Hi I'm Mandy, the author of a series that is still in the development phase. Things have slowed with how crazy school got as I'm going into my last two semesters(I'll be done in December!!)
I give random tips when I have the time to blog. Do look through my drabbles and other nonesense. Eventually there will be a book.
I will also give out writing challenges(when I have them), which you can complete and them submit or tag me in! Tag: thewritingpirate
When the Creator left Earth, she was free to do as she pleased with the planet she had. Earth has a bad habit of creating something and obsessing over it for a while before creating something new and obsessing over that. This lead to many things being created, but not cared for.
Rodin saw this as a spell for disaster. She went to Earth and made a few suggests, which made Earth realize her mistakes. She had to change, but didnāt want to. She found so much joy in creating, but knew Rodin was right.Ā
After a long time, Earth did something that shocked Rodin and Kirin. She split herself in half. One called herself Tuuli, the other called himself Maa. Together they still shared the goal of creating and sustaining life, but now each had their own job. Tuuli was the creator and Maa would sustain. Rodin was skeptical at first, but the change quickly showed to be a good thing as Maa immediately went back to Tuuliās previous creations to help them continue to live. This still left Maa creating things, but only so those that were already created could live.
Tuuli was her happy self and continued to create, often times coming back to Maa to help him when he needed it.
Maa would go on to have many children. The seasons, the forest, the sea and Dwarfs. Tuuli mothered death, time, knowledge and the Humans.Ā
Rodin herself created Faes, seeing the world needed more magic. Kirin created Elves.
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Wow...Itās been a while since Iāve been here...
Iām really sorry about that! Iāve been in my last semester of university and itās been INSANE. Had to stop writing cause I just didnāt have the time. Also had a bit of anxiety issues, but those are mostly taken care of.
I do plan on getting back into writing at some point after the new year. Most likely after I get Etsy up and running, but weāll see. I am actually kinda still writing... Started an rp blog: @mercy-doctor-of-overwatch
Also follow my Etsy shop blog! @madlyunique
Or my personal @pbg146
Iāll be back and more active soon!
Also Iām super surprised my 5 bones of Characterization post is still going around...Thank you guys for that!
Thank you Tumblr for not notifying me of this. -_-
@croutonsforcroutons Iām really sorry I took so long to respond!Ā
I really appreciate your input though and am saving that for the future because what you said does give me good ideas and a better understanding of vitiligo.
Iām still working on the character, but so far I know sheāll be my Godess of Fall and one of the Sister Seasons. I actually kinda put my book on pause because I had an epiphany about changing the setting to medieval times instead of modern times. So Iām playing with that idea and trying to fix my plot.
I feel like there needs to be some kind of post for MCU fans on How To Write About Africa because I feel like thereās a lot of people out there who want to write about Wakanda and T'Challa but are worried about being problematic and that makes me sad because thereās SO MUCH GREAT meta to be had about T'Challa and Wakanda but at the same time thereās a lot of legitimate concerns about perpetuating racist stereotypes and yeah.
T'Challa and Wakanda could be such a great way to introduce people to amazing sci-fi concepts that people should know
Itās so easy to be likeĀ ājust try it!ā but the problem with this website is that people donāt think its okay for people to make mistakes. Iāve gotten messages from people who want to write about TāChalla/Wakanda but are nervous about how their work will be perceived and its so sad.Ā
We really need to gather some people whoād be interested in writing a nice little info post!
Hereās something Iāve learned while writing about other cultures, donāt use the linked posts until AFTER you have your first draft. You are going to be too worried about getting things right that itās going to affect your story. Make all the mistakes you have to, Iāve made a few of mistakes about my culture so itās okay.
Take your time, get your first draft, preferably even get your second draft,and then you can worry about this, this is also when you can start looking for opinions.Ā
Now thereās also @writingwithcolor they always have useful stuff, hereās theirĀ navigation page itās got a lot of useful info, from books you can read to stereotypes and tropes to inspiration and description.
Anyone remember that Avenger Mob AU I was writing?!
Itās been a few years since Iāve mentioned it, or even thought about starting on rewriting it. Real life knocked me over and I think Iām back up. Weāll see though.Ā
For those of you who donāt know what Iām talking about hereās the link.
