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Hi, I noticed your story has conflict in it, and I was wondering why you didn't just write people who are right doing everything correctly with a note saying "I enthusiastically co-sign everything in this story"? Must be some kind of mistake haha

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It turns out that the lich the adventurers had been hired to slay had never actually killed anyone before until the impulsive paladin of the group swung first. Now, as the healer tries to revive them, the rest have to calm the ancient undead mage down from what is undeniably a panic attack.

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Release Day: Winter's Warden (Book 4 in the Winter Witch series)

Today is the release day of WINTER’S WARDEN, the fourth book in my sexy, action-packed high fantasy reverse harem romance series Winter Witch! When Tally’s shapeshifting companion Ash falls gravely ill and his connection to the physical world untethers, even her bone witch magic cannot save him. Desperate to stop him from fading away completely, she must ally with her treacherous sister, Danica,…

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The Scarlet Luna RELEASE DAY

Today is the release dya of THE SCARLET LUNA, my super sexy, fast burn, paranormal wolf shifter reverse harem romance standalone! When the alpha pair of the Swiftpaw pack were murdered in a bloody coup, sixteen-year-old Macy fled and hid in the human world, refusing to pledge allegiance to the new alpha. Now that alpha is dead. Officially a rogue, Macy returns to her hometown for the first…

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Cover Reveal and Pre-Order: The Scarlet Luna

When the alpha pair of the Swiftpaw pack were murdered in a bloody coup, sixteen-year-old Macy fled and hid in the human world, refusing to pledge allegiance to the new alpha. Now that alpha is dead.

When the alpha pair of the Swiftpaw pack were murdered in a bloody coup, sixteen-year-old Macy fled and hid in the human world, refusing to pledge allegiance to the new alpha. Now that alpha is dead. Officially a rogue, Macy returns to her hometown for the first time in over two years to seek revenge against the pack that killed her parents. Under the guise of negotiating for her future, she…

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

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Cover Reveal and Pre-Order: Winter's Warden (Book 4 in the Winter Witch series)

I wanted to do an official reveal the cover for the fourth book in the Winter Witch series, just in case readers thought the series ended at book #3, Winter Warrior. It does not! There will be 5 books in the Winter Witch series. Blurb to come! **WINTER’S WARDEN is the fourth book in the WINTER WITCH high fantasy series, and is a full-length, medium-burn why choose novel. This means the main…

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I like writing.

I like the process of writing. I like the mechanics of writing.

I like writing down words and picking what order that they should go in to best convey the meaning and images in my mind to the person reading them. I like thinking about the way a sentence sounds and the way it interacts with the other sentences around it. I like thinking about what words should repeat, and what words should stand alone, and what words should be swapped out with other words.

I like the actual writing part of writing!

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If you're a writer you're supposed to write a lot of bullshit. It's part of the gig. You have to write a lot of absolute garbage in order to get to the good bits. Every once in a while you'll be like "Oh, I wish I hadn't wasted all that time writing bullshit," but that's dumb. That's exactly the same as an Olympic runner being like "Oh, I wish I hadn't wasted all that time running all those practice laps"

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Winter Warrior (Winter Witch #3) is now in paperback!

Hey kittens! I am beyond excited to announce that Winter Warrior (Winter Witch #3) is now available in paperback!   After a devastating betrayal plunges the kingdom of Atlantica into chaos, bone witch Tally finds herself stripped of her magical abilities and forced to flee the palace with Ash, Dover, and her new husband, the uncrowned king Ford. Desperate for allies to protect their people,…

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The moon dressed as Saturn.

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Winter Warrior (Winter Witch #3) RELEASE DAY

I need to confess that I DID SOMETHING BAD. I kind of accidentally wrote a cliffhanger at the end of  Winter’s Wrath (Winter Witch #2) and then, through no fault of my own, couldn’t publish Winter Warrior (Winter Witch #3) for 10 months! I am SO sorry for the way I left things. And if you come back after what I did in the last book (no spoilers!), thank you for trusting me! WINTER WARRIOR: The…

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Winter Warrior (Winter Witch #3) COVER REVEAL!

Winter Warrior (Winter Witch #3) COVER REVEAL!

After working on this book for many months, I am proud to present the cover art for my new adult reverse harem romantic high fantasy ‘Winter Warrior’, the third book in my Winter Witch series. After a devastating betrayal plunges the kingdom of Atlantica into chaos, bone witch Tally finds herself stripped of her magical abilities and forced to flee the palace with Ash, Dover, and her new…

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I have a necromancer high fantasy romance series called Winter Witch for just this reason.

https://books2read.com/u/4X6dJL

“Why would you think necromancy was banned!? Necromancers are our first line of defense against naturally occuring undead.”

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Being a writer is so weird. You just go "hey I'm gonna invent a guy to emotionally devastate you with, who's in?" and people from all over the world are like "fuck yeah I'm in"

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“how did you get into writing” girl nobody gets into writing. writing shows up one day at your door and gets into you