✨COVER REVEAL: HALFSLEEPER ✨

I realize this didn’t come with the usual fanfare of cover reveals, but I did tease one at the beginning of the month… 😎

Super stoked about this one, though! If you’d like to read the thoughts behind it, I’ve posted them for public consumption over on Patreon.

Halfsleeper is the sequel to my queer urban fantasy debut, Stormbringer. I don’t have an exact release date planned just yet, but I’m shooting for around late October. More details on that coming soon!

Stormbringer is available in ebook form on Amazon and other select retailers. Additionally, I’m serializing it over on Tapas. If you’d like to wishlist it for later, check it out on StoryGraph or Goodreads!

I can’t wait to share more details on this release!

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SPECTACLE EXCLUSIVE: WITHIN THE EYE OF THE STORMBRINGER

Hello hello! ⚡

So about a month ago or so, my dear friend Juimon surprised me with this fun and spectacular faux-magazine cover that would absolutely be the sort of thing one would discover in the world of Dreamwalker. The moment I saw it, I knew I had to write an in-character interview article to go with it!

Well, I finally had time to write that article! It’s a fun little piece of bonus content that doesn’t really have a place in the actual story, so I decided to post it on my Patreon, which I’ve reworked to serve as a platform solely for hosting bonus/exclusive content.

If you’d like to check out the article, it’s right over here! It’s a free post, as I wanted to give y’all an idea of the kinds of things I’ll be sharing over there. I hope y’all will enjoy, and keep an eye out for more… 😎

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HOW WE BLEED •/ A WIP INTRO

WORKING TITLE •/ How We Bleed

GENRE •/ Fantasy

STATUS •/ First draft

POV •/ Third person (multiple, but focuses on one)

FEATURES/THEMES •/ Found family, LGBTQ+ characters, characters of color, community, mythology and spirituality, inner and outer strength, finding home, platonic soulmates, trauma and mental illness, recovery from addiction, dysfunctional behaviors, imperfect families, power in unity

SYNOPSIS •/ What Ambestis expects from joining the High Seer of Titheni in Divine Communion, he doesn’t know, but it’s certainly not being left with two deities in his head; a result only seen once before by the Isle of Titheni. With the Isle thrown into a state of clueless shock, the High Seer sends Ambestis away to continue his journey, making him the first to be exiled from the Isle in over a thousand years.

Left floundering on his own in a world he has never seen before, Ambestis is forced to find a way to cooperate with the deities living inside of him and find his place in the world, all while building a community and guiding others through their journeys.

Little does he know exactly how valuable he is.

THE MAINS •/

AMBESTIS •/ A kind man thrust into an unknown world after collecting two deities. Hails from the Isle of Titheni. He/him, bisexual, 20.

DEVAYA HARITH •/ A drifter with a golden heart and no home. Hails from Lymossin. She/her, bisexual, 24.

CASTANE ELEMI •/ A young man trying to make amends with his family. Hails from Agtesia. He/him, gay, 19.

EDILIE REVEN •/ A young woman whose eternal giving may be the death of her. Hails from Pleine Lune. She/her, aroace, 18.

GERANIUM “GERANE” •/ An angry man with strange scars, inside and out. Hails from Diandeia. He/him, bisexual, 21.

CALLIGENIA ELBRIDE •/ A recovering addict struggling to make a new life. Hails from Eldwail. She/her, lesbian, 20.

RIVOLI LEDAN •/ A hyperactive, excitable young man with a secret. Hails from Oiradie. He/him, pansexual, 19.

SLOANE WOLFHART •/ A priestess who utilizes her own pain. Hails from Antharimene. She/her, pansexual, 23.

TAGLIST •/ None yet!

TRIALS OF AN EMPIRE: CHARACTER INTRO

Martiniata de Colusa

Full Name: Martiniata-Louiseta Salverezita, Crown Princess of the Colusan Empire

Tag list (ask to be +/-): @bookaddic @writinglyra @inky-duchess @anomaly00 @kryskakikomi @ladywithalamp @ajadewriter

Just remembered I never posted the next snippet from my new novel, so here's a short piece from one of Mimi's chapters:

[TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: blood mention/description, slight gore(?) and description of death]

Taglist: @poore-choice-of-words @bathingindirtyteacups @amandahoyle @abalonetea @lordkingsmith @dc-hollis @magic-is-something-we-create @sickeninglove @jade-island-lives @kryskakikomi @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @gwens-fiction

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WIP Intro: An Animal's Apocalypse

A heartwarming and wrenching story about a group of friends that try to save the entire world... well, what's left of it after humanity's ultimate folly led to the fall of the entire species... and most of the animal kingdom along with it.

Genre

dark comedy (?) - political story about how humanity is the villain to nature and animals living in it

Main Characters

Themes

What is it About?

A group of ragtag animals (or... what used to be animals) have somehow survived the end of the world... the humans ended their own species and now the animals are left to fend for themselves in a world destroyed by their biggest enemies...

... a group of previous animals set out on a journey to find the legendary Interdimensional meerkat to find a way to save the remaining animals and find a way to let their respective species - and their newfound family - survive.

Inspired by

Link to Future & Past Posts

Taglist (ask to be added or removed):

ooooohh okay im definitely into this !! could you please add me to the taglist ? :D

STORMBRINGER (DREAMWALKER #1): AVAILABLE NOW!

⚡ IT’S HERE! ⚡

» AMAZON

» OTHER RETAILERS

» PATREON

NIKKEAH TARANIS is a Stormcasting superstar. Having ascended to the lofty rank of champion at the Spectrum stadium, Nikkeah enjoys a life of stardom high above his caster kin. The next step in his career: conquering the annual Invocation tournament, in which two dozen elite casters pit their magic and wit against each other for the chance at ultimate fame and fortune. In the days before the tournament, a sinister force sabotages Nikkeah’s ability to compete fairly, trapping him in the threads of a much darker plot that dismantles his glamorous life and sets him against his beloved city. Armed with little more than his outrage and wild magic, Nikkeah charges down the road to retribution. But what he discovers at the end may leave him with more questions than answers. (Content warning: abusive behaviors, suicide, addiction)

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Hey guys when I was going to delete my blog, I unfollowed everyone. I know there are tons of people I haven't refollowed so if I used to follow you can you please reblog this and then if I'm not following you now I'll refollow? Thanks.

WHEN COMES THE DAWN --

Presenting | His Imperial Highness Prince Charles vi Aetier, Imperessor of the great Aetierian Empire and heir presumptive to the Phoenix Throne

Meidther |

Second child of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Dantalion vi Aetier in his marriage to Illysandre vi Soresi, consort-premier. The child of politics, of duty, of security—born happy and hale and perfect. He is named Charles after the great kings that came before him, in hopes that he, too, will live up to that name. He is his father’s pride, his mother’s joy, and the empire’s hope for stability. The Bonny Prince, the people call him. The Awaited Heir, the courtiers say. My little lion, his mother says, gazing upon him as if he will hang the moon and stars in the sky. My little king.

Vithail |

He lives sixteen years with the world at his fingertips, learning from the wisest, eating the best, clothed in the finest a prince could ever be. But he is empty. For all that Charles is loved, for all that he is favored, he cannot help but feel hollow. He flirts, he plays, hunts, rides, loves and is loved yet still that ache remains. He yearns for that something. Something more than his life of glittering jewels and strict lessons and impossible expectations. He yearns and yearns for an idea he does not know, only that it might give him fulfillment beyond the future that has been laid out before him.

Aphel |

He is sixteen. His heart is full of yearning, his future is laid clear, and it is bright and glorious. Then— she arrives. A half-sister who is spoken of in hushed tones only when he is out of earshot and she looks upon him with such loathing that it scares him. Now, Charles is pressured to fight for his title, to defend the birthright he never wanted, never craved, because what is he but prince and heir? What else is he?

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This sounds wonderful! Definitely would buy a book if you publish!

omg thank you 🥺🥺🥺

I have a question:

Does anyone know of any plant/ animal/ object that symbolizes either perfection or lying? I need it for my On the Streets of Secrecy cover graphic.

(Also colors for the same topics)

Nope, writer friends and reader friends help

According to some sources for Victorian flower language, carmellias symbolize perfection — particularly white carmellias. Yellow lilies can symbolize falsehoods, and judas trees symbolize unbeliefs and betrayal.

Hope this helped!

i will argue that platonic friendship love is just as valuable and is not all that different from romantic love until the cows come home but i also need everyone to know that every fictional pairing i’ve decided are in love desire each other carnally

Week 0 - Introduction

notes: my first entry for @yourocsbackstory !! decided to do Thera for this event to develop her some more! i love my wife <3

Operation Get It Right taglist: @kryskakikomi @bigboldgold @spencers-tomes @weaver-of-fantasies-and-fables @ashen-crest @authortango

word count: 791

Story:

Serenity sets the recorder stone on the bedside table, making herself comfortable on her bed as Thera takes the fluffy chair across from her, “What’s this for again?” Thera asks, crossing her arms and bouncing her leg.

“So,” Serenity starts, flipping through her notebook until she lands on her wanted page. “I’m going around and getting my friends’ profiles.” She offers Thera a toothy grin. “Gotta prove I’m a good notekeeper somehow, right?”

Thera huffs out a half-laugh. “Sure.”

“Right.” Serenity takes a deep breath, pressing her pen to the paper. “Let’s start with the basics. Name, gender, pronouns, age?”

“Thera Gyrhuia,” Thera says, and Serenity scratches it down. “Woman. She. Nineteen.”

DREAMWALKER // WEEKLY UPDATE 3/7/21

Hello hello to all you lovely witchlings and cryptids!

This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a while but kept putting off since I’ve been laser-focused on actually writing (imagine that!). Something I realized recently is that I don’t often talk about my writing, my progress, or my process outside of the rare update or the occasional graphic/excerpt/worldbuilding/character post.

Thing is, as someone who’s about to publish, it’s getting quite difficult to share new content without spoiling. And I’m someone who generally finds talking about my writing a little uncomfortable, so I default to more fun and interesting things like aesthetic/moodboards or worldbuilding snippets.

So this is my challenge for myself: once a week, in addition to anything else I feel like sharing, I will check in with some small updates on my Dreamwalker series along with a blurb or other bits. I’ll start off this week below the cut…

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