Haly's Word Barf

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

I am now taking last minute trope/archetype submissions for my crowd pleaser Frankenstein writing project mcthing that we’re gonna valiantly attempt to get off the ground. (Ik y’all might not care but *cough*) 

Imma have it out tomorrow and prolly post a new topic or smth  

Imma try and get serious about this for you guys. Mmk?

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

I am now taking last minute trope/archetype submissions for my crowd pleaser Frankenstein writing project mcthing that we’re gonna valiantly attempt to get off the ground. (Ik y’all might not care but *cough*) 

Imma have it out tomorrow and prolly post a new topic or smth  

Imma try and get serious about this for you guys. Mmk?

yeyeeeee

*hug*

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

12 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

I am now taking last minute trope/archetype submissions for my crowd pleaser Frankenstein writing project mcthing that we’re gonna valiantly attempt to get off the ground. (Ik y’all might not care but *cough*) 

Imma have it out tomorrow and prolly post a new topic or smth  

Imma try and get serious about this for you guys. Mmk?

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

I’m out.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

OK. 

I HAVE COMPILED THE SURVEY. 

Do as many or few parts as you want. Honestly if it's a response I'll be happy with it 

Characters

Sec. 1 (I’ll be picking 4-6 to incorporate, so pick up to 6, but just one is ok :D)

Spoiler

1. Chosen One  

2. Reluctant Hero

3. Mentor

4. Unlikely Ally

5. Antihero

6. Antivillain 

7. Damsel in Distress

8. Heir to the Throne

9. Best of the Best 

10. Underdog

11. The Rebel

Sec. 2. (again, I’ll be picking 4-6, vote for as few as you like :D) 

Spoiler

1. Villain Protagonist

2. Protagonist who, instead of being overly self-sacrificial, is incredibly selfish and gives up nothing

3. Character w/ trust issues 

4. Character’s caginess leads to problems 

5. Character has demons from the past (whether literal or metaphorical remains to be seen)

6. Villain trusted by the people 

7. Powerful, invulnerable character who is brought down to a human level 

8. Character who pushes away people who care about them because “I’m too dangerous for you to be around”

9. Justified, sympathetic villain

10. Monster character who wants to see the world burn just for fun or smth 

11. Hero who follows strict rules but goes on to break those rules 

12. Character who has survivor’s guilt 

13. Machiavellian character (very calculating and amoral, results oriented)

14. Character with a hidden talent or passion that comes to light in the narrative and completely changes how the other characters see them 

15. Big scary muscly bad past character is a good person, but the sweet, small, harmless character is super evil 

 

Plot

Sec. 1. (Same as before, we’ll see how it works in practice)

Spoiler

1. Third act betrayal

2. Protag mentored by the villain

3. The villain and the protagonist work against a greater threat, forgetting they’re enemies in the process 

4. Villain’s plan or invention is their downfall 

5. Bavarian fire drill (character takes charge by acting like they’re in charge)

6. Resurrection gambit (character dies on purpose, hoping someone will bring them back)

7. Trust issues cause big problems 

8. Lovers to enemies

9. Enemies to lovers

10. Stockholm syndrome

11. Redemption arc 

12. Somebody gets convenient memory loss

 

Sec. 2. (pick one or add your own idk at this point)

Spoiler

1. Heist story

2. Rediscovering magic

3. Quest story 

4. Personal hero’s journey 

Setting/ Worldbuilding

Sec. 1 ( up to 6)

Spoiler

1. Set during war

2. Lawless dystopian past 

3. Small town with secrets 

4. Isolated island 

5. Dystopian future 

6. Magic hidden world

7. Decaying post- apocalypse

8. Mysterious ancient city

9. High school (i swear if you vote for this one i will bonk you on the head and if this one wins I will unleash the great demons)

10. Haunted house 

11. Sprawling metropolis 

12. Secret organization 

13. Dragon people 

14 Dragons 

15. Medieval/ less advanced society built in the ruins of an advanced civilization 

Sec. 2. (pick one or add ur own)

Spoiler

1. Fantasy

2. Sci- fi 

3. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

4. Urban fantasy 

5. Fever dream 

Million-dollar questions 

Spoiler

1. Does it end well or badly? 

2. Romance or no?

3. Does the villain or protagonist win? 

4. Earth or otherwise? 

Thanks for taking this survey thingy 

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

*waves fingers*
*directs you to trope thread*

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

*waves fingers*
*directs you to trope thread*

Thank you so much for doing it

I'm really really excited for this guys 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

All right— I finished the final spread and tallied up the votes for my Crowdpleaser project (yes I'm calling it that even though I'm prolly gonna peeve off a lot of you)! Thank you so much to everyone who voted (I won’t ping y’all, cuz Imma post this in about 3 places I think? Maybe 4. Will it get annoying? Uh. probably at first at least yes  so, uh, I apologize for that… it prolly won’t last, if that helps  (eh, I changed my mind. I'm just gonna put it here and add  a plug to my next SU ) 

I’ve so far had a good bit of fun with this project, and the way this is going is making me very excited. I’ll keep y’all updated and release everything I can as I figure and plot it out, then move to writing scenes. 

And no, I'm not spoilering it. This is my writing thread; I can do what I want  

Characters 1— Winners

Reluctant Hero (8)

Unlikely Ally (8)

Antihero (6)

Mentor (6)

Antivillan (6)

And then either Underdog (5) or Rebel (5) (maybe both, depending on how plotting goes, but prolly not)--- if u have opinions, go ahead and lemme know. Otherwise I’ll just pick one when i get there

Characters 2— Winners

Character w/ survivor’s guilt (10) 

Character w/ trust issues, Villain trusted by people, justifies and sympathetic villain (7)

Powerful, invulnerable character brought down to a human level (6)

Character with demons from the past (either literal or metaphorical) and/or Character pushing away people who care about them “I’m too dangerous” (5) [again, dudes, yall can vote if u want :D]

Plot 1— Winners  

Villain and protag work against a greater threat, forgetting enmities in the process, redemption arc (7)

Protag mentored by villain, Bavarian Fire Drill (6)

Lovers to enemies, stockholm syndrome (5)

(why did I add stockholm syndrome that’s prolly gonna dictate like at least 2 story beats T~T)

Plot 2— Winners 

Quest story (7)

Personal hero’s journey (5)

Crusade to end magic by SpiritOfWrath (ikkk yall didn’t vote on it but I’ve already got two you did vote on and I really like this ideaaaaaaa and guys it FITSSSSS so *cough*)

Worldbuilding 1— Winners 

Thank you SO MUCH to EVERYONE who did NOT vote for High School. It got only two votes

 

Medieval/less advanced society built in the ruins of an advanced civilization (9) 

Decaying post-apocalypse (7)

Secret organization (6) 

Dragons and Mysterious Ancient City (5)

Set During War (4) 

Worldbuilding 2— Winners 

Thanks to the two people who picked Uhhhhhhh. It gave me hope for y’alls sense of humor

 

Sci-fi (5)

Fantasy and Fever Dream (4) 

Mix up genres as much as possible (Just A Silvereye, I’m including this cuz I like the advice)

Million Dollar Questions

I’m saving all the answers to this, but based on what y’all said, here are the answers so far!

1. Does it end well or badly? The answers to this were very close— 5 for well, 4 for badly/bittersweet. So I’ll lean toward well, but that’s definitely flexible. 

2. Romance or no? Overwhelmingly yes for romance, especially as a slow burn/sideplot. Don’t worry, dudes. I gochu. 

3. Does the villain or protagonist win? Y’all were PERFECTLY split on this, with a lot of you saying “whatever makes sense” or “both/neither”. So… cool! We’ll see what we can do with that

4. Earth or otherwise? Overwhelmingly, y’all said otherwise (or an alternate Earth that is no longer like Earth). 

Thank you so much to everyone who voted and left comments! I love y’all I’ll keep you updated and do what I can. 

*cough cough*

Speaking of keeping y’all updated…. I am now taking name submissions for characters, as well as submissions of random words. This poll will prolly be a lot more lowkey— I just need it to flesh a little more out about the characters and something else I’m not gonna say. 

:3 

Edited December 28, 2024 by Halcyon The Only

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Thank you SO MUCH to EVERYONE who did NOT vote for High School. It got only two votes

 

I'm a proud one of those two votes

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

All right— I finished the final spread and tallied up the votes for my Crowdpleaser project (yes I'm calling it that even though I'm prolly gonna peeve off a lot of you)! Thank you so much to everyone who voted (I won’t ping y’all, cuz Imma post this in about 3 places I think? Maybe 4. Will it get annoying? Uh. probably at first at least yes  so, uh, I apologize for that… it prolly won’t last, if that helps  (eh, I changed my mind. I'm just gonna put it here and add  a plug to my next SU ) 

I’ve so far had a good bit of fun with this project, and the way this is going is making me very excited. I’ll keep y’all updated and release everything I can as I figure and plot it out, then move to writing scenes. 

And no, I'm not spoilering it. This is my writing thread; I can do what I want  

Characters 1— Winners

Reluctant Hero (8)

Unlikely Ally (8)

Antihero (6)

Mentor (6)

Antivillan (6)

And then either Underdog (5) or Rebel (5) (maybe both, depending on how plotting goes, but prolly not)--- if u have opinions, go ahead and lemme know. Otherwise I’ll just pick one when i get there

Characters 2— Winners

Character w/ survivor’s guilt (10) 

Character w/ trust issues, Villain trusted by people, justifies and sympathetic villain (7)

Powerful, invulnerable character brought down to a human level (6)

Character with demons from the past (either literal or metaphorical) and/or Character pushing away people who care about them “I’m too dangerous” (5) [again, dudes, yall can vote if u want :D]

Plot 1— Winners  

Villain and protag work against a greater threat, forgetting enmities in the process, redemption arc (7)

Protag mentored by villain, Bavarian Fire Drill (6)

Lovers to enemies, stockholm syndrome (5)

(why did I add stockholm syndrome that’s prolly gonna dictate like at least 2 story beats T~T)

Plot 2— Winners 

Quest story (7)

Personal hero’s journey (5)

Crusade to end magic by SpiritOfWrath (ikkk yall didn’t vote on it but I’ve already got two you did vote on and I really like this ideaaaaaaa and guys it FITSSSSS so *cough*)

Worldbuilding 1— Winners 

Thank you SO MUCH to EVERYONE who did NOT vote for High School. It got only two votes

 

Medieval/less advanced society built in the ruins of an advanced civilization (9) 

Decaying post-apocalypse (7)

Secret organization (6) 

Dragons and Mysterious Ancient City (5)

Set During War (4) 

Worldbuilding 2— Winners 

Thanks to the two people who picked Uhhhhhhh. It gave me hope for y’alls sense of humor

 

Sci-fi (5)

Fantasy and Fever Dream (4) 

Mix up genres as much as possible (Just A Silvereye, I’m including this cuz I like the advice)

Million Dollar Questions

I’m saving all the answers to this, but based on what y’all said, here are the answers so far!

1. Does it end well or badly? The answers to this were very close— 5 for well, 4 for badly/bittersweet. So I’ll lean toward well, but that’s definitely flexible. 

2. Romance or no? Overwhelmingly yes for romance, especially as a slow burn/sideplot. Don’t worry, dudes. I gochu. 

3. Does the villain or protagonist win? Y’all were PERFECTLY split on this, with a lot of you saying “whatever makes sense” or “both/neither”. So… cool! We’ll see what we can do with that

4. Earth or otherwise? Overwhelmingly, y’all said otherwise (or an alternate Earth that is no longer like Earth). 

Thank you so much to everyone who voted and left comments! I love y’all I’ll keep you updated and do what I can. 

*cough cough*

Speaking of keeping y’all updated…. I am now taking name submissions for characters, as well as submissions of random words. This poll will prolly be a lot more lowkey— I just need it to flesh a little more out about the characters and something else I’m not gonna say. 

:3 

Wheeeeeeeeee-!

Spoiler

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Spoiler

Spoiler

Spoiler

*deep breath*

Spoiler

Spoiler

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Spoiler

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TRUST ISSUESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, The Wandering Wizard said:

. . . what's that for? 

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . what's that for? 

Nothing :3

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . what's that for? 

