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Contributor Applications Open!!

Contributor applications for The Open Eyes Project, a Troubled Teen Industry awareness zine, are now open! We're looking for both writers and artists who are survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry to contribute to our cause. Our goal is to uplift survivor voices by allowing them to share their stories in a fun and creative way, and proceeds from the zine will be donated to charities such as Unsilenced, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and The Trevor Project.

Applications will be open for the entire month of May, and final response emails will be sent out by the first week of June at the latest!

💜 WRITER & ARTIST APPLICATION 💜

💜 CARRD 💜

That's all! Thank you for reading, and please feel free to send in any questions you may have!

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Welcome to The Open Eyes Project

An Introduction

Hello, everyone! Welcome to The Open Eyes Project, a Troubled Teen Industry awareness zine made entirely by TTI survivors. Our goal for this zine is to raise awareness about this deeply flawed and often abusive industry by sharing survivor stories in a fun and creative way. Proceeds from the zine will be donated to Unsilenced, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and The Trevor Project. If we end up reaching $500 in sales, half of the proceeds will be split among contributors, with the other half still going to these three charities! 

The Origins

This zine started as an idea for a griptape project. For those of you who don't know, the Griptape Learning Challenge is a challenge that gives its challengers (the applicants that were accepted) $500 to pursue whatever interest or project they applied for (in this case, the zine!). If accepted, the money would go primarily towards printing the zines, with additional funds going towards merch production, building a website, and shipping costs! If we aren't accepted, though, don't worry! Mods have also set aside some of our own funds to make this project happen. If we get accepted, great! If not, we're still determined to make things work, and we're confident in our ability to make the zine a reality!

What to Expect

Things are going to be a little slow in the beginning as we're leaving the entire month of May open for applications. Acceptance emails will be sent out in the beginning of July, and once we have everyone set up, we'll start actually creating the zine, including writing and drawing submissions! In the meantime, you can follow us on Instagram @openeyesproj and on Tumblr @openeyesproject for updates on zine progress and to be notified when preorders open. Sometime soon we will also be posting an estimated timeline that will give everyone a better sense of what to expect and when to expect it!

Conclusion

Thank you everyone for all of the support we've received so far, we are so excited to get started! We hope to be able to uplift and empower the voices of survivors through this project. Compared to the sizes and resources of these facilities, we are few, so we must be loud. We promise to be loud.

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Pinterest Incorrect Quotes

Intro

Welcome to another edition of my incorrect quotes series. This batch is from a post that I archived, but I'm bringing it back as we finish off the theme. Just some silly little quotes for our silly little OCs.

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Uncommon Mythical Creatures

Intro

This was one of the posts I archived, but I wanted to bring it back because I kind of love this topic. I never quite left my mythology phase, and while I love dragons and fae and centaurs, some variety wouldn't hurt either!

Brownies

Brownies are small household spirits from Scottish folklore. At night, they come out and perform various chores and farming tasks for the home that they're residing in. It's common courtesy for the humans of the house to leave out offerings for the Brownies as thanks, usually in the form of milk or cream. Brownies are also very easily offended, though, and can turn rude if they feel they are being taken advantage of. In extreme cases of offense, they can even turn into evil Boggarts.

Banshee

Banshees are from Irish mythology. These creatures are female spirits that show up when someone is about to die and wail at said person, sealing their fate. You've probably heard of the expression 'screaming like a banshee.' This is where that comes from.

Chimera

A Chimera is a female creature from Greek mythology with the body and head of a lion, as well as the head of a goat sticking out of her back, and either a dragon or a snake's head as a tail (it changes depending on who you ask, but generally those are the two options). She also breathes fire and it easily angered.

Basilisk

The Basilisk, sometimes known as a cockatrice, is usually depicted as a reptile (aka a big ass snake), and is considered 'king of the serpents.' It has the ability to kill someone with a single glance. It also has deadly venom. Sometimes, instead of a full serpent, it is also depicted as having the head of a rooster, the tail of a snake, and scaly wings.

Changelings

Related to the fae but not a full on fae. In European folklore, fae (or fairies) would steal human babies and offer them to the devil, or use them to strengthen fairy stock. They would put changelings in the place of the stolen human baby, and these changelings were often deformed or sickly in some way.

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Anya's 2022 Wrapped

Intro

2022 was. . . a year. Stuff happened, but I did a lot of things that I'm proud of, both in my personal life and with writing. This year was insane but also very rewarding, and here's to a great 2023!

Writing

I started a new WIP in June, and I haven't lost motiviation for it, which is more than I can say for a lot of other projects (but shhh we don't talk about those). I really want to go the distance with this one, and it's been so much fun to work on!

I was nominated for a creative writing scholarship by one of my english teachers for all three (poetry, fiction, and drama) of the pieces I submitted for class! The winner isn't announced until around march or april, but I'm excited for the results :D

I completed NaNoWriMo, my second time doing so, and got a decent chunk done of the above WIP!

Personal

This year I. . .

graduated high school

started college

got two jobs

completed an ED recovery program

went to Italy for the first time in almost six years

made new friends

turned 18????????? tf???

got my first tattoo

2022 Favorites

Books

Six of Crows

The Herbwitch's Apprentice

The Color of Magic

Shows

Our Flag Means Death

Stranger Things

Bob's Burgers

Movies

Do Revenge

Enola Holmes

Violent Night

People

And last but not least, thank you to these peope for making my 2022 a little brighter. I love you guys <3

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My NaNoWriMo Takeaway

Intro

Now that Nano is over, I want to take some time to reflect on my experience and share what I've learned and what helped me cross that finish line, as well as updating you guys on what this means for me and my writing journey.

The Numbers

Total Word Count: 51,500 words

Total Page Count: 164 pages

Chapters Completed: 9.5 chapters

Days Spent Writing: 30

Overall Progress: Act one is finished, and I made a little progress on act two. Some of the biggest chunks of writing that I did, though, were backstory, which I'll get into next.

Getting Through Nano

I'm a plotter, so the biggest challenge that I faced this round was not having a completed outline. I know, shocking, but I had only fully outlined act one of this book. Being a full time student with a part time job, it just wasn't possible for me to get the whole outline done in time for Nano. I tried to push myself to get there, but I ended up feeling burntout.

My solution? I didn't write chronologically. I wrote some of act one, then wrote some bits of act two that I had floating around in my brain, but one of the biggest chunks of writing I got done came from writing a ton (and I mean a ton) of backstory. Writing those scenes provided a needed break from the main story and ended up giving me more ideas for the project! This ended up being my lifeline. Without writing backstory, I definitely wouldn't have hit my word count for the month.

Plans for This WIP

For now, I'm putting my first draft on hold while I finish my outline. I want to fully outline book one, as well as do some rough outlining of the next books. Once I have that, I'll finish my dumpster fire of a first draft (hey, any progress is good progress), and for my second draft, my plan is to just start a new google doc and completely rewrite it. I'll probably take some chunks of my first draft that I like and weave those in, but for the most part the first draft will just serve as inspiration/a rough map of where I want my second draft to go! The first draft was a chance to word vomit all of my ideas out on paper, and now that I've done that, I have more room to actually write a cohesive draft of this novel.

Closing Thoughts

Nano was stressful this year, to say that least. Juggling school and work with writing was more difficult than I thought it would be, but I'm glad that I pushed through and got a decent amount of work done! That said, if you didn't reach 50k this year, or didn't complete your word count goal in general, you didn't 'lose' Nano. While I love Nano, their usage of the words 'winning' or 'losing' aren't the most encouraging. Any progress is good progress, and sometimes progress takes time. Even if you got no writing done this month, you and your life and your mental health come first. Regardless of how your writing went, I'm proud of you, and I'm cheering for you all. much love <3

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Writing MacGuffins

Intro

If you don't know what a MacGuffin is, allow me to give you a quick definition: MacGuffin is a plot device used in films or books that sets the characters into motion and drives the story. A MacGuffin is an object, idea, person, or goal that the characters are either in pursuit of or which serves as a motivation for their actions. Usually, the MacGuffin is revealed in the first act.

Source for this post: MasterClass

Do You Need One?

A MacGuffin can be a very useful thing if you're struggling to come up with plot points for your story, especially in the middle of it, which I know can be the hardest to write. If you're out of ideas or need to give your story some more meat, MacGuffins can add an extra subplot and give your characters something to do. Make sure that it's still relevant to the story, though, and you're not just putting one in for filler.

You could also raise the stakes by putting a time limit on the MacGuffin (ex. something bad will happen if your characters can't find this missing item by a certain date, like the lighting bolt from pjo).

