Bits and pieces this week, but this line did make me smile. Context: Throwback to that one time the twins resurrected a long dead, mummified cat and then abandoned it to I guess just continue roaming the Sky City? #WritingCommunity #SaturdaySnippet #WriteSky

#CharacterBuilding by figuring out which members of Hana's gang fit into this meme square. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writing #Fantasy #BlacklinersSeries

Hana's Gang Part Two: Part-timers. Part-Time Street-Rats are those that do have some kind of a home to go to, but also spend long stretches of time on the streets for one reason or another. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #CharacterBuilding #Writing #Fantasy #BlacklinersSeries

Suddenly decided that I need to worldbuild for Hana's gang, though they're background characters within the books, so I'm going to yap in this thread. Feel free to ask questions and I'll character build for them! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #CharacterBuilding #Writing #Fantasy #BlacklinersSeries

Behold: the Book chart displaying the connections between my projects. There'll probably be more set in the same world in future. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#DecemberWorldbuilders For belongings, inheritance generally goes: sons-daughters-brothers-sisters-male cousins-female cousins. So long as a parent acknowledges a child, that child would have a claim. Unacknowledged children depends on the family. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Fiction - If it's got a cool cover/tittle, I'll read the blurb. If I'm interested in that, I read. Non-fiction - reviews/reputation. If a book is well-known or referenced, it's probably reliable. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#SFFChat Q1 Silver is a quest giver that requires stolen items to build a relationship. Brigid is a quest giver that requires you to burn down buildings in order to build a relationship. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#DecemberWorldbuilders Isaia, where the Blackliners books are set, are slightly behind us in technology, but not by much. Think 90s/early 00s. They have modern amenities, but computers&phones are in infancy. They have guns, but they're uncommon due to the use of magic. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#DecemberWorldbuilders According to the Elven creation myth, all life was created by the Father and the Mother, but it was discovered that it couldn't survive without their love. As such, the two ascended to the skies and became the Sun and Moon. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

In my teens I worked on a project that featured a character called Reseera in a supporting role. She was the MCs evil half-sister, and they were involved in a war over the rulership of their family. Ultimately, she joined the MC and they both rejected their parents. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

A body. Reaching down, he found fur, blood, and protruding bone. Not Tessa. Not Kiko either; too big. -From Dragon Book 3. Jason searches for his sister after an explosion. #BookSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

House Isaina entering the chat with the idiot son that they *did* make heir because the other options were even worse so they decided just to go with the idiot and pray for the best. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Luca: Who has this number other than Viv and Sasha? Someone's got the wrong number. Silver: *jumps. sparks. looks at phone* Oh, it's dead again. *dumps phone* #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Silver was abandoned at a Healing Hall as a baby and raised in an orphanage. She became a thief after being kicked out and is now on a corruption arc. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#NovemberWorldbuilders Silver avoids entering water as much as she can. She's never learned to swim and has heard plenty of drowning warnings. During book 3, when parts of the city flood, she sticks to the rooftops. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Ok, so my parents reminded me yesterday of my #school's attempt at #sex #education and I feel like someone out there will appreciate this story. So the school gathers us all in the new block hall, and we know something's off because it's only the girls. We all sit on the floor and it begins.

#NovemberWorldbuilders The Lifebringer (seen on map), runs through four separate regions in Isaia, and is the biggest river in the country. During the war, it earned the nickname of Deathbringer, as traders spread Blue Fever along it. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

As someone who read fanfic in my teens, it would be hypocritical to say no, so yes, I'd allow it. That's not to say I'd read it, but if someone wants to come play in my world, they're welcome. #writingcommunity #writesky

#NovemberWorldbuilders Isaian society as a whole has no problem with revenge, and in some cases considers it a moral good. You can appeal to the Hunters or ruling Lord for permission to kill the guy that killed your [family member], and that's fully legal. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#NovemberWorldbuilders Luca is very morally dark. So long as she gets paid, she's happy to work for anyone and kill who she's asked to kill, with the exception of children. There's been jobs where employers have tried to trick her into killing a child and she's killed the employer instead. #WriteSky

#NovemberWorldbuilders Mother Sirinci, or Lady Kasirai, the Demon of the North, was known for rescuing groups of children from Freelander camps during the war and smuggling them to safety in the Solar Isles. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#NovemberWorldbuilders Prisoners in Isaia are given black smocks to wear while incarcerated. It's all for practicality, it doesn't show up the blood and dirty as much. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#NovemberWorldbuilders The stone in the nowhere tunnels is white and glows softly. The glow is brightest in the lake, which makes it look like the water is glowing silver. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#NovemberWorldBuilders Purple is considered to be the Healers' colour. Healing magic comes in shades of purple, and most Healers wear it. Healing Halls are often decorated in shades of purple. Most non-Healers in Isaia won't wear purple, as it's considered disrespectful. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#NovemberWorldbuilders Green is so strongly associated with Hana and as being House Kandaia's second colour that I don't tend to use it for much else 😅 Hana is described as having emerald green magic, and when angry can generate green lightning, though his gift is telepathy.

