Dread nestled in his heart, freezing it, squeezing out all impulses but the feral, savage ones that lurked ever beneath his veneer of civility. The starving child he had been cried out for blood. Behind Baleirithys stood Yrich, competent in his own work but poor substitute for chancellor #WIPSnips

I know im goin on about this a lot but please contact your senators about opposing KOSA and the KIDS Act. Please make friends and family aware of how this will effect them and their privacy.

Would be great if we saw some pushback against AI in film production, too …

#queerprompts Bonus fact: one of the characters in my ensemble cast is a cat demon whose personality is 100% based on my very first cat.

Five (or more) living writers that you’ve read five books by each: Victoria Goddard Martha Wells Seanan McGuire Mary Roach Matt Dinniman Rae Carson Naomi Novik Honorable mention: waiting on book five from Jessica Townsend

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Akieryon likes to exercise daily. He’s less mindful of his diet. Tharaiyelagh has recently discovered food that tastes good. He doesn’t know much about exercise. Possibly the only thing he does that’s good for his health is he goes to the doctor regularly. #awesomecharacters

“I know that’s stupid. We’ve barely known each other for what, a month? I dunno, I stopped counting. But I came all this way to find you because I can’t breathe in a world where I know you’re suffering.” That was needlessly dramatic, wasn’t it? #writingprompt #writesky

The chamber shuddered and jolted, throwing stone from the ceiling. Tempest stood with one hand toward the doorway, holding a barrier there, and the other extended into the room, using another spell to keep ash and dust settled. Waves of some thick liquid dashed against the barrier spell. #WIPSnips

#bluepithype Akieryon’s character arc is an unintentional allegory for the experience of sudden autonomy after growing up queer in a conservative household. Not why I created him, but important. Tharaiyelagh became MC of his story because I was procrastinating writing something else.

#bluepithype My current WIP and recently published book are both of a literary flavor, so there’s no true antagonist. The MCs struggle against themselves and circumstance.

#bluepithype Akieryon: because he’s on a journey of self-discovery (and because he’s the holder of the unintentional allegory) Tharaiyelagh: because he’s learning an entirely new way of life

If you see this, post your comfort characters ✨

#julyinterviewfic Tharaiyelagh: If you had asked me a few months ago, I would have said losing my wings. But that was a step in the chain of events that brought me here to Seyzharel, so I guess it’s that I couldn’t be the kind of person my family would stay for.

Bringing this one back, because: Creativity is labor. PERIOD.

Baraqiel, goth archangel. #queerprompts

His lord did not move. “Will you at least look at me?” Now he made demands? Slowly, Lord Baleirithys turned. “What would you have me do?” Tharaiyelagh dared a half step closer. “Stop pushing me away. Take responsibility for what you’ve made of me.” “I didn’t make you strong. You did that.”

Harry Potter is pushing a $$$$ ad campaign right now. Clearly they fear Stealing from Wizards' inevitable dominance in the magic school space. They are right to be afraid. Read SfW, the friendlier, funnier, kinder, queerer, more Canadian magic school series. #booksky #fantasybooks

There are places in Interspace where the Sun simply never sets. #julyworldbuilders

In the right (wrong) context, a holy seal functions as a curse. #writingprompt #writesky

I’m Bethany, I’m thoroughly exhausted, and I write queer fantasy literary fiction. #bluepithype

#julyinterviewfic Tharaiyelagh: I’m bad at magic. Unnaturally bad at it. I have…different sensitivities to what most people experience, I guess, but when I try to do too much, I strip magic out of my own blood. That’s not supposed to happen. #writesky

Akieryon enjoys intellectual stimulation of all types, puzzles included. Tharaiyelagh is teaching himself Old Dragonish. He doesn’t really know any puzzles, but he would be happy to encounter one. Rahi enjoys a good puzzle lock. #awesomecharacters

Heroes. #CancelParty

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Visual novel, probably. Or something with puzzles. #queerprompts

This is a much better series than that other boy wizard. Go check it out! #booksky

I think Yscii (or Ishii) is probably my newest character, or the standout from the latest batch. She’s half Hawk demon and half dragon(girl), working as a page at Castle Seyzharel, and presumed male by her peers until Tharaiyelagh uses feminine pronouns for her. She doesn’t mind. #awesomecharacters

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This situation is a perfect example of how sloppers drain others. They put nothing in and steal so much. I appreciate Bona Books doing their diligence along with community help. And I'm honored they've asked me to join the anthology with a blasphemous Wrath story of my own making 🖤

Akieryon didn’t really own any of his childhood toys, they belonged to his foster families. Tharaiyelagh’s childhood toys consisted of whatever he and his brother made out of sticks and rocks. #writesky

Today I saw Audible advertizing the newish HP audiobook during a world cup match. How much are they paying for that? That's madness. It's an audiobook!?!?! Are they despearate to make HP relevant again? Listen to SfW instead. It doesn't give money to villains. #fantasybooks #booksky

It’s a good day to remember that you can try requesting my queer fantasy literary novel Balances at your local library! Low-to-mid stakes, moderately paced story of a stray angel getting involved in human problems. #booksky #indieauthor #indiebooks 🌈📚

He…stumbled back against the railing. Tharaiyelagh felt the yawning void of the stairwell at his back. He couldn’t move, not even to clutch onto Thrin who could catch him if he lost his balance. If he plunged into the stairwell. The cold, indifferent marble of the floor far below filled his mind.

#julyinterviewfic Tharaiyelagh: Being proven a fraud…or otherwise finding out I don’t belong, I guess. I’m just getting used to having a place where I fit. Mostly fit. I’m working hard learning new skills so I fit even better. #writesky

I write beautifully, just in general. The way I use the English language is more skillful than many of the books I read. (I had a top-tier teacher, a long time ago.) #writingprompt #writesky

With a screech, the rod wrenched free. The lock stayed in place for a moment, its parts held by corrosion, but then gravity triumphed, and it settled into a new configuration. Ragheiyont studied it. Resolved, he grasped a handle beneath the lock and wrenched it a quarter turn to the left. #WIPSnips

Opening parliament involves court dress. In Caspar’s case that includes a velvet cloak over one shoulder, which is unfortunate, as parliament opens in late summer. Everyone else is sweating in their fancy quilted doublets and so forth, but the king gets the worst of it. #julyworldbuilders

Cast yourself as a villain.

How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England, by Ruth Goodman Also rereading Jingo by Terry Pratchett #booksky

Edgar Wright’s Portrait of Dorian Gray

Akieryon forgives too easily. Tharaiyelagh doesn’t really understand forgiveness, but also he has no practice at holding a grudge. He just kind of observes and extrapolates. Baleirithys can’t forgive himself. #queerprompts

I think I was about twelve when I first started writing Kat and her friends. Bog standard fantasy fare. I’ve restarted and abandoned her story more times than I can count, most recently when the bag I had my project materials in was stolen. #awesomecharacters

Akieryon lives with Tempest, which means either in his tent with the Lenyr or in his suite in Caspar’s palace. Tharaiyelagh lives in Castle Seyzharel, at the top of the cliffs. Seikhiel lives in standard Demonslayer housing, a 2br house with a tiny yard. Luccan lives wherever. He’s a cat. #ocsky

And why do they need to steal when we have LIBRARIES!

“You didn’t know?” “How would I know?” Tharaiyelagh huddled smaller. “No one told me. Ancestors, you must all think I’m so stupid!” That was it. That was what hurt. “You’re not stupid,” Thrin blurted. “You’re the smartest person I’ve ever met! You—” He swallowed his tirade when Ceirithi nudged him

#julyinterviewfic Tharaiyelagh: I got caught stealing. Three times. I learned I’m not a very good thief. #writesky