HeliaXyana

HeliaXyana, 1 month ago to random

Healthy habit reminder: Please remember to drink lots of fresh water. Your insides are a swampy bog, and a water shortage would affect the local frog population. 🐸

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HeliaXyana, 1 month ago to random

#TimeTravelAuthors 17 Wednesday short Snippet:run

I loved this move from Elli.

#MagicMageMadness Snippet:

"Zarathustra came running. His frustrated and angry roar announced his arrival so clearly that it gave Elli time to ponder. She could imagine him being made of jelly or trapping him under a large glass like she would a pesky fly. Finally, she decided that he was not worth such intricate attention, and so she turned to meet him. He reached for her, and she kicked him in the groin."

HeliaXyana, 1 month ago to writing

Today's #WritersCoffeeClub question has made me curious:

What is your favourite chapter title?

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HeliaXyana, 1 month ago to random

#TimeTravelAuthors 15 Time suddenly stops. What does your MC do?

Elli tries hard to imagine a song Eddy would devise to work the theremin. She gets distracted by the surreal problem as she tries a little too hard to imagine a song that never existed.

This triggers the theremin to hurl them all through time and space to find the closest thing to that song, which would likely fling her into Eddy's past.

And they lived paradoxically ever after. 💜

#MagicMageMadness @strangeseawolf

HeliaXyana, 1 month ago to writing

#PennedPossibilities 284 What are common traps for new authors?

Sucking the fun out of it. The most crucial thing is that it keeps being fun. Don't let ambition or self-discipline blind you to that, or it will murder your delight.

Preserve the enjoyment of writing. First and foremost.

This also means you should not fall for the romantic idea of being obsessive. Invest in healthy working habits for your creative endeavours.

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HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub 10
Do you have favorite words you like to use? If so, what are they?

Herein lies the origin of the series title: "Ethereal."

I initially used it to describe the pagan deities. It became their species designation, and later, the kingdom's name as the world-building showed an entangled history between the kingdom and these gods.

Sadly, now I have incorporated it this way, I must break my heart and edit/replace my most beloved word when used in descriptions to avoid overuse.

It's a clip of a black-and-white movie scene where a fancy-dressed lady dramatically lets herself fall down the last steps of some stairs.

HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to random

#PennedPossibilities 279 Favorite type of food?

Freya loves "Sweet Fish," a dish I invented for the series. It's neatly sliced, honey-roasted, pink, salty sea fish. She indulges in this delicacy once a month.

I am no chef, but I thought it would be neat to include the recipes for the dishes. So, I got a chef to create a detailed recipe for the dish, which included things I had not considered, such as how to clean and prepare the humongous fish using a couple of swords and some salty snow.

HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to writing

#TimeTravelAuthors 5 Which of your characters could you be friends with?

I forgot I was answering based on the #MagicMageMadness story.

Something Fishy in Tu-Na:

I suspect I'd befriend Elli in an obscure bookshop as we both try to make sense of the world while keeping our friends and loved ones from injuring themselves.

Somewhere down the line, it feels like Eddy has become @strangeseawolf 's MC, and Elli is mine. Turning into a bit of lovely but absurd D&D play. 💜

#writing #fantasy

HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to writing

#TimeTravelAuthors 5 Which of your characters could you be friends with?

Ethereal:

I’d connect most easily with Valentine. The world can be a bit overwhelming to him. Even if he’s a teenager, I imagine us finding a rapport while quietly observing the universe. No pressure, no strings, no obligation, just standing together and creating intricately complex, none-sense for the sake of aesthetics and entertainment.

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HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to fantasy

#WordWeavers 374 Antagonist POV: How do you feel about animals?

Armand junior:

They lack the intellect to serve their betters unless forced. Showing them kindness is nothing but a weakness parading around as a virtue. Each of them screams out for subjugation. The genuine cruelty is leaving these wretched souls stumbling around in the dark with no light to follow. And yes, this includes humanity. Aimless beast with half a brain cell and the arrogance to think themselves equal to me.

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HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to writing

#writerscoffeeclub 3 Do you use semicolons?

I like using a semicolon to make the seemingly unrelated related; reading is a little more fun with unpredictable polka dots in the mix.

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HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to writing

#WritersCoffeeClub 2 Do you keep a journal?

Once upon a time, I did, but I learned how dangerous it can be to keep a record of private thoughts, and as a result, I now only journal in my mind.

Please be safe and secure your journals. Even the seemingly innocuous can be weaponized against you.

#writing #writingcommunity

HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to fantasy

#TimeTravelAuthors 30

Freya has no idea how many times she stepped into her two-year-old self to reset reality.

This made me wonder: Do your characters know and remember all their time travel adventures?

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HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to writing

#writerscoffeeclub 27 How does it feel knowing that strangers will read your work?

My instinct is to horde my writing and guard it like Smaug protecting his gold, to hiss loudly when anyone tries to peek at any of it.

I’d love to find my niche audience, but having to go through a horde of potentially mean strangers in this world where spouting hate has been so normalized to reach them seems incredibly daunting. I may never be brave enough to face it.

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HeliaXyana, 2 months ago to writing

I wonder what tense you've all chosen to write in and why.

I know past tense is likely the most common, but I have experimented with both and decided that present tense offers more direct immersion for my purposes.
This also ties into who the narrator is. In my WIP, it is a person in the room invisibly tagging along with the MC.

How did you decide, and is it reflected in the identity of the narrator?

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