Different Uses

A MacGuffin has two main functions

As a catalyst: In this case, the MacGuffin is something that motivates the characters to take action. This can be a motivator for both the protagonists or the antagonists.

To reveal character traits: In addition to being a motivator, a MacGuffin can also symbolize something (ex. rosebud from citizen kane representing a loss of innocence).

MacGuffin Ideas

a family heirloom

a magical item

a missing person

legal documents

evidence from a crime scene

confidential/secret files

expensive/rare jewlery

historical artifacts

just straight up money

Famous Examples

the one ring (lord of the rings)

infinity stones (marvel)

the heart of the ocean (titanic)

doug (the hangover)

the declaration of independance (national treasure)

the money (psycho)

the briefcase (pulp fiction)

horcruxes (harry potter)

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Writers As My Favorite Starkid Characters

Intro

If you where here when I first made this post, I love you <3

Also if you've never seen a Starkid show, y'all should go watch one on youtube, I promise you won't regret it.

My Dick is a Surfboard

complete pantser

the embodiment of chaotic evil

science fiction

has 50 million wips, all of which are unfinished

3 am writing sessions

please just go to bed

writes great humor

wise old mentor characters >>>>

"write drunk, edit sober"

Wear a Watch, Paul!

plotter

lawful good, i respect you

be honest, you went through a huge dystopian phase

has the best side characters

knows how to properly bury a body

writes amazing fight scenes

I Would Shrink Myself to the Size of a Mouse

plantser

chaotic evil, please calm down

writes fantasy and/or thriller

search history is concerning

gotta have an animal sidekick

self insert characters 👀

plot is all over the place

definitely wrote fanfiction at one point

Damn Those Wizard Cops

plotter

lawful evil

has the best villains

very artistic, i see you

revenge plots >>>

you're so good at worldbuilding, teach me pls

writes fantasy, but dabbles in murder mystery

I Make the Ladies McSwoon

plantser

neutral evil, i'm lowkey scared of you

crime is fun

gotta have a romantic subplot

at least one character must die

witty dialogue

great morally grey characters, simp worthy

Accio Double Stuff

pantser all the way

you're chaotic good and ilysm

friends to lovers is superior

slow burn arcs

writes low fantasy

you're literally so funny how

their side characters steal the show

must have snacks while writing

I Did NOT Fuck a Tiger

plotter

lawful evil (but not really evil), needs a hug

misunderstood villains 🥺

secretly a hopeless romantic

enemies to lovers >>>

writes high fantasy

complex characters, we love to see it

also writes retellings

Hello Titty Mitty

definition of chaotic neutral

writes heart wrenching poetry

please stop making me cry

gorgeous prose

tragic endings

You Think Killing People Might Make Them Like You But it Doesn't. It Just Makes People Dead.

chaotic evil but you're not really evil, just very intense

stop making your villains so hot

plots an entire twelve book high fantasy series then loses motivation after a week

SING THE BEGINNING OF MOANA

chaotic neutral at its finest

kind of a dumbass but writes the smartest characters

is running on three hours of sleep and an uholy amount of caffine

always has amazing lgbtq+ representation

writes all genres

meticulous plotter

aRe yOU fRigHtENed?

just an anxious ball of stress

are you ok

tries to have a writing schedule but never follows it

writes contemporary

grumpy x sunshine >>

has everything plotted out but nothing goes according to plan

I'm Not Homeless. . . Anymore

definition of chaotic good

the most extreme pantser

their mentor characters are the best

has no idea what they're doing but refuses to let that stop them

stop trying to fight god

writes 17000 words in a day then doesn't write for two years

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Origami Lotus

Intro

This week has been. . . a week. We're just gonna ignore the fact that I haven't posted in a month, here's an angsty poem to make up for it <3

Origami Lotus

the origami lotus sits lonely on my bookshelf,

gathering dust like my memory of you.

white petals sway in the

breeze from my open window,

fragile as the illusion you've created.

how could you violate something so pure?

we trusted you.

the chorus of a chior long forgotten

rings in my ear.

united by your betrayal, we

all sing the same song.

we trusted you.

the words echo in my mind, a

deafening sound. the

truth is solidified as i see your name on a list.

in an instant, the

illusion is shattered,

jagged shards ripping away the curtain, and i

see you for who you are.

we trusted you.

suddenly, the purity of the flower is

poisoned.

my memories of you,

tainted.

we trusted you.

anger rages within me,

the spark of shock spiraling into an untamable fire.

i look at the origami lotus,

sickened by its presence.

burning it isn't enough.

shredding it isn't enough.

crushing it in my grip and tearing it into a million,

unfixable pieces isn't enough.

nothing will ever be enough.

we trusted you.

and do you know what the worst part is?

the part that angers me the most?

the part that i am most ashamed of?

for some reason, i still

can't seem to let go of that

origami lotus.

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Poetry 101

Intro

Welcome to a sneak peak into my Intro to Creative Writing class! We're in our poetry unit right now, so I thought I'd share some tips that I've picked up. Credit goes to my prof, she's the best <3

The Different Categories

Structure

Free verse/informal verse: Free verse or informal poetry is poetry that is not bound by rules regarding rhyme or meter.

Blank verse/formal verse: Blank verse or formal poetry is poetry that adheres to a metrical pattern.

Content (two main categories)

Narrative: Narrative poetry, like fiction, has a plot, characters, and setting, and tells a story through verse.

Lyric:  Lyric poetry, on the other hand, expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet and is sometimes contrasted with narrative poetry, as it does not relate events in the form of a story. Historically, lyric poetry was often intended to be sung and accompany musical instrumentation.

Types of Poetry

Sonnet:  A sonnet is a formal 14 line poem, typically (but not exclusively) concerning the topic of love. Sonnets contain internal rhymes within their 14 lines; the exact rhyme scheme depends on the style of a sonnet.

Elegy: An elegy is a poem that reflects upon death or loss. Traditionally, it contains themes of mourning, loss, and reflection. However, it can also explore themes of redemption and consolation.

Ode: Much like an elegy, an ode is a tribute to its subject, although the subject need not be dead—or even sentient.

Ballad: A ballad (or ballade) is a form of narrative verse. It typically follows a pattern of rhymed quatrains. 

Sestina: A formal form of six unrhymed stanzas of six lines each, followed by a Tercet (three lines.) This type of form is often used to examine a subject from different viewpoints. The Sestina depends on an intricate pattern for the repetition of end-words.

Slam Poetry: A form of performance poetry that can be narrative or lyrical, formal or informal. It is intended to be performed to a responsive audience.

Roundelay: a poem with a refrain that recurs frequently or at fixed intervals, as in a rondel. The term is also loosely used to refer to any of the fixed forms of poetry (such as the rondeau, the rondel, and the roundel) that use refrains extensively.

Haiku: A haiku is a formal  three-line poetic form originating in Japan. The first line has five syllables, the second line has seven syllables, and the third line again has five syllables.

Pastoral poetry: A formal poem that portrays and celebrates or examines the natural world, rural life, and landscapes, and may have religious themes.

Villanelle: A formal, nineteen-line poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with a highly specified internal rhyme scheme. Originally a variation on a pastoral, the villanelle has evolved to describe obsessions and other intense subject matters.

Limerick: A limerick is a formal, five-line poem that consists of a single stanza, an AABBA rhyme scheme, and whose subject is a short, pithy tale or description. 

Epic: An epic poem is a lengthy, narrative work of poetry. These long poems typically detail extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from a distant past.

Essential Terms

Stanza: A grouping of lines in poetry that are related to the same thought or topic, similar to a paragraph in prose. A stanza can be subdivided based on the number of lines it contains. For example, a couplet is a stanza with two lines.

Rhyme Scheme: The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

Imagery: Language that appeals to any sense or any combination of the senses. The collection of images within a literary work. It is often useful to examine the pattern of imagery in a piece of literature, giving particular attention to the ways in which the images collectively reinforce (or  occasionally contradict) the ostensible meaning of the work.

Allusion: References an authority, idea, or text that exists outside the essay or story at hand, one that you, as a culturally attuned reader, would know about. It's a way to amplify meaning by association.

Enjambment: The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation; the opposite of end-stopped.

End Stop: A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary or break--such as a dash or closing parenthesis-or with punctuation such as a colon, a semicolon, or a period. A line is considered end-stopped, too, if it contains a complete phrase.

Connotation/Denotation: The emotion or association that a word or phrase may arouse. Connotation is distinct from denotation, which is the literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase. For example, the terms "plan" and "scheme" might reference the same thing, but the connotations of the two words differ.

Alliteration: Sometimes called initial rhyme; the repeating of initial letter sounds.

