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30s | Urban Fantasy Romance | NO AI! WIP: Steeped in Shadow #SteepedInShadow https://www.tumblr.com/iris-juniper-verblenk https://youtube.com/@irisjverblenk #WeeklyWritingWednesday #SteepedInShadow

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💀🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · yesterday

#LitHodgepodge 7 Here is a snip where Ray shows the reader more about the realities of her life. She has a fairly dry, sarcastic tone and a blasé attitude towards some of the...peculiarities of her day-to-day. Her sentences tend to be blunt and straightforward, without much embellishment.

My apartment was on the fourth floor. Far enough up that no one could easily get in through the windows, but close enough to the ground floor that I didn’t have to take the elevator. I hated elevators. They were too enclosed, too…automated. Some might say that this was just a manifestation of my control issues, but people who willingly relinquished control didn’t last long in my line of work. So, I took the stairs two at a time, instead. If nothing else, at least it was good exercise. My place wasn’t anything special, but it had all the things I valued in a home: thick, concrete walls, a reinforced steel door, reclusive neighbors, plentiful hot water, and my good first aid kit. It was the last two that I was most looking forward to at the moment. I locked the door behind me, three bolts and a chain, and armed my alarm system. Then I turned on the shower and heated the water until it was just short of scalding. I scrubbed myself until my skin was fresh and pink. Then I slathered the scratches in antibiotic salve and bandaged them to keep them sterile. All cleaned up, I checked my watch: 4:00 a.m. Time for dinner.
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · yesterday

#LitHodgepodge 7 Narrative voice is the unique fingerprint of your storytelling. Sentence structure, diction & tone all play a part. Share a snip where we can hear the sound of your narrative voice! NOTE: Choose a snip focused on narration (not dialogue). #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions WEDNESDAY WORDSMITHS [Graphic of a woman with a thoughtful expression, holding a quill, with paper on her desk in front of her and small cherub and demon figures at either side] Prompt: 7 | Post and discuss a snip where the narrative voice shines in your WIP. [Graphic of a talking crow] Narrative voice is the unique flavor of your storytelling. Sentence structure, word choice, tone, and POV all add up to a distinctive perspective that is woven through the narration. Think of it as your story’s personality. Join tomorrow for Thursday Thrifted Therapy!
🫜Tara S Geir🫜@tarasgeir.bsky.social · 22h ago

#LitHodgepodge The only thing I ever really 'got' grammar wise were similes and metaphors so tend to use them a lot. Especially for descriptions. Hardest bit is working out what the character would know. One character may be into nature, another has never even seen a tree.

With nowhere else to turn, Halla followed in Slate's wake. She wound her hands this way and that, as she thought about the fate of the Orbo. It was one of the least populated districts but was also the dumping ground for unwanted children. Maybe they'd find a way out. She cast a final look out of the window and saw the flames shaped like a fiery teardrop. An apt image for the fate of the Orbo. They left the offices behind, the was-alaps still hiding, and went to an area of the Keep that Halla had never ventured. It was high up in one of the towers. Windows where stamped into every wall and fish bowls hung from the rafters. Even the banmoi were moving gems of purple, red and blue. There was no need for decorations, the creatures used for light where enough.
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · yesterday

#LitHodgepodge 7 Narrative voice is the unique fingerprint of your storytelling. Sentence structure, diction & tone all play a part. Share a snip where we can hear the sound of your narrative voice! NOTE: Choose a snip focused on narration (not dialogue). #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions WEDNESDAY WORDSMITHS [Graphic of a woman with a thoughtful expression, holding a quill, with paper on her desk in front of her and small cherub and demon figures at either side] Prompt: 7 | Post and discuss a snip where the narrative voice shines in your WIP. [Graphic of a talking crow] Narrative voice is the unique flavor of your storytelling. Sentence structure, word choice, tone, and POV all add up to a distinctive perspective that is woven through the narration. Think of it as your story’s personality. Join tomorrow for Thursday Thrifted Therapy!
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · yesterday

TOMORROW is a snip day for #LitHodgepodge, so I thought I’d provide a preview of the prompt in case people want to prepare in advance! Will also provide some links to resources below! 👇

