Frodo & Sam ⭐️ by me

#AwesomeCharacters Lawcket's not really either. He doesn't have a good concept of honor, but he cares more about kindness than results. He won't hesitate to break rules to protect or show kindness to others, & doesn't look down on anyone for breaking rules. He finds lying hard, but will- 1/?

Ren, Fiona, and Amy would all stick to their morals. None care about looking good. But all care about doing good.

Hana VERY much believes in the power of love. She is sure there are no limits. Hopefully no characters will shatter her belief! Hopefully I'm not the kind of writer who likes to crush my characters!

#AwesomeCharacters Rider would gladly spit on honor. He believes it's a corruption used to control people. That said, it wounds his heart in a way that will never heal, when he has to break his vow to live as "magic's servant" to help baby Furgo. Though he has no honor, he's not motivated - 1/2

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters Honor or results? If it came down to it would your character choose to maintain their honor, or would they break their oath/promise/the rules to accomplish their goal? How would they feel about it? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#Lovember I hope it's okay to come back & answer For Rider too. At first, Rider is motivated more by his desire to find freedom from his curse, freedom from humanity, yet he quickly comes to value the freedom of others above even his own, & that of course turns to love. In Bound By Heart,- 1/2

#Lovember I think Lawcket does believe in the the power of love. At least he thinks love is the only thing that truly matters, therefor its power is the only power that matters. Even in his failures, he clings to a belief that every creature can be healed by love.

Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity: Does your character believe in The Power Of Love™️? If so, what do they believe are its limits?

#Lovember Rider: "Power of love? Love isn't about power."😕 That sad "love heals all" is a direct quote from him . . . & then there's the snippet from Bound By Heart, which is more question than belief (Rider often can't bring himself to believe in creation) but it still says a lot about him.

#WIPSnips The people in Lawcket's story don't actually have 7 day weeks, but I use the word anyways because it's a character novel. “I told you, I was tied to a horse a week ago. And I don't feel like I'm riding well,” Lawcket said miserably, still looking at his hands. Landroy smiled. . .

#AwesomeCharacters Hurting helpless creatures is the surest way to make Lawcket angry. He's quick to defend any creature hurt in his sight, no matter if it means making himself the victim of the abusers. He'll also lash out when he's accused of not caring. (Alt text included in snippet)

Right now you can get both paperbacks for one great price! $8.62!!! Both ebooks for $11.93!!! Can't beat these prices, and what a CHEAP way to support a #disabled author.

Since I've been coming back after recently I suddenly opened bluesky after like two years, I thought why not do it properly then? I've been having mental health crisis, burning out with uni, coming up with a comic project, doing art, working on a video game demo and making dolls :D

Hey #WritingCommunity can you tell me about (or maybe show me) a time where you belatedly realized you needed to Tell, not Show?

The things that make Maria the most angry are threatening those she considers family, and being openly prejudiced against the non-space faring. The results tend to be... messy.

Fox is not a big fan of the gods meddling in mortal affairs. She has a bit of a past with a few of them and is easily irritated by them, or by people invoking them. She also hates people being treated cruelly or unfairly. There is overlap there... Av'ry is usually pretty even tempered, but

#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity This is a big theme in all my stories. Taegen's revenge is primarily grief-fueled. Kyoka's new life is based on love for her mother (and then her whole found family). Rieka's pain is healed by finding community and love.

#Lovember This question was literally MADE for Lawcket's story.🌟 Nearly ALL the main characters are motivated hugely by love. Lawcket's own journey is one of learning to always cling to love & kindness no matter how much he suffers or how hurt he feels. His bond with Looccup is the love- 1/?

Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity: How motivated is/are your character(s) by love—romantic, familial, social (e.g. fame or approval), or otherwise?

Being criticized, outshone, or disrespected will send the antagonist into a scathing rage. Everyone walks on eggshells around him, although age has made him easier to navigate. The protagonist, on the other hand, runs on a constant, low-grade 🔥fury🔥. And who can blame her? 🧵→ #AwesomeCharacters

#AwesomeCharacters Rider has strangely enough lost his temper a handful of time. As much as he claims to be cold & uncaring, he gets very upset when he thinks others have been hurt because of him. But what angers him above all else is any attempt to enslave or use other beings, whether or not- 1/2

#AwesomeCharacters Hurting helpless creatures is the surest way to make Lawcket angry. He's quick to defend any creature hurt in his sight, no matter if it means making himself the victim of the abusers. He'll also lash out when he's accused of not caring. (Alt text included in snippet)

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters What makes your character angry? Are there specific people, circumstances, actions, or words that cause them to lose their temper? What does losing their temper tend to look like? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

For me, the most important quality in creative work is the emotional feel (which of course is subjective) To me, the highest quality stories are those that forget about rules in the pursuit of showing characters, of giving a vivid emotional experience. Perhaps the real thing that makes a work- 1/?

