So apparently sometime between the ages of 17 and 19 (based on the dates when the word document where I found this was 1. created and 2. last modified) I started (but never finished) writing a parody of “You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift...about Elaine of Astolat? I do have a vague memory of doing this but I had COMPLETELY forgotten about it for YEARS. It’s hardly a work of parodic genius, but I was still delighted to rediscover it. Here are the parts I did finish:
[I never figured out what to do with the chorus or the first half of the second verse]
I kind of want to finish this lol...any ideas for the chorus?
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I have long suspected that I had it in me to get behind the Mordred/Guinevere ship so long as it wasn’t weird (aka it’s not about Arthur and Guinevere isn’t a mother figure to him). And I am now having to face those hard truths about myself thanks to the Guinevere Deception.
1. Grocery shopping (you have the basic idea, a general sense for the main characters & a few jumbled scenes which you’ll have to sift through)
2. Scattered Ingredients (You have nailed down the setting, the plot direction, the names of the main characters and an outline)
3. Raw Batter (You’ve combined the ingredients. You’re steadily working on the first draft and have a few thousand words on it.)
4. Half Baked (Halfway or mostly done. Struggling with how to wrap things up or just feeling unmotivated. At the stage where you are doubting your ‘cake’)
5. Frosting (Done with the first draft, editing in progress or if you’re like me and you edit as you go along then you’re on 5th draft)
6. Taste testing (Looking for betas and feedback)
7. Packaging (You’ve followed the general formatting guidelines and your book baby is ready to be set out to publishers, editors and agents)
Thanks to @ps-nippets for tagging me! Not sure if I’m doing this right but oh well!
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Gonna put it all under a cut since it’s so long. <3
Form: Novel but-- it’s rather episodic at the moment. Like most of my stuff.
POV: Third-person (multiple character’s POVs)
Main characters: Jessamine, Theodor, Cecil.
Synopsis: A world where the pirate republic of Nassau not only survived but thrived as it’s own entity among the chaos. Within the warring seas of the Caribbean, the golden age of piracy continues on with the leaders of Nassau at the helm. Though there’s discontent blooming over how exactly things should be handled. Within the turmoil of a Caribbean divided, three individuals attempt to survive and find their purpose on the high seas.
2.) Queen of Thieves (Grocery shopping)
Genre: Adventure, fantasy, folktale-based, heist.
Form: Novel, possible anthology.
POV: Third person (Multiple POVs)
Main characters: Robin, Marian, Will. Red.
Synopsis: A retelling of the folktales and legends of Robin Hood. Robin of Locksley is the only heir left to her father's estate after a ravaging war, and, as such, the only heir left to take up the mantle of the green Hood -- a family heirloom passed down throughout a family that has dedicated itself to protecting those preyed upon by the corrupt; that is the code of the Hood, after all. Once, the Locksley family and their sworn brotherhood found themselves next to royalty, now they live forced into hiding, continuing out their work from the shadows.
3.) Strings (Between grocery shopping and scattered ingredients)
Genre: Crime, dark romance,
Form: Novel
POV: Third person
Main characters: Bryden, Mercutio
Synopsis: Set in a pseudo-1920s city, determined investigator Bryden Caulfield finds himself digging a little too deep into the case of a lifetime, attracting the attention of the most feared crime family in the city. What begins as an undercover mission gone wrong turns to an obsessive game of cat-and-mouse, and under the thrill of the chase, other, more dubious, feelings begin to arise.
Form: Anthology / generally just a worldbuilding thing
POV: Third-person (I think??)
Main characters: aiming that each little story will follow different characters, but some will be reaccuring~ Still thinking up names.
Synopsis: The Hollow is a town shrouded in mystery. Where exactly it is varies depending upon the year; it has been known to change locations every year or so, disappearing overnight only to reform elsewhere. It has never been sighted outside of Europe. Though other such towns have been witnessed across the other continents.
The road to the town is a strange one; dirt-track, worn and dusty, a road that seems travelled, perhaps long ago. It is surrounded on both sides by a thick pine forest, seemingly forever shrouded in mist, regardless of the weather or the season. By many, the mist has said to have called to travellers, presenting a soothing call into it’s quiet, a summoning to leave the safety of the road. It is advisable to ignore the call.
Mists are untrustworthy at the best of times, and sometimes the unknown is best left that way.
5) Court of rivals (working title) (was Raw Batter but then I left it out too long and forgot to actually make the cake, so coming back I now have to go get some new ingredients)
Genre: Fantasy, folklore-based, drama, Arthurian.
Form: Anthology -- it’s really just my world to have some fun in with a few Arthurian characters; it might actually become a thing one day.
POV: Third person (multiple POVs)
Main Characters: Arthur, Kay, Morgan, Gwen, Mordred, Galahad, Lancelot, Nimue -- and a few more for one-offs or subplots.
Synopsis: To the outside world, the kingdom of Camelot is a prosperous one -- it’s king strong and capable, and the prince a worthy heir to the throne; one who will continue the greatness brought through generations of the Pen Draig bloodline. However, life at within the walls of the castle for those most deeply involved is far from noble; the court of Camelot is a nest of vipers, deadly and inescapable and, as tensions mount and prophecies of old come to light once again, those caught in the chaos find that they must do whatever it takes to survive.
So yeah I’m trying to get to working on all of these again.
As for who I tag, and ofc only if you want to: @the-musings-of-michael, @cawolters @touchingmadness
“’Don’t lose your role,’ Mordred warns. ‘This woman is not worth that. Why bother reasoning with her? You cannot reason with a monster. Morgan le Fay understands neither logic nor reason. She is the fire she uses—unstoppable and destructive.’ I lunge at the bars. Mordred backs away effortlessly just as I nearly claw his eyes out. Mordred smiles at my outstretched hand before he turns away. “You see, Mr. Ambrosius. Morgan le Fay is a caged beast. She can only be beaten or killed—she won’t obey.”
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@benignmilitancy introduced me to Cwyllog and the New Headcanon is that she and Guinevere retired to convent life TOGETHER and I NEED to see these holy women being adorable CAN SOMEBODY Please sketch this
I’m going to give a major, hugh shout out to this graphic novel that just started this year. If any of you (AND I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE) interested in a queer retelling of Arthruian Legend in graphic novel (NC17 later) form, please consider donating to this lovely human on Patreon. They are doing a phenomnela job and they’ve done so much research into this to make it as historically accurate as a queer retelling can get.
Again
The link to the site you can read chapter 1 and the beginning of chapter 2: http://www.arthuriansmutcycle.com/
Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/arthuriansmutcycle
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArthurianSmut
