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HEY,

✨ It's Pride Month and Caribbean Heritage Month ✨

If you want to put money directly into the pockets of a Black bisexual creative instead of a big Corp like the 'Zon then getting my bundle on itch is the way to do so.

You receive DRM-free files so they're purchasable once and then completely yours to do with as you please.

This is a chance to get my COMPLETED TRILOGY at a very reasonable price. If you like romantic tragedy, morally grey characters, gothic vibes and court intrigue then this one is for you.

[tryingtimi]

i love reading sad books bc when your own grief is stopped up inside you like a clogged drain you can grieve for a character on a page and understand that you're also grieving for yourself a little bit

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Notes game/Challenge

So I have... a few things I need to do for Stars of the Sky. A lot of which is stuff that happens in the background in a story over the story itself. So I am choosing to seek outside motivation because my brain hasn't given me the appropriate motivation otherwise.

So this is a notes game/challenge thing.

You can spam as much as you want to. I won't limit any one person to a certain number of notes. But for that reason, I will be starting this at a bit higher number so one person doesn't just zoom me through all the things. (Though I won't complain about that either-)

30 notes - Work on information for Family Lines 45 notes - Work on information for Mating Bonds 60 notes - Work on information for Mating Bands 75 notes - Draw Hades' parents mating bands 90 notes - Work on Hades' Character Information 105 notes - Draw Hades' parents family line rings 120 notes - Work on information for the Magic System 140 notes - Work on information for the Ancient Gods 160 notes - Work on information for Settings 180 notes - Work on the History 200 notes - Work on the Lore 220 notes - Work on information for Other Characters 240 notes - Work on Naming Conventions 260 notes - Work on Family Information 280 notes - Work on Foods 300 notes - Work on Clothing 320 notes - Work on Animals 340 notes - Draw Hades for her Intro 360 notes - Outline Stars of the Sky

Also reblogs will count as ten notes (because I don't want this to be painful-) Comments will equate to five notes Likes are one note

I've never done this before so I don't know if this will ever get to be considered finished-

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Wanna Join A Writing Group?

Hello hello writeblr!

I'm Alexander, and I am in charge of a writing group aptly called WRITING HOLDING HANDS on discord. Currently we're interested in opening up a few slots for new writers to join us and become part of our fun and supportive writing community. It is important to note that this is a writing group that is focused most of all on community building and support; many of our writers fight tooth and nail to create their work while having day jobs, daily struggles and Adult Responsibilities[tm], and we have built a culture where motivating each other to write, to believe in our work and to be inspired by other people creating right beside us is the purpose of the collective.

Many of us have had the experience where you enter a writing group and the cycle goes like this: You post your work, you hold your breath, and you feel disappointed that no one reads your work while holding out on reading anyone else's work because you are resistant to supporting others before you are supported first. This is not the group for that, we all hate that, we want to work against that. As such, in entering our group, you will be expected to take the initiative and dive headlong into reading other people's work with the trust that you will be met with the same enthusiasm and fascination for your work.

There's plenty of room as well for the times where you can't write anything, but having friends who write will keep your work fresh in your mind and you will always know there's a group of people who truly believe your work is worth creating, because it is. Slowly, inconsistently and imperfectly we are all creating stories that only we can tell. We have writing sprint nights, we have calls where everyone comes to talk about your work specifically to gas up your confidence or fix plot holes and slumps, we have movie nights where we share media that inspires us, we have dedicated channels for you and your work so you always have commentary and support to look back on when you're feeling uncertain.

Many of our writers are exploring horror right now, but we have fantasy writers in our mix, comic artists in our mix, romance writers [Hi, it's me, I'm bitches], fanfic writers are welcome too, and we'd love love love to have new stories to read and support and fresh eyes to help us continue to create. This is an 18+ Writing group! All of us are in our 20's and 30's, so if you're also looking for a community that is able to explore adult themes or your work is mature in nature, you're also welcome here!

