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Y'all, commission @nushdeco.bsky.social! Look at m'boys! (It has been determined it's a dream sequence where the ridiculous height change is no longer existent)
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Fancy parlor with a piano in the background. Blonde man with curly hair draping a chain of jewels over a seated blue haired man. The blonde looks pleased with his eyes closed and the blue haired man looks angry about it.

In the foreground is a canvas with a smiling sketch of the blue haired man with hearts drawn around him

January 29, 2026 at 10:21 PM

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thread!

Loke: Orphaned at 6, raised to be a priestess. Ends book 1 with found family (aw)
Magnar: orphaned at 22 from loving parents that struggled to actually birth a surviving kid, so he's alone, but wants a big family. no cousins or anything that he knows of. (1/?)
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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How is your character's relationship with their family?

Do they have biological and/or found family? Are they close or were they?

Can they count on family for support, or was family a source of conflict?

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January 29, 2026 at 2:03 AM

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Kodansha announced they released all 26 episodes of Mushishi Season 1 to watch for free on their Youtube Channel

(Availability limited to English Speaking Countries)

English Sub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvsA...

English Dub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXpg...

January 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM

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from the epilogue of book 2, hopefully vague enough to not give away anything too major
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Sacniete was a prisoner to her table, as they fashioned a stool under
it to keep her leg straight, but she was still having fun watching everyone else. She wasn't terribly excited to mingle at her own events though it seemed that most people were content to give her space at this event.
She refused to eat since her coordination with her left hand was far inferior and didn't want the attention of someone helping her. She was hungry, but more importantly felt relieved to have a peaceful moment where she wasn't thinking about purgers or anything else burdensome until Ikal sat in the chair beside her.
"Have you two made a decision?" Ikal never wasted a moment on
homeland affairs.
"Decision? Ikal, go and relax for a night. We've not even had a coherent
conversation in days, so I have no idea what he wants right now. He's talking with Palen over there, bug him about it."
"I will expect an answer upon our return to Holom. Your majesty, this
cannot be delayed any further."

January 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM

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for Kal it's either his brow (furrowing, usu), or his lack of smile. For those obsessed with his face (read Betti) he'll notice a slight uptick in the corner, but no one else would. Kal's protective of his hands, so if they're mentioned, it's important
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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 2d

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Technical question!

What is your favorite feature to describe about your character?

Hair, eyes, facial expression, hands, posture? Other?

Does it help visualize? Tell us about their emotions? Something else?

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January 28, 2026 at 12:57 AM

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Most of my storms were people storming out of rooms. but here, an actual storm!
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"Nih, how do I stop myself?"

"I can't answer that question for you. But if it was something you were
fated to do, then you should trust in that fate, right?"

Magnar forced a laugh. "I suppose. She has the ability to choose hers,
but I'm not sure how mine fits in alongside it."

"She can choose her fate?" Nih hadn't heard of a Biyeho that entertained that thought, let alone a god that could control it. "What goddess is she?"

"Knowledge. Supposedly she has a lot of possibilities to change her
fate but I don't really know a lot about the details."

Nih put a leafy hand on Magnar's head. "You're also new to this god
business. I can only guess neither of you had any proper mentoring. I can't stay here much longer, but the god of knowledge has notoriously been a lonely god with a lot of hardship. My advice to you is to place your trust in her. There are a lot of things that she doesn't realize she knows, but she'll do the right thing at the right time. Now you should wake up and brace yourself, it looks like we're heading into a storm."

January 27, 2026 at 1:11 PM

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"Haoa?" Loke made sure to commit the name to memory.

"He's in charge of the purgers in Itzam. From what happened in Yopa, he is probably running with a small, but highly skilled team. He is highly charismatic on his own, but remarkably sadistic."

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips!

The word for January 26th is "commit"

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WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
January 26 - commit
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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January 27, 2026 at 5:34 AM

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most would eat it without a scene. Mahoe and Betti would eat anything put in front of them. Kal might complain, but he would be polite and tell them it was wrong but eat what he was given anyway. Colel. She'd be the one to demand it be fixed AND be comped
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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 3d

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Silly one today! They messed up your character's meal at a restaurant! It is not something they want.

What do they do?

Eat it without complaint? Politely ask for a remake? Leave without paying? Cause a scene?

