L Norelle
@lnorelle.bsky.social
✨she/her - In my 30s - Writer - Former Background artiste✨
🐹 Owner of adorable hamsters and plants 🌱🌼
I write: Mainly Fantasy with a splash of horror, sometimes sci fi and other genres. But mostly fantasy.
🚫No AI
Other socials: https://lnorelle.tumblr.com/
🐹 Owner of adorable hamsters and plants 🌱🌼
I write: Mainly Fantasy with a splash of horror, sometimes sci fi and other genres. But mostly fantasy.
🚫No AI
Other socials: https://lnorelle.tumblr.com/
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L Norelle
@lnorelle.bsky.social
· Sep 1
Just to note: I am sadly unable to respond to DMs due to Bluesky's clunky impractical age verification system.
If you need to contact me, you can message me on Tumblr or publicly here on Bluesky!
Business email: TBC. Currently not taking inquiries due to recovering from long term health issues.
If you need to contact me, you can message me on Tumblr or publicly here on Bluesky!
Business email: TBC. Currently not taking inquiries due to recovering from long term health issues.
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Remember, even on the darkest night, you can usually find a little light.
It's usually the glowing eyes of an ancient god of the forest, leading lost travelers to their doom in the mossy gloom, but the sentiment remains.
It's usually the glowing eyes of an ancient god of the forest, leading lost travelers to their doom in the mossy gloom, but the sentiment remains.
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Remember, even on the darkest night, you can usually find a little light.
It's usually the glowing eyes of an ancient god of the forest, leading lost travelers to their doom in the mossy gloom, but the sentiment remains.
It's usually the glowing eyes of an ancient god of the forest, leading lost travelers to their doom in the mossy gloom, but the sentiment remains.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 156:
When we write a first draft we often introduce stuff that gets cut at the second stage, either because it's unnecessary, or repetitive, or doesn't contribute anything. Don't think of it as wastage; more as scaffolding, in place until you don't need it any more...
When we write a first draft we often introduce stuff that gets cut at the second stage, either because it's unnecessary, or repetitive, or doesn't contribute anything. Don't think of it as wastage; more as scaffolding, in place until you don't need it any more...
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 156:
When we write a first draft we often introduce stuff that gets cut at the second stage, either because it's unnecessary, or repetitive, or doesn't contribute anything. Don't think of it as wastage; more as scaffolding, in place until you don't need it any more...
When we write a first draft we often introduce stuff that gets cut at the second stage, either because it's unnecessary, or repetitive, or doesn't contribute anything. Don't think of it as wastage; more as scaffolding, in place until you don't need it any more...
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...horrifying message without context, thank you
February 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
...horrifying message without context, thank you
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Side note: whether or not your first book finds a wide audience does not determine your future as an author. The more books you write, the better you’ll get and the more readers you’ll find!
Keep at it, is what I’m saying, in case anyone needs to hear it.
Keep at it, is what I’m saying, in case anyone needs to hear it.
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Side note: whether or not your first book finds a wide audience does not determine your future as an author. The more books you write, the better you’ll get and the more readers you’ll find!
Keep at it, is what I’m saying, in case anyone needs to hear it.
Keep at it, is what I’m saying, in case anyone needs to hear it.
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Your favorite author five years from now may be someone who hasn’t yet published a book.
If you haven’t published a book yet, in five years you might be someone’s favorite author!
If you haven’t published a book yet, in five years you might be someone’s favorite author!
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Your favorite author five years from now may be someone who hasn’t yet published a book.
If you haven’t published a book yet, in five years you might be someone’s favorite author!
If you haven’t published a book yet, in five years you might be someone’s favorite author!
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 9:
However familiar you are with the characters, world and plot of your book, remember: your readers don't know anything unless you've told them. How you tell them (quickly, slowly, using suspense, in passing, by implication) - and whether they care - is up to you.
However familiar you are with the characters, world and plot of your book, remember: your readers don't know anything unless you've told them. How you tell them (quickly, slowly, using suspense, in passing, by implication) - and whether they care - is up to you.
