tell me what your fave themes of grimdark fiction are. what do you think doesn't get explored -enough-, in your opinion?

new lore-centric substack post describing the Nheran Rhumb Atlas, an artifact from the novel

mad abt it

whitehall, admiral of arune. for @faedread.art

imagine you're mid-foreplay and they whip out the legal paperwork

foisting my son onto you to read his dossier 🔪 logbook.deadstar.black

you claim to abhor emotion, yet you linger, watching. as if you're waiting for something.

was there The rapture today or a few days ago, i forget cause they get declared so often

also latest character dossier on the substack dropped. please read about my other son

Talent isn't rare. Throw an apple & you hit someone with talent. Perseverance? rare. Work ethic? exceedingly rare; the willingness to grind. Being able to endure the scorn, rejection & privation a life in the arts dooms you to in the United States is unicorn-scarce. But talent? Talent is everywhere.

imagine you're mid-foreplay and they whip out the legal paperwork

mad abt it

before bluesky kills its platform don't forget i have a website with contact, links to my substack, linkedin (cringe) and project info and garbage. deadstar.black if this place goes to shit you can also join my mailing list that i never use deadstar.black#newsletter

just did a rough tally on my nautical horror novel, The Reply. in the last 2 months, I've logged ~570 hours between writing (45k words), illustrating, & lore exploration. that's nearly double a standard full-time job. the abyss, it seems, demands a tithe. happy to pay it tho. ⚓

The Deadstar Logbook is now afloat! My Substack is the deep-dive companion to my novel, The Reply. This is where I'll post the exclusive lore, art, & the 'what-if' character explorations too intimate for the main narrative. Come aboard for the full voyage. logbook.deadstar.black

just experienced 4 hours of pure, existential, soul-crushing dread. windows update crashed my PC, and when scriv came back, my entire novel was gone. i saw the abyss, and it was a blank project template. solution? external hard drive was disconnected. master of technology

whitehall, admiral of arune. for @faedread.art

my commitment to method acting is absolute. to write the perfect byronic hero, I have embraced the full experience: the brooding, the emotional unavailability, and the subsequent, crushing social isolation. my characters have never been more authentic. I have never been more alone. the process works

trust is the anchor that drowns the most fools

past 20k words today and writing bits of act 2. betas described meeting the antagonist as sexually explicit (this is a joke but i agree)

14k words 🌟 into my grimdark nautical horror novel where the captain has just made a choice that will haunt every league of his voyage home

madness is a tide that comes for every sailor

the most dangerous part isn't the accusation, but the quiet, academic curiosity that precedes it

This is incredible

'There is no Undying One. Nobody. Only you and me.'

"Stand by, Hexen. I am... concluding a sensitive matter."

Hey folks, it feels awful to ask but this is where things are at. Any help covering moving and bills and other costs will help Echo and I so much gofund.me/e1f8aa33

you claim to abhor emotion, yet you linger, watching. as if you're waiting for something.

there's something in the dark... (12 #artfight attack, on @elvenking.art) #art #elfenjoyers #artsky

vicious grace (13 #artfight attack, on @faedread.art) #art #elfenjoyers #artsky

art fight attack on @deadstar.art i see wizard i draw :]

project i'm working on if lion king dark souls vibes with anyone

Finished my first #ArtFight attack today - @deadstar.art ‘s gorgeous drukhari Korimrath🫀🩸 [ #digitalart #art #oc #originalcharacter #procreate #drukhari #wh40k #warhammer40k #artfight2025 ]

the ghost of something ancient whispers 'we' while he howls 'i'

desperate looking for warhammer OCs on artfight to draw that don't make me wanna fling myself into the void

He wondered if the man ever put down the performance, or if the performance had long since consumed the man entirely.

reminder that i have a disc where i post wips, my literature and writing, talk shit and play games. we're extremely active and engaged. it's a place for dead dove, not for the faint of heart. no politics but any opinions are fine. negative crit also allowed. if this sounds like ur vibe, dm or smth 🔪

his mind broke so beautifully. a masterpiece of terror and revelation.

me on artfight ⬇️

calix von fellner, interrogator

feeling really gay for arbites atm after those voice line previews

abominable intelligence and scams have taken over the art station and no one is saving us

need to get a really stupid thought out of my head. i love the inquisition

inquisitor origen thule

even in blood-soaked ruin

his blade is the only answer he has left

aeldari