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i-only-see-daylight · 1 month
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Dorian: What are you doing on the castle wall at 3am?
Manon: I could ask you the same question.
Dorian: I live here. This is my house.
Manon: I should probably ask you a different question.
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Rhys: I’m not gonna lie, Cass, I’m kinda scared of your mate.
Cassian: Oh, Nesta? Nesta wouldn’t hurt a fly!
Rhys: Okay, that’s reassuring-
Cassian: She would kill a man though.
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*rowan and dorian talking* *rowan phone buzzes* rowan: oh, it's aelin rowan: she's upset with lysandra and aedion rowan: *buzz* and lorcan rowan: *buzz* and chaol rowan: *buzz* and manon
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depressedreader209 · 2 years
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Cassian: From now on we will be using code names. You will address me as Eagle One.
Cassian: Mor, codename “Been there done that.”
Cassian: Nesta is “Currently doing that.”
Cassian: Amren is “It happened once in a dream.”
Cassian: Rhys, codename “If I had to pick a dude.”
Cassian: Azriel is “Eagle Two.”
Azriel: Oh, thank god.
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mournersandfunerals · 9 months
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Taylor Swift wrote Innocent for the Vanserra brothers, she told me herself
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Advice for Creating a Magic System
As a fantasy author, I thought I'd share my 5 tips for creating a captivating magic system.
1. Are you writing low fantasy or high fantasy?
Firstly, it's good to know from the get-go whether you're creating a magic system for a low fantasy or high fantasy story.
Low fantasy doesn't necessarily mean there are less fantastical elements or that the story has to take place in a version of the real world. Low fantasy simply indicates that the fantasy elements/magic is not commonplace in that world. Magic and other fantasy elements exist, but only a privy few know about it.
Examples of low fantasy stories include Harry Potter by She Who Shall Not be Named, the Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and my book To Wear A Crown.
High fantasy, on the other hand, indicates that the fantastical elements and magic are known about and commonplace in that world. The people of the world know that magic exists, that there are fantastical beings, other races etc.
Examples of high fantasy stories include Eragon by Christopher Paolini, Crescent City by Sarah J Maas, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien, and Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
2. Hard magic systems vs soft magic systems
The next thing that's vital to decide is whether you're creating a hard or soft magic system.
A hard magic system has built-in limitations. There are certain things that magic can do and that's it. Examples of stories with hard magic systems include Avatar: The Last Airbender and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.
A soft magic system doesn't have inherent limitations in relation to what it can achieve. Examples of soft magic systems include Eragon, Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.
3. What can magic do?
Now that you know whether you're writing low or high fantasy, and whether you're working with a hard or soft magic system, it's time to create some magic!
This is the part where I can't give you too much guidance, because it's all about your creativity.
What do you want magic to look like in your story? What do you want magic to be able to achieve? How big of a role do you want magic to play in the story and your characters' lives?
Do you want different classes of magic wielders, each with mastery over their own element? Do you want magic to be a flexible tool that can be used to achieve almost anything? Do you want your magic to be limited to telepathic actions or creating portals? Do you want different people to have power over different aspects of nature or different magical disciplines?
Can wielders use magic without any tools, or do they need spells, runes or rituals?
The possibilities are endless, but it's important to establish exactly what magic is capable of in your world.
4. How does it work and where does it come from?
Now we know what the magic can do. Next up is why it can do those things. Where does the power of the magic come from and how do wielders command it?
Does the power/force of magic come from within the wielder? Does it draw from inner life force and energy? Does it draw on energy from another realm or dimension? Does it pull from the surrounding natural elements? Does the power come from a deity or from demonic forces?
Identify the source/origin of the magic.
From there, elaborate on how it works. How does a wielder access the source of the magic? Is it through strength of will, incantations, selling their soul etc.?
For example, let's say that the power of your world's magic comes from the cosmic energy of another dimension. In order for wielders to access that energy, they draw specific sigils on their skin and these sigils act as portals to that world. Once the sigil is complete, the cosmic power flows into the wielder and they can now command it.
