Gen Z Writing

just to get things out of the way, i’ve been in this community since 2018, so i’m pretty old school but anyways, i need to talk about what’s going on lately.

i’m not really sure how to put it but, chapbooks is one thing! currently i’ve been keen on observing trends as they come and go in the writeblr community but one thing that really bothers me (i’m not saying it’s a bad trend or you should stop doing it), what i’m trying to say i am tired of seeing it become hip and trendy lately, instantly making one popular and talented because of it.

on the flip side, it really hurts people who are actively trying to get their wips or brand out there because they didn’t make a chapbook. to be fair, it isn’t really damaging but it’s a slippery slope from what i’m seeing. 

my name is casey, and i’m 19. i’ve been writing since i was eight, and while i have a couple mostly-finished short stories under my belt i’m looking to motivate myself to write something longer, hence the blog, haha! usually i lean towards speculative fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, but i love to read and i’ll read almost anything. i’m currently working on a page for my wip, a superhero suburban fantasy story tentatively called better days. you can find it here (it’s not done but there is some Stuff so!!!)

donjon has tons of generators. for calendars. for demographics of a country and city. for names (both fantastical and historical) of people, nations, magics, etc.

this site lets you generate/design a city, allowing you to choose size, if you want a river or coast, walls around it, a temple, a main keep, etc.

this twitter, uncharted atlas, tweets generated maps of fantasy regions every hour.

A poem I made bc Society Sucks

EDIT:: title changed

Genre: Portal fantasy, noir, mystery

Synopsis:  Walk down the wrong alleyway, step in the wrong puddle, fall asleep in a fairy ring… however you get there, the City of Pandemonium is always the same. It’s had plenty of names, over the years - Fairyland, Limbo - but it’s the same place, each and every time. 

 Nothing there is natural, nothing there is grown, nothing there is real. It’s all stolen, fragments of emotion and nightmares and all the things you bring with you. After all, the city is a land of dreams. 

 But it is a dream that can be very, very hard to wake up from. 

 Marie Morgan knows that better than anyone - she’s been here ever since she was a kid, still young enough to believe that fairies danced in flowers and that monsters lurked in her wardrobe. She knows better now, sees the teeth the storybooks hid behind rose petals, the way that even monsters will hide when you carry a big enough gun. She’s just here to survive. 

 Until she’s offered a way back. 

 She’s hired by the Celluloid Queen, an old spirit left over from the golden age of Hollywood, to dig up any info she can find on the mysterious masked singer named Raven - Emilia doesn’t like the idea of a celebrity so revered not being under her influence. 

 But the further she digs into Raven’s true identity, the more questions she has. Why is the Lady of Scandal so intent on unmasking her? Does her husband know more than he’s letting on? 

 Who really is she?

Characters:

~ Marie Morgan, a traveller from earth left stuck in the City - works as a mercenary/PI for a living, and more familiar than she’d like to be with the inner workings of her new home ~ Inês Galioto, a siren merchant with a foul temper and a fouler mouth - an old friend of Marie’s, who won’t hesitate to call her out when she’s being stupid. ~ Virgil Bennett, a teenage vampire who insists he’s older than he looks - does a fast trade in “borrowed” goods, with a knack for talking himself out of trouble.  ~ Silver, a trickster faery with a penchant for card games and a burning sense of curiosity - most recognisable by their shock of white hair and their eclectic tastes in jewellery. ~ Raven, a reclusive singer performing under a feathered mask - appears in public only for the sake of her singing, vanishing the second she finishes. ~ Emilia Aston (nee Marsh), known locally as the Celluloid Queen - a spirit of scandal and rumour, known for her love of the spotlight. ~ William Aston, wealthy changeling lord and husband to Emilia - made his money through the first-born trade, and widely rumoured to have a hand in the magic artefact business.

taglist under the cut:

Chapter 19 is now on Wattpad.

(Read chapter 1 here and the wip intro here)

Excerpt:

Thud!

Wind whistled past her ear. Aida flinched and fell backward, grasping at air. She slammed against a branch, and her breath escaped her lungs. She twisted, clinging to the branch. Aida took a moment to get her breath back, and then looked up. Her eyes widened in fear and realization.