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 9:
However familiar you are with the characters, world and plot of your book, remember: your readers don't know anything unless you've told them. How you tell them (quickly, slowly, using suspense, in passing, by implication) - and whether they care - is up to you.
However familiar you are with the characters, world and plot of your book, remember: your readers don't know anything unless you've told them. How you tell them (quickly, slowly, using suspense, in passing, by implication) - and whether they care - is up to you.
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I have added a few more limited edition print offerings in my shop, including for Lighting the Dark.
tishamark.com/product-cate...
Tisha Mark ©2025, Lighting the Dark, oil on linen, 20"x20"
Original is also available:
tishamark.com/product/ligh...
#art #painting #prints #SciArt #BlueSkyArt #bsnm
tishamark.com/product-cate...
Tisha Mark ©2025, Lighting the Dark, oil on linen, 20"x20"
Original is also available:
tishamark.com/product/ligh...
#art #painting #prints #SciArt #BlueSkyArt #bsnm
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I have added a few more limited edition print offerings in my shop, including for Lighting the Dark.
tishamark.com/product-cate...
Tisha Mark ©2025, Lighting the Dark, oil on linen, 20"x20"
Original is also available:
tishamark.com/product/ligh...
#art #painting #prints #SciArt #BlueSkyArt #bsnm
tishamark.com/product-cate...
Tisha Mark ©2025, Lighting the Dark, oil on linen, 20"x20"
Original is also available:
tishamark.com/product/ligh...
#art #painting #prints #SciArt #BlueSkyArt #bsnm
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February 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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please hype Katie's book and show the publisher it's a big fucking deal!!
I haven't posted on here much, but I would really love some help boosting this video!
I forgot to say it in the video, but please don't forget to add A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES On Goodreads!
linktr.ee/kaitlynabdou
I forgot to say it in the video, but please don't forget to add A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES On Goodreads!
linktr.ee/kaitlynabdou
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
please hype Katie's book and show the publisher it's a big fucking deal!!
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Absolutely love this take on AI art by @brandonsanderson.com. It articulates the core reason why AI art is so intrinsically harmful to us. #StopAIArt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3u...
We Are The Art | Brandon Sanderson’s Keynote Speech
YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Absolutely love this take on AI art by @brandonsanderson.com. It articulates the core reason why AI art is so intrinsically harmful to us. #StopAIArt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3u...
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Your daily fortune:
Luck is equal parts preparation, hard work, cosmic weirdness, and dark fairy mischief.
Luck is equal parts preparation, hard work, cosmic weirdness, and dark fairy mischief.
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Your daily fortune:
Luck is equal parts preparation, hard work, cosmic weirdness, and dark fairy mischief.
Luck is equal parts preparation, hard work, cosmic weirdness, and dark fairy mischief.
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Books are not clutter. Clutter is all the other stuff that gets in the way of having more books.
February 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Books are not clutter. Clutter is all the other stuff that gets in the way of having more books.
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Read banned books.
Read books that make you cry.
Read books written by friends.
Read books you don’t quite understand yet.
Read books of ancient magic that transform you into a dark being of the cosmos, capable of such wonderful & terrible things.
Read books that make you cry.
Read books written by friends.
Read books you don’t quite understand yet.
Read books of ancient magic that transform you into a dark being of the cosmos, capable of such wonderful & terrible things.
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Read banned books.
Read books that make you cry.
Read books written by friends.
Read books you don’t quite understand yet.
Read books of ancient magic that transform you into a dark being of the cosmos, capable of such wonderful & terrible things.
Read books that make you cry.
Read books written by friends.
Read books you don’t quite understand yet.
Read books of ancient magic that transform you into a dark being of the cosmos, capable of such wonderful & terrible things.
