#DecemberWorldbuilders Day 29 Chaotic weather & natural disasters are a part of everyday life on Drae. People have adapted to them over history. So much so, they utilise them. They're seen as both good & bad. Good if you know how to exploit them & react. Bad if you're caught in them ill-prepared.

#FantasyIndiesDecember D29 My goals for 2026: - Begin writing the first draft of Project Drake's Book #1. - Reveal Project Drake's official title. - Complete key art of the main characters. - Catch up on my TBR. - Return to making & posting whimsical, nostalgic, and emotionally resonant content.

Posting this is giving me a lot of anxiety, but I am being persuaded by a friend to do it. I am not expecting miracles nor would I be comfortable with that, so let me talk a little. 🧵 ✨As in, read the thread if you stop here before doing any reposting, commenting, or even donating.✨

So, I was thinking "There's not been a pitch event for a while, I wonder which one is coming up next." Oh, yeah... Mine. 😅 Join us on January 13th for the first #BluePit of 2026! January 8th is the beginning of our 5-day pre-event, #BluePitHype! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying

#AwesomeCharacters Veldandi inherited her eye color from her Aerivolk mother, Maple. One of the avian tribe’s most distinguishing traits is their vivid eyes, found in varying shades of purple. Like many Aerivolk, Veldi is able to spot things over long distances, but overuse can strain her eyes.

Quote with some pinup art! ✨🤖💙 Inkgrid is great at pinup poses and pinning down other wrestlers. 🤭

A lovely new review to end the week 🥹 I'm so thankful 🫶🏻🫶🏻

Thanks everyone who purchased The Odyllic Stone or Locks & Keys during the Mega Sale! I just made my donation to the Mary Cariola foundation. If you were in the sale yourself, here's a friendly reminder to take care of your donation now.

NEW ARTWORK! I had the great honor of hiring Nush Deco to draw Tynan, the MC of my next book, Merchants of Dance and Hedonism! Which one is Tynan, you ask? They both are! Tynan's mind got split into two bodies, but they are psychically linked. They are the same person 1 like = 1 fact about Tynan

Check out my web-novel, Paladin to Witch. Including Girls Love, system-light LitRPG, and incredible cover and monster art by @botjira.bsky.social! Read it on RoyalRoad: bit.ly/paladintowitch

Hey, #booksky! I'm looking for ARC readers for my next novel! If you like an emotional fantasy adventure with a delicious slow-burn M/M romance (the enemy-to-lovers kind), be sure to check it out. Link and more in the comments!

Today's the day. SHADOW OF THE ELDERS, a dark epic fantasy, is available wide both ebook and paperback! If you've been waiting until it left Amazon to check it out, now's the time! books2read.com/shadowoftheelders #booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy 📚🪐💙🩷🧙⚔️

A little bit of the love I have for my wife is in all the relationships I write. So long after we are gone, my love will live on in my words and my characters.

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 27 Reposting another old snippet. A scene that takes place around 20 years before Shin begins his journey, and a moment that heralds the overarching plot of the present day story. A confrontation between Prince Leoric and Seizo, once brothers, now enemies.

Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025 no matter how small 💜Published Queen of Thorns, my 5th book. 💚 Submitted a story to an anthology. 💜Wrote 3 other short stories 💚 Submitted and got rejected for another anthology 💜Working on the audiobook for Mother of Exiles 💚4 nominations for b4

According to my not-so-reliable-but-more-reliable-than-before calculations I'm about 1/3 of the way into my first draft of Arenn & Shizuka's book. Currently sitting on my bed with my laptop hoping to put more words down.😬 Wish me luck. #amwriting #fantasy

Sometimes I forget, but my cozy Fantasy Horror book The Assassins Raven is waiting for people to read over the holidays. ⚔ Female assassin 🛡 Soldier 🧝‍♂️ elves 🧟‍♂️ zombies 👑 kings/queens anna-verner.itch.io

draft2digital.com/book/3639233 Taken by a thief? The setup to silliness, romance, grudges, and the clerics of the deception god. #books #book #romantasy🪐📚

My queer scifi book is now on 20 (!) shelves on Goodreads, which is 20 more than I was expecting. Check it out if you're looking for scifi with characters over 40, robots, and forbidden love: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24.... #WritingCommunity #SFF #lgbtq

megasale.yrliu.com My publisher, Space Wizard Science Fantasy, is among many participating in this 2025 holiday novel sale! Get a copy of my gay fantasy legal thriller, Talio's Codex, for $0.99! #spacewizardsciencefantasy

Dune 2 X The Unbroken In a city under constant threat, those gifted with psychic abilities are honed into warriors charged with defending their home. Sylin and Naraha, born with the gift, are conscripted into a brutal guild to be trained as killers against their wills. #QuestPit #AgentsGuide

Still working on formatting for making the manuscript print-friendly, but the e-book will be available for $5.95 USD and $0 for Kindle Unlimited readers 4 at least the next ~90 days. Another announcement will be sent out when Emergence is available to purchase on print. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5XDBLZW

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 26 Free Friday! Since I talked about the Lunarkin this week, I'm re-posting an old snippet that features them. It's Shin's first time seeing one, & its none other than Zuna herself, the matriarch of the pride! This was 10 years ago, when Darius was still with him.

My Christmas pressies this year! Glorious geeky things! I'll be opening some of these over the week, so stay tuned if you're into shiny cardboard & plastic ahaha. Starting with the Neopets booster box, because I love Meridell so much 🥹

Another Shizuka piece that's been sitting partially finished for a while is now completed! Any thoughts on the inspiration for this outfit? 🤭 #ocart #art #fantasy #illustration #lamia #naga

Merry Christmas & happy holidays, friends! No matter what you celebrate or what you do, I hope you're spending the festive season the way that you want to. Whether it's with family, friends, or just by yourself, the time is yours. Have an amazing day, a joyous night, and stay safe 🎉🌟

I've at last treated myself to a much needed gear upgrade. A new iPad and Apple pencil. I'm always drawn to whimsy & sentimentality, so, I had them engraved with my monikers and my mantra. So that I'm always reminded of who I am and the dreams I'm chasing ✨

Need a gift for the bookish friend in your life? Want to give your roleplaying buddy a unique gift? Check out my character portraits! 🥰 ko-fi.com/autumnchild

N.I.C.E.F.: Neural-Interface Controlled Exo-Frame -space opera with mechs! -alien assassin! -queer-inclusive cast! -tackles racism and misogyny! -found family healing! -F/F, M/F romance ! -Itch: pjc-cahill.itch.io/nicef -Amazon: a.co/d/fde889b #scifi #yafiction #mecha #sapphic 📢📚

#DecemberWorldbuilders Continuing with this as beluan specifically and going with the Fannaren Skyterror. FFXIV screenie for reference here because I'm realizing in hindsight their griffins inspired what these look like in my head. THEY BIG. Ford 150-ass birds throwing lightning bolts. 🧵1/6

Both The Odyllic Stone and Locks & Keys are a part of the 2025 Holiday Megasale. I've even reduced the price on paperback copies! Grab them now for a good cause.

#AwesomeCharacters Let’s be real—the first thing folks are gonna notice about Kai are the tails and cat ears poking up from the top of his head. He tries to not let stares bother him, though his children are a bit more…annoyed by anyone staring a bit too hard.

#FantasyIndiesDecember Favorite Christmas story Every year on Guiding Light, a soap opera my mom used to watch, Nick, would show up. He was a jolly fellow with a white beard and he would fix something, or say something and make everything better. @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social

When people don't understand "write what you know" and think it means you have to write about things you personally have experienced/done, and therefore fantasy/sci-fi is out. Take it from the mouth of the queen herself:

#DeckTheHalls THE HIEROPHANT MoLaB - Lungidus Pavo Greed Wars - The Lord Hierophant I hope no one who pays attention to my posts is surprised by that second one, lmao

#DecemberWorldbuilders Day 23 In yesterday's prompt, I made mention of Dragon Hybrid animals. Four of them are the national animals of Drae's Kingdoms/Powers. Today, I'd like to introduce you to one of them. The Lunarkin! They're great felines, and the former national animal of Opridem, 1/7🧵

My beta feedback is in, and I can use the rest of the year to prepare edits. I highly recommend the services of both my professional beta readers. This is finally happening... 2026 will be the year I complete the Apidecca Duology! I've included some samples in the comments 👇

ATTENTION 📢 ATTENTION 📢 ATTENTION The first draft of book 7 of my Oracle of Delphi series WIP is 🏁 FINISHED 🏁 Total word count: 111,481 Time to complete: 182 days Time span: 336 BCE to 79 BCE 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Next steps: begin outlining Book 8 #WritingCommunity

#DecemberWorldbuilders Day 22 It's Dragons! Even though they're thought to be extinct in Project Drake's present-day story, they still feature in it heavily through the legacy & mythos they left behind, and certain "relics" relating to them. They've shaped Drae's nature, history & culture. 1/7🧵

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 22 When I finally had adult money, and I bought my younger sibling a whole bunch of Pokémon card packs & a starter deck they'd been wanting for ages. Seeing their face light up, and the hug the followed was the greatest Christmas present I ever got.

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 21 (BELATED) Shin is new to gifting, and is introduced to it by his new friends. He's an excellent whittler, so he'd gift Lara & Neymi cute little figures of critters. Lara's gift would be to make everyone their favourite desert. Neymi gifts 1/2🧵

I experimented with some tricks. I'm liking where it's going, hoping to refine it further next year.😁 What do you folks think?

Another art reveal (art courtesy of @cblansdell.bsky.social ). Here we have Arabella and Cork from The Pawns of Havoc!

Some more art of Dave Lawson's gorgeous characters.

Just finished this drawing of Annihilation! She's one of the two girls the Kingeater rescued when he destroyed a eugenics facility. Two Gods blessed her with their blood so she can use magic (Wind and Fire). Her real name is something unpronounceable to most, so just call her Anni💕

#SFFChat Took a random edition of Shadows & Sorcery, in this, Issue 160's Sorcery of Ruins about powers drawn from ancient ruins scattered across the world. I think it describes fairly well what I do, details are what matter, and a line of logic that's entirely mystical.

#SFFChat Q4 The basic alchemy (magical chemistry) in my world is to take something in nature that produces elementrons and get it into a form that people can use. Here, they discuss how they use bark from a specific tree to make invisibility potions

Everybody has to show this some love. I insist!

Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm What if Aurora was Maleficent's daughter? 🌙 Sleeping Beauty retelling ☀️ Epic fantasy adventure with strong dialogue 🌙 Powerful female characters ☀️ Bi/Pan women 🌙 Tele-pathy, - kinesis, & - portation ☀️ Found families www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D

#DeckTheHalls THE STAR I was desperately hoping Star and Moon would wait until the weekend because I wanted to try drawing the two Greed Wars girls for those two cards😭 Maybe later... MoLaB - Beatrice the Daughter (pictured with her dad, Giorvi) Greed Wars - Domination (her weapons pictured)