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naboo's senator and her favorite jedi meeting at the opera.... i wonder what's going on with those two

gahhhh i wish i had time to draw fanart again and specially fanart for anidala fanfics, but istg that after everything calms down i'll get my tiny hands working >:^)

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I need a bunch of these stickers to put everywhere. They're all so cute!

I can't believe it's already been a week since the Kickstarter began! The bonus stickers have just been completed; there are 4 total, and we're looking at updating the campaign page soon.

I'm quite happy with how all of the stickers turned out, but this one of a water garden faery is one of my favorites 🪷

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Here is a sneak peek of the stunning artwork @mcaquila and I commissioned for our audiobook Kickstarter campaign from artist KrasneTigritsa @praise-the-lord-im-dead

Check out our Kickstarter page to see the full image! Prints are available as an add-on to any tier. Also take a look at the stickers and other goodies!

When M.C. and I were deciding what scene to commission, we realized that out of the group of characters, we had never had official artwork of Vera done. Vera shows up first in Book 2, and she's a half Water Spirit with empathic musical abilities. She's also a rather clueless lackey of the Cait Sidhe, her adoptive brother, and his schemes. She is such a fun character, and this artist really brought her to life!

Inspired by the works of Holly Black, Julie Kagawa, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and classic Celtic and English folklore, the Winter Fae's Blight series follows faery Deirdre and two human brothers, Iain and James, and their ragtag group of allies as they try to stop a brewing war between the human military and the Faerie Courts across a 7-book series.

Why Kickstarter? M.C. and I have always wanted an audiobook version of The Changeling's Fortune, but we wanted to hire real narrators and pay them fairly for their time and skill level. Through this campaign and your support, that dream will be possible!

If you're a fan of YA fantasy, faery folklore, and classic adventure stories, check out this page and support real artists. Thank you.

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When you watch something with your friends and can’t hide that the villain is your fave

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A clearing in the forest at a stream in Sorgenfri with harvest workers in the background (1886) by Peder Mørk Mønsted

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I love how the full pages turned out! This was so much fun. Almost makes me want to create the whole book 🤭

Water Nymphs inhabit lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers—provided they are well shaded or, preferably, contain underwater caves to protect their sensitive eyes and skin from the sunlight. They are opportunistic faeries. A crocodile basking on the bank of the Nile, for instance, may seem a lazy, slow creature—until the thirsty gazelle ventures too close for a drink.

One of my favorite parts of working on the audiobook Kickstarter was creating a couple pages from Servants of the Winter Court -- a field journal penned by an unknown author that is both a help and hindrance to the protagonists. We had to do the nymph page (if you read The Changeling's Fortune, you'll get it) -- above is one of the images from that page.

I'm quite happy with how it turned out (and it looks even better in the full page!)

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✨It’s here! ✨

I was so thrilled to be able to commission artist @praise-the-lord-im-dead to create an art print for a Kickstarter reward. Make sure you check it out to see the stunning piece!

Also, check out the video to hear snippets from the narrators reading scenes from the books. They are so, so talented!

The Kickstarter is live! 🎉🎉🎉

Inspired by the works of Holly Black, Julie Kagawa, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and classic Celtic and English folklore, the Winter Fae's Blight series follows faery Deirdre and two human brothers, Iain and James, and their ragtag group of allies as they try to stop a brewing war between the human military and the Faerie Courts across a 7-book series.

Every author dreams of hearing their stories come alive through an audiobook! My co-author and I believe that human-written stories need real, human narrators to do the work justice. The Winter Fae's Blight series is told through multiple POVs, so we wanted two narrators to allow the characters to shine.

The Kickstarter will run from June 10 to July 9, and features a wide variety of digital and physical rewards. Check out the link above to learn more! 😊

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Sticker Designing

It's been years since I've tried to design stickers. The idea was to have 4 designs total, and I started off by choosing some critters from the Winter Fae's Blight story world:

We have a plethora of owl faeries in the Summer Court. It's mostly an excuse to have loads of giant owls everywhere.

Byron, a witch's familiar and magical magpie.

The Cait Sidhe and the roughest design. Modeled loosely after a panther (and also after one of my co-author's cats...).

In the 3rd book of the series, the setting is basically a Renaissance Fair with real magic -- and real faeries. Including water garden flower faeries. This was inspired by them......then I went and reread the scenes with them, and realized I was way off.

(Plus, the above design just wasn't cute enough.)

Due to some illness and eyestrain, I haven't been able to completely finalize the sticker designs, but I've gotten very, very close! That included completely revamping the flower faery.

I'm excited to get this and the others finished! I'll likely get rid of a lot of the purple border around them -- again, it's been a while since I last worked on stickers. But I'm excited with how things are coming along! :)

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Hello writer friends!

I am so excited to share this! I have been imagining and wanting an audiobook version of the Winter Fae's Blight series for a long time, and I hope this Kickstarter will make that dream possible!

You can check out the page here if you're interested: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wfbseries/winter-faes-blighta-dual-narration-coming-of-age-fantasy

More info to come tomorrow with the launch!

Tomorrow, @spookyscribe and I are starting a Kickstarter to turn The Changeling's Fortune into a dual-narrator audiobook!

We're committed to getting experienced, human narrators and compensating them fairly -- so the Kickstarter is a must. The rewards are quite varied, ranging from ebooks to signed books to themed scented candles (which have been a lot of fun to sort out)!

Preparing for this has also involved making some custom, exclusive artwork and merchandise -- so you'll definitely be seeing more about this in the days to come 😊

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Me: This scene is coming along nicely. We're almost done with this important conversation! All of the information has been revealed! My characters are communicating!

And THEN I realize it's all wrong and why it feels so out of character. I forget that Cecil only maintains the illusion of being an open book. In reality, he lies even while being "honest" and open about his past because he hides specific emotions and true feelings about the truth. It's all about controlling his own narrative and image by controlling what information is revealed.

(Also why are some one-on-one conversations so tedious to write? Must I describe what people are doing/where they're standing/sitting and what gestures they're making? Why can't it just be dialogue? And why isn't this any easier after writing 9 books? Lol)

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This is a picture for those who think being a writer is easy: WE FEELING STRESSED ALL THE TIME!!!!!

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If I had to describe the vibes of my current book series…

Beasts of London — The obscure and strange crime thriller penny dreadful the world forgot

Beasts of Forsaken Ruins — Paranormal romance and female empowerment fantasy gone wrong

Beasts of Frost and Briars — Existential rock opera meets Shakespearean tragedy with slight farcical comedy

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Ah, yes, I see you’ve taken notice of the fine knight I keep dangling in a big gilded cage above my evil throne. Quite the pretty little ornament the would be savior makes, wouldn’t you agree~?

What? No, it IS a big cage. That’s- it’s the standard size for a knight’s cage I’m pretty sure. NO I’m not going to invest in 500 square feet of dungeon, it’s ONE knight! I’m pretty sure knights live in hovels in the wild anyways which is basically the same- Look, the cage is quite literally gilded. He loves the cage! He loves obediently preening in the cage! Yeah well, when you capture your own knight you can keep it in whatever size castle you want to, but this one’s mine. Especially since you’re so obviously jealous of me and my cute and awesome knight anyway.

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Live. Laugh. Longsword.

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dont look at me with those big beautiful eyes im trying to be Weird and evil to you