#aspiring authors be like

[mossytrashcan]

I hate it when people encounter quieter or mellower characters and are like “erm, where personality?” idk girl. read the fucking book. look at their actions. infer. think.

#crazy too cuz I’ll see aspiring authors on here say that and it’s like BRO??? #why would I buy your shit IF YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND CHARACTERS WHO DONT LIKE #YELL OUT THEIR MOTIVES AND FEELINGS AT YOU??

[sentfromwolves]

✧—CARVE THE STARS ⌈ a wip re-intro & march challenge intro ⌋

✧ GENRE: sci-fi fantasy ◈ STATUS: redrafting from scratch ♫ PLAYLIST: here!

Two hundred years ago, humanity expanded to the stars only to find a cosmos filled with graves. But then their children began displaying the strange ability to commune with the alien ruins scattered across the planets, waking ancient, extrasolar mecha from their sleep, and turned the struggling colonies of first generation space explorers into the fledgling galactic nation of Sol Galatea. 

Now, anyone with Resonance—the ability to interface with the alien mecha known as Relics—is conscripted by the government to pilot the near-impervious alien tech, and if the psionic overload doesn’t kill them first, the burgeoning rebellions at the edge of Sol Galatea’s controlled space will. Wren Akane knows this well—he’s been on the run from conscription ever since he was old enough to walk. 

His luck runs out when he accidentally awakens an ancient Relic in the desert of his planet, only to be embedded with the memories of its last pilot and the revelation that the war that littered the cosmos with graves is far from over. But no one believes Wren when he tells them that continuing to wake the Relics will bring the hostile alien empire that destroyed them back to Sol Galatea’s doorstep. Not his estranged father, who forces him into conscription to avoid the government executing him instead, nor Wren’s ex-childhood friends, who both have Relics of their own.

Only Wren’s rival pilot, Marek Khalid, seems to listen to a word Wren has to say. But Marek isn’t interested in saving Sol Galatea. He has big plans for what to do when the aliens arrive, a rebellion to lead, and if Wren isn’t on his side, he’s in his way. With time running out, Wren must soon decide how far he’s willing to go to save the people that never tried to save him—or if Marek is right, and he should let the stars burn instead.

🌃 SETTING ―

Two hundred years ago, the star system now known as Sol Galatea was a graveyard filled with alien ruins, ancient, crumbling structures, and millenia-old secrets abandoned to the dust.

Now, Sol Galatea thrives. Humanity has moved in, and after the first generation of children born to the star system began showing signs of Resonance—the mysterious ability to commune with and control the ancient alien relics littered across the star system—technological advancement surged, turning the scattered colonies of first generation space explorers into a powerful, isolated nation among the stars.

A number of planets, thriving stellar stations, and moon colonies compose Sol Galatea's controlled space. Territories are composed of rings that spread outward from the heart and capital of Sol Galatea, Tower Meridian. The Hecate Fracture, which encompasses the fringe planets of the system and the furthest reaching colonies, are desolate and often neglected by the interior, despite being mined aggressively for resources, as well as Relic-tech. Tensions have been rising recently between the Tower and the Fracture, and rumors of rebellion are stirring.

But with the Relic pilots on the side of the Tower, the only chance of success for a rebellion would have to come with help from within the capital. Or beyond the stars that humanity now calls home.

💥 THE CAST ―

⌈ WREN AKANE ⌋ ◈ — relic pilot & desert cryptid . trans he/they . twenty-two

Brazen, hungry for adventure, and allergic to commitment, Wren Akane is the son of explorers and a child of the desert. Born and raised in the Hecate Fringe on the backwater planet of Terra-9, Wren's Resonance scores are off the charts—and if they had ever been discovered by the Tower, Wren would have been under their control since the day he learned how to walk. After waking an ancient Relic in the desert with intimate links to Sol Galatea's forgotten past, Wren must contend with whether or not he's willing to save a galaxy that never tried to save him, or let the stars burn.

⌈ MAREK KHALID ⌋ ◈ — relic pilot & rebellion leader . cis he/him . twenty-four

Charismatic, power-hungry, and disgusted by the system that brutalized him from childhood, Marek Khalid wants nothing more than to set Sol Galatea on fire and watch the whole galaxy burn. His Relic is ancient and powerful, and while it has granted him secrets of the past, Marek has kept them close to his chest. The arrival of a wildcard Relic pilot threatens to throw his plans into disarray, particularly when Marek discovers that their Relic might have deeper connections to his than anyone had thought possible. But Wren is devilish, addictive, and a bad fucking idea...unless Marek can convince him that burning Sol Galatea back to ash is better than letting it continue to crush them both beneath the heel of its boot.

