Hello, my name is Sophie.

I’m a Chinese-Canadian author-illustrator based in Vancouver, BC.
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My WIP aesthetics! (and a snippet!)

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Hello everyone!

First of all, thank you everyone for sending me good wishes after my pole dancing accident two weeks ago! You guys are such sweeties! Thankfully, I am back in one piece and, yes, back to pole dancing, although I have toned down on my daredevil-ness (for the time being……..)

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SO, a few things happened last week, with respect to writing/blogging:

a) I got addicted to making aesthetics. I swear, it’s like a drug; and

b) After being inspired byย Marie @ Drizzle and Hurricane Books and Lauren @ My Paper Infinity‘s story and character aesthetics, I decided to make my own! (Do check out their posts if you want to see some super awesome aesthetics!!)

… and because of these reasons, today is going to be a slightly different WIPPet post ๐Ÿ™‚

Here are a few words about my WIP:ย (Some of which you may recognize if you’ve been following my snippets for a while!)

  • Dr. Google
  • That awesome city in Canada called TORONTO โค
  • A punky Asian rockstar
  • References to: Taylor Swift, Hedley, Monet, Van Gogh, Italian architects, and How to Win Friends and Influence People
  • Lots of #awkwardmoments
  • Mike drops
  • Cheating
  • Snooping
  • Forgiving
  • Chicken noodle soup
  • A trigger warning
  • The funniest kissing scene you may ever read ๐Ÿ™‚

Aaaand without further ado, here are my character aesthetics! I am SO SO SO excited (and a teensy bit nervous) to share these with you guys ๐Ÿ™‚

Olivia

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Matt

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Rudy

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Zelda

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Amelie

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All images are courtesy of Pinterest. Collages are created using this awesome app called Fotor. If you want to make aesthetics of your own, check out this super amazing tutorial by Michelle @ The Writing Hufflepuff.ย 

AND last but not least, my snippet for today:

As you may remember, Rudy is sweet, good-looking, and has legions of fangirls. He’s just not so great at fending them off (which may have something to do with him being Olivia’s ex-boyfriend.) In today’s snippet, however,ย Olivia and Rudy reconnect over lunch:

There is something about speaking to someone who once was close, who you once confided in, who once was your best friend even before you started sharing a bed. You know how to talk to him, and he knows how to listen for the words that are unsaid. Itโ€™s like travelling from one island to another. You donโ€™t have to swim, because there is a bridge that is already built.

Olivia tells Rudy about what happened afterwards. As she speaks, she feels lighter, as if all these words have been weighing on her chest, and they are now being set free.

WIPPet Math: 101 words for 9/20 (9 + 2 = 11, then slip in the 0 between the 1s)

WIPpet Wednesdaysย is a blog hop where writers can share a snippet from their WIP. The only stipulation is that the excerpt is somehow related to the date.ย Be sure to check out some of the other lovely WIPpet snippetsย here. Thank youย Emily Wrayburnย for hosting.

New snippets are posted each week. Click here for previous snippets ๐Ÿ™‚

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Are you a daredevil, or are you cautious and level-headed? What are some words that you would use to describe your WIP? Do you have aesthetics for your story/characters? OR, are you going to make some? (If so, please share!!!)

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  1. Lauren Avatar

    Wow, these are stunning!! I love it. Olivia and Matt are my favourite. I love artsy characters and boys who’re thinkers ๐Ÿ™‚ โค
    I love the snippet too. In 101 words, you made me fall in love with your writing and wish I could read the whole thing.

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      Thank you Lauren! Glad that you like Matt and Olivia’s aesthetics- they are the MCs! I also love thinkers ๐Ÿ™‚

      I am so happy that you like the snippet!! There are more to come ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. Lauren Avatar

        Looking forward to it! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      2. Sophie Li Avatar

        ๐Ÿ™‚ I post snippets every Wednesday!

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  2. MichaelK Avatar

    Another lovely collection! Perfect for the middle of our week (hump day, you use the term?)

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      Thank you! Haha yes we call Wednesday hump day because we are getting over the “hump” and it will be the weekend soon ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. MichaelK Avatar

        Nice! We have a saying in greek with the same meaning but no word per se.

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      2. Sophie Li Avatar

        It’s always very interesting that some sayings are similar between different languages ๐Ÿ™‚ I was just thinking today that in English, we say “thick skin” (which means able to handle criticism well), and in Chinese, we say “thick face” which means the same thing ๐Ÿ™‚

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      3. MichaelK Avatar

        Interesting! In greek we also “thick skinned” (usually as adjective) with the same (a bit stronger actually) meaning.

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      4. Sophie Li Avatar

        I didn’t know that was a Greek saying as well ๐Ÿ™‚ nice!

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  3. AM Avatar

    Those are gorgeous. I’d never heard of doing character aesthetics, but that’s such a great idea. I pinned stuff in Pinterest related to my novels, but this is even better.

    Love the snippet, and yes, I think I agree with her about having someone to confide in who knows you that well.

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      Hello AM! For some reason this ended up in my spam box so I didn’t see your comment until now (which is weird because that never happened to any of your previous comments) :’)

      Thank you! I started off by finding images related to my characters on Pinterest, which sounds similar to what you are doing. Then I combine the images together using Fotor (a free and very user-friendly program). It is super fun – I think I can spend hours making aesthetics for my characters ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. theorangutanlibrarian Avatar

    Gorgeous aesthetic and great snippet!

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      Thank you! I am so glad that you like the aesthetics and the snippet ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. Marie Avatar

    OH SOPHIE. Your aesthetics are GORGEOUS, I’m so glad you did this! I’m a little bit in love with Olivia’s one, though all of the others look SO great just as well. This makes me want to read your story even more โค How's the writing going? ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      Hi Marie! Thank you! I am so glad that you like these aesthetics ๐Ÿ™‚ Seeing your post gave me the idea to make my own ๐Ÿ™‚

      Writing is going all right! However, my characters are doing things that catch me by surprise. It makes writing more fun, but now I am trying to figure out where the plot is going from here ๐Ÿ™‚ How is your WIP going?

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      1. Marie Avatar

        Ahah oh, I get that feeling. It’s strange, but also quite great, when characters are just doing their own thing. I hate having to figure out where to go from here, though, when you end up somewhere completely unexpected. I hope you’ll have fun writing, though ๐Ÿ™‚
        It’s going pretty good… I can see the end ahhhhhh.

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      2. Sophie Li Avatar

        Haha yes! That’s exactly what I’m going through with my characters! Though I think I know where it’s going?

        That’s great that your writing is going well and that you can see the end!!! I tend to feel a burst of writing juices towards the end and everything flows more smoothly. Happy writing this weekend ๐Ÿ™‚

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      3. Marie Avatar

        Thank you so much, Sophie! xx

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  6. Beth (Reading Every Night) Avatar

    These are incredible aesthetics Sophie, I already need to know more about your characters just because I love their pictures so much. I especially love the one you created for Zelda because it’s just so bright it makes me happy seeing it.
    Also great snippet, you’ve definitely succeeded in making me want to know more about your story. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      Thank you Beth ๐Ÿ™‚ So glad that you like these aesthetics and the snippet! Zelda is a good girl who is insightful for her age ๐Ÿ™‚

      There will be more snippets to come (every Wednesday!)

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      1. Beth (Reading Every Night) Avatar

        That’s all right, and oh in that case I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for more of your snippets Sophie! ๐Ÿ˜€

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      2. Sophie Li Avatar

        Aw yay ๐Ÿ™‚

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  7. jlgfellers Avatar

    Love the aesthetics idea! I might just have to try it. And the WIPpet… I can’t imagine being able to talk to my ex about anything. It just isn’t possible. Glad Olivia can.

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      I really like making them, hope that you will give it a try ๐Ÿ™‚

      Yes it is hard to talk to exes. I could only talk to one of my exes years after we broke up. I think Olivia really needed to get something off her chest here

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  8. Pekky Avatar

    I love your aesthetics.

    And the scene of the reconnection is super cute.

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      Thank you Pekky ๐Ÿ™‚

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  9. WIPPet Wednesday: La-dee-da-dee-dop? – Sophie's Corner Avatar

    […] you missed last week’s snippet (and yes there was a snippet last week!), check it out by clicking here. My character aesthetics are in the post as well, but you want to scroll down to the very end for […]

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  10. Jayati Avatar

    I loved your aesthetics! you should definitely make more of them, I’d love to see them ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Sophie Li Avatar

      Thank you Jayati ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. Jayati Avatar

        Welcome ๐Ÿ™‚

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