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send me your books! I am still looking for them!!

🌟are you an author?

✨do you have a book coming out soon?

🌟do you want help promoting it?

✨look no further! I am offering to interview authors on my YouTube channel about their books! I will also crosspost some clips from the interviews to my other social media platforms for even more reach.

🌟How it will work:

You give me an ARC or your book to read

I’ll come up with questions and give you time in advance to come up with your answers

We’ll schedule and film the interview

It’ll go up around the time of your book’s release

I’ll also leave an ARC review if you want me to!

✨Requirements:

That your book is being published soon (within the next few months, let's say) it has been published in the past month

This is a loose suggestion, not a requirement, but I would prefer to cover books in the scifi/fantasy genres.

🌟That's it! It's just that simple! I'm doing this because I want to uplift other authors, engage with my community, build new networks of authors, and just generally be able to help.

Marketing as an author can feel so isolating, so overwhelming, and so impossible. I'm here to make it easier and more fun to get your book in front of new eyes.

✨If you’re interested, please email lilamarybooks@gmail.com and we'll go from there!

especially if you're an indie author, I would love to have you!

GENERAL TAGLIST: @worldbuildng @muddshadow @nikkywrites @47crayons @directionoftime

@chayscribbles @magic-is-something-we-create @rodentwrites @notwritinganyflufftoday @rustywritessometimes

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another first draft? who, little old me? surely not...

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a deep dive into THE ORDER trilogy this week, to celebrate the announcement of After The Ordee this November! We’ll be covering the broad points of Cerrick and Njord’s relationship, and the trilogy overall! If you’ve ever wanted to know the details, now is the time!

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Reintro!

I've been on writeblr four years, I figured it's time for a reintro! a lot of the folks who were here when I first came to this wonderful community aren't here anymore, and it's time to meet some new lovely people!

I'm Lila, she/her, and I am a queer fantasy romance author! I'm an indie author with six books currently out! they are:

All of those are available here! This is my author website, and my author instagram!

I also have a monthly author newsletter, with first looks and sneak peeks!

This is my Kofi, where I post novelettes/short stories.

I have a general taglist that i use semi-often, so please let me know if you'd like to be added to that! you can find more details about my finished/unfinished works here!

I'm also a frequent fanfic writer, so dm me if you want my ao3 or my fandom blog.

I am always looking for new writeblrs to follow and wips to track! please especially reblog if you're a writer who fits any of these:

is an indie author (ALWAYS looking to support more indie authors)

writes mostly fantasy

writes queer romance

is active and posts about their wips often

but of course, all writers are welcome, even if you don't fit those points! boosts are encouraged!

GENERAL TAGLIST: @worldbuildng @muddshadow @nikkywrites @47crayons @directionoftime

@chayscribbles @magic-is-something-we-create @rodentwrites

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Now Boarding: WRITEBLR SUMMERFEST 2025

Attention passengers!

You are now boarding WRITEBLR SUMMERFEST 2025, the month-long writing event for community building, collaborative games, and micro-challenges that help you spread word about your writing.

This year’s theme is Airport Terminal. You can expect:

Lost luggage stories

Missed connections

Weird bar encounters

Genre mix-ups at the wrong gate

Found family, ghost flights, and dramatic departures

Whether you're a casual writer or a full-time author, we have a seat for you.

Tag your writer friends. Reblog the posts. Charge your laptops. We take off August 1st.

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suppose you've had an idea in your head for a fantasy novel your whole life, but the thought of actually sitting down to do the worldbuilding, figure out the details of a sandbox world from the ground up, plot, characters, and the monumental task of finishing the book seems too dautning to tackle. say you've never written fantasy before.

say you have that dream of finishing that book somehow, someday.

i am building a course to solve this exact problem! please, reblog and tell me what you struggle with most, what you wish more advice guides or courses included, or anything else pertinent!

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have you always had that idea for a fantasy novel somewhere deep inside you? perhaps you've been a lover of fantasy all your life, growing up on lord of the rings or discovering the stormlight archive later in life?

an idea that calls to you, but the process of getting that idea into a finished draft seems far too overwhelming to tackle.

Only 3% of people who start writing books are able to finish them. I am developing a course that will ensure you are in that 3%, and that you can finish book after book throughout your life.

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new rules for being in public since apparently we all forgot:

1. if you or your child pees on the carpet, at least let someone know.

2. no, you, a non-black person, shouldn’t call your white friends the n word ironically

3. don’t masturbate in the manga section.

thank you.🫡

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this week's video is about the author interviews I am offering! what the requirements are, a bit more detail on how the process works, and why you should contact me !!

if you are interested in an interview with me, watch the video or read this post for the requirements and then email lilamarybooks@gmail.com!! so excited to get to know your book and invite you into the book nook!

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reasons to read the first two books in my series:

Have you ever wondered why the teenage heroes are the main characters and not the mentors? You're in luck!

Sapphic enemy princess!

Blooddrinking pirates!

The main characters vary in morality from pure good to pure evil

I have a lot of bonus author-written fanfics up on AO3 already!!!

Enemies with benefits

If you like queer fantasy this is so your thing cos almost everybody is some kind of queer (like the author >:D)

49: VOLUME 01 by Isabelle Bisson-Routhier is out on Amazon now! uk & us & more!

49: VOLUME 02 by Isabelle Bisson-Routhier is out on Amazon now! uk & us & more!

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I’m developing a “how to write a fantasy novel 101” course and I’m so excited about it

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I have question about that draft you finished a couple weeks ago:

You say there is an evil god. What makes them so? Do they embrace their role? Do they think of themself as good? As better?

Is there a person in there, or are they just a force of the universe?

thank you for the question! the evil god is called the bloodbearer, considered the betrayer diviner (diviners are like the angels serving the will of the divine, their god.) she was once human thousands of years ago, but she can no longer walk the earth in a corporeal body, which is why she (and every diviner) needs a vessel to possess.

as far as whether or not the bloodbearer believes she's evil, I would say not. she loved her fellow diviners in their human lives so much, she committed a horrible, history altering crime to protect them and help them ascend to a better life. she is part person, part force of the universe, because diviners can do incredible things but they do need a human vessel to walk the earth and speak!!

the bond between diviner and vessel is a whole nother topic, but thanks again for this question! i'm glad you remembered!

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this week's video is about the author interviews I am offering! what the requirements are, a bit more detail on how the process works, and why you should contact me !!

if you are interested in an interview with me, watch the video or read this post for the requirements and then email lilamarybooks@gmail.com!! so excited to get to know your book and invite you into the book nook!

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🍖 How to Build a Culture Without Just Inventing Spices and Necklaces

(a worldbuilding roast. with love.)

So. You’re building a fantasy world, and you’ve just invented: → Three types of ceremonial jewelry → A spice that tastes like cinnamon if it were bitter and cursed → A holiday where everyone wears gold and screams at dawn

Cute. But that’s not culture. That’s aesthetics.

And if your worldbuilding is all outfits, dances, and spice blends with vaguely mystical names, your story’s probably going to feel like a cosplay convention held inside a Pinterest board.

Here’s how to fix that—aka: how to build a real, functioning culture that shapes your story, not just its vibes.

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🔗 Culture Is Built on Power, Not Just Style

Ask yourself: → Who’s in charge, and why? → Who has land? Who doesn’t? → What’s considered taboo, sacred, or punishable by death?

Culture is shaped by who gets to make the rules and who gets crushed by them. That’s where things like religion, family structure, class divisions, gender roles, and social expectations actually come from.

Start there. Not at the embroidery.

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2.🪓 Culture Comes From Conflict

Did this society evolve peacefully? Was it colonized? Did it colonize? Was it rebuilt after a war? Is it still in one?

→ What was destroyed and mythologized? → What do the survivors still whisper about? → What do children get taught in school that’s… suspiciously sanitized?

No culture is neutral. Every tradition has a history, and that history should taste like blood, loss, or propaganda.

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3.🧠 Belief Systems > Customs Lists

Sure, rituals and holidays are cool. But what do people believe about: → Death? → Love? → Time? → The natural world? → Justice?

Example: A society that believes time is cyclical vs. one that sees time as linear will approach everything—from prison sentences to grief—completely differently.

You don’t need to invent 80 gods. You need to know what those gods mean to the people who pray to them.

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4.🫀 Culture Controls Behavior (Quietly)

Culture shows up in: → What people apologize for → What insults cut deepest → What people are embarrassed about → What’s praised publicly vs. what’s hidden privately

For instance: → A culture obsessed with stoicism won’t say “I love you.” They’ll say “Have you eaten?” → A culture built on legacy might prioritize ancestor veneration, archival writing, name inheritance.

This stuff? Way more immersive than giving everyone matching earrings.

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5. 🏠 Culture = Daily Life, Not Just Festivals

Sure, your MC might attend a funeral where people paint their faces blue. But what about: → Breakfast routines? → How people greet each other on the street? → Who cooks, and who eats first? → What’s considered “clean” or “proper”? → How is parenting handled? Divorce?

Culture is what happens between plot points. It should shape your character’s assumptions, language, fears, and habits—whether or not a festival is going on.

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6. 💬 Let Your Characters Disagree With Their Own Culture

A culture isn’t a monolith.

Even in deeply traditional societies, people: → Rebel → Question → Break rules → Misinterpret laws → Mock sacred things → Act hypocritically → Weaponize or resist what’s expected

Let your characters wrestle with the culture around them. That’s where realism (and tension) lives.

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7.🧼 Beware the “Pretty = Good” Trap

Worldbuilding gets boring fast when: → The protagonist’s homeland is beautiful and pure → The enemy’s culture is dark and “barbaric” → Every detail just reinforces who the reader should like

You can—and should—challenge the aesthetic hierarchy. → Let ugly things be beloved. → Let beautiful things be corrupt. → Let your MC romanticize their culture and then get disillusioned by it later.

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📍 TL;DR (but like, spicy): → Culture is not food and jewelry. → Culture is power, fear, memory, contradiction. → Stop inventing spices until you know who starved last winter. → Let your world feel lived in, not curated.

The best cultural worldbuilding doesn’t look like a list. It feels like a system. A pressure. A presence your characters can’t escape—even if they try.

Now go. Build something real. (You can add spices later.)

—rin t. // writing advice for worldbuilders with rage and range // thewriteadviceforwriters

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🕯️ download the pack & write something cursed:

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I feel like an underrated writing tip (especially for sff writers) is to draw your own ocs, settings, and worldbuilding concepts. Even if you can't draw, it literally doesn't matter. I can't draw but drawing the characters and magical items, plants, and creatures in my wip help me not only have a reference of sorts to describe them, but it also helps with brainstorming and having a fun activity that I can do when I'm not in a writing mood.

So basically I'm saying you should draw fan art of your own writing. It can look like garbage. You don't have to show anyone but yourself. But you should give it a shot.

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i have done it! i've officially published AFTER THE ORDER, the companion piece to the order trilogy, out november 4th! i'll be posting more about it in the coming weeks, and when preorders start going through i'll open that link!!

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what do you wish was included in more 'how to write fantasy 101' guides? can be broadstroke or detail! let me know !!