#SundaySnips January 11th “'That won’t be necessary,' the graverobber blustered. 'Your master will vouch for me. This is a family affair.'” - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 1 #WritingCommunity #Writingprompt #Writesky #HQpress www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#FantasyIndiesJanuary #writingcommunity Day 11 Bhūtas can be influenced by sonic cues, so the most important tools in a necromancer's arsenal are musical instruments - bells, cymbals, and chimes. Volume 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins 2/3! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 11 -> "climb" "Climbing back up the hill took far longer than going down." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 8 Volume 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins February 3rd! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

The review for The Strength of the Few begins 1/30! For now, let's break down the critical changes to the magic system from The Will of the Many, as these are the driving force behind the narrative. #BookRecommendations #bookreview #BookSky #hierarchy www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

The character art commissioned for my upcoming #Romantasy project, A Chime for These Hallowed Bones, is complete! Thanks to @legionattack13.bsky.social for the fantastic work!

Today, Recent Reads will break down the magic system in The Strength of the Few! Catch up on the foundations of this system by looking back at the worldbuilding of The Will of the Many! #hierarchy #BookRecommendations #bookreview #BookSky www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 11 While Kabarāhira's honor system is vital to understanding whom in society is trustworthy, it can lead to other ills in a bid to cover up dishonorable acts, such as abandoning the children of extramarital affairs. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Tomorrow, Recent Reads does a spotlight analysis on the magic system of Strength of the Few! Before then, check out the analysis series on magic superpowers, which is what inspired this upcoming post of praise! #BookReview #BookSky www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#FantasyIndiesJanuary #writingcommunity Day 10 "It was a bit hard to remember when she was so hungry. Her fifth birthday had been last week." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 7 A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins 2/3! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 10 -> "fifth" "It was a bit hard to remember when she was so hungry. Her fifth birthday had been last week." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 7 A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins 2/3! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 10 While Kabarāhira does have gender roles (patrilineal succession is strongly emphasized), necromancy is egalitarian out of necessity. The rituals to bind a bhūta into a wight require both one male and one female participant. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Finished reading Ravenor - The Omnibus last night! I know people love to recommend Eisenhorn, but I honestly feel like this is a much better introduction to #warhammer40k. Reviews coming soon! #bookreview #BookRecommendation #BookTwitter www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 9 -> "table" "Eight lamp-wights ... were lined up along a fabrication table to one side of the room." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 2 Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins 2/3! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Recent Reads returns to the #urbanfantasy world of Magnetic Magic for Book 5, Curse of the Wolf! Join us for a penultimate entry that, while overstuffed, is still decent escapist fun. #BookReview #BookSky #indie www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#BluePitHype #BluePit DAY ONE: Introductions I'm Jou Montfort, and I write #fantasy and #Romantasy. I've been working in my writing for 20 years. I now have two #wip novels: one for querying, and one for my website. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the... #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying

#FantasyIndiesJanuary #writingcommunity Day 9 Social Media Tip - While #writerslift is well-intentioned, I've gotten better engagement for my work since I stopped participating in it. Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins February 3rd! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 9 As a journeyman necromancer who apprenticed under Master Japjot Baig, High Necromancer to the Sultan of Kabarāhira, Yadleen has a bright future and opportunities for immense wealth, honor, and status in Kabarāhiran society. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Next week, Recent Reads returns to the world of #dragonlance for Dragons of a Vanished Moon, Volume III of the War of Souls trilogy! Check out the reviews of Volumes I and II! #BookReview #BookSky www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

Tomorrow, Recent Reads continues the review of the #urbanfantasy series Magnetic Magic with Book 5, Curse of the Wolf! Catch up on the reviews of the previous 4 books today! #BookReview #BookSky #indie www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 7 -> "lock" -> "seal" “'Write nothing down. Seal the catacomb when you’re done and set a warrior-wight on it.'” - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 1 A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins 2/3! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 8 The Kabarāhira Sultanate doesn't have the rigid social strata seen elsewhere in the Hegemony. That said, the honor system can result in individuals or entire families being ostracized by society and pushed to the margins. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 7 I was originally inspired to create a story about mechs spawned from a mountainside after I saw Koma-ga-take in Hokkaido. From that grew a world of alchemy and magic built upon the ruins of a Precursor civilization. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Recent Reads has concluded the analysis of magic superpowers! Join us for Part 4, where we discuss how the mistakes of The Empyrean are repeated more intensely in Blood Heir, Alchemy of Secrets, and Lightlark. #booktwt #BookReview #BookTwitter www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 6 Bhūtas can be manipulated through sonic cues. Yadleen makes use of bells, cymbals, tambourines, and chimes to control the spirits around her, both those bound into a wight and those that are unbound. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#SundaySnips January 4th - "renew" -> "resume" "His voice shook only a little as he resumed his shrill mantra." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 1 Part 1 begins February 3rd! #WritingCommunity #Writingprompt #Writesky #HQpress www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Tomorrow, Recent Reads will wrap up the analysis of magic superpowers with a couple more case studies! Now's a great time to flash back to the review of one of the books we'll touch upon, Alchemy of Secrets! #BookReview #BookSky www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 5 - "benefit" --> "sake" "For Master Baig’s sake, she’d risk more nightmares tonight." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 4 Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins February 3rd! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Next month, I'll start releasing Part 1 of my first serialized #Romantasy, A Chime for These Hallowed Bones, for free on my website! While you wait, check out my original serialized #novella, "The Unbottled Idol", set in the same world! #indie #fantasy www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Tomorrow, Recent Reads will wrap up the analysis of magic superpowers with a couple more case studies! Now's a great time to flash back to the review of one of the books we'll touch upon, Blood Heir! #BookReview #BookSky #indie #YA www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#FantasyIndiesJanuary #writingcommunity Day 5 I try to break up writing into sessions of just 1 or 2 hours. This means I can get in 3 or 4 hours per day by working around my day job. Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins in February! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 5 To be Unnamed is to receive a stigma of irrevocable dishonor. Yadleen must stand against her master' great-nephew, Rajeev, when he demands that the bones of an Unnamed relative be honored by building a wight from those bones. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

