In TD Ophelia's purpose for some time has been revenge. She's perhaps, unknowingly, lost her taste for it but it has fuelled her survival. Ophelia was satisfied by her initial revenge though. Logan never believed in revenge, but the circles he ran in did, and now he sees the futility of it. #wip

Ophelia in TD is monstrous through her actions, a condition of her species as well as survival, but it's her emotions (both her lack and excess of) that fuel her monstrosities. She's been hurt by humanity before which, alongside her species attitude towards them, also accounts for her actions.

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein was glorious. The details, as always, were impressive and the acting was superb. Not a straight adaptation but a well-loved one, I really enjoyed the homages as well as GDT's own unique spin. The costumes were to die for. Made my love for the novel stronger ❤️‍🩹

Good morning! Here is the full uncropped poster that I did for @realgdt.bsky.social for Frankenstein

In my next untitled wip, concerning Victorian scientists up to unethical experiments, there is a demon involved whom the religous medical student mistakes for Satan. My demon will be monstrous, cunning and will severely test both the faith of the student and his toxic bond with his mentor. 😈

Got my tickets for Frankenstein, I'm so excited to see it on the big screen!! 💀🫀🦴

Ophelia is my beloved Siren in Twice Drowned, her species being more monstrous in appearance than the classic idea of a mermaid (hence me using Siren, as that mythology almost rings truer in describing them). They're callous, cruel, territorial and true predators of the deepest, darkest sea.

Still working at Twice Drowned, here's a little snippet for #Saturdark Fun fact: So far the word 'blood' features 22 times in this wip. 🩸

Love horror but I've only sort of dipped my toes in, especially with Twice Drowned, but it's something I want to incorporate more. But, I do have a gothic horror wip that I'm working on, though I'm trying to both embrace the genre whilst also doing something which I hope is innovative(?) with it!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this writing events! Monster Manor has done a couple different style writing prompts over the years, but I think this was by far the most fun and most successful. It would not have been possible without all of you!

Ooh I'm a sucker for writing romance, there's something so fun about it. I don't always intend to include it but it always gets in there! I love playing with its concepts, motifs and varieties. Like it's such a part of me despite never having had a romance myself, and idk it just gives me joy 💕

Introducing #wolfetober Prompts for October for ARTISTS and AUTHORS I personally plan to use this to practice micro / flash fiction and warm up sketches, I invite anyone who would like to to join me. 💜💙 RULES - there really aren’t any! Skip, mix and match, and have fun!

So they're at 1950s D*sneyland, Ophelia is making fun of everything but secretly enjoying it whilst Logan is talking her ear off with trivia and celebrity spotting. He's also handing her different treats every five minutes. There's also a lively debate about the Mermaids 🧜🏼‍♀️

Signed! Please UK peeps sign and share!

Currently pushing 15k with my wip and nowhere nearer the halfway point 😓 Veryyy tempted to rework the concept into a short story format but I'm also horribly attached to the behemoth it's become. . . #wip #HotWetQueerSummer #writing

The moment when Ophelia reveals her monstrous true appearance in a moment of crisis and the aftermath where Logan learns the truth. Its going to be pivotal!

NIGHT TIDE X 3:10 TO YUMA X THE LAST UNICORN Twice Drowned; A trans cowboy, Logan, unwittingly rescues a killer mermaid on-the-run, binding them together on a journey where their pasts come back to haunt them. #PosterPit #W #HF #R #H #F #A

So I'm 11k in (which I'm honestly so pleased about since I've only ever written that much for dissertation) but I'm no where near halfway yet so 😬 it's not gonna be a novella lol, maybeee 30k depending on how much of a plot thicket I get into? Either way I'm having fun!! #HotWetQueerSummer #wip

#questpit #W #A #HF #R #H Twice Drowned; A tired, old, trans cowboy gets caught in the path of a killer mermaid whom he mistakes as a damsel-in-distress. Together they end up on the run (from his past as much as her present) across the arizona desert of the 1950s. The past haunts them along the way

She gripped his shoulders to steady herself, another giddy laugh on her lips.

Technically not their first interaction, but definitely the first time they exchanged words. #HotWetQueerSummer #wip

Another little snippet of my WIP, Twice Drowned, that also serves as an incredibly late #hotwetpitstop ! I'm 6k words in and still nowhere near halfway so yikes~ I'm hoping that I'll make the end of August deadline but if I don't, I've still had a fantastic time!! #HotWetQueerSummer #WIPSnips

My Italian renaissance Borgia adjacent wip! I need to do a lot more reading on the setting and culture before I can accurately portray the adventures of my papal servant, Piero. Like the bones are there but I don't feel comfortable until I've done thorough research.

It's got to be Lord Huron's 'Time's Blur'. A gorgeous instrumental composite of Long Lost that yearns and haunts like I hope Twice Drowned will 💙 youtu.be/vlT1Ee52EAY?...

Oooh well Twice Drowned is inspired by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood's Summer Wine but Sweet Dreams by Angel Olsen really brings the vibes! youtu.be/CavteuHudwM?...

Who doesn't yearn for trad publishing? But honestly I'd love to be able to live off this, to earn enough so I never have to 'work' again?? The dream 😭

I'm a sucker for enemies to lovers!

Multiple POV ala GRRM, its just a fine art to get right and you need to separate per chapter or else it's difficult to read. I was too ambitious at the time and thought I could pull it off, so only having one POV or two at most is much easier to do. Plus narratively I think it works best for me!

I'm always late, but here's a snippet from my current #wip #WIPSnips #HotWetQueerSummer

I'm a sucker for vampires, love a bit of organised crime and who could resist an unlikely pair? #hotwetboost

Women's wrongs, sirens, and sapphic horror??? I'm seated. #hotwetboost

Very excited for this as a huge fan of classic horror and anything with a historical flavour! #hotwetboost

Getting the words out has been hard this last month, but currently I'm struggling with a fight scene!! Particularly the dynamics of it, trying to utilise the environment and make it interesting but plausible. Doesn't help that I'm a perfectionist and keep editing instead of just progressing 😑

So lately I've been looking into predatory fish like the anglerfish! I also spent some time researching whether certain roads and motorway sections would have been there in 1956 or not, especially difficult when you're cross referencing against g00gle maps 😬

Also, my switch got reset and when popping in the Animal Crossing game card I was hit with the horror that it saves to the console and not the game card 🙃 So, new start I guess? At least, it might rekindle my desire to play

The rl hot weather is definitely giving big vibes for #HotWetQueerSummer 😅 I'm sooo slow but nearly at the 1k mark now! Aiming for 10-40k I think but I work best not setting anything specific so the panic won't set in 🤗😬

Honestly, Night Tide (1961) has been major inspiration for my mermaid elements as well as HCA's mythology in The Little Mermaid. Being easily led down the research rabbit hole, I've also been inspired by the Moulin Rouge Hotel (Vegas' first desegregated casino) & seven-card stud poker! #HotWetQA

Too many! Top contenders were a 1920s decopunk detective story and a 1960s space fantasy. Definitely planning on revisiting them both in the future, especially the latter which I'm considering as my next project 🌌👽💐👩‍🚀 #HotWetQA #HotWetQueerSummer

Hi, I'm bex and my project is Twice Drowned! It's a historical fantasy set in 1950s America about a tired, old trans cowboy (hiding from his complicated past) who finds himself caught in the path of an on-the-run mermaid looking to seduce & destroy 🧜🏼‍♀️☠️ 💦 #HotWetQA #HotWetQueerSummer

Super late but here's my #HotWetPitch! Just a little moodboard to show off the general vibes of the story as well as a title reveal; Twice Drowned. Western meets Fairytale, Historical meets Fantasy, CowboyxMermaid, a 1950s set adventure with a pinch of horror/romance #wip #r #h #HotWetQueerSummer

Super psyched for the Hot Wet Queer Summer writing challenge! Even though I'm still plotting out (new puppy makes finding time hard lol), I'm feeling positive about my concept! Very tempted to replot my beginning though... 🤔 Just hope I'll get the bare bones plotted out before June!!

Get ready for some events this summer ran with the help of a few of our Monster Manor residents for HOT WET QUEER SUMMER JAM!!! We’ll be offering these social media based events for you to show off your projects! Event info in replies 👇 #hotwetqueersummer

Come join us for a summer jam on itchio where we crank out some sloppy hot wet gay books ♡ Original works only ♡ Any length, any genre ♡ June 1st to August 31st] ♡ No AI ♡More info on jam page ♡Join the community now to prep & plan itch.io/jam/hot-wet-... discord.gg/monstermanor

Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know: openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac... Hmmmm...

So for my current wip, it all started when I watched a bunch of old mermaid films - particularly Night Tide - but Hans Christian Anderson's Mermaid is also a major source of inspiration in terms of his mythology. The other elements are a newer genre exploration for me though...

Just watched Wishmaster, which was a lot of fun, but it got me thinking about scenario where the 'evil entity' meets 'their summoner' and actually they don't mind fulfilling the formers 'evil goals'. Idk I just love the idea of flawed protagonist/antihero but worse.

Time to finally use this account! And hopefully actually do so this time (unlike my twitter). Planning to get in to writing short fiction and hopefully self-publishing! So I guess this is what I'll use this space for and probably as someplace to spill my internal thoughts too ~