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Kelsey. 23. Writeblr. I follow back at sleepyoceaneyes. Open to tag games! Feel free to chat with me about your wip!
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about me

Hi! I’m Kelsey (she/her), and I’m 23 and live in the U.S. I’ve been part of writeblr for the past few years but my participation kind of faded over the last year, so I’m trying to get involved in the community again. I recently graduated from university and have a full time job, so I write when I can. One day I’d like to get my work published but for now I’m just writing for fun.  

about the blog

This blog is mostly a writing resource for myself and my followers now. It includes writing-related humor, advice, sources on practical information like injuries and weapons as well as character related information such as writing characters with disabilities, etc. 
Back when I was really active I first posted about my mmeib series (see below) and then the fanfic I’ve been writing, but I got overwhelmed with posting my writing, etc, hence why I’ve been a little quiet over the past year. At this point I’d just like to get involved in the community again, so aside from tag games I don’t know how much of my own writing I’ll post. 
Mostly I’m looking to reblog cool writing resources, learn about other writeblr’s wips, and interact with writeblr in general again (related tags: writing stuff | not my writing | writeblr intro | useful info for writing). 
Feel free to tag me in tag games (I can be slow to respond but I’ll do my best to answer) or reach out in general. I’d love to chat about other people’s wips! (Also this a side blog, so I follow from my main blog sleepyoceaneyes)

about my writing

#kelsey talks#about me#writeblr intro
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skaiandestiny
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pyjama-llama

The mechanics behind it are pretty simple too:

  1. The white-hot liquid glass is hot enough to light the branch on fire.
  2. While the branch is catching on fire, the liquid glass coats it completely, trapping the plant matter away from oxygen, and it can't continue burning without oxygen.

That's how you catch the branch in the state of "plant catching on fire", without advancing to the "plant burnt" state.

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The physics and artistry of this are fascinating but I love how they have to cut the molten glass with shears like it’s unruly fondue

#art#writing inspiration#writing stuff#a state of eternally burning
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Obsessed with this year's grand prize winner of the Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest

2022 Grand Prize Winner
"I knew she was trouble the second she walked into my 24-hour deli, laundromat, and detective agency, and after dropping a load of unmentionables in one of the heavy-duty machines (a mistake that would soon turn deadly) she turned to me, asking for two things: find her missing husband and make her a salami on rye with spicy mustard, breaking into tears when I told her I couldn't help—I was fresh out of salami."
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Since 1982 the Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest has challenged participants to write an atrocious opening sentence to the worst novel never written. Our whimsical literary competition honors Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, whose 1830 novel Paul Clifford begins with “It was a dark and stormy night.”

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My personal all-time favorite is the grand prize winner of 2019:

Space Fleet Commander Brad Brad sat in silence, surrounded by a slowly dissipating cloud of smoke, maintaining the same forlorn frown that had been fixed upon his face since he’d accidentally destroyed the phenomenon known as time, thirteen inches ago.
- Maxwell Archer, Mt Pleasant, Ontario, Canada
#incredible#writing life#bulwer lytton fiction contest
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Seeking beta readers for a queer fantasy romance novel

Fell A. Marsh's Taker of the Third Path follows Linmiru, a hedgewitch led by his god to an abandoned inn at an ancient crossroads. His task there is to meet the next person to take the overgrown "third path."

Months pass, and a growing connection with one of the inn's guests leads Lin to question his devotion to destiny—but the fate of the world rests on his prophesied meeting with the taker. And when the day finally comes, Linmiru must confront the reality that nothing at the old crossroads has been as it seemed.

If you're into character-driven fantasy, romance that explores darker, heavier themes, queer and trans characters, and some unique and vibrant world building, you'll probably love this book as much as I do!!

No experience required—the goal here is to get authentic feedback from real readers. All you need to apply for a free copy is a love of fantasy and/or queer romance and the willingness to give your honest opinion! The beta reading period begins later this month, so get in while signups are still open!

