@daisy-torres
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@ava-blue aww thank you so much, I’m happy you enjoyed it!!
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@elanor Aww thank you girl! No I totally agree. I think night time is when we quiet our thoughts more and allow words to flow better. Everything just clicks best that way 😂
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@sarafini Sure! It’ll take me a couple weeks probably, but I’d be happy to if you’ll give me a description, and maybe a pose or personality trait you’d like me to capture?
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@elfwing Good luck!! There’s not much that I know that I haven’t told you already, but I hope you find something that works XD
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@gracie-j Aww thanks!! (Bahaha I mean it’s all in due time, can’t rush art am I right XD)
@devastate-lasting Girlll you’re going to publish it?? That’s fantastic!!! I’m super happy for you and I hope the editing stage goes well!!!@freedomwriter76 I don’t believe I ever met you either but THANK YOU!!! It seriously is, and it’s also rewarding knowing that it’s going to go in a deeper direction than if I tried forcing it somewhere by myself XD It’s nice to meet you!! God bless you too!!! <3
@koshka Hehe I’m trying XD Chapters are coming a bit slow, but I definitely want to see it through to the end, and maybe even do *cough* a prequel from a different character’s perspective :)))) We’ll see how it goes though XD I did know it would happen! At first I didn’t, but somewhere around chapter 20 I realised Tessa’s true destiny. The rest of it was just slowly weaving it in XD Thank you so much for reading, I seriously appreciate it!!!!"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@devastate-lasting I’ve missed you tooooooo!!!! I’m going to try to be a little more active on here XD I love this community, I’m just not great at staying super active on it :))) Thank you so much!!!
Eeek college?? That’s exciting!!! aww good luck with your first draft!! It’s always so exciting to get those first foundations laid. Ahh, I relate so much with the trying to balance things bit lol. You’ve got this girl, you’re doing amazing!! I’m glad things are going well for you!
@gracie-j Awww thank you so much!!! That literally puts such a smile on my face XD I’m so glad you love them!!! I have so much fun writing from Tessa’s perspective, she really lets me get the dad jokes out of my system XD
Girlll thankkkk youuu!!! I’ll definitely be needing your prayers! Pray for endurance and wisdom especially, those are both huge things I need.
WOW seriously??? That’s FANTASTIC!! GREAT job on finishing it!! I’m so stoked for you!!! Ooo I’ve heard of your business!! You seriously amaze me, you’re getting so much accomplished!!! And don’t worry about the driver’s license thing—I don’t have one either :))) I’m working on it though. Maybe we’ll get them at the same time XD For now, I just have to make sure an experienced driver is riding with me.
You’re doing fantastic Gracie, I’m literally so proud of you!!!
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@hullofellowhumans Oo yeah I think so. Actually, I’ve never read those XD I do plan to someday though
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@faith-q Girl of course!! And I totally feel you, my to-be-written list is also never-ending XD
It has the same kind of vibe to it, if that makes sense XD The ideas are totally different, but the whole “anointed one” aspect reminds me of it, although those words aren’t the ones used exactly XD You’d have to read it and ‘feel’ the world to see exactly why haha.
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@faith-q Oh that sounds like such a cool idea!! I have read one book by Jennifer A. Nelson called “Mark of the Thief”. You might enjoy it, although there is some Egyptian mythology stuff in it. But it’s a good book and sounds kind of up the ally of your book idea! (Although not too similar, it just reminds me of it haha)
I really like that book idea!! I would love to read that. I can’t really think of any books that have done the gold power thing, although the ‘chosen one with super powers’ is a cliche, but honestly I never get tired of reading that one XD
Another book (A ‘King Midus’ gold touch retelling) reminds me a bit of your idea. “A Touch of Gold” by Annie Sullivan. I think it was a bit heavy with violence, but the story was good and the romance was really terrific! I don’t think I remember any language in it.
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@lydia-s Sure thing!! Lemme know what you think of you ever read it! The Viking Quest series is also a fantastic series with amazing sibling relationships in it T_T<3 I first read that series when I was 13 and I still adore it XD
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@lydia-s There’s one book series I really loved called the Lost Island of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar and it has some great sibling relationships, as well as really creative world building in general. I really loved it, although personally I’d rate it pg-13 for violence (and I think a d-word) but it wasn’t too bad. (If you’ve ever watched Lord of the Rings or Pirates of the Caribbean, this was cleaner than those) And yes I absolutely agree, it’s very sad that writers don’t add more (especially positive) sibling relationships ;-;
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@lydia-s GIRL sameeeee. That’s the good stuff right there XD I absolutely love it. I try to include good sibling relationships into my books because it’s so rare in fiction sadly ;-;
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@koshka (Pfft same XD I have a few plans, but we’ll see where that goes)
Ahhh yesss. Charry crushing is so much fun, isn’t it XD
Oh that’s cool!! I’m trying to get myself better at world building and cultures. It’s not my least favorite thing about writing, but it’s not entirely my favorite either XD
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
I figured it was about time I hop on here XD I’ve been meaning to, but you know, life XD
Hey guys and gals!!! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Daisy and I have a free serial out on my website right now called Smoke and Mirrors, which is an Urban Fantasy, Enemies-to-Lovers, clean, adventure novel of currently 80k words (some of which are not on my blog yet, but I update every Sunday at the moment!)
Smoke and Mirrors has been my absolute favorite novel to write so far. I’ve fallen in love with my charries, and I’ve had a lot of awesome people reading it and cheering me on (or helping me dig my way out of holes XD) which has really made the journey so much nicer!
With that all said, what are some of y’all’s favorite tropes in writing?? Any key elements you’re excited to put in your stories?
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."
@godlyfantasy12 Great question!! Honestly I’m still figuring out new tricks myself, but I typically start with a Pinterest board and a music playlist. That gives me the aesthetic and character personalities. Then from there I do a bit of rough outlining and figure out the main story line, usually consisting of the beginning, middle, and end of the plot. Then I just start writing and continue plotting as I go along XD It works best for me and helps me keep track of things. Bonus tip: If you like to halfway throw together a plot like me, when you create new creatures or special scenes or something, write a note to yourself to let you know what chapter it’s first found in, what it is, and what kingdom/whatever it belongs to XD
Hope this helps!!!
"It's easy to be caught up in stardust and whispers when reality is so dark and loud."