WAIT I THINK I GOT IT

WAIT I THINK I GOT IT

The school had a certain power to beckon spirits into being. I thought they were a product of its bloody past; yet a century later, it staked its claim on a third innocent. And now with every spirit bridged, it beckoned me in their place. Time had stopped for me, as unmoving as my body, which had been made heavy by guilt and remorse. Nothing around me changed. Nothing new happened. If my spirit really did leave my body behind, I doubted I would even notice.

I'm not even joking about how much I worked on this. These are all the iterations it took for me to get the paragraph right

I began to understand what it felt like to be a spirit. Unable to do anything, unsure of when the nothingness will end. I had no idea how long I had been stuck in my room for, but with nothing to keep me company other than guilt and remorse, it felt like eternity. 

In the next day I had become a living spirit. I heard no sound, saw nothing except the dark sheets I laid my head on. I knew time must have been moving, but with the curtains drawn and nothing happening, there was no indication of it. Or I had stopped existing within time, stuck in this space with only guilt and remorse to keep me company.

This school had a certain power to beckon spirits into being. It coaxed a hatred strong enough to kill and lured the weak-willed to stay forever. And now, with every spirit bridged, it beckoned me in their place. I stayed as unmoving as time with nothing to keep me company except guilt and remorse. Nothing changed. Nothing happened. If I really did become a spirit, I doubted I would even notice.

I’ve spent the past several days writing and rewriting one paragraph. h e l p

Character Profile Tag

Thanks for the tag @alinacapellabooks. I already love Ariel <3

I was really tempted to do Daron but I'm going to shake things up and do Naomi. Staying on the topic of moon girls

Full Name: Naomi Lunaire

Age: 16

Sex: female

Species: witch

Appearance:

She reminded me of a glass doll with her wispy blonde hair and pale green eyes. Her face was heart-shaped, not a single harsh angle to be found.

Occupation: student

Family: haven't thought that far

Pets: none

Best friend: Cassidy Tempress

Describe her room:

Naomi’s room was remarkably similar to Catalina’s. She had a round coffee table in the middle of the room and shelves along the wall. However, Naomi’s shelves contained books, not poisons. Pastel pillows were laid out around the table as if Naomi expected company.

Physical Characteristics: timid, shy

Items in her bag/purse: spellbooks?

Hobbies: reading, baking, making tea

Favorite sports: not a sporty person

Abilities/Talents/Powers: she can create levitate herself, create light, and cast illusions

Relationships: she can be shy at first but when she gets used to you she gets physically affectionate and makes jokes about you

Fears: spirits, large animals, social interaction, and the list goes on

Faults: she's not very strong with her powers and gets scared easily

Good points: she's very sweet and school-smart

What she wants more than anything else: to be better at magic

Tagging: @sarandipitywrites @kaylinalexanderbooks @yourpenpaldee

List of Magical Crimes for your Fantasy Book/Series. Writers, save this!

Herb Poaching - Stealing rare or magical herbs from restricted forest areas.

Illegal Potion Brewing - Crafting and selling potions without a guild license.

Rune Forgery - Creating fake runes or altering existing ones for personal gain.

Trespassing in Sacred Grounds - Entering temples, crypts, or holy places without permission.

Smuggling Magical Creatures - Transporting magical beasts illegally across borders.

Spellbook Theft - Stealing ancient or forbidden spellbooks from libraries or other wizards.

Tampering with Magical Artefacts - Altering or sabotaging enchanted objects for mischief or advantage.

Unlicensed Spellcasting - Performing spells without the proper authorization or training.

Enchantment Swindling - Selling fake enchanted items to unsuspecting buyers.

Unlawful Divination - Providing unauthorized fortune-telling services.

Grave Robbing - Stealing magical items or treasures from ancient tombs or burial sites.

Disguising with Glamour Spells - Using glamour spells to deceive others about one’s identity.

Illegal Familiar Summoning - Summoning familiars without following the proper rituals or permissions.

Dragon Egg Poaching - Stealing dragon eggs from nests to sell on the black market.

Water Contamination - Polluting sacred or magical water sources with potions or spells.

Forging Royal Decrees - Creating counterfeit documents in the name of the king or queen.

Meddling with Time Spells - Using time-altering magic for minor personal gain.

Unauthorized Portal Creation - Opening portals to other realms without a license.

Impersonating Nobility - Using illusions or other means to pose as a member of the royal family.

Stealing Magic Ingredients - Taking rare or valuable components from apothecaries or wizard’s stores.

Unauthorized Use of Familiars - Commanding another mage’s familiar without consent.

Defacing Ancient Monuments - Carving names or graffiti into ancient magical structures.

Unauthorized Memory Charms - Altering or erasing memories without consent or legal authority.

Black Market Alchemy - Selling illegal potions and concoctions in secret markets.

Stealing Moonlight - Capturing and hoarding moonlight in enchanted jars for illicit purposes.

Tampering with Weather Spells - Using magic to change the weather without proper authorization.

Illegal Shape-shifting - Transforming into other beings without permission or registration.

Kidnapping Pixies - Capturing pixies to use their dust for personal enchantments.

Unlicensed Use of Teleportation Runes - Activating teleportation runes without proper permits.

