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Isaac X Isaac
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Strange trans man writing a very goofy book.
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Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · Feb 26
Gay crimes!
Trans wrongs!
Enemies to enemies!

Here's my #Own #LGBT #Hu #YA(?) again for #WSPit! A romp through a colorful, heightened #Hi storical playground.

Can one defeat the patriarchs with the very weapons of masculinity? Well, one angry trans boy can sure try stabbing them a lot. #WSPitW
"L'entrée du prince de Ligne à Londres 1660", painted by François Duchatel in 1660, depicting the arrival of a great procession of ambassadors walking in fine clothes and riding in coaches, watched by a huge crowd of Londoners. Text over it reads: THE DUEL IN 1660: a queer swashbuckling farce. "The arrival of King Charles II of England in Rotterdam, may 24 1660" by Lieve Verschuier, showing many ships with the Flag of Holland/States Flag. The grand ship bearing Charles II has his royal arms carven on the stern. Text over it reads: England, 1660: the restoration of the monarchy. In Charles II's triumphant wake, a Royalist family quietly returns, but not with their single daughter—instead, with their single son. 15-year-old Alexander—vain, hot-tempered, and warm of heart—expects to strut in as an aristocratic peacock. But when his ambitions are frustrated, he's sucked instead into intrigues of questionable honour and forced to reckon with what it really means to be a man. "Man Writing a Letter" by Gabriël Metsu, painted around 1665. A Dutch young man, beautiful and androgynous with long blond hair, wears black doublet, breeches, and stockings and a luxurious white shirt and falling band. His expression is tranquil and far-off as he writes a letter on a table draped with an imported carpet. Text over it reads: Pray enjoy this tempest in a teapot, crafted of the purest tropes and set in the Age of the Rakehells, featuring: glamour and grime of 17th century Westminster. goofy action punctuated by primal screams of rage. problematic characters for miles. petticoat breeches parkour. queer mentorship. romantic friendship (or maybe 'tis just gay, oops). boys who cry. a lot. and somehow, everything turning out all right in the end. Detail of "View from the Mussel Pier in Amsterdam", painted by Ludolf Bakhuizen in 1673, showing a peaceful sky over a ship with two gulls. Text over it reads: Alexander stood at the edge of the deck, one hand clutching the railing, the other fastened tight on the brim of his hat as he leaned out over the waves. He was not much afraid of falling in, though he had never swum anything choppier than a pond. Rather, he was afraid that his Acadian fur hat, the most expensive for sale in the shop on the Kalverstraat, might fly off his small crown and flap with its feathers all the way to water—which, like the sky, could not quite decide between blue and grey. There was no one to see him aside from the sailors and now Klein, climbing up from below. Still, he had meticulously dressed that morning, down to every last ribbon. He’d had a very specific vision of himself when the suit was being ordered: the azure he’d picked was not just brighter than everything around him on the fluyt but even the true sky itself, and he sparkled with silver, when the wind tugged his doublet and loose breeches, and gold, when the little light managed to catch on his sword’s hilt. It was imperative, one must understand, that he look extremely stylish doing battle, should pirates suddenly appear to satisfy his fantasies. And indeed, at fifteen, he thought himself quite the dashing young man—not the boy he was.
isaacxisaac.bsky.social
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

Is there something your character (main or otherwise) deeply loves that isn't a person, animal, or other creature? A food, an object, a concept? 🤔
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Thank you for helping us reach a funding goal! To show we put creators first, we're doing a 5 emote comm for our Discord for $100!

To apply, reply to this post with by Nov 20:

1️⃣ Your emote portfolio
2️⃣ A bit about your art background

We'll pick by the 24th!

!NO AI!🚫🤖
An image with a deep purple heading which cuts to a purple-to-teal gradient. It says "Calling all emote artists! Conjured Ink is hosting a giveaway to celebrate hitting our subscription financing goal! The winner will earn $100 to make 5 emotes which will be used in our community Discord server! Read post for eligibility details". Conjured Ink's OpenCollective page which shows both how we spend money and how much we currently have in donations. Under Recurring is the number $700, which is more than our goal number. We have currently collected a total of $1371.89.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Marriage a-la-Mode, 1743: reception during Countess Squanderfield's morning toilette. Paintings on walls hint that she is not exactly respectable! By William Hogarth, born OTD 1697.
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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The requested Essence✨ for today's #Novmemeber:
Very minimal chibi sketch of a young man wearing an enormous scowl, with fluffy hair, a falling band, ribbons at his shoulder, and a faint grumpy blush.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Definitely Alexander’s relationship with his valet, Klein. Body servant, bodyguard, big brother, father figure all rolled into one.

