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Ronan prepares for a very important mission (marrying the lovely Annora), but noblemen are rather exhausting 😒🥱 (Unfortunately, he can't just kidnap her because he has morals!) -OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN ⚔️🦭 #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #romantasy #wip #indieauthor

Annora-core 🦭 #selkie #characterinspo #art

A selkie who yearns for her freedom. A swordsman willing to risk it all for love. Together they must endure a perilous journey—to a home that doesn't exist without changing the world as they know it. ✨slow burn ✨marriage of convenience ✨selkie FMC ✨forbidden magic ✨Cleon vibes #writesky #romantasy

I'm back from my trip to Japan! 🇯🇵 Took a lot of pics, but these are a few highlights! Can't wait to go back someday 😌 Now, time to get back into writing ✍️ #travel #indiewriter #writinginspo

open.spotify.com/track/5ZnV5R... I have a playlist for OSaS but this song comes to mind first 🎵 #mememay #wip #indieauthor #selkie #romantasy #writesky

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

During the bachelor trials, Annora meets and dances with Cassiel; a fae-human hybrid. Given that all magical creatures face persecution in Veremor, their respective secret identities cannot risk being compromised! This makes for a rather awkward encounter... #WIPSnips #writersky #writesky #selkie

#fantasyindiesapril Day 19 In OSaS, Ronan's nickname for Annora is "Ani" 🥺💘 I won't spoil Annora's nickname for Ronan 😏 #writesky #writersky #indieauthor #wip #romantasy

In OSaS, the reader might assume "obviously Ronan is the hero and he's saving Annora (a victim of kidnapping)" BUT in actuality, Annora and Ronan are both heroes and victims of fate. Ronan is the key to Annora's liberation, but Annora is the key to the liberation of ALL creatures of magic #writesky

10 days until my trip to Japan! 🇯🇵🎏🍡 I'll be sure to share updates while on my amazing adventure 😄 As far as writing goes, I've hit 70k words for OSaS! That leaves only about 20k to 25k and my first draft is complete! ⚔️🦭 Stay tuned, everyone! #writesky #writersky #indieauthor #indiewriter #wip

1. Wool by Hugh Howey 2. When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy 3. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson 4. A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan 📚 I read mostly romance and romantasy last year, so this year I wanted to focus more on horror, sci-fi, and thrillers 📚 #booksky #indiewriter #reading

In OSaS, there's all sorts of fantasy/mythological creatures, but in terms of sapient species we have vampires, werewolves (known as the wolfborne), merfolk, the fae, and of course ✨selkies✨🦭 Since Annora is a selkie, the story focuses more on selkie lore #AprilWorldbuilders #selkie #writesky

*rubs hands* oooh this is a good one! Ronan bonds well with animals, partly thanks to his magic/abilities, but also because he has respect and admiration for them. He's somewhere between St. Francis of Assisi and Disney Princess levels of bonding with animals 🕊️ 🧵 #writesky #writersky #indiewriter

Relatable 🏋🏻‍♀️

🏖️🌞🌴🌊🦭 Annora panics a little before kissing Ronan in front of everyone, but she's also very looking forward to it 🫣 Who doesn't want their first kiss with their soulmate to be perfect?? #WIPSnips #writersky #writesky #romantasy #selkie #indiewriter

Oof, well more money/wealth = more access to beauty services, the latest fashion, healthier diets, etc... but it does vary per kingdom. In Veremor, slender and youthful women are the beauty standard. (Annora "fits" this standard but she also stands out as a "foreigner.") 🧵 #ocdaily #writersky #ocsky

Ronan and Annora meet in the late hours of the night to sneak off for their first (and only) date! Like the gentleman he is, Ronan arrives to whisk her away—but her bedchamber is on the second floor 🥴 Roll up your sleeves, Ronan! You're climbing up to her balcony! #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky

Annora and Ronan met at a fancy party and they had one (1) solid date before getting married! 👰🏻‍♀️🤵‍♂️🎊 How they ✨️fell in love✨️ is a different story... 😉 #nsfwocdaily #writesky #writersky #romantasy #selkie #oc #indiewriter

