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//Whatever dies, was not mixed equally;
If our two loves be one, or, thou and I
Love so alike, that none do slacken, none can die.//
The Good Morrow, John Donne
home library so I never have to leave the house 📚
Monday is normally the day I go to my bookstore and these memes just ran freely into my mind as I walk and (most of the times) buy a book or two 😅✨
What's your favorite book meme? ✨💗
'You could be my entire world if you let me.'
When I say I loved love, theoretically...
I FREAKING LOVED IT!!! ❤❤❤
I read this in 2024 and still till this day it's one of my favorite reads ever. Probably because I related so much to Elsie that I even bought a sweater with the quote that is written in this post (the sweater is beautiful tho).
This art is from: @maherdraws
The sweater (if someone wants to buy it) @literaturestitches
Some extra favorite quotes:
'I like to see you. When you're not trying to be someone else.'
'I want you Elsie. All the time. I think of you. All. The. F**king. Time.'
'There is no universe in which I'm not going to let you go. I want to he with you, on you, every second of the day.'
I'm going to post the books I read again on here so here is my most recent read!
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
I loved this book. It was such a cute romance and a fast read. This is a second chance romance about a wedding planner and a florist and maybe it's because my wedding it coming up but I was hooked lol definitely recommend
yeah i’m fine (sometimes fictional characters are the only people i feel loved by)
Oklahoma is attempting to pass a bill that would ban explicit romance novels. Authors, narrators, and sellers could all face fines of up to $100,000 and up to 10 years in jail for each instance.
If you live in OK, call your representative and tell them this bill should not be allowed to pass.
This is likely a test case. Republicans will try to pass it in OK and if it passes other states will likely try to pass similar laws.
In the meantime, get physical copies of books you like. Download those pdfs. Archive your AO3 stories and keep them on a physical hard drive. (Storing those files in the cloud could be problematic in the future as the company managing the cloud service can see what your files are)
" I suppose I did love you once, too far back in time in to even matter now, if not for some deflected queens." She allowed at last, letting her shoulders drop in a shrugging motion as if was no more than mere weather talk.
"You-"
" Deflected?" Iris squinted her eyes behind the glasses.
"Queen! One Queen! The other is a queen consort! " the 'king' took no time to point out. "And how does this matter in searching for them anyway. He turned to the tracker observing them with her lips pursed.
"Seriously?! You? the ice queen? You loved me?!! Like Love love" The other girl got in before she was interrupted by,
"Are we quite sure deflected is the right word right now?"
"And why the fuck does their sappy saphic ballad matter here?"
The tracker, who had asked the question, was still watching with serious looking eyes, " Perhaps, it doesn't. But," Her face broke into a huge grin then, eyes bright now and put up her finger. "These two would be soo cute together, even their names go together, Elli and Aine, Elliaine. Ah, You can name your child that!" She was almost squealing in delight at the prospect when she finished.
"They can't have a child, they are both girls." The king—oh, my mistake forgive me, the 'king' being his usual infuriating self did not disappoint.
"oh, sod off. " This was the tracker, Lelia.
"Elliaine, is my name."
" Well, you should shouldn't be using Elli then, it literally means Old, I didn't say anything cause I thought it'd be rude. And work on your grammar, deflected does not fit—."
"Shut up, Iris, no one cares." The 'King', whose name I forgot because my constant need to mock his title, snapped, " And You!" He turned to Leila, " Do your fucking job and find the goddamn Queens, Queen! One Queen!."
" Oh, no no." She replied, making sure to dramatize her every movement, "I can't do that, because you see, I'm just here to stall you till they got far enough away."
A tence silence hung unbroken in the air. Well, unbroken until someone proclaimed, "Defected! The word is defected!" And the 'king' shouted for the guards.
"Throw her in the dungeons!" He roared to the bowing guards.
They stood there for a moment, unable to decide if he had the authority to imprison the queen's dear friend.
He fumed even redder {Purple more like if we being honest} a feat previously thought impossible, "By king Ophion's orders!" Ah, Ophion, that was his name.
He was far too busy angrily whispering with Elli, his least detested member of his and the queen's council, to see Leila smile as she was led down.
Two freed, one to go.
And she was already on the way to her.
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Love Triangle Checklist
All love triangles in ya books (1 girl and 2 boys) have at least 3 of these :
The two boys are best friends
The two boys are brothers
One boy has blonde hair and one boy has dark hair
The girl's only/worst problem is having 2 boys fight over her
The girl thinks she's "plain"
One of the boys is the girl's best friend or current boyfriend, the other is a mysterious bad boy
The girl waits until one of the boys leaves town or dies or dates someone else or something so she doesn't have to choose
The two boys have more chemistry with each other than either of them do with the girl
The girl is too good for either of the guys and is better off alone
Both the guys are 6ft tall and have sharp cheekbones (weird one but you know I'm right)
At least one of the boys is a vampire.
Try this with a love triangle and reblog with your results :)
reaching that point in my fictional universe where my characters are getting older and things are starting to change within their dynamic/lives <<<<
they’re becoming *gasps loudly* adults with responsibilities😭😭😭
i’ve reached what i’m calling ‘the beginning of the end’ of this specific group dynamic in my universe aka the halfway point of my journey to writing book six and i’m kind of losing my mind??? i did not anticipate it being this hard???😭
over 103,000 words written and i’m still only about 60% through book 3…… that’s what i get for being a representative of the thicc book committee
it might also have something to do with the fact that i have nine main characters, tons of important side characters and plots, and lore that runs deeper than a rabbit hole but idk
just changed my already published book covers for a fourth time
ok i’m in desperate need of advice!!!
the window is currently open for character regression for one or two or my characters but idk if should do it or not???
the only reason i’m doubting is because i’m kind of scared to😭 but the opportunity is there and i do think it could be interesting for the plot moving forward.
esp for the two characters i have in mind. god it’s hard to explain without spoiling my story but how do we feel about character regression? should i just say eff it and go for it?
to paint a picture: it’d be one of those instances where a character has reverted back to their old ways because of a “straw that breaks the camels back” moment, but deep down inside, they still care, they’re just trying to cope with all the hurt they’re feeling.
me whenever i think of a new storyline/plot idea that hits like absolute crack:
help i’m inching closer and closer towards cementing a plot point that’s been planned for sometime now and i’m *dreading* officially writing it so badly omg😭
but as it is written… it shall be done😪 (i’m already sobbing profusely)
insane to think there was a time in my life where my characters didn’t reside in my head 24/7
just tried to outline future chapters and my brain nearly short circuited. my creative mind is not meant to be confined to the chains of bullet points and organization she simply isn’t
the concept of one of my characters being this super smart intuitive guy who can read a room/person with the snap of a finger, but couldn’t figure out the love of his life was keeping a scandalous secret from him is soooo😭
i love when i write out a scene idea (with plans to incorporate it into the storyline) and then i sit at my computer desk to do just that and my characters are just like:
“nah, we’ll take it from here tyvm.”
and i’m just like: oh ok! yes chef🫡
i can’t tell you how many “deleted scenes” i have in my notes app because my characters love to take the wheel from me🙄
just had a #writerscare thinking i astronomically fucked up a crucial part of a storyline in my book series…😁
one of the hardest parts of writing interconnected stories tbh lol the stress of everything having to perfectly align as to avoid even the tiniest plot hole is a lot
thankfully, i figured it out and saved myself from the impending meltdown!
that moment when everything just clicks in your writing or in a scene you’re putting together or an unexpected last minute idea pops into your mind that ends up fitting perfectly with what you wrote >>>>
the excitement that consumes my body is out of this world
does it take anyone else a good minute to get immersed into their fictional world before you can start writing for the day?
like i need to sit in front of my computer with nothing but tumbleweed passing in my brain for at least an hour before i can really lock in.
especially after a solid writing break. i need to re-read the most recent scene i’ve written at least ten times to bring myself back into the character’s mind and feelings
about a quarter through writing the first draft for the third book in my series!
it’s been my fav book to write so far because of all the storylines i have planned, but it’s also been the most complicated to write for the same reason😭
there’s just so much that has to happen — between the main storyline *and* the side plot that it’s literally making my brain feel like this: 🫠
it’s so fun yet so stressful at the same time but hey i love writing!!!!!!😁
being a romance writer has truly warped my perception of love and romance irl in a sense that i have *such* high standards and expectations of what i want in a relationship.
i want a love that sweeps me off my feet and nothing less! it’s too bad basic romance feels like some unattainable holy grail these days🫠
where are the men who yearn and court??? where are they????????!!!!!!!!!
what would be the equivalent of a “childless cat lady” for a writer? whatever it is, i am that
it’s the anniversary of two of my characters today yall🥹 february 7th❤️🧁💜🌙
(yes i’m acknowledging and wishing them a happy anniversary, no that doesn’t make me clinically insane)
happy anniversary logan and rachel, mama (me) loves you and your beautiful love story❤️❤️❤️ u definitely have not been one of my fav couples to write bc that would be so rude of me to admit!!!
do you think your characters would be friends with you irl? honestly, i don’t think mine would be friends with me😭
only because they’ve all been friends since kindergarten — they’re a solid friend group of eight. very found family. they all prefer sticking to their circle and secretly (jokingly) get jealous whenever one of them tries to befriend someone outside the group. (it’s called friendship cheating)
which is fine because i’d totally be too scared to even try and befriend any of them anyway😭 when your own characters are too cool for you