Back to HoneyBriar Vale as I work on draft 3 of Academy of Thorns! I'm trucking along nicely on page 115, so here's a moodboard for my FMC, Aurora Croftwell! #storytellersaturday #academyofthorns #writerslifeforme
GRIMM X Fourth Wing X Motherland Fort Salem
Every night, Aurora’s curse traps her in a nightmare realm where she has to fight her way out, so that by day she can train to one day break the curse and be free. But when a mysterious man joins her in the Dreaming, will she still want to wake?
#WIPPIT #F
BATB X OUAT X Heirs of the Night
A beauty becomes a beast. A seemingly normal man lives in a hidden world where magic and curses are everyday occurrences. When their worlds collide, they’ll have to solve the mystery of their shared past in order to save their future.
#WIPPit #NA #F
Holy smokes this sounds amazing
BATB: Kristine Froseth as Annette, Jay Duffy as Florentine, Luke Allen-Gale as Pierre, Corey Mylcreest as Simon.
Academy of Thorns: Amalia Holm as Aurora, Jake Austin Walker as Philip, Rhian Blundell as Sabine, Brandon Sklenar as Owen
#WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions
For BATB: Annette is a beauty who becomes a beast. Even when she's in human form, there's still an Edge to her, and people say her eyes are less human.
For AoT: Aurora has violet eyes and knows how to use almost every weapon available due to her time in the Dreaming.
#WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions
For my BATB story, I'd say the quote that makes me think of it is "Every rose has its thorns", because that's a big message in the story, where the MC finds out that the world isn't as pretty as people want it to be, and that you have to take the good with the bad.
#WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions
MC wants to be able to sleep without entering the nightmare realm, so that she can become a curse-hunter and reunite her fractured family. My story doesn't have a physical villain. #WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions
PACING, omg. I am rubbish at timelines/timeframes. But working hard to do better and this world is far too fun to abandon! #WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions
Aurora's favorite escape is honestly the Dreaming because it's the one place she can be herself. Since Philip arrived, it's become even more of a safe haven.
#WIPPITStickyNoteQuestions #WIPPIT
A WESTERN, HELL YES
GRIMM X FOURTH WING X MOTHERLAND FORT SALEM
By day, Aurora fights to break her curse at an academy for monster hunters. By night, she fights in a nightmare world. When a mysterious stranger named Philip appears in the Dreaming, her dreams of freedom and her heart will be tested.
#questpit #A #wip #F
A gradiented mood board for the WIP novel THROUGH THE REALM. From bottom left to top right the background goes from fiery orange and red to icy blue and grey, with blue and red flames. There are nine images in a 3x3 format. Top left: an icy landscape and walkway through what could be a palace Top middle: a man with his back to us with snowy white hair, running a hand through it and with a bare back Top right: two bare hands with snowflake patterns formed from snow Middle left: bare feet walking across coals towards us Middle middle: a quote reading "I am bitter-our histories are stained by war and hate." Middle right: two bare feet walking across ice away from us Bottom right: two hands creating fire between them Bottom middle: the silhouette of a woman with one hand in the air in front of a huge fire Bottom right: a fiery castle atop a cliff with fire behind it and lava dripping from the cliff
ROMEO & JULIETTE X ZELDA: BOTW
Mates are rare, selected by Saints.
When royals from rival Kingdoms are chosen, the blessing becomes a deadly curse. As it strengthens & grants powers, they must conceal the bond, or their families may weaponise it in war.
#WIP #NA #RF #questpit
Just found out about this so adding it to my calendar and checking to see if I need to improve/change my moodboard!
If you see this post a #vampire and pass it on
Yup
My mom and I were watching the first Hobbit movie and she told me, "See, that's why you need to exercise, so you can outrun orcs who are chasing you."
Gorgeous af
Moodboard for academic warrior fantasy: images of books, weapons, autumn buildings.
Fourth Wing X Vampire Academy X Grimm
A young woman enters an Academy where she will train to break magical Curses, even as she hides one of her own.
🏹Strong female characters
👩🏻🤝👩🏻Strong female friendships
🔎Ancient mysteries and buried secrets
👑Lost kingdoms
#Questpit #W #F
Moodboard images of: a sunset, a bow and arrows lying on grass, a finger pricking itself on a thorn, a mannequin torso with a pauldron, two hands clasped, and a castle in an autumn forest.
Aurora Croftwell enters the Curse-Hunting Academy in the hopes she can break her own Curse, provided she can solve the mystery of the Academy's past, and the role her Curse--and the nightmare she enters each night--plays in it.
VampAcademy X Grimm X Fourth Wing
#P2Ppit #W #AF
Ahhh, thank you so much! And RIGHT, they look like they could be related!
Moodboard with seven images. Actor Jay Duffy, a person whispering to another, a black cat, a castle with roses, actress Izzy Meikle-Small, a close up of roses, and a close up of an animal with fierce yellow eyes.
When a girl runs afoul of the local prince, she finds herself transformed into a monstrous beast. Fleeing to a place for others like her, she finds sanctuary and a new chance at life--until the prince who cursed her comes seeking help understanding the magic he didn't know he had.
#BluePitch #W #A
Photoset of 11 photos: a person whispering someone's ear, a tiara, a bow and arrows, a white-haired woman, an eye with a red pupil, a baking counter, actress Anya Taylor-Joy, actress Mackenzie Foy, a forest, two hands entwined, a castle interior.
Twins Gwyneira and Brietta's lives are shattered when their villainous grandfather kidnaps Bri and hunts Gwyn, eager to use their magical abilities for his own gain. As Gwyn tries to find allies in a dark forest, Brietta must find her voice in a court of silver-tongued liars.
#BluePit #W #F #A
What if paradise has a dark side? Images of magic, vaccines, a dome, an ancient book, and ancient forest, and a woman lying on the floor.
DIVERGENT x hidden magic
What if paradise has a dark side?
Reagan’s impulsive decision to switch Sectors with her sister leads to a horrifying discovery: Oasis is where the government is harvesting magic. Reagan races against the ⏰ to save her sister from a dark Oasis.
#bluepit #Q #A #F 📖
GIDEON THE NINTH x GODKILLER
DOWNDRAFT
Valandra is a legend - the only delver to reach the bottom of the Abyss and return. But few know the costs that came with it. Decades later, as new threats form in the shadows, she must retell her story or finally face the consequences.
#BluePit #W #A #F 📖
So excited for this one!
5 picture moodboard: image of a finger being pricked by a thorn, image of two hands clasped together, image of a fancy iron gate, image of three women hugging with the caption "A Sisterhood this Army was Built On", an image of a woman holding a torch, and an image of a castle in autumn.
Fourth Wing X Grimm X Vampire Academy
Aurora Croftwell just wants to break the Curse that sends her to a nightmare world every night. Attending the Curse Hunters Academy should help her on her mission, provided she can survive until graduation.
#BluePit #W #A #F #M
