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lannegarrett · 2 days

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#ya books #ya fantasy series #ya romance #ya fantasy #ya fiction #young adult fantasy books #young adult books #book boost #books #writing #writersnetwork #writers #writers on tumblr #writing community #author #writerscommunity #writers life #quotes

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rpdunwater · 1 year

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Just a little lore on the gods in the world of The Blight of Blackridge...

We start where all such stories start, at the beginning. A beginning so distant there was no life to bear witness to it. Space was an infinite expanse and the world we know today was nothing more than a barren waste.

But the twins had other ideas. Dienna, Goddess of Everlasting Light, brought life to the world. Shining her warmth across all corners of it. And Ebroth, God of the Restful Night, filled it with wild things. Bringing the quiet stillness of winter to it.

Sun and Moon. Summer and Winter. Light and Dark. Together they brought balance to the world they created, for one cannot exist without the other.

Time marches on, as it tends to do, and the world flourished. Small groves became lush forests under Dienna's care. Fields grew to be great plains, tangled brush transformed into lush jungles. New species of vibrant flora multiplied and were fed by sparkling rivers of blue. The world was abundant with color.

Ebroth watched what his twin did and expanded on it. He filled her forests with wild things, encouraging growth in their shadowy depths. Filled her rivers and skies with new life. Brought rest to her fields with the cold snap of winter so they could produce abundantly in the warm months. Gave respite from her hot sun with the coolness of night. Balance, he spoke to her. If this world is to survive there needs to be harmony in all things.

And for much of the time, she agreed. This world was equally theirs and she wanted to see it prosper. But love between siblings is not always perfect and tempers flare.

Dienna watched as her fields withered in the winter and became resentful. She grew cross as her beautiful green forests became barren and covered in blankets of white snow. They were his forests too, Ebroth would argue. They need this rest just as the creatures within need your light. Balance, he reminded. But Dienna's temper flared as quickly as a match to kindling. And Ebroth's patience wore thin.

Peace came with something unexpected. The life they had made together had grown, evolved, advanced. These new creatures recognized the power of the Gods in everyday things and began worshiping them. The Twins, astonished by this new development, set their differences aside and basked in the reverence these humans gave them.

Temples were erected. Festivals were held in their honor. Gifts were left for them in the hopes of earning favor. And favor they received.

Ebroth and Dienna blessed their most devoted with their very own essence and granted them life after death so they could guide their bloodlines to do the work of the Gods. Each Twin molded their chosen how they saw fit, giving them power so they could heal their sick, care for their fields, bring about rest in the world. These High Priestesses became pillars of their communities and revered as direct connections with the Gods.

As their followings grew, so too did the Twins. They grew jealous when the other received more praise. Grew angry when those following the other destroyed the things they held dear. Grew resentful of what the other had. They claimed lands for themselves and their people, denying use to the other. Where peace between peoples once flourished, enemies began forming.

Dienna promoted abundance and her followers grew numerous. They quickly outgrew their lands and spread into the wild areas of Ebroth's people. They needed more space to grow and thrive, she would say. He had taken too much for himself. She complained that Ebroth's winter came too soon and stayed for too long. That his wild things destroyed all her people worked for.

Ebroth began to lose patience with her petulant behavior. He warned her to keep to her lands and leave his wilds alone. That her people needed what the wild places provided to survive. Balance, he reminded. But she did not heed his warnings. Her people cut down his forests to grow crops. They destroyed the homes of his creatures to build their own.

And Ebroth had had enough. He chased her people from his lands, blighting them and their fields with disease to keep their numbers small. His winters became colder, reminding her how much her people needed the meats and furs his people could offer. That balance was needed.

Dienna was furious and responded by sowing discourse with her Priestesses. She slandered her twin's name. Fed lies to her Priestesses so they would hate their Sister Priestesses of Ebroth. Her following was greater and she intended to show her twin just how mighty it was. She ordered her Priestesses to cut down their Sisters. Destroy their bloodlines so that Ebroth would be cut off from his people and his power. Believing what their Goddess told them, her followers obeyed. Massacres ensued and history would remember this Cleansing for years to come.

