Cassandra gets fancy. Just 12 days till you'll be able to read it! Ebook preorder is open and hardcover is scheduled for release. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Now it's for real. 👩 two women 🐈‍⬛ fluffy cat 🏡 wooden shack 🗻 mountains 🌲 forest Some love. Some madness. Some waltz under the lone tree. Ebook: mybook.to/souvienne Hardcover available at 24th. It's been quite a ride. #art #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Debut #SelfPub #Authors

Hey #WriteSky #WritingCommunity are you guys have any place to look for ongoing and future writing contests collected? Some websites? Tags in Bluesky?

Cassandra lives her best first days at her new forest home. (chapter 1: Things to Escape From) (Nov 5: trail) #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Cassandra observes the view from above. (btw the book will be available in three weeks from now; I'll keep you posted) #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Deirdre finds her poncho (and since then she always wear ponchos) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

Sara gets on a hunt. Even though the main book isn't even started to be written, I'm already thinking about the continuation. This is Tiny Tea Book, a stories that happens after Gwyn and Dei story. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Gwyneth makes a decision. (with that rate, I'll write all the interesting parts in no time) #whistpr #WritingPrompt #WritingCommunity

Deirdre finds out more about fairies and puts her Veil training to a good use. (trying not to make any (big) spoilers) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

Gwyneth is a melancholic autumn enjoyer, especially in Budapest; this time of year matches her inner self. Deirdre doesn't care much about seasons, but she'd rather prefer warm weather, rare occurrence around her native Inishtrahull. #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Gwyneth loves water running through her beloved Budapest. (at this point I'm writing random snippets, but the outline is almost done) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

Deirdre finds Gwyneth's tea supply. Something from my next writing. Rest assured there will be a lot of tea parties, because, you see... Gwyn loves tea. She also loves folk music, but it's a very different story. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

I say that: Cassandra is honest. But at one point she lies to herself and pays for that later when she forced to face it. More than that, she knows that she lies to herself, yet refuses to wake up from her sweet reverie. #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Cassandra was this “Mrs who has no children being few years in marriage”, but she has got out of fashion. Virginia is locally known as “that pilot lass”, and she got known around the Scotland islands over the years of delivering mail and stuff. But none of my characters are craving for a fame.

Cassandra wakes up her girl with questionable outcome. (in the meantime, edits are done and I'm ordering the proof copy soon) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

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Cassandra is in her early 30s. I tend to write adult characters for some reason, sometimes young adult. I think it’s this age when person has some life experience yet still hold enough energy to move on. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Out of curiosity: does cover note "blah blah bestselling author of some book you've never heard of blah blah" sell it to you? Speaking of fiction, of course. Because I couldn't care less. Bestsellers nowadays shows marketing success, not writing value. #booksky

In the chapter 24 Cassandra sees a small plane flying by. This seems random, but it is actually a reference to my next book: under different circumstances Cassandra and Virginia could know each other. It's not a genre swap cause both books are sapphic historical fiction, but it's something. Also ↴

Cassandra would be a nice forest witch. She almost is: just look at those herbs hanging in her kitchen! And she has a cat (although it’s a question who has whom) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Update: My First Summer (this one is odd, but vibes) Disobedience (10/10) Polarized (10/10) Portrait of A Lady on Fire (I dunno I'd say 11/10) An odd one and then a good streak of really nice sapphic movies. Maybe I could write a review. Never did it before. [🎬 #filmsky #moviesky]

In Souvienne, their romance is their sanctuary, but things doesn’t go smoothly. Relationship demands work. Plus social pressure of 1967. It’s even more prominent in my next WIP that takes place in 1952, where they have to deal with physical distance as well. But they are strong. #WritingPrompt

A very old one, translated from the other language, and turned out surprisingly well. Oddly rhyming and rhythmic: try to mentally break every line, sometimes in the middle, sometimes... you'll get it. No meaning intended. Just an old poem. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #poetry

The ebook for #GRIMPORTENTS is officially available for PREORDER on Amazon RIGHT NOW! The paperback will be made available on 10/9 (which I recommend). And if you’d prefer to order on itch, a page is ready there too! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR7JJ5D... Itch .io: christianakins.itch.io/grim-portents

