The ~Writer

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May the 4th be with you. ~ The beach art by @davepagetart, background art by @jnaughton_3d_art thank you and check them out. ~ ~ Some of this week’s #wordoftheday: ~ obnubilate: to cloud over; becloud; obscure. dubitable: open to doubt; doubtful; uncertain. sententious: abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims. apothegm: a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism. conflate: to fuse into one entity. thrawn: (Scotish) twisted; crooked; distorted. - contrary; peevish; perverse. hardscrabble: providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort. inequity: lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias. peccadillo: a very minor or slight sin or offense. lackadaisical: without interest, vigor, or determination. archipelago: a large group or chain of islands. guddle: fishing by groping with the hands, as under rocks or along a riverbank. perk tree: (Scottish) A pole or rod, set up horizontally, from which to hang cloth clothes. tern: any various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae. Similar to gulls, forked tail. hulk: the body of an old or dismantled ship. equanimity: mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; equilibrium. droid. hark back: to return to an earlier subject, point, or position, as in speech or thought. deep-six: burial or discarding at sea. randan: Riotous or disorderly behaviour. abjure: to renounce or give up under oath; forswear. jedi. conciliatory: tending to win over from a state of hostility, to gain goodwill or favour of someone. machinate: to contrive or plot. guber: (Nigerian English) of or relating to a governor or governorship; short for ‘gubernatorial’. sea change: a striking change, as in appearance, often for the better. galaxy. ~ ~ ~ ~ #dicerollprose #fantasyauthor #fantasywriter #nerdculture #pictureprompt #creativewritingsociety #nanotales #shortstory #shortfiction #storyinspiration #fictionwriting #microfictions #writinginspo #inspiredtowrite #wordswordswords #writingpromt #writingpromptsdaily #writingideas #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #ilovewriting #writing #writer #writerscommunity #instagramwriters #authorgram #starwars https://www.instagram.com/p/COpaPvQrsvg/?igshid=wdjiudpadi0o

The Oblation Site #dicerollprose enjoy. ~ This work was inspired by the artist @artofmarinaortega thank you. Marina has her own story for this illustration which is a part of her series called #lostfissure which is much more interesting than mine, have a look. Background image by @jnaughton_3d_art thanks. ~ ~ Some of this week's #wordoftheday were: ~ Forfend: to defend, secure, or protect. Ebullient: overflowing with fervour, enthusiasm, or excitement. Fons et origo: the source and origin of something. Sunlit uplanda: a wished-for place or time of happiness and prosperity. Alfresco: out-doors; in the open. Canaigre: a plant, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the buckwheat family, found from Oklahoma to California, having clustered, tuberous roots that yield tannin. Indigent: lacking food, clothing and other necessities of life because of poverty. Cankerfret: a corroded surface on metal. Longanimity: patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense. Parnassian: pertaining to poetry. Environ: to form a circle or ring round. Versal: (archaic) universal or whole. Devilshine: illusion or delusion caused by or attributed to the Devil. The stops short of Dagenham: crazy; mad. Fallacy fallacy: (logic) the formal fallacy of inferring that if an argument contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false. Transformative: causing a radical and typically positive change in outlook, character, form, or condition. Brummagem: showy but inferior and worthless. Adulate: to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. Touchstone: a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing; benchmark. Folktronica: a style of popular music incorporating elements of folk and electronic music. Bogart: to take an unfair share of something; keep for oneself instead of sharing. https://www.instagram.com/p/COFbcVxr0S8/?igshid=1eq60wg8ujcw9

Hi, I'm Mark. Nice to meet you. It's high time to talked about myself. So here goes: ~ I absolutely love telling stories. I’m not at all witty. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’m largely unintelligent, but I do know how to spin a tale that makes you go ooooo. And that’s why I’m opening up to you fine people now; in the hope you will one day read my work and go ooooo, 5 ‘o’s exactly. ~ The thing about me is that I have to excel at everything. My dad saw to that when he brought me up on the rugby pitch, and the football pitch, and the athletics track, and the badminton court. Oh no, he’s a sports freak. No actually, but I am wicked competitive. Don’t worry, Dad also brought me up a devout Catholic, making me get up at church to be one of them altar boys. So yes, I am competitive to a fault, but I love everyone while I do it. ~ So, with my passion for writing stories and all that spirit I carry around, what do you think I’m aspiring for? A novel of quality and originality. I know, I know what you’re thinking, and that’s fine. But I’m a stubborn monkey hanger and that glint of distinctiveness means the world to me. It’s why I started the Camino de Santiago, not from Saint Jean Pied de Port, but from Lourdes, because Lourdes is sentimental to me and it made my journey unique. ~ I have a background in software as well, let’s not forget that. Turns out I had a knack for analytics, and it’s that analytical knowhow I use to make all my good decisions in life. That’s why I abandoned my career as a web developer to follow my true passion of fantasy novel writing... I told you I wasn’t very smart ;) ~ So here I am, broke, aspiring to write a series of novels. When you read my works, I hope you are entertained. And remember, I don’t think of myself as a writer, but as an entertainer who writes. And that’s why I’m the ~Writer. ~ Thanks for listening and do one thing for me, please: remain awesome. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #writing #writingcommunity #thewritercommunity #writer #writinglife #writinginspiration #writer #writersofinstagram #fantasybooks #fantasywriter #fantasygenre #booklover #books #bookstagram #bookcommunity #caminodesantiago https://www.instagram.com/p/CM0X9nzLW5C/?igshid=aojng71r65fp