It’s characterization for Alexander, who is immediately established as vain and conceited, that the one guy he comes CLOSEST to listening to is a very lowborn servant.
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 1d
What non-romantic relationships are most important to your MC? #WritingPrompt
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Skaters in winter, 1650s. I only see one person actually wearing iceskates. When did they become the norm? By Aert van der Neer, whose day is today.
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

What was the first important bond your main character formed outside of their family?
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Today's #WIPSnips is from very near the end, but I don't know if I would call it spoilers because like… this is the premise. Also my favorite "picture" and my favorite Blackthorne fourth wall wink.
“You may ride off, but you shall not escape. I am not finished with you. I do not forget your part, nor forgive your insults—and I will not be satisfied till for all your villainy you’ve been held to account. Someday I will best you, Blackthorne, and make you pay. And when I surpass you and you crawl on the ground to kiss my boot, I swear you’ll rue ever calling me boy and poppet.” “Is that so?” Blackthorne called back to him, wicked smile splitting his face. “My, how vivid the picture—and amusing ‘twould be, as a tale.”
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

Is there a particular thematic statement, set of Arc Words™️, or climactic line of dialogue that summarizes what "love" is in your story or stories?

Share if it's not too spoiler! 👀
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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I have toooo many hits for "little" so I'll share just this single line for #WIPSnips 👀:

“He seems cut of Rupert’s cloth, albeit a very little square of it.”
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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The response to this bundle has been so amazing! Let’s keep the party rolling and get to $2,000!

(Also endless thank yous to everyone that has downloaded Songs of Broken Bells from this bundle. My little debut author heart is so full.)

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November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Shared this one for #WIPSnips SEVERAL times now but I'm still really pleased with it.
In the still darkness, Alexander listened to the heavy breaths of his horse, felt the heat steaming off her body. When the lights of Fulham had dimmed behind him, he’d slowed to a more reasonable trot, but the hurry pressed on him still. The window in Epsom from which he’d crept after kissing his parents good-night was two hours behind him; the window to which he was riding was perhaps an hour ahead, and from there he was not sure how much time he would need to complete his mission. It was early enough yet, he hoped, that he could afford to swing wide and detour through the woodland of Hyde Park, in order to approach the town from behind the veil of trees. But those were sparse enough that the paths that wove among them were little shaded, and the near-full moon fell as a thick coat of silver on the meadows and meandering pools. He didn’t much gaze upon the painted scene; he was fretful of the hundreds of footpads he’d been many times told haunted these ways after dark, so his eyes were up and his breaths tense as he scanned the shadows suspiciously. No movement—till suddenly there was, and his heart nearly jumped from his chest—but it was only a deer, or rather a pricket, spots flashing like silver dollars across his flank as he bound away confusedly into the night.
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Today's lil #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity, maybe related to yesterday's:

Is there a particular shape or flavor of relationship arc that you've written more than once, or otherwise want to revisit again and again? Doesn't have to be romantic.
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Yes, hello main theme

Alexander wholly buys into an idea of genteel masculinity supported by violence. After all, dueling is just fancy murder. 😬 Honor is everything and one must fight for its defense.

No shocker that this gets unpacked, but his development is not straightforward.
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social Charlie Delta @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 4d
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How does your character feel about violence?

Are they a committed pacifist? Generally gentle? Dangerous if pushed too far? An unrepentant killer?

Does that change as the story progresses?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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#Novmemeber
These kinda vibes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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I'm writing just the sort of goofy nonsense that I crave, brain candy to keep me going. And I'm sure there's others out there who need this exact brand of dopamine.