Continuing to rummage through my old drafts. And when you find me, know it— I went for long. When will return I, hungry, tired, All-ragged, dreamless, undesired— You’ll know it: I’m hopelessly lost. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #poetry

Cassandra remembers. (to read more of this, stay tuned) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

Cassandra gets trapped. Book is getting published (expect to read others not-so-cool-and-exciting parts mid-October) #whistpr #WritingPrompt #WritingCommunity

From the spooky Christmas story that never seen a light (maybe one day I'll edit and publish it) It's about two girls spending Christmas night in the old tower-hunter lodge and telling each other spooky stories. This one—a reminiscence of Prague Golem. #WritingPrompt

The whole book vibes is condensed right here: Virginia and Olivia teasing each other. Rest assured Olivia will call her Ginger from now on. (man I want to publish Souvienne so hard so I can start promoting my next WIP 24/7, it's so fun) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

@nikkibarnabee.bsky.social thank you for the repost!

Cover reveal cause I guess no better time than now. A few months of work are right here, in this hand-drawn cover with faux fabric spine. Wish I had proof-copy to show up everything, oh well. More of what, when and where to read—in the thread below. ↴ [💙📚] #art #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Cassandra gets a warning. (I must stop throwing snippets and publish the damn book already) #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

You absolutely can start the story with the character waking up and/or looking into the mirror. Just find a way to make it fun. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Virginia gets her dress. WIP: Winds of Tomorrow Will Blow Tomorrow #whistpr

Cassandra has her share of nightly reflections. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

From my current almost-to-be-published novel Souvienne. Cassandra has a secret. #WritingPrompt #WIP

I have four cases of the word "pressure" across 4k words story. Not gonna show others, though. *wink wink* #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips

It's just so happened that for one of my never finished books I was writing haikus for every chapter. This one was called Sif. Terry comes in and see the sunlight pouring upon Edith's golden hair. At the windows she Weaving in Sif hair Gold spring sun rays. #haiku #poetry #WIP

A little belated Sep 8th #WIPSnips

Getting into sapphic movies spree lately. It's been so far: You Can Live Forever (personally 10/10) Tell It To The Bees (also very good) Ammonite (good, but not as good as those above) Princess Cyd (good, but a bit too slow, though I can see why) [🎬 #filmsky #moviesky]

As my WIP went to the editor, I'm getting closer to the actual publishing, and for that matter I drew this chapter header frame. 30 chapters, each of them put into this cute frame. Printed version will be soo damn pretty. Can't wait to see it in reality. #writingcommunity #amwriting #wip #art #oc

We know what homesickness is, but I think there should be a phantom homesickness: a longing for a home you've never had—or maybe once had, but not anymore. This feeling is a cornerstone of many of my (mostly unwritten) stories, a long way home—way that sometimes never ends. Remember Manderley.

It's been a long journey, but I'm on the final. Copy editor soon. Cover reveal... soon-er (I'm still drawing it) Today, Cassandra has a thorough talk with her older brother. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #amwriting

Books that influenced my vision of literature and writing: 20/20 Neil Gaiman, American Gods Rounding up the list with the book that was in my TBR for years before I finally got on it, and have no remorse. A somewhat fresh view on gods and immensely long list of characters. 📚💙 💬📚

Books that influenced my vision of literature and writing: 19/20 Peter Watts, Blindsight Watts made an extensive science work to actually write the book, and I value such approach a lot, being a fan of hard science fiction. 📚💙 💬📚

Books that influenced my vision of literature and writing: 18/20 Stephen King, Carrie As much as I'm not a fan of horrors, I'm sure King is pretty much a king of this genre (pun intended), and Carrie, being an underdog according to King himself, is a beautiful piece of tense and psychology. 📚💙 💬📚

Books that influenced my vision of literature and writing: 17/20 Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo One of a few classics that I've read when everyone sure kids should read classics; thus, stays with me still. 📚💙 💬📚

Books that influenced my vision of literature and writing: 16/20 Terry Goodkind, The Sword of Truth My most beloved epic fantasy with long yet coherent plot coming through the whole series, conscious and distinctive characters and well-built world. Even though it's not something I'd write. 📚💙 💬📚

Books that influenced my vision of literature and writing: 15/20 Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita The latest adaptation of this book got me into writing along with some other books; rich for references and characters, this book is one of must-reads to me. 📚💙 💬📚