C A Malin
@camalin.net
I'm a fledgling author, in the process of writing and self-publishing my first novel, a Regency/Fantasy crossover titled #Ellamir
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C A Malin
@camalin.net
· Sep 1
#JanuaryWorldBuilders #8
OMG, #Ellamir is *all about* social classes. Theangal and Mearca are monarchies, similar to that of post-Norman Britain: royals, nobles, peers, gentry, merchantry, yeomanry, peasantry... all distinct in the social hierarchy and everyone understands their place in it...
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OMG, #Ellamir is *all about* social classes. Theangal and Mearca are monarchies, similar to that of post-Norman Britain: royals, nobles, peers, gentry, merchantry, yeomanry, peasantry... all distinct in the social hierarchy and everyone understands their place in it...
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Welcome to the second week of #JanuaryWorldbuilders! The theme of this one is SOCIETY. Again, relatively broad for now. We'll delve into more weeds later in the year. Today's Q: Talk about social classes. How are they handled? Do they have hierarchies? Nobles and commoners? Or is it classless?
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 AM
#JanuaryWorldBuilders #8
OMG, #Ellamir is *all about* social classes. Theangal and Mearca are monarchies, similar to that of post-Norman Britain: royals, nobles, peers, gentry, merchantry, yeomanry, peasantry... all distinct in the social hierarchy and everyone understands their place in it...
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OMG, #Ellamir is *all about* social classes. Theangal and Mearca are monarchies, similar to that of post-Norman Britain: royals, nobles, peers, gentry, merchantry, yeomanry, peasantry... all distinct in the social hierarchy and everyone understands their place in it...
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Sold 3 paperbacks AND an ebook this month?? and it's only the 7th?
My average is 1-2 books sold in an entire month. and not usually paperbacks!!! that's crazy?!
i hope you like them, whoever you are 🥹. unfortunately i must now hunt you all for sport.
My average is 1-2 books sold in an entire month. and not usually paperbacks!!! that's crazy?!
i hope you like them, whoever you are 🥹. unfortunately i must now hunt you all for sport.
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Sold 3 paperbacks AND an ebook this month?? and it's only the 7th?
My average is 1-2 books sold in an entire month. and not usually paperbacks!!! that's crazy?!
i hope you like them, whoever you are 🥹. unfortunately i must now hunt you all for sport.
My average is 1-2 books sold in an entire month. and not usually paperbacks!!! that's crazy?!
i hope you like them, whoever you are 🥹. unfortunately i must now hunt you all for sport.
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Hi everyone. The first game in this series is one of my favorite games of all time. The Kickstarter for the sequel is in a rough situation. If you can afford to do so, please consider pledging. If not, please share widely. I want to see them succeed.
Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch
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#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
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#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Hi everyone. The first game in this series is one of my favorite games of all time. The Kickstarter for the sequel is in a rough situation. If you can afford to do so, please consider pledging. If not, please share widely. I want to see them succeed.
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Want to stay connected beyond social media?
My newsletter is where I share book updates, what I’m reading, behind-the-scenes peeks, etc. It’s the best way to stay in touch with me and my stories.
I’d love to have you there 💛
👉 Subscribe here: www.lakenhoneycutt.com
#BookSky #FantasyAuthor
My newsletter is where I share book updates, what I’m reading, behind-the-scenes peeks, etc. It’s the best way to stay in touch with me and my stories.
I’d love to have you there 💛
👉 Subscribe here: www.lakenhoneycutt.com
#BookSky #FantasyAuthor
January 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Want to stay connected beyond social media?
My newsletter is where I share book updates, what I’m reading, behind-the-scenes peeks, etc. It’s the best way to stay in touch with me and my stories.
I’d love to have you there 💛
👉 Subscribe here: www.lakenhoneycutt.com
#BookSky #FantasyAuthor
My newsletter is where I share book updates, what I’m reading, behind-the-scenes peeks, etc. It’s the best way to stay in touch with me and my stories.
I’d love to have you there 💛
👉 Subscribe here: www.lakenhoneycutt.com
#BookSky #FantasyAuthor
#FantasyIndiesJanuary | #7
First line of #Ellamir:
"There can be few occasions in the communal life of a respectable village more likely to excite comment than that of the imminent arrival of a new and as yet unknown neighbour."
First line of #Ellamir:
"There can be few occasions in the communal life of a respectable village more likely to excite comment than that of the imminent arrival of a new and as yet unknown neighbour."
❄️ #FantasyIndiesJanuary ❄️
All genres welcome! 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
All genres welcome! 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
January 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
#FantasyIndiesJanuary | #7
First line of #Ellamir:
"There can be few occasions in the communal life of a respectable village more likely to excite comment than that of the imminent arrival of a new and as yet unknown neighbour."
First line of #Ellamir:
"There can be few occasions in the communal life of a respectable village more likely to excite comment than that of the imminent arrival of a new and as yet unknown neighbour."
#JanuaryWorldBuilders #7
I think it was my first DnD setting as a DM - instead of an end-to-end journey, I opted for a hub setting which could act as a base for quests, provide space for players to establish homes and businesses etc. I settled on an abbey as an ideal self-contained community.
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I think it was my first DnD setting as a DM - instead of an end-to-end journey, I opted for a hub setting which could act as a base for quests, provide space for players to establish homes and businesses etc. I settled on an abbey as an ideal self-contained community.
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Good morning #JanuaryWorldbuilders! A very broad question that I have no doubt is difficult to answer: What was YOUR beginning of worldbuilding? What was your inspiration? Your initial spark? Another work of fiction? Boredom? A powerful imagination seeking an outlet?
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
#JanuaryWorldBuilders #7
I think it was my first DnD setting as a DM - instead of an end-to-end journey, I opted for a hub setting which could act as a base for quests, provide space for players to establish homes and businesses etc. I settled on an abbey as an ideal self-contained community.
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I think it was my first DnD setting as a DM - instead of an end-to-end journey, I opted for a hub setting which could act as a base for quests, provide space for players to establish homes and businesses etc. I settled on an abbey as an ideal self-contained community.
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104 readers are spending their time inside the world of Star of Shalik right now, and I’m so grateful! ✨
Thank you for being here at the very beginning and for choosing to walk this story with me. It truly means the world. 🌙
#BookSky #FantasyBooks #IndieAuthor
Thank you for being here at the very beginning and for choosing to walk this story with me. It truly means the world. 🌙
#BookSky #FantasyBooks #IndieAuthor
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
104 readers are spending their time inside the world of Star of Shalik right now, and I’m so grateful! ✨
Thank you for being here at the very beginning and for choosing to walk this story with me. It truly means the world. 🌙
#BookSky #FantasyBooks #IndieAuthor
Thank you for being here at the very beginning and for choosing to walk this story with me. It truly means the world. 🌙
#BookSky #FantasyBooks #IndieAuthor
The principal (though not worst) antagonist, Lady Lamont, is introduced on the first page, second para, and is the first character to speak
It's clear she is an adversary to MC Ella, but it might not be obvious she's the antagonist as it's Ella who starts out being very rude to her!
#Ellamir
It's clear she is an adversary to MC Ella, but it might not be obvious she's the antagonist as it's Ella who starts out being very rude to her!
#Ellamir
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Antagonist day! How are we first introduced to your antagonist?
What are they doing when they appear on the page? Is it meant to be apparent that they are a villain?
What is being showcased about them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Antagonist day! How are we first introduced to your antagonist?
What are they doing when they appear on the page? Is it meant to be apparent that they are a villain?
What is being showcased about them?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 6, 2026 at 6:20 AM
The principal (though not worst) antagonist, Lady Lamont, is introduced on the first page, second para, and is the first character to speak
It's clear she is an adversary to MC Ella, but it might not be obvious she's the antagonist as it's Ella who starts out being very rude to her!
#Ellamir
It's clear she is an adversary to MC Ella, but it might not be obvious she's the antagonist as it's Ella who starts out being very rude to her!
