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Arista Holmes
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I am Arista Holmes. A self published/indie author currently working on my debut series. For more info, check out my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AristaHolmes
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I don't know how I wasn't following you on here already, but apparently I wasn't, so I am now lol.
I'd humbly submit Kita and Solas, ngl. I've had some art of Kita but never a couple piece with her and Solas.
Hey, everyone should follow Knutty, if you like beautiful art pieces!! I'm lucky enough to be able to call this wonderful person a friend. Have commissioned artwork from her before. And will absolutely be doing so again in the future, finances allowing!! #art #artist #raffle #friends #artfriends
Okay, finally 😎 The mighty ART RAFFLE!

Follow, like, repost, and show me your blorbos
Doesnt have to be a romantic couple 😄
Human-like characters preferable (Qunari too!)

Ends July 1st (for personal reasons I will start working on the piece itself in the second half of July)

No raffle accounts!
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Okay, finally 😎 The mighty ART RAFFLE!

Follow, like, repost, and show me your blorbos
Doesnt have to be a romantic couple 😄
Human-like characters preferable (Qunari too!)

Ends July 1st (for personal reasons I will start working on the piece itself in the second half of July)

No raffle accounts!
Not gonna lie, I find Tumblr to be a bit like that. I think it's why I love it so much.
I was thinking yesterday how I miss blogs. The personal ramblings of an anonymous person. Live journal wasn't on my radar, but is there something like that still?
do you remember

before social media

when the web was an infinite mysterious forest of things people had created, for free, for other people

like you'd just stumble on this guy's Geocities page where he'd posted the sketches he'd done of every vegetable in his garden

the web made me love humanity
#FantasyIndiesMaytober May10th; Saturday Snippet!
I use ‘Regret’ exactly three times in the current Darkling manuscript.
All have... some spoilers. In this one, let’s just say that Telepathy isn’t Lizzy’s strongest skill...
#regret #snippet #sneakpeek #extract #feytouchedtrilogy #darkling
#fantasyindiesmaytober May9th... What movie or show am I currently watching?
‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’. An old favourite of mine... & let's be honest, you can't go wrong with a good vampire!

#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #buffy #buffythevampireslayer #vampires
#fantasyindiesmaytober Catching up posting for May 8th

Talking about the Villain's strengths &weaknesses; Not to give away too much, but human blood is definitely bot a strength AND a weakness!

#Writing #Writinglife #Author #Authorlife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #weaknesses #strengths
#Fantasyindiesmaytober May 7th

I'm a few days behind, so trying to catch up on posting. But Myth's in my WIP is an interesting one, and not one I've thought too much about before this question popped up...
#Fantasyindiesmaytober MC's Fears!

Lizzy is scared of lots of things, but she covers most of her fears with anger...
Lizzy’s oldest, most deep rooted fear, is that she has no place where she belongs.

#Writing #Writinglife #Fantasy #Indies #Indiesauthor #fears #selfpublished #behindthescenes
There’s two “Villians” in The Fey Touched Trilogy. What I’d call an enviromental Villian; The Kavians. They affect everyone in the world.

There’s also a Specific Villian, Sethan Blackwood, that the Main Character Lizzy stands in direct oppostion too.

#fantasyindiesmaytober #fantasy
I did think about this. I actually have a folder on my computer with fonts I feel like match my characters handwriting.
I started the font collection with merch in mind for character quotes on products in their own handwriting!
yall don't know what ur missing fr. this is an almost untapped market of potential
Authors should start doing merch from their characters. Imagine getting a letter from your favourite comfort character.

I think that would heal and destroy me emotionally all at once.

#booksky
#fantasyindiesmaytober for May 4th is asking about Nightmares in my WIP.

Actual Dreams and Nightmares are things I don't write about often, as they're not my favourite thing to read about.

#writer #writing #writingcommunity #author #ReadersofBluesky #fantasybooks #fantasyreaders #portalfantasy
Saturday Snippet - "Fear" #fantasyindiesmaytober

This is a section from one of my favourite scenes in the first 25% of Darkling.

I’m really happy about where ‘Fear’ fell in this piece. If I’d shared anything else before or after this section, there’d have been spoilers abound!
Oooo! This looks RIGHT up my street o.O #TBR #FantasyBooks #FantasyBookshelf
SHADOW OF THE ELDERS is out now! 🎉

In a world broken by drought family and friends are ripped apart. What will they do to find each other again? What magic lurks behind their journeys? Will it save them or plunge the world into further chaos?
Find out!
#booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
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#fantasyindiesmaytober May 2nd!

Which authors inspire me?

Sarra Cannon, Cassandra Diviak, and Faelan Vance!

Which authors inspire you? Let me know!
Taking part in #FantasyIndiesMaytober questions this month! Trying to get back into the swing of social media again.
How's everyone been recently? What are you all working on?
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#FantasyIndiesMaytober 👻

All genres welcome! For snippets, you can use the word of the day or post whatever. You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!

Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
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#FantasyIndiesMaytober Introduce yourself and WIP

Hello, everyone! I'm Zeggy, a new Author with the upcoming fantasy light novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter, featuring art by Ishida1694. Join Lamya Cade and her party looking for adventure. Inspired by 80s/90s anime and classic rpgs Infernulls.com
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,106,883!... Apparently lol
GREAT alternative!!
Other alternatives to the Nanowrimo Website, with good tracking graphs, include "Mywriteclub.com" and "Pacemaker.press"

#Nanowrimo #Nano #NanoNonsense #AntiAI #FuckAI #NanoAlternatives #NanowrimoAlternatives
If you've finally had it with NaNoWriMo (and at this point, who hasn't?) but your brain craves the graph, look at this.

gottcode.org/novprog/
NovProg
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I can get behind this. September's a better month for longform writing than November anyway

#ILPWM #InternationalLongProjectWritingMonth #FuckAI #AntiAI #NanoNonsense #Nanowrimo
anyway idk if you heard but September is International Long Project Writing Month brought to you by the Mountain Goats! The rules are you write a long form piece. You yourself write it. Poem, screed, novel, prayer, essay, whatever. We don’t have a 501c3 but we do respect authors and their labor
No advice, just commiseration. I've had to sink my editing fund into monetary emergencies twice now. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that third time's the charm...