Many of our writers have intersectional identities and are telling stories with their experience in mind. We have... SO MUCH AMAZING QUEER HORROR HAPPENING lol. So if you are looking for community with many people of color who are queer, this is an excellent place for you. Many of us take comfort in each other because our stories as we work on them don't necessarily have a place to call home in the publishing world. That discouraging reality must be pushed against, because your stories are worth telling whether a publishing house thinks it'll make a bajillion dollars or not. So if you're seeking diverse stories and diverse perspectives of your work, this is a good group for you.

If you find that you really don't have the time to write or read after joining our group? There's also grace for you in that situation. Members who are not reading or writing for more than a month at a time will receive a check in and if it seems for the best will be removed. This removal in every instance so far is a TEMPORARY MEASURE. We want to support you when you're ready, so while we've had a few members go, they're always welcome to return and rejoin our community when they have the capacity to read, write, and participate.

If this sounds like it's of interest to you and you'd like to join, please email me at rosieartsie16@gmail.com answering the following questions:

1: What are you writing currently? Tell me a little about it. 2: What's your process like? How often are you finding time to write and read? 3: What do you feel you would bring to a writing group that would benefit your fellow writers? 4: What do you need most when it comes to community as a writer? What would make you feel supported and confident as you work? 5: How comfortable are you with criticism of your work as it's being created? 6:Do you have capacity to support others by reading their work and engaging in the chat along with working on your own projects?

7: If supporting others and engaging with the server becomes difficult, how will you address this difficulty?

I know this seems over the top for a discord group, but the culture I have created is very important to me. I have been honored and blessed to have these writers participate in my group, to read their work, to have my work examined, admired, and critiqued by them, and I would like to maintain this positive and supportive culture at all costs. I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully welcoming you into our group! I'm currently looking for 3-5 new members and I suspect I won't get more than that many emails, if that, but if by some fluke I receive and influx of interest please know that I will respond to let you know if you are not a good fit for our group or if I will be adding you in at a later date. Thanks so much for reading, I hope to hear from you! Alexander

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whats everyones first video game (criteria can be whatever you want but im going for the first game i remember playing as a kid) mine's harvest moon friends of mineral town

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HEY,

✨ It's Pride Month and Caribbean Heritage Month ✨

If you want to put money directly into the pockets of a Black bisexual creative instead of a big Corp like the 'Zon then getting my bundle on itch is the way to do so.

You receive DRM-free files so they're purchasable once and then completely yours to do with as you please.

This is a chance to get my COMPLETED TRILOGY at a very reasonable price. If you like romantic tragedy, morally grey characters, gothic vibes and court intrigue then this one is for you.

[tryingtimi]

Starlit & Cursed: A Dark Fantasy Pride Bundle

Celebrate the final week of Pride Month and Caribbean Heritage Month with a story that’s as doomed as it is divine.

The Essence of the Equinox is a dark, romantic fantasy trilogy that asks what happens when duty collides with desire—and when a girl born of stars falls in love with the boy destined to end the world.

In a universe locked in a cosmic war between light and darkness, the line between saviour and monster begins to blur. At the centre is a love story: tender, tempestuous, and doomed from the start.

This special bundle includes all three books and prequel novellas, discounted for a limited time.

✦ Queer, Caribbean, and emotionally charged ✦ Star-crossed lovers and poetic world-ending stakes ✦ Lush, lyrical prose with a mythic backbone ✦ For fans of tragic romance, feminine rage, and gothic vibes

Grab the bundle before June 30. Pay what you want or get it all for $5.

If you’ve ever been in love with the person you were warned about, this one’s for you.