#Ellamir
My writing habits are generally mood-based: chill music without lyrics (based on BBC Radio 3's "Night Tracks" playlist), candles, incense, wine and hopefully the right frame of mind
My policy is not to force myself to write if I'm not feeling it, or the quality will suffer
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
My policy is not to force myself to write if I'm not feeling it, or the quality will suffer
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
❄️ #FantasyIndiesJanuary ❄️
All genres welcome! 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
All genres welcome! 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
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
My writing habits are generally mood-based: chill music without lyrics (based on BBC Radio 3's "Night Tracks" playlist), candles, incense, wine and hopefully the right frame of mind
My policy is not to force myself to write if I'm not feeling it, or the quality will suffer
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
My policy is not to force myself to write if I'm not feeling it, or the quality will suffer
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
#JanuaryWorldBuilders #5
Perhaps the biggest problem for the protagonists of #Ellamir (tho not the antagonists) is the established religion of Theangal, the Order of the Brothers of the Lady of Purity: a sect which promotes a male-supremacist, heteronormative agenda through social conditioning
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Perhaps the biggest problem for the protagonists of #Ellamir (tho not the antagonists) is the established religion of Theangal, the Order of the Brothers of the Lady of Purity: a sect which promotes a male-supremacist, heteronormative agenda through social conditioning
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Hey there, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! We're introducing our worlds this week. Tell me about some aspect of your worldbuilding which is a problem for your characters. Is their world infested with monsters? A dystopian government? Or maybe you created a bug that bites them in their sleep?
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
#JanuaryWorldBuilders #5
Perhaps the biggest problem for the protagonists of #Ellamir (tho not the antagonists) is the established religion of Theangal, the Order of the Brothers of the Lady of Purity: a sect which promotes a male-supremacist, heteronormative agenda through social conditioning
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Perhaps the biggest problem for the protagonists of #Ellamir (tho not the antagonists) is the established religion of Theangal, the Order of the Brothers of the Lady of Purity: a sect which promotes a male-supremacist, heteronormative agenda through social conditioning
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JOHN WICK x THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE
For readers who like:
🩸 dangerous criminal underworlds
🩸 secret occult organizations
🩸 married villain protagonists
🩸 terrifying body horror
🩸 the threat of an Eldritch God
4 days until THE DEVOURING's cover reveal! #WritingCommunity #Booksky 💙📚
For readers who like:
🩸 dangerous criminal underworlds
🩸 secret occult organizations
🩸 married villain protagonists
🩸 terrifying body horror
🩸 the threat of an Eldritch God
4 days until THE DEVOURING's cover reveal! #WritingCommunity #Booksky 💙📚
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
JOHN WICK x THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE
For readers who like:
🩸 dangerous criminal underworlds
🩸 secret occult organizations
🩸 married villain protagonists
🩸 terrifying body horror
🩸 the threat of an Eldritch God
4 days until THE DEVOURING's cover reveal! #WritingCommunity #Booksky 💙📚
For readers who like:
🩸 dangerous criminal underworlds
🩸 secret occult organizations
🩸 married villain protagonists
🩸 terrifying body horror
🩸 the threat of an Eldritch God
4 days until THE DEVOURING's cover reveal! #WritingCommunity #Booksky 💙📚
#FantasyIndiesJanuary | #4
Ella's goals are to do her duty as mistress of her ailing father's house without getting caught up in anything messy like love or matrimony, and to maintain her legal independence in a kingdom where few women have any autonomy at all
From my Regency X Fantasy WIP #Ellamir
Ella's goals are to do her duty as mistress of her ailing father's house without getting caught up in anything messy like love or matrimony, and to maintain her legal independence in a kingdom where few women have any autonomy at all
From my Regency X Fantasy WIP #Ellamir
❄️ #FantasyIndiesJanuary ❄️
All genres welcome! 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
All genres welcome! 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
January 4, 2026 at 10:20 AM
#FantasyIndiesJanuary | #4
Ella's goals are to do her duty as mistress of her ailing father's house without getting caught up in anything messy like love or matrimony, and to maintain her legal independence in a kingdom where few women have any autonomy at all
From my Regency X Fantasy WIP #Ellamir
Ella's goals are to do her duty as mistress of her ailing father's house without getting caught up in anything messy like love or matrimony, and to maintain her legal independence in a kingdom where few women have any autonomy at all
From my Regency X Fantasy WIP #Ellamir
The Elves! At least, that's what the residents of Upthorpe think: unnatural creatures who can turn you insane with a mere look. Just mentioning them is enough to spark panic.
