#TheFirstSinWIP

Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-03-18

In TFS, Ciradår makes what he thinks is a joke, but he's actually insulting everyone around him. So far, nobody who's read the draft has said anything about it. 🤔

I wonder if anyone will ever argue about the merits of the joke on a wiki page one day?

Guy thinks he's funny...

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-03-18

With some help from my super awesome hubby I think I finally figured out how the pieces of the end to TFS fit together!!! Much excite and much relief.

Overnight I let the ideas settle. This is the benefit of sleeping on your work. My brain processed what I outlined and informed me as I woke that I had Tårik figuring out the same thing twice. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-03-07

While I’ve been mulling over how to finish off #TheFirstSinWIP I’ve done more work with my CSM and have successfully made two pairs of socks that fit! It’s very gratifying, as the machine does have quite a bit of a learning curve to it.

#knitting #socks #sockknitting #circularsockknittingmachine

Two feet wearing a pair of knitted socks in a variegated teal, blue, and white yarn against a black tile background.Two feet wearing a pair of knitted socks in a variegated white, green, grey, and black yarn against a beige and blue carpeted background.
Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-02-21

Sometimes it boggles my mind that TFS is over 108,000 words now. There’s still a chunk to come before the end but whew I’ve come so far and done so much! I’m almost double what I had originally written for HOTE! 👀
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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-02-19

My day started with sixteen completed chapters on TFS and now is ending with forty. 👀

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-02-16

My favorite line from everything I wrote recently actually comes from my husband who suggested it:

He pulled her close. “If it’s a choice between you and someone else, I choose you. Always.”

—Tårik to Kalaanë, TFS

🥰🥰🥰

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-02-15

Achievement unlocked: broke 107,000+ words on TFS today! 🙌🏼🎉🥳

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-02-13

Up to almost 2100 words on TFS today. Chapter Seven has exploded. And I’ve surpassed 106,600 words on the draft!

Writing something pretty gross right now. Like, pretty gross. The phrase “soggy tearing sound” was used. 🤢

Having fun!

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-02-06

Worked a LOT on TFS today. Added whole new scenes early in the work and pushed to the end of Chapter Sixteen. The draft is now 103,857 words and I’m feeling good about all the material! They say not to edit as you go, but sometimes cleaning things up feels like making the book fresh. I’m actually excited to keep going!

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-02-01

Say the word "karnikur" to a skarastaja and it will strike immediate fear into their heart. The flesh reapers are fearsome predators that roam the surface of Berwen...and the skarastaja are their prey of choice.

This is the last day of #languary! Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey through the årdrakin and skarastaja languages. ♥

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Text superimposed over a tribal sun symbol superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Tiyĕ

karnikur
/kɑrnɪkʊr/     [kar-nih-kur]

n. flesh reaper

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-31

Senecíní is the most important substance in the årdrakin empire. It means "star crystal" and powers their ability to travel faster than light. The crystals also contain perceptive energy and are capable of healing themselves if damaged. But in their unrefined state they are highly explosive!

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Text superimposed over a tribal winged person symbol (not an angel) superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Zakímí

senecíní
/sɛnɛˈsini/     [sehn-eh-see-nee]

n. star crystal

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-30

The skarastaja have traditions and rituals like many races. One of their most important rituals requires choosing members of the Whole as sacrifices to Talgor in exchange for His continued blessing through the dark season.

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Text superimposed over a tribal sun symbol superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Tiyĕ

pomĕ
/ˈpome/     [poh-may]

n. tradition;
ritual

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-29

What does it say about a culture like the ådrakin's where the word for "prey" and "food animal" is also the word for "victim"? What do you think?

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Text superimposed over a tribal winged person symbol (not an angel) superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Zakímí

n'kråko
/nɪˈkrɑko/     [nih-kraw-koh]

n. prey;
food animal;
victim

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-28

Did your mother teach you to share? For the skarastaja, sharing is a major part of their culture, the better to ensure the survival of the Whole in an otherwise harsh environment. The #languary word for this is "uptul".

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Text superimposed over a tribal sun symbol superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Tiyĕ

uptul
/ˈuptul/     [oop-tool]

v. share

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-27

The årdrakin are a highly advanced race, but even they need somewhere to store their information. The #languary word for it is "sí'nektú", which means "archive" and is literally translated as "databank".

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Text superimposed over a tribal winged person symbol (not an angel) superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Zakímí

sí'nektú
/sinɛktu/     [see-neck-too]

n. archive
(lit. "databank")

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-26

When the skarastaja first meet the årdrakin, they call them "onhita" because they think the crash survivors are actually emissaries from Talgor.

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Text superimposed over a tribal sun symbol superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Tiyĕ

onhita
/onˈhita/     [on-hee-tah]

n. deputy;
emissary

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-25

How would you describe a rainbow? In the årdrakin language, they use the #languary word "dekes rúll", which very fancifully is literally translated as "color smoke".

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Text superimposed over a tribal winged person symbol (not an angel) superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Zakímí

dekes rúll
/ˈdɛkɛs ɹuɫ/     [deck-ess rooll]

n. rainbow
(lit. "color smoke")

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-24

Today's #languary word is one I've mentioned before... The skarastaja people call themselves the "Children of the Sun", which makes sense since they see Talgor, their sun god, as their Divine Father.

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Text superimposed over a tribal sun symbol superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Tiyĕ

skarastaja
/skɛəræstɑʤə/     [skair-ah-staw-jah]

n. Children of the Sun

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Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-23

In årdrakin society, daughters have equal footing to sons, including in matters of succession (though children who find themselves in line to inherit, even when it concerns a position of power, are promoted based on merit rather than birth order).

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Text superimposed over a tribal winged person symbol (not an angel) superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Zakímí

shônrí
/ʃɔnɹi/     [shawn-ree]

n. daughter;
girl

#AllOurSinsSeries     akairondragon.ca     #TheFirstSinWIP
Cheyenne | Iron Dragonakairondragon@writing.exchange
2023-01-22

There are very few trees left on Berwen. The ones that do survive live in subterranean garden caves and grow only a meter or two high. Instead of sturdy branches, they have tendrils that sweep downward from the crown kind of like tentacles.

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Text superimposed over a tribal sun symbol superimposed over a planet and starfield. The text reads:

Languary 2023
Language: Tiyĕ

harĕku
/haˈreku/     [ha-ray-koo]

n. tendril;
branch
(tree part)

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