What you’ll find inside:

WHEN THE STARS ALIGHT (#1) WE WILL DEVOUR THE NIGHT (#2) AND THE AGE OF SUMMER WILL RISE (#3) pre-orderable, file to be made available soon. THE SANGUINE SORCERESS (#0.5)

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can you tell us a lil bit more about Eshani and Namon? 👉👈 just saw you mention them under the unrequited love post and i’ve got very hooked (love that post)

👀👀👀

Thank you for the ask <333

The basic summary of their dynamic is that Namon wants a full-blown relationship with Eshani, but she wants to keep him as a friend and nothing beyond that. (Because indulging him would be wronging Cerigo in her view.)

So the two of them banter a lot, Namon because he was trying to flirt with her sometimes, while Eshani does so to keep him at arm's length from her heart.

He fell in love with her from the moment they first met, and Eshani noticed very quickly he was flirting. So she bantered with him, trying to keep things cordial and friendly (so she could get an ally seeing as she was very new to being a High Councillor) while keeping the true reason a secret.

About three or four months later, she wakes up one morning from a dream/nightmare of her waking up on his chest. She's horrified because she realised she's also attracted to him, and now had to decide what to do next.

She knew the best thing to do would be to tell him outright she sought no romance from him, but worried if she told him that explicitly, it would ruin the tentative bond between them.

So she continued to subtly keep him out, trying to cool things more bluntly if and when his intentions seemed obvious, and in her mind it seemed to work at keeping him out.

And then A Deal Between Dealbreakers happened. He asked "just this once?" and it gave her an idea. If she tied him to a deal where he could kiss her just once, she wouldn't have to worry about his advances on that front again. And she could satiate the desire and curiosity that burned on her end too.

Later on, she did manage to state her intentions outright, and it did annoy him greatly. But after a while Namon came to the conclusion that it was better to have her in some capacity even if she didn't fulfill all of his desires.

So they still banter with each other, but they know where the line's drawn. (Though part of Namon's heart is still broken from yearning for what he can't have. Sure, he could try find someone else, but Eshani's the perfect match for him. None of the other female High Councillors come close to fulfilling his desires, he's not into men and he'd rather be with an equal than someone with a lower status.)

(And for the record, Eshani's also conflicted because she knows her stance is causing him pain, and she wants to indulge him too. But she still values her principles (and Cerigo) more than the cost of alleviating that perpetual gap between them. It hurts, but she assures herself it's going to be worth it the day she leaves Morilaste.)

(it even hurts for me as well, I know they'd be such a good couple but eh, it is what it is.)

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I'm going to drop my taglist on this (let me know if you'd like to be added or subtracted): @mr-orion @the-ellia-west @thereadingfoz @glassstardust22124 @honeybewrites @ashirisu @drowsy-quill @oliolioxenfreewrites @seastarblue @gioia-writes-and-others @rae-butter @corinneglass @oros-ash3s @rainbowsnowflake @fourwingedwriter @oddcryptidwrites @ark-inkweaving @bardic-tales @agirlandherquill @wyked-rebellion @darkluminosity

[tryingtimi]

Starlit & Cursed: A Dark Fantasy Pride Bundle

Celebrate the final week of Pride Month and Caribbean Heritage Month with a story that’s as doomed as it is divine.

The Essence of the Equinox is a dark, romantic fantasy trilogy that asks what happens when duty collides with desire—and when a girl born of stars falls in love with the boy destined to end the world.

In a universe locked in a cosmic war between light and darkness, the line between saviour and monster begins to blur. At the centre is a love story: tender, tempestuous, and doomed from the start.

This special bundle includes all three books and prequel novellas, discounted for a limited time.

✦ Queer, Caribbean, and emotionally charged ✦ Star-crossed lovers and poetic world-ending stakes ✦ Lush, lyrical prose with a mythic backbone ✦ For fans of tragic romance, feminine rage, and gothic vibes

Grab the bundle before June 30. Pay what you want or get it all for $5.

If you’ve ever been in love with the person you were warned about, this one’s for you.