 

Just now, The Wandering Wizard said:

Nothing :3

We just all love trust issues

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, The Wandering Wizard said:

Nothing :3

*suspicious nodding*

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

 

We just all love trust issues

hehehe yes

especially when it's relatable tho

Just now, The Wandering Wizard said:

OKAY WHAT IS IT i'm so curious

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, The Wandering Wizard said:

 

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*suspicious nodding*

hehehe yes

especially when it's relatable tho

OKAY WHAT IS IT i'm so curious

Just don't fill my writing thread completely..................

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

 

Just don't fill my writing thread completely..................

I'll do my best, ma'am!

I say as I continue posting.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

19 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

All right— I finished the final spread and tallied up the votes for my Crowdpleaser project (yes I'm calling it that even though I'm prolly gonna peeve off a lot of you)! Thank you so much to everyone who voted (I won’t ping y’all, cuz Imma post this in about 3 places I think? Maybe 4. Will it get annoying? Uh. probably at first at least yes  so, uh, I apologize for that… it prolly won’t last, if that helps  (eh, I changed my mind. I'm just gonna put it here and add  a plug to my next SU ) 

I’ve so far had a good bit of fun with this project, and the way this is going is making me very excited. I’ll keep y’all updated and release everything I can as I figure and plot it out, then move to writing scenes. 

And no, I'm not spoilering it. This is my writing thread; I can do what I want  

Characters 1— Winners

Reluctant Hero (8)

Unlikely Ally (8)

Antihero (6)

Mentor (6)

Antivillan (6)

And then either Underdog (5) or Rebel (5) (maybe both, depending on how plotting goes, but prolly not)--- if u have opinions, go ahead and lemme know. Otherwise I’ll just pick one when i get there

Characters 2— Winners

Character w/ survivor’s guilt (10) 

Character w/ trust issues, Villain trusted by people, justifies and sympathetic villain (7)

Powerful, invulnerable character brought down to a human level (6)

Character with demons from the past (either literal or metaphorical) and/or Character pushing away people who care about them “I’m too dangerous” (5) [again, dudes, yall can vote if u want :D]

Plot 1— Winners  

Villain and protag work against a greater threat, forgetting enmities in the process, redemption arc (7)

Protag mentored by villain, Bavarian Fire Drill (6)

Lovers to enemies, stockholm syndrome (5)

(why did I add stockholm syndrome that’s prolly gonna dictate like at least 2 story beats T~T)

Plot 2— Winners 

Quest story (7)

Personal hero’s journey (5)

Crusade to end magic by SpiritOfWrath (ikkk yall didn’t vote on it but I’ve already got two you did vote on and I really like this ideaaaaaaa and guys it FITSSSSS so *cough*)

Worldbuilding 1— Winners 

Thank you SO MUCH to EVERYONE who did NOT vote for High School. It got only two votes

 

Medieval/less advanced society built in the ruins of an advanced civilization (9) 

Decaying post-apocalypse (7)

Secret organization (6) 

Dragons and Mysterious Ancient City (5)

Set During War (4) 

Worldbuilding 2— Winners 

Thanks to the two people who picked Uhhhhhhh. It gave me hope for y’alls sense of humor

 

Sci-fi (5)

Fantasy and Fever Dream (4) 

Mix up genres as much as possible (Just A Silvereye, I’m including this cuz I like the advice)

Million Dollar Questions

I’m saving all the answers to this, but based on what y’all said, here are the answers so far!

1. Does it end well or badly? The answers to this were very close— 5 for well, 4 for badly/bittersweet. So I’ll lean toward well, but that’s definitely flexible. 

2. Romance or no? Overwhelmingly yes for romance, especially as a slow burn/sideplot. Don’t worry, dudes. I gochu. 

3. Does the villain or protagonist win? Y’all were PERFECTLY split on this, with a lot of you saying “whatever makes sense” or “both/neither”. So… cool! We’ll see what we can do with that

4. Earth or otherwise? Overwhelmingly, y’all said otherwise (or an alternate Earth that is no longer like Earth). 

Thank you so much to everyone who voted and left comments! I love y’all I’ll keep you updated and do what I can. 