You should always be cautious when sneaking into the dragon's den. #dicerollprose ~ Featured artwork by @ozorninilya a very cool fantasy/sci-fi character artist. ~ Some of this week's #wordoftheday were: Panglossian: extreme optimism in the face of adversity. Rubicund: healthy reddish colour from associate with the outdoors. Louche: shady. Profusion: large amount of something. Nexus: a form or state of connection. Luminary: a person of prominence. Felicitate: to congratulate with award. Nonpareil: unique. A paragon. Paratragoedia: a comedy based on a tragedy. Tutelary: pertaining to a guardian. Precipitancy: abruptness. Williwaw: a sudden, cold blast of land air. Avant-garde: experimental artistry. Foible: a small flaw or weakness. Coruscate: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity. Rebus: a puzzle/arrangement in pictures. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #write #writingcommunity #thewritercommunity #writingsnippets #writing #writinginspiration #fantasyart #fantasy #fantasygenre #fantasybooks #fantasywriter #booklover #books #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CMZKaX2APWs/?igshid=1sm7l6rwwi418

I hope you enjoyed this week's #dicerollprose ❤ ~ Featured artwork by @charliewilcherart a cool sci-fi character artist. Background art by @art.of.robert.roeder environment artist. Love his noir style. ~ Some of this week's #wordoftheday were: Puellile: (formal) girlish. Locomote: to move, especially by self. Malleable: science for bendy. Cocoa cake: waste product from cocoa bean processing. Cromulent: acceptable or legitimate. Stolid: not easily aroused or excited. Grubstake: capital to start an enterprise. Impunity: exemption from punishment. Antitail: its... the sunshine from a comet... like a tail but not a tail... like a big torch beam... Google it. Abhor: to reject and hate entirely. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #fantasyromance #romance #romancereadersofinstagram #romancereader #fantasygenre #fantasybooks #fantasy #fantasywriter #readersofinstagram #booklover #books #bookstagram #writinglife #writingcommunity #writingsnippets #writing #writinginspiration https://www.instagram.com/p/CMHHVcUAmX0/?igshid=1wbohtr05db8e

I never thought I'd be doing tongue twisters on #dicerollprose, try saying 'sui-similar slipshod slaughter' 3x fast. I can't even do it once at normal speed haha. ~ The featured art this week is by the impressive @the_friendlyrobot. The cool background image is by @tarmojuhola.art. thank you both. Check them out :) ~ Some of the #wordoftheday of the day were: Sotong: Singapore for dumbass. Sui-similar: no variety or diversity. Slipshod: careless. Cognoscente: expert/connoisseur Wanderwort:(linguistics) a word that traverses languages. Zeugma: (linguistics) modifying words with an applicable single modifier (he caught a fish and a cold). One-horse: small, remote, insignificant. Reverential: cause veneration, admiration. Cornucopia: extremely abundant. Eldritch: ask H.P. Lovecraft. Decussate: instigate. Retcon:(fiction) revelationary information. Hidebound: stubborn traditionalist. Mugwump: flip-floppin' politician (god bless America) Craftivist: an activist who uses crafted text to send a message. The short shrift: a rude quick rejection. Megillah: long story. Phronesis: pragmatic wisdom. Excrescence: a protrusion, a bulge like cupid's bum. ~ Craftivist was the linchpin for this week's prose and why I was inspired by #norobotsallowed. I'm least happy with my use of retcon, megillah and decussate. ~ ~ ~ #scifiwriting #writer #writingcommunity #fantasybooks #fantasywriter #fantasygenre #booklover #bookstagram #writinglife #writingsnippets #writinginspiration #writing #books #scifi #scifiartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CL1ajDlgjPF/?igshid=84pvae1y6v1m

Artifexian is my go-to YouTube channel for worldbuilding. Edgar is amazing at upplying physics to develop worlds and languages in an intuitive and enjoyable way 'check out the links in the doobli-doo https://m.youtube.com/user/Artifexian ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #artifexian #worldbuilding #physics #conlang #conlanging #write #writersofinstagram #mapping #linguistics #fantasy #irish #worldbuilder #universe https://www.instagram.com/p/CKEtLMZgg89/?igshid=bqndy87ww1w2

The only intruder my cat has ever stood up against #catvsunicorn #catsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CJHeWxKgp8n/?igshid=1x3ikbi8r6p8b

Inspiration from my favourite place in the world (at Middleton-In-Teesdale) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIl4DeaJucI/?igshid=16u0218ww9nch