#writeblr recommendations

Alllright, lovelies! Depression is Kicking My Butt™ right now (hence why I haven’t been very active) so IT’S TIME TO TOSS RANDOM POSITIVITY AT PEOPLE HOORAY

Below are some absolutely brilliant writeblrs who have recently been some MASSIVE inspirations of mine! Not to mention their content is just... *chef’s kiss* the BEST.

@livvywrites - Larissa’s Crown has just had me CAPTIVATED. I’m in love with Livvy’s deep world lore and the AMAZING worldbuilding behind each of the separate races, and just... space opera! FULL of fun shenanigans! MY FAVE. And then!! The templates you made are so lovely and informative, and the universe you’ve created is so immersive, and... gosh, I just LOVE your writing and creativity so much.

@ardawyn - BEAUTIFUL edits, GORGEOUS imagery, AMAZING characters, and all in all a writing style that invokes a lovely medieval feeling to the whole thing? Seriously, Sophie’s word choice and description blows my mind! The pictures in my mind that her writing paints is! So vivid, so REAL, I can feel that cold wind or sand or hillside, I FEEL SO SMALL when imagining those mountains, I’m in awe at the colours, and the shapes, and the majesty of it all! And she conveys character dynamics so powerfully, sometimes with only a few words she can have you knowing just how far two characters would go to protect each other. <3 

@surroundedbypearls - Yeah I may or may not be deeply invested in To Catch The Sea a tad too much. Adam is?? So helplessly in love??? He’s like a love-sick puppy and yet he’s SO lost on what to do!! The pining is KILLING ME! I can’t stop reading!! And he’s just such a lovable bean and they both are so cute AHHHH. AND THEN THE WORLDBUILDING. I’ve only seen hints of the setting’s lore, but what I HAVE seen is so so intriguing!! Tattoos and trials, Dragons and Chimeras! SO SO COOL.

@holotones - I haven’t had the chance to interact with Haeji very much but from afar, let me tell you, THEY MUST HAVE MADE A DEAL WITH A DEMON, ‘CAUSE THEIR WORK IS SPECTACULAR. Characters chock-full of lovably snarky and stubborn personality? Check. Outrageously glorious worldbuilding that just draws you right in? CHECK. AMAZINGLY unique and incredibly well executed story concepts? YEAH, GO HECKIN’ CHECK OUT HAEJI’S WORK.

@vespatrix - I’ve been lurking a lot lately just ‘cause I’m lacking a lot of motivation to interact, but just... Verveine’s edits blow me away each time. The colour balance, the images and textures, the wonderful frames and font choice! Ahhhh, I fall in love more with their story every time. And that’s not even mentioning the creativity and the REAL feeling to all of their story’s lore! The magic, the power, the beautiful, mythological feel! The characters’ individuality, the clear personality! INSPIRATIONAL.

@harehearts - A+++ art, I love that Waya’s characters are all so immediately identifiable--even without necessarily knowing what they look like in wolf form, I can make some pretty darn great guesses based on expression and build alone--seriously though, Benji’s lanky legs are just. My favourite. Benji is my favourite in general. Please leave Benji alone at least ONE of these days???? Plez???? AND THEN THERE’S THE WORLDBUILDING. I love the amount of research Waya has put into their work? It’s so obvious how much they love their stories and characters, and that love is simply contagious.

hmm since i think it’d be a crime to narrow it down to only five, i’m going to give you a WHOLE whackload of some excellent writeblrs! in no particular order:

@morgan-s-writes @paxtonwrites @austrohungarianwriteblr @scioltezza @thepeninthestone @semblanche @keen2meecha @booksnotbookies @thenataliawrites @softly--sinking @siennasophia-b @holotones @magic-is-something-we-create @emdrabbles @wordsofpaintandsmoke @rhikasa @jcckwrites @ncwrites @kiyotaki @raenawrites @whatwordsdidnttouch @vandorens @llesbianwrites @raevenlywrites @lesbianwriteblr @alcego-writes @dogwrites @writemares @pens-swords-stuff @fae-academia

I'm an in an reflective mood today so I'm going to list a few blogs that I'm really thankful that exist:

@thewalkingnerdx - you are amazing, active and supportive writbelr, creative beyond compare from moodboards to writing to even drawing - way too many cool hobbies it's unfair- and an amazing friend that I don't know what I would give for. I love your wips, ideas and talking with you is my biggest inspiration boost. I mean people pay 100s of dollars for services I get from talking with you.

@this-is-where-i-write-stuff - such a sweet friend with numerous talents and hobbies like drawing and making songs and playing instruments. Very supportive, fun to talk to - especially out messages about cutluters are super intersting.

@stories-by-rie - how are you so productive? If you aren't making one of your awesome constantly growing wips, you throw out short stories and poems and I'm always left amazed XD. Always here for a ear to listen and discuss things, you are a big part of my writbelr experience.

@kosmosian-quills - I love you girl, from your writing, to our rps to talking with you. The random tags in games or people or funny memes make me feel so special and thought of😂. Plus your creativity? It's something! And I can't thank you enough for the commisoned Grayson&Lilly picuture, it was an experience to have it♡

@cirianne - I mean writer who writes as a genius. This writing style, themes and amount of angst and heartbreak and incredible emotional investment is on par with published writers. Like I list you among my faves and people always ask me where they can find your books😂

@musicofglassandwords - your City of Shards is everything! Beautiful prose and scenes I get hunted by in dreams. Love this wip, and your blog👌

@cilly-the-writer - supportive friend, fun blog, your skills with drawing are superb and I love your drawing style, it's so cute. Not to mention the creativity behind your wip worlds and characters. One of the most imaginative I found on web.

@ren-c-leyn - your blog is like a safe haven in the writeblr community - I go here for comfort, the amounts of positivity and intersting discussions.

Ooh congrats! And yes I definitely do :D

@mvcreates @reeseweston @writingmyassoff @ardawyn @reininginthefirewriting @klywrites @ivonoris @newdivinities @mybookisbad @dogwrites @phloxxiing @pens-swords-stuff @jess---writes @snowdropwrites @kowlazovdi @endlesshourglass @kaatiba @concerningwolves @the-ichor-of-ruination @pilipalea @pinespittinink @toboldlywrite @christinawritesfiction @halohidings @byjillianmaria @omgbrekkerkaz @kaigods @aestreia @pythiea

@yetmorestories consistently posts about their WIP Court of Lanterns, Court of Glass. Their cast of characters is filled with a plethora of unique people so it’s easy to find one that you just love. (I personally love Aidan, a nonbinary quiet librarian.)

@tranquilsuggestion lives up their URL and frequently reblogs and posts quotes that really capture a sense of calm and serenity with a dash of a little angsty romance every now and then. I love this writeblr for brightening my day without bringing me down.

@books-n-quotes is another great writeblr for quotes from a large variety of sources that I often use as inspiration for styling my lines.

@the-real-rg reblogs a lot of other WIPs and writing tips and also posts really good content/aesthetics for her own WIP Run Says the Devil. Run Says the Devil is a great fantasy read with intense characterization and worldbuilding and, if you’re looking to beta read, you can volunteer to help with RstD.

@kaafka is someone I’ve been following since before I got a writeblr on my personal account. She posts the most gorgeous aesthetics and quote. I also recently found out about her other accounts @wordtamer and @mxcbth which post personal writing and art pieces respectively.

@sulfurousdreamscapes posts really intriguing flash fiction type pieces that almost always draw you in with surreal atmospheres and quickly established characters that leave you wanting more.

@writings-of-a-narwhal generally posts a variety of writeblr related things as well. You get a good sprinkle of reading about their writing process balanced out by a lot of writing positivity and references.

@selfescaping posts really short but evocative passages. I think some of them are autobiographical as well so they definitely take advantage of their unique experiences and perspective on life.

@lifeinpoetry posts short excerpts/quotes from larger poetry pieces that are always gorgeous.

@caffeinewitchcraft was the first writeblr I followed and also the writeblr that got me on Tumblr. I binge read all of her stories in one night and then made my first Tumblr the next day to follow her. Her short stories are always clever, powerful, and well-written.

(Ignore my heckin’ weird handwriting.)

I knooowwww this is super late but Quill got real busy this week with working on schoolwork and Nano so I didn’t have time to finish this up until now but!! Have this!!!

As a part of Writeblr Positivity Week, a lovely event hosted by the wondrous @pens-swords-stuff​, I have put together:

A Selection of Quill’s Favourite WIPs and Writeblrs

(Because there is absolutely No Way I could show all of them, and this is already super long so under the cut we go~)

so i got on tumblr a while back and basically expected radio silence and instead i have friends?? including @cawolters who is not only a stunning writer but also super encouraging and nominated me for this thing?? you definitely want to follow her.

unclear if i’m doing this right but let’s dive in.

Guidelines For The Blogger Recognition Award:

Thank the blogger for nominating you and give the link to their blog.

Write a blog post on your blog/website showing the award.

Describe the story of why you started your blog.

Give two pieces of advice you have for new bloggers.

Nominate 15 more bloggers and remember to notify each of your nominees if you cross platforms.

What made you want to start your blog?

look i was on tumblr in high school and this site is a trashfire, but it’s

my

trashfire. writeblr has gotten really cool and i love the feeling of community and solidarity among all these disparate people fighting the blank page and encouraging one another to keep falling in love with their wips.

Advice for new bloggers:

1.

make friends.

make an intro post. I promise people will pass it around. search for intro posts (i think the “writeblr intro” tag is pretty active) to find people to start with, if you’re hunting for people. and then like, reblog, comment. not necessarily in that order. you might gain a handful of followers by flinging high-quality stuff into the void, but you’ll make a lot more—and lots of

friends

, which is not at all the same thing and is definitely better imho—by interacting with other people. if someone’s snipped looks interesting, ask to be on their tag list. reblog it with some gushing in the tags. inbox people about their ocs. play tag games and ask games. start recognising the urls you see a lot.

2.

for the love of all that is holy organise your tags.

i didn’t do this and i have had regret ever since so. yeah. just do it or you’ll never find anything on your blog again without scrolling for hours. i believe in you <3

Nominating: 

@pens-swords-stuff

@vhum

@mvcreates

@julesruleswrites​

@blueinkblot

@ink-flavored

@kobalt-ink

@jess---writes

@bexminx

@bettsican

@elfalkner

@wordsinyoureyes

@glumshoe

@cogesque

@biblio-style