Writing Log 12

Writing Log 12

I hit a milestone today.

I finished chapter 4.

The adventure, the real plot, happens now. The next chapter is a whole new location, and the very first actual hurdle for my protagonists. This is the biggest milestone I've reached in any long-form original fiction that I've written.

I would say I'm happy- and really, I am. But it happened so quickly, almost too quickly for me to process. I'm... whelmed. Looking at the length alone, I'm definitely going to be adding more pages later one day. But again, this is the first draft. I'm writing strictly the essential scenes, in less than stellar prose, at that. All of these chapters will probably be roughly double the page count one day. But for now, I've done it.

Guys. Guys please. We have to remember that protagonist is not a stand in word for hero and antagonist is not a stand in word for villain. Please. We learned this in middle school. The protagonist is the character the audience follows. The antagonist is the character who is working against the protagonist.

Out of Context Line Tag

I was tagged by @writernopal and since I've finally got a little to show for my current project, here we are! Thanks for the tag! <3

Probably, he looked like a particularly nauseous worm, scooching himself to where he was supposed to go and securing the sail in a way that made her laugh.

Tagging: @winterandwords , @koala2all and @anyablackwood

It's been a while, so if you're not currently doing tag games, no worries and no need to respond. :)

!! Clickbait Description Tag Game !!

Thanks to @kaylinalexanderbooks for the tag! Within the past few minutes (as of writing this post), I've watched this tag spread like wildfire through my mutuals and onto my dash, lol

Rules: describe your WIP(s) like a click bait YouTube video!

Anyway, enough with the clickbait, here's more clickbait:

Flamebearer

FIVE reasons why the world is ending 🔥😱

Obsidian Sapphires

Teen summons Fate in coming-of-age ceremony gone WRONG

The Lady's Lament

Girl, 15, goes missing in mysterious circumstances. What happens next may shock you

Soulswapped

Story of Nightmares: How I woke up in PRISON with a BOTCHED face job 😱😱😱

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Tagging: @honeybewrites @avrablake @druidx @ceph-the-ghost-writer @feathers-little-nest @illarian-rambling @ybotter @jev-urisk @songsofsomnia @pandoras-comment-box @tryingtimi @anyablackwood and Open Tag!

Character Spotlight: Prince Fenris

WIP: Crown of Blood (unofficial title)

Role: Secondary Antagonist

Full Name: Fenris Andras Belial Arcturus Adecia Age: late teens, early 20s Gender/Sex: Cis Male Family: King Silas (father), Lady Lorelei (mother), King Idris (uncle), Prince Atlas (half-brother), Prince Caelum (half-brother), Prince Hyperion (half-brother), Prince Osiris (half-brother), Prince Zephyr (half-brother), Prince Ignis (half-brother), Princess Adrasteia (half-sister) Skills: Magic, sword-fighting Bio: The seventh prince of the Adecian royal family. With his mother's dubious lineage and his own stunning lack of notable skills or accomplishments, Prince Fenris is hardly considered a contender for the throne. Despite this, he consistently remains one of the most vocal about his ambitions.

It hardly helps that he's the second youngest out of his litter of half-siblings- with an entire lineup of older, more accomplished and well-respected brothers ahead of him, gaining so much as a leftover noble title is little more than a pipe dream. It wouldn't be quite so grating if not for the fact that the top star candidates for inheritance includes his sister, Adrasteia- the only sibling younger than him.

Time is running out for Prince Fenris- for all of them. Eventually, an heir must be named. And considering their father's own blood-stained rise to the throne, it's no secret what is expected of King Silas' children to prove worthy of the crown.

Writing Log 10

Started chapter 4 today. Only wrote about 2 to 2.5 pages, but it's finally getting closer to the parts I actually want to write, so all in all I'm pretty excited about it.

I think I'll be able to finish this one by the end of this week, if I really go for it. But we'll see. At this point, my initial goal of finishing the first draft by the time classes start is pretty much dust, so really I'm just hoping to get as far as possible, since I'll be too busy then to dedicate as much time as I want to this.

I could probably write more, but I've been neglecting my personal studies, so I think I'll try catching up on that instead. After a nice Cozy Grove break.