Wordweaver's Journal

I had the pleasure of taking part in @BooksBrewsAndBooze's Boo-lated Half-o-ween Raid Train on Twitch today. Because it was a Halloweeen themed raid train in June I wrote six Halloween/Pride Month themed MadLibs that I filled in with chat. Below are the results of that adventure. Words that are bold and italic are the words that chat chose. I hope you enjoy these silly little spoopy stories. Happy Halloween and Happy Pride Month. (If you want to watch the madness unfold, you can watch the stream VOD on YouTube in a couple days.) (Also, if people are interested, I can make available the Python and html files I used if people want to do the MadLibs themselves. Let me know if that is something you are interested in.) The Witch Cottage If rumors could be believed, a(n) slimy witch lived in the old cottage outside of the village. It is said that on moonless nights she would consume strange spells. Often, pink smoke was seen rising from the chimney, reaching to th...

First Breaths of Eternity - part 13. Liwen and the village say goodbye to Progenitor. (Reminder, this is a WIP, there will be spelling and writing errors. | Join me for live writing streams on Twitch . | If you like what you see, consider supporting me on Ko-fi and/or Twitch so that I can continue making more content for you to enjoy. https://linktr.ee/GoldThornGuild) (Note: I'm testing out different pronouns for Liwen, so you may see a mix of pronouns throughout this WIP.) There were already a few people in the square when Liwen and Progenitor arrived shortly after breakfast. Some were eating at the tables and simply smiled at Progenitor when they arrived and others who had been talking together ran up to them in greeting. "What a warm welcome," Progenitor smiled at the people around them, "I hope you haven't been waiting long. You better have eaten before coming here." "Don't worry, we took care of everything we needed to before co...

First Breaths of Eternity - part 12. Liwen spends the morning talking with Progenitor. (Reminder, this is a WIP, there will be spelling and writing errors. | Join me for live writing streams on Twitch . | If you like what you see, consider supporting me on Ko-fi and/or Twitch so that I can continue making more content for you to enjoy. https://linktr.ee/GoldThornGuild) (Note: I'm testing out different pronouns for Liwen, so you may see a mix of pronouns throughout this WIP.) "You're up early," Progenitor commented when Liwen woke up. "I didn't want to oversleep. This is your last day in the village for a while." "There is still a while before breakfast, so how would you like to pass the time?" "I'm not sure. Is there anything you want to do?" "I'm happy doing whatever. We can relax here, or go for a walk, or whatever else you want to do. Though I will say that it is a beautiful morning..." ...

First Breaths of Eternity - part 11. Liwen finishes shadowing Edward and then spends some time with Progenitor. (Reminder, this is a WIP, there will be spelling and writing errors. | Join me for live writing streams on Twitch . | If you like what you see, consider supporting me on Ko-fi and/or Twitch so that I can continue making more content for you to enjoy. https://linktr.ee/GoldThornGuild) (Note: I'm testing out different pronouns for Liwen, so you may see a mix of pronouns throughout this WIP.) They walked along the road for a bit before reaching a smaller trail that branched off to the left. A small stream ran along that trail as well; connecting the spring at the life tree to the main stream that they had been following. Edward led the way onto the new trail, examining the stream as he went. Soon Liwen recognized where they were as the life tree clearing opened up before them. The life tree was as beautiful as Liwen remembered it. This time it wasn't alone ...

First Breaths of Eternity - part 10. Liwen spends the day with Edward learning about different jobs in the village. (Reminder, this is a WIP, there will be spelling and writing errors. | Join me for live writing streams on Twitch . | If you like what you see, consider supporting me on Ko-fi and/or Twitch so that I can continue making more content for you to enjoy. https://linktr.ee/GoldThornGuild) (Note: I'm testing out different pronouns for Liwen, so you may see a mix of pronouns throughout this WIP.) "It's not that incredible, just a little bit of creativity and thinking outside the box." Liwen spent the next half an hour quietly watching Edward slowly and carefully work through the tangled mess of hair while chatting casually with Vivian. "You are a life-saver as always," Vivian said when Edward finally finished. "You know, you wouldn't need saving if you just took care of your hair a bit," Edward teased. "You act l...

First Breaths of Eternity - part 9. Liwen spends the day with Edward learning about water-magic. (Reminder, this is a WIP, there will be spelling and writing errors. | Join me for live writing streams on Twitch . | If you like what you see, consider supporting me on Ko-fi and/or Twitch so that I can continue making more content for you to enjoy. https://linktr.ee/GoldThornGuild) (Note: I'm testing out using a different pronoun for Liwen. I haven't fully decided yet so you may see a mix of pronouns throughout this WIP.) "Good morning beloved," Progenitor said when Liwen woke up. "Good morning," Liwen said as zey sat up and looked around to find the Progenitor sitting by the window. They had a brush in their hand and their hair hanging loose over one of their shoulders. The hair almost seemed to sparkle in the morning light. "Your hair is so beautiful," Liwen said as zey crossed the room and lightly touched the icy-blue strands, ...

Well, today marks the end of NaNoWriMo 2022. Between trips, a cold, and family stuff, November got away from me even more than I expected it to, so in the end I only had 8 writing days. But I did get over 20,000 words written in those 8 days which means, at that rate, I would have reached the 50,000 word goal if I had been able to write all 30 days of November. I am kind of sad that I didn't reach my NaNoWriMo goal but I am still happy with the progress I made and feel more confident for trying again next year. Don't worry, I will be finishing the novel I started, so keep an eye out here and on my other socials for updates to this story as I continue to write it over the coming months.