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions WEDNESDAY WORDSMITHS [Graphic of a woman with a thoughtful expression, holding a quill, with paper on her desk in front of her and small cherub and demon figures at either side] Prompt: 7 | Post and discuss a snip where the narrative voice shines in your WIP. [Graphic of a talking crow] Narrative voice is the unique flavor of your storytelling. Sentence structure, word choice, tone, and POV all add up to a distinctive perspective that is woven through the narration. Think of it as your story’s personality. Join tomorrow for Thursday Thrifted Therapy!
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hey friends of the #WritingCommunity & #WriteSky! 👋💚 Please join me in October for 🍲📚 #LitHodgepodge 📚🍲, a game of daily #writingprompts with a dash of this and a dollop of that, questions with meat plus a sprinkling of garnishes. Let’s have some miscellaneous fun! More info & preview below ⬇️

LITERARY HODGEPODGE An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions [Graphics of stars, a crow, and a smoking cauldron with a tiny frog on its side] DAILY THEMES MONDAYS WITH MARCEL Answer interview questions from the Proust Questionnaire as your character (and yourself, if you wish!) TUESDAY TROPES Discuss (and snip, if you wish) archetypes & tropes in your WIP WEDNESDAY WORDSMITHS Share a snip from your WIP that showcases a specified literary element or stylistic device THURSDAY THRIFTED THERAPY Dive (un)deep into the (pop) psychology of your character FRIDAY FLIGHTS OF FANCY Indulge in some frivolous “what if” daydreaming about your writing SATURDAY SNAP JUDGMENTS Post a non-AI image of your character and invite others to make assumptions about them SUNDAY SHOUT & SHARE Connect with other writers in the community by asking questions about the writing process [Graphic of a talking black cat] “Lighthearted fun! Fun connections! Connect light hearts?” Hosted by @pamelajeong.bskysocial
Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge Shallot is THE archetypical mama bear. She's big, strong, and will stop at nothing to protect her kids. Also, when I say "her kids" I mean ANY kid that she has decided is hers. Which is pretty much any kid who wanders into the inn and needs her help

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
R.W. Meadors@rwmeadors.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge I’ve not once set out to create an archetypical character. But I can recognize them where they exist. A sort that I’ve happened upon several times is the Everyman. Eric, Bill, Wyatt, certainly Henry. They often encounter extraordinary circumstances as a counterpoint to their norms.

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Alvara🔞@alvara.bsky.social · 2d ago

Niot takes on both the protagonist and hero archetype. I lean into the typical desire for glory in good deeds (for France), but subvert it by having each attempt become utterly humiliating for him and more like the fool. #LitHodgepodge #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

The smell of the wine on Wolfstanus's breath as he laughed at the attempts to put him into submission made Niot realize as he scrambled that he was losing to an Englishman who had been drinking. Drinking! The humiliation of that day was not done with him yet. And this was in front of an entire camp of men. Wolfstanus managed to grapple Niot perfectly in the brief moment of distraction that thought brought while they writhed upon the slick ground. He flipped him. The belt upon his waist tore free. Niot landed face first into the muddy earth, pinned crudely by the man's hips against his ass just before the weight on his back left. The damned crude thrill that traitorously ran up his spine from hips against hips made the humiliation far worse. Niot shoved away the feeling violently. Wiping the wet dirt from his eyes, Niot twisted his head to look behind him in time to hear the men within the camp cheering as Wolfstanus proudly lifted up the French knight's freed sword in victory. Niot was relieved of the very object that signified that he was a true knight. Wolfstanus had won. The mere possibility had twisted his gut into knots. The reality made the cheers around him fall upon deaf ears. Rage blinded him. Niot couldn't take the sight of it. He twisted upwards the second he could, punching Wolfstanus in the face as hard as he could manage in the process. The English knight flinched back, not expecting the fight to go on after the sword was taken, but the grin upon his face didn't leave for more than a second, even when blood and mud dripped down it. Launching himself at the grinning bastard, Niot abandoned the notion of honor completely. Yet Wolfstanus was still laughing as he raised his arms to block the flurry of fists attempting to beat in the sharp bones of his gaunt face while he now lay upon the ground.
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
AlexSJames@authoralexsjames.bsky.social · 2d ago

In my WIP, there's drunken teenagers and a terrible two. The toddler often reacts to the chaos of the drinking party with sass, impatience, and stubbornness. #LitHodgepodge!

