Happy STS, Mystic! My STS Asks Have Been Severely Lagging Recently, But Hooray For The Holidays And Free

Happy STS, Mystic! My STS asks have been severely lagging recently, but hooray for the holidays and free time!

What’s the biggest burst of inspiration you’ve ever had writing-wise, and what was the result?

Happy STS, @clairelsonao3, thank you so much for the ask! (And Happy Holidays to you, whichever you celebrate, and a Happy New Year! 🎆)

What’s the biggest burst of inspiration you’ve ever had writing-wise, and what was the result?

I'm not sure which of my moments of inspiration was the greatest or biggest one, lol - my writing mostly starts or consists of multiple little bursts of inspiration and their ramifications. So, I'll go with the most recent ones!

I was working on some backstory for Tales of Wilted Flowers, and one of my biggest and most important moments of inspiration was figuring out the key moments for Caladin's backstory, which was much different than I had initially thought it would be - including the reason why he despises his powers and lives running from his bloodline. I think it was a very neat moment of realization for me as if all the pieces were coming together to create his story and pave the path for his current goals. Another important moment was deciding the final arc for Korbyn, the villainous dark magic apprentice of Lord Eldryc, who is more than it seems in many ways.

As a final one, I think that figuring out the main motivation/backstory for King Tieran Kallasen in a way that really fits his character - him being the heir of the "ancient heroes", but who never quite measured up to his family's expectations and name really fit the theme of the story, and was a nice subversion of the "Chosen One" trope (the descendant of a chosen one become a villain out of greed and despair) in my eyes. Living in the shadow of a legacy that had long since become hollow made him obsessive with maintaining his status and becoming the most powerful as a way to prove that he was going to be greater than those who came before him - even if it took slaughtering his enemies to prove a point and awakening an ancient sorceress to gain more power over those who denied him.

(For The Last Wrath, one of my greatest moments of inspiration came while developing Luciya and Fabian's backstory, as well as Quinn's own story)

I was tagged by @writernopal, here, to do this picrew of myself! Thanks for the tag!

I think this one is actually pretty perfect, and I really like that this picrew has the option to put dark circles under your character's eyes, because that's a rather prominent feature of mine, lol

Tagging (no pressure) : @steh-lar-uh-nuhs, @crowandmoonwriting, @trancetales, @cabbojage, @meerawrites, @tabswrites and OPEN TAG

Ayo, this interaction had me rolling lmao

(Right after saving Minsc, very late in the game I must add)

Misnc: finishes his whole-ass explanation about how Boo is a mighty beast and not a normal hamster, but a miniature space hamster, and that we must show no fear of it

Tav: *blinks in visible confusion*

Astarion:

Astarion (pulls Tav aside, word for word): "I hate to judge a book by its cover, but that oaf may be all cover and no pages."

Minsc (blissfully oblivious of the world while standing right there, no thoughts, just vibes):😀🐹

I have never agreed more.

WIP Moodboard, Realms of Loss - Sarythea

This wonderful mood board was made by @crowandmoonwriting for my WIP!

Sarythea, the Kingdom of Starlight, a gilded land on the heart of the continent, home of the Chosen Prince, Archyvel, and a glorious glimpse into what the continent once was

My goals/plans for writing this year are:

Make a finished first draft for Realms of Loss!!!!

Finish and edit Tales of Wilted Flowers (first draft)

Make a second draft for The Last Wrath

(this is more of an art goal, but it involves some scriptwriting, so here it goes!) to finally design, start and finish my Supernova Initiative webcomic!

Welcome 2024!

We’re in the final countdown until the New Year, and I’m so excited! What are y’all’s plans and resolutions for the next year? They can be related to writing or not!

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