A pale shaft pinned several blonde hairs to the trunk, the arrowhead embedded in the wood.

Wet dripped down her cheek, and Aida wiped it. She gasped, staring at her hand.

Blood.

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KRYSTAL CARMICHAEL

“They pay outsiders to stay outsiders. No one will ever know what they did to us, or what they’re still doing to everyone we left behind.”

about.

age. 19

pronouns. she/her/hers

sexuality. lesbian

nationality. english

height. 5’6

personality. 1w2 | intelligent and perfectionistic

zodiac sign. aquarius

synopsis.

Krystal was a child prodigy. Science became her crutch when her mother left, and it pushed her into the spotlight when Vitality Industries was scoping out fresh minds for an important project; defying the laws of nature. Although she worked with the best and brightest money could buy, she was never truly on their side.

She readily uses her induced healing ability, but tries her hardest to suppress her molecular decay ability. Problem solving and helping others is her nature, and the idea of destruction whether literally or figuratively conflicts with her morals; but if she wants to stop her work from being used for the wrong reasons, she has to go against herself and fight back.

For the most part, Krystal is the brains of the group. Going rouge while being one of the key factors in creating the enhanced serum makes her the one source of legitimate intel and the only person who ever knows what’s going on. Though with her head constantly in the science, she can be oblivious when it comes to where—or who—her heart goes to.

taglist.

@heldinhishands, @acrimoneous, @glorious-thorns, @notwritinganyflufftoday, @zwritesiguess, @skwilliterate, @genzwriting, @pumpkinbabywrites, @mudtomagic

MAYBE IT’S US | A SHORT STORY BY ISABELLA | NOW AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD

SYNOPSIS | Savonte grew up with stories of magic; of love. Now it’s time that he found his own.

THEMES | Love, Family, Grief, Fate, Youth.

FEATURES | Witty banter, philosophy and fate rants, college romance, time jumps, gay male characters, characters of color.

READ IT NOW

Wax Works - WIP Intro

–> GENRE: YA fantasy

–> POV: first person

–> MAJOR THEMES: destiny, found family, good vs. evil

–> STATUS: About to start the first draft

–> SUMMARY: After the fates foresaw a rising threat to Olympus, the gods concocted a plan: Reincarnate some of their greatest heroes to form an elite squad to protect their legacy. Things didn’t go entirely as planned as Daedalus absolutely refused to be separated from his son again and yanked Icarus along with him to the next life, giving the group an unintended fifth member. Now, the newly reincarnated Icarus is struggling to prove that he’s not the weak link of the group as he does his best to help his friends defend the world in the name of Olympus.

Some quick character intros after the break!

Harper King

27 // he/him // nblm and ace

Physical description: 6′5, slender, with straight blonde hair down to his waist. Dresses like a cross between a feral university professor and a 1920s femme fatale - think dark academic, who hasn’t slept in a week, wearing a satin dress, and you’re most of the way there. Keeps his hair up most of the time, but it’s too fine to really stay up, and there’s always strands hanging out. Steals Niko’s hoodies because she’s the only other person anywhere near his height and they’re still too short on him. Only lady in this book who can run in heels.

Personality: Intellectual, high-strung, snappish. Tired all the time. Wine aunt, who would really rather be at home with a book instead of being in the middle of an active shoot-out, Niko. Holds grudges for a very long time. Tries to stay rational in a crisis, but has a habit of going “oh, fuck it” and improvising wildly when things go wrong.

Abilities: Wind manipulation

Theme song: Francis Forever - Mitski

Background: After escaping New Deva and Cassandra’s killings at seventeen, he took over most of  Niko’s upbringing while Victor supported the trio financially. This continued on for three years, until Victor saw an opportunity revenge and left, breaking off their relationship along the way. After that, Harper opened a bookshop as a front (falling in love with literature along the way) and taught himself hacking, funnelling information to Victor through a pseudonym. When Niko decided she wanted to become a vigilante, Harper supported her - on the condition that he go with her to help. Victor still doesn’t know that they’re there in the city, but Harper is used to staying in the shadows, and after seven years, what’s another few months apart?