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C A Malin
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I'm a fledgling author, in the process of writing and self-publishing my first novel, a Regency/Fantasy crossover titled #Ellamir
🇬🇧 | He/Him | 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Ally | AI-phobic
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It's so exciting to be writing my first novel: #Ellamir, a #Regency adventure #romance, featuring characters exceedingly similar to some of the most memorable #JaneAusten creations, trying to maintain decorum in an increasingly chaotic high #fantasy world. Coming in 2026!

#Fiction #BookSky #Authors
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I have to be real, I started indie publishing because I was frustrated by the lack of control and autonomy in trad.

The idea that indies "have to use AI to compete" is genuinely insulting because the whole highlight of indie is that you can do it all yourself & hire cool people to help you.
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Nothing fazes I’anthal who’s the sunny to the grumpy in this potential pairing. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Plenty of instances of "sun" in my WIP #Ellamir to choose from for today's #WIPSnips

I decided to go back and visit Hannah and Maqine, sweet soon-to-be sapphic couple, at their first meeting: I like this chapter, and had fun emphasising their different backgrounds immediately through their dialogue
December 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
So sad that #Smutcember is drawing to a close.

I can't wait to start writing a whole (maybe) volume of my MC's private erotics! That's 30k words, so maybe I can't stretch it to that, but I'm sure as hell gonna try! 😆

Being a wealthy woman of leisure in a restrictively moralistic society...

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It's the penultimate prompt of #Smutcember, everyone! Tell us:

What’s a smutty setup you’re looking forward to writing that you haven’t tried yet? If you like, give us the elevator pitch of your new spicy project!

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Hi hi #WIPSnips! Going back to my London roots with a British slang synonym for today's prompt: clobber = clothing

Ella Oakhall comes face to face with one of the most feared and reviled creatures in the whole kingdom

From #Ellamir, my #JaneAusten style #Regency #Romance X #Fantasy crossover WIP
December 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
The boys summoned a Demon Lord to ask if he could remove the curse on Aubergine's body. Here, the demon tells them how curses work...
December 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Using threadbare for today’s #WIPSnips. Grabbing a few hours sleep after an eventful night. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingSnips
December 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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From ‘House Rules’. Prompt - ‘Thread’ … with an extra ‘s’.

#WiPSnips
December 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Hey, #WIPSnips!

Today's prompt throws up another snippet from the Stardance sequence from #Ellamir which has caused me so much trouble, and is likely to be significantly reworked, but seems to be quite popular on here as I always get nice comments about it!

#Regency #Romance #Fantasy
December 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

There are four courses!
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

Teryaki Nor
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

The Undiscovered Country Buffet
December 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

Dominion's Pizza
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

The Undiscovered Country Buffet
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

Saavik’s
December 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

Teryaki Nor
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

The Undiscovered Country Buffet
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

Saavik’s
December 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You've just opened a Star Trek restaurant. What are you calling it?

Jadzia's Snax
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

The Undiscovered Country Buffet
You’ve just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant. What are you calling it?

Saavik’s
December 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I have shared a written sex scene with one person, and tbh it wasn't a positive experience.

I am nervous, so almost all the serious spice in #Ellamir is contained in an optional volume, which will appear in a full unabridged edition, and its existence will definitely remain unknown to my Mum! 😆
Considering that many of you may be spending time with loved ones this month, #Smutcember:

Who among your friends and family has read your smut? Has it been a positive experience sharing it with them?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Happy Winter #Solstice if it's your thing.

I'm always a bit sad on this day because I like long dark nights, and a bit of me will be missing until September 😔
December 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Hi hi #WIPSnips

This scene from #Ellamir is about to be heavily rewritten, but I'm still pleased to share it. Unlike most of the story, where I'm trying to emulate #JaneAusten, here I'm imitating another of my much loved inspirations: Tolkien

Ella is unknowingly connecting with her heritage...
December 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Strope goes through Grio’s wardrobe. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Two Victorian women building an elaborate snow lady, first published in the January 1892 edition of The Strand Magazine.
December 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm used to Samsung's energy scorer being motherly (and not understanding the life of a shift worker) but this little morsel this morning really makes me wonder what it thinks is going on...
December 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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✨ Holiday Book Sale ✨

Now's the perfect time to read The Chrysillium Tree before book 2 comes out February 1st.

The ebook is just $0.99 for a limited time 🌿✨
Escape into whispers of rebellion, forbidden love, and star-born magic.
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#BookSky #FantasyBooks #IndieAuthor
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.

GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.

But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Astonished to have zero instances of today's #WIPSnips prompt, so I'm going with near-synonym 'required' and I'm excited because this is quite new (and very first-drafty, sorry!)

#Ellamir Oakhall meets her first elf, a species feared and reviled by the humans of her kingdom, and also her first enby
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hi hi again, #Smutcember! 💖
I've been pondering this upcoming prompt for a while, because I'm not sure my favourite sense to rely on is the one I use most often.

It's a great prompt, because it's really made me think about this and how I technically approach writing a sex scene sensually.

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Time to get sensual, #Smutcember:

What is your favorite sense to rely on when describing sexy scenes? How do you like to engage with multiple senses throughout?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Still reeling from their heartbreaking pasts, Mukti and Jamie are blocking the world out, not letting anyone in—the only people they can’t keep out is each other

Can they move forward together—or are some people not meant to fall in love?

FREE this month
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#booksky #romancelandia
December 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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need you all to appreciate this old tumblr post and the time I spent typing out the alt text
also any picture of Reagan automatically makes me think of this old tumblr post
December 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM