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My forever-unpopular opinion is that if readers enjoy a piece of writing, then the writing should be considered good. Is it technically proficient? Who cares! It brought joy into someone’s life, and that’s honestly the best thing someone can hope to do.

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Giving your MC a pet seems like such a cute idea in high fantasy settings, and I challenge authors to think about ways to actually integrate that into the plot. What if instead of having to leave the dog with one of the MC’s friend, the dog is actually trained to participate in fantasy adventures? I’ve seen videos of dogs surfing. That has to be a transferable skill to dragon-riding.

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So, Heirs in the Ice is out on 4/15, and to celebrate my husband has (no joke) been pretending he doesn’t know who Augustus is

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Working on migrating over to using this account instead of my main, as I think I can actually see the dust gathering every time switch over. Anywho, I’m guessing as much as anyone whether regular posting will be a thing.

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WAY BEHIND ON SHARING THESE HERE please enjoy this slew of early plant studies I did forever ago with quotes from my upcoming book, One of a Thousand Names

[ID: A drawing of a birch tree with handwritten text that reads “Thriving in the acid soil of war and defeat, birches don’t give gratitude.

A drawing of cornlily with handwritten text that reads “When one of us falls, another rises to take their place.”

A drawing of a pink camellia flower with handwritten text that reads “I am camellia leaves, steeping away.”

A drawing of a mustard plant in bloom with handwritten text that reads “I have no interest in conversation, I’m busy, making a plan. What I want more than anything is to love (”is to love” is crossed out) are the tender mustard greens.”

A drawing of kalina berries with handwritten text that reads “He was sweet, probably. He once told me that my hair looked like the red of kalina berries.”]

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Stell, god of Ice, belonging to @chwilliams-official

Blue haired pretty boy? I HAD to draw him!

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Something new! I've had this WIP sitting for a while, and it's definitely time to bring it out. There's 80 some-odd chapters, each titled with a different plant. I've been having a blast doing plant studies while I edit, so, ya know, exciting stuff coming!

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Today is the last day to preorder the illustrated edition of Death and the Merchant!! That means today is ALSO the last day to snag one of these phenomenal @meltbois Death coins available as part of the preorder campaign, too 😘 This dark, slice-of-life-esque high fantasy follows Elsie, a freshly minted heiress hidden away in the isolated, magic-denying Guild. When the Guild Commissioner approaches her with an offer to retake her mother's magical city, Elsie brushes off the idea—her boyfriend has been caught masquerading as human, her brother has magic of his own, and her friend has been caught spying, so she's got other issues to deal with. But as a band of morally suspect characters join together to summon the gods, Elsie can't escape rumors of her parentage when she's identified as not only the heiress of a magic city, but the descendent of one of the gods themselves. Preorder the digital edition and the (hand-bound) hardcopy (both rife with beautiful illustrations by @kaizuart) at chwilliamsliterary.com/store. . . . . #fantasy #fantasyseries #bookrelease #bookpreorder #yafantasy #nafantasy #adultfantasy #lgbtqbooks #queerlit #darkfantasy #highfantasy #bookcommunity #handbound https://www.instagram.com/p/CREi_7-rUbQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Matching author-and-artist portraits I did for @chwilliams-official’s book!

That first one is him, second one is me! (Yes, he did post his already but I’m just very proud of these, okay!)

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Elsie is imprisoned with a fear-inducing nasty beasty who is a very good doggo yes he is, yes he is!!!

Another for @chwilliams-official, slowly completing the Death and the Merchant illustration project! I don’t usually post the full images but I was real proud of the composition of this one. You can see more/full size images on my patreon, or you can get the full context by preordering the illustrated book!

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any fantasy world where you can’t use magic for HRT and transitioning is dumb

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Playing around with CSP’s 3D model tool for poses! Figured I’d do some lighting studies also.

Featuring friend’s ocs. You know, the slightly murderous blonde ones.

Anscip (first pic) belongs to @chwilliams-official

Sara (second pic) belongs to @kairahara 

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A present for @chwilliams-official, his OC, Chim!

She’s a cute little demon child whom I love. I’ve been meaning to draw her for a long time but Christmas was the perfect opportunity!

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Holiday postcards came in! I'm so excited to get these out to Patrons. All patrons who are pledging $2 or more as of December 11th will be eligible to receive a Merchant-themed holiday postcard of their choosing. . . . . . .#deathandthemerchant #fiction #fantasy #sff #highfantasy #manuscript #bookstagram #bookstack #bookcommunity #bookquote #indybooks #amwriting #writersofinstagram #selfpub #fantasyseries #lgbtqfantasy #bookpic #transauthor #lgbtq #fantasybook #fantasybookseries #queerlit #ownvoices #lgbtqbooks #fantasy #magic #elves #wedeservefairytalestoo https://www.instagram.com/p/CIbzDJAAlyt/?igshid=180xdkj4llckb

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It was her doing, those gold pieces. His idea at the start, but he didn't possess the wits really required in this day and age for honest-togoodness thieving. Thinking about Elsie and how she actually had a small fortune stashed under her floorboards. I wonder what happened to that bag of gold after the farmhouse fire. . . . . . .#fiction #fantasy #sff #highfantasy #manuscript #bookstagram #bookstack #bookcommunity #bookquote #indybooks #amwriting #writersofinstagram #selfpub #fantasyseries #lgbtqfantasy #bookpic #transauthor #transmasc #gay #lgbtq #fantasybook #fantasybookseries #queerlit #ownvoices #lgbtqbooks #fantasy #magic #elves #wedeservefairytalestoo https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJ4bVoAbu_/?igshid=1tnem9mo9f4lo

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I'm excited to try something new this year--as a thank you to my patrons, I'm sending out personalized holiday cards. All patrons who are pledging $2 or more as of December 11th will be eligible to receive a Merchant-themed holiday postcard of their choosing.

I had a marvelous time designing these (and procrastinating doing our actual holiday card, which does not mention sexy dossiers or blood magic and are therefore boring).

Red and gold postcards respectively read:

May your chandeliers fall, may your secret dossiers be sexy, may your scandals be rife with blood magic, and may your season be filled with gay drama.

May your chandeliers never fall, may your secret dossiers be complete, may your scandals be free of blood magic, and may your season be filled with joy & love

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Despite the proclivity for cannibalism, kobalde are very protective of their mortal families. Chaos demons that take the form of children, their primary job is to foment chaos at the behest of Lucia, God of Chaos. Their counterpart are the adpare, acolytes of Natali, God of Order. Chim, our kobalde in Merchant, is a sweet, flesh-eating twist on Little Red Riding Hood. After being eaten by a barghest, Chim is transformed into a vicious little demon who eats her way out of the beast before unleashing herself on the world. . . . . . #fiction #fantasy #manuscript #handwritten #bookstagram #bookstack #bookart #bookcommunity #bookquote #indybooks #amwriting #writersofinstagram #selfpub #fantasyseries #lgbtqfantasy #bookpic #transauthor #lgbtq #fantasybook #fantasybookseries #queerlit #ownvoices #lgbtqbooks #fantasy #magic #elves #wedeservefairytalestoo https://www.instagram.com/p/CHF__aTghz0/?igshid=3bzcf9qatfah