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[agirlandherquill]

alrighty, so being tagged by @katwritesshit means i'm up for a very interesting tag game so here goes

rules: answer as many (or as few) of the questions about your WIP as you can

What was the first part of your WIP that you created? - might be my favourite question of the lot but for me at least, it's pretty simple, i start with an idea - a theme of sorts I suppose, and I wanted to write about a heist, I wanted treachery, danger, and crime (lots and lots of crime), and from there I spun the rest of my story

If your story was a TV show, what would the intro song be? - consulting my many, many Spotify playlists has made answering this one very difficult (shoutout once again to @katwritesshit for The World Ender because I love that song) but I'm going to have to say Dinner and Diatribes by Hozier or As It was, also by Hozier, most likely because I've spent a great majority of this story listening to Hozier along the way, since Wasteland Baby is one of my favourite albums and it fits so so well

Who are your favourite character(s) and why? - I feel as though I'm committing to a betrayal here by not saying the character who is supposed to be the main protagonist but I'm going to go for Fenley, purely because his cynical, overall dark demeanour has been the most entertaining to write (and his POV contains some of my favourite scenes of the novel)

What other pieces of media could share a fan base with your WIP? - now this one is FUN. especially since I draw inspiration from so so many things, Throne of Glass, The Cruel Prince, The Mummy (one of my all time favourite movies), Now You See Me, The Witcher - just to name a few, I'm not even going to mention the inspiration for the combat scenes because action movies are just (insert chef's kiss)

What has been your biggest struggle while writing your WIP? - truth be told, finding the time to write, as this labour of love has taken me a solid four (ish, I think) years to write, a lot has happened, I've grown with my novel which is to me at least, a very heartwarming thing

Are there any animals in your story? Talk about them! - sadly there aren't any major animal characters in my story, my characters use horses for transport most of the time but that's about it

How do your characters get around? - well, when they aren't on horseback they're either walking or sprinting for their lives

What part of your WIP are you working on right now? - edits, dreaded, dreaded edits - just kidding I'm loving getting to dive into the earlier parts of my novel and change bits as I go, I'm falling in love with the story all over again and I'm only editing Chapter 7/40(something, the current number escapes my mind)

What aspects of your WIP do you think will draw people in? - hopefully the sheer and utter chaos of unlikely thieves trying to do an impossible thing, the characters are my favourite sort to read about, and the tropes (not giving too much away I do enjoy a good mystery :) )

and that's about it, this was super fun so thanks for the tag!

and passing the metaphorical torch on, I'm going to tag: @the-ellia-west @somethingclevermahogony @unlikelycreationwasteland @leotheponderer @alwri-tes and of course anyone else that would like to give it a go! (being new at tag games appears to be my fatal flaw since i have very little clue who to tag, but here you go!)

(and as usual in my rambly responses, very, very little read through, but in my defence this is a late night post so I feel as though the grammar-police might cut me some slack :) )

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[alexawisp]

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[thewrittentales]

Written Tales Chapbook X Nature's Embrace https://writtentales.substack.com/p/written-tales-chapbook-x

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[morrigan-mckay]

Writing status 1

Well...I intended to use this as a sort of accountability source, but that hasn't happened yet.

So it happens now!

I'm writing a novel. I intend it to have mystery, suspense, fantasy, and romance.

I have completed the structure outline. The cast isn't finished yet. I haven't really started on the main plot. Subplots are in progress...maybe I should create a checklist here...

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[allnovellas]

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[ladyangelsea]

💖𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥/𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗💖 Hey there, friends! 👋🏼 It's been a while since I shared my face on here so I thought I'd pop in and say hello. 😊 Despite my busy schedule, I've been making progress on my latest project, Snow White and the Guardians of the Sword. I've had a blast coming up with new story ideas and writing out fresh scenes, and I'm feeling more confident than ever about where this story is headed. I owe a lot of that progress to the Writers Write Snippets prompts challenge, which has helped me add a huge chunk to my manuscript. I can't wait to see what new ideas March will bring. My ultimate goal is to finish this novel and get it out into the world. Here's to a productive month, and a new round of Writers Write Snippets! 🙌🏼 So tell me, what's one writing goal you're determined to achieve this year? Share it in the comments below! ❤️👇🏼 💖💖💖 #writinggoals #themoonsunandskychallenge #writinggoal #betterwriting #writinglifegoals #becauseilovewriting #writinganovel #creativewritingofinstagram #authorsofinsta #yaauthorsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNvTOwr-No/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[romaneundmehr]

I started to generate my A.I. images for the multimedia SUICIDE HOTEL novel presentation November 21st 7pm at Casa in Lethbridge. . . . . #novelwriting #writingnovels #writinganovel #dystopianbooks #dystopia #dystopiannovels #dystopianfiction #midjourney #authorlife #canadianfiction #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #midjourneyart #midjourneyartwork #sciencefiction #scifi #clockwerkorange #1984 #fahrenheit451 #southernalberta #scifinovel #socialscifi #mixedmediaart #mixedmedia #charcoalart #bnwcanada #rainynight (at Lethbridge, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClJ6eLZSMp3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[serlinarose]

🙂Happy Sunday friends🌹 It's a coldish day here with an overcast weather. QOTD: What's the weather like in your parts of the world? 🙂 Poem👇🏽 Gloomy - Haiku The beauty of day Now gloomy highlights Of a tranquil Sunday view! ©️SerlinaRose 🙂 Thus far I have written 1875 words and still working. 😊 My Main characters are at a wedding and they about to bump into each other and remember why there seems to be a sense of familiarity between them. What they seems to affect each other so deeply.😊 ❤️💛💚 #serlinarose #amwriting #nanowrimo2022 #poetry #writinganovel #writingabook #nanowrimoparticipant #nanowrimo22 #writingaromancenovel #haikupoetry #haikupoem #gloomy #naturepoem #naturepoetry #calibishiewriter #calibishiedominica #dominica #cloudscape #skyphotography (at Serlina Rose Authoress) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckn4LWPLGnc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[siegergewinnspiele-blog]

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[tjreidwrites]

Between the project I decided to sideline for now, the first draft of my current project, a couple short stories, and a script for a short movie, I’ve written right around 90,000 words since October of last year.

I’m hard on myself sometimes. I wonder if my efforts are justified, if I should be spending my writing time doing something else. Well, it’s therapeutic for me. That’s a major plus. I also see myself improving all the time. There are times when my own writing makes me roll my eyes, and other times when I get a little chill and am proud of a certain section.

Regardless, this is more output from this last year than I had from 2019- 2022 combined. I finally got to a point that allows me to sit down and jump right in, instead of twiddling my thumbs and getting frustrated (Still happens sometimes, just not as much). I’ve had some long sessions, but 30 minutes of being focused on only the writing is what’s been working best for me. 30 minutes of balls to the wall rather than 3 hours of pacing around, writing a little here and there.

Honestly, when I wrote as a kid, I romanticized good prose and wasn’t as much in love with the story telling element. I am now, and over 40k into my first draft of my work in progress, the characters are becoming more and more real the further I get along. It can be overwhelming, and sometimes I have doubts, but I can’t deny my progress this past year.

Thanks for all of you who support my writing endeavors. I appreciate it.

If you are interested in a closer look at my process, follow me on tik tok @tjreidwrites

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[poeticuniversityuniverse]

Blueberry True Pie By: @poeticuniversityuniverse ©2022 📚Instagram Poetry is My Elegant, Essence Woman ($9.99 at my website or Amazon for the ebook, physical book $178.00 on Amazon) 📚My Only Serving: (ebook $3.99 at my website EmceePoeticArtist.com link in bio) 📚 Old School Friendship (ebook $3.99 coming soon at EmceePoeticArtist.com My Other Creative Instagram Accounts: @thepoeticpreacher @flowgoduniverse @promptsuniversalspirit @galacticbookreviews @emcee_poetic_artist @poeticsoutherncook @poeticgraphicdesigns @chhworldwidecollaboration #PoeticUniveristyUniverse #bestsellingauthor #blackauthor #blackwriters #writersofcolor #womanwriter #writermom #lawriters #britishwriter #irishwriter #canadianwriter #indianwriter #lgbtwriters #futureauthor #fictionwriter #amwritingfiction #creativewriter #christianauthors #christianwriters #muslimwriters #debutauthor #amwriting #writingtime #writingprocess storytelling #plotter #writingabook #writinganovel #page1 #firstdraft (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgL9Hxtu7kc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[agirlandherquill]

to have nothing, and a knife

“…I’ve killed you?” Her mouth turned impossibly dry. Her heart battered its punches against her ribs. She shoved him against the wall, rising onto the balls of her feet to look him square in the eye, “Do you have any idea how many times a part of me has died because I cannot be with you? Have you any idea what it’s like to have something so close and not have it at all?” She was torn. Torn between embracing this rare opportunity of closeness between them - the feel of his heart beating through his chest, the warmth of his skin that bled through to hers - and reaching for a knife to sever it all, to be done with it, with him. She had tried before. That letter. That blasted letter. It hadn’t worked. But this, this would do. This was possible. One hand caressed his cheek while another settled on the knife strapped to her side. She reached for it but it would not budge. Something was holding it back. Someone. Him. She tried to overcome the strength of his grip but he held fast, he held the knife back, he stayed her hand. “I have your knife.” He mused, quietly, calmly. He was watching her. Always, always watching. She wanted to shy away but that would solve nothing. Instead, she tried to adopt his calm demeanour. “That you do, will you let go?” “I have your knife.” He repeated, in a gentler, firmer tone. “Do you understand what that means?” “It means you’re complicating a simple situation.” “So take it back.”  She tried to. She tried to dislocate his thumb, to push his arm aside, but before she could accomplish any of that he had spun her round, and gently, her back hit the wall. Still, he held onto the knife. As did she. “It means that I have you.”

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[kimcoxauthor]

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[thewrittentales]

Ink rebellion with 'Outlaw Poets' by DJ Tyrer. Join the poetic revolution! 📜✊ Micropoetry submissions open at Written Tales. https://writtentales.substack.com/p/outlaw-poets

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[elsarochelle]

I've decided to put a temporary pause on Nether to focus on Arcana 🪷🔮🪷

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[onlineearningzeroinvestment]

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