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Writing isn't just about putting words on a page - it's about creating new worlds, giving people a glimpse into your mind, and inviting them to live in your stories.

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your story doesn’t have to make sense right now. neither do you. just put a guy on a horse and make him sad.

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Want to write for JSTOR and get paid to do it?

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Image: A Scholar/Apothecary Mixing a Concoction with a Pestle and Mortar and Writing down the Remedy; an Emblem from a Drug Jar. Watercolour. Wellcome Collection.

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big fan of romance horror. big fan of terrible people still being loved. big fan of bending morality and turning the grotesque into something beautiful.

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“Her corrosive magic was redirected; the prayer stone forgotten in favor of the Queen herself. The prayer stone couldn’t deny Oona’s reign if the current monarch was torn to shreds.”

the only thing going through my head as i write that: 

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writing is so fun

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today i wrote zero words! but i did think about my story twice in passing. that probably counts for something

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Active writeblrs?

Yelling out into the writeblr void because I haven't been active on here in over a year and my dash is super empty, so if you're a writeblr please reblog this ♡

I especially love horror, mysteries, and really anything about queer characters!

My primary project is a southern gothic horror about a girl returning to hometown after more than a decade, which you read more about on my intro post.

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Writblr Intro Post

I'm N.C. Zaversnick, which let's be real, is a pen name, but you can call me NC or some variation on that for short

I do have a partner in this project, but I'm the one y'all will be interacting with, so this intro will focus mostly on me. You can, however, follow Rachelle on Instagram @/panda.panduh.

Facts about me:

I'm a major (21+ years old)

Disabled

Queer as hell.

I use he/they pronouns.

I've been writing and drawing since I was 8. I also read a lot, mostly fantasy, though I started reading more dystopians when I began seriously working on Project Gemini.

You can follow my main blog @nczaversnick

Project Gemini is the [temporary] name for my book series, which I intend to publish someday. We're still working on book one, but we're currently planning four books in total for this series.

This is a link to the Master Post, where you will find more links to specific Project Gemini information. [Currently, this link goes to a master post on my main blog, but this will be remedied shortly as I move everything relevant over.]

In a very general sense, this is a YA dystopian series with queer characters aged 21+ with elemental based powers determined to fight for their rights or overthrow the government whichever comes first. The story follows Caspian, a water elemental, and his experience meeting this group and joining their cause. It's also worth mentioning that I've been told the world-building for this is a good example of cyberpunk. I don't know what that is, but if it's true, awesome, because it works well with the story I'm telling here.

To join my tag lists, click here and comment which list(s) you want to be added to

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the big three questions of media analysis: what the author wanted to say, what they actually said, and what they didn’t know they were saying

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You can now read all my stuff for free

As of now, all my books are available to download on my website in many different ebook formats (as well as on Wattpad if you prefer).

So if you like reading queer fantasy and sci-fi, my offerings include:

A sci-fi fantasy with dragons, futuristic tech and an ancient war between gods (four books, finished, currently only posted on Wattpad because I can’t put them anywhere else because of the Watties)

gay MCs

many non-white characters

grumpy man dating a ball of sunshine

a complex plot with many POVs

dragons, flying cars and swordfights

A fantasy novella series about a human kingdom taken over by tyrannical dragons (eight novellas written out of probably twenty or more)

gay MCs

bitesized self-contained adventures with overarching character development

A fantasy with elves and humans living in a world largely taken over by a dangerous, magical jungle (two books of three written)

an aroace main character

a grumpy idiot dating a trans elven wizard (in book 2)

a fully non-white cast

dual POV

A fantasy gay romance novella series about a human thief and a dragon falling in love (two books of six written)

gay MCs (obviously)

eventually will have polyamory and enemies to lovers

relatively short - both books around 40K words and I assume the trend will continue

relatively low, personal stakes

A fantasy trilogy about two countries at war and people with nature-based powers (prequel and 2 books of 3 written)

gay MCs dating each other (one controls shadow, the other light, for delicious symbolism)

queer cast (including two nonbinary characters)

best worldbuilding of all my series (especially with how the powers work and are utilized)

dual POV (with ocassional guest POV)

A oneshot cozy fantasy (romance) about an asexual merman librarian and a famous merman author who takes a liking to him

asexual rep

dual POV

relatively short (cca 37K words)

fun worldbuilding - the whole thing takes place underwater

comfily low stakes

An urban fantasy trilogy about demons, vampires, angels, all the good stuff (book 1 written, this one is on the back burner)

gay MCs

a will they won't they (even the author doesn't know)

demons aren't necessarily bad/angels aren't necessarily good/they're both creatures from other dimensions

god doesn't exist we don't talk about him

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I did it!! Now. A few days break and then I start editing Book 1.

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tozozozo

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FINALLY reached -40,000 words!!

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Fewer than 10,000 words left on the Battle at Blood Grove manuscript. GOD I am so excited for this to be finished, I'm REALLY pleased with how this story turned out.