Channeling my inner fantasy heroine before writing #DarksomeMirror - Dancer in Shadow. #Darkfantasy #Swords #WLW #Fantasyfiction

Princess Aelfwynn Harundel of Beregand, #Lesbian Explorer Princess and engager in #sapphic #correspondence. #fantasy #literature The #art is by Flavio Winston on Artstation, #commission -ed for #darksomemirror by me. #FuckAI

#dystopia #fantasy #writing Sometimes I feel as though the world is attempting to lose its collective mind as fast as possible, and I must write my book and release it to a public before we somehow land back in the stone age.

#DarksomeMirror #Sapphic #Darkfantasy Sometimes, you can put things off until after a first draft. Sometimes, you realize that your concept needs significant alteration when it's mostly done ("first draft done") and you really have to go through a structural rebuild.

The #Sapphic #Darkfantasy Dancer in Shadow has passed 100k words. #DarksomeMirror

Two recent points about #romantasy: 1. Too much romantasy lacks a good setting and context, and fails as #fantasy and #romance alike. 2. Too much romantasy falls prey to conservative and misogynistic tropes. #DarksomeMirror Aims to avoid these common problems. #writing #indieauthor #darkfantasy

Which descriptors are most appealing for a book? 1. Rich prose and a grounded world 2. An epic dark fantasy revenge story 3. Uncovering of a layered conspiracy 4. A female half-elf protagonist 5. Slow burn sapphic romance 6. Otherworldly arcana #Indieauthor #darkfantasy #DarksomeMirror #writing

The novelized version of Shinnareth’s story has now passed 70k words! The podcast script is approximately 20 percent longer. ...Recording the episodes is the most painstaking part, unfortunately. #DarksomeMirror #Fiction #Indieauthor #darkfantasy #Ttrpg

Here on Darksome Mirror Bluesky, we are celebrating the start of Pride Eternity, because a month is too short. Darksome Mirror features many LGBTQ characters and is written by a queer author. #Pride #LGBT #DarksomeMirror

Shinnareth showing her less serious side. #DarksomeMirror #Bluegirls #Darkfantasy #DigitalArt #Darkelves #TTRPG

Footnotes in the writing of a fantasy novel - lame? Interesting? Distracting? Looking to do this for #DarksomeMirror and its eventual novelization... maybe. #darkfantasy #writing #indieauthor #author

Episode Three of Reflections in the Darksome Mirror has been released, and it, of course, features Nyma the Shadowfae. youtu.be/wmiP5vcnnuQ?... #Unseelie #Darkfae #fairies #fae #ttrpg #darkfantasy #characterart #DarksomeMirror #semisoloactualplay

Episode Three of Reflections in the Darksome Mirror has been released. You can find it here: open.spotify.com/episode/25pQ... Please see the attached art for the titular Dhampir, Ganthast, a Noble of the Crimson House. #DarksomeMirror #TTRPG #Soloactualplay #DarkFantasy #Dhampir #alttext

Here is a Character Sheet for Darksome Mirror, using Shinnareth as a reference. More information in the Alt text. #DarksomeMirror #Charactersheet #TTRPG #Darkfantasy #Legendarium

The Song Of the Maiden Spirit - A song and poem meant to inspire music and dance for followers of the Goddess of Sorcery and the Shadowfae, Rhiannon, from the world of Darksome Mirror. #Poetry #Darkfantasy #DarksomeMirror #Art #Legendarium

This is the key art for Darksome Mirror and its podcast. If you have seen the second episode, can you guess which two figures are present in the picture? Art by: www.artstation.com/flaviowinston #Art #Literary #Darkfantasy #narrativedrama #fictionpodcast #DarksomeMirror #blueskin

Episode Two: The Spirit of the Moonfire Blade - In this episode of Reflections in the Darksome Mirror, our half-elf protagonist Shinnareth attends her naming ceremony. What lies in store for this daughter of destiny, crossing this conflux of fate? open.spotify.com/episode/6qCb...

Episode one of Reflections in the Darksome Mirror has been re-released with new voice talent for Shinnareth. The audio file should be updated elsewhere soon, but is available on Spotify now. open.spotify.com/episode/28va...

Wielder of the Moonfire Blade, Chosen of the Shadowfae-Queen, Lady Shinnareth Who Dances in Darkness. Credit to Flavio Winston: www.artstation.com/flaviowinston