*cough cough*

Speaking of keeping y’all updated…. I am now taking name submissions for characters, as well as submissions of random words. This poll will prolly be a lot more lowkey— I just need it to flesh a little more out about the characters and something else I’m not gonna say. 

:3 

seems like an awesome outline, they all really fit

ir would be hilarious if nothing fit tho

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

seems like an awesome outline, they all really fit

ir would be hilarious if nothing fit tho

I’ve been working on it while we drive and so far 

my favorite decision 

has been making the dragons into fossil fuel 

:3 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

I’ve been working on it while we drive and so far 

my favorite decision 

has been making the dragons into fossil fuel 

:3 

. . . hot dang

Spoiler

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Spoiler

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Spoiler

*ba dum tss*

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

On 12/27/2024 at 8:53 PM, Halcyon The Only said:

All right— I finished the final spread and tallied up the votes for my Crowdpleaser project (yes I'm calling it that even though I'm prolly gonna peeve off a lot of you)! Thank you so much to everyone who voted (I won’t ping y’all, cuz Imma post this in about 3 places I think? Maybe 4. Will it get annoying? Uh. probably at first at least yes  so, uh, I apologize for that… it prolly won’t last, if that helps  (eh, I changed my mind. I'm just gonna put it here and add  a plug to my next SU ) 

I’ve so far had a good bit of fun with this project, and the way this is going is making me very excited. I’ll keep y’all updated and release everything I can as I figure and plot it out, then move to writing scenes. 

And no, I'm not spoilering it. This is my writing thread; I can do what I want  

Characters 1— Winners

Reluctant Hero (8)

Unlikely Ally (8)

Antihero (6)

Mentor (6)

Antivillan (6)

And then either Underdog (5) or Rebel (5) (maybe both, depending on how plotting goes, but prolly not)--- if u have opinions, go ahead and lemme know. Otherwise I’ll just pick one when i get there

Characters 2— Winners

Character w/ survivor’s guilt (10) 

Character w/ trust issues, Villain trusted by people, justifies and sympathetic villain (7)

Powerful, invulnerable character brought down to a human level (6)

Character with demons from the past (either literal or metaphorical) and/or Character pushing away people who care about them “I’m too dangerous” (5) [again, dudes, yall can vote if u want :D]

Plot 1— Winners  

Villain and protag work against a greater threat, forgetting enmities in the process, redemption arc (7)

Protag mentored by villain, Bavarian Fire Drill (6)

Lovers to enemies, stockholm syndrome (5)

(why did I add stockholm syndrome that’s prolly gonna dictate like at least 2 story beats T~T)

Plot 2— Winners 

Quest story (7)

Personal hero’s journey (5)

Crusade to end magic by SpiritOfWrath (ikkk yall didn’t vote on it but I’ve already got two you did vote on and I really like this ideaaaaaaa and guys it FITSSSSS so *cough*)

Worldbuilding 1— Winners 

Thank you SO MUCH to EVERYONE who did NOT vote for High School. It got only two votes

 

Medieval/less advanced society built in the ruins of an advanced civilization (9) 

Decaying post-apocalypse (7)

Secret organization (6) 

Dragons and Mysterious Ancient City (5)

Set During War (4) 

Worldbuilding 2— Winners 

Thanks to the two people who picked Uhhhhhhh. It gave me hope for y’alls sense of humor

 

Sci-fi (5)

Fantasy and Fever Dream (4) 

Mix up genres as much as possible (Just A Silvereye, I’m including this cuz I like the advice)

Million Dollar Questions

I’m saving all the answers to this, but based on what y’all said, here are the answers so far!

1. Does it end well or badly? The answers to this were very close— 5 for well, 4 for badly/bittersweet. So I’ll lean toward well, but that’s definitely flexible. 

2. Romance or no? Overwhelmingly yes for romance, especially as a slow burn/sideplot. Don’t worry, dudes. I gochu. 

3. Does the villain or protagonist win? Y’all were PERFECTLY split on this, with a lot of you saying “whatever makes sense” or “both/neither”. So… cool! We’ll see what we can do with that

4. Earth or otherwise? Overwhelmingly, y’all said otherwise (or an alternate Earth that is no longer like Earth). 

Thank you so much to everyone who voted and left comments! I love y’all I’ll keep you updated and do what I can. 

