Attention, scum! You are in defiance of the Emperor’s law. You cannot hide. You cannot escape. We are judgement. Prepare for sentencing! [Blessedly satisfying gun cocking sound]
I recently mentioned that I sometimes gave myself weekly challenges where I dive into a specific aspect of writing for little blurbs. Other people seemed interested, so here is me sharing one of my last weeks of writing prompts. I keep these really short so it doesn’t become overwhelming.
Theme: Poetic Writing
Length: 150-300 words
Future themes might be Deep POV, dialogue, etc.
Day 1: Sound and Stillness. Your character is in a wide, silent space (whatever that might be, the void of space, a cathedral, the chapel on your voidship, relaxing in the bath). Try to convey the (lack of) sound in your writing.
Day 2: Routine. Describe your character of choice through part of their daily routine, focusing on the elements of familiarity, repetition, and sensory details. Heinrix having a shave, Pasqal going through a tech-rite, etc.
Day 3: Violence + Beauty. Describe combat, death, pain as something beautiful (this one for all my fellow Drukhari lovers - though doesn’t need to be that).
Day 4: The sensation of feeling watched. By whom? You decide. Creatures from beyond the Veil? A certain Lord Inquisitor? Try to focus on building tension.
Day 5: Dreams/visions. Try to write a dream, vision, hallucination, Idira’s whispers, Cassia’s warpsight, or anything else beyond reality.
Day 6: Abandoned places. Channel your urbex or loot goblin RT and describe an exploration. Try to pick a mood (serene, dangerous, saddened) and convey it through descriptions.
Day 7: Farewell. Describe a goodbye. Show emotion through more than descriptions, and also through action, details, small dialogue.
How do I participate?
If you want, you can share your writing and tag “rt writing prompts”. That’s all. Maybe add the theme and prompt somewhere in your post because I intend to make more of these.
Remember, you don’t even have to share, you can just write for yourself. I’ll be really glad to read your blurbs but feel free to do with this whatever you like.
Criticism?
Use the tag “criticism welcome” if you’d like other writers to give you tips and pointers. Otherwise, no, err on the side of caution. I’m simply one lone person sharing this and hoping that we can all be respectful and supportive of people’s writing journeys. PERSONALLY I intend to share and welcome feedback but please don’t assume this is the case for everyone.
Many thanks to @halkuonn for all the templates and materials which I promptly butchered.
Want to pass forward your love and appreciation for other writers in the Rogue Trader fandom?
Join me and other creators in the Rogue Trader fandom for Dopamine Week! During Dopamine Week, we’re focused less on creating and sharing our own stories, and more on sharing our love and appreciation for the hard work of others!
During Dopamine Week, take the opportunity to read some of the amazing stories in the fandom and let the authors know how much you like them! Leave them kudos! Leave them comments. Reread your favorites - do whatever you like!
Your strategy for Dopamine Week could be to read a lot of short fics, focus on a long fic, catch up on a variety of stories, or even focus on a particular author. There’s no predetermined theme to guide your reading.
I’ve reblogged some posts on how to support your favorite authors, but please feel free to provide more:
The above references are for informational purposes only and don’t necessarily constitute an endorsement by me of any particular blog or a mode or method of getting your appreciation across. :)
You are also not limited to simply leaving a kudos or a review on Archive of Our Own (AO3)! Some folks even write Tumblr reviews for their favorite stories and authors! My personal tag for Dopamine Week is… #Dopamine Week
And on that note… if you don’t have an AO3 account and would like one, message me!
Special Event: Dopamine Week Live Reading TBD - June 21
On June 21, join me and others on the Dopamine Week Live Reading Discord to listen to some of your favorite fanfic authors and community members read excerpts from their stories! Excerpts are usually 15 minutes in length and range from PG-13 and upwards, with appropriate content flagging.
If you would like to participate as a reader or a listener and don’t have access to the discord, please message me or one of the other discord mods (@redbatchedcumbermayned ; @pallysuune; @qogoist).
Aboard the Rogue Trader’s voidship on official Ordo business, Heinrix van Calox finds himself at the ever-infuriating mercy of ex-pirate smuggler Runa von Valancius. After seemingly endless months of constant bickering, persistent spying, and two very real threats of disposing of the Interrogator through an airlock, Heinrix finally snaps — leading them both into a precarious position from which there is no return.
If you are loving Rogue Trader and are looking for a niche community to share you thoughts, art, opinions, and obsessions with. Look no further! Welcome home ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Rogue Trader folks! With the Lex Imperialis DLC coming up and the announcement of the Dark Heresy game, @sylhorn created a fresh server for folks to hang out and talk about the game, its characters, and all of the wonderful fanwork everyone’s created! We wanted it to be an open server for people to pop in and ask questions, share memes and works that they’ve created or enjoyed, and talk characters and their development! This server is also meant to be a supplement to tumblr interactions that we can share around for anyone who might want to join this type of space :)
While this server was created in response to some recent events in the Rogue Trader fandom, it is not an invitation to draw out any conflict. We wanted to make a space where everyone feels welcome to join and talk about the game! Please feel free to reblog and pass this around as well!
With Lex Imperialis rapidly approaching, we would like to extend a formal invitation to all over the age of 18 who bear the von Valancius name!
Epitaph is a server that actively discourages discourse and character hate, while encouraging our creativity and wide ranging interests across the Koronus Expanse!
Please note that we are Spoiler Friendly! So spoilers for both the main game and the first DLC, Void Shadows, will be in the open and without tags, but this also means you can discuss any part of the game freely!
We are also an adult server! While explicit NSFW content has its own corner, we do allow ‘adult’ jokes outside of those channels.
Whether you’re a regular cRPG player who loves to build until you’re the correct amount of insane power fantasy levels of stupid-high damage numbers or someone who plays in story mode just for the fun of the writing and art, we’d love to have you come along for the ride! See you in the far reaches of the Expanse, Rogue Traders!
Tavia and Heinrix both went their separate ways, back to their families or relationships. Heinrix proposed they meet in Footfall. Tavia decides to join him.
Tags: Angst, Break Up, Weddings, Masturbation, Post-Break Up, Emotional Hurt, Arranged Marriage, Miscommunication, Infidelity, Heinrix van Calox Has a Bad Time, Hurt/Comfort but we’re not at the comfort part yet, Eventual Smut