Illegal Blood Magic - Practicing blood magic, which is forbidden in most realms.

Moonstone Smuggling - Transporting moonstones across borders without declaring them.

Unregistered Shape-shifting Potions - Creating and selling shape-shifting potions without proper registration.

Forbidden Love Spells - Casting love spells on individuals without their consent.

Illegal Enchantment of Weapons - Enchanting weapons without the approval of the local guild.

Using Banned Ingredients - Incorporating forbidden ingredients in potion-making.

Unlicensed Necromancy - Performing minor necromantic rituals without a necromancer’s license.

Charming Locks - Using charm spells to unlock doors without permission.

Stealing Elven Wine - Taking wine made by elves, which is highly valued and often restricted.

Unauthorized Use of Illusion Magic - Using illusion magic to deceive people or cause confusion.

Skywriting Spells - Writing messages in the sky with magic without proper clearance.

Pirating Magical Maps - Creating and selling counterfeit magical maps.

Stealing Dragon Scales - Collecting dragon scales without the dragon’s permission.

Magical Eavesdropping - Using spells to listen in on private conversations.

Unauthorized Summoning of Elementals - Calling forth elementals without the proper rites.

Illicit Spell Trade - Trading secret or forbidden spells in underground markets.

Forbidden Binding Spells - Casting binding spells to control others against their will.

Counterfeit Potions - Selling fake potions that don’t have the advertised effects.

Harvesting Siren Scales - Collecting scales from sirens for use in potions or spells.

Magical Identity Theft - Using magic to assume someone else’s identity.

Unregistered Magical Beasts - Keeping magical beasts as pets without registering them.

Using Forbidden Tomes - Reading or copying from banned magical books.

Illegal Dreamwalking - Entering others’ dreams without consent.

Stealing Griffin Feathers - Taking feathers from griffins, which are rare and valuable.

Magical Poaching in Enchanted Forests - Hunting magical creatures in protected enchanted forests.

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Which character gave you the most problems in your writing?

That would be Kelsee. I had a clear plan for her while outline, but when I actually started writing, that all fell apart.

By now I learned how all my characters sound, but I still don’t get Kelsee. Everytime I write dialogue for her, I think she sounds so fake. That could work because a lot of her persona is fake, but I’ll still change it if I think of something better.

I think the biggest problem with Kelsee is that she isn’t that relevant to the plot because she’s meant to be an antagonist to my mc’s best friend. There’s only two scenes where I’m confident this works. One is near the middle where Kelsee is bullying Catalina in broad daylight and Daron finally calls her out on being a bitch. This is a major step for Catalina’s development because it gives her the confidence to stand up for herself. After this, Kelsee backs off a little until this second moment, when Daron and co sees her a few hours before Daron is attacked. She’s the obvious suspect and was the original culprit—when she sees that she’ll never steal Daron away from Catalina, she falls into a jealous rage. But I changed the culprit into Kelsee’s paranoid cousin when I realized it made no sense for Kelsee to attack Daron that one time and never again. Instead, Kelses poisons Catalina at the start of the second book.

I’m more confident with Kelsee’s character in the second book because she evolves from classic mean girl to traitorous megalomaniac. She has much more impact on the plot in the sequel.

Kelsee has also gone through more name changes than any other character. Originally I wanted to name her Jordyn and pitched it to a friend at the time. She wanted me to name her Clover, but I felt that was too on the nose for a plant witch. When I broke things off with her, I settled on Kelsee, which was the name of someone I worked with and admired back then. I think there were a few more names in between, but I can’t remember.

Sometimes I think Kelsee is fine and I’m just judgemental because I’m looking at her of the writer. I won’t know until I actually finish. But anyway that’s the character who gave me the most problems. Thanks for asking!

Just for fun…

Seven Deadly Sins Tag

Thanks for tagging me @alinacapellabooks! Let’s get into it

Gluttony

Naomi. One of her favorite things to do is make sweets. She especially bakes when she’s stressed.

Pride

This one’s Aria. How can it not be when she grew up in a position of power and her magic is stronger than most? She even skips class all the time because she thinks the powers she was born with is all she needs. She looks down on humans and men and lets them know it. She even looks down on other witches, mostly Spiritwalkers for their fondness of rules.

Lust

Oh my gosh, character I’ve never talked about! Alex is the epitome of lust. He was created to chase after Aria and is only more enticed by her rejections. But of course she hates him because he’s human and a man.

Envy

Kelsee’s family have been envious of the Hemlocks for generations and wanted to be more powerful than them, but Kelsee takes it to a whole new level. When years of bullying Catalina doesn’t work, she creates a a poison to weaken her magic.

Wrath

Wrath is Maya. She would do anything for Daron, and even calls herself Daron’s weapon. She has no remorse about going against her clan’s sole purpose in life and destroying a spirit.

Greed

This is Iris, but you can’t really blame her. The other clans left hers with nothing, not even their land. She goes behind their backs and trades with some humans and sinks the ships of others for their goods.

Sloth

I guess I have to say Irene for this one. None of my characters are really lazy, but she physically cannot go anywhere.

Gentle tagging @frostedlemonwriter @i-can-even-burn-salad