Conclusion

I know the lists were kind of long, but I hope it helped? Also sorry for disappearing for a bit, I promise I'm trying to be more active, school is just kicking my ass rn. Until next time!

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How to Write a Good Book Blurb

Intro

As I'm sure we all know, a book blurb is the mini plot summary that goes on the back of your book, and it can be hard to write sometimes. Because they're so short, you have a limited amount of space to describe your story, and it's a lot of pressure, since this is likely the first thing that a reader will look at when deciding whether or not to buy your book. But don't worry, I actually have a formula that I use when writing my blurbs, and that's what I'm going to be sharing with you in this post!

Logline

For those of you who don't know, a logline is a one to two sentence description of a story, and it's most commonly used with screenplays rather than actual novels. Here's a better definition from MasterClass:

"A logline is a one-sentence summary or description of a movie. Loglines distill the important elements of your screenplay—main character, setup, central conflict, antagonist—into a clear, concise teaser. The goal is to write a logline so enticing that it hooks the listener into reading the entire script."

Now, even though this is usually a movie thing, the formula can also be translated into a longer paragraph format perfect for all your book blurb needs. (Formula on the next slide.)

The Formula

You always have a little wiggle room, and they don't have to be in this exact order, but a good logline (or in this case, blurb) must always have these four key elements. Here is the formula:

protagonist + inciting incident + protagonists goal + central conflict

The Four Steps

Identify the Protagonist: Chose the strongest words that best describe your character. These words are often a combination of things, first an adjective, and then a noun (ex. lonely princess, troubled teen, etc)

Describe the Inciting Incident: What is your catalyst? What sets your story in motion?

Highlight Your Protagonist's Goal: What does your character want/need? Think about what drives the character and make sure it aligns with your inciting incident.

Create a Compelling Central Conflict: Your story might have several conflicts, but for the purposes of a logline/blurb, always select the conflict with the highest stakes.

(source: MasterClass)

Example (Frozen)

When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna's sister, Snow Queen Elsa, and break her icy spell. Although their epic journey leads them to encounters with mystical trolls, a comedic snowman, harsh conditions, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff bravely push onward in a race to save their kingdom from winter's cold grip.

In orange we have our inciting incident, in pink we have our protagonists, in green we have our protagonist's goal, and in blue we have our central conflict. All of the key elements are there.

Conclusion

Once you know the formula, it's super easy to write an interesting and compelling book blurb that will intrigue and hook your readers. I hope this post helped, and I highly recommend checking out MasterClass's article on how to write loglines. They have a lot of great tips that you can use even if you aren't writing a screenplay!

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Pinterest Incorrect Quotes

Intro

Hello hello hello, here's another batch of incorrect quotes! Short post today because I'm super tired and I'm stressing over school starting soon :')

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My Favorite Picrews (Part 2)

Intro

Since I've started planning my new wip, I've been exploring picrew again for new ways to see my characters, so I thought I'd share some of my favorites with you today! Have fun with them.

1 - Meh :p

2 - Creador de personajes

3 - Bleh :p

4 - Kavren Character Creator

5 - CHARACTER MAKER

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How I Structure My Outline

Intro

Welcome to a deep dive into the mind of Anya. I am a religious plotter, as we all know, and I cannot start writing without a detailed outline. I have multiple sections, which include characters, plot, timelines, worldbuilding, and more, all on one google doc. I thought I'd share them with y'all today, and I hope you find this helpful!

Basic Plot

This is the first chunk of pages on my outline, and it's where I put the basics of my story. This includes:

A short plot blurb, the one that would go on the back of the book.

All the tropes I'm going to use

Subplots

Extra notes (This is my brain dump section where I put all the random notes or details that don't really fit into any of the other sections)

Theme

This one is organized into two parts:

Overall Theme (This is the overall message of the book, and it's what I want my readers to take away when they're done reading, shown through my main character)

Specific Themes (This section is for specific sub themes in the book, and they're shown through my side characters)

Characters

This is the section that takes up the biggest chunk of the outline, although not everything goes here. Since including everything about my characters would flood the google doc, I fill out all of my character files and questionares in a journal that I've dedicated specifically to my wip. On the outline doc, I just put the basics of my characters:

Overview: Who they are, their age, and their role in the story (main character, side character, love interest, antagonist, etc)

Internal Conflict: Desire, fear, misbelief

Arc, and Arc Related to Theme

Appearance

Personality (I also include their enneagram type, love language, and character voice)

Backstory

Worldbuilding

Here I include:

My map

Magic System

Law Enforcement

Kingdoms (includes the name of the kingdom, name of the monarchs, name of the capitol, overall climate, imports and exports, and general notes)

Rough Timeline

This is what I use when I'm still in the process of coming up with my plot and I'm not ready to use a plot structure yet. This section is just a bullet point list of all the major plot points in chronological order. All of the plot points that I come up with usually come to me randomly and out of order, so whenever I get a new idea, I just add it to a bullet point list and plug it into the timeline wherever it fits until I have everything I need from beginning to end.

