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Hey there! It's Huck here, and thanks for checking out my blog. i'm a novelist and a gamer who is steadily working towards my dream. while you're here, why not check out my tags and have a look around? If you want to talk to me, leave a message or an ask. I'll respond as soon as I can! Oh, and before I forget. i don't have any chosen pronouns so pick whatever feels best to you. Anons are welcome, and remember to spread love and deny hate.

[whatwouldyoudoforher]

excerpt from ch 2 of Dear No One

There was something horridly fascinating about how romance movies and novels seemed to get this one part right. An otherwise ordinary day, sun shining high in the sky and birdsong accompanying the occasional rumble of a car down the streets behind the house. The smell of freshly cut grass and a clean driveway, Malik's voice muffled and distant accompanied by another. Deep timbre and smooth, like a lullaby, inflecting every so often as the two of them laughed. Lost in their own little world that Khalid almost felt honored to bear witness to. Malik's friend, Gabriel, was eye-catching to say the least. Everything around him dulled and the world seemed a little brighter. His messy dark brown hair pulled back into a tiny ponytail, barely brushing against the nape of his neck, warm brown eyes and sun-kissed sepia-colored skin practically glowing in the sunlight. The curve of his lips as he laughed at something Malik said made Khalid's breath hitch, his own lips twitching at the corners as he fought down a smile. Covering his mouth with his hand, glancing away, he huffed and allowed himself a small smile. It was infectious.

[whatwouldyoudoforher]

excerpt from ch 1.5 of Apotheosis

Reya eyed the open doorway with all the cheer of a deadman. Pressing her fingers to the small of her back, she could feel the flintlock’s barrel against her skin. The adrenaline that came from a fleeting brush with death ebbing away and leaving her with cold fury. Combing her fingers through Bartolomeo’s mane, she touched her forehead to his muzzle and muttered a few words in her native tongue to soothe him. He jerked his head and brayed, stamping his hooves in the dirt, but eventually his glossy dark eyes centered on her and they both stood in silence.

“If something comes to pass, you know the way home, yes?”

She held the stallion’s head between her hands as she leant away, searching his eyes for a moment.

“You return home — home, Bartolomeo.”

When he snorted in her face, she shut her eyes and huffed, wiping some of the spit away with the back of her hand.

“You’re a stubborn ass, y’know that?”

He bared his teeth at her and she returned the gesture with a scathing glare. While the growing agitation between them grated at her nerves, Reya leant her forehead against Bartolomeo’s then turned away.

“If I don’t return, you go home, friend.”

[fountainfinity]

things people do in real world dialogue:

• laugh at their own jokes

• don’t finish/say complete sentences

• interrupt a line of thought with a sudden new one

• say ‘uh’ between words when unsure

• accidentally blend multiple words together, and may start the sentence over again

• repeat filler words such as ‘like’ ‘literally’ ‘really’ ‘anyways’ and ‘i think’

• begin and/or end sentences with phrases such as ‘eh’ and ‘you know’, and may make those phrases into question form to get another’s input

• repeat words/phrases when in an excited state

• words fizzle out upon realizing no one is listening

• repeat themselves when others don’t understand what they’re saying, as well as to get their point across

• reply nonverbally such as hand gestures, facial expressions, random noises, movement, and even silence

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

Excellent sticky note for dialogue writing in fiction. 

[americanphancakes]

All of this. I get a lot of compliments on my dialogue and this list pretty much covers what I do (but some of it, I didn’t even realize I did, lol). I highly recommend reading your dialogue aloud (or imagining it in realtime like a movie scene) to see if it feels natural, which is what I do when editing.

[septemberequinox]

fellow lesbians/sapphics, especially lesbians, block @rougher-and-harder. he’s a cishet man with a porn blog who seems to browse the lesbian related tumblr tags, save girls’ selfies, and send them back to them via dm, saying we’re “perfection”.

he also reblogs posts from other porn blogs that seems to be about corrective rape/men having sex with lesbians, so he’s definitely dangerous, especially for those of us who have experienced sexual abuse.

if you’re not a lesbian/wlw/sapphic, you should reblog this.

[septemberequinox]

okay full offence but i’m seeing non-wlw/sapphic people only liking this, and tbh you’re not helping at all. liking it isn’t going to help the gay girls following you stay safe, you have to reblog it for them to see it.