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January 27, 2026 at 1:24 AM

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birdko 💌

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it's my birthday today!! as is traditional, it would mean the world to me if you could share my art 🥹🎂✨

🔗 www.birdko.art
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Digital illustration of Alexa, a half-elven woman with pale skin, blue eyes and long red hair. She's wearing shimmery makeup and a circus ringmaster outfit. A heart-shaped spotlight is shining on her. She's holding a whip which is snapping in the air above her, as she touches a gloved hand to her top hat and smiles at the viewer.

Collage of three artworks side to side in a similar style.

1. A full-body digital illustration of Alexa in an Art Nouveau style referencing Alphonse Mucha's "Spring". She is a half-elf with fair skin and bright ginger hair falling in long swoops; her eyes are aqua blue matching the colour of the gems adorning her red beret, her single earring and her choker. She wears blue stays and red puff sleeves, long gloves and over-the-knee boots embroidered with gold. A cloth monogrammed with the initials 'A.I.' is tucked into her belt, and a flowing pink cloth wraps around her legs. Alexa is holding a silver rapier with one gloved hand and touching its blade with the fingertips of the other, as she looks to the side with a smirk. The background features Art Nouveau-style decorative elements with swooping vines, trailing roses and blooming lilies in a soft pastel colour scheme.

2. Full body Art Nouveau style of Ellia, a tiefling paladin, within an ornamental frame. She has ivory wings tinged with gold and pink, red skin with dark-tipped horns, short black hair, and pure gold eyes. She wears ornate white and gold armour. She is holding the Sword of Zariel with one hand; her red cape is folded over her other arm. All around her feet, snowdrops bloom. Ellia belongs to tieflingpaladin on bsky.

3. Art nouveau style drawing of Menardi, an elf woman with flowing white hair wearing metal and leather armour. She's standing in a misty/snowy landscape featuring bleeding heart flowers, and she's holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in another, looking down with a melancholy air. Menardi belongs to mimidrws on bsky.

Chibi lineup of the Forgekeepers: Artem, a tiefling rogue; Alexa, a half-elf bard; Dúri, a dwarf cleric; Theefsa, a goblin warlock; and Addan, an elf druid.
All characters other than Alexa belong to my D&D party friends (Theefsa belongs to lunelkie.bsky.social - Addan belongs to leki02.bsky.social); Alexa belongs to me.

Artwork of Balor from Fields of Mistria and a redhead farmer player character standing in the snow. The farmer is wearing adventuring gear and a big scarf, and blushing as Balor holds her ungloved hand to his lips to warm up her cold fingers. He's holding the sapphire that the farmer just gifted him.

January 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

@glwalkerauthor.bsky.social

*quietly sneaks in but refuse to scroll*
Loke - History. student govn't
Magnar - biology. He seems like a baseball guy
Dias - anatomy/bio. student paper
Cayo - gym. student govn't
Kal - Languages. Orchestra for piano
Betti - Art. possibly wrestling

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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 4d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Hypothetical! In an alternate reality where your characters are all going to a modern-day high school, what is their favorite subject (if any)?

Would they join any extracurriculars? Why?

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January 26, 2026 at 12:32 AM

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@glwalkerauthor.bsky.social

not scrolling, only posting quick...

using my isolation from SM and hotel time wisely. i did 2 book maps! ch 5 and 6! only 20+ to go... sometime this year i want to do another edit if i can find someone to fully beta it. i need to decide on my next insert art too (my icon is from ch 12 art :D)

map of rounded boardwalks and ladders and rope bridges with the text:
Seibal, Yopa
Kas, 3101

map of a city district with roads and rectangles for buildings. text for roads are: to western districts, to town center, to black district
text for map:
Holom City - South East District
Kas 3101

January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

@glwalkerauthor.bsky.social

i'm checking out of all SM for a while. I can't do it. I'll miss some good prompts, I'm sure, but that's super unimportant right now.

stay safe out there y'all whether the icy conditions are nature are man made

January 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM

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As they left the guardhouse, the skies opened up and poured a cold rain on the trio. By the time they reached the inn, Cayo parted ways with the guests from Holom and Sacniete and Ikal were soaked to the bone.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 5d

The #WIPSnips word for January 24th is "bone"

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WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
January 24 - bone
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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January 24, 2026 at 2:27 PM

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THIS POST WAS MADE FOR KAL. That boy does not smile. It's not that he's unhappy, it's just... not a thing he does. Unless it's with his sisters' children. But even then, it's super rare.

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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 6d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

I've asked about mannerisms you only use for one character, today let's flip it!

Are there any words, actions, or descriptors your character notably never uses? Do they never smile, cry, curse, etc?

Why not?

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January 24, 2026 at 1:47 AM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

@glwalkerauthor.bsky.social

-Loke's brain is a hamster running on a wheel and I'm not sure she knows how to enjoy moments.
-Magnar tries to savor moments with her when they aren't fighting.
-Kal savors certain moments when things are good and perfect because he knows it won't last

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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 7d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

What's your character's view on enjoying a moment?

Do they savor it, wishing it could last forever? Enjoy it but still look to the future?

Or are they fixated on the past/future too much to enjoy it at all?

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January 23, 2026 at 1:36 AM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

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body markings instead of tattoos

Palen was about to say no, but he paused and thought for a moment. “There was one woman that I heard about asking about people with strange body markings. I don’t think anyone here ratted you out, but that’s all I know.”
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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 7d

The #WIPSnips word for January 22nd is "tattoo"

(Anyone else had a certain t.A.T.u. song stuck in their head for a few weeks for absolutely no reason at all?)

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WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
January 22 - tattoo
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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January 23, 2026 at 1:22 AM

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It's easily arguable that the only people actually prepared for anything is Dias and Cam, both who have been part of civil wars in different manners. Everyone else has never really traveled and are not prepared for the realities that face them. (1/2)
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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 8d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How out of their depth is your character during the story?

Are they an expert up against impossible odds? An enthusiastic amateur? Is all of this brand new to them and they are trying desperately to keep up?

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January 22, 2026 at 12:10 AM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

@glwalkerauthor.bsky.social

went back to book 1. considering one of my characters is the god of activity, i'm not sure HOW that word wasn't even mentioned in book 2.

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Everyone had agreed that Loke had been right about the beauty of the coastline. Comparing it to the places they had been, it was a stark difference in regards to the view and overall lifestyle. As the coast was starting to turn north, a small fishing village was seen up in the distance. It was nearly dusk, but the prospect of a port excited everyone to keep pushing forward. They all hoped that Blu’s suggestion to see what Wiil had to offer would pan out.

It was dark by the time they reached the small village and most activity in the village had already ceased. The village was no stranger to visitors, however, since it was along the coast and sometimes the city people would come out to fish or just relax on the beaches. Because of this, by the time they found the inn, it had mostly been filled and the only room remaining was a tiny room with one bed. Even if they shared the room, there wouldn't be enough room for everyone.

January 21, 2026 at 2:06 PM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

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Oh, i have a whole chapter in book 1 about the dungeons.
Loke: just keeps her nose in her book
everyone else: trying to brainstorm an escape or just biding time until someone else (Loke) comes up with a plan
Votan: steals the keys

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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 9d

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Hypothetical today!

Your characters have been arrested and thrown in the dungeon! How are they handling it?

Resigned acceptance? Angrily demanding a lawyer? Already planning their escape? Catching a nap?

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January 21, 2026 at 1:53 AM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

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Today is garbage. I'm very excited to not work tomorrow, tho a dentist appointment has me up early. But then I can nap before another appointment at 2.

I just want to be done biopsies already

January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

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I have to name them asap. I'll usually pick a trait for them then look it up in one of my trusty dictionaries and rearrange letters, then run it back through to make sure it's not a different word. at least for most. Some actually still mean things.

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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 10d

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Writing technical question!

Do you name your characters right away or do you use placeholder names?

Are the placeholders descriptive or just filler names you'll change?

Has a placeholder ever grown on you?

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January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM

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"He'll likely be at the wedding too. And the wedding is something that I can't stop." Balan realized how serious the situation had become while he was goofing off. Most of the color drained from his face and he stared blankly at the sand in front of her.
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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 10d

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips!

The word for January 19th is "drain"

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WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
January 19 - drain
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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January 19, 2026 at 1:11 PM

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Antagonist questions are so hard. Because you'd think it was obvious until the last few pages, so gotta keep it super vague

they're nothing alike, except that they both do what they need to do to push Loke's fate along.
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❄️Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta ☃️ @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 11d

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Antagonist Day!

How similar are your protagonist and antagonist?

Do they have a lot in common, torn apart by one key choice or trait? Are they polar opposites, destined to clash? Or something in between?

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January 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM

G.L. Walker needs a vacation

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"He's a high ranking noble from Tohil. Ikal claims that he comes with a good lineage and decent genes." Yatzil knew her master was uninterested but tried to remain upbeat.

"Is that so?" Sacniete sounded about as uninterested as she felt.
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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 11d

The #WIPSnips word for January 18th is "remain"

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