If you're aiming to be the next #shakespeare, here's some helpful advice:
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I don't believe in Save the Cat.
I try save the dragon
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If you've ever had writers block, you might be able to relate to this.

1984 x Full Metal Alchemist

A fantasy kingdom where magic enforces the law.

⚖️ Enforced Loyalty
📜 Weaponized History
🫂 Fatherhood
⚔️ Centuries Long War
🔮 Oaths as Magic
💥🐮 Exploding Cows!

The King's Oath, currently querying.

#questpit #a #f #my

Querying: The King's Oath
Meet the Characters that are navigating this strange political world.
Lagos Amerinthe
Exemplar Parthalan Meldin
Lorccan Meldin
King Nelshin
#questpit #f #a #polticalfantasy #my

6 photo collage. Top left is an image of a city with lights beaming from the sky. Top center is a close up of a girl with pink hair singing into a microphone. Top right is a close up of a screen with a warning sign and the word malware underneath in pink font. Bottom left is a hand grabbing a phone with a pink tint and a blue cube bouncing off the screen. Center is a 5 girl silhouette with a purple backdrop. Bottom right is a crowd in front of a music stage with a blue hue over the stage.

SAILOR MOON x HANNAH MONTANA x TRON

By day, Mia & her friends are a hot pop group. By night they're vigilantes who fight virus monsters in a metaverse.

⚡️Mixed race & Chinese rep
🐶TALKING CORGI
🔥Magical Cyber Girls
🗺️Diaspora themes
💞Rivals to lovers

#questpit #ya #f #sf #poc #q

What? You wrote a Nordic adult romantasy without vikings? ✨gasp️✨

UNFATED is instead set in a John Bauer inspired medieval Sweden, steeped in folklore, mythology and authentic Swedish culture...not a horned helmet in sight 🫢

A 92,000k standalone novel

#questpit #Q #A #RF

Mood board: guitar, graffiti, cobbled stones, mountains, tall trees, a sign saying you are worthy of love

Title: Three Cheers for NPC Revenge

A punk barista and a long-lost princess have 30 days to save a video game world that's been cursed by an authoritarian Dragon King, and sugar, they're going down swinging. 🤘🎸🖤

SWORD ART ONLINE x DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL x @VansWarpedTour x PRINCESS BRIDE

#QuestPit #Q #SFF #R

A priestess must break her vows to stop her eldest sister from powering the throne with the blood of street serpents from the slums. To save her youngest sister, she ensnares a war-hardened prince, and triggers a bloodline war.

#QuestPit #Q #A #F #EF #MorallyGrey #SisterRivalry

an illustration of two boys, pictured from the shoulders up. One is blonde with an annoyed expression, the other is dark haired and grinning, making a peace sign with one hand and poking the blonde's cheek with the other. below, superimposed over a smartphone, are the words THE VILLAIN EDIT (attorneytrash)

At twenty-six, Max Reilly is already ex a lot of things. Ex-star of Affinity, the TV drama he led for three seasons. Ex-fiancé of Holly Aveline, his costar, who hasn’t spoken to him since the scandal that tanked his career. And ex-darling of the show’s fan base, who went from love letters to death threats faster than the speed of cable. Most of all, Max is exhausted. The last thing he wants is to be back in the public eye. But when offered a deal to get out of his contract for good, it’s hard to resist—even if the catch is a pre-season publicity tour with Affinity’s current cast. Even if that means weeks on the road with not only his former castmates, but also the show’s newest cast member: Nico Mariani, a scandal-happy reality TV transplant known for exclusively playing villains. It’s only a few weeks. A few weeks facing crowds of people who actively hate him, of being hounded by gossip columnists, of being trapped on-and-offstage with Nico, who Max can’t shake to save his life. Because as it turns out, Nico has his own deal with the producers—and soon angry fans and nosy reporters will be the least of Max’s problems.

EXCERPT: Nico’s first thought on seeing Max Reilly in the flesh had been, damn, this dude’s tall. He wasn’t sure what he’d expected. Rory Harper, maybe, that archetypal boy-next-door who’d bit the dust at the end of Affinity season three. There was this one publicity still of him—white t-shirt, jeans, flannel tied around the waist, artistically placed smudges of grease—that was pinned to the vision boards of church-and-chevy girls nationwide. Oh my god, so dreamy, fuck me in a hayloft, etc. Max Reilly was a very different creature. Nico had him cataloged in one go. Indoorsy, sleepy eyes, hair unfortunately cut with the roots grown in. Skittish. Bad posture. Cargo pants (seriously). He didn’t dress like America’s Boyfriend, or anyone’s boyfriend, honestly, if we were being totally honest here, if we were being candid. He was, to put it nicely, nothing to write in your diary about. Tall, though, damn. And those freckles. But that was the devil talking.

disgraced actor formerly known as America's Boyfriend VS. serial reality TV villain. three weeks, three fan conventions, and a whole lot of antics.

❤️romcom (com heavy)
📺celebrity hijinks
😈characters behaving badly
🌈mlm enemies to lovers
#questpit #W #R #LGBT

Querying: The King's Oath

A nation held together by magical oaths, Lagos Amerinthe is a Binder for the kingdom of Nelmor. He tries to stay out of the public eye as he enchants magical contracts for his customers. Till one day the king summons him and asks him to break his oath.

#questpit #q #a #f

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I finally started an Instagram because idk what else to do or how to post here anyways so... Incoherent ramblings it is

#author #indieauthor #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky

Had the wonderful Meghna Rao at
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Work on some art for my novel! I've officially entered the query trenches and wanted to celebrate by seeing my world come to life a bit more!
Follow me in this new world where jet streams of magic change nature overnight! #author #art

How do I do this social media thing? I just don't know. I feel no inspiration to do this... Do I just write nonsense and hope I get a following?

And yet... I can write 10k words in a day for my stories! Gah!

I'm getting really excited! I hired an editor to look over my story and she loved it! Just need to do some minor changes and smooth some stuff out and I can enter the query trenches!

#amwritingfantasy #author #writingcommunity #TheKingsOath

a woman is smiling and saying this is the bad place . ALT: a woman is smiling and saying this is the bad place .

There's radioactive wasp nests now?! WTF people.

I love history. And I think you can find inspiration from any point in history for your writing. I'm researching the Mes Pi ritual for a story right now. What's a historical event you have found inspiration from?
#writingcommunity #history #amwritingfantasy #booksky #author

I thought outlining and world building was supposed to help you narrow down and refine your story... Not give you a million more ideas for other stories. #amwritingfantasy #author #booksky #writingcommunity

Having spent the past 7 months editing my book 1... And now starting to write book 2... Gosh I missed writing. It's so fun and freeing. Ugh!

I knew when outlining my book 2 was going to be very different than book 1. But now that I've started writing book 2.... Idk if I'm the same writer when I wrote book 1...

#amwritingfantasy #author #writingcommunity

I submitted my 3rd draft to an editor, which means I have a whole month to write whatever I want!

And man does it feel good to write again! Editing and cutting words sucked the life out of me.

Me fantasizing about my wip: And there's death and murder and tragedy!

Me randomly walking down the street: "This would be a fun kid's story about a dinosaur and space lasers!"

Short term vs long term dreams!

Sure, I'm an open book. Shoot me a DM or drop it here.

Therapist: Have you thought about quitting your 9 to 5 so you can write full time?
Me: That's the dream! Let's focus on getting me published first...
#writingcommunity #author #booksky

Today I finished #editing my #3rddraft of the King's Oath. I've cut 22k words since the first draft, rewritten many chapters, and much more. Now, I'm on to draft 4, where I'm going to try and polish the prose. #amwritingfantasy #booksky #writingcommunity

Sometimes I wonder if my kids think my favorite game is picking up their messes, and that's why they throw all their toys on the floor.
#toddlers #parenting #cleanup #toys

You should check out the YouTube channel Esoterica. Dr. Justin Sledge is a great educator on the matter.