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Writeblr for the not-yet-published Golden Series|Jay, 21, any pronouns|pfp: anndr on DeviantArt
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((image id: a mountain range bathed in golden sunlight with the words “Golden Mountain” written over it in white script. end image id.))

OVERVIEW

Genre: High Fantasy
Status: Rewriting; Completed a first draft but have scrapped that for a new first draft
POV: Third person limited

SUMMARY

Since the Chosen Wars split the four cities, the residents of each have called a Chosen forward to fight the Corrupted Arcane and assure their mutual survival. Despite tensions between them, this has been done every century, choosing one person to defend them from the evils that lurk in the shadows, waiting to be set loose upon the world again.
Four Chosen set out, unlikely and unwilling friends, forced to fight and afraid to die. The Corrupted Arcane have defeated forces greater than four. But this century, a minor god will intervene, four will become five, and one will alter the course of history.
The rules have changed. These Chosen will be like no other.

CHARACTERS

Tybarian “Ty” Pherenice: A bisexual woman (she/her) and the Chosen of the City of Spires. As a mage, she’s been told she’s a coward more times than she can count. If only to prove them wrong, she’ll see this thing through to the end.
Riaglin Garnithart: An dwarven asexual man (he/him) and the Chosen of the City of Stone. He’s the first Chosen the Garnithart clan has gotten to send, and he’s determined to make an impression. Maybe he’ll be the last Chosen the City of Stone ever needs.
Airathron Rial: A nonbinary (they/them) bisexual, the Chosen of the City of Light. The hunters of the City of Light revel in being Chosen, and Airathron is no different. To be Chosen is to be the best. For them, to be Chosen is a reminder they’re second only to one.
Lifrai Crysriver: A pansexual elf man (he/him) and the Chosen of the City of Arches. As a future king, he must prove himself here to take his rightful place at the head of the City of Arches. He must succeed, lest his sister be forced to face this darkness in his place
Kaylin Smith: A demisexual woman (she/her) known as the Hand of Elras. She may not be Chosen, but when the god Elras speaks, she listens. She’ll drag these four through their duties kicking and screaming if she has to, but the Corrupted Arcane will be defeated if it’s the last thing she does.

TAGLIST (ask/message/mention in reblog to be added!)

@thewritingace​, @contes-de-rheio​, @crystallized-ink, @hysteriwah​​, @chazzawrites​, @ladywithalamp​

#the golden series#golden mountain#wip intro#writers#writeblr#writers on tumblr#female writers#lgbt fiction#fantasy#lgbt fantasy#wip#wip introduction
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How I Make Fantasy Geography

There are few things more irritating than reading a book where it feels like the author has no idea where anything is. You don't know which city is east from where, the river you thought flowed south actually flows west, and everything's a mess. Worse, maybe you're writing along and suddenly realize you don't know if the sun is in your adventurer's eyes, because you don't know which way they're walking. Fear not! This guide will make fantasy geography easy.

#writing advice#writing help#writing is hard#how to write#how to worldbuild#writers#writers on tumblr#writeblr
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How I Fight Writer's Block

It happens to the best of us. One day, the words are flowing, you're completely in the creative zone, and writing has never felt so easy. The next, you're staring at a document with nothing to say. Uh-oh. Writer's block. But since we're coming up on NaNoWriMo fast (and the last thing you want is writer's block in November) I thought I'd share my tips for how I fight writer's block.

#writing tips#writing help#writing is hard#writers block#writing advice#writers#writers on tumblr#female writers#writeblr
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burninglights

you remember when I brought up me potentially writing various guides to medicine how medicines and surgical techniques would’ve been applied through time with @ronniebox nearly two years ago?

well. that’s a thing that’s happening, now. The Medieval/High Fantasy Battle Medicine resource sheet is already finished and I’m starting on common medieval remedies, poultices & medicines. 

God have mercy on the journal article on PCR that I’ve got due  by the end of November. Anyway, I’ve saved it as a PDF, so if it’d be of use to anyone just let me know and I’ll send you a copy!

#yoooo#this could actually be super helpful for some people!#save a couple hours of googling y'all
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the-mermaid-typist

Take as long as you need on your project. Rewrite it, redo it, take it apart and start again, whatever you think you're story needs. It's perfectly normal to take a long time on a project, especially if you really care about it and want it to be the best it can be.

#thissss 1000x#i was so worried to restart GM from the beginning#bc i'd spent years on that first draft#and now it's been four years since i started this whole thing#but seriously you'll thank yourself#listen to what your story needs#and do that#there's no right or wrong way to write
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Writing Update: 10/26

Wow, it's been forever since I did one of these. I'm actually feeling motivated again (very excited for NaNoWriMo, trying to get everything in line for that) so I've been writing more than usual! Plus, I'm finally done with my job interviews, have work lined up for January, so I'm celebrating just a bit, lol. Here's what I've done!

  • Finalized my pantheon. It wasn't easy, and definitely not my favorite thing to do, but I know enough to reasonably run the religious world from here on out
  • Loooots of exploring character relationships and bonding. I know where these idiots are going, I just have to get them there.
  • Actually sat down and wrote a solid 3,700 words, if you can believe it
  • Did some side development for my antagonists, the Blackened Spire in particular, since he's going to become v plot-relevant in book 2
  • Building plans, how I hate thee. But in all seriousness, laid out some mental maps for battlegrounds
  • Thought a lot about fight scenes
  • Did some reading!

So pretty productive overall! If you'd like a little snippet of Kaylin and Riaglin worrying about our favorite mage, it's under the cut with the taglist!

#golden mountain#wip update#wip#writers#writers on tumblr#writeblr#female writers#fantasy#lgbt fantasy
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How I Create Fantasy Worship

So, you've built your pantheon, you've got all your most important gods developed and the rest laid out. Now, you just have to introduce them to your world and characters. We've all seen the classic evil god with worshipers in hooded robes, the good god with followers in shining armor, etc. But how can we build this ourselves (without leaning on tropes too much)?

#wymakis worldbuilding#wymakis religions#worldbuilding#fantasy worldbuilding#fantasy#fantasy religions#how to worldbuild#fantasy writers#female writers#writers#writeblr#writers on tumblr
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Sorry for the Hiatus!

Hi everybody!

I'm so sorry about the hiatus, life got crazy and I ended up in a bit of a tailspin without any time to myself, really. But I'm back and hopefully will be more active in the future, especially with NaNo coming up! Idk if I'll hit the full goal, but it should be a good incentive to write more, and I'm really looking forward to it!

Thanks for your patience!

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Last Line Tag

Thank you for tagging me @harps-for-days! Here is the latest line from Golden Mountain:

“If we aren’t hunting her, then what are we doing about the Tracker?” Ty asked, drawing their attention.
Kaylin could see that Ty was doing her best to be brave. Her posture was perfect, chin held as high as her stitches would allow. But she caught the nervous movement of her fingers picking at a loose thread in the wraps around her arms and saw the spark of fear in her eyes.

Poor Ty. It doesn't get any easier from here for her.

Tagging @chazzawrites, @ashen-crest, @surroundedbypearls, and @oblolongue, if any of you want to play!

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thanks for the tag @thegoldenseries​! we can see that Ty is doing her best, that’s true courage!

Here’s the last from Alchemists:

"HALT" barred a voice, covering everything else.
The Luthers invaded the space, grabbed hold of the two alchemists, and sped away in the same motion.

We are approaching the end of this story! I’m very excited to be able to share it here very soon!

I’ll tag @mel-writes-with-her-dragons​, @pheita​, @talesofsorrowandofruin​, @writingamongther0ses​ and @writing-is-a-martial-art​ if you want to join :)

#i'm so excited to see the end!#i have no doubt it will be really good#other people's wips#oblolongue#wip: alchemists
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Last Line Tag

Thank you for tagging me @harps-for-days! Here is the latest line from Golden Mountain:

“If we aren’t hunting her, then what are we doing about the Tracker?” Ty asked, drawing their attention.
Kaylin could see that Ty was doing her best to be brave. Her posture was perfect, chin held as high as her stitches would allow. But she caught the nervous movement of her fingers picking at a loose thread in the wraps around her arms and saw the spark of fear in her eyes.

Poor Ty. It doesn't get any easier from here for her.

Tagging @chazzawrites, @ashen-crest, @surroundedbypearls, and @oblolongue, if any of you want to play!

#tag games#golden mountain
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Tag game: OC before and after

Tagged by @thegoldenseries and @vellichor-virgo - thank you! The tag game uses this picrew to create your WIP’s MC at the beginning and end of the story :)

This is Osira at the beginning, and during a certain ~transformation~ phase in the story where she temporarily becomes a priestess for ✨reasons✨, as she wont’ve changed in appearance much between beginning and end besides being worse for wear.

Tagging @writing-is-a-martial-art, @hiddenhistoria and anyone else who wants to if you haven’t done it already :)

#oh she's so pretty!#i already know she would be one of my favorites lol#thank you for sharing!#chazzawrites
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poore-choice-of-words asked:

You reblogged the post about random asks and I saw it, so what are your OCs favorite colors? And why if they have a reason?

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Hello! Thank you so much, I always welcome random asks!

Kaylin's favorite color is yellow; it reminds her of sunflowers and honey and her favorite time of year. It's also a color she associates heavily with her god, Elras.

Airathron's favorite color is orange. One of their fondest memories is splitting a tangerine with Morvira while they were on a hunt. Plus, it's a color that looks good on them.

Lifrai's favorite color is green. It's the color of life, of thriving things, and it reminds him of home.

Riaglin's favorite color is red, one of the most common colors of garnet. It's reminiscent of home, but more importantly it's his clan's color, so it's the connection to his family that makes it special.

Ty's favorite color is cream. It's the color of parchment, and it's a nice, neutral color. It also pairs nicely with her regular blue robes.

#squad's all here#ty pherenice#kaylin smith#airathron rial#lifrai crysriver#riaglin garnithart#golden mountain#wip#poore-choice-of-words
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