I'm always writing about siblings. In THE DEVOURING, Jason's brother's death kicks off the plot. In THE CRUCIBLE OF THE BROKEN MOON, Daemrin grapples with his grief over his brother's death. Just yesterday, I got a plot idea for my vampires involving Lia's sister. #Lovember #WritingCommunity

#Lovember (still playing catch up) I don't follow boxes for relationship arcs, but I've written way too many relationships that would probably be classified as "queer platonic love" (though I hate using the word queer for this, especially because some of these relationships are with family- 1/3

#WIPSnips He draw in another breath, holding it to build his blood pressure, which was lacking on account of the blood he'd lost. He was trying the impossible, but he could do no less. If he failed it wouldn't be from lack of trying.

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky This is a WIP that has been buried for a long time bc 1) it needs a total rewrite and 2) dystopias died in the market

The first sentence of Named By Love breaks a rule I never even knew when I started it, & I just realized I'm not sure what counts as the first sentence for either of my other published books. This is *before* chapter 1.

#NovemberWorldbuilders (By the time I get to any of these I'm always behind) I'll answer for Jewel, the MC from my villain redemption story & Awdrith, a morally complex major side character from Lawcket's WIP. It does depend on the stage in his life, but Jewel's morality is very complex.- 1/? long

I have a picrew for this (god this is 2020)! Lycia, Mana's mom, passed away when she was 4. Mana doesn't remember much about her, but a lot of the personality she grows into is very much her mom's. Keahi adored her so dearly that he'd gotten his life's fill of relationships over their 14 years. +

This occurs quite a bit in my Be Series & what inspired both An Impossible Dream & Where the Heart Is, as well as some of the characters that show up in my current WIP, When Morning Comes. Full list below for those who are interested! ⬇️ #AwesomeCharacters

#Lovember I guess I love how focused Rider is, how he'll do anything for his goals, & cares not what others think or want of him. There's even something endearing in how he cuts no slack for most of humanity, himself including, & yet is so self-sacrificing. His utter selflessness would make me-1/2

Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity: What is something you love about a character of yours, that you would absolutely NOT love if you met them IRL? 😆

#Lovember Jack- His tendency to monolog. No, I'd honestly love it, cuz I could listen to him talk for hours, but he can afford to dail it back a little. Charlie- Her chaos! Omg, I love how chaotic and funny and loud and rebellious she is but yikes! Wouldn't want too much of that in MY life 😅

#AwesomeCharacters Does the villain count? Most of my stories don't have a villain, but I think the king who claims Song as his son is clearly the villain in Named By Love. He never shows up on page in Named By Love, not even in flash backs. He's spoken about, & mentioned in Song's fears- 1/2

#Lovember I'm not sure I should be playing catch up for both Rider & Lawcket, but I guess I'm trying.😅 I don't know how to answer this for him without relating a story. Really it depends on what counts as an important bond. He ends up befriended by a group of *leggar* (wild beasts - 1/?

#Lovember I think pets Lawcket's family keeps would count as family? Assuming that, this goes to Looccup, the dragon who brought him home when he got lost as an 8 yr old. She used to be blind an enchanted valley, & thinks he saved her & made her able to fly. They'd both give anything to give- 1/2

For Ari, Peter. He's a local boy, a little older than her oldest brother, but acts as the brother she never had & always needed. He's there for her & supportive in a way that isn't condescending & respects her, as well as appreciates the way she's there for him & his niece. #Lovember

#WIPSnips #fantasy #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #shirt Drisal and Rush are summoned to report to the king in the aftermath of … something. - Brother’s Keeper, book one of my fantasy WIP about two brothers bound by a misunderstood power.

#WIPSnips This is probably the most unedited instance, but also the sweetest.🥹 “If I had given you a hug would that have made you not sad?” he asked in a voice thick with mixed affection and regret. Lawcket cried into his Dad's shoulder, tears he couldn't stop wetting his Dad's shirt. . . .

#NovemberThrills 12) “I will tell you nothing you do not have a right to know,” Rider said with cold fierceness, as shivers ran through his blood.

Crystals with primordial energy~ 🔮 [ Salty as feral dragon] #dragonartists #dragon #art

I will color my calygreyhound tomorrow. It's 12AM and I'm sleepy. #Art #MythicalCreature #DigitalArt #FantasyArt

Looking north from my house! #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Colorado #sky

Well, Davis when he was at least five meg a girl who would stay with sandra while her mother worked as a semi driver. It was Mila. He was reluctant at first, due to trust issues. But, it was his first bond that truly made me smile for my baby. :D. Mila is his wife now, so, she’s pretty important.

For Callista, it was definitely Marissa. She saved her. Gave her a home. Love. Safety. Freedom. #WritingCommunity.

As strange is this sounds, I reread what I've already written, & usually find myself editing.

My epic #fantasy story Rescue from the Orc Fortress is now officially available on Amazon for $0.99: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYH7D2P7 A wizard and his apprentice venture into the tunnels of an Orc stronghold to rescue a kidnapped Elf.