ahAHAh yeah uh, The worst one is that Alexander is agnostic and oscillates between materialism and misotheism. In a time and place where you're persecuted for Protestanting wrong, this is totally beyond the pale unacceptable. He goes to church, keeps quiet, and stews. #AwesomeCharacters

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Ingrave delegates most tasks but will lead or get his hands dirty. De Roche NEVER does anything physical himself—but makes threats in-person to control intel flow. And Blackthorne ALWAYS does everything himself, usually solo. Whyever would you pay someone to have fun for you?? #AntagonistApril

I just shared this one recently but not only is this the strongest storm imagery in 1660 and one of my favorite similes, this is also the most intense emotional/physical "storm" that Alexander has to pass through. #AprilAdventure

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Folks, I'm afraid that I might be funny Preorder today at itch or buy a paperback from me personally or at one of several local Vancouver bookstores valwrites.itch.io/boombride Or find more links and samples at valwrites.ca #bsnm #boombride

The Duel is about a lot of things but LRP is one of them. It'll just take 6+ books to get there……………

"men need more positive male role models" actually they already have them and they're gay and they're trans

The main thing you need as a writer is commitment to the bit. Whatever your bit is, hone it against your very bones until it’s sharp enough to cut the eyes of those who dare to look upon it. That’s what readers want.

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Alexander is absolutely a Hero™️, and the deconstruction and reconstruction of Heroism™️ is a main story interest. Though, while he's proactive and aggro from our perspective, he does think of his hand as forced. Partly it's gender: he must live as a man, and a specific type of man at that. (🧵1/2)

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I don't have supernatural elements, so no monsters, and it's not likely antags will make much use of animals cause I'm trying to avoid animal suffering for sensitive readers. BUT while it's not in 1660, Blackthorne should totally get some badass horsemanship stunts in the future. 🤔 #AntagonistApril

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Today's #WIPSnips word is on the first page, as part of my goals of "immediately tell you who this is and what the story is about".

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Down to the last ~26 hours of the sale. I could wait until a clean 24 to repost, but I'm not organized like that This also might be the last promo before they leave d2d so plan accordingly ALSO also both books are on kobo+ Kthxbai

Well, uh, even leaving aside THE SWORD— #AwesomeCharacters

Books, and a lute, and really what more could you possibly need in the 1620s or ever? By Jan Davidsz. de Heem, born on this day in 1606. #BookSky

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Alexander will never abandon his existential quest for heroic manhood. Death before detransition and all that. But he does have some moments of doubt about his approach to subquests, when his impulsive decisions make the situation worse (see below meme). #AprilAdventure

It's a farce, so pretty much everyone gets his ridicule at some point. Of course there's Jonathan Feathers, incompetent highwayman and comedy antagonist to the bone. But a large percentage of the pratfalls, including IMO the funniest moment in the book, are Blackthorne's! #AntagonistApril

I am delisting my books from D2D. If you don't want to use Amazon, I just uploaded all my ebooks as EPUB and PDF for sale on my personal Ko-Fi store (which supports me directly). I'll upload to other markets when the novelettes are done. ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita... #IndieApril #Ebooks #D2D #Books

Scholar dreams of taking up a sword & having mighty adventures. Will soon return to his books for better adventures! By Jan de Heem, born OTD in 1606.

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If you want a print copy of my novella Event Horizon, keep in mind that they'll only be available until the end of May! 📚💙 After that, I will be closing my D2D account, cashing out, and moving to Itch exclusively. Links! Barnes&Noble: shorturl.at/7aZWq Waterstones: shorturl.at/oezPy

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Looking for feedback on this page of my website. I just updated poems published/writing/poetry events page to add two of my recent Rattlecast curated prompt lines poems read live. But with 84 published poems... is it unwieldy? Should I rework to group poems differently? #Poet #WritingCommunity

IF YOU GOT YOUR TAX RETURN, I CAN DRAW YOUR PET FOR 85 BUCKS. I MEAN YOU SHOULD PROBABLY USE IT FOR RENT OR GROCERIES FIRST BUT IF YOU NEED LIKE A GIFT OR MEMORIAL PIECE PEOPLE LIKE MY WORK SO YA'KNOW

Alexander would heckin LOVE pizza 🍕 He'd get so much entertainment from trying every topping combination, but generally dislike big/tough meat pieces, but love thin sliced veggies, herbs, anything in the Crispy Leaf genre. Light on the sauce please, though he does love cheese. #AwesomeCharacters

Most dangers Alexander encounters are self-inflicted… He picks fights—risking gruesome death by rapier (very deadly 😬) or pistol—pointlessly parkours off buildings, and antagonizes guards and bandsmen! Not to mention the social power of patriarchs to bully, imprison, and destroy… #AprilAdventure

🗣️ Yap for today's #AntagonistApril Each of the 3 main antags has one recurring (temp-)named servant: Ingrave has Taylor. He has no lines, but his discretion and loyalty are absolute, which speaks to Ingrave's noble qualities. De Roche has Foulques, a bodyguard he hired in France… (🧵1/3)

I will enthusiastically answer you, person who sent me a chat, just as soon as Bsky loads chats

A movie couple that would definitely have a podcast.

I warned you that I'm resorting to nonsense now! idk why this is so funny to me but like. look at that thang.  Support my vampire anthology on Kickstarter, lest you be subjected to more ridiculous posts like this until we hit the funding goal 😜 https://tinyurl.com/exquisite-undead

I daydream a billion AUs: modern, time travel, fairies, animals, worse… But these characters being the way they are really only happens in their specific cultural milieu, so the AUs don't really grow beyond jokes or "what if they were reborn in another time" thought experiments. #AwesomeCharacters

The antags (and Alexander's family for that matter) are all aristocrats and have swarms of servants. They have varying opinions—but that "betters" order and inferiors obey is ingrained and accepted across the whole culture. Violating hierarchy is almost unthinkable (see petty treason). BUT… (🧵1/2)

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to be fair, even if I haven't read all the classics, I was at least introduced to a lot of them by this fine fellow

The only mystery driving 1660 is that of how Alexander is gonna get out of the situation he just put himself in. But I did leave in a lil mystery: what Blackthorne is doing and when/where/why. I don't spell it out and you don't need to know, but you can try to decipher it for fun~ #AprilAdventure

"They were loved before they were written."

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"hey man, what's your problem?" I've yet to meet a knight who rushes to my aid in the midst of my despair, wipes my singular tear, and asks "who hurt you?" with a fiery gaze, as I then recount the various inconveniences I've faced, and they vanquish them with a big sword. oh, uh, and the economy.

With Draft2Digital speedrunning enshittification, consider buying my novella (and other works) on Itch, instead! Itch takes a cut of about 10% before tax; D2D takes about 40%. I have not yet decided whether I'm ditching D2D going forward, but either way, this is beyond infuriating. barrows.itch.io

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Indie April/autism month/birthday week/book birthday sale continues, with 5 reasons why you should read Omega Squad Bonus 6th reason: it's on kobo+ if you've got it, so. You could read for free 👀 books2read.com/omega-squad juliemarchbooks.itch.io/omega-squad [ #IndieApril #IndieScifi #Dystopia ]

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