More of a stretch, but I hope that my dumb lil dude makes a trans guy down on himself believe that maybe he, too, can be a badass.
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 4d
What kind of audience do you hope to reach with your work? Who do you think needs it the most? #WritingPrompt
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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For today's #Bookvember, I want to say it's the whole ouvre of that late 19thC/early 20thC "Golden Age of Illustration" style of watercolor. Rather than as a child, as an adult I was captivated and electrified.

This particular Dulac lives in my head rent-free. I want a cover in this style sooo bad.
Illustration from Sleeping Beauty (1910) painted by Edmund Dulac. The fairy tale is imagined as belonging to an 18th century Rococo world of colorful patterns, lace, ruffles, and silks. A prince in a frock coat drops his hat in surprise, clutching his heart as he falls instantly in love with the enchanted sleeping beauty, who reclines on a day bed in her fabulous dress. Two amorini fly overhead to make them fall in love with each other. The princess's cat is also under the sleeping curse and is curled up peacefully on a pillow.
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Been struggling to think of my answer to today's #QueerPrompts!

7, maybe? Things can be a bit gruesome, and the narrator is especially cynical. However, Alexander keeps pushing against them and succeeding somehow, bad consequences are dodged, and somehow courage and love win the day.
cjaralore.bsky.social 🌈CJ Aralore @cjaralore.bsky.social · 5d
#QueerPrompts November 6: On a scale of 1 to 10, how hopeful is your story?
Graphics: The background galaxies and stars. The border has stars and planets in the colors of the pride flags. Text: "November 2025", "Safe Space", and "You're A Star" on top and "#QueerPrompts" and "Host: @CJAralore" on the bottom in a rainbow font. Center text is: #QueerPrompts November 6: On a scale of 1 to 10, how hopeful is your story?
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Today's lil #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

What archetypes do you love to write encountering each other?

If you can't really match archetypes to your characters, you can share a character combination with neat chemistry! 🧪
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Day 6 of #MelsNoWriMo. Who is the big bad Evil in your story? A person? A Group? El capitalismo?
A simple golden Frame on a light pinkish background. In the middle of the frame is the MelsNoWriMo question of the day. Today's question is: Who is your antagonist? 😒
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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THE RESULTS ARE IN:
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social Charlie Delta @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 5d
This implies that the ultimate animal is, of course, the wolf Pegasus 😂
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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2/2 More masked gambling at the Ridotto in the 1750s, by Pietro Longhi of Venice. Celebrating his birthday in fine style!
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
isaacxisaac.bsky.social
Green flags for Lord Blackthorne for #Novmemeber 💚

- Fun loving!
- Great sense of humor!
- Can take what he dishes out!
- Doesn't take himself or anyone else too seriously!
- Hates Puritans!
- Has had smallpox!
- Doesn't have syphilis!? (allegedly)
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 6d
#Novmemeber 5

Yeah, your Antagonist has flaws, but what are some green flags of theirs?
🟩

Can't think of any/not applicable to your villain? What would THEY say are their green flags?

Not a person, but a construct/idea? What do proponents say?
5. Your Antagonist’s green flags A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:

Is there something your character believes about love that you disagree with and/or they will change their mind about over the course of the story? 🤔
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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This is my favorite "trail" for today's #WIPSnips, from the sensory overload at the October ball.
And then the gauntlet. Immediately descended the lords and ladies, sirs and mistresses, and bombarding him alongside the names and titles and the bright colours of the yards of silk, bold solids interrupted by cascades of rustling ribbon on the men and twinkling jewels upon the women, were all the fragrances with which they likewise had come armed. He had originally a notion to identify what was popular, or even to assess how the others had coordinated their colours with their scents, but then came the onslaught of ambers, woods, herbs and spices, and not only on gloves, handkerchiefs, and persons; pomanders silver, gilt, and painted hung on chains ‘round the waists of the ladies, thickening the air like so many swaying thuribles, creating such a confusion that Alexander’s nose very quickly gave up and went home—leaving his eyes alone to struggle with not just the faces, which female and some male were painted white, rouged red, and speckled here and there with black patches, false beauty marks cut in ovals or more implausible shapes, but with yet more flowers gathered into nosegays and pinned to ladies’ bodices, where they burst forth and trailed across the vast rolling snow-white bosoms, not a neckerchief in sight to save Alexander from being sucked in like a hapless sailor to the whirlpool of Charybdis.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM