#MikkeAndTheBear cover reveal, designed by me!! Everything's almost ready for publication, just ironing out the finer details 📖🔍 #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

The proof copy of #MikkeAndTheBear arrived!! Looks pretty good, I just need to adjust some colour values (why are the reds so dark?) #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I rewrote Björn's curse in #MikkeAndTheBear! Now, it rhymes! 😲✨ #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Just ordered my first proof copy of #MikkeAndTheBear!! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Formatting for #MikkeAndTheBear is borderline done 👍 just got to make sure the contents is as good as I can get it 📖✨ #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

At the start of the year, I aimed to read 20 books this year but I made the mistake of starting with #LordOfTheRings... and I have ADHD 😅 anyway, just finished #TheTwoTowers, waiting until the New Year before starting #TheReturnOfTheKing #booksky #amreading #fantasy

#MerryChristmas 🎄and #HappyHolidays 🎉 I'm having an introvert #Christmas which basically means I'm working on #MikkeAndTheBear while waiting for dinner 😅 How are your holidays going? Is your #Yuletide sufficiently #gay? #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Thanks to Tunmise for beta-reading #MikkeAndTheBear!! Available on Fiverr: www.fiverr.com/tunmisedraft... #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I'm more confident in my writing skills than my art skills so let's see how designing the cover for #MikkeAndTheBear myself goes 😬 wish me luck! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I commissioned one of my favourite doll artist's, Doll Afterlife, to make Grimal from my debut novella #TheGrimalkin and they came out amazingly!! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #doll #customisation #repaint #cat-sìth 🌈✒️ youtube.com/watch?v=wKwu...

BIG THANKS to Barakah for reading #MikkeAndTheBear and giving valuable feedback!! Check out her Fiverr: www.fiverr.com/barakahbook/... Editing is going smoothly!! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Just wanted to add that I'm looking for volunteer beta-readers, thanks!

Working on formatting #MikkeAndTheBear for publication!! I'm also looking for beta-readers, if you're interested then email me at [email protected] (I can't use DMs because I can't verify my age - I'm in my mid-20s) #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I DID IT!! I FINISHED WRITING #MikkeAndTheBear 🥳 (word count: 27'480) Now I just need to do the very long editing, formatting, etc process 😬 I hope to #self-publish via #KDP some time next year so keep an eye out!! 🤩 #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I'm this close 🤏 to finishing #MikkeAndTheBear, I just need to come up with the closing sentences!! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I figured it out!! I've figured out the ending of #MikkeAndTheBear!! According to Google Docs, I started writing this story on July 15 and now it's 25'000+ words! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

The problem with having a character use wordplay is that you have to figure out the wordplay yourself... Working on the ending of #MikkeAndTheBear! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

What to do if you're stuck on the ending? Go back and edit everything else! Giving Mikke more agency in #MikkeAndTheBear #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Nearing the end of #MikkeAndTheBear!! The characters are about to commence their plan to defeat the antagonist, except... um... I don't know what that looks like yet... 😅 time to plan... ✍️ #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Finally working on the second half of #MikkeAndTheBear! Mikke's on a quest to find their missing husband 👀 #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I keep calling it "the ending" but I think it's more like the second half? Oops. Anyway, here's the plot of #MikkeAndTheBear: (still deciding on what happens to divide the two halves 🤔) #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Getting work done on #MikkeAndTheBear! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingmemes 🌈✒️

"Finally finishing that scene for #MikkeAndTheBear! It's going so well... wait a minute, didn't I already do something like this? Maybe I should rethink..." (scene progression is once again stalled... yay 😞) #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+#queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Welp... Looks like this is it... I've stalled all I can but it is inevitable... I have to actually finish the unfinished scene in #MikkeAndTheBear I've been procrastinating on... (no, I'm not posting to stall even more 😶) #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Me: I'm gonna add a new scene here! Unfinished scene: 😡 Unwritten ending: 😡 (listen, I'm still in the process of learning to manage my #ADHD but work on #MikkeAndTheBear is being done!) #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

In the case of The #Grimalkin, I only had a vague idea of where it took place (somewhere in the #ScottishHighlands) but for #MikkeAndTheBear, I know very specifically where the story's set... #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️ #Denmark #Sweden

Don't even get me started on the ending... (I'll finish #MikkeAndTheBear someday, I swear! 😭) #writesky #booksky #amwriting #ADHD #writingcommunity #writingmemes 🌈✒️

Me: I'm not happy with this scene, I'm gonna rewrite it! Another scene: what about my rewrite? Me: I'll finish you later. The ending: you haven't even started on me yet Me: LATER!! I'm not procrastinating, I swear 🤞 (meanwhile, my course work: 😑) #writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #author 🌈✒️

Currently in #MikkeAndTheBear, Mikke figures out the #genderfluid thing before the #intersex reveal but now I'm thinking maybe I should swap that? I didn't want it to be such a late reveal 🤔 (I'm avoiding writing the rest 🤫) #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Just wanted to add a #warning for Mikke's self-deprecation and internalised interphobia (I think that's the term? Let me know!) I can assure you that they do learn to love themself just like all #intersex people should ❤️ #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

The big moment in #MikkeAndTheBear when Mikke can't hide their period from Björn so has to explain their #intersex body to him. Limited language due to historical setting, any advice appreciated!! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I did previously say the protagonist of #MikkeAndTheBear is #genderfluid and while lacking the word, they figure themself out! Although, they have another secret from Björn that I've already mentioned... #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Mikkel comes out as #transgender 🏳️‍⚧️ to Björn but is that really all there is to her gender? Nope! Stay tuned for more of Mikke's journey of exploration, expression and acceptance in #MikkeAndTheBear ❤️ #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

I don't care if #MikkeAndTheBear is set in 12th century Denmark and Sweden - queer people have always existed so as far as I'm concerned, maybe there really was a trans-inclusive small kingdom!! 🏳️‍⚧️ #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Sometimes, I put a great deal of effort in giving my characters the perfect name with deep meaning... other times, I name a bear "bear" 😂 Name reveal for the titular Bear in #MikkeAndTheBear! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

A key point of #MikkeAndTheBear is the cursed marriage between the two protagonists so I researched medieval Danish wedding traditions. Open to advice from anyone who knows more! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

Another excerpt from #MikkeAndTheBear! In this scene, Mikke (as Mikkel) has their first conversation with the titular Bear, who's a bit of a wise guy: #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

The Curse from my current project Mikke and the Bear! There's a plot point about the curse specifying a "maiden fair" only for someone seemingly male to fulfil it - I wonder why? 🤔 🌈✒️ #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity

Convincing you to read my novel(la) with the first sentence. Share if you want. (this is the opening of "The Grimalkin")

An excerpt from my current project, Mikke and the Bear: #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity

My current project is a retelling of the Scandinavian Prince White Bear fairytale featuring an #intersex #genderfluid protagonist but I can't decide between #historical #fantasy or history-inspired 🤔 It's current title is "Mikke and the Bear" #writesky #LGBTQ+ #queer #amwriting #writingcommunity

What would you do if you found yourself face-to-face with a monster? Find out what Deòrsa does in my #debut #novella – The #Grimalkin #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy amzn.eu/d/8GN7cgJ

The #free promotion for The #Grimalkin has officially ended. I'd like to thank everyone who gave my story a chance! I hope you liked it 😊 #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #novella

Hi, everyone! As a reminder, today is the LAST DAY you can get my novella, The #Grimalkin, for #free as an #eBook (available here: amzn.eu/d/7E6jYGU) I'd also like to thank the people who have already taken up the offer! I hope you enjoy!! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #novella

Happy #AllHallow'sDay, everyone!! As a reminder, my debut novella, The #Grimalkin, is currently #free for purchase as an #eBook. This promotion will last today (November 1) to tomorrow (November 2). Available here: amzn.eu/d/5f1uoEX #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #novella

Happy #Halloween, my ghoulish #ghosts, my vicious #vampires and my #eldritch horrors!! As a reminder, The #Grimalkin is currently #FREE (this promotion only applies to the #eBook format) until November 2nd!! Hope you enjoy!! #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #novella amzn.eu/d/577VF0m

In #celebration of both #Halloween and the one-year anniversary of its release, The #Grimalkin will be available for FREE from October 31st to November 2nd!! Available here: amzn.eu/d/8Lrgao6 Happy Halloween!! 🎃 #writesky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #fantasy #novella

It's almost #Halloween!! Be sure to leave out a saucor of milk or a #cat-sìth might steal your soul 😼 #author

Interested in a #queer #historical #fantasy #story taking place in 1600's Scottish Highlands about the relationship between an #autistic #pansexual human boy and a #non-binary #cat-sìth? Why not take a look at my debut #novella "The Grimalkin" available in #paperback and #eBook on #Amazon!