Plot Structure

This is the last step before I start drafting! Once I have everything else I discussed in this outline filled out (characters, worldbuilding, timeline, etc), I can start filling out my plot structure. I usually use the Three Act Story Structure, but lately I've been exploring more options, like Save the Cat and The Hero's Journey. Usually I'll stick to one, but sometimes I'll do two or three just to get a bird's eye view of my story and see it from every angle, which might be overkill, but it works for me. Then, once I'm done with my plot structure(s), I'm ready to start writing my first draft!

Conclusion

I know it's a lot. Like I said, I'm a religious plotter, so what works for me might not work for you. Maybe you want to try out this process, or maybe you can take little bits and pieces of it and make your own, less rigid outline. Whatever the takeaway, I hope this was helpful, and happy writing!

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Uncommon Mythical Creatures

Intro

Welcome back to part two of the uncommon mythical creatures series! I'm excited to do another one of these (tbh I don't think I ever left my mythology phase). Enjoy!

Nymph

One of my favorites, nymphs are nature spirits from Greek mythology. They are considered extremely beautiful and are exclusively female. Nymphs are embodiments of nature, often associated with a specific natural landforms like forests or rivers. There are also many different types of nymphs. Here's a quick list:

Alseids (glen/grove nymphs)

Dryads (forest nymphs)

Hamadryads (tree nymphs)

Hydriads (water nymphs)

Leimoniads (meadow nymphs)

Meliae (ash tree nymphs)

Naiads (spring and river nymphs)

Napaea (valley nymphs)

Nereids (sea nymphs)

Oreads (mountain and grotto nymphs)

Dæmon

Dæmons, also spelled daimon, are not demons, so don't get confused by the similar spelling. In Greek mythology, dæmons are creatures of divinity, supernatural beings of nature between gods and humans. By other definitions, they can also be considered a general term for minor gods or spirits.

Selkies

Selkies are also sometimes called "The Seal People." They are half fish, half human, but they are not mermaids. Instead, they are seals in the ocean, and they can also walk on land. When they leave the ocean, they shed their seal skin and take on human form. It's important to note that this seal skin is very important to a selkie. Without it, they cannot transform back into a seal and return to the sea. These skins are irreplacable.

Kelpie

From Scottish mythology, Kelpies are also shapeshifting water creatures that most often take the form of a horse when on land. They are normally considered evil, and they lure human victims to ride on their back before drowning them. They inhabit Scottland's rivers and streams.

Amarok

The Amarok is a wolf in Inuit mythology that preys upon those who hunt by themselves at night. Unlike other wolves, it hunts alone. It's massive in size and is extrememly strong.

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Character Aesthetics

Hello lovelies! Today's post is a collection of aesthetics I made for my main characters, as well as a ✨mystery✨ aesthetic for a character I haven't introduced yet. I think they turned out pretty well, and I hope you like them!

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For My Girls

This one is for my girls.

For my second family, my home away from home.

For the girls who were kind to the new kid.

For the girls who showed me around.

For the girls who helped me label my things.

For the girls who sat next to me at the table.

For the girls who shared my room.

For the girls who cooked with me.

For the girls who did chores with me.

For the girls who line danced with me.

For the girls who went riding with me.

For the girls who listened to country music with me.

For the girls who watched Criminal Minds with me.

For the girls who had inside jokes with me.

For the girls who rambled with me.

For the girls that cried with me.

For the girls who knew what it was like.

For those of us who survived, and for those of us who got lost along the way.

For those we've loved, and for those we've lost.

For V, for A, for C, for E, for E, for G, for G, for L, for M, for R, for A, for C, for E, for N, for B, for B, for J, for K, for F, for L, for everyone else.

And for Sophie.

I love you all, I miss you always, and I'm so proud of how far we've come.

~ A