In OSaS it varies per kingdom! In Veremor, the culture isn't as puritanical as it pretends to be. The older generations still have antiquated views on sex and marriage (man and woman, chastity only, etc) but it's not strictly enforced and people do whatever they want, even if it's in secret. 🧵

This word comes up a lot in OSaS but this is the perfect chance to introduce you all to Vesper, the Suumi Warrior! She's a side character who steals the scene more than once😉 Annora might have had a little crush on her at one point too but shhhh don't tell Percival! 🤫 #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky

From chapter 6, OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN⚔️🦭 Ronan uses ✨magic✨ to calm down an innkeeper's beloved horse! 🐎 The origins of his ability remain a mystery! (And perhaps it should—because anything magic related in Veremor is considered a crime punishable by death!) #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #romantasy

Happy International Seal Day! This day is meant to raise awareness about the ecological importance, conservation needs, and fascinating lives of seals 🦭 Annora, the selkie, is here to join the celebrations🎉 I can't wait for you to meet her in OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN! #internationalsealday #writersky

Picked up some goodies after work today 📚 I do love a good horror novel 😱 And dark/gothic fantasy also seems like it would be up my alley! Which one should I read first? 🤔 #booksky #bookrec #horrorbooks #fantasybooks

☘️ Ronan and Annora have to kiss in front of everyone in this scene. That's all the context you're going to get from me 😎 Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️⚔️🦭 #WIPsnips #writesky #romantasy #writersky #indieauthor #indiewriter

Annora will eat anything and has an insatiable sweet tooth so any type of pie is fair game! But I imagine her fave would be strawberry key lime🍓🍋 Ronan's fave would be apple🍎 Warm cinnamon baked goods are his weakness. Vesper would be a pumpkin pie stan🎃 Percival doesn't care for sweets #writesky

Question for fellow writers! (But readers can also reply!) What is an appropriate word count for the first chapter of a (fiction) novel? And does it depend on the genre? For context, my wip is a romantasy and my first chapter is sitting at about 4300 words...🤔 #writesky #writersky #indieauthor

Lord Percival Edvards in the main antagonist in OSaS ⚔️🦭 When he's not scheming (or subjecting Annora to snide nonsense), he collects foreign art works, mostly to gloat. He likes the theater (always one for dramatics) 🎭 He also enjoys a good smoke after a long day #writesky #writersky #indieauthor

Ronan is a swordsman (former military turned bounty hunter/sellsword) who prefers a blade for combat but has experience with other weapons. Orphaned at a young age, he was sent to a military academy and trained by the best master-at-arms in the kingdom. He also possesses magic but *spoilers*! 😉

Art reveal for the mmc of my romantasy novel "Of Steel and Sealskin" Meet Ronan, the mysterious swordsman with an innate ability to bond with animals and tame beasts ⚔️ Huge thanks to @liahsanart.bsky.social 💚 #romantasy #wip #indieauthor #indiewriter #writersky #writesky #swordsmanmmc

OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN ⚔️🦭 After years of captivity, a selkie enters a marriage of convenience with a swordsman to reclaim her stolen sealskin ✨️dual pov romantasy ✨selkie bride ✨️mysterious swordsman ✨️marriage of convenience ✨️magic ✨️bachelor trials ✨️touch her/him and 💀 ✨️HEA #WSPit #W #A #R #F #BIPOC

Annora the selkie 🦭 (OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN) 🎨by @jeweldraw_ on IG FMC from upcoming romantasy novel OSaS #romantasy #selkie #indieauthor #indiewriter #oc #charactersheet #writesky #writersky #originalcharacter #romancebooks #FMC #wip #characterart

Below: Mood lately 😩 Was thinking about changing my pfp to this... 🤔 Or should I keep the party hat seal? 🥳 We shall see 🤷🏻‍♀️ Anyways, I wrote 700 words for OSAS today! Gotta keep it up! ✍️ #writingupdate #seals #writersky #justkeepwriting

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Update: WH was... interesting 🫗🫠 Anyway, hope everyone had a nice valentine's day! 💝 I still have plenty of chocolate left over 🍫😏

