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maybe the trick to getting people to care about my characters is to post thirst traps of them appealing to two v different queer demographics
#ardev#endel#ymg#ignore the fact that the chubby one is 5'4 okay let's pretend he's a huge bear that gays would go crazy for
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Pasha mit Schiebermütze
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Ich hoffe Pasha sieht, hab mir Mühe gegeben 😞 @canocostello
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I’m thinking of making mila more gnc/butch in the next draft(s) so I tried drawing her and failed to realize the ‘looking like a younger boy’ problem would be so much worse for her…
this here is a child.
(but also Someone has to represent for the 4’11 ~85lb butches.)
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late night drives with u
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Wo bist du hin? - Hoodimi
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Edit: No longer looking for Alpha Readers but I’m keeping this up for posterity and info
I’m looking for alpha readers for an ongoing fantasy project which I am currently releasing chapter by chapter. I’ll also make a post when I finish it in case you are the type to prefer to read it in one go.
You do not need to have editing skills or experience. I am only looking for basic commentary.
Blurb: In an unsteady time of peace following a generations-long war, Mila, an 18 year old farmer, finds herself unexpectedly thrust into the world of nobility upon discovering she can wield a power thought only to be possessed by the upper class. Struggling to find her feet in this new environment and shunned by those around her, she juggles learning about her abilities, her identity, and the truth of the war behind the propaganda. When her equally ostracized mentor gets a tip about a plot to assassinate one of the country’s leaders, it’s down the dysfunctional teacher with a shady past and his apprentice who can barely control her powers to prevent the country from falling back into conflict.
(This is adult fantasy, not YA)
tags/highlights/themes: non-european-based fantasy world, adult fantasy, many queer characters and relationships (including aces), discovering sexuality, struggles with mental health and addiction, physical disabilities, dealing with trauma and taking responsibility, race relations, eat the rich, government propaganda, political intrigue, war is for money, war hurts the most vulnerable, etc
more info under the cut but if you’re interested or have questions, please DM me
(scroll down for info about setting, plot, and characters. content warnings and ‘rating’ under plot)
General Info:
Like I said, no experience needed. All I want to hear about is what you like/dislike, what is clear/unclear and any theories you have (for foreshadowing). You can be as detailed as you want or you can leave a single sentence comment for each chapter, anything helps.
This is a first draft to be clear. I want alpha readers so I can make large changes to plot before rewriting everything for the second draft. On one hand it’s still fairly rough, on the other hand you don’t need to know anything to help. I just need opinions on plot and pacing and characters and foreshadowing etc etc. Again I am still writing it, I usually do ish a chapter a month sometimes faster sometimes slower. The chapters are usually ~10k, and I already have 27 out. (it is long)
This is going to be done through google classroom (yes, google classroom) because I need it to be inaccessible to anyone not invited and because I want people to be able to comment without being influenced by others and google classroom was literally the only thing I could find to do that for free. This does mean that whatever name you have on google will be seen by me and possibly others, just as an fyi. Also I have to add you to the ‘class’ but I can send you the prologue first if you want to try-before-you-buy (tho be aware the prologue is a bit more action packed than the start of the plot)
misc. pros for doing this: it already has art! because I do be an artist as well and I only ever draw my characters because motivation be finicky. Also, if you get through the entire thing I’ll do a commission for you (for free). plus I��m always looking for art ideas so if you say ‘it would be funny/cool if x did y’ then chances are I will actually draw it lol. also, free book ig?
Setting:
Magic: Low fantasy with scarce/rare magic. The magic is called forging and is basically element magic but I wanted to explain all the hand movements people do with those so I incorporated more rules and ‘science’ to make it more rigid. there are ten basic ‘facets’ (air fire water stone earth wood iron copper blood bone) and people can be born knowing any number, or special different ones, but it gets exponentially rarer with more facets. the magic is genetic and mostly confined to the upper class and has become a way of oppressing the lower class. this actually gets addressed rather than mentioned then ignored (cough, korra, cough)
Culture: The culture of the main country, Odrad, is based on african, middle eastern, and mediterranean cultures, with a bit of southern asian. However most of that is simply due to the setting being dry and hot, and so developing dark skin and loose clothing and making most things out of stone and plaster due to the scarcity of wood. Religion is polytheistic based around an all mother type goddess and the god of the sun with the biggest festival being the start of the wet season. Other important countries include Acrait, the biggest on the continent, which is more south asian based, and Sheiro, which is steppe-type culture. Odrad is an ex-monarchy ruled by a council that has morphed into capitalism and feudalism’s horrid little baby with ‘nobles’ controlling everything.
Queer Culture: First of all I use the word queer a Lot lol so if you aren’t into that, might not be for you. There is oppression since I am one of the queers who prefers an overcoming story than a setting with no oppression, but it is similar to current western culture in the sense that it’s not Horrible (so no like legal death sentences for gay sex etc), not As bad as it used to be, is worse in rural areas, and is rapidly changing in the cities. for the most part people hide their queerness but there is underground culture. Most of the characters are queer so there’s a lot of rep including ace and nb
Plot:
So far, it is Long. I am 200k words in at chapter 27 and probably only halfway through and this is only the first book. A lot of the first bit is just Mila’s struggles at the school where she’s learning forging. It is taking a turn into much more political intrigue than I planned but I’m leaning into it. so just know that its long and not just constant action, there is a lot of downtime since I enjoy my character interactions and developments and fluff etc.
It is very R rated. Mostly due to dark subject matter, blood/gore etc, and lots of swearing (I come from a family where they’re just used as emphasis words really lol, so that’s somewhat leaked in...and it’s a first draft so I can’t be bothered to spend that much time removing them). There is a Lot of discussion around sex but no actual sex scenes. It has many things which could be triggering so just lmk if you want me to warn you about anything specific. It is dark and has dark themes, however, it is not a grimdark vibe, the vibes are actually fairly light all things considered. The characters have a lot of bantz and mess around and have fun, so it’s much less constantly serious than most ‘dark’ adult fantasy. I wanted to make them more relatable as people rather than just ‘whatever badass magic user’ (they’re actually mostly fairly pathetic pft)
General CW list: violence, gore, emotional abuse, abusive relationships, child abuse, sexual harassment, bullying, homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism, frank depictions of mental illness, alcohol/drug use, addictions, intrusive thoughts, self harm, suicide ideation/attempts, war, war crimes, torture, mind control
CW list of things mentioned and discussed or that happen but not shown directly ‘on screen’: rape, pedophilia, forced pregnancy
Characters:
I’ll just give a very brief (and not great) description of the main three
Mila: (pron. ‘mee-luh’) the MC, disaster lesbian but more in a cringe fail way than a messy bitch way. tiny (4′10) but v powerful, just can’t quite use it yet. country kid way behind on the times. needs a break so badly
Ardev: imagine if you gave a wet rat the power to take over the world but he couldn’t be bothered. gay/ace and has so many things deeply wrong with him. short king
Endel: the only competent one. bi. BDE. femme. a slut. perfect at everything. his biggest flaw is that he likes Ardev. also has things deeply wrong with him.
thx for reading and again, DM if you’re interested or have questions <3
#ymg#young mans game#my writing#my characters#i Will be self reblogging this many times so watch out
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Und für die Pradas mussten Brüder ihre SIM-Karte wechseln
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the real reason YMG has ye olden technology levels is that Endel with access to HRT and therapy would be far too poweful
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Und die Amcas nerven mies,weil sie beschatten mein'Shabab
@canocostello
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Andere gehen rein, haben nicht genug aufgepasst.
DANKE FÜR DEINE KUNST @canocostello 💟
Happy Release 💕
#berlin#pashanim#61#germany#attack on titan#studying#cars#japan#vintage#nature#ads#ymg#playboysmafia
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One thing I realized about YMG a while back is that it is completely coincidentally Extremely similar to the first mistborn book at least like…on paper
(by coincidentally I mean I read mistborn well into writing and planning YMG)
poor child of a dead prostitute discovers that she has a very powerful magic passed genetically that is almost entirely restricted to the upper class, and is subsequently taught magic by a powerful ex noble guy with mystery scars and a Tragic Backstory and taught high society stuff by a v nice tall guy w dark skin and lots of piercings, the govt sucks, conspiracies be happening, viva la revolution, etc etc
but the differences if you map the characters over to their mistborn ‘counterparts’ are So Funny
- vin is no longer a natural talent, she’s a cringe fail lesbian with shaking chihuahua vibes
- kelsier is the most pathetic depressed gay alcoholic to grace the earth and is in a relationship with sazed
- elend is a soft spoken blind butch lesbian
- breeze is a trans pimp
- sazed is a slut
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PLAYBOYSMAFIA ART WORK BY YUNGCOVERED
@canocostello
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