#HighStakes

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The Queen That Never Was - Beautiful Lies (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1541042101-the-queen-that-never-was-beautiful-lies?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=LSAlex1 Exiled. Betrayed. Awakened. On the night of her mating ceremony, Alice is shattered by the ultimate betrayal. Left for dead and hunted by those she once called family, she flees into the wilds-only to awaken something ancient in her blood. She is the last Moonborn. Haunted by visions and divine power, Alice is drawn into a ruthless contest at the heart of the Lycan kingdom-and into the arms of the one man she should fear: the Lycan King himself. He claims she's his. Fate says otherwise. But Alice? She's done being chosen. She'll become the Queen they never saw coming.

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Exciting and Unusual Locations

Real estate agents will tell you that location is everything when choosing a home. Readers are a little more forgiving thankfully! I know many of you like stories set on ranches or the Pacific Northwest. I took a risk to set my new series in Florida and places like Miami and the Everglades and hope you’ve been enjoying those locations in the South Beach Security series. But that made me think…

[kitauthor]

Let's Talk Stakes (Not Steaks)

The world just can't stop trying to end! A great example of this is in the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. At this point, I don't think I need a spoiler alert to say that Buffy stopped the Master, Angel, the Mayor, Adam, Glory, Willow, and finally the First. In the meantime, she had to keep her little sister safe (at least after season 4 started). And no, I'm not here to talk about those kind of stakes (the vampire poke-y kind) or tent stakes, but rather the kinds of stakes you find in your story. Because let's be honest, not only does it get exhausting having to save the world all the time, it also gets a little *yawn* old. I mean, at some point, much like the death of many characters in science fiction shows, the world just never ends (and let's be honest, at this point, we also wonder if these characters are really dead given how many times they come back.). I'm talking about the stakes in your novels. What's at stake? The biggest difference between the genre of "cozy fantasy" and other types of fantasy is the stakes tend to be lower. They're not world-ending or life-shattering. It's why I call my serial, Through A Portal Storm, as cozy-adjacent. Tye is working to cure an illness in the unicorns, one that affects unicorn and human alike, and that could be considered pretty world ending. Certainly it's life ending and not in a Marvel sort of way. But, the feel is cozy, the found family very close, and the way he finds his answers isn't through big battles or magical duels, but rather through self-discovery and with the support of good friends. And it's still going to take three books to resolve. *evil author grin* The reason why this came up is because I was discussing the genre with my spouse after loaning him Legends and Lattes. He really enjoyed the book and the relationships in it, but was taken aback by the low stakes. He's used to reading epic fantasy. The kind of books that if you drop them they'll injure your foot. He grew up on Tolkien and other tomes. He thought it was interesting to have stories centered around much lower stakes. He's thinking about it. I'm trying to convince him to write a story with me. (He's an author too.) I was informed he has a setting, so we'll see. But think about the stakes in your story the next time you're writing. I'm not saying don't have the world end. I'm just saying, you have options. Read the full article

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Vengeance of the All-Devourer: Crown Tundra Attack

//ooc: Transcript of a Discord RP with skyscraper-catwalk.bsky.social

As Conductor Sky is maintaining his train at the Old Castle in the Crown Tundra, they hear a commotion outside. When they look out the window, they see the entire sky has turned an evil purple color, with fast-moving red clouds - wait, those aren't clouds... those are body segments. The concern of the people nearby swiftly turns to panic, as black and purple monsters drop from the sky and begin attacking the city mercilessly, going after person and pokemon alike Looks like it's gonna be one of those days.

He’s taken aback by the sudden shift in weather, and can only stand there, staring from his place up in the sky, as monsters wreak havoc on the city below. He… he should go down there to help. But what could he do, really…? He’d never really fought before, and there was no denying he was afraid of those monsters too. The Conductor decided it would be best to call for help, and hurriedly pulled out his phone he received as a gift from a strange passenger when he first arrived in this region, and texted Twystcord. Before he could finish his call for help, however, he screamed as his train violently rocked back and forth, nearly throwing him out into the open sky. A horrible keening sound rang out from behind him, and the Conductor frantically poked his head out the window to see what looked like a Shadowglass that had gone terribly off course and hit the fourth carriage of his train. As it turns out, the airborne Shadowglass weren't the main issue, as they were small. The issue that was bigger, literally in this case, was a VERY tall Shadowglass with a mean hammer.

