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Hello! I’m Ada and recently joined tumblr for the writing community. I’d love to discover other writing blogs and make some new friends!

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Writing advice

Inspiration

Positivity

Your writing

If your WIP includes/will include any of the below, let me know and I’ll promote it on my blog!

Fantasy

Diversity

Found family

Original worlds/worldbuilding

Quirky, fun, memorable characters

Wholesome messages

Healthy relationships

Humor

A Phoenix’s Guide to Humans

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You have a story inside you.

Maybe you worry your ideas aren’t original enough. Maybe you think your plotlines are overdone. Maybe you feel your characters are too similar to already-existing ones.

Maybe sometimes, you wonder, “What’s the point? This story has been told a thousand times already. Maybe I should just...”

Stop right there.

Pretty much any trope, basic plotline, character archetype, etc. has been used before. But even if millions of similar stories are out there, none of them were told by you. None of them speak with your unique voice, and none of them ever will.

Only you can do that. Only you can tell your story, in your voice.

Hello everyone!

You may have noticed that although I’m officially “back” on Tumblr, my activity on this blog has been slower than usual. There are several things I’ll be working on this summer:

More volunteer hours (aiming for 300)

Potential law internship

Starting & finishing the next draft of A Phoenix’s Guide to Humans

Finishing the first draft of the prequel

The writing goals will also be part of Camp NaNoWriMo! I’m participating with @welcometowriteblr​ community, which is running a themed Percy Jackson event for the month’s event. I had a lot of fun earlier this month with the Harry Potter word crawl, so I’m excited for another event!

Thank you @emsxworldx for tagging me!

Thank you for this ask!

I’m Asian-Canadian, raised on a diet of foods like dumplings, kimchi, etc. My favorite is my mum’s flatbread! Life is so much better when I have fresh, crispy flatbread.

That’s why Sycamore’s mums also love flatbread! But only one is good at it, and she’s currently missing from the village. In her absence, the other mother struggles to recreate the recipe but it’s never the same.

(Thankfully there’s a happy ending for the mums! And for the flatbread.)

Thank you @lanawritesalittle, @sadsentinel, @writingamongthecoloredroses, @rhikasa and @apricotwrites for tagging me!

Rules: Bold the statements that apply to you, italicize what you aspire to be.

AIR

i have small hands (surprisingly!) / i love the night sky / i watch small animals and birds when i pass them by / i drink herbal tea / i wake to see dawn / the smell of dust is comforting / i’m valued for being wise / i prefer books to music / i meditate / i find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

FIRE

i don’t have straight hair / i like to wear ripped jeans and overalls / i play an organized sport (used to be on a soccer team back in high school, would love to get back into sports) / i love dogs / i am not afraid of adventure / i love to talk to strangers / i always try new foods / i enjoy road trips / summer is my favorite season / my radio is always playing

WATER

i wear bracelets on my wrists / i love the bustle of the city / i have more than one set of piercings / i read poetry / i love the sound of a thunderstorm / i want to travel the world / i sleep past midday most days / i love dimly lit diners and fluorescent signs / i rewatch kids’ shows out of nostalgia / i see emotions in colors not words

EARTH

i wear glasses or contacts / i enjoy doing the laundry / i am a vegetarian or vegan / i have an excellent sense of time / my humor is very cheerful / i am a valued advisor to my friends / i believe in true love / i love the chill of mountain air / i’m always listening to music / i am highly trusted by the people in my life

AETHER

i go without makeup in my daily life / i make my own artwork / i keep on track of my tasks and time / i always know true north / i see beauty in everything / i can always smell flowers / i smile at everyone i pass by / i always fear history repeating itself / i have recovered from a mental disorder / i can love unconditionally

My Tuesday is going great!! I’m working on a comic sans intro for “A Phoenix’s Guide to Humans” and sooo excited to post it! Thank you 💕

Ironically enough, this wholesome story was born out of pure anger! I have a firm belief that hope and compassion are the most hardcore, badass things in the world. I wanted to smash the status quo by being aggressively kind to the entire WORLD! The ultimate form of rebellion!!!

Then I thought... why not write a story about it?

Enter Sycamore, my main character. A phoenix who learns about humans, who sees them at their best and their worst, their wondrous achievements, their terrible mistakes, and everything in between, and in the end she chooses to love them. To stare into their bleakest horrors and call out to humanity: I still love you.

That’s the vibe that inspired my story! Thank you for asking!!!

A Phoenix’s Guide to Humans