*cough cough*

Speaking of keeping y’all updated…. I am now taking name submissions for characters, as well as submissions of random words. This poll will prolly be a lot more lowkey— I just need it to flesh a little more out about the characters and something else I’m not gonna say. 

:3 

NAME:

UUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh

I'm really bad with these

Domal (HEY! [Spanish = second half, Irish = first half. Its the only way I can do anything. Translate the word "bad"] I saw my self deprivation and couldn't resist.)

[reisleK she/her]

On 12/22/2024 at 5:33 PM, Halcyon The Only said:

OK. 

I HAVE COMPILED THE SURVEY. 

Do as many or few parts as you want. Honestly if it's a response I'll be happy with it 

Characters

Sec. 1 (I’ll be picking 4-6 to incorporate, so pick up to 6, but just one is ok :D)

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1. Chosen One  

2. Reluctant Hero

3. Mentor

4. Unlikely Ally

5. Antihero

6. Antivillain 

7. Damsel in Distress

8. Heir to the Throne

9. Best of the Best 

10. Underdog

11. The Rebel

Sec. 2. (again, I’ll be picking 4-6, vote for as few as you like :D) 

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1. Villain Protagonist

2. Protagonist who, instead of being overly self-sacrificial, is incredibly selfish and gives up nothing

3. Character w/ trust issues 

4. Character’s caginess leads to problems 

5. Character has demons from the past (whether literal or metaphorical remains to be seen)

6. Villain trusted by the people 

7. Powerful, invulnerable character who is brought down to a human level 

8. Character who pushes away people who care about them because “I’m too dangerous for you to be around”

9. Justified, sympathetic villain

10. Monster character who wants to see the world burn just for fun or smth 

11. Hero who follows strict rules but goes on to break those rules 

12. Character who has survivor’s guilt 

13. Machiavellian character (very calculating and amoral, results oriented)

14. Character with a hidden talent or passion that comes to light in the narrative and completely changes how the other characters see them 

15. Big scary muscly bad past character is a good person, but the sweet, small, harmless character is super evil 

 

 

Plot

Sec. 1. (Same as before, we’ll see how it works in practice)

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1. Third act betrayal

2. Protag mentored by the villain

3. The villain and the protagonist work against a greater threat, forgetting they’re enemies in the process 

4. Villain’s plan or invention is their downfall 

5. Bavarian fire drill (character takes charge by acting like they’re in charge)

6. Resurrection gambit (character dies on purpose, hoping someone will bring them back)

7. Trust issues cause big problems 

8. Lovers to enemies

9. Enemies to lovers

10. Stockholm syndrome

11. Redemption arc 

12. Somebody gets convenient memory loss

 

 

Sec. 2. (pick one or add your own idk at this point)

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1. Heist story

2. Rediscovering magic

3. Quest story 

4. Personal hero’s journey 

Setting/ Worldbuilding

Sec. 1 ( up to 6)

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1. Set during war

2. Lawless dystopian past 

3. Small town with secrets 

4. Isolated island 

5. Dystopian future 

6. Magic hidden world

7. Decaying post- apocalypse

8. Mysterious ancient city

9. High school (i swear if you vote for this one i will bonk you on the head and if this one wins I will unleash the great demons)

10. Haunted house 

11. Sprawling metropolis 

12. Secret organization 

13. Dragon people 

14 Dragons 

15. Medieval/ less advanced society built in the ruins of an advanced civilization 

Sec. 2. (pick one or add ur own)

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1. Fantasy

2. Sci- fi 

3. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

4. Urban fantasy 

5. Fever dream 

Million-dollar questions 

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1. Does it end well or badly? 

2. Romance or no?

3. Does the villain or protagonist win? 

4. Earth or otherwise? 

Thanks for taking this survey thingy 

Hold on, protagonist mentored by villain would be SUCH A GOOD PLOT TWIST (side note, if you don't end up using it, could I?)

