Ange
@gunsmile.bsky.social
36, she/her. Gamer, storyteller, polytheist. I like to write books about monsters, romance, and monster romance. 🇵🇭🇺🇸 amshilling.com
Current projects:
—THE DEVOURING, cosmic horror thriller
—THE CRUCIBLE OF THE BROKEN MOON, space opera romantasy
🚫 No AI
Current projects:
—THE DEVOURING, cosmic horror thriller
—THE CRUCIBLE OF THE BROKEN MOON, space opera romantasy
🚫 No AI
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Ange
@gunsmile.bsky.social
· Apr 6
New pinned post for new followers. Hi, I'm Ange, and these are my interests:
📚 books (fantasy, historical fiction, romance, horror)
✍️ writing & drawing
🎲 TTRPGs (Degenesis, Vampire: the Masquerade)
🎴 Magic: the Gathering
🎮 video games (The Last of Us, Disco Elysium)
♟️ board games & mahjong
📚 books (fantasy, historical fiction, romance, horror)
✍️ writing & drawing
🎲 TTRPGs (Degenesis, Vampire: the Masquerade)
🎴 Magic: the Gathering
🎮 video games (The Last of Us, Disco Elysium)
♟️ board games & mahjong
What if I eviscerate an unfinished WIP I’ve had on hold for a while? What if I take its bones and make it into something more fantastical, darker, sexier, and more morally ambiguous? And probably add like 50k more words? What if…? 🤔
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
What if I eviscerate an unfinished WIP I’ve had on hold for a while? What if I take its bones and make it into something more fantastical, darker, sexier, and more morally ambiguous? And probably add like 50k more words? What if…? 🤔
I've shared this before in another post, but it's one of two instances in an early chapter of THE CRUCIBLE OF THE BROKEN MOON that mentions the fictional game clar dorn, which is really just space fantasy hnefatafl. #SFFChat
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I've shared this before in another post, but it's one of two instances in an early chapter of THE CRUCIBLE OF THE BROKEN MOON that mentions the fictional game clar dorn, which is really just space fantasy hnefatafl. #SFFChat
I prefer roleplaying games because of the depth of story you can achieve. Being able to embody the main character through playing out their actions and choosing their dialogue allows games to take storytelling to the next level, really immersing the player. I love that. #SFFChat
#SFFChat Q3: What unique storytelling opportunities do games (of any kind you wish to talk about!) offer?
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I prefer roleplaying games because of the depth of story you can achieve. Being able to embody the main character through playing out their actions and choosing their dialogue allows games to take storytelling to the next level, really immersing the player. I love that. #SFFChat
COTBM would be a semi-open world action RPG in the style of MASS EFFECT. #SFFChat
#SFFChat Q2: If your story were a game of some kind, what would it be (e.g RPG, TTRPG, a boardgame of some kind, survival horror, first-person shooter, etc)?
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
COTBM would be a semi-open world action RPG in the style of MASS EFFECT. #SFFChat
I love dating sims, so let's do this for the MCs of my space opera romantasy, THE CRUCIBLE OF THE BROKEN MOON.
Daemrin is the jock/frat boy type with the leather jacket and motorcycle, while Lex is the bookish honor society member/class president/whatever. #SFFChat
Daemrin is the jock/frat boy type with the leather jacket and motorcycle, while Lex is the bookish honor society member/class president/whatever. #SFFChat
#SFFChat Q1: If your characters were in a dating sim (or another kind of game if you prefer), what roles would they have or what archetypes would they fulfill?
E.g. Healer, summoner, maybe in a dating sim they're the mayor's daughter, or in a farm sim they're an angry chicken! Be creative!
E.g. Healer, summoner, maybe in a dating sim they're the mayor's daughter, or in a farm sim they're an angry chicken! Be creative!
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I love dating sims, so let's do this for the MCs of my space opera romantasy, THE CRUCIBLE OF THE BROKEN MOON.