5. The limitations
Very importantly, you have to be clear on the limitations of your magic system. Fantasy magic systems often fall flat because they don't have clear confines.
If you're writing a hard magic system, this step is a bit easier, since there are inherent restrictions on what magic can do. With soft magic systems, you have to decide just how much magic is capable of.
But whether you're writing a hard or soft magic system, you need to consider the cost of using magic.
Does the use of magic drain the wielder's energy? Does each instance of using magic darken the wielder's soul or deteriorate their body further? Does using magic damage the natural world around the wielder or drain others of their life force?
Magic without a cost, limitations or consequences just isn't as captivating.
Reblog if you liked these tips. Comment with your own advice. Follow me for similar content.
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halfmoth-halfman · 2 months
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Can I ask why you hate Sarah J Maas? Genuinely asking
no 💜
anyway, here's the books by black authors i'm reading/re-reading for black history month:
Beloved - Toni Morrison The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations - Toni Morrison James Baldwin: Collected Essays - James Baldwin (includes Notes of a Native Son, Nobody Knows My Name, The Fire Next Time, No Name in the Street, and The Devil Finds) Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates The Broken Earth Series - N. K. Jemisin Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston Black Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James The Legacy of Orisha Series - Tomi Adeyemi The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes - Langston Hughes Well-Read Black Girl - Glory Edim The Mead Mishaps Series - Kimberly Lemming The Legendborn Cycle - Tracy Deonn
and here are some resources for donating and boycotting in support of gaza, congo, and sudan:
how to donate an e-sim with #ConnectingGaza
CareForGaza
BDS Movement & BDS Targeted Boycott List
what's happening in Congo: info + resources + how you can help
The War in Sudan & List of Sudanese Fundraisers
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jungliet-capuleet · 5 months
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SJM Brazilian gossip!
So here in Brazil we have this test called ENEM, which is a test that helps students to get a good grade and have a chance to start the university without paying for it. The whole year, students wait to make this test it is really important, around 180 questionz and a writting essay.
Each year, a different theme is chosen to the writting essay and students only get to know what's the theme when they have the tests on their hands. This year, the theme was realted to how could we recognize women's housework and domestic work and stop the misinformation about it (simplifying).
Keep in mind that Brazil has a high level of illiteracy, the population has serious problems with text interpretarion and the portion of people who read is still very low. So yeah...guess what?
Miss Sarah J. Maas and her Acotar world were used by many people as an exemple of feminism and how the characters, just like people in real life, can chance their lives if the government helps them.
I was so shocked SO SHOCKED when I heard that cause man...HOW?! We have lots and lots of exemples on how women who are housekeepers work like slaves, we have lots of information sources where people could check interviews with real people and study about women's situation in out country and world
BUT NO! LET'S BRING FAKE FEMINISM ACOTAR CAUSE FEYRE HAD TO HUNT AND THEN SHE BECAME A HIGH LADY SO SHE DOESN'T NEED TO DO DOMESTIC WORK ANYMORE💀
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rubireads · 1 month
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house of flame and shadow by sarah j. maas
3 stars
v. slight spoilers (!
the third instalment of the crescent city series and what seems like the most anticipated sjm release was, unfortunately, a disappointing read for me. whilst a small part can be attributed to the sky high expectations following the shock ending of cc2, i think it goes further beyond that.
the biggest thing that stood out to me throughout the book was the convenience of certain plots, specifically within the last few hundred pages. for example, certain characters that have been almost impossible to defeat or overcome in the previous books are done so quite easily in this one and with no effort at all, which felt like lazy writing for a story that has felt like a long time coming. and it wasn’t even a question when sjm would use her infamous “they’re dead…surprise they’re not” trick in this - not one part of me was worried for said character.
the potential that the end of cc2 gave and the result we got feels like it didn’t quite match up. not to mention the big plot point of the cc2 ending felt useless after finding out we could’ve got the same information from a closer source all along. don’t get me wrong, i wouldn’t change the cc2 ending for all the world, but perhaps it could’ve have served a greater purpose?
i was more invested in lidia’s story separately than bryce’s & hunt’s combined which says a lot considering they are the main characters. this might be because they, alongside many other characters, lacked the emotional connection that was present within the last two books, replaced by info dumps.
the one thing i will say about this book is that not one of the alternating povs was i disappointed to read, even when the last one ended on a cliffhanger. this might be attributed to the fact that we’re so far into the sjm world now that each story has as much intrigue and mystery as the last but this combined with the intertwining of those very same povs make for a very satisfying feeling. which is great because the overall book as whole felt very unsatisfying.
