The start of my short story GAPS IN THE MIST is incredibly inane. 🏷️ #TBB #TBBPrompt #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

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Acanthus admires all of their friends. Each and every one show such strength. Cypress admires Acanthus, Azalea, Deirdre, Coryn -- hell, even Nekane, in some ways -- all for being able to handle so much, all of the time. 🏷️ #QueerPrompts

#LGBTQWriteAThon Lemon Balm: 🐺🩸😱🏃🏳️‍🌈 Aloe: 🐺🩸👊🫠🏳️‍🌈 Lavender: 🥀🩸🫀❤️‍🩹🍃 Such Sweet Sorrow: 🖌️⚰️📚🏠👻 Yule Parlay: 🏴‍☠️🫦🌕🎄🔥

I write content geared for adults. Where it's for everyone, I write for a diverse audience & have lots of queer characters. I don't want to be exclusionary with my work, so I write for people with empathy and maybe people who understand/deal with trauma more than a particular group. 🏷️ #JuneJottings

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#HorrorWritersChat I would probably use the rules for names and bargains. I've had this story kicking around in my brainfolds for a while of a transgender teen who willingly gives their name to the fae in exchange for glamor magic. I don't think I have enough there to write something though.

#HorrorWritersChat The fairy returned the child exactly as promised. Two eyes, blue as sapphires. Full petal pink lips. Small button nose. Ten fingers, ten toes. Blonde hair, thin and gleaming in the daylight. No one ever said the child had to be in one piece.

#HorrorWritersChat I would probably use body language, or write about one of them doing the absolutely unhinged stuff that faeries do with a smile on their face. If possible, I'd write something from the POV of the faerie so that I could show their inner thoughts.

Howdy, #HorrorWritersChat ! I'm Artemis, I write dark fantasy and paranormal horror, and the odd paranormal romance, and ... Yes. You should be very afraid of fairies. (Although I do wonder if they'd take my old name...)

Third post of the day -- some snippets from YULE PARLAY :) The images are SFW, one of the snippets is definitely NSFW. 🏷️ #SmutPit #W #F #Pn #Les #🔥🔥#Bl #Or #Wr

#JuneJottings For Aloe - None, because it's with Alpha readers. For Such Sweet Sorrow - I need to finish the draft, including re-writing some portions of the beginning. I've started this, but honestly this WIP is a hard one for me to write because it very heavily deals with grief and loss.

Second #SmutPit Post of the day -- YULE PARLAY is a novella that has - 🩸Sapphic yearning 🩸Capable, competent characters 🩸Vampires and pirates 🩸Interesting side characters And... 🩸A release date! It will be part of the Rainbow Lights and Winter Nights anthology, releasing November 16th

#QueerPrompts Honestly this year has been pretty amazing. I've gotten close with so many cool creatives, got to meet some online friends IRL, have had a ton of opportunities open up for me, am suddenly getting clients for my artwork, have a ton of events coming up through summer... I'm really happy.

#LGBTQWriteAThon This is an amazing question xD Acanthus - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had a hand in writing it, so I am biased. However, I feel as if Cypress' point of view is refreshing, and [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] give nuanced, intelligent perspectives where I would otherwise have had blind spots in the - 1/2

YULE PARLAY Phoebe Vespertine's the navigator on vampiric Dread Pirate Aurelia Delaney's ship, Indomitable Hyssop. Can they get a last smuggled haul before heading south for Yule? Phoebe's getting sick, but she also wants to steal Aurelia's attention... 🏷️ #SmutPit #W #F #Pn #Les #🔥🔥#Bl #Or #Wr

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#SmutPitHype The antagonist is, in some ways, Aurelia, but really it's a concept rather than a person. Aurelia is Captain, and Phoebe is a navigator. Phoebe pines over Aurelia for most of the story because she thinks she's untouchable. They also have an agreement that complicates things.

#SmutPitHype Phoebe is down bad for the Captain. The things she loves about Aurelia — tall, beautiful, mysterious, and an enigmatic vampire that's quick on her feet and a strategic powerhouse. She's also charismatic and empathetic. Phoebe looks at her and sees a goddess.

#SmutPitHype Phoebe Vespertine is a navigator on the Indomitable Hyssop, a pirate ship run by Captain Aurelia Delaney. I love her because she's flawed, clumsy, messy, impatient, and stubborn. She does a lot of things that aren't ladylike. Most importantly, she knows her worth.

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#LGBTQWriteAThon Acanthus - A government official and I have had irreconcilable differences in the past, and we both have hurt each other deeply. After a treaty, I thought we moved on; but I defended myself against an attack. She used it for a smear campaign against me and now she is sending - 1/3

#QueerPrompts In Aloe, I think most people would wear pink. Lykaia absolutely would not, and neither would Everett (a very minor character). Austin might push back on wearing pink, but everyone else? Fuck it.

#JuneJottings I definitely over-rely on sight. I think I neglect touch the most, and I'm working on bringing those details to the forefront.

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Don't get caught up in how bad it looks. Seriously. You spend the most time looking at your art, other people don't see your mistakes as much as you think. Practice. It's boring, but necessary. Draw a million boxes. Study the breakdown of light. Lean in to what makes your art unique.

went well out of my comfort zone and contacted a new indie bookstore on my street to see if they'd carry my books. Now I get to be nauseous until I hear back xD

#LGBTQWriteAThon Goals day! Top ones - 🖤 Finish Gaps in the Mist (short story) this week 🖤 Get notes back from alpha readers and start editing Aloe/prep for my pro edits 🖤 Start drawing chapter headers for Aloe 🖤 Finish cover commission 🖤 Revisit tarot project and redo card ideas

#QueerPrompts In Aloe, Acanthus' birthday happens during a moment of levity, but it drives home how much people actually care about them, and it makes them realize that maybe they should care about themself a little more, too. #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

#JuneJottings In Aloe - nothing because the manuscript's with alpha readers lol In Such Sweet Sorrow - Right now, the point that I'm at is really stormy, and it's because Rebecca is conflicted and overwhelmed with her situation. I love using the weather as a metaphor.

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#LGBTQWriteAThon This is in Cypress' POV, a silly joke. #QueerWriters #snippet #writingcommunity

#QueerPrompts Honestly I think the closest we get to father figures in Aloe is Austin. I don't think he thinks he's the right guy for the job.

#JuneJottings Acanthus starts the argument, but Cypress said the stupid thing to illicit their response.

#AwesomeCharacters yeeeesss!!! Acanthus - burgundy, green, and burnt orange. I want their characterto read and feel like a moist autumn night. Cypress - brown and teal. Calming, often at war with himself, and has a bright personality. Rebecca - black, purple, and cream. Depressed, elegant, 1/2

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#TBBChat maybe not their heritage, but the underground culture of the night garden is something Acanthus freely shares to people who are interested. Cypress doesn't think about it. Rebecca will if people ask.

#TBBChat Acanthus is disconnected. Cypress doesn't think about it. Rebecca is proud of her ancestry and likes to learn about it.

#TBBChat I don't think that any of my characters in Aloe care much about their heritage. In Such Sweet Sorrow, Rebecca spends a lot of time trying to honor her parents' memory.