He looks up, and can only see what looked like a really big red square for a second before there’s a deafening crack, and he’s thrown out into freezing, thin air, spinning through the sky like a rag doll. He manages to land on a nearby cirrus cloud, and backpedals frantically, his eyes widening with both surprise and terror at the huge, hammer-wielding Shadowglass that had just, indirectly it seemed, attacked his train. Did it even notice it was there? …He hears someone scream so loud and piercing that it reaches straight up into the sky. Maybe he should go down to help… The Tremornaut apparently was trying to cause a localised earthquake, which would've been devasting on its own, but throw in the Shadowglass Spikes around it and you have a proper recipe for disaster

…Okay. This wasnt the time to keep himself hidden— he would go down, and try to help the people getting attacked His train would return to him later, the priority right now were the people below him. Descending clumsily on a gust of cold air, he ignored the weird stares fleeing people were giving him and tried to focus on getting people to safety.

This… this way, please…

The people don't stare much, surprisingly. WHo do stare are the Shadowglass - they eye him with malicious intent before attacking. By the terror that flashes across his face, its clear he wasnt expecting that attack. Was this the day he would finally use his sloppily-honed powers in an actual fight? He panics, and tries to counter its attack with the most concentrated gust of air he could summon. That, surprisingly, is quite effective on the Tremornaut, causing it to trip and fall, squashing one of the Spikes. The two other Spikes near him, though, aren't much affected, and only seem further angered.

Leave me alone—

The air around an increasingly distressed Conductor turns dry and thin, as the two Spikes seem nothing more than agitated by his little attack. The grass beneath his feet shrivel and dry up immediately, their moisture having been sucked away. Backing off, he tries throwing more gusts of wind at the attacking Shadowglass, each one more desperate than the last. The SHadowglass close in, but then one is smashed on the head by someone backflipping off it with a bowling pin, diverting their attention to the newcomer. Sky whips around to face whoever had just bludgeoned his would-be attacker on the head. He stares at the object in their hand, a strange choice of weapon for sure, but who was he to complain when he had nothing more than his hands and magic to defend himself?

Ya GoOd? ThInGs ArE gOnNa GeT kInDa CrAzY sO

…No...

an earth-shattering THUD!!!!! is heard. Looking up, they see a massive spine has embedded itself into the ground next to the Castle, and other spines are falling fast. The conductor screams, arms raised in a defensive position, its obvious that he’s startled. The huge spike reflects twice in his wide, sky-blue eyes.

What… is that…?

Aw NuTs... HeY iS tHeRe AnYtHiNg ImPoRtAnT uP iN tHaT tHeRe OlD cAsTlE?

Sky's eyes seem to go blank for a few seconds as he tries to recall, before they suddenly fill with horror.

Y-Yeah… why?!

Gamzee looks at him with the most oh fricc eyes he has ever seen before grabbing Conductor and BOOKING for the castle. Conductor has barely enough time to yelp before he’s dragged along unwillingly by the wrist in a mad dash toward the castle. This only makes his head spin even more with questions, as he struggles to keep up with Gamzee’s pace. You can feel the air around him get a degree colder and drier. Gamzee rushes up the mountain, Conductor in tow, eventually reaching the final stretch to the castle... but it's blocked by a spine, part of a ring projecting an evil purple glow around the castle. a tremendous cracking is heard, and the castle lifts into the air, ground it's on and all, and the Conductor's train with it. Conductor doesn’t seem to know what to make of this. Was he supposed to break that ring? The castle is rising, fast, with his train in it. Without it, he’d be stranded in this universe, possibly forever. Panicking, he threw a compressed blade of air at the spine as forcefully as he could. The other deities thought little of him, and wouldn’t notice if he disappeared, so…

HaNg On TiGhT cOnDuCtOr. Go DeNdRy GeAn!

Gamzee's Torterra is big even for an Alpha, so he thinks he might be able to climb up the Torterra and reach the castle that way. He doesn’t have time to ask how the heck this stranger knew his name, so he tries to keep up with Gamzee without question. Thats a HUGE Torterra, though, and Conductor cant hide his surprise at seeing the enormous land-turtle… but it's not enough. The castle rises past the Torterra's height.

SuRfIe!

Gamzee opens the pokeball in such a way that he and Conductor were on the Mantine's back as she launches herself toward the castle. Conductor's mind spun into overdrive as he raced to figure out what he could do to help. With the power he has over the wind, he uses it to boost Surfle’s flight, willing it to lift the Mantine as high as he possibly could.

LaSt ShOt, CaIrN!

the Steelix leaps from where Gamzee's pokeball landed and grabs onto the bottom of the rising earth, danging his body like a ladder to climb up

DrUiD's TrApDoOr! HaNg On CoNdUcToR!

Cairn burrows into the earth, swiftly bringing Gamzee and the conductor on top of the rising earth to the front of the castle. Conductor tries unsuccessfully to stifle his scream as dirt flies in all directions and stings against his face, he squeezes his eyes shut— It was over as swiftly as it began, though. In a few seconds they were back on the ground again, looking at the huge towering structure that was the castle. The train, fortunately, seems unharmed. Up, up, and up the Castle goes. Into the sky, into orbit, into space, up to a massive hole that opened in the Worm's mass. The Castle is taken into it as it closes, eventually coming to rest in a dark, cavernous space that fluctuates ominously, slowly moving toward a dark mote at the far (and I mean FAR) end - which all present hope against hope isn't some kind of crusher, black hole, or other harmful apparatus of digestion. What could they do now? Was this the end for them all? Could he try to ride the train out of the worm, if there even was a way out? Conductor turned to Gamzee, his distressed face visible in what little light was present in the mass of the worm. This was all very new to him, it seemed. Suddenly erupts a bright green light, a stark contrast from the dark purple of everywhere else in here. It seems to promise safety, so those around start going toward it. He jolted a bit at the sharp green light, turning his head to face the sudden intrusion. Some of the tension in Conductor’s shoulders seemed to melt away just a little, He was silent for a moment, before he turned to Gamzee. He vaguely gestured toward the green light.

Sh-should we…?

Gamzee nods, stepping toward it and gesturing for Conductor to follow

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The Silver Prince 

Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/story/377188360-the-silver-prince?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=aflowers3238 

For 17-year-old Nyx Madden, stealing shadows is second nature. This rare power allows her to control the person whose shadow she holds. And, since she's been on her own for the past five years, it's her only chance at survival. But Nyx's life in the shadows is jeopardized when she is visited by Victor, the enigmatic leader of the criminal underworld. Somehow, he discovered that she is the faceless Shadow Thief, Itoria's most wanted criminal. If he reveals her identity, she'll be hanged. Victor strikes a deal with Nyx. He'll give her more gold than she knows what to do with in exchange for the shadow of Itoria's Silver Prince, thus nicknamed for his fickle nature and careless wealth. Nyx readily agrees, as this may be the last shadow she ever has to steal. And, considering the Silver Prince's rotten reputation, Itoria can only improve with him out of the way. In order to take the prince's shadow, Nyx must uncover his greatest fear and confront him with it. She infiltrates the castle, where she discovers that nothing in Itoria is as it seems, including the prince himself. Stuck under his dying father's thumb, the Silver Prince has little freedom-but his selfish, callow nature might be hiding a golden heart. With her identity hanging in the balance, Nyx finds the fate of the entire kingdom in her hands--and her own heart in the hands of the Silver Prince.

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