#NovemberWorldbuilders Gold is traditionally associated with House Kandaia. Gold eyes are common with their family, and gold magic runs in their family line. LK has both, as did his younger son. His eldest niece also has gold eyes. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

#NovemberWorldbuilders Blue is the most common colour for the glowstone on the Solar Isles. Glowstone washes up from the sea and is found on beaches. When exposed to sunlight, it can glow for a day or so. It's often collected by children and used as decoration. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Fantasy

💕QRP with your cover + first page + link 💕 The Whisper-Man: A perfect winter read 🖤 books2read.com/u/mYMZlw #BookSky #WritingCommunity #DarkFantasy #Crime

#NovemberWorldbuilders The old war bunker attached to Saemorne's stone carver's is built of red stone, which was most likely just the colour they had at the time. It's disused now, but was used for shelter and stores during the war. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

So my dad has an old #diesel engine tank of a #car mostly used for taking the dogs places and moving furniture to new locations. TWICE now this week, we've had people knocking on the door asking to buy it! 🤣🤣 what is going on here?

Luca can be scary when she wants to. People are afraid of being on the wrong side of her. She's happy with that the way it is. No one fears Silver. She's not scary, much to her disappointment. #AwesomeCharacters #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky

Vampires aren't generally my thing, for reading, watching, or writing. I think the only time I've written them is that one time I wrote a short story about vampires trying to steal from a really fancy walrus. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros). This is a terrible book of suffering. The Savior's Champion (Jenna Moreci). Nothing but horny assholes. The Deep (Alma Katsu). This is one of the most DISRESPECTFUL books I have EVER read, and I will shout it from the rooftops. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #BadBooks

It really depends on the type of information. Mostly Luca and talk to people and do research, but they can also visit the library, break into the building holding the information they need, or torture a government official. #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #BookSky

Luca's choosing a romance of some kind. Viv is watching it too, because Luca says so, until she breaks the tv. Silver's watching something with hardcore gore and violence, because she's very grown up and can now. Brigid is watching a house burn down. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Silver understands how the technology works. Doesn't stop her from magic-frying it. Luca enjoys some modern amenities, but others she's just never bothered with. Vandulai can't use it, between his magic and his own frustration. #AwesomeCharacters #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

From Book 2, Cold Blooded. Vandulai thinks about his young daughter and the possibility of magic inheritance. #WIPSnips #Snippet #Fantasy #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #ReadSky

Vandulai and Vorjed speak to the young ranger that found a murder victim. From Book 2, Cold Blooded. #Saturdark #Snippet #DarkFantasy #Crime #WriteSky #BookSky

Today's SSP #authorspotlight goes to @kcdcwrites.bsky.com Kassidy is featured in our Cozyish Anthology and is the author of the series Sins of The Maker, the first of which, Fallen’s First, is available now!

I've literally just learned it's International Lesbian Day, so here's my book featuring murder lesbians by this lesbian author 🖤 The Whisper-Man available here: books2read.com/u/mYMZlw #BookSky #ReadSky #DarkFantasy #Crime #Book #WritingCommunity

I rarely watch anything (unless I'm stressed enough to binge aggressively mediocre thrillers). I haven't seen any of the big popular series. No, not that one. Not even that one either. No, I'm not interested in watching it.

Big Octopus 🐙 has my book! 😱 Do you? #BookSky #ReadSky #DarkFantasy #Crime

Slow week for writing this week, but I did get a bit done. From one of my current side-projects: 'But Lucen’s magic was blue, and the magic Elea saw sometimes in her nightmares was green.' #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky #Snippet #SaturdaySnippet

That editing it was going to kick my arse. No, I'm not kidding, this book has been an absolute nightmare. I'm never writing one in this style again. #BookSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober I don't actually think any of my characters would be horror fans. They might watch it, if it was on (which it wouldn't be), but they wouldn't seek it out. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

From Book 2, Cold-Blooded. Silver visits the river rats. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity

Throwing a little more light-heartedness into my current side-project. From there, they ruled out any Healers, or those with useless gifts. “Look at this shit. Can grow tulips.” Lucen shook his head. “What use is that? And why tulips?” #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #SaturdaySnippet #darkfantasy

That would be a specific Healing gift. Healers in Isaia accelerate natural healing rather than magically fixing everything. Diseases would likely require a specific gift to encourage the immune system. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky

Four of these things do not belong... #Noah'sArk #OddOnesOut