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Paul Hikari@paulhikari.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge 6 My current WIP has the usual suspects, a red herring, and an obstructive corporate bigwig. All of them are hiding something for one reason or another related to something horrible that happened before the story takes place.

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
🎃🕸J.M. Weaver 🕷👻@jmweaverauthor.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge Hailey is very much our reluctant hero. She's just trying to survive senior year in high school after a major injury. Lin J'Roe couldn't enter her life at a worse time. She truly hates the idea of going along with it at first, but her curiosity is simply too intense. 1/2

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Sage 💙👻🌞❄️🦸🏼‍♀️🦹🏼🦴✨🤖👽@sagecollins.bsky.social · 2d ago

Archetype I choose is "the everyman" in Daniel Truman. He's also the "sidekick" I made Danny specifically to be the boy next door as a foil to celebrity supervillain Ace. While he's by Evie's side & helps her train, he doesn't have any powers...except insight & protectiveness #LitHodgePodge 1/2

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Bianca Michelle Parker 🏳️‍⚧️📚@bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 2d ago

What it means to be the hero of the story is a big part of Dido on the Edge. Dido's been assigned that role, the only way anyone is going to live through any of this is if she plays it. She just doesn't know how to *do* that. #LitHodgepodge 6

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Fay Anne Aura Arts@fayanora.bsky.social · 2d ago

Mrs. Metaxas makes a good example of the #mentor archetype. She teaches Dalia how to control her telempathy and how to make & use different shields to block out other people's feelings so she doesn't get overwhelmed. Mrs. Metaxas is also her Magical Self-Defense teacher, the mother of Dalia's GF...

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
M. Clark@mcwrites27.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Butch Cop - Detective Deer went into criminology so she could understand the system, but she didn't have any confidence in changing it. If anything, she wanted to be one of the few officers with integrity, especially serving the same town she grew up in. #LitHodgepodge

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️@karamoonauthor.com · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge Sister Adelpha is Geni's mentor and sends her on her quest. How she fits mentor archetype: a catalyst for action, a source of wisdom, a figure of authority How she does not: she has a filthy sense of humour, is an outlawed abortion doctor, and she doesn't die (in the first book 👀)

“Well, come on then.” Adelpha’s yellowed eyes glistened. “Are you sure? I said to Geni I would leap at any chance to escape, but I don’t want to slow you down. Not only because of my age, but because of the mistreatment I’ve suffered.” “I wouldn’t forgive myself if I left you here, and I would dread to think what Geni would say. Do you think you can cram yourself in under the breakfast trolley?” “My dear, I’d pour myself into a soup tureen if it meant getting out of this place.” She allowed Kallista to help her to her feet and across to the door. “You know, I have an idea for how you might sneak into the wedding. Seeing you disguised reminds me about the invisibility of women in certain contexts...” “Oh yeah?” “Get me to a nunnery.”
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Nicole R.@sainiku.northsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge My characters are normally very complex, and there's a lot to discover about them. Most are a mix of various archetypes. For example: Jane: The Magician and Detective Lusana: The Curmudgeon & Healer Liz: The Survivor & Lover & Engineer ect... #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Niki Bond@nikibond.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge I'd say I play around with hero and villain archetypes a lot~ The most obvious hero archetype is Cormac, who was one of Emily's friends before the book and the hero of the previous journey. He's cool, level-headed, a leader, uses a sword, and everything you'd expect of a hero. 🧵

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Seán@wizardhill.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge Carloman is the wise old mentor: he's Merlin, he's Obi-wan, he's Mr. Miyagi, only in these stories, he's the main character. These characters always interested far more than the cool hot youngster heroes (apologies to everyone on here btw). I want that pathos!!! I want dodgy knees!!!

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Cameron A Malin@camalin.net · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge | 6 Brother Nicholls is my favourite archetype in #Ellamir: the unattractive, unwelcome suitor, à la Mr Collins in Pride & Prejudice. Though an appalling charlatan and hypocrite, and a dangerous misogynist, he's also foolish and obsequious and frequently misuses words to comic effect

A snippet from Ellamir by Cameron A Malin: Now quite certain of his patroness' familiarity with Miss Oakhall's very serious flaws, upset by revisiting that most unfortunate encounter and fortified by frequent sips of his second large glass of gin, Brother Nicholls found himself in sudden passionate agreement and set about abusing the unscrupulous young woman with surprising alacrity, and in the most shocking terms. "Decidedly untoward!" he cried, "Leading astray The Lady's sheep - impressionable young women, and good observant men too, with her… her undulating bosom! Abject humiliation… days suffered of impure thoughts and obscene debasement! Curse her for a meretricious croquette, the hussy!" Lady Lamont was rarely deprived of the power of speech, but this outburst left her so astonished that, for a moment, she could do nothing but look back at him with widened eyes and raised eyebrows. "Croquette, Brother Nicholls?" she said at last. "Oh! do forgive me, Lady Lamont," gasped the Brother, recollecting himself and mopping his brow, "I speak in conjecture, you understand… as to the likely evils of involvement with such a person…"
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 2d ago

I'm going to skip Fury, because I really struggle to categorise her (that's not me saying she doesn't fit any, just that I'm not aware of the ones she probably does fit.) Feel free to share your suggestions! But the Callans!! Auld Cal is obviously The Mentor, teaching Fury about the world,

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Ewan Stone ✍️🔞@ewanstone.uk · 2d ago

Lonely Ship's MC Marcus is a typical hero, even if he falls into the role (or gets pushed into it) rather than embracing it. He's not a fighter, but his naïve sense of justice helps the ship chart its way. For less typical, Deviant Avalynne is an outlaw (thanks for the link!)... #LitHodgepodge

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Laura Bee, Trench Wench@writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge 6 Bobbi Jo, the glamorous neighbour who uses Veronica to realize her dreams, is The Shadow. What Veronica could become. But I never wanted her to be fully evil (tho my betas hated her) but a woman from the 60s nearing the "old" age of 25 who's been frustrated one too many times...

I’m jerked out of my thoughts at the sound of a sweet, country-tinged soprano voice. Bobbi Jo stands before me, strumming her guitar, singing Jackie’s words. I clap my hand across my mouth until she finishes, then leap to my feet and applaud. “You sound like a star!” Her cheeks flush as she sets her guitar aside and beckons me to sit beside her. “He thinks so too.” She sets a business card in my hand. “Met him at the supper club last weekend.” Derek Sterling Elliott, Jr. B.Sc. Movie Director I furrow my brow. Why would a movie director visit Port Arthur? I’ve given up on Paul McCartney unless his plane crashes in the bush enroute from Toronto to Winnipeg. “Derek’s the son of movie legend Sterling Elliott,” Bobbi Jo says. “He’s hitchhiking across North America for kicks and movie ideas. Says I could be the next Marilyn Monroe!” “Wow!” With a shrug, she returns the card to her wallet. “Hans said he only wanted in my panties. But Derek told me Toronto is ‘where it’s at’. Especially Yorkville, where the musicians live and perform in the coffeeshops. You know Gord Lightfoot? Ian and Sylvia?” I lie to avoid sounding square. “Oh, sure!” “I asked Hans if I could visit Toronto this summer. Play some gigs, record a demo. Before it’s too late. I mean, I’m almost twenty-five!” She strokes her guitar and pouts. “He said over his dead body.” “But you’re an adult!!” “So are you, Veronica.” Bobbi’s lashes flutter as she lifts her teacup. “We could share the drive, split expenses…make each other’s dream come true?”
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
Jin@talesbyjin.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge 6 First, I'd like to list the archetypes of the #TY4LM MC3 because I hadn't really thought about them before. (Narrator) Dylan: Damsel Marin: Shadow Nerissa: Hero in denial playing at Trickster I'm going to go with Marin, because that was the one that surprised me the most. 🧵

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d 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

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] 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. [Graphic of a talking crow] 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. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!