caelenmustang
Caelen Mustang
Non-binary writer with a penchant for meet-cute and diversity in writing. Has no idea how to network or talk to their readers, and apologizes for that fact.
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When I'm feeling down in the dumps I tend to write comfort pieces - couples being good to each other, cozy scenes. It's... weird
I'm at a point where I know when a spiral is coming on. I currently do not have insurance so no meds, no diagnosis. Heavy family history of depression, bipolar, anxiety on both sides. I'm genuinely afraid I may be bipolar, as I've begun to recognize behaviors in myself that I saw in my aunt at 26. B…
Pierogies and pickles are my city's two main staples, so much so that each has a festival. Also, stacked sandwiches that are four inches thick and include Cole slaw and fries on them. So good. So... so good. But this restaurant also pushed out a family-owned place I really liked a while back so I…
Gooey Gus, from Ghostwriter's "Attack of the Slime Monster" It was a two-part episode and Nickelodeon's Noggin channel only played the first part one night followed by a completely different episode. That creepy purple shitstain gave me nightmares for a week until the second episode aired and I wa…
It's kind of how I've written everything in both my series. I'm actually working on a webcomic with a friend of mine now that started as a "hey I've got a cool fantasy RPG style idea, let's roll with it" and now it's completely got a mind of its own. It's a thing of terrifying beauty. To answer yo…
Er... does word-vomiting into a google doc and editing a week later count?
it's too late comrade I've already slipped into the void The abyss called A NAP
I think I'm a zombie now but that's just fine by me did they put coffee in this water cooler yet orrrrr /flop/
I work for an escape room company in my city! It's loads of fun. Plus on our slow days, we get to do ... well, pretty much whatever. Means I get to edit, edit, edit away... which has hurt my productivity A LOT. I did also finally get a webcomic off the ground with a friend of mine on Tumblr, so t…
I've been so busy getting a comic put together with a friend on Tumblr that I've neglected W&W. ;_; why am I like this
Well, we talked to our shitty roommate last week. Two weeks ago? Time's kind of a blur because of the weird job scheduling I'm in. Nothing has changed. Every word I knew she would say came out of her mouth: "But I'm depressed! I've been suicidal! You're being unfair! Why didn't Caelen bring this u…
I'm finally writing again ... and I have a giant headache
@joe_galindez I mean, Michael's is having a sale on their Halloween supplies... Don't give me too many funny ideas. Xp Thanks fellow human, you brought me much laughter while I was stressing out!
Not gonna lie, your post made me laugh!
But the thing is? I'm not the most mentally stable. My partner is the only person in this house without manic depression, anxiety, etc. 
We're going to have a huge sit down with her this week, where she's getting the ultimatum of "either contribute to the ho…
I feel like I ranted about this a lot in the old thread but HERE'S CAE AGAIN WITH THE WEATHER, IT'S RAINING ALL HAIL THE GLOW CLOUD but for god's sake my shitty roommate is now lying about eating my leftovers from dinner at literally midnight Sunday morning and tried to pin it on my partner (…
It sounds horrible, absolutely! But it's a fascinating read and I can't look away.
[image] Series is here: Witch & Were I should probably update this one for Season 2, but I think it's okay as it is for now until I can figure out something better. I was making unique thumbnails for each chapter for the first season and WOW IT IS REALLY HARD. For Season 2 I'm doing a different thi…
:I'd be in a very strange, dystopian future where a bizarre weed has destroyed most of the world's agriculture and an ominous group controls everything - even telling you when to die by serving you a Last Supper if you become unable to serve your government or fail the Justification test. I'd probab…
I'm really, really into this independent artist, Seeming. He used to be part of a different group, I think, called ThouShaltNot but I think they dissolved a while back? I don't know, there's not a lot of info. But I love the way his music sounds, it's so visceral in the strangest way. Phantom Limb…
No features here, but I finished W&W on a strong note I think and I've started a new thriller series called Just A Small Thing. I'm very excited to start working on it because for me it's a bit of an experimental practice in doing different POV writing and in playing with narrative reliability. I'…
And They Were Nervous: The Caelen Mustang Story
Witch & Were:: Irene Lucas is your average small business owner in rural Vermont, selling tea and trinkets and warm scarves to tourists and regulars alike. Sometimes, she sells potions, freshly made in her quiet laboratory below her shop. However, her sweetly calm life is shattered just like the…
It comes and goes! But we can do this. 
Motivation. There was an entire week and a half stretch this last month where I didn't even think about my work, and the more I stressed out about about not having the energy/will to write, the harder it was to get going when I finally sat my ass down and forced myself to do it.
Normally, tons of coffee. Literal whole pots. Lately I've been drinking more water and juice but coffee is still insanely important. Did polish off a bottle of wine for my last two chapters though and even after editing, it shows... eep
In the original version of Witch & Were, Lenora Mallory was Leonard Mallory and was still a former lumberjack who was turned into a werewolf. Irene was also originally white with British ancestry and one dead parent while the other was at large for a crime they didn't commit. As I was writing one…
I just want to tell stories. The world I've built with W&W is expansive enough that I can continue the adventures of Irene and Lee for probably a good while. People will almost always gravitate toward comics over novels, that's something I accepted a long time ago. /shrug/ One day I might collect th…
Thanks, you too! What are you writing about?
I'm writing a romance/mystery set in rural Vermont that tells the story of a witch who breaks a werewolf free of a mind control spell, and the two work together to solve the mystery behind the mind controlled werewolves. Both characters are women and they do wind up together by the end of the story.…
Hi guys! I'm writing too. I'd try to draw, but my hands shake really bad so using words is easier for me. It's been really nice finding a site where I know people are reading what we all put out!