Revision process on You Cannot Drown A Shadow is moving along. It’s so much more work than I expected, especially for the chapters that require full rewrites. At this point, I’m just having fun with the new stuff I get to add while making sure the continuity lines up 🫶

🎨 New Art Reveal! 🎨 This piece features Tal battling a centaur-ish creature called an ijiraq. I love how she turned out! At least 3 more artworks still to come for An Emperor's Gamble - stay tuned for the reveals. 🏷️ Art by Anderson Magalhães #fantasyart #fantasybooks #kickstarter

Would any authors care to take a look at a short book blurb (that I intend to go on the back cover) and let me know if it makes sense? 📖

I don’t use this app a ton but whenever I log in and I just see people posting about their books and art, it feels like a breath of fresh air. Seriously considering checking in here more often than the other place

I got tired of zombie stories about a decade ago, but I’d love to see one where the punchline isn’t that *gasp* humans are bad. I want to see zombies as the real threat. The surviving humans should be there because their cooperation and compassion got them through. But nope, too optimistic I guess

May or may not have booked a tat appointment in LA with my dream artist for late December without having any plans of how to get there yet or what else I’ll do 😅

How does one bridge the bottomless chasm between the vivid vision in their head and their writing ability?

Slots for September and October are available!

I just posted the progress shots of this background and a poll over on ko-fi! Are you interested in commission a bg? For your world building? To use in your own art work? Please let me know what you think!! ko-fi.com/polls/Are-yo...

ROGUISH RAFFLE! 🚨 I've teamed up with some rebellious authors for this awesome book giveaway. Get a chance to win 1 of 33 print books being offered from those in the image. I've read several of the stories and can attest to their quality! Enter through the 🔗 in my bio or below! #fantasy #books

Draft 2 of You Cannot Drown A Shadow is underway 🌊✍️ Buried hatchets resurrect. Extinguished flames spark again.

morning reading spot 📚🍵 // draft 2 outline complete ✍️🎉

✨ ART REVEAL ✨ 30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 16 As a member of the secretive order of the Zwe, Jae’s wardrobe varies widely. His everyday uniform consists of a cropped top with a belted hem, pants, & a cloak. He’ll never leave those knives at home! 👀 Concept art by artkblo #booksky

✨ ART REVEAL ✨ 30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 16 As a member of the secretive order of the Zwe, Jae’s wardrobe varies widely. His everyday uniform consists of a cropped top with a belted hem, pants, & a cloak. He’ll never leave those knives at home! 👀 Concept art by artkblo #booksky

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 15 Angst. Give him all the angst. But sometimes he wants bubblegum.

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 14 Jae would go on vacation as far away as possible where no one knows him. He needs a break 😅

I have openings in September, November, and December for line editing projects! Also still have time in August to do a novella For info on my rates and request a consultation on your project, visit my website at the link: www.spacemagepress.com/editing-serv... #booksky #writersky #authorsky

‼️ I have two weeks left to make $800 to cover August expenses. $45 Grabbags/$70 Couple Grabbags are still open, As well as $15 Fullbody reference sketches and my regular comms!! Please share with everyone you can! Donations would be greatly appreciated 💗 ko-fi.com/maysar/goal?...

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 13 Jae’s intentions are selfish early on; he just wants to find his place in the world. That alone is a lofty goal for him and changing it isn’t even on his radar. #MC30Days #booksky

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 12 He does not have a romantic interest… as of the start of book 1 👀

The way my top two songs on Spotify are about the same person 👀

The best part of revisions is finding the parts you loved writing & finding ways to make them even better. 📚 #booksky

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 11 Brooding, idealistic, broken

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 10 No context sneak peek of a moment that broke them #booksky

Imagine if everyone took the “don’t publish your first book” advice. So many of our favorite books would not exist.

Had a random creative rush and outlined two brand new chapters between existing ones that will help contextualize later stuff 😌✍️

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 9 Jae’s best friend Iro matters most to him. Here’s a little sneak peek pertaining to that 🫣🥰 #booksky #fantasy #mmromance #books

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 8 Jae is an enneagram 4! Sensitive, creative and emotionally tense, his core fear is not being unique & having no impact on the world. I can’t quite figure out if his wing is 3 or 5; he has aspects of both. #booksky

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 7 Jae doesn’t want anyone to know about his hyperfixation on gluppos, a species of sassy, round, green, flying amphibians native to his homeland. He really, really wants a pet gluppo and has considered getting a tattoo of one. 🫣 #booksky

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 6 Jae is a mage sworn to Shadow. Think illusory magic and the art of stealth. Lots of sneaking around and getting into trouble. 🫣 Oh, and he’s a guitarist. 🥰 #booksky

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 5 Jae hasn’t existed as long as my idea for this story, but aspects of him are an amalgamation of old characters that didn’t work quite right. I’m so glad to have what feels like the perfect MC for me now. 🥰 #booksky

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 4 Not counting flashbacks, I imagine Jae being about 23 or 24 as of chapter 1. I wanted to have a protagonist who’s older than most YA heroes, but young enough to leave plenty of room to write many stories about him. #booksky

Finally I have a computer that doesn’t freak out at my massive documents 🥹🫶 Love having a PC now 🥰 #booksky 📚

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 3 Not a one liner, but it’s a quip 😅 “I’ll get you a mirror when we reach the Keep. I’m afraid you’ll find more shocking revelations than your complicity in a monopoly. You might learn… that your wardrobe is unforgivably tasteless.” #booksky

Imagine if we told musicians not to show anyone their first song, or painters not to show anyone their first painting. Because that’s how some of you talk to writers. 🍵

‪30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 ‬ ‪Day 2‬ ‪His MBTI is almost definitely either INFP or ENFP, leaning towards the former. All the feels, all the time. ‬

30 days, 30 facts about my MC 📚 Day 1 Jae is from an archipelago nation in my fantasy setting. Picture maritime Southeast Asia—tropical islands rife with history, dense jungle and rivers, and of course innovative world-class cities that serve as the crossroads between cultures. #booksky

Gonna be doing this "30 days, 30 facts about my MC" for mah boi GRILLED ZUCCHINI (yes, that's his name. Don't ask) Thanks to @alexluco.bsky.social for hosting! Day 1: Grilled was born in Ophidia, but escaped from slavery when he was about 8 y/o. He's since lived at the Good Thyme Inn in Aloutia

What the hell, let's do this. 30 days, 30 facts about my MC, courtesy of @alexluco.bsky.social Day 01: Lina is from a small village called Nevri. That's the setting of Coward, so if you wanna get to know it better, read it. It's short and cheap.

name one other (soon to be) author who dresses this cool. I’ll wait 🥰 (to be completely honest I was terrified to dress like this at an event with so many people but I’m glad I did, I feel the most me when I wear my crop tops 🥹🫶)

1 like = 1 book opinion (on books as a whole, on my preferred genre of fantasy, and/or on writing) 📚 We’ll see if this gets any more bites than my usual posts about my own creative ventures 😅

Made this fun little 30 day main character challenge for writers! 📚 All are welcome to grab this & use it! Going to be doing my own over on TikTok if you want to follow along. And please tag me if you do use it—I’d love to learn more about your MC! 🥰 #booksky #writersky #authorsky

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Just read through Dec. 2022 and Oct. 2023 versions of chapter 1 with in-document feedback from writer friends & I’m astounded at my growth as a storyteller from then to now. It’s hard to notice your own growth when you’re you every day. But this encourages me to keep going! ✍️ #booksky #writersky

✍️ Chapters 18-25 (plus a flashback chapter) successfully outlined for draft 2 today! As I’m getting further along, I’m noticing that more & more chapters can be kept mostly the same as draft 1 (for now) with the caveat of having to cut/combine various characters. Onward!

8 more chapters of draft 2 outlined today! ✍️😅 Can’t wait to actually get into revisions… and I just know I’ll be extremely grateful for those 3 or so chapters that I can pretty much copy and paste from draft 1 and only have to do minor edits on to fit the current canon 🤣

Writers, musicians, artists, creators of all kinds 📚 🎶 🎨 If you’re reading this, I believe in you. 🫶

During my trip to Vancouver last year, I scribbled down ideas for about 6 flashback chapters. ✍️ Reading them back as I outline draft 2, it’s amazing seeing the inspiration and how much of this I still love! Now I’m working on placing them where they’ll carry the most weight. 📖

Rest in peace, Ozzy. You inspired so many of the bands who inspired me to get started in music and for that, I will be forever grateful. 🦇🤘🖤

Heading back to the studio in August for the first time in over a year. Can’t wait to put my vocals on something new. At the same time, nervous to see how this goes over. It’s unlike anything I’ve released before and will have a lot to do with something else in releasing next year 👀📚