Side note: Do you have any writing advice if I am being silly and attempting to write a novel by march? It's for a writing contest... I can't write short stories (I think at least, I haven't exactly tried). I can't plot for the life of me btw. Yeah so how do you come up with a plot? I tend to have characters and a scenario that is formed by a scene that comes to mind (for this one it was an unconscious body falling onto a princess' balcony)
Sorry if this is too much me, you just have such great ideas and I'd love to hear your tips and tricks or whatnot (side note: I miiiight start my own writing thread?)

Edited January 10, 2025 by reisleK

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, reisleK said:

Hold on, protagonist mentored by villain would be SUCH A GOOD PLOT TWIST (side note, if you don't end up using it, could I?)

Side note: Do you have any writing advice if I am being silly and attempting to write a novel by march? It's for a writing contest... I can't write short stories (I think at least, I haven't exactly tried). I can't plot for the life of me btw. Yeah so how do you come up with a plot? I tend to have characters and a scenario that is formed by a scene that comes to mind (for this one it was an unconscious body falling onto a princess' balcony)
Sorry if this is too much me, you just have such great ideas and I'd love to hear your tips and tricks or whatnot (side note: I miiiight start my own writing thread?)

Imma use it but you totally can

For me, plot is hard... for short stories (never actually finished a plot for a novel) I usually pick an ending that works thematically. I'd strongly strongly recommend using the three strike method if you're trying to write it quickly. The main character tries three times to accomplish some goal, and the third time they either succeed or fail. With a novel, that looks more like random events that challenge the character in some way. Not random, but you know what I mean. 

If you need an ending that might not be super twisty or special but ties everything together, look at your protagonist and their fatal flaw. Have them overcoming the fatal flaw resolve the book. That alone will be satisfying to a reader. 

Anyway that's my advice off the top of my head  I would absolutely love to help you bounce ideas if you'd like to DM me! If you make a writing thread, I'll be hanging around that too

[reisleK she/her]

40 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Imma use it but you totally can

For me, plot is hard... for short stories (never actually finished a plot for a novel) I usually pick an ending that works thematically. I'd strongly strongly recommend using the three strike method if you're trying to write it quickly. The main character tries three times to accomplish some goal, and the third time they either succeed or fail. With a novel, that looks more like random events that challenge the character in some way. Not random, but you know what I mean. 

If you need an ending that might not be super twisty or special but ties everything together, look at your protagonist and their fatal flaw. Have them overcoming the fatal flaw resolve the book. That alone will be satisfying to a reader. 

Anyway that's my advice off the top of my head  I would absolutely love to help you bounce ideas if you'd like to DM me! If you make a writing thread, I'll be hanging around that too

Thank you so much! Writing thread has been made
 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

okie I have some poems for y'all  

some of them are unedited. The paper bag one was heavily edited though. Be nice to my poems >:((

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Lament

Adding to Time’s still-crisp tomes

We stand and we begin to roam

Through the cold across the loam

Heeding distant calls of ‘come’. 

 

We wander far, we leave our home

 

Adding to Time’s still-crisp tomes

Watching leaves turn dull as stone

Follow rivers, walk alone.  

 

In our minds, apart we watch

 

Sunset distant, rays to catch

Adding to Time’s still-crisp tomes

We must remember, this we chose

 

Never resting, e’er we roam

 

And thus become a distant groan

Ringing through Earth’s very bones

Adding to Time’s still-crisp tomes. 

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Paper Bag. A Poem.

Brown paper hag, 

I find that you sag

When used as a bag,

You useless rag. 

Dear paper puppet,

I find that you flunk at 

Being a bucket;

I plan your comeuppance. 

Fat paper liar, 

Your lot is dire. 

For I do admire

A quick death by fire.

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SCUDDIY WHYD IT DO THAT I SWEAR-- 

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Lost Twilight

The day was bright

But now night falls 

And still the light

To darkness calls

Waiting, watching, ever wonder

When the dark will cover over 

When the stars will grace our presence 

With the dappled light exigent

When the light to us will fall 

As the dark will heed the call 

Blanketing our quiet homes 

Adding to Time’s still-crisp tomes 

Here we are on midnight ground

Here we are to look around

Here we are, yet to be found.

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tbh I don't even understand this one sooo 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anyway. poems. 

Edited February 21, 2025 by Halcyon The Only