⌈ YEONGBI SEO ⌋ ◈ — relic pilot & botanist . cis he/him . twenty-five

Originally an aspiring botanist from the dusty planet of Terra-9, Yeongbi Seo was taken into custody by the Tower shortly after his sixteenth birthday when his Resonance abilities began manifesting after an accident out in the desert. Though he still works in the hydroponics labs on-base at Heartforge as a botanist, more often he is relegated to work as a Relic pilot after unearthing a behemoth mecha from the jungles of Ceridian-12. His on-again-off-again relationship with the infamous pilot, Marek Khalid, is thrown catastrophically into mayhem when his childhood ex-friend arrives at the base in chains with a Relic in tow. After all, Yeongbi might care for Marek, but he has always loved Wren more deeply than anything or anyone else in all the universe, and despite all the bad blood between them, that has not, and will never change.

⌈ KB KAVINSKY ⌋ ◈ — relic pilot & engineer . trans she/her . twenty-two

An explosive, fiery Relic pilot that hits like a battering ram and pulls no punches, KB Kavinsky is one of the most well-liked Relic pilots in active rotation. Infamously known as one of the only people able to take Marek on in close combat and have a chance at winning, KB is loyal to a fault and when she's not training on the mats, she's working in the mech shops with other engineers. After an accident on Terra-9 led to both her and her childhood friend, Yeongbi Seo, being conscripted by the Tower, KB never expects to see the one person that got away that night walk back into her life. But Wren is just as addictive and dangerous as KB remembers. And despite all the anger she still has toward him, she'd still set the world on fire just to protect him from harm.

⌈ MARSDEN NAVARRO-ORTEGA ⌋ ◈ — relic pilot & hacker . cis she/her . nineteen

One of the two Navarro-Ortega siblings, and often the bigger menace between the two, Marsden is one of the youngest Relic pilots in active rotation, and not because she wants to be. Angry at the system and angrier that she's trapped at the Heartforge while her brother is missing somewhere beyond the fringe spaces of the Hecate Fracture, Marsden wants out, and will crush anyone in her way to get it. Too bad she hates Marek Khalid, one of the only other pilots that seems to want to break the system as badly as she does. But the two despise each other after a fraught childhood spent together, and while Marsden is all for dismantling the system, she's not a homicidal maniac like her brother's ex-boyfriend. Wren Akane might just be the help she's been looking for all along to put her plans into action...but a wildcard is never trustworthy, even if Marsden needs Wren's help to finish the job.

☄️AUTHOR'S NOTE / WORDS INTO POTIONS PROMO —

Hey all! Some of you might recognize CARVE THE STARS from a long time ago. It's finally getting a rebrand from how I'd initially envisioned it when I'd first started working on the draft back in 2017. Though the core cast is the same, much of the world is shifting to hold the vision I have for this heart project, and I'm excited to work on a revitalized first draft for this remake. I have no set deadline right now for D1, but I'm aiming for summer 2024! For the month of March, I'll be participating in @moon-and-seraph's Words Into Potions event! Thanks so much for creating such a fun writing event to help motivate everyone set goals and work together to complete them this March, friend! My march goal will be 25K on D1 for CTS, while also revising HIS BODY A BROKEN LAW for first round beta ideally in the April-May time frame. If you're interested in beta reading HBABL, feel free to DM me here or on discord. I'll also be making a beta call post for it soon! I'm remaking CTS's taglist from scratch, so if you're interested in being on it, let me know. Excited to fill this writeblr with the WIP that really started it all and got me into this cool community. And if you're also participating in the march challenge, or just wanna yell, feel free to come talk to me about your wips! >:33 let's GOOO!

#MS: Wip Intro #writeblr #writing community #wip intro #wip: cts #my writing #my graphics #wip directory #super excited to be back in cts land #though also super daunting #but i love these characters so much and it's long overdue for me to return to them and give them the love they deserve #they're where my journey as an aspiring author really started #i'll return to them over and over again #and i'm so excited to meet more people and learn about more wips through this event!! #also if you're like eran arent these graphics from old posts #YES THEY ARE BUT IM TIRED AND I LIKE THEM OK #let me have this #runs away into the sunset!!!!!!!!

[emeryleewho]

99% of Trad Pub: The goal of a good book is to use an easy to relate to character as a lens to explore profound plots and interesting experiences.

Me: The goal of a good book is to use interesting events to fully lay bare the depths of the souls of people who represent the weirdest little fuckers the world has to offer.