Thus the forest they live in, once known as Fairwood (originally Faewood) is now called the Fearwood.
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
Thus the forest they live in, once known as Fairwood (originally Faewood) is now called the Fearwood.
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
#JanuaryWorldbuilders, good morning! In the same vein as yesterday's question, what's something terrifying or scary in your world? Do you have any haunted places? Desolate, lonely places? Any site where something dreadful happened?
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
The Elves! At least, that's what the residents of Upthorpe think: unnatural creatures who can turn you insane with a mere look. Just mentioning them is enough to spark panic.
Thus the forest they live in, once known as Fairwood (originally Faewood) is now called the Fearwood.
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
Thus the forest they live in, once known as Fairwood (originally Faewood) is now called the Fearwood.
#JanuaryWorldBuilders
How do, WIPperSnippers?
It's super cold here today, so how about a cosy, homely snippet for today's #WIPSnips from my #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover #Ellamir?
Ella finds, once again, that Commander Merely is a fount of useful information and plies him with a glass of wine by the fire.
It's super cold here today, so how about a cosy, homely snippet for today's #WIPSnips from my #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover #Ellamir?
Ella finds, once again, that Commander Merely is a fount of useful information and plies him with a glass of wine by the fire.
January 4, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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✨ Star of Shalik releases in 1 month! ✨
A conscript with forbidden magic.
A demon who whispers of stars.
One choice that will decide their world.
Return to the world of The Chrysillium Tree—19 years later.
✨ Preorder the ebook now and receive it on February 1st ✨
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6VYJ6F...
A conscript with forbidden magic.
A demon who whispers of stars.
One choice that will decide their world.
Return to the world of The Chrysillium Tree—19 years later.
✨ Preorder the ebook now and receive it on February 1st ✨
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6VYJ6F...
January 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
✨ Star of Shalik releases in 1 month! ✨
A conscript with forbidden magic.
A demon who whispers of stars.
One choice that will decide their world.
Return to the world of The Chrysillium Tree—19 years later.
✨ Preorder the ebook now and receive it on February 1st ✨
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6VYJ6F...
A conscript with forbidden magic.
A demon who whispers of stars.
One choice that will decide their world.
Return to the world of The Chrysillium Tree—19 years later.
✨ Preorder the ebook now and receive it on February 1st ✨
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6VYJ6F...
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Sharing a bit of my #hopepunk novel for today's #WIPSnips, "calm."
Yesterday someone around here brought up alien gender issues, so this scene came to my mind for today...
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #scifi #sff #hopepunk #solarpunk #animals #alien #zoo #alienzoo #aliengenderissues
Yesterday someone around here brought up alien gender issues, so this scene came to my mind for today...
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #scifi #sff #hopepunk #solarpunk #animals #alien #zoo #alienzoo #aliengenderissues
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Sharing a bit of my #hopepunk novel for today's #WIPSnips, "calm."
Yesterday someone around here brought up alien gender issues, so this scene came to my mind for today...
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #scifi #sff #hopepunk #solarpunk #animals #alien #zoo #alienzoo #aliengenderissues
Yesterday someone around here brought up alien gender issues, so this scene came to my mind for today...
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #scifi #sff #hopepunk #solarpunk #animals #alien #zoo #alienzoo #aliengenderissues
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Alitzah tries to not lose her temper and stay calm, mainly as explosive temper in a confined space isn’t good. #wipsnips #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Alitzah tries to not lose her temper and stay calm, mainly as explosive temper in a confined space isn’t good. #wipsnips #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
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January 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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#WIPSnips 3. "Calm"
Yesterday, we had a sweet Ashrah & Sareena moment—but that partnership had a bit of a rough start...
#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #NetherTouchedSareena #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #QueerWriters
Yesterday, we had a sweet Ashrah & Sareena moment—but that partnership had a bit of a rough start...
#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #NetherTouchedSareena #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #QueerWriters
January 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
#WIPSnips 3. "Calm"
Yesterday, we had a sweet Ashrah & Sareena moment—but that partnership had a bit of a rough start...