✨ Learn More & Sign Up Here ✨

#beta reader#writeblr#signal boost
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Cheat Code #4 for accommodating disabled characters in sci-fi/fantasy:

If you want to show a character's personality in the aids they use, you need to add customization, accessories, and/or specializations.

i.e.: You'll have a more three-dimensional character design if you take the time to consider what you can make unique about an aid; it should be as much a part of your design thoughts as the clothes they wear or the hairstyle they keep, and there are several ways to go about it. For example:

  • Customization would be things like colors and lights. A prosthetic arm can have colored guards that slide in and latch; a rich person might have those guards gilded, while a scientist might have a whiteboard arm panel to scribble notes on, and a stage performer could have theirs painted black with a bone on it to give the appearance of a skeletal window. A visor that replaces vision could have a screen that shows expressive pixel eyes for a happy-go-lucky hacker, or a practical black shield for someone in strict uniform. ⠀ To customize: make yourself a base, then take that base and imagine what each character you apply it to would WANT it to look like; prioritize aesthetics or practicality based on their personal preference. ⠀
  • Accessories are add-ons to your aid, rather than part of it. A cane could have ribbons wound around it if it's used by a magical girl, or a secret compartment stopper to hide notes in for a paranoid detective. A wheelchair might come with paragliding wings that open with a pullstring for a daredevil, canvas bags full of tools for a mechanic, or hubcaps that detach and can be thrown as weapons for a soldier. ⠀ For accessories, you're not necessarily thinking of "what can I add to this aid to make it special?" The process is better defined as "what would they want to have, and how can I merge the two in a way that's easy to use?" ⠀
  • Specializations are sort of a deeper combination of the two above features. They're a more advanced way of making your aids stand out, down to the materials they're comprised of or their intrinsic properties, that uniquely suit your character. They're typically hard to come by without being specially made, and can't be quickly modded in. ⠀ A spine brace being made of magic, living wood that grows to fill gaps when damaged would be available to a wood elf, and probably specially given to a warrior who WOULD damage it. A wheelchair made of magic-resistant metal could have use for a battlemage that can't turn to deflect spells quickly, or a witch hunter who wants immunity from the mages they're hunting. A cane that lights up when it senses radiation would be useful to a planetary explorer or warp drive mechanic, but not to a marine xenobiologist studying the starwhale population, who instead has a whalecall whistle built into theirs. ⠀ A specialized aid takes into account not only your character's wants and needs, but also their profession, their common risks, and occasionally their class—especially if you're using rare materials.

When you want to design an aid to be unique to your character, go through this checklist:

  1. What do they want it to look like?
  2. What would they want to add to it, and how do I make it convenient?
  3. What would their setting offer them for their job or status?
  4. What modifications would they have to seek out themselves, and would/could they?

Ask yourself these, and you're well on your way to making your disabled characters as varied as your abled ones.

Cheat code 1: How to avoid eliminating disability in your setting

Cheat Code 2: What kinds of aid to use to accommodate disability

Cheat Code 3: How to make your setting itself disability-friendly

#disabilities#writing inspiration#writing stuff
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cottonspotten

the problem with having an evil mastermind manipulator oc is that i am not particularly good at being any of those things

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(holding up oc) yyeah this is them. theyre really evil and wretched. love causing pain and lying. master of manipulation and gaslighting and- oh? how do they do all that? wwell you see. with. with their um words. and big smart brain

#writing life#funny
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mal-zoya

i’m sorry but the way obi-wan and anakin are obsessed with each other is crazy to me. it’s been 10 years and vader is still crawling into every space dump to find obi-wan. it’s been 10 years and obi-wan is still dreaming about what happened. it’s been 10 years and still every inquisitor knows that vader really only cares about kenobi. it’s been 10 years and someone just mentions anakin and obi-wan goes into fight or flight mode. IT’S BEEN 10 YEARS and those f*ckers can still feel each other across the galaxy. that’s not normal, that’s just…. them.

#obikin#anakin skywalker#obi wan kenobi#star wars
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daisywords

you don't actually have to post/share any of your writing to "participate" in writeblr btw. you don't even have to introduce your wip(s) if you don't want to. you can just talk about your process generally and the experience of writing. you can just reblog stuff. you are welcome to lurk, even (technically not "participating" but there's nothing wrong with that!) do whatever you want. be free

#writing life
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