Happy Valentines Day from the loveliest couple in all of Veremor 💝 Here's a sneak peek from Ronan's POV during the bridegroom trials... OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN is an upcoming romantasy about a selkie who enters a marriage of convenience with a mysterious swordsman #writesky #romantasy #valentinesday

I've got 🎨 commissions on the way (from two amazing artists!) for OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN. Valentine's Day is upon us, so expect a sneak peek in the spirit of the holiday 💝😉 Also, the hubby and I plan on seeing Wuthering Heights so I'll let y'all know if it's good 👍 😂😁 #booksky #writesky #indieauthor

#SundaySnips Chapter 4, OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN: Annora meets with a former lover (a sailor) to say her goodbyes before she is to be auctioned/married off. Despite their heartfelt farewell, she finds herself thinking of the mysterious swordsman she'd met that fateful evening... #writesky #romantasy

OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN is a romantasy novel about a captive selkie who yearns for her freedom and enters a marriage of convenience with a mysterious swordsman⚔️🦭 The first chapter is available on my author website! Link in bio! Art by @liahsanart.bsky.social #romantasy #indieauthor #booksky #writersky

Writing update ✍️ Off to a slower start this year, but I'm nearly at 60k with my WIP, "Of Steel and Sealskin"! Slow progress is still progress 🥲 My goal is to finish the manuscript by summer. Fingers crossed 🤞 Wish me luck, everyone! #writersky #indiewriter #indieauthor #writesky #romantasy

🎨by @neyite_art "Of Steel and Sealskin" Ronan and Annora may find themselves in a marriage of convenience, and they may come from two very different worlds, but fate has brought them together to restore hope in a kingdom on the precipice of a magical awakening... #romantasy #writersky #artreveal

Describe your WIP in a single word? Or, a single emoji? 🦭

Art reveal for the fmc of my romantasy novel "Of Steel and Sealskin" Meet Annora, the selkie bride 🦭👰🏻‍♀️ Huge thanks to @liahsanart.bsky.social for bringing her to life! 🙌 💙 For more updates, follow my Instagram @ fancymuffinparty #romantasy #wip #selkie #indieauthor #indiewriter #writersky

Week 3 update: a little late (and under the weather) but we did it! We reached the halfway mark of my WIP! 42k words 😎 Bonus: I'm not much of a plotter but I keep a journal with all my ideas! I just knew I wanted to write a romantasy about selkies and the rest kinda spiraled from there! #writevember

Hello again! Week 2🥴 So far, "Of Steel and Sealskin" is at 30k words with a goal of 85k! Bonus: Selkie folklore inspired my WIP! Sophie Jordan's "A Fire in the Sky" is another huge inspiration! (Highly recommend if you love dragons!) Regency romances ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 #writevember #writesky #romantasy #booksky

Here's a one sentence pitch for my WIP novel, "Of Steel and Sealskin" ⚔️🦭 Full summary and plot details coming soon! Follow on Instagram and visit my website for previews and snippets! fancymuffinparty.com #writesky #booksky #indiewriter #indieauthor #selkies #romantasy #WIP #writersky #onelinepitch

fancymuffinparty.com Author website is now live! Come say hi! #indiewriter #writesky #authorwebsite #booksky #indieauthor #WIP #writersky

Mood board for my WIP "Of Steel and Sealskin"⚔️🦭 ✔️Romantasy ✔️Selkies ✔️Swordsman ✔️Magic ✔️Courtesans ✔️Marriage of Convenience ✔️Medieval/Regency-esque ✔️Schemes and Revenge Plots ✔️Nobility Nonsense ✔️Sailors/Pirates ✔️Plenty of Scandal! Snippets coming soon! #writesky #WIP #selkies #romantasy #indieauthor

#writevember #writesky #booksky Hello everyone! I'm Angie and my WIP is a romantasy about a selkie who's trying to get her sealskin back after years of being held captive by a nobleman. There's magic, arranged marriages, and plenty of scandal! My goal is to hit 30k this Nov! I'm already at 20k! 🦭

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