[lucalicatteart]

~ character detail generators ~

Since it’s a good silly way to relax and pass the time, I’ve now made three random generators lol! Feel free to try them out if you’d like!  

– The first is the old one I’ve posted about before which will randomly generate a fantasy identity for you (species, where you live, what you do, and your background story).  – The second generates random background details for you/a character (in the format of “You are a [random job or title], who [random personal trait], that has always [random persistent trait], and wants to [random goal] “). – The third just generates a set of character traits ( 2 random traits, a skill, a quirk, a hobby, and a main personal struggle). Examples of results provided in images above …… have.. fun randomly generating things, I guess!  I don’t really have a clear reason, these are just fun to make lol

links:    first generator   |   second one   |    third one   

[whatwouldyoudoforher]

Going to call this living sci-fi fantasy litrpg trainwreck.. Program: Actuality.

what’re we gonna be doing in it? glad you asked.

questioning the limitations of humanity

exploring a world that seems alive (NPCs and quests have consequences and real ambitions)

fighting against our fellow man and for them

juxtaposing a “digital” world to the real world

and fun fun fun

[whatwouldyoudoforher]

I don’t write a lot of sci-fi but I’m heavily interested in vmmorpgs, litRPG novels, and questions about humanity.

So, would anyone read a novel about integrating yourself into an RPG world, being paid to play the game, but the NPCs, the quests and the overarching story of the game seem very real.. and what’s worse is if you get hurt or die in the game, you feel it?

[kiramartinauthor]

WRITEBLR ROLLCALL:

Who all is still active in 2019? Let’s find each other and keep our dashes alive!

LIKE/REBLOG/COMMENT

[verazelinski-deactivated2019102]

I’m too stubborn to leave.

[the-crafty-coyote]

Im here. Im active. And getting moreso. I just post the prologue and chapter one of my fabtasy WIP. Its much more encouraging when you get a new follower that isnt a porn bot. >_>

[spellboundinks]

Still here. Finally focusing in on one wip and even made a wip page for it.

[flower-love8876-deactivated2021]

Me trying to figure out the distance between places and how long it’ll take a character to get there in a society that travels mostly on foot:

[wearewarpriest]

What I do is determine about how many miles the distance is, after that I look up two European cities that are about that far apart, and switch the Google maps thingy from car to walk.

[wearewarpriest]

[wearecowboy]

Holy shit my dude! Why you gotta blow my mind like this!?

[er-cryptid]

Limits of the Human Body

Body Heat = 107.6 F

Cold Water = 40 F

Hot Air = 300 F

High Altitude = 15,000 ft

Starvation = 45 days

Diving Depth = 282 ft

Lack of Oxygen = 11 minutes

Blood Loss = 40%

Dehydration = 7 days

[pomegranatepistols]

I don’t know what to do with this information

[i-am-full-of-beauty]

… don’t die

[languages-georg-blog]

An Actual Writing Tip From An Actual Author

Wow holy shit I’m gonna actually give you guys an actual writing tip, being a published and award winning author and all.

Anyways, a great way to work in TOTALLY UNRELATED little details about your setting or what have you that may or may not be relevant later on is through the use of metaphors, euphemisms, etc. in character dialogue.

“This cold is terrible! I’m wearing more layers than an Aenirian bride!”

Congratulations, you now know something about Aenirian marriage customs. You might not even know what exactly an Aenirian is, but you know that their brides wear lots of layers.

See where I’m going with this?

[thievesguilding]

also even though it seems like common sense little details add so much depth and flavour to a story even and maybe especially when those details aren’t plot relevant

not everything in the real world connects neatly and seamlessly with everything else; there are TONS of loose ends in real life because there’s an entire world that keeps going regardless of one particular person or group’s drama

having proof of a world outside of and utterly unconcerned with the main conflict is such a nice touch and a really quick way to breathe life into dialogue

[languages-georg-blog]

Excellent addition!

[kittydesade]

The trick is when you do this to a) write all this down and b) have a sounding board, even if its’ only your cat. Or your stuffed animal. Or your rubber duck, she said staring balefully at her inner computer programmer. Because if you have a sounding board you can go take a few minutes and add another few sentences about, say, an Aenirian bride wears lots of layers to show off her family’s wealth, whereas an Aenirian groom wears a fancy trouser and nothing else to show off his physical prowess and this goes back to when they were mountain basin nomads but nobody does that anymore really… 

Just make sure you DO go back to the core story and don’t get too distracted. Like, set an egg timer or something. 