#there's nothing wrong with liking the first but lol could not be me #like absolutely not what i seek to write or read almost ever #and I think 99% of “debates” over good fiction come down to which camp people fall into #especially in YA where people think every book aspires to the first so if it doesn't hit that it means the author can't write #anyway don't read my stories for the first #and stop recommending them to me too they are not my thing #I am here for chaos gremlins and heartache #writing #books #fiction #author

[kuipernicus]

Authors sitting at their computers with the biggest smile on their face as they write their story history, so excited about everything like they didn’t just write someone’s death and the start of a war.

It’s me, I’m authors (I’m so normal about this novel idea I swear guys it’s for plot development)

#aspiring author #creative writing #writer #fiction #novel writing #authors of tumblr #writer stuff #with my own writing ideas #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #aspiring writer #totally normal about this #like actually #i swear

[polygonal-trees]

I am absolutely not against critiquing EarthSpark. I enjoy critiquing EarthSpark! And I've also enjoyed reading other people's thoughts and opinions, even if I don't agree with them.

But I do think we (myself included!) need to remember to like... not lower, but meter our expectations a little better.

Media - all media - is defined by its target audience. EarthSpark, as a show, is designed to appeal primarily to children*, and that dictates nearly everything about it.

Just some examples off the top of my head:

There are lots of action scenes because children love action, and if there are too many slow talking scenes they might get bored and watch something else.

Robby, Mo, and the Terrans make pivotal decisions and win fights against bigger and stronger opponents, because children find those things empowering.

Characters say cheesy one liners and strike action poses, because children think those things are cool and want to copy them in the playground.

Whole episodes are halted to give important advice and teach life lessons, because children need to learn them.

This doesn't mean there aren't valid criticisms. Like I still think a lot of the pacing is off in ways that have nothing to do with appealing to a target audience. And that's not to mention the handling of very mature subject matter, something I still have some mixed feelings about.

But rather, there are aspects of EarthSpark that are going to be that way whether we like it or not, and I think it's important to keep that in mind.

*I know John Hasbro is aware of the large adult audience as well, and that has clearly influenced parts of EarthSpark, but it's still primarily for children.

#transformers earthspark #tbh I've been thinking about this since long before earthspark #I'm an aspiring children's author so I've had to consider this stuff like. constantly over the last few years lol

[thoroughfvre]

closed starter for @fallenstcr based on song 24 on my spotify wrapped . . . !

" you're not even willing to look at your part . . . you just jump in the car and head down to the bar until you're blurry . "

#* dialogue : jackie molina . #if u want a diff part of the song .... lmk ........ i love u ...... #new baby as requested . she's an aspiring author . . . won a writing contest and got a free ride to uni . working on her novel . #likes to stay to herself . very deadpan . lydia deetz / veronica from heathers / daria coded . puts ppl she meets into her work constantly

[lauranalanthalasa]

Good Omens makes me want to write and not write at the same time.

I could write at least 5 to 10 fanfics about Crowley and Aziraphale and that might be awesome.

But I also feel like I shouldn't even try writing anything original because Good Omens is the greatest love story there can ever possibly be and nothing I write could even remotely come close to this.

#I want to write #I don't want to write #why am I like this #I'm too old for this shit anyway #writing #aspiring writer #aspiring author #this show will be the death of me #good omens #aziracrow #greatest love story of all time #neil gaiman #I bow before you

[therealandian]

cant believe terry pratchett nearly made me cry at the words "where is my cow" wtf man how could you do this to me

#so i'm reading as much discworld as i can get my hands on lol #seriously i aspire to so deeply Not Give A Shit while fully Giving A Shit as this man #he's the sort of author i hope to be like someday #gnu terry pratchett

[elizaellwrites]

I'm so much better at creating feminine names than male names. Also, I have more female characters. Also, when I can actually draw (which is rare), I can draw girls better than guys (not by much.) What's up with that?

#is it because i am a girl? #is it because i think girls are pretty? #do i just like femininity better? #i don't know the answer to this #writer #writeblr #aspiring author #aspiring writer #writer rambles #random ramblings

[artofkhaos404]

More Dictatorship rough sketches. She looks like a character from a children's coloring book and I love it.

