since i just hit 2k followers, and i've been pretty much inactive for the better part of a year, it just makes sense for me to do a writeblr re-intro to become reacquainted with the community, so here it is :)
lex | she/her | prompts + wips + personal thoughts
Due to personal circumstances, I fell out of love with the craft for a long period of time, and now I'm trying to find my footing again by resetting. As part of my reset, I'm distancing myself from my older, longer projects and instead focusing on short, fun works that don't drain me to. I might go back to those old projects, but for now, I'm working on a mystery novelette (you can find the info for it here!!) but if you're still interested in learning about my old wips, you can find them here and visit their specific tags!
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I'm very ask and tag-friendly! PLEASE reach out to me just to talk or yap or whatever :)
I also write prompts! If there's a specific prompt list you want to see, you can send an ask or DM me a suggestion!
and thatโs pretty much it, nice to meet you yโall :)
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Reedsy Book Editor - the editing program I use for outlining, editing and keeping track of everything from characters, locations, lore, offhanded details and detailed overarching plotlines in all my writing - just overnight changed everything from a free service, into a tiered paid premium subscription, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER.
Naturally, they have some stuff that is the "free tier"; and if they had given any warning - even if it was some vague email the day before implementing this - this wouldn't be as infuriating, but I suppose that was just asking too much?
Why give me a chance consider it, when they could just lock my work behind a paywall, and then refuse to even let me LOOK at my own notes?
What they've done is market themselves as a free service that will implement unspecified 'future premium features', and I quote their website directly:
"Is Studio free to use?: Yes! Reedsy Studio is currently 100% free. There will be premium features available for purchase in the future, but they are optional. Every functionality that you need to write a book in Reedsy Studio will remain free."
They then locked most of my stuff behind a paid premium, without ever hinting at their *already free* features being those 'optional premium features available for purchase'. Once again, no warning what-so-ever.
Not only have they now essentially locked my stuff behind a premium of 4.99 USD a month, oh no, they've been so kind as to lock the sole reasons I ever started using them for it's sheer convenience, the unlimited storyboards and pinned notes, behind a 7.99 USD add-on tier. Interestingly enough, they've split their features into two tiers, so if you want the full functionality that was free as late as yesterday, - such as statistics, goals or pinned notes - well, then you have to subscribe to both tiers.
Which means, I will now have a 7-day free trial to get all my stuff out of there, unless I want to start paying for another goddamn subscription fee.
I'm not all that happy to be strongarmed into a paid subcription, and I certainly don't trust that they won't just randomly hike the pricing or change the features included in the paid tiers in future, if this is how they implement it to begin with.
It's so blatantly obvious they've made this shift after receiving positive feedback from users, because I am wholly unsurprised that the *very same features* that made Reedsy Studio into one of the more easy-to-recommend programs (pinned notes, storyboarding, boards) have been locked behind the most expensive add-on tier. And I know a lot of people love their statistics and goals features aswell, although I personally don't use it, so them being behind a paywall too doesn't surprise me either.
I'm not a fan of paid subscriptions, but in the past I have paid for services I deemed important enough to keep around, because I liked the program or the convenience of it. Key difference: I was made aware of the changes before they were implemented.
What I refuse to do however - no matter how good their editor is or how comfortable I am using it - is to pay to be given back my access to months upon months of my own work like this.
I'm extremely disappointed in how they went about implementing this change, it's shameful.
I will be using my 7-day free trial to get my writing out of there, and then never use Reedsy again.
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istg wordgirl had a space between the words when i was younger...like word. girl. everyone said it as WORD. GIRL. like it was two separate words fym it was one
like there are some days where all the words click into place and the sentences flow like silk and then there are other days where your plot is undergoing radioactive decay and you're about to punch through your laptop screen in frustration
one day, iโll be a successful writer with a chaotic tumblr that nobody suspects is actually me, and iโll just lurk in the tags to see peopleโs reactions to my books
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would LUVVVV to hear abt the psychological thriller story hello??? ๐ also, love the new prompt list!
thanks for asking my love!! iโll try not to disappoint ๐ญ
It follows Lyviaโa composed, distant high school studentโwho unknowingly becomes the obsession of Seth, a deceptively charming and disturbed classmate. Their meeting is anything but normal. They are introduced to each other through a school shooting, where Seth, one of the perpetrators, sees Lyvia standing in the hallway, frozen with fear as she stares straight ahead at Seth's friend, the other shooter. Seth throws himself on top of her in an attempt to protect her, and this single action leads to a series of murders at their school.
Following the shooting, Lyvia struggles to maintain a sense of normalcyโher relationship with her friends become strained, her performance in school decreases, and her mental state deterioratesโwhile Seth slowly integrates himself into her life, offering support and comfort. Lyvia begins to rely on this, seeking stability in his kindness.
As they get closer, serial murders begin to start up at their school. Initially, they seem disconnected, randomโa crime committed for nothing other than sheer thrill. But in actuality, Seth, with the help of his friend from earlier, is the ones instigating all of the murders, as a twisted act of affection. Driven by his obsession with protecting and possessing Lyvia, he's taken it upon himself to eliminate who makes Lyvia unhappy in some way, regardless of who they are. Unaware of this, she tries to investigate the murders on her own, with Seth's help, against all word of caution from her friends and her sister.
It isn't until Seth crosses a line in his murders, killing Lyvia's best friend, that Lyvia begins to spiral, throwing herself into solving the mystery in search of answers. Meanwhile, Seth's carefully crafted exterior slowly slips awayโhis behavior becomes more erratic and possessive, his alibis become inconsistent, and the evidence against him becomes substantial.
Eventually, Lyvia confronts Seth, who calmly admits to his crimes, explaining that it was done out of love for her. Lyvia is both afraid yet touched as Seth reassures her, framing his actions as the ultimate, purest form of devotion, leaving Lyvia with one decision: whether to turn him in, or live with his secret.
there's more of course but im not trying to spoil the ending or the whole story, so i'm just gonna stop right there, but thank you sm for being interested!! like i genuinely thought no one would care ๐ญ๐
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watch out, tumblr. i'm in the mood to go into random writeblr's inboxes and asking questions for no reason other than to hear them yap about their books
EDIT: there are a lot of people interacting with this post, so if youโd like me to target your inbox, please make sure your blog intro or something on your page has your wip info so i know about your project to ask questions!!
i havenโt written in a cool minute, and lately iโve just been going through my drafts for inspiration, and i found this story thatโs a psychological thriller, with elements of romance and mystery, which lowkey sparked my inspiration. iโm debating whether i should start itโif i do, i probably wonโt finish and if i do finish, itโll be short. i might start posting snippets and intros and stuff for this project while holding back on my other wips too so likeโฆif anyone cares or is interested, tell me? i want to see if thereโs enough intrigue for me to commit to it ๐ญ