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The Inner Circle: Hey, Cassian, does it freak you out at all that Nesta is literally death incarnate?
Cassian: Smash.
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i-only-see-daylight · 10 days
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Aelin: The real treasure was the memories we made along the way.
Lorcan: I almost died. 
Aelin: That... was my favorite memory.
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Emerie: This is Nesta. Nesta loves her personal space.
Emerie: This is Gwyn. Gwyn also loves Nesta's personal space.
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escargogurt · 1 month
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when things are getting extremely sexy in Chapter 55 of ACOMAF and Sarah J. Maas hits you with this line:
“My friend through many dangers. My lover who had healed my broken and weary soul.”
SHADOWFAX?
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vaveyard · 2 years
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sarah j maas debuted only 3 years before you did, and since then has written over 15 books. she's still topping the charts and considered the queen of fantasy, her latest book has almost 150k ratings on goodreads and had a first print run of 750k (in a relatively new genre for her, since its prequel/her adult debut only came out 2 years ago).
we know you were friends and had a fallout. how does it feel to see her be so successful while your career is declining? in general how does it feel to see fellow authors have more success? maybe even authors you don't like?
glass sword seems to have been the decisive factor, the numbers seem to have dropped dramatically after it was published. do you think your publisher put too much pressure on you to write the rq sequels as quickly as possible to ride the wave? i don't have the numbers for the rq series anymore, but various sources say that the first printing for bb was the same as rb, while for maas it's the opposite: her sequels get printed in higher numbers due to the success of the first book. iirc her debut adult novel published 2 years ago had a first printing of 350k (which is huge for a debut in a completely new genre/for a new audience) and the sequel that came out this year had a first printing of 750k. the last book in the tog series had a first print run of over 500k iirc.
lately there's been a lot of talk about "manufactured success" when it comes to authors like alex aster ie the publishing industry finds someone to hype up, then the books come out and are a huge disappointment/can't live up to the hype, and the author's career starts declining. aster is an extreme example, people really went up in arms and her career never really took off (so far) since it was her YA debut (her already published duology is middle-grade and according to her didn't sell well). i'm also hesitant to consider it the publisher's fault, i think tiktok had a much bigger role, the publisher simply jumped on the bandwagon.
anyways, i think that "manufactured success" can be applied to red queen. it was pushed like crazy, but then with each sequel the marketing and public interest started dwindling. with authors like maas we see the opposite, it takes them a bit longer to reach the top, but they do it on their own and their career is much more successful in the long run.
it might be the difference between the industry hyping up a product for easy💲, and the reading community hyping up a book simply because they liked it and want to share their experience with other readers? or is it simply bad marketing?
... but doesn't bad marketing mean that the publisher has lost some interest in the author due to disappointing sales?
sjm's books/new releases/bundles still get publicized like crazy, while recently on tiktok (iirc) you made a video saying that you don't know why but lots of people have never heard of a 5th rq book that came out years ago.
... you really have no idea why they've never heard of it?
Personally, I would feel so embarrassed to speak to another person this way, especially about their job. But you and I clearly have different tolerances for shame.
I do love when fantasy succeeds bc a rising tide raises all our boats. I’m also not obsessed with comparing myself to others, tracking their print runs, or quantity of work? That is so unhealthy. And seems like a waste of my time. But it’s your time to waste, I guess.
What’s the goal here? Pitting women against each other? Trying to put me down? Venting to help yourself? You’re a bit all over the place, and comically so.
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readinthedarkpod · 5 months
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