The Castle Maids
It's them!! Shoutout to Isaac Robin for the wonderful commissioned illustration of Sleeves, Dusty, Chiffon and Glasses from Her Majesty The Prince! <3
2023-07-26 01:45:34 +0000 UTC View Post
It's them!! Shoutout to Isaac Robin for the wonderful commissioned illustration of Sleeves, Dusty, Chiffon and Glasses from Her Majesty The Prince! <3
2023-07-26 01:45:34 +0000 UTC View Post"Those townsfolk were a friendly bunch," Soixante-Douze said. "I'd quite like to come back here on leave for that cheese festival."
"Mm," Lou replied, pensively. "They let you have a lot of that?"
"Oh, just the same as anyone else. I haven't used mine in a while. Have to put on a stoi...
2023-07-21 23:28:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Decided to do a quick concept sketch of post-coronation Addy & Jenny on a whim! One is extremely skilled, one is instantly likeable. They get along. ^^
(Stay tuned for the next Her Majesty The Prince chapter, coming out later today!)
2023-07-21 17:41:33 +0000 UTC View Post(I needed a little more time on the next few chapters of Act II, which I've been writing in parallel for story reasons and also to establish a bit of a buffer. In the meantime, here's a look at the last 'missing' flashback chapter from Act I! —Zandra)
(Update: To simply thing...
2023-07-15 17:52:58 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! I'm back at work! I took a week off for my birthday (the 28th) and to prepare Act II of my ongoing knight + princess body swap story Her Majesty The Prince. In case you missed it, we're now officially into the second act with chapter 14 a few days ago! More to come; I plan on updati...
2023-07-12 22:25:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe princess walked among the crowd, figure in a regal gown. Her steps were sure, her hands held fast, fingers on the royal crown.
But she was not alone that day, though it quickly turned to night—within the shadows growing long hovered telltale points of light. A mountain covered by a cl...
2023-07-08 20:46:14 +0000 UTC View Post
The previous 13 (and change) chapters mark the first part of Her Majesty The Prince, tentatively called Act I: The City (you can find them all under the 'her majesty the prince' tag both here on my Patreon and on my Cohost page).
Now begins the second act of what might end ...
2023-07-08 18:16:39 +0000 UTC View Post(You may have noticed by now that each even-numbered chapter of Her Majesty The Prince follows the chronological timeline, while each odd-numbered chapter is a flashback. Since I only figured out this pattern after about a third of Act I had been published, I plan to go back and add flashback...
2023-07-04 21:19:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Just a quick update this time to let you know I'll be delaying the next update of Her Majesty The Prince a tiny bit because...
~Act I is complete~
...and that means while I'm writing part 14, I'm also planning out Act II and the remaining half(ish portio...
2023-06-25 18:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post"Were you able to watch the coronation?"
"No, thank the gods. I had to cancel—luckiest migraine of my life! The undertemple fellow I was seeing had front-row seats. Can you imagine if I'd been there when that... witch-or-whoever attacked?"
"Well I'm glad you're okay. I do wish we ha...
2023-06-21 21:11:38 +0000 UTC View PostLou opened her eyes slowly, taking a moment to adjust to the morning light filtering in through the blinds of the apartment window. Her gaze lazily clung to the painting that hung on the wall as she took deeper and deeper breaths, easing herself out of her sleepy haze. She still wasn't as well-re...
2023-06-17 17:45:14 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! That story just won't stop, will it? I thought I was more than halfway done last update, but Her Majesty The Prince keeps getting bigger than me and my beta readers expect—but it'll result in such a better book in the end that I gotta keep going.
I'm going to do my best to s...
2023-06-15 17:10:50 +0000 UTC View PostFor the longest time, there was nothing else.
Just echoes in the dark. Stray whispers in the murky fog. A world of vitreous smoke, illuminated by distant lightning in thunderclouds. And in the center, where it all began, there was her.
And she was drifting away.
It took a lifeti...
2023-06-14 17:39:44 +0000 UTC View PostLou looked down at her bunk one last time. A modest bed, pushed up against the wall, surrounded by others just like it. She truly had been prepared to spend years here. Maybe she'd have made her last night in it more meaningful, had she known. She wasn't quite sure how one would go about doing th...
2023-06-10 16:07:51 +0000 UTC View Post"I messed up," Lou said as she frantically shook Chiffon awake. "I messed everything up. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do!"