🌸🩷Hana Sato 🩷🌸

#art #artists on tumblr #artwork #drawing #Hana Sato #character sketch #sketching #pencil drawing #the dictatorship #authors on tumblr #author things #aspiring author #aspiring writer #writers on tumblr #writing #writers and poets #female writers #writerscommunity #writer things #she looks like she's made of sugar #rough sketch #doodle #character mapping #anime art

[getinthefuckingcarkitten]

The Doren storyline has so much potential i hope it gets more content soon

#Just. The way Doren realizes that PC's behavior isn't normal and tries to genuinely help them #I especially like to imagine her and Foxy's dynamic... She knows Foxglove is a troublemaker but also worries abt her #She can see the signs of abuse a mile away and has the combo of authority and warmth that loosens up Foxy and helps her feel safe to vent #But like... Despite her noble ''i can fix her. platonically'' aspirations i doubt Doren would be able to scratch past the surface much #Foxglove is never saying the name of the partner that makes her cry and show up with a split lip or dried blood in her nose #And Doren is Too Nice to push the issue. So she just offers a warm embrace and whatever measly comfort she can #I also love the idea of her going softer on Foxglove despite her misdeeds because she can see she's Going Through It lol... #She endures the weird stares it gets her from other teachers if she mentions it (especially Winter) bc she just wants to help so bad #Doren and the dog with bite issues she picked up at the pound and insists it just needs some love #Meanwhile Foxglove i think would lightly cling to her. Probably run to her every time Avery is being a dick. Just to end up having another #breakdown bc it isn't Avery comforting her but also deep down i think she genuinely appreciates it #Just. Someone offering you compassion w no ulterior motives for the first time... Both scary and delicious #Foxglove trying her hardest to not Act Out because Doren is just So Nice would be so funny. Her veins r popping

[charmikarma]

only 10 more chapters of this 260k fic i've been working my way through for the past month...

#mine #i need to start reading some new things from different ppl i'm feeling so creatively stunted #like this fic is good but i feel like it's largely made its point 2 me #at this point i understand quite well how its author writes and like. cool i guess? #there are aspects i aspire to emulate and aspects i do not #i don't think there's much more to Learn here though #just waiting for the plot to wrap up rly. it overstayed its welcome a bit... not unnecessarily but. yeah

[h-d-bolteress]

I love keeping secrets but I’m also super impatient and need external validation

#Valdys be like I don’t have a crush #*looks at Serafain* #I HAVE TO GIFT HER THIS ONE THING OR ILL (re) DIE #og story #h d bolteress #hdbolteress #sq story #og writing #aspiring author #fantasy #fantasy author #work in progress #lesbian fantasy book #sapphic fantasy book #lesbian character #lesbian book #sapphic character #sapphic book #fantasy book

[salmonandfox]

NGL as someone who hasn't published yet I kinda hate mentioning that I've been planning to self pub after seeing the way the industry treated writers on Twitter. I inevitably get a speech about how I have to do -ALL- the work, which, it's not bad information but I already know that. Also...

Based on what I've seen for MOST of the industry: I'd almost certainly have to do almost all of it ANYWAY because most writers don't get the publicity and push that a select lucky few do. And if they're lucky they can also avoid stuff like being -mocked by misbehaving agents- on social media.

I mean you see agents do that ONCE and not get any real consequences and it'll leave a mark because you're offering up this thing you worked super hard on and you're already expecting 'nah' but to see someone mocking your summary in ways that don't name you but where you know it was you?

Like damn; I know I have to do -all of it myself- if I self-pub but I'm -not convinced that's the worst option-, but thanks for the reminder. ((Which didn't change my decision, but it has springboarded my soul grinding self-doubt.))

But damnit one way or another I am -FINISHING- this book and I will share it even if I have to -list it on GODDAMN A03- and -never make a cent-. So there.

#writeblr #thoughts #depressing self doubt #writing life #aspiring author problems #Like shit gee why didn't I take my massive anxiety problems and see how much worse they could get by being rejected constantly #I'm sure that would just do wonders and wouldn't kill me a little inside or anything #I mean I -am- white so maybe I'd be the exception to 'all the attention is probably going to mediocre rich white men' #but probably not #I just wanted to make a book and have people enjoy it

[stone-goddess-writing]

She’s coming…🔮

#writers on tumblr #writeblr #aspiring writer #my writing #original #fiction #personal #author #creative #novel #own writing #lgbtq #writers on wattpad #like #reply #comment #reblog #message me #ask me anything #authors

[lez0mbie]

the audacity of men …

my coworker told me i was setting myself up to fail in studying to get a degree in english lit when he’s a fashion marketing dropout working as a supervisor in retail.

#also said i’d be a failed author as a ‘joke’ #who says that? #i like banter but that’s not banter #i never make demeaning jokes about ppl’s aspirations and goals in life #but if he’s coming for mine i’m coming for his #and i said as much #lez0mbie posts