This is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is who runs this account
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Listen carefully
You can hear the laughter of the angels that live in the trees & streams
The rustle of leaves & branches is not the wind, it is the trees singing with the winds help
And the occasional harder gust is a fairies wing brushing your shoulder
You can hear the laughter of the angels that live in the trees & streams
The rustle of leaves & branches is not the wind, it is the trees singing with the winds help
And the occasional harder gust is a fairies wing brushing your shoulder
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Listen carefully
You can hear the laughter of the angels that live in the trees & streams
The rustle of leaves & branches is not the wind, it is the trees singing with the winds help
And the occasional harder gust is a fairies wing brushing your shoulder
You can hear the laughter of the angels that live in the trees & streams
The rustle of leaves & branches is not the wind, it is the trees singing with the winds help
And the occasional harder gust is a fairies wing brushing your shoulder
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In winter things get moody 🐺
January 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM
In winter things get moody 🐺
The more I find ways of working through writer's block, the more I realise that 8 times out of 10, the issue is from something I've already written on the pages that isn't working, and the trick is to backtrack a little and rewrite from that point onwards.
January 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The more I find ways of working through writer's block, the more I realise that 8 times out of 10, the issue is from something I've already written on the pages that isn't working, and the trick is to backtrack a little and rewrite from that point onwards.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Daily bunny no.3207 is doing some shelf-reading
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Daily bunny no.3207 is doing some shelf-reading
I'm curious: what's your personal go-to method of story structure and method of plotting? Do you even have one, or do you wing it? If you do have one, do you change it up depending on the story you're writing, or do you stick to one formula that works best for you?
#writing #plotting #storystructure
#writing #plotting #storystructure
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I'm curious: what's your personal go-to method of story structure and method of plotting? Do you even have one, or do you wing it? If you do have one, do you change it up depending on the story you're writing, or do you stick to one formula that works best for you?
#writing #plotting #storystructure
#writing #plotting #storystructure
But perhaps how I 'should' structure a story is the wrong angle to approach from.
Rather 'what structure/s am I vibing with?' and 'does it serve the story well'?
Because everyone has a certain planning method and story structure that they seem to swear by and they're all different methods.
Rather 'what structure/s am I vibing with?' and 'does it serve the story well'?
Because everyone has a certain planning method and story structure that they seem to swear by and they're all different methods.
The deeper I get into looking at different ways of structuring a story, the more I'm like 'is structure even real anymore? what IS story structure' - and I have just a little bit of an existential crisis over how I should be structuring my stories.
Everyone has such a different way of doing it.
Everyone has such a different way of doing it.
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
But perhaps how I 'should' structure a story is the wrong angle to approach from.
Rather 'what structure/s am I vibing with?' and 'does it serve the story well'?
Because everyone has a certain planning method and story structure that they seem to swear by and they're all different methods.
Rather 'what structure/s am I vibing with?' and 'does it serve the story well'?
Because everyone has a certain planning method and story structure that they seem to swear by and they're all different methods.
The deeper I get into looking at different ways of structuring a story, the more I'm like 'is structure even real anymore? what IS story structure' - and I have just a little bit of an existential crisis over how I should be structuring my stories.
Everyone has such a different way of doing it.
Everyone has such a different way of doing it.
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The deeper I get into looking at different ways of structuring a story, the more I'm like 'is structure even real anymore? what IS story structure' - and I have just a little bit of an existential crisis over how I should be structuring my stories.
Everyone has such a different way of doing it.
Everyone has such a different way of doing it.
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If you don’t feel like yourself today, here are some disguises to wear out into the world:
- forlorn tugboat captain
- creature from the haunted sea
- bread wizard
- barista with dark secrets
- international fern burglar
- forlorn tugboat captain
- creature from the haunted sea
- bread wizard
- barista with dark secrets
- international fern burglar
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
If you don’t feel like yourself today, here are some disguises to wear out into the world:
- forlorn tugboat captain
- creature from the haunted sea
- bread wizard
- barista with dark secrets
- international fern burglar
- forlorn tugboat captain
- creature from the haunted sea
- bread wizard
- barista with dark secrets
- international fern burglar
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A recent cartoon for @theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 AM
A recent cartoon for @theguardian.com