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16: Biggest and smallest long term goal? and 44: Superstitions or views on the occult?
Kraken!!! Hello!!!! Thank you for the ask!!
I’m gonna be doing this one for Adam from Concrete Midnights since that’s the WiP I’ve been most involved with lately.
16a. Adam’s biggest long term goal is probably proving his work was stolen by his professor and fellow research assistant (who also happens to be his ex-lover). His initial dispute caused him to be laughed out of academia and spat out onto the streets, so he’s big mad about it. I don’t think he even wants his place back, I think at this point it’s purely a revenge thing.
16b. As for his SMALLEST long term goal, I think it’s honestly just to pay rent. The story takes place mid-Depression (1935-ish), so money is hard to come by, especially for a guy with employment as unstable as a PI.
14. Adam’s experience with the supernatural is very interesting! He doesn’t believe much in it himself, but he’s fascinated with the occult beliefs of ancient cultures, so much so that the work that was stolen from him was deciphering a book so old that no one could date it. So, short answer, he doesn’t believe in it, but he likes people that do.
#writeblr#writblr#scribe scott#my wip#my writing#concrete midnights#thanks for the ask!!#writing ask game#oc asks
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☛ GET INSIDE YOUR CHARACTER'S HEAD! aka The Excessively Detailed Headcanon Meme
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Hi everybody! Long time no see, I know, and it’ll probably continue to be long between posts, but I wanted to come on here to let you all know I’m changing my handle!
After a lot of deliberation, I’m changing my pen name for some personal reasons, and I wanted to reflect that in my blog. So, I guess, reintroduction time?
Hi. My name’s Cam. That’s kind of it. Hello! Please feel free to keep tagging me in things, I promise I WILL try to get to them, but that’s it! You can mention my old pen name, it won’t bother me a bit, but Cam Scott is the new one, and that’s how I’d like to be called from now on. Cool? Cool.
Love you guys, and as always, see you in the next one!
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So I’ve been reading a giant collection of pulp crime fiction to get into the vibe and headspace I need to write Concrete Midnights, and I can’t stop thinking about this passage from the foreword.
IMAGINE THIS BEING PRINTED ABOUT YOU
YOU INVENTED A GENRE AND A BOOK DISSECTING THE HISTORY OF THAT NOW FLOURISHED AND SUCCESSFUL GENRE HAS ONLY THIS TO SAY
It’d be over for me. I’d end it. Hang it up. Call it a day. Throw in the towel. It’s over.
#callahanscorner#other writing#pulp fiction is bonkers#I’m kind of living for this editor though#the foreword and introduction both had some bangers in there
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I’VE FINALLY BEEN TAGGED IN ONE THESE WITH BEARDS
VINDICATION!!!!!
(Thank you for the tag!!! You look great!!!)
Anyway here’s me! Or close enough!
Sliding a briefcase full of no pressure tags across the table at @writernopal @halfbit @eccaiia @mthollowell-writes @moondust-bard and an OPEN TAG for anyone else who wants!!!!
So, I love tag games and I thought, why not start my own Picrew chain?
I found this one and I think it's neat!
No pressure tags: @animelover20 @zzoomacroom @seiya-starsniper @boldlygayingwherenogayshavegayed @historyandqueershenanigans @lavalsedumal and anyone who wants to join!!
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WIP intro time!
Are you so certain of the difference, Mr. Lake? Between dark and the light? The Black and the Bright? You’d best learn fast, for those who gaze too long into the Black may soon find themselves unable to stomach the Bright.
GENRE: Eldritch Noir (detective novel with a touch of cosmic horror!)
AUDIENCE: Adults, I guess? Solid R rating, probably, but it won’t get too bad I don’t think
STATUS: Drafting!
COMPARISONS AND INSPIRATIONS: Alan Wake-esque blurring of reality with all the noir drama of things like The 39 Steps, Marlowe, The Maltese Falcon, etc.
THEMES: The nature of humanity and its place in the universe, humanity vs inhumanity, hope and love in the gaze of the abyss
AESTHETIC: Rain pounding a foggy window, mist and fog obscuring a streetlamp, the clack of shoes in an empty alley, a cigarette being lit in the dark, the buzz of the harsh lights of a diner, thick black smoke swallowing the world around it, the clatter of a metro train overhead, an empty flask, coffee-stained papers haphazardly strewn on a desk
PLAYLIST (in progress!): dark, moody, atmospheric, melancholic, a LOT of jazz.
SYNOPSIS:
Three years after the worst day of his life, Adam Lake is doing better. After all, he’s got a paying (if unstable) job as a private investigator for his best friend, Defense Attorney Cole Parker. Hell, he’s even managed to drink away the memory of Elise Conway, the girl that shattered his heart along with his dreams of becoming an archaeologist. Things are calm. Things are… good.
Enter Evelyn Montclaire, ex-actress and model, current movie producer, and dangerously charming client. Something’s off on her new set, and she wants Adam to find a book that’s gone missing from her office. He’s inclined to say no, but it turns out Cole talked to a young assistant on that very production who’s being accused of murder! Can Adam navigate silver screen politics and the wicked world of the fabulously wealthy? If he wants any chance at making rent, he’ll have to.
CHARACTERS:
Adam Lake: The detective. Ex-archaeology student and police department washout (insubordination, of course), Adam was picked up by Cole Parker as a private investigator for his new solo law venture. Hates corruption, hates rich people. Simple as.
Cole Parker: The lawyer. Cole is a defense attorney whose father was imprisoned and executed for a crime he didn’t commit. Shares and respects Adam’s contempt for the corrupt police force of Strand City. Loves jazz music and poetry.
Elise Conway: The scholar. An ex-classmate and ex-lover of Adam, Elise has been called upon by Evelyn Montclaire to help her study and decipher a strange book that has come into her possession. Jumped at the chance. Loves history, language, and men with their shit together.
Judy Love: The starlet. Found dead in her dressing room at Panessa Studios under incredibly mysterious circumstances. Filming for her new movie, Concrete Midnights, has been halted.
Evelyn Montclaire: The producer. A lot of history in the movies, currently trying to revive Strand City’s dying film industry. Cold, calculating, and deadly charming.
Annie Hartwell: The assistant. Accused of jealous murder, Annie is desperately seeking the help of Cole. She seems like a scared newcomer to the city, but is it just an act?
Cliff Calloway: The co-star. An older man doing his last movie as a favor to Evelyn. Used to be a huge name in the movies, has been aging out of the leading roles that won him his fame.
Ethan Bennett: Adam’s old partner on the force. Cares a lot about Adam, but firmly believes he can change the system from the inside. Still, has been known to slip Adam classified info as a favor, though it takes some convincing.
Disclaimer!!!!!
If you’ve read this far, you’re probably wondering about the setting of this book. Concrete Midnights takes place in a fictionalized city in the American Pacific Northwest during the 1930s. I feel like I should take the opportunity to mention this book takes place in an alternative history, and will do its absolute best to steer away from the topics of racism and sexism! Nobody wants to deal with that stuff, least of all me, a white man! That’s gross!
As always, thanks for reading, and I’ll see you around!
#callahanscorner#concrete midnights#my wip#wip intro#my writing#writeblr#writblr#creative writing#crime novel#crime noir#eldritch horror
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Concrete Midnights is an interesting title! Could you tell me a bit about it?
Of course!!! CM is my new wip (intro post in the works!!) that I’m VERY excited about.
It’s what I like to call an Eldritch Noir story, that is to say, I’m imagining a detective thriller that very heavily involves elements of cosmic horror.
The main gist of the book follows Adam Lake, a down on his luck PI working to solve two cases: a murder and theft on the set of the same movie! It’s a race against time before the shoot wraps to figure out whodunit and wherizzit, and coupled with his reconnection with the old flame that shattered his heart, poor Adam is being pulled in every direction except the right one!
It’s my first foray into both Crime and Horror, and I’m really excited to be working on it!!!
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WIP Title Game!
I was tagged by @maskedemerald !!! Thank you!!!!
RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.
I’m doing the active list right now, because if I did the full thing we’d be here all day.
The Silver Circle
Concrete Midnights
Those Who Came Before
Beacons: Points of Light
The Clockwork Lounge
Lovingly lobbing a tag the way of @writernopal, @captain-kraken, @halfbit, @mthollowell-writes, and @eccaiia!
Missed you guys, glad to be back!!
#callahanscorner#my wip#my writing#writeblr#writblr#tag game#writeblr tag games#the silver circle#concrete midnights#the clockwork lounge#those who came before#beacons: points of light
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{Man O' War Masterpost}
This post will be regularly updated with new chapters and any pertinent material to Man O' War.
M.O.W Taglist: @moonluringfrost @writeblr-of-my-own @illjustpretend @sparatus @outpost51 @captain-kraken @the-mindless @zestymimblo @mysticstarlightduck
Join/leave the taglist using this Google Form.
{Wattpad Reading Link}
{Character Intros}
🩸 Quye’ck, Starved Son of Clan Lexlar 🩸
🐍 Eiph'ck, Silent Son of Clan Hartim 🐍
{Sounds of Man O' War} (Playlists!)
{Chapters}
Sacrament (Prologue/WIP Intro)
Part I: When We Were Young
Favorite (Chapter 1)
Mountain (Chapter 2)
Always (Chapter 3)
Rend (Chapter 4)
Maladjusted (Chapter 5)
Fading (Chapter 6)
Halcyon (Chapter 7)
Part II: When We Came and Went (Coming January 2024)
{Miscellaneous Writing}
Breakfast at Lexlar's (Snippet of discovery writing piece focused on Lexlar)
Underlings (Snippet from AASOAF 1 featuring Hartim and Lexlar)
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I was not tagged for this but I don’t care this is so fun!!
I did the same thing as Tori: Real Name, Pen Name, Blog Name.
My real name has my actual favorite color in it I’m so happy!!!!!!
Name Color Tag
Thanks @primroseprime2019 for the tag!
No pressure tagging: @minutiaewriter @midnight-clover @briannaswords & my open!
I did three: my nickname, my pen name, and my blog name. Gotta say, pen name for the win!