The 4-part breakdown of magic superpowers in modern Fantasy continues! In Part 3, we do a case study with The Empyrean - not a terrible example of the trope, but one where the pattern of misuse became clear over time. #BookReview #BookSky www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 4 --> "home" “'Someone who should not have come home,' he decreed." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 1 Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins in February! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#FantasyIndiesJanuary #writingcommunity Day 4 Yadleen's driving motivation is to protect Master Baig, both in the sense of keeping him from dishonor and shielding him from malicious actors. Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins in February! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 4 Bhûtas will seek bones to serve as a physical vessel for them. They will possess people and force their victims to relive painful memories to assess if their victims' bones are psychometrically compatible with them. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

This Friday, Recent Reads returns to the #urbanfantasy world of Magnetic Magic for Book 5, Curse of the Wolf! Now's a great time to catch up on the series thus far! #BookReview #BookSky #indie www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 3 -> "calm" -> "serene" "Then he serenely folded his hands into his lap." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 7 Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins in February! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts The main characters of my #Romantasy #wip are Yadleen, a journeyman necromancer in Kabarāhira, and Rajeev, a soldier from the Kimian Empire. Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins in Feb! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#FantasyIndiesJanuary #writingcommunity Day 3 "In a gentler voice, he added, 'I am Japjot Baig, the Sultan’s High Necromancer.'" - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy, #wip ), Ch. 7 Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins in February! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 3 Outside of Kabarāhira City, there is an enormous Eldest burial ground that have been overtaken by a sal grove. The power of the Eldest has altered the trees, making them grow enormous and trapping them in eternal autumn. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

The #OnyxStorm review has wrapped! Join Recent Reads for a final retrospective and everything we know about Book 4 and the TV show! #BookReview #BookSky #FourthWing #IronFlame #RebeccaYarros www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#FantasyIndiesJanuary #writingcommunity Day 1 I'm Jou Montfort, and I am working on a serialized #Romantasy to release on my website! Part 1 of this novel, A Chime for These Hallowed Bones, begins in February! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 2 -> "resolution" -> "plan" "'I won’t delay Dadiji’s afterlife for some mystic’s convoluted plan.'" - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 9 Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins in Feb! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Recent Reads is going to be getting nostalgic this year! We'll be going through the (e-)books of the Weatherlight Saga. Look for the first of these reviews, The Brothers' War, in March! #MagicTheGathering #BookReview #BookSky www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads

#januaryworldbuilders Day 2 The true nature of the divine is something I intend to leave mystery. There are lesser gods who objectively exist, but they also permit conflicting beliefs about Truth, the greater gods, and their own divine natures to thrive. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

Happy New Year, all! To kick off 2026, Recent Reads continues the discussion of magic superpowers on modern Fantasy. Today, I'll cover the trope's limitations and lay out my concerns with how it is currently being applied. #BookReview #BookSky www.joumontfort.com/recent-reads...

#wipsnips #writesky #writingprompts Day 1 --> "begin" “'Did the practice of Unnaming begin when they took over?' Oracle asked." - A Chime for These Hallowed Bones ( #Romantasy , #wip ), Ch. 6 Part 1 of A Chime for These Hallowed Bones begins in February! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#mythdecember #writesky #prompt Day 31 I enjoyed this prompt game. The big thing for me was building discipline to keep up with it, thinking about lore to share each day. Thanks for running this month! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Day 1 My name is Jou Montfort, and I'm currently working on Síderon, a #Fantasy world scarred by a precursor civilization! My current projects are set in the Kabarāhira Sultanate and Kimian Empire, inspired by Southwest Asian cultures. www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...

#januaryworldbuilders Part 1 of my first serialized #Romantasy novel, A Chime for These Hallowed Bones, releases in February! To prepare, I'll spend this month on worldbuilding for the world of Síderon, including the Kabarāhira Sultanate and Kimian Empire! www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...