[mazarinedrake]

And you never know when a line like this might provide the hook for a future installment! Maybe you get a bunch of cool ideas about Aeniria that wouldn’t fit into the book you’re currently writing, so you stick them in a file somewhere and a few years down the line, write another book that’s set there! Speaking as a lifelong lover of epic fantasies and worldbuilding, I can’t get enough of it when authors do that. 

[inkovert]

Hey, I have the first 13 chapter’s of my story written and I’m currently writing chapter 14, but I’m having a little bit of writer’s block in terms of how to proceed. I know what I want to happen but it’s a matter of when those events should happen. When to bring up those little catalysts that serve to keep the plot going. Can you like/reblog this if you wouldn’t mind me messaging you randomly to bounce off ideas with you about my wip?

[queenstylinsxn]

Reblog if you’re bisexual, support bisexual people or are actually a bunch of tiny velociraptors in a human suit

[storelmykva]

Alright I need more friends and WIPS to fawn over ya’ll so if:

you’re a writeblr

a book blog

reblog this. yup that’s it, that’s the gist. 

[writerofscreen]

Voices. What does your character sound like?

[lauraharrisbooks]

Beyond this, consider how these professions might vary depending on who the customers are - nobles, or lower class. Are they good at their job or just scraping by? Do they work with lots of other people or on their own? City or village?

For younger characters:

Apprentice to any of the above

Messenger/runner

Page/squire

Pickpocket

Shop assistant

Student

Looks after younger siblings

(Images all from Wikimedia Commons)

[evelynatthecircus-blog]

Also consider:

Candlemaker Ferryman Factor (looks after business for an employer in another city) Tiler Cutler Beekeeper Apothecary Interpreter Furrier Moneylender/Banker Winemaker Tinker (small trader who repairs stuff) Nightsoil collector Customs officer Also a bonus for animal related professions: Fowler (supplies game birds for eating) Warrener (catches rabbits on your land for you to eat) Ostler (looks after your horses) Falconer (looks after your falcons) Cocker (looks after your fighting cocks)

[wotenoise]

I need more fantasy rpg in my life that isn’t d&d-style. I think it’s time for some Sword & Backpack.

[pomrania]

100 Jobs for Fantasy Characters (that aren’t knight or peasant)

((long list, so it’s below the cut))

Keep reading

[probablygoodrpgideas]

Yes, this is good and important

[inky-duchess]

Fantasy Guide: Common battle wounds and how to fix them

Arrow wounds: Now if the lung, heart, kidney, other major organ is hit, there may be little to do. The kidney has a back up, so maybe a skilled surgeon could save him, not exactly sure however. If hit by an arrow and not hit dangerously in an organ or artery, we can help. Firstly, DO NOT REMOVE arrow by yanking. Arrow must be worked from the skin by skilled hands. Once arrow is out, wash would with clean water/alchohol/herbal remedies. To heal slow, sew up wound and wrap in bandages. To speed it up, cauterise the wound with fire. It will hurt and patient pay pass out but now the arrow wound can heal faster. This works for crossbow bolts as well. On the gross side, arrows may be smeared with dirt or shit, so sepsis is a danger. This is how the great Richard the Lionheart died. Sometimes the mighty lion is killed by a shit arrow. But hey, shit happens. Arrow wounds take a couple of weeks to heal.

Sword slashes: if shallow, wash and bind up. May require stitches. If deeper, repeat process with more stitches and more bandages. Even if shallow, the cut must be washed using alcohol or clean water. May take a few days to weeks to heal depending on wound depth and severity.

Stab wound: Again don’t remove knife or object. If already removed, wash would and sew it up. You may need to cauterise. If guts, organs, brain, is falling out, there is nothing to do. This may take a couple of weeks to months to heal depending on wound.

Broken Bones: A break must be splinted with a board of wood and bandages. Slings can support arms and wrists. If your character breaks a leg, it may be worse. Breaks don’t heal great without modern medicine. Your character may have a limp or leg pain. In you’re are living in a hot climate, you’re pretty much fucked because infection sets in fast. These may take months to heal.

For @maslovianwench