Nicholas Watkins
nicholaswatkins.bsky.social
Nicholas Watkins
@nicholaswatkins.bsky.social
He/him
Ace/Demi 🖤🩶🤍💜
Raised by cinephiles
✍️ The Burning Veil Trilogy
🎧 Not Another D&D Podcast
🎮 Hades II
#FantasyIndiesNovember 10

I can't share my favorite line cause it's a spoiler.

But here's one I like a lot, where a formerly antagonistic character tells off someone else who's badmouthing the MC:
"I’ll take her fire over your pride any day.”

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November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Well, this seems fun. Sure, I'll play!
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 9

These are my fantasy shelves, which I've pruned a little recently. I've probably only read about half of those.
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 8

Saturday Snippet!

This scene has our characters arriving in Coalbarrow, the first proper town we get a look at.

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November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
4.5/5 🥼 for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

This being a del Toro film, I went in expecting one of two things:
1. A very faithful adaptation of the book
2. Victor Frankenstein and his creation end up in bed together

I'm glad it was the first one, mostly.
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 7

Nothing is more relaxing (for me) than alone time. Just leave me be so I can catch up on reading books, watching movies, playing games, building gunpla, etc.
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 6

Anything you can use to jot down notes on the fly. Never know when an idea will pop into your head. Use an app on your phone, carry around a pen & Moleskine, anything. Don't run the risk of "I'll write that down later.".

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November 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 5

Last read was getting caught up on Saintess Summons Skeletons.

Current read is my own book, The Ember's Fall, as I make another round of edits.

Next read will probably be Project Hail Mary. I need to get to that before the movie comes out.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 4

Inspiring authors, where do I start?

Probably the ones I've read the most of. R.L. Stine, Stephen King, and Naomi Novik, for starters. I'll throw Jack Campbell out there too, cause I'm a sucker for space operas.

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November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
4.5/5⛓️🪚 for the Chainsaw Man movie

Crazy good everything in this one. Animation, soundtrack, character design, character arcs, everything. Loved it, no notes.
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 3

I do keep a playlist for the Burning Veil: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Anything that makes me think of it in any way (characters, plot, etc.) gets thrown on here.

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November 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#FantasyIndiesNovember 2

I started my WIP about a year ago, but I've also ran D&D games for about eight years.

Part of what made me start the books was realizing "I've written several books worth of text for our campaigns World Anvil."

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November 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#FantasyIndiesNovember

I'm Nicholas, a budding writer working on a character-driven fantasy trilogy: The Burning Veil. Currently in the late editing phases of book 1, The Ember's Fall.

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November 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
About to watch Over the Garden Wall, which I know next to nothing about, for the first time. Let's see how this is!
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 31

Happy Spooky Day everybody!

Make sure you review the Horror Movie Survival Guide before you go out and about tonight: www.ijmc.com/archives/199...
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
First Hades II clear. DEATH TO CHRONOS!!!
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 30

Janine's brave, but not unrealistically so. She'll put herself in harm's way for others, especially if she's witnessing abuse (as a former victim). But that past trauma can resurface and push her toward her breaking point.

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October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I'd never realized this about myself, but yeah
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Literally me the last few months alone
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's Hazbin Hotel day and my lunch break cannot arrive soon enough
October 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 28

Oh boy, what a rabbit hole this prompt is.

There's a lot of guilt and regret in The Burning Veil, both of those things are among the MC's main defining traits, but I can't really go into detail because of spoilers.

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October 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM