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ah, prince
Jan. 22nd, 2026 11:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marycatelliPoking at the ideas for a story.
There's a prince in it. And originally I was thinking of simply making him a real prince.
Hmm, maybe the conflict would work better if he weren't so noble. More like his brothers until he reforms during the story.
Except that I ponder that and he gets worse and worse, and in a way that prevents the story resolution. His fiancee/wife is still noble. . . .
Ah, the first stages of stories.
There's a prince in it. And originally I was thinking of simply making him a real prince.
Hmm, maybe the conflict would work better if he weren't so noble. More like his brothers until he reforms during the story.
Except that I ponder that and he gets worse and worse, and in a way that prevents the story resolution. His fiancee/wife is still noble. . . .
Ah, the first stages of stories.
A Peek at Wild Wild Vvardenfell
Jan. 19th, 2026 06:52 pmcrown_of_antlersHere we have a mini ficlet in pictures that depict a local cowboy who has rescued an eccentric scientist's daughter from an evil railroad baron.
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timing it
Jan. 18th, 2026 11:46 pmmarycatelliThe heroine leaves her parents to go on a pilgrimage. Somewhat later, she returns with a husband and twin daughters in tow.
Now, historically, this is a commonplace thing to happen. Even rather short in term. The trick is conveying it.
sigh
Now, historically, this is a commonplace thing to happen. Even rather short in term. The trick is conveying it.
sigh
Scourge of the Spaceways
Jan. 18th, 2026 06:02 pmmarycatelliScourge of the Spaceways by John C. Wright
Starquest book 5. And it is seriously a running story. Spoilers ahead for the earlier volumes.
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Starquest book 5. And it is seriously a running story. Spoilers ahead for the earlier volumes.
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More Victorian Moonlight Falls
Jan. 18th, 2026 10:40 amcrown_of_antlersAt this point I have my Old West Appaloosa Plains save the way I want it and have multiple copies saved in different folders so I'll always have it whenever I want to start a Old West themed game. With that project done, I decided to do something similar with Moonlight Falls. I've tried changing the time period of that world in the past, but that was before I had the dirt road replacer and an assortment of horse and wagon/carriage traffic replacers. Since Appaloosa Plains looks so good as a Wild West town, I thought it would be worth taking another stab at Moonlight Falls.
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vignettes
Jan. 18th, 2026 10:46 ammarycatelliThis week's prompt is:
queen 👸
Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
queen 👸
Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
Writing And Reflections
Jan. 16th, 2026 10:39 ammarycatelliI am still publishing there, at https://writingandreflections.substack.com/, but I decided the links took over this. Check out my bio if you decide later that you want to look.
One of those "Damn, I can't look away" moments
Jan. 13th, 2026 01:18 pmcrown_of_antlersI was playing around in my Old West version of Appaloosa Plains when I decided to try a new outfit on Cody. The result led to the sort of moment where you look at something and think (or say) "Damn". And it's a good sort of damn. You know, the sort that says, "I like what I'm looking at". LOL
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I heard the voice of Jesus say
Jan. 11th, 2026 03:18 pmmarycatelliI heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast."
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Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast."
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vignettes
Jan. 11th, 2026 12:23 pmmarycatelliThis week's prompt is:
motionless ⛰️
Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
motionless ⛰️
Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