#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #NetherTouchedSareena #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #QueerWriters
Yesterday, we had a sweet Ashrah & Sareena moment—but that partnership had a bit of a rough start...
#ChroniclesOfTheRealms #SayaAshrah #NetherTouchedSareena #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #QueerWriters
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#WIPSnips #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky
A man is exposed as having a fake charagma, and his wife *really* does not take it well 😬
From #Charagma, my SFF dystopia where all people are marked saved or damned from birth.
A man is exposed as having a fake charagma, and his wife *really* does not take it well 😬
From #Charagma, my SFF dystopia where all people are marked saved or damned from birth.
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 PM
#WIPSnips #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky
A man is exposed as having a fake charagma, and his wife *really* does not take it well 😬
From #Charagma, my SFF dystopia where all people are marked saved or damned from birth.
A man is exposed as having a fake charagma, and his wife *really* does not take it well 😬
From #Charagma, my SFF dystopia where all people are marked saved or damned from birth.
Hi hi, weekend #WIPSnips! 😊
I've posted this before, but it's a passage I'm pleased with.
Maqine and Hannah are taking tea on what turns out to be their first date. It seems their tastes are quite different!
From my #JaneAusten style #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover WIP #Ellamir
I've posted this before, but it's a passage I'm pleased with.
Maqine and Hannah are taking tea on what turns out to be their first date. It seems their tastes are quite different!
From my #JaneAusten style #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover WIP #Ellamir
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Eating another mince pie, because it's the Tenth Day of #Christmas and it's an act of resistance against the global capitalist machine. And my medieval sisters did it right. And... the fairy lights in the windows will stay up till #Candlemas 🎄😊
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Eating another mince pie, because it's the Tenth Day of #Christmas and it's an act of resistance against the global capitalist machine. And my medieval sisters did it right. And... the fairy lights in the windows will stay up till #Candlemas 🎄😊
#JanuaryWorldBuilders #3
There is quite a lot of grandeur in the kingdom of Theangal, as it is an architecturally advanced society, but in the parish of Upthorpe where #Ellamir is mostly set, perhaps the most impressive thing to mortals is the Elven settlement at the heart of the Faewood.
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There is quite a lot of grandeur in the kingdom of Theangal, as it is an architecturally advanced society, but in the parish of Upthorpe where #Ellamir is mostly set, perhaps the most impressive thing to mortals is the Elven settlement at the heart of the Faewood.
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#JanuaryWorldbuilders For me, one of the most enjoyable things about worldbuilding is coming up with grand ideas: scenery, a building, a tree, a planet, anything you consider big, beautiful, imposing, grand, majestic... pick your synonym. Tell me about it
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 AM
#JanuaryWorldBuilders #3
There is quite a lot of grandeur in the kingdom of Theangal, as it is an architecturally advanced society, but in the parish of Upthorpe where #Ellamir is mostly set, perhaps the most impressive thing to mortals is the Elven settlement at the heart of the Faewood.
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There is quite a lot of grandeur in the kingdom of Theangal, as it is an architecturally advanced society, but in the parish of Upthorpe where #Ellamir is mostly set, perhaps the most impressive thing to mortals is the Elven settlement at the heart of the Faewood.
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In #Ellamir, the village of Upthorpe Thoroughborne does divide into two factions - those who side with the snobbish and bigoted Lady Lamont (or are too afraid not to), and the adventurers of Keaning Abbey and their allies.
Lady L's problematic schemes push Ella to ally with the Keaning party...
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Lady L's problematic schemes push Ella to ally with the Keaning party...
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Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What important groups/factions are there in your story?
Are your characters part of any or do they want to be? Or are they enemies with any groups?
Do they gain allies or enemies over the story?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What important groups/factions are there in your story?
Are your characters part of any or do they want to be? Or are they enemies with any groups?
Do they gain allies or enemies over the story?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 AM
In #Ellamir, the village of Upthorpe Thoroughborne does divide into two factions - those who side with the snobbish and bigoted Lady Lamont (or are too afraid not to), and the adventurers of Keaning Abbey and their allies.
Lady L's problematic schemes push Ella to ally with the Keaning party...
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Lady L's problematic schemes push Ella to ally with the Keaning party...
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