What you’ll find inside:

WHEN THE STARS ALIGHT (#1) WE WILL DEVOUR THE NIGHT (#2) AND THE AGE OF SUMMER WILL RISE (#3) pre-orderable, file to be made available soon. THE SANGUINE SORCERESS (#0.5)

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hi everybody please reblog this and tell me your go-to coffee order right now and if you don't like coffee feel free to include your go-to tea order instead

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Hora Liahn Second Daughter & Demon of The West Clan

Those who'd been born in fire are unstoppable by none but themselves.

Protagonist of Project Sasin

[tryingtimi]

HEY,

✨ It's Pride Month and Caribbean Heritage Month ✨

If you want to put money directly into the pockets of a Black bisexual creative instead of a big Corp like the 'Zon then getting my bundle on itch is the way to do so.

You receive DRM-free files so they're purchasable once and then completely yours to do with as you please.

This is a chance to get my COMPLETED TRILOGY at a very reasonable price. If you like romantic tragedy, morally grey characters, gothic vibes and court intrigue then this one is for you.

[tryingtimi]

June 21: 1,305 | Reach for the stars by @the-wip-project

I messed up the dates hahaha. I posted the 19 one on 20 because I stayed up after midnight somehow (barely), so going forward like that, lol. Because this one definitely is for 21th as I will not have time to breath let alone write tomorrow. Finished the angsty smut, though, so I’m glad! It turned out alright, though not sure about the ending. It doesn’t really matter anyway, because it truly was just written because a song got me bad and I needed to write something for it.

Do y’all have any similar experience ever? It’s very fun in a sense.

Snip:

Bongju almost chuckled without a shred of humour. She needed to know his conclusion. Yet, she stayed there, watching.

It shouldn’t have had to be that hard.

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dealing with the worst case scenario

your condom breaks

you feel a lump on your breast

your friends are ignoring you

you’re stranded on an island 

you got rejected by a crush

you get into a car accident

you got stung by a bee/wasp

you got fired from your job

you’re in an earthquake

your tattoo gets infected

your house is on fire

you’re lost in the woods

you get arrested abroad

you get robbed

your partner cheated on you

you’re on a ship that’s sinking

you fall into ice

you’re stuck in an elevator

you hit a deer with your car

you have food poisoning

your pet passed away

you fall off of a horse

you or your friend has alcohol poisoning

you have toxic shock syndrome

your house has a gas leak

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June 20: 1,164 | Reach for the stars by @the-wip-project

What do you mean it’s the 20th? Jesus. Well. Deep in the feels. It’s a great way to get all this pent up stress off, although it just keeps coming back. Like right now. But at least I’m exploring a kinda new way of Bongju, which is very nice. I mean, the notion of exploring, not what I find haha. He’s a very sad boy. Although I almost wrote a full on analysis on him to my friends. And some enneagram nerding out. Really needed to restrain myself to stay normal, lmao. Anyway, it’s a great snippet, helps a ton.

No Context Snip:

Steam thumbled out of the small, tiled space as Dae dried her wet hair with a towel. She stopped as she noticed Bongju still standing beside the fridge. She lazily glanced at the front door, then back at him. Her skin was a hot pink under the towel that though barely but covered her damp torso.

Towel, towel. Gotta edit it the minute I finish this.

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you have to stay alive. you're going to be such a beautiful middle aged freak. young freaks will see you in the street and know that things can be okay.

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really everyone you love has something miserably wrong with them or an obvious flaw that won't ever be fixed but like it's up to you what kind of person you can and cannot deal with. someone in my family has anger issues which I can handle and diffuse with no problem, but a person who can't tolerate yelling could not be close to him. another person I know is very anxious & needs constant reassurance and she gets along famously with gentler and more straightforward people than myself, but I can't handle being second guessed all the time. someone who is loosey goosey with their morals wouldn't bother me, but a person with a profound sense of justice makes me feel afraid of getting on their bad side. none of these traits actually make someone a bad person & just because there are personalities I can't handle doesnt mean I'M a bad person either. litany against callout posts for stupid shit and simple incompatibilities we all have to live on this earth together & need to learn how to deal with each other