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Kill your darlings.

William Faulkner said it, and it's hard, but he was right. Sometimes, you really have to kill your darlings, and this week I killed a darling of mine that I had a lot of fun writing in the first draft.

But alas, the scene just didn't fit. It's a pity because I real...

Lingering Glance

The rapier might have been a bust, but something tells you that Juturna''s gift won't follow the same outcome.

Your fingertips course the outline of the little coin as they've done so many times before, feeling the familiar ridges and bumps. This could get you something more in exchange. Yo...

Progress Report

We meet once again.

I'm sorry, first of all, for the delay in this report. I wanted to finish writing a particular set of choices before I set up camp and sat to speak with you all for a while, and alas, I didn't manage to finish them yesterday. But I did it today, so here I am! 😊

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Upstaging — Lance & Rafael

Someone told him, long before, that if you have nothing positive to say, then perhaps you should say nothing at all.

Lance likes that rule. He likes not saying anything at all, for it's rare for those who talk to listen, and Lance enjoys listening. There's no better grave t...

Saucy Queries

Are there any... brazen questions you might have for the ROs? Maye you have a little saucy snippet you'd like to see with a particular character?

Feel free to ask away! The other spicy Q&A was a big success, so I figured, let us try another round. 

Hope you participate! ♡ 2023-05-22 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report

2k Words today!

And what a nice round number that is. I swear it wasn't on purpose. 

This week has been a really productive one. I managed to write every single day, and...

Failed Endeavor — Alain & Ysabella (Mature)

You have both legs around his hips.

Your hands clasp the sides of his cheeks and neck, thumbs pressing on the corners of his mouth, and little fingers playing with the curls below his ears. You're raised on your knees, legs bend on the cushions, standing taller than him so you can tilt his ...

Q&A Submission

Hello!

I'm in the mood to answer some queries and play with your prompts to make up some fun scenarios, so it's time to host another character Q&A! The last two were so fun, so I beseech you to ask questions to your heart's content!

As always, your asks can be directed at any ch...

A Bard's Tune

Ahhh!! I'm having such a blast writing Lance's romance options — flirting? Teasing? Little hints of interest, small motes of something between you two. It is early and tentative, but, finally, it is here.

(Some of you better pick the option in the Summary to have Lance promise to...

Step by Step...

3k words again!!

Today I had another great writing session! Plot-wise, I didn't move forward a lot, but I just finished a scene with two major variations depending on past choices, and man...

The Witch and her Familiar

The Witch and her faithful owl by the always stellar SBeep (Tumblr | Twitter). I am in love with this piece. I don't think I'll ever not imagine th...

Progress Report

3.4K words today! 🥳

It's been a while since I've hit that mark! To be honest, I was aiming for 3.5, but I just couldn't find it in myself to type anything else — my sentences ...

Crossing the Line —The Pirate King & Neia

What you're doing requires delicacy.

You can't be too forward, or else suspicion rises, and the game is tipped. But you don't have the luxury of being too vague, either — if you talk in circles for long enough, he'll lose interest, and discard you as a rambling, probably coinless customer...

A Trade

If you had the chance to ask Mist, lord of the whisper network in Tarragona and the lands beyond, information on something, what would you ask?

These are my current options (this text is from the first draft, so it's unedited and a bit rough. 😋):

You can only ask one. What would ...

Descriptions are Hard

Hello!

I'm working on a particular description in Mist's office that... has been giving me some trouble. I got to a point where it's not bad, but I'm still not entirely happy with it. I was feeling a bit lost, but then I remembered: I have wonderful people on Patreon who can help me a bit w...

Progress Report

We meet once again. Further down the river, always further down. 

I realized I never actually said how many scenes Chapter Two has. 🤦 I was too excited to talk about my progress that I forgot such an important detail. In any case, here's Chapter Two! It's those four last arrows.&nbs...

Sneak Peek

"I always took a liking to privacy. Even when fake, the illusion of it it's worth maintaining," the voice speaks again. It's not particularly deep, nor is it light. But the words are spoken without a hurry, with the kind of confidence of one who believes time bows to oneself.

The immense ar...

Progress Report

Amazing week!!!!

When it comes down to it, writing is, essentially, putting words into the world. Translating thoughts into matter, if you want to be philosophical about it. And yet, it's amazing just how different one kind of writing can be from the other. 

After writing in the ...

Yet another poll!

Those of you lovelies who have played the Alpha, which of the three animal companions was your favorite?

If you'd like to, tell me why in the comments! I like to hear about what works and what doesn't — especially since I'm currently writing a scene with an animal in Chapter Two. 🤭

Lingering Glance

Lance smiles. "Eris sacerdos in aeternum."

"You'll be a priest forever," you translate, the words rushed from your lips on their own accord.

"'Thou art a priest forever'," Lance corrects. "If you want to stay true to the scriptures."

Hadrian looks down at his clasped ha...

Regarding Art

Hello!

So, I want to be transparent for a moment. Last month, I commissioned two pieces from two incredible artists — I'm so excited to see them completed!!! I'm even more excited to share them with you all — but, as is bound to happen with art and creativity, it's taking both ...

Progress Report

Friday's gloomy sky looms above us, and thus it marks the end of yet another week.

A week that I was supposed to be resting, but I didn't quite manage to. 😄 It turns out my schedule wasn't as full as I predicted it would be — some appointments were moved to next week — so I couldn't ...

A Stolen Shirt — The Pirate King & Neia (Mature)

The stars are out and beautiful.

They stretch as far as his black eyes can see, their pale light painting the water in a thousand white dots. They seem to surf on the waves, moving up and down with the massive bulk of the ocean. Sky and Earth collided.

The breeze is faint but it’s e...

Playing with the Origins

Now that the Origins have been revealed, I love leaving little tidbits that pull Romanus right back to the past... 🤭

It reminds you of another glass-like dome. One that once reflected all the shades of the rainbow, one you saw in another lifetime.

Finished the first draft of Chapter Two!!!!

Hello!!!!

I didn't write a Progress Report because I wanted to give this good news instead. 😄 I just wrote the last line of the first draft of chapter one, making it 85 notebook pages. This chapter isn't as branchy as the last one, both route-wise and relationship-wise, ...

Sneak Peek

He stands atop a low, light-brown table with one foot propped on the back of a chair so that his knee can serve as support for his lyre. A golden tooth catches the glow of the nearby torch, and blue hair falls down a pale forehead.

A deep crimson vest, the color of a late sunset, tar-like t...

Commodity — Alain & Ysabella

The wine glass hangs perilously from his fingers.

Alain is vaguely aware that it's almost spilling onto the immaculate golden cushion of the plush sofa he has chosen as his perch for the evening. The nobleman decides that he does not care. Wine stains can also serve as deco...

Progress Report

We meet once again.

I've kept to my promise: my notebook is near the end, and I have to keep recharging my... propelling pencil? Is that what it's called in English? That's such an odd name 😄. In any case, I keep having to add new leads to my pencil, for the words keep flowing.

I d...

Meddling — Hadrian & Alessa

He tries his hardest not to stare.

Hadrian clenches his jaw and sets his eyes on the tankard in front of him. The dark beer sways gently from side to side, looking stale and thick, but despite it, Hadrian brings it to his lips to take a deep gulp.

It tastes as bad as ...

Silence

Hello everyone!

First of all, I'd like to apologize for how quiet I've been. This whole Easter week is a holiday in Portugal — and, I think, most Christian countries?🤔

Why am I saying this incredibly obvious and boring fact? Because while I'm having time off work, so are most of ...