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You should only write in present tense with extreme caution.

not because it's bad or anything but because if you do it even once you're going to be editing the bits where you shifted tenses out of your writing for the rest of your life

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I’m starting to think some of y’all haven’t actually felt the rain on your skin… which is crazy because no one else can feel it for you

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I generally am pretty good at following internet safety protocols, so I don't like the person I become when I see a really bizarre sponsored Tumblr post with a random link attached. I gotta click it.

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You know what, I'm sick of trying to play marketing games on other social media. I'm just going to rant about what I like about my book, because if anyone will appreciate an autistic special interest dump, I hope it'll be tumblr.

so if you like gay books and epic fantasy, read on!

This is Fractured Magic! The cover is by the incredibly talented @littlestpersimmon.

Fractured Magic is a sprawling epic fantasy with a big cast of characters, intricate politics, and a romantic "they were best friends but one thinks the other is dead and when they're finally reunited they're both angry with each other and act like they went through the world's messiest divorce" pairing. the divorcees in question:

before I go on, just know that there's a KICKSTARTER YOU CAN FOLLOW that will include ebooks, paperbacks, and other really fun goodies!

there are ALSO assassins, ghosts, secret identities, descents into madness, and an ancient dragon god who was trapped in a human body and wants revenge about it. to touch on some of these a little further:

-ghosts: are they ghosts? are they zombies? are they simply metaphorical manifestations of the characters' grief? are they real, honest-to-god, send-things-flying-off-shelves ghosts? the answer is yes! all of the above!

-secret identities: if you like those moments reading or watching something where you're like "holy shit, that character was ACTUALLY XYZ THIS WHOLE TIME?!", then you'll like Fractured Magic.

-descents into madness(TM): I mean this in the most gothic sense possible. our hero's in possession of a dark magic that is slowly corrupting him from the inside out. afraid of its power, he pushes everyone away, but he's never dealt well with loneliness.

-ancient dragon gods: this one is pretty much what it says on the tin.

you'll also like fractured magic if you:

-like gothic literature.

-are a big fan of old school fantasy (zelazny, moorcock, weis and hickman) but wish it was more for the gays

-watched this scene from howl's moving castle and had your brain chemistry changed a little:

-or this scene from pride and prejudice:

well, that's all I've got! if you've read this far, thank you. seriously. due to the aforementioned autism, I....have a very hard time with promoting myself on social media. I really want people to like this book because I really like this book, but I get too caught up in tone and then everything just kinda flops.

and, to be honest, I'm really worried about this kickstarter not funding! so here's the link to it again. if you hit the follow button, you'll be notified when the campaign goes live: KICKSTARTER

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Heart of the Forest 🍂 - ig | bsky | commissions | prints

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The oligarchs won't give you anything.

You have to FIGHT. #Unions #WorkerSolidarity

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it is so dang funny to me that there is this cultural pressure for artists to be modest about their art. 'you cant say your own book is five stars' WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO RATE IT FOUR? buckaroo if you create ANYTHING from your heart it has all the grand cosmic uniqueness you do. CELEBRATE YOURSELF

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the symbiotic relationship between tumblr and AO3 should be studied in a lab

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You know what, I'm sick of trying to play marketing games on other social media. I'm just going to rant about what I like about my book, because if anyone will appreciate an autistic special interest dump, I hope it'll be tumblr.

so if you like gay books and epic fantasy, read on!

This is Fractured Magic! The cover is by the incredibly talented @littlestpersimmon.

Fractured Magic is a sprawling epic fantasy with a big cast of characters, intricate politics, and a romantic "they were best friends but one thinks the other is dead and when they're finally reunited they're both angry with each other and act like they went through the world's messiest divorce" pairing. the divorcees in question:

before I go on, just know that there's a KICKSTARTER YOU CAN FOLLOW that will include ebooks, paperbacks, and other really fun goodies!

there are ALSO assassins, ghosts, secret identities, descents into madness, and an ancient dragon god who was trapped in a human body and wants revenge about it. to touch on some of these a little further:

-ghosts: are they ghosts? are they zombies? are they simply metaphorical manifestations of the characters' grief? are they real, honest-to-god, send-things-flying-off-shelves ghosts? the answer is yes! all of the above!

-secret identities: if you like those moments reading or watching something where you're like "holy shit, that character was ACTUALLY XYZ THIS WHOLE TIME?!", then you'll like Fractured Magic.

-descents into madness(TM): I mean this in the most gothic sense possible. our hero's in possession of a dark magic that is slowly corrupting him from the inside out. afraid of its power, he pushes everyone away, but he's never dealt well with loneliness.

-ancient dragon gods: this one is pretty much what it says on the tin.

you'll also like fractured magic if you:

-like gothic literature.

-are a big fan of old school fantasy (zelazny, moorcock, weis and hickman) but wish it was more for the gays

-watched this scene from howl's moving castle and had your brain chemistry changed a little:

-or this scene from pride and prejudice:

well, that's all I've got! if you've read this far, thank you. seriously. due to the aforementioned autism, I....have a very hard time with promoting myself on social media. I really want people to like this book because I really like this book, but I get too caught up in tone and then everything just kinda flops.

and, to be honest, I'm really worried about this kickstarter not funding! so here's the link to it again. if you hit the follow button, you'll be notified when the campaign goes live: KICKSTARTER

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PSA for fanfic writers

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nothing like looking back at a scene you thought you were cooking with and finding that you weren't wrong, it was just that you were cooking this:

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not now kitten, daddy's imagining his silly little guys in compromising situations

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I've hit the "oh god, why am I doing all this" stage of book launch

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COVER REVEAL

Fractured Magic is an M/M fantasy novel with Victorian Gothic themes and a queer cast of characters. It's about political accountability, ghosts both figurative and literal, and a pair of estranged friends who act like they went through the world's messiest divorce.

Cover art by @littlestpersimmon

Sign up for Pre-Orders here.

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Hi there, what website builder did you use to make your queer enigma website?

I use ghost.org! It's great because it lets me combine my website, my newsletter, and my subscription tiers all in one place, though the one downside is that the themes aren't as customizable as hosts like squarespace.

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I'm making Fractured Magic sprites for ease of tiktok/reel marketing and UGH i just. kisses him kisses him kisses him