Richard Pack

@thewyrm.bsky.social

Freelance author and narrator. Creator of Dark Souls Blind Randomized. Random favorites: FFXIV, Stormlight Archive, Muppets, Star Wars, Divinity: OS2, Codex Alera. No AI https://linktr.ee/EmeraldWyrm

Thank you all for supporting the second episode of Knights of Guinevere! We're so happy to bring such a wild story to life. Shoutouts to our extremely talented artists who designed every frame with care ❤️

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Imara gets two mentors! Valorn is a suicidal former knight with a demon fused to his arm that he mostly keeps under control. Casthalla is an insane sadist who lies as easily as she breathes. So . . . It's going well. #writingcommunity #writingprompts

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 5d ago

#LitHodgepodge 6 Tropes and the archetypes they're built around help us understand reader expectations. If you know what’s expected, you can lean into that familiarity, or subvert it. Identify a character archetype in your WIP. Who are they? How do you use them? #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions

TUESDAY TROPES

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Prompt:
6 | Tell us about an archetypal character in your WIP. Who are they, and what is their role in the story? How do you utilize, and possibly subvert, expected patterns? Feel free to share a snip.

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Archetypes are like character blueprints that represent something universal about the human experience. Examples include the rebellious hero, the benevolent ruler, the mentor, the wanderer, the reluctant warrior, the trickster, and the reclusive genius.

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Saw someone mention Kamelot earlier, so I'd do a horror story inspired by their track "The Haunting (Somewhere in time)" The concept would be an anthology about two souls who are reincarnated over and over again, only for their love to end in tragedy each time they meet. #HorrorWritersChat

James Ryan@jamesryan.bsky.social · last wk.

#HorrorWritersChat Question Four: “Lay down all thoughts Surrender to the void It is shining…” Conversely, what would the plot be for a horror story from you based on a particular piece of music?

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	Question Four
“Lay down all thoughts
Surrender to the void
It is shining…”

Conversely, what would the plot be for a horror story from you based on a particular piece of music?
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@garthnix.bsky.social has always been one of my favorite authors, and his new book "Massif" was fantastic. Speculative sci-fi at its best with a compelling central mystery and great characters. Humanity travels the stars, but only by hitching a ride with unknowable aliens with inscrutable motives.

The cover of the book "Massif" by Garth Nix, depicting an astronaut gazing up at a floating mountain chain.

@garthnix.bsky.social has always been one of my favorite authors, and his new book "Massif" was fantastic. Speculative sci-fi at its best with a compelling central mystery and great characters. Humanity travels the stars, but only by hitching a ride with unknowable aliens with inscrutable motives.

The cover of the book "Massif" by Garth Nix, depicting an astronaut gazing up at a floating mountain chain.

this is absolutely the biggest triumph of the game I mean, it's really fun to play, but mostly I just like these characters and I want to hang out with them! hawks particularly is a triumph, he's charming and self-deprecating and you can see why this band of misfits will follow him into anything

sail, body up to the clouds (Ryan) 🗺️🕹️🏳️‍🌈@ullerrm.shitpost.nexus · 4w ago

Zero Company has nailed what is most important: Write larger-than-life characters that you can care about and also laugh at

Kabb: "Blods muddy-minded, not ambuscade-laying. Threesie-four, breezy-score, verray."

I can't keep dealing with AI, I really can't. AI everyone, friends using it as no big deal, making excuses, saying "no for x but yes for y"... I really can't deal with this anymore