Daemrin is the jock/frat boy type with the leather jacket and motorcycle, while Lex is the bookish honor society member/class president/whatever. #SFFChat
Daemrin is the jock/frat boy type with the leather jacket and motorcycle, while Lex is the bookish honor society member/class president/whatever. #SFFChat
Hello #SFFChat! I'm a little late on these, but the prompts seem fun. I'm Ange, and one non-writing thing I do for fun is collect Pokémon cards. Specifically, I collect Necrozma and Gengar cards.
#SFFChat Intro: Introduce yourself & share something you do for fun (besides writing or video games)?
* This week's questions will be about games, after I tortured our resident gamers with a game-related intro last week 🤣
* This week's questions will be about games, after I tortured our resident gamers with a game-related intro last week 🤣
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hello #SFFChat! I'm a little late on these, but the prompts seem fun. I'm Ange, and one non-writing thing I do for fun is collect Pokémon cards. Specifically, I collect Necrozma and Gengar cards.
Daemrin and Lex end up living with his parents on the Katorgan mothership, Excorbitor. Residences are communal, so it's normal for multiple generations and even multiple families to live in the same space.
Jason and Ayana own a three-story townhouse in a more affluent part of their city.
Jason and Ayana own a three-story townhouse in a more affluent part of their city.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your character's living situation like?
Do they have roommates? Pets? Live with family? Alone in a mansion? On the road? On a ship? Other?
Are they happy where they are, or striving for something else?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Daemrin and Lex end up living with his parents on the Katorgan mothership, Excorbitor. Residences are communal, so it's normal for multiple generations and even multiple families to live in the same space.
Jason and Ayana own a three-story townhouse in a more affluent part of their city.
Jason and Ayana own a three-story townhouse in a more affluent part of their city.
Back in January, I purchased a Udemy course on self-publishing during their sale and told myself I'd watch it once most of my book's edits were done. Well, I started watching it today, which is a very surreal experience. I can't believe I'm here already.
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Back in January, I purchased a Udemy course on self-publishing during their sale and told myself I'd watch it once most of my book's edits were done. Well, I started watching it today, which is a very surreal experience. I can't believe I'm here already.
It's more or less a circle for me. I don't branch out much beyond my own interests, which probably makes me kind of boring. 😅 #Smutcember
Last establishing question, #Smutcember:
Do you read different kinds of smut than you write, or is that Venn diagram a circle?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Do you read different kinds of smut than you write, or is that Venn diagram a circle?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It's more or less a circle for me. I don't branch out much beyond my own interests, which probably makes me kind of boring. 😅 #Smutcember
Plan for the rest of December:
- Learn everything I can about self-publishing. (Advice/tips/tricks welcome!)
- Reread TD Draft 5.
- Do a final pass/proofreading draft (Draft 6).
- Batch make Instagram marketing posts for January.
- Rest and refill my creative well by reading books & playing games.
- Learn everything I can about self-publishing. (Advice/tips/tricks welcome!)
- Reread TD Draft 5.
- Do a final pass/proofreading draft (Draft 6).
- Batch make Instagram marketing posts for January.
- Rest and refill my creative well by reading books & playing games.
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Plan for the rest of December:
- Learn everything I can about self-publishing. (Advice/tips/tricks welcome!)
- Reread TD Draft 5.
- Do a final pass/proofreading draft (Draft 6).
- Batch make Instagram marketing posts for January.
- Rest and refill my creative well by reading books & playing games.
- Learn everything I can about self-publishing. (Advice/tips/tricks welcome!)
- Reread TD Draft 5.
- Do a final pass/proofreading draft (Draft 6).
- Batch make Instagram marketing posts for January.
- Rest and refill my creative well by reading books & playing games.
Erm, I finished all the edits. The whole book. Total word count is 86,588. I guess I'll leave it for a week, then read everything again from start to finish, making any tweaks/adjustments to the new additions. Then it's time for the final pass/proofreading. 😳 #WritingCommunity #AmEditing #AmWriting
It's the last day of my vacation and I'm sitting down for more THE DEVOURING revisions. I'd love to get through 10 more chapters, but I'm trying my best not to set any expectations and to simply work until I feel like taking a break. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Erm, I finished all the edits. The whole book. Total word count is 86,588. I guess I'll leave it for a week, then read everything again from start to finish, making any tweaks/adjustments to the new additions. Then it's time for the final pass/proofreading. 😳 #WritingCommunity #AmEditing #AmWriting
Jason and Ayana met at a bar. She was celebrating the end of her residency with friends from med school, and he had just completed a job for a very prestigious client.
They caught sight of each other from across the room, and he bought her a drink. It was instant chemistry.
They caught sight of each other from across the room, and he bought her a drink. It was instant chemistry.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Tell me a bit about the first time your character met someone important to them.
This could be a close friend, love interest, mentor, etc.
Did they like each other right away? Did they warm over time?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Tell me a bit about the first time your character met someone important to them.
This could be a close friend, love interest, mentor, etc.
Did they like each other right away? Did they warm over time?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Jason and Ayana met at a bar. She was celebrating the end of her residency with friends from med school, and he had just completed a job for a very prestigious client.
They caught sight of each other from across the room, and he bought her a drink. It was instant chemistry.
They caught sight of each other from across the room, and he bought her a drink. It was instant chemistry.
THE DEVOURING takes place in a fictional city in the Northeast USA (roughly NYC area), so winters there are cold, sometimes snowy, and dreary, but otherwise normal.
Fun fact: TD ends three days before Valentine's Day. Somehow, it feels fitting. IYKYK. 😉
Fun fact: TD ends three days before Valentine's Day. Somehow, it feels fitting. IYKYK. 😉
What’s winter like in your book’s setting? Is it harrowing and plagued by the undead? Is it quiet and contemplative? Something else? #WritingPrompt
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
THE DEVOURING takes place in a fictional city in the Northeast USA (roughly NYC area), so winters there are cold, sometimes snowy, and dreary, but otherwise normal.
Fun fact: TD ends three days before Valentine's Day. Somehow, it feels fitting. IYKYK. 😉
Fun fact: TD ends three days before Valentine's Day. Somehow, it feels fitting. IYKYK. 😉
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#WriteSky #BookSky #hqpress
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It's the last day of my vacation and I'm sitting down for more THE DEVOURING revisions. I'd love to get through 10 more chapters, but I'm trying my best not to set any expectations and to simply work until I feel like taking a break. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It's the last day of my vacation and I'm sitting down for more THE DEVOURING revisions. I'd love to get through 10 more chapters, but I'm trying my best not to set any expectations and to simply work until I feel like taking a break. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing
THE DEVOURING: Jason doesn't care for holidays at all, but Ayana has some fond nostalgia for the Christmas season, so they do decorate their house, have a nice dinner, and exchange gifts.
COTBM: Daemrin and Lex love both holidays and sharing theirs with each other.
#MythDecember #WritingCommunity
COTBM: Daemrin and Lex love both holidays and sharing theirs with each other.
#MythDecember #WritingCommunity
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
THE DEVOURING: Jason doesn't care for holidays at all, but Ayana has some fond nostalgia for the Christmas season, so they do decorate their house, have a nice dinner, and exchange gifts.
COTBM: Daemrin and Lex love both holidays and sharing theirs with each other.
#MythDecember #WritingCommunity
COTBM: Daemrin and Lex love both holidays and sharing theirs with each other.
#MythDecember #WritingCommunity
I’ll be honest, after decades of wading through fanfiction and published books of varying quality, I prefer writing smut to reading it. That way, I can tailor it to exactly how I like it.
That said, I’ve read some great smut recently. #Smutcember
That said, I’ve read some great smut recently. #Smutcember
Continuing our #Smutcember setup:
Do you have a preference between reading smut or writing it, or perhaps engaging with it in a different form of media entirely? If so, what about that form of engagement appeals to you the most?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Do you have a preference between reading smut or writing it, or perhaps engaging with it in a different form of media entirely? If so, what about that form of engagement appeals to you the most?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’ll be honest, after decades of wading through fanfiction and published books of varying quality, I prefer writing smut to reading it. That way, I can tailor it to exactly how I like it.
That said, I’ve read some great smut recently. #Smutcember
That said, I’ve read some great smut recently. #Smutcember
WIP update: Revisions have begun for THE DEVOURING Draft 5! I edited 10/39 chapters today, which I didn't expect, but I guess I got into my groove.
It's wild to think that I will soon have a final draft (not this one, but the next). Like, holy shit.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing
It's wild to think that I will soon have a final draft (not this one, but the next). Like, holy shit.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
WIP update: Revisions have begun for THE DEVOURING Draft 5! I edited 10/39 chapters today, which I didn't expect, but I guess I got into my groove.
It's wild to think that I will soon have a final draft (not this one, but the next). Like, holy shit.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing
It's wild to think that I will soon have a final draft (not this one, but the next). Like, holy shit.
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing
Lex loves plants, and generally being in nature. Daemrin, ever the extrovert, enjoys good company.
Ayana gets a lot of joy out of baking in her free time, while Jason... well. He's happiest when he's in control.
Ayana gets a lot of joy out of baking in her free time, while Jason... well. He's happiest when he's in control.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
I feel like I ask about negative emotions a lot. So today tell me something that makes your character happy!
A small joy, like a sunset, a warm cup of cocoa, a good book, or time with their favorite person!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
I feel like I ask about negative emotions a lot. So today tell me something that makes your character happy!
A small joy, like a sunset, a warm cup of cocoa, a good book, or time with their favorite person!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Lex loves plants, and generally being in nature. Daemrin, ever the extrovert, enjoys good company.
Ayana gets a lot of joy out of baking in her free time, while Jason... well. He's happiest when he's in control.
Ayana gets a lot of joy out of baking in her free time, while Jason... well. He's happiest when he's in control.
The number of typos my beta readers corrected in my manuscript is so embarrassing.
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The number of typos my beta readers corrected in my manuscript is so embarrassing.
Good news: It's been over 24 hours since my shots and I feel just fine. Sore in the arm and a little low on energy, but otherwise healthy.
I got some chores and reading done, but since I'm doing better than expected, I might also start applying some revisions for TD Draft 5.
I got some chores and reading done, but since I'm doing better than expected, I might also start applying some revisions for TD Draft 5.
Finally got my flu shot + COVID booster combo! 💪 I made a hearty lunch of padakjeon with plenty of leftovers, just in case I feel too unwell over the next couple of days to cook. Back to combing through beta reader comments!
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Good news: It's been over 24 hours since my shots and I feel just fine. Sore in the arm and a little low on energy, but otherwise healthy.
I got some chores and reading done, but since I'm doing better than expected, I might also start applying some revisions for TD Draft 5.
I got some chores and reading done, but since I'm doing better than expected, I might also start applying some revisions for TD Draft 5.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
COTBM takes place in an unnamed galaxy very different from our own, so I purposefully leave the origins of humanity vague. What I will say is that there *are* gods (sort of) and they *do* affect humans in a variety of ways. #NovemberWorldbuilders #WritingCommunity
Hello, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Tell us about the creation of your people according to the in-world lore. Were they created by gods? Did they evolve from single-celled organisms? Maybe a bit of both? Maybe they don't know, and maybe they have stories about it. What are their creation myths?
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
COTBM takes place in an unnamed galaxy very different from our own, so I purposefully leave the origins of humanity vague. What I will say is that there *are* gods (sort of) and they *do* affect humans in a variety of ways. #NovemberWorldbuilders #WritingCommunity
I'm comfortable both reading and writing a high level of spice (multiple open door scenes, explicit mention of body parts, etc.) but I'm also the most basic bitch on Earth when it comes to smut, so a lot of the more hardcore kinky stuff is not for me. #Smutcember
As we continue into #Smutcember, it's important to know:
What is your spice comfort level? Does it vary between what you enjoy privately and what you're willing to share? Do you have hard boundaries for what you engage with?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
What is your spice comfort level? Does it vary between what you enjoy privately and what you're willing to share? Do you have hard boundaries for what you engage with?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm comfortable both reading and writing a high level of spice (multiple open door scenes, explicit mention of body parts, etc.) but I'm also the most basic bitch on Earth when it comes to smut, so a lot of the more hardcore kinky stuff is not for me. #Smutcember
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You know what would be a super cool gift for your loved ones or yourself for the holidays???
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December 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
You know what would be a super cool gift for your loved ones or yourself for the holidays???
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