Iām currently working on an outline for the rewrite and itās at 23 chapters so far.Iām super excited to be working on this again and canāt wait to here what you guys think!
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Rei was sitting writing in his journal. He wanted to document most of his travels and did a good job of it. Heād lost track of dates and was currently trying to figure out what day it was. The Idarianās didnāt have a real calendar, they just went off of what color the leaves on the trees were and when to harvest their food.
āHuh...āRei said softly as he wrote todayās date in the page.
āWhat?āNaomi asked, looking up from her weaving, her ears twitching.
Rei blinked and looked at her.Ā āOh...I just realized todayās my birthday. Iām officially 18.ā he smiled at her. It was still weird talking to her, especially after last week.
Naomi looked confused.Ā āBirthday?ā
āYeah, itās the day I was born. We usually have a big party for it...this year wouldāve been huge since Iām 18.ā Rei smiled, thinking about all the people and the cake.
āYou have a specific day that you celebrate the day you were born?ā Naomi had set down her weaving and moved a little closer to him.
āYeah...donāt you guys?ā Rei was now a bit confused, though now that he thought about it, they hadnāt had any birthday celebrations.
āWe celebrate births during the Solstices, the Planting Celebration, and the Last Harvest. Mine is celebration during the Harvest while yours would be celebrated at Summer Solstice.ā She pulled out a bracelet from her pocket.Ā āWeāre all given beads that are made from something that was really plentiful during the celebration. The last two times have been acorns that were smashed and made into a paste to make beads from.ā she pointed to the last two beads.
Rei looked at the bracelet, a little puzzles.Ā āWait, is that why some people are winterās old and other are planters old?ā
Naomi nodded, smiling.Ā āYup!ā
āCan I see your bracelet?āRei asked.
Naomi nodded and handed it to him, letting him inspect it closely, like he did anything new he was given.
Rei counted the beads and blinked having not realized Naomi was older than him. She was 20 and heād just turned 18...She didnāt look older than 16 and should be married by now, at least in his peopleās standards. He notice two that were glass beads, one was green and the other was orange.Ā āWhy are these two different?ā
Naomi pointed to the green one.Ā āThis is the beginning, it was given to my mother the day I was born.ā She pointed to the orange one.Ā āI was given this the year I became a Keeper.ā
Rei nodded.Ā āWhy is your first one green? Itād make more sense if it were brown or red to go with the Harvest.ā
Naomi shrugged.Ā āItās what they had on hand when I was born.ā
Rei handed her back her bracelet, nodding.Ā āDo do you celebrate certain years more than others? Like today wouldāve been a big celebration for me because I turned 18.ā
Naomi blinked.Ā āWhatās so special about being 18?ā
Rei opened his mouth to reply, but closed it as he had no valid reason. Being with the Idarianās made him question a lot of traditions his people had.Ā āI have no idea.ā
A new tag Iām adding, a link will go up on the Characters page. Basically anything with this tag is stemming from the idea that I got last week. The setting really has changed, but so has most of the story. Itās just easier to say itās a new setting since the change in setting has changed the story.
The drabbles I post are gonna be confusing until I can get my brain functional enough to start writing in a proper order. For now I just need to get these ideas out.
āWait! WAITā Rei called as he nearly tripped up the stairs going to the top of the wall that sorrounded the castle.
His oldest brother helped him up, looking confused.Ā āTheyāre getting too close, we need to-ā
āNO.āRei panted.Ā āTheyāre messengers!ā
His brother blinked.Ā āMessengers?ā
Rei nodded and pointed at the three people approaching on horse back.Ā āTheyāre carrying two flags. One bares the Idarian symbol for peace. If we kill them now then the rest of the tribe will destroy the kingdom without question.ā
āHe has a point. The Idarianās are a people of assassins and thieves. If they wanted to kill someone they wouldāve done it by now and we would have never known they were in out land.ā One of the older generals spoke up.
Reiās brother looked at the general, to Rei, to the approaching people and bakc to the general.Ā āYouāre sure about this?ā
The general nodded.
āOpen the gates! Tell the king he has visitors!ā He barked the orders and headed down the stairs, going into the castle.
Rei sighed and smiled at the general.Ā āThank you.ā
The general nodded and walked down the stairs with Rei.Ā āHow did you know all that?ā
āI read it in some books that I found in the back of the library. I need to talk to someone about getting them rebound. Theyāre falling apart at the spines.ā Rei said.
The general blinked and nodded. The back of the library was a far off place no one ever went to. Even the scribes didnāt go back there as theyāre the ones who say itās haunted.Ā
The two walked into the castle and Rei scampered off to his usual space in the walls to listen to the meeting.Ā
Yes Iām still alive! Schoolās been nuts and Iām battling with a crazy amount of anxiety, which Iām getting help for. I donāt think Iāll be going back to updating this regularly, but weāll see how the summer goes. Iām set to graduate in the fall and am hoping to get back to writing sometime after that, but weāll see how things go.Ā
My characters have rarely shown up in my head, but honestly I think I needed the break. I was stuck with what to even do. I have these characters, some that werenāt developed very well and I was struggling to write them. I had some I couldnāt even figure out how they fit into the story. So now everything is in shambles and Iām just waiting for something to happen.
Over the past two weeks my characters have slowly started showing themselves again. It was mostly the Gods and thatās been fun to think about. Sunday morning I had a brilliant idea which kind of changes everything.
Iām gonna change the setting. Instead of trying to make this story work on a modern day Earth(that isnāt really our Earth), itāll be in itās own world. Humans and all fantasy creatures will exist, but it wonāt be very modern. I havenāt picked an exact era to base it one, but thereās gonna be magic so Iām not too sure I care.
And then I think Iām gonna make Rei a prince. Fourth in line for the throne. Heād still be an elf. Iām still playing around with this idea.
Naomi would be part of a nomadic tribe, which would make sense as the Idarian people were originally nomadic people when they were still around. Which now it might be that they still around and Naomi and her father are Idarian.
As for Carly, Kenny, and Jared....Iām not sure what Iām going to do with them. I think Carly will come along later in the story since Rei and Naomi are gonna go on an adventure, but weāll see.Ā
Yes Iām taking a bit of a break. My queue has been running this blog for a while now and I donāt really have the mental energy to sit and refill it. School is stressing me out and the my boyfriend went and broke his ankle in three places and heās in Georgia. So my main goal is just getting out of bed, to work school, and to get homework done. At this point my queue is done and Iām just not going to worry about this blog for a little while. Once I get my stress levels back to normal Iāll be back.
I might still post random drabbles, but that will be about it. I promise Iāll be coming back!
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Being young Goddesses gave the Seasons a lot of freedom. They were each still exploring how to use their powers, along with how to convince the Spirits to bring what weather was needed. They were also experimenting with their looks. Vor and Talem seemed to be the ones changing their appearances the most. Vor enjoyed long hair, but having it curly cause way too many problems.
Talem wasnāt even sure she wanted hair. She had long white hair at the moment and had just settled on that cause any other style she tried she didnāt like.
Vor was busy braiding her hair and didnāt notice what her sister was doing. Once the braiding was done she sprouted flowers from a pot of dirt she kept close and weaved them into the braid. She turned to show Talem and jumped in surprise.
Talem had sprouted large,curly horns from the top of her head and was wrapping a scarf made of snow around the front of her head and the bottom of the horns. She smiled at Vor them reached down and picked up,Icarus, her baby Kudu that Rodin had given her a few weeks ago.
āNow we match!āshe smiled brightly, holding Icarus under his front legs, his body dangling down. He bleated at Vor, ear twitching. Talem seemed so happy about the fact that her favorite Companion now matched her.
Vor smiled and chuckled, patting Icarusā head.Ā āYou two look adorable.ā
Talem grinned and set Icarus down, standing up and going off to do her own thing for the day. Icarus looked at Vor before trotting off after Talem.
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This might be the dumbest question but here I go. So I have this story in which two characters fall in love and they perfectly complement each other. They once met when they were teens but they never saw the other again until twenty years later. They both live in the same town but they are from different social classes. Ok my problem is that I canāt find a way of reunite them together again. Some advice?
Thatās not a dumb question at all. There are lots of ways these two people might come into contact again after twenty years:
- they bump into each other someplace in town
- they both show up at the same party or other event
- they see each other at a school reunion
- they meet through a mutual friend
- their parents know each other and set up a date or meeting between them
- they meet through work or at one personās workplace
I hope that helps!
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