Ebroth was weakened. But he was not defeated. And with patience he waited, building his followers back up in the shadows while his twin believed she had won. Waiting until the right Priestess came along that would help him restore balance to the world.

And her name was Eleanor Payne.

#dark fantasy #fantasy novel #young adult fantasy books #warring gods #history #backstory #lore #witchcraft #fantasy author #writing #young adult fantasy writer #lgbt books

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headspace-hotel · 1 year

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There is a type of plot that is prevalent in YA books and starting to get into general lit that I do not like. It is a similar trope to the MacGuffin, but instead of the plot being driven by an object, it is driven by the characters being in some sort of situation with formally fixed stakes.

Just as a MacGuffin is an object with no specific properties that affect its importance to the story, the identifying characteristic of this plot is that exact nature of the situation is irrelevant or at least not very important.

A very common example is when characters are involved in some sort of game or competition—for example, the first Throne of Glass book involves the protagonist competing to become the king's assassin, but the plot of the book would need to change very little if the competition was a beauty pageant.

"Gamified" plot lines like this often also include MacGuffins (to drive the "game"), confirming the tropes' similarity in my head.

The other common example is the "magic/superhero/assassin school" plot. The "school" is often just a device that brings the characters together and keeps them on a predetermined track, but there's nothing about what the characters are learning or even the school's specific identity as an educational institution that affects the plot.

#tropes #fantasy #books #writing #ya books #young adult books #young adult tropes #fantasy tropes

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crow-caller · 2 years

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Tiktok sensation LightLark is the final boss of bad fantasy YA— a failure built on aesthetic boards and tropes, unable to pretend it has a heart

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A full summary with spoilers, analysis, quotes- and so much more on the subject of a book you should never read. This is a long piece. Like ‘Youtube Video Essay’ long.

Lightlark is joyless, a husk beyond parody, a checklist of every Island of Blood and Bone and Glass and Hearts that has come out in the last five years, built and sold on tropes and aesthetic boards. This is a book written by an author who is not a writer. It would fit in on the dregs of an amateur writing site with eerie perfection.

But Lightlark is more than that. You see, Lightlark is… a TikTok book.

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There's now a video version. I heard Tumblr likes video essay long watches on obscure very specific content... may I introduce you to:

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I'm not making a dime on this, I have no horses, only like 70 hours of work looking at this mess of a book and I just want to make sure everyone knows how bad it is. Let's be bitter at this multimillionaires flop together.

#Alex aster #Book drama #Book Review #booktok #fantasy #fiction #Lightlark #Review #romance #writing #YA #YA books #YA fiction #young adult #Youtube

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haveyoureadthisbook-poll · 2 months

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#howls moving castle #diana wynne jones #fantasy #young adult #book poll #polls #have you read this book poll

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soranatus · 1 year

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I just wanted to make a post showcasing some of my favorite illustrations by Keith Thompson for the Leviathan Trilogy.

The art went so hard in these books, it’s crazy. The plot is basically an alternate universe WW1 about the major two powers, the Darwinists, and the Clankers. The Darwinists genetically engineered animals to fight for them creating huge flying whale battleships, while the Clankers made huge robot mechs and powerful guns. A few historical people and places show up in these books, like Nikola Tesla.

But my favorite parts of the books were the art, truly breathtaking, it was beautifully grotesque at times. But that’s not unexpected, after all Keith Thompson helped create the design of Moder from The Ritual!

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carica-ficus · 9 months

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I have always loved the way Bardugo approached Nina's figure and weight. And her love for food. Especially through Matthias. I remember a few other characters mention her body/eating habits in an unflattering manner, but she's always glorified in his eyes. One of the reasons he resents her is because her body is barely resistible to him. And this is not approached in a strictly sexual way, but also in an aesthetic way. She is beautiful. She is alluring. She is hot. And it's because of her curves, her size and her love for food. Matthias even mentions he loves to watch her eat because she finds pleasure in everything.

I mention all of it because it's still so hard to find a female character that is allowed to be bigger and admired for it. She's allowed to eat and to enjoy food. Not only that, but that she is found attractive because of it. Sure, she is sexualized, but not in a way that fetishizes her size.

#six of crows #soc #leigh bardugo #reading #book #fiction #fantasy #ya #young adult

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moondrawss · 2 months

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misery lark and ✨her husband✨lowe moreland from BRIDE by Ali hazelwood

#ali hazelwood #alihazelwood #bride #ali hazelwood bride #young adult #misery lark #lowe moreland #misery x Lowe #vampire #wolf #ali hazelwood books #romance books #book fanart #bookish #booktok #bookart #fantasy books #bookstagram #bookworn

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quotingmyjourneys · 3 months

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“I think there are lives that make it easy to be good. Or what most people call good. When you have wealth, status, family, it’s easy to be a saint, it costs you nothing. I can’t say if you’re a good person or not. But the more I know of you, the more I understand that the world keeps making you choose between survival and martyrdom. No one should fault you for wanting to live.”

— Margaret Owen (Little Thieves | Little Thieves #1), first pub. 2021, USA

#Margaret Owen #Little Thieves #fantasy #magic #fairytales and folktales #retellings #romance #young adult #YAbooks #books #book quotes #quotebook #on life

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amanda-n-newman-author · 1 year

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A new release and the end of an era!

Today marks the official release of the final Hybrid Empire trilogy book, making this my first complete series. And, the completion of this trilogy marks the end of an era for me.

For those who don’t know, Hybrid Empire was the first novel I ever published (my debut novel) and the first completely original novel I wrote (before this, I wrote fanfiction which I kept mostly to myself). I started the first draft of Hybrid Empire back in 2012 when I was in my senior year of high school.

To think that the whole series is finally out there for the world to read completely blows my mind. In a way, it’s a little bittersweet because the first series I ever worked on has drawn to a close, though I’m no less passionate about my current projects compared to this one. It truly is the end of an era.

#ya fantasy books #ya romantic fantasy #ya paranormal romance #the vampire diaries inspired #vampires #werewolves #hybrids #vampire werewolf hybrids #books set in alaska #young adult fantasy books #paranormal romance books #romantic fantasy #the vampire diaries meets wednesday #the vampire diaries X wednesday #friends to lovers

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lannegarrett · 2 days

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how-bout-i-tell-you-anyway · 2 months

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ok, i'm just going to say it. there's a reason that some of us like reading monster/alien romance just as much as maybe even more than regular romance.

and no, it's not about the supernatural dicks (at least not for me).

in short, it's about respect. obviously, the monster/alien comes from a place somewhere other than human society on planet Earth. because of that, he is completely ignorant of the sexist bias inherent in our society. (and by inherent i mean literally trained into us since birth and embedded in every aspect of our society)

sometimes the monster's views are more misogynistic — but in those stories the heroine manages to change his views by earning his respect as they navigate their inter-special differences (aka, he learns and fixes himself).

usually, the monsters believe strongly in equality between the sexes, and they are often shocked and horrified if/when they learn of how human men treat their partners. [and yes, i know some of them are over-the-top protective to the point of being controlling, but even then it's because they view the heroines as someone to continuously be protected, cherished, and respected.]

TLDR: it's an escape into a romantic fantasy where the love interest is GUARANTEED to be a good partner because he literally could never think to harm, insult, or disrespect the heroine

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thecrystalcompass · 6 months

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The first 12 pages of my Graphic Novel "The Crystal Compass." Hope you guys dig it, you can help make this project real by backing us on Kickstarter https://inked.pub/thecrystalcompass

#original art #my art #comics #graphic novel #indie comics #young adult fantasy #young adult books #ya books #role playing #comic pages #comic art #airships #floating island

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boosreads · 9 months

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Can’t believe eva went from “he felt like her home” to “stranger” when talking about jacks☹️

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haveyoureadthisbook-poll · 1 month

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#inkheart #cornelia funke #young adult #fantasy #book poll #have you read this book poll #polls

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charliejaneanders · 8 months

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This is amazing news!

My YA debut Victories Greater Than Death is part of a program where libraries bring together groups of teens to "study powerful works of young adult literature," and an amazing 29 libraries have signed up!

#books #ya scifi #ya fantasy #ya fiction #young adult science fiction #young adult fiction #young adult #writing #victories greater than death #dreams bigger than heartbreak #promises stronger than darkness

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