#tag game#all of my names are brown?#interesting#I think I like my real one the best#but my pen name has the best general palette
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Hello again (for real this time?)
Hi internet! It’s been a minute. Last you heard from me, it had ALSO been a minute, but that time I was depressed. This time, I’m depressed AND have new stuff!!
That’s right, Arthur has a new WIP!
It’s an Eldritch Noir thriller, and it's coming soon to a feed near you! I'm still deciding whether to upload it chapter by chapter or just go for the full thing, but I'll be posting more about it (and hopefully other things) a lot more soon!
As always, feel free to reach out or say hi whenever, and I'll see you around!
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Books that I am excited about!
Hi everyone!
I’ve been very depressed these past few months, so I haven’t done a lot of writing. What that means, though, is that I’ve been doing a lot more reading!!
I finished up S. by Doug Dorst and JJ Abrams today (INCREDIBLE read, by the way. If you like weird stuff like House of Leaves, check it out!!), and I have a bunch of new books on the way that I’m very excited about! So I am posting about them! Yay!
The books that are being delivered are:
Vermis, Volumes I and II - Plastiboo
Pale Fire - Vladimir Nabokov
Invitation to a Beheading - Also Nabokov
Personal Effects: Dark Art - J.C. Hutchins and Jordan Weisman
The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet - Reif Larsen
Bats of the Republic - Zachary Thomas Dodson
Justice League International Omnibus 3 - J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, and Keith Giffen (RIP hero)
Legion of Super-Heroes: Five Years Later Omnibi 1 and 2 - Keith Giffen
What We Mean By Yesterday Vol. 1 - Benjamin Marra
I’m so excited for all of these to come in!! I managed to grab most of them on insane sale prices so my glee is multiplied!!!
#callahanscorner#books#new books!!!!#yay!!!!!#if anyone has read S. PLEASE dm me I need to talk about it!!!!!#I’m so exciteeeeddddddddd
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Last Line Tag!
I got this one from @writernopal, thanks for the tag!!!!
I haven’t written a ton lately, so I’m just doing the one line!
“Fight, you idiot! Fight or die!” The large man vaulted over the boxes, charging towards the guards attacking the rest of the party and letting loose a war cry that sent a shiver up even Trent’s spine.
#callahanscorner#the silver circle#writeblr#writeblr tag games#tag game#last line tag#thanks for the tag!!!
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OC Questions Tag!
I was tagged by @athenswrites! Thank you!!
Lovingly lobbing a tag the direction of @mthollowell-writes, @writernopal, @fayeiswriting, @halfbit, and @toribookworm22
Doing this with Gabriel, since I'm in the middle of working on something involving him.
5 words to physically describe your OC
imposing, devoted, fanatical, guarded, focused
Who inspired your OC?
So Gabriel actually came about as a response to one of my D&D players. His character, Pierce, was a barbarian with a massive greatsword. All fury and rage, due to some lore stuff about his character being an avatar of an ancient monster, and very little to no armor or other gear. Ergo, when the plot called for an Anti-Pierce, I created a heavily armored, shield-bearing warrior, whose devotion to his oath created a singular focus in his mind. Where Pierce's mind was boiling and swirling with rage and fury, Gabriel was calm and collected, almost icy. Pierce's strength as an Ancestral Guardian barbarian was reskinned as manifestations of his friends and comrades and his overflowing love for them. Gabriel would then have gained his power through the slaughter of his entire knightly order, ridding himself of any competition for the power of their holy sword. He's one of my favorite creations, and a lot of that has to do with one of my all-time favorite players.
Give me a song to define your OC
It would be really funny for me to say Enemy Imagine Dragons but I think Hurt Johnny Cash/NiN is just as meme-y and both work
If I met your OC on the street, how would they greet me?
A curt nod at best, otherwise I'm getting shoulder-checked without a word.
Can your OC be your best friend? Why?
Maybe pre-heel turn, but no way in hell now.
1 adjective and 1 noun to describe your OC
Scary Paladin
#callahanscorner#the silver circle#writeblr#writblr#my writing#my wip#tag game#writeblr tag games#my ocs
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Hello! I'm Arthur!
I write fantasy and sci fi and am a FIEND for worldbuilding!! I'm always on the hunt for mutuals to chat with about whatever we're working on! It's nice to meet you!
Writblr Re-Intro and Search for Mutuals!
Hi I'm Emmy!
I thought I'd do a re-intro because a lot has changed since my last! The biggest change is that the release of my first book ever is coming up! The first in the A Curiosity Piqued series. Scary thing to think about! I even have a Kickstarter going right now for printing the physical books! (Click the K if you want to look at the Kickstarter)
kickstarter
I'm looking to follow some more writers on here and hopefully find some mutuals that would be interested in being tagged in tag games or getting questions (Feel free to tag me in games and send asks!)
So if you like:
Worldbuilding
Fantasy and sci-fi settings (Most are fantasy now but I have some sci-fi WIPS)
Characters being thrown in the deep end and having existential crisies
Potentially weird writing experiments
Streams (over on twitch) working on writing
Then interact with this post! Drop me a follow! And if you want tell me something about what you like to write about! (Please reblog too so that more people see)
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