things are getting tricky.

[tokkibean]

"work in progress" is actually so misleading like it assumes that im actually making progress on my work

[emmettspace]

WIP (Work in Perpetuity)

[nondelphic]

the feminine urge to abandon the novel and start a newer, hotter, less emotionally demanding novel

[fee-eef]

what’s a line from your wip that changes everything?

[nightingale-literary-universe]

"You did not shift whatsoever, Marshall Mills."

After two decades of blacking out during the full moon

[orangelizardtattoo]

"If I can convince my parents that I’m not insane, they can still get me out of the experiment... but as for you. You're an adult. You signed yourself on. You're screwed."

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"Idk, I haven't written it yet" --my sister and co-author

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Today's Hype Post!

It's that time of day my darlings! Tell us some wonderful little details for your original writing project or work in progress my dears! (No fanfiction please- it's a wonderful medium but not the focus of this blog post.)

TODAY'S QUESTION:

Let us now speak of one of my favorite things! Archetypes! Next let's do The Four Elements my loves. Which suits an any of your characters?

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Jedediah is earth. He's stubborn and practical and grounded. He is an unmovable object when he wants to be.

Sally is water. She's very nurturing and healing but also volatile and energetic.

[orangelizardtattoo]

Today's Hype Post!

It's that time of day my darlings! Tell us some wonderful little details for your original writing project or work in progress my dears! (No fanfiction please- it's a wonderful medium but not the focus of this blog post.)

TODAY'S QUESTION:

Let us now speak of one of my favorite things! Archetypes! Next let's do The Four Seasons my loves. Which suits an any of your characters?

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Jedediah is summer. But like the hottest parts of summer where the heat is stifling and unbearable. Even talking takes too much energy; everyone's just laying around sweating. He's very intimidating, present, and intense.

Sally is fall because of "vibes." (My sister said so and refuses to elaborate why)

But besides characters, we've split our book into three parts, and each part has a season. Part one is summer for energy and life. Part two is winter for death (spoilers). And part three is spring for new beginnings.

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🪞 - What plot points, character archetypes, and themes do you find yourself falling back on again and again in your work?

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Sun and Moon

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Reasons why I think tumblr would like our historical romance male lead!

he's old! (55)

he's a criminal! but like a really bad one. he keeps getting caught and put in jail

he loves his wife and twelve kids more than life itself!

he kills his abusive dad!

he's poor! (no dukes here, just farmers)

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Reasons why I think tumblr would like our historical romance female lead!

she's middle aged! (50)

she's fat!

she horny as fuck for her husband and jumps his bones at any chance she gets!

she's poor! (no dukes here, just farmers)

she loves her kids! (all twelve of them)

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Jed: You're the love of my life and my best friend, I would do anything for you. Sally: I want you to eat three meals a day and have a decent sleep schedule. Jed: Absolutely not.

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Sally: This is such a bad idea. Jed: Then why are you coming along? Sally: One of us need to be able to talk the cops out of arresting us when this inevitably goes wrong.

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Sally: Violence isn't the answer. Jed: You’re right. Sally: *sighs in relief* Jed: Violence is the question. Sally: What? Jed: And the answer is yes. Sally: NO-

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Jed: Look. I may not be a saint, but it's not like I’ve killed anybody. I’m not an arsonist. I’ve never found a wallet outside of an IHOP and thought about returning it but saw the owner lived out of state so just took the cash and dropped the wallet back on the ground. Sally: Okay, that's really specific, and that makes me think that you definitely did do that. ---

Sally: Is something burning? Jed: Just my love for you. Sally: Jed, the toaster is on fire.

--- Sally: God, give me patience. Jed: I think you mean 'give me strength'. Sally: If God gave me strength, you'd be dead. --- Sally: May I sit there? Jed: That's my lap. Sally: That doesn't answer my question, Jedediah. --- Jed: I prevented a murder today. Sally: Really? How’d you do that? Jed: self-control.

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Jed: Name a more iconic duo than my crippling fear of abandonment and my anxiety. I'll wait. Sally: You and me!!! Jed, tearing up: Okay.

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I need to get insane about my OCs again

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Wow, life has certainly been busy the last couple months. Graduations, getting new jobs and leaving old jobs, moving across the country, and a million other things happened but we did not forget abt this story or this blog, i promise!

I want to spend more time writing now, even if it's just a little bit every day, so hopefully we'll be updating more here. I am determined to bring this story to life!