"Mnnh, what's wrong?" the taller maid asked as she reached up to rub her face. "It's okay Glasses, it's okay. We'll figure it out."
Lou's face wa...
2023-06-07 20:01:13 +0000 UTC View PostLou sat on the bed as the Prince went about his bedroom getting dressed. The morning light seemed dimmer; sounds, muffled. She was still stunned by what he'd told her: he wanted her to leave.
All those years spent wrapped in her old body felt like a footnote, a series of unremarkable events...
2023-06-03 20:02:27 +0000 UTC View Post"If you had just one night with the Prince, what would you do?" Chiffon asked, twirling the broom in her hand before moving on to the other side of the banquet table.
"Define one night," Sleeves said as they moved from place to place, artfully folding napkins and setting down cutlery. "Are ...
2023-05-31 15:09:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! So uhhh wow, the last two weeks.
I fell into the most powerful writing fugue state since the original Squid Maids and as a result I'm most of the way through a new book?? I didn't even know I could be this creative anymore, it's been such a shock. But a welcome one, a...
2023-05-29 18:57:33 +0000 UTC View Post
I couldn't resist!! here's my current two favorite characters who will not leave my brain until their story is told
2023-05-29 18:48:46 +0000 UTC View Post"Alright Loulou," the Prince said with a smile as he threw her discarded dress off to the side. "One night. Make it count."
And then she woke up.
Lou inhaled sharply, her eyes opening wide. She stayed still, waiting for her eyes adjusting to the morning light and for her mind to adjus...
2023-05-27 04:04:57 +0000 UTC View Post"As I told your collea—" Frederic stopped, correcting himself. "As I told the former royal decoys, you have resources at your disposal. I will personally give you a glowing reference on behalf of the royal guard, no matter where you wish to go."
Lou looked up at the last painting...
2023-05-23 14:12:54 +0000 UTC View Post"Stay here, I'll get you something to drink."
Lou looked up at the underside of the canopy that loomed over the Prince's bed. She had seen the outside of it many times over the years, but never from this angle. She hadn't imagined she ever would.
Well... no. That wasn't entirely true....
2023-05-21 13:48:31 +0000 UTC View PostA lot of things had changed after the Witch-Fiend's foiled attack on the castle. Security had been tightened; ramparts, fortified. Rooftop and other outdoor celebrations were, understandably, less frequent—and when they did occur, they were heavily guarded. No one was willing to take further ch...
2023-05-20 00:18:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe knight's utterly perfect mask of politeness let no other emotion shine through as he handed the letter to the young lady before him. A piece of the finest paper, impeccably folded, sealed with the unmistakable crest of the head of state. "Once again, thank you for your services throughout the...
2023-05-18 03:18:21 +0000 UTC View Post"Were you able to watch the coronation?"
"What I could see from La Cime's rooftop terrace, anyway. What about you?"
"A friend's lover rented out his Uptown balcony for a party."
"Oh, lucky!"
"Hardly! It was elbow-to-elbow and the company wasn't that great. Honestly I shoul...
2023-05-15 23:49:32 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! As you may have noticed, I've resumed writing Full-Contact Psychotherapist. It's a short story I've been meaning to finish for a while now, and the past few months have gotten me inspired to the point where I'm approaching another writing fugue state. I'm excited to wrap this one up...
2023-05-15 19:53:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe woman had just put a folded towel down on the floor under the coat rack, no doubt in a bid to collect the copious amount of rainwater dripping from the overcoat of the stranger, when the latter emerged from the bathroom.
“I do apologize for that,” they said as they extended a hand. ...
2023-05-08 22:29:38 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks, I can finally share the big news: I got married! <3
My lovely wife and I had a cozy little ceremony with witnesses last week, which took quite a lot of time and energy to prepare (some of the life stuff I've been alluding to here and there). But, suffice it to say,...
2023-04-30 18:11:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! One more quick update because 1) life stuff (derogatory) seems to have thankfully settled down and 2) I'm working on some big life stuff (positive) that I'm excited to talk about once it's confirmed.
I've still got a busy year of projects ahead, starting with fulfillment of Ca...
2023-04-20 23:59:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Another quick update this time because the aforementioned Life Stuff has been trying to make a comeback but I'm now better equipped to deal with it (and have an updated prescription for a longstanding medical issue that may help keep it under control even better).
I'l...
2023-04-07 20:02:38 +0000 UTC View Post