The word "fart" somehow passes through into my WIPs. It comes out of nowhere, silent but deadly, and usually in reference to fire magic. 😂

If you didn't see this (& new Alexander art fop) during WSPit—draft 2 is officially DONE and open for β-reads! I got a lot of kind interest but if you want in too, just lmk! I would like to work on draft 3 in May/June, but no strict deadlines. Not paid (i'm trans. u pay me.) but I can trade reads!

We thought we were facing this month on no food stamps, but a tiny bit of income. Turns out we're facing this month on no food stamps AND no income. I'm so tired.

New video! It's a look at my animation process and how I use both traditional and digital drawing techniques to tell a story youtu.be/95ge4k4eNHY?...

it would be an excellent birthday present if you (a) preordered my upcoming queer cozy horror and (b) nominated last year's queer cozy fantasy for a Hugo (and also bought it) more info under "books" on my website! #ChaosChat www.elizmanderson.com

Thank you for hosting #ChaosChat, Victoria! I dunno. I finished this very experimental drawing of sad deer boy Edwin themed around a song I strongly associate with him and the book as a whole. Still redrafting DeerWizardWIP. A lot of fireside chats coming up. ☺️⛺

A3: Edwin: Almond and fig pastry! Reginald: Crepe cake with layers of cream and fruit! Mariette: Not fussy with sweets. Maybe a dessert wine? #ChaosChat

A1: 🦌 Edwin doesn't really celebrate his own birthday (he doesn't use calendars). But he'd celebrate with a lazy day. ☺️ 🐰 Reginald's House throws a party. His boar maid makes AMAZING cakes with fruit! 🍓🫐🍒 🦊 Mariette celebrated with a big fat turkey and a pint! 🍻 #ChaosChat

Excuse you I longly awaited for #ChaosChat 's return. 😌 So hey diddly ho! I'm Tylor and I write high fantasy adventure stories, often featuring ✨ Anthro casts ✨ Flashy action scenes ✨ Asexual heroes Happy birthday E!

🦌 Edwin only really has 1 enemy/rival: the jackal Izolda, daughter of the Governor. But in general, Edwin is not well liked. He's a mysterious hobo living in the woods, so the townsfolk are wary of him. Avoiding him and pulling their children away.

Guess who’s back?? Join us tonight at 8 EST for a very special birthday edition of #ChaosChat for @elizmanderson.com!

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Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.

Edwin trying to save the Forest by himself:

Nebula nominations are almost over (through tomorrow) and Hugo nominations go on for another month, so here's a reminder slash request that you pretty please nominate THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS for whatever awards you can

I hope these games pull me back into Pokemon because I miss it dearly. 🥺

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Last October's Monster Month was a blast ^^ Making Monsters for Droran is probably one of the things I love most when it comes to worldbuilding!

It is now February 27th in Japan On this day, 30 years ago, Pokémon Red & Green were released in Japan and the franchise began. Happy Birthday Pokémon! #PokemonDay #Pokemon30

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I started writing Chasing Thieves close to fifteen years ago. I am so happy that it's finally out there for the world to see! I hope you fall in love with these characters as much as I did!

Well, I'm going to have to take down my public Amazon Wish Lists. Amazon is choosing to allow people to doxx the recipient by sending them something from their wishlist, now. Amazon COULD have kept the address hidden from all but the seller, but chose not to. #Amazon #doxxing

Edwin needs his poncho anywhere and everywhere. High school AU? Poncho. Royalty AU? Poncho. College AU? Poncho. Coffee shop AU? Poncho. Astronaut AU? Poncho. But in space.

Exciting news! I just got my first art piece of Fox and Av'ry! (From @nushdeco.bsky.social ) I love it, and am very glad to finally introduce them to everyone this way! Please meet Fox and Av'ry! 🥰 #DawnsBlood

We're SO excited to announce that Maggie Robertson has joined our incredible voice cast for War of the Western Deep! Maggie has done some absolutely amazing work bringing Skora to life and we can't wait to share more with you in the coming weeks!

Night Traffic

This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen

🦌 Edwin: "You'll nourish the earth!" 🔥 youtu.be/utGn3_V54Is 🐰 Reginald: "I'm nobody's fool." 👊 youtu.be/GqDeit4elR8 🦊 Mariette: "Let's dance, gentlemen!" ⚔️ youtu.be/q_hCSCgX8A8

Yearly "legally allowed to drive while disabled" fees are gonna put us in the red next week, and my royalty check isn't gonna to be enough to cover them, so if you can help, or boost, it would be much appreciated.

If you see this, post a princess (iykyk) 😂

🦌 Edwin: Gay/Gray-sexual. Living a solitary life, he rarely thinks about it. Except for 1 or 2 times a buck in town made him go 😳 🐰 Reginald: Bisexual. Figured it out real fast 😂 🦊 Mariette: Demisexual. Took a long time to figure out. Led to a painful, nightmare breakup. 😔

A word of warning. SABLE: A GHOST STORY is an ongoing, hand-drawn webcomic. Read now at sablecomic.com

This brings so much joy. I played the crap out of FireRed as a kid!

the author / the first page / the cover

THE WINNER

The author vs. the first pages #WritingCommunity #BookSky

TOON TUESDAY #ToonTuesday

Edwin feels he was born to protect and keep balance in the Forest. 🥰 Reginald dreads his future job as head of House Sharegarden. Doing paperwork and politics while his muscles fade away. 😔 Mariette loves the thrill of being a mercenary. Her family, however... 😬

reminder that my queer cozy fantasy THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS is Hugo eligible, and I'd love if you nominated it! it's about an old man cursed with immortality who hunts ghosts rather than making mortal friends who will die one day. also it's about grief. and home. and a bunch of other stuff

Wyvern update! thx for waiting! wyverncomic.com?pg=38#showCo...

I have no been writing lately, but I was productive today. - Tried practicing drawing deer antlers again, got frustrated - Spent a couple hours scrolling though deer pics and drawing tutorials - Researched coat of arms, because I need one for Reggie's family

Happy Valentine's Day from the cast of KINSHIP OF AEITHALIS! Here's to cherishing all the loving relationships in our lives. ❤️ 🎨Natsuakai

Those 🦌🐲 are my kids!! 🥰🥰🥰

Zyearth is going to Wondercon! @wondercon.bsky.social To hype up the event, I'm sharing the first chapter of a short story and a novel every Friday leading up to the event. Today we have Shadow Cast and Brothers at Arms. Enjoy! www.zyearth.com/shadow-cast-... www.zyearth.com/black-bound-...

There's still time to take action for Mexican gray wolves.🚨 Congress is considering a bill (H.R. 4255) that would end Endangered Species Act protections for Mexican gray wolves, based on misinformation. 📣Take action now: https://engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction&cmd=display&id=217

Oof. I have an entire fight between Edwin and Reggie in my outline. Reggie reveals something about himself that Edwin hates, Edwin blows up at Reggie, Reggie blows up back. Mariette has to put them in time-out. It's not gonna be pretty. 😬

Post a banger not in English Maybe "banger" isn't the right word for this, but I find this song beautiful and ethereal. I'd love to hear more songs from Aurora in her native Norwegian. youtu.be/wn06Qkd4XHI

The relationships in DeerWizardWIP are primarily platonic, with a couple exceptions. But Reginald has a crush on the local nonverbal bartender (name pending 🙈), and he's trying to learn sign language to ask him out with. 🥺

Messing around in boats

Age verification? I couldn't play my GameBoy Color in the dark.