I.V Burgundy, Author
@ivburgundy.bsky.social
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👽 @veadricamalthea.bsky.social 🥀
👽 OFFICIAL AUTHOR ACCOUNT 🥀
👽 Author of “The Veinguard Arum” & “The Martyr's Rose” 🥀
👽 25 / She-Her / Aegorose / Aries / INFP 🥀
👽 Sci-Fi / Horror / Dark Romance 🥀
❌ NO NFT ❌ NO AI ❌
👽 @veadricamalthea.bsky.social 🥀
👽 OFFICIAL AUTHOR ACCOUNT 🥀
👽 Author of “The Veinguard Arum” & “The Martyr's Rose” 🥀
👽 25 / She-Her / Aegorose / Aries / INFP 🥀
👽 Sci-Fi / Horror / Dark Romance 🥀
❌ NO NFT ❌ NO AI ❌
Arkos (MMC of Veinguard Arum) doesn’t know just how much he cares for his crew/employees
Amalthea (FMC of Martyr’s Rose) doesn’t realize how far she can actually go when she’s in love
Amalthea (FMC of Martyr’s Rose) doesn’t realize how far she can actually go when she’s in love
What’s something that your MC doesn’t know about him/herself yet? Ray doesn’t know that he has the capacity to kill #writingq #WritingCommunity
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Arkos (MMC of Veinguard Arum) doesn’t know just how much he cares for his crew/employees
Amalthea (FMC of Martyr’s Rose) doesn’t realize how far she can actually go when she’s in love
Amalthea (FMC of Martyr’s Rose) doesn’t realize how far she can actually go when she’s in love
Yes, and it would be Arum and their entire existence.
Probably just like a real life fungus, they just came out of nowhere and infected everything, but then proceeded to projectile me into a whole different story project.
Probably just like a real life fungus, they just came out of nowhere and infected everything, but then proceeded to projectile me into a whole different story project.
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Yes, and it would be Arum and their entire existence.
Probably just like a real life fungus, they just came out of nowhere and infected everything, but then proceeded to projectile me into a whole different story project.
Probably just like a real life fungus, they just came out of nowhere and infected everything, but then proceeded to projectile me into a whole different story project.
Unofficially this is the theme for "The Martyr's Rose"
Granted tho, "Take Me Back To Eden" in general is it's theme
youtu.be/28TwluEQueY?...
Granted tho, "Take Me Back To Eden" in general is it's theme
youtu.be/28TwluEQueY?...
Take Me Back to Eden (Epic Version)
YouTube video by Morgan Clae - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Unofficially this is the theme for "The Martyr's Rose"
Granted tho, "Take Me Back To Eden" in general is it's theme
youtu.be/28TwluEQueY?...
Granted tho, "Take Me Back To Eden" in general is it's theme
youtu.be/28TwluEQueY?...
In “The Martyr’s Rose”- in a way that doesn’t spoil too much, love for Amalthea might as well be called obsession, cuz Arum has co-dependency trademarked.
What does love make your MC do? Something good? Something not so good? Love turns my MC, Ray, into a killer #writingq #WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
In “The Martyr’s Rose”- in a way that doesn’t spoil too much, love for Amalthea might as well be called obsession, cuz Arum has co-dependency trademarked.
I am I.V Burgundy/Amalthea, and I am working on a duology called “The Veinguard Arum” and “The Martyr’s Rose”
Both are Sci-Fi horrors, with the second novella having Dark Romance themes.
I also have plans to expand the universe, but I am currently limiting myself to the first two novellas for now
Both are Sci-Fi horrors, with the second novella having Dark Romance themes.
I also have plans to expand the universe, but I am currently limiting myself to the first two novellas for now
#QueerPrompts November 1: Introduce yourself & your WIP/story/book
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I am I.V Burgundy/Amalthea, and I am working on a duology called “The Veinguard Arum” and “The Martyr’s Rose”
Both are Sci-Fi horrors, with the second novella having Dark Romance themes.
I also have plans to expand the universe, but I am currently limiting myself to the first two novellas for now
Both are Sci-Fi horrors, with the second novella having Dark Romance themes.
I also have plans to expand the universe, but I am currently limiting myself to the first two novellas for now
We’re rocking a solid 3 over here.
Two of those points coming from the sequel…for two separate reasons
Two of those points coming from the sequel…for two separate reasons
#QueerPrompts November 6: On a scale of 1 to 10, how hopeful is your story?
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We’re rocking a solid 3 over here.
Two of those points coming from the sequel…for two separate reasons
Two of those points coming from the sequel…for two separate reasons
I do a lot of sitting with and mentally replaying the scenes in my head while I work on World Building
And looking back I definitely didn’t plan for 2 characters becoming absolutely mentally unstable, and another going from a mafia man to an everyday worker getting the shittiest deal in life.
And looking back I definitely didn’t plan for 2 characters becoming absolutely mentally unstable, and another going from a mafia man to an everyday worker getting the shittiest deal in life.
Do your characters ever surprise you by taking on new traits as you write? Mine do all the time #writingq #WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I do a lot of sitting with and mentally replaying the scenes in my head while I work on World Building
And looking back I definitely didn’t plan for 2 characters becoming absolutely mentally unstable, and another going from a mafia man to an everyday worker getting the shittiest deal in life.
And looking back I definitely didn’t plan for 2 characters becoming absolutely mentally unstable, and another going from a mafia man to an everyday worker getting the shittiest deal in life.
Also unrelated-
Anybody know any good spaceship building games???
Cuz uh...severely realized I need that with my dumbass being somebody that needs visuals to explain shit
Anybody know any good spaceship building games???
Cuz uh...severely realized I need that with my dumbass being somebody that needs visuals to explain shit
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Also unrelated-
Anybody know any good spaceship building games???
Cuz uh...severely realized I need that with my dumbass being somebody that needs visuals to explain shit
Anybody know any good spaceship building games???
Cuz uh...severely realized I need that with my dumbass being somebody that needs visuals to explain shit
Man I fucking love Ellipsus
Format is easy to get used to, and that I can insert pictures for reference is pEAK!
Format is easy to get used to, and that I can insert pictures for reference is pEAK!
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Man I fucking love Ellipsus
Format is easy to get used to, and that I can insert pictures for reference is pEAK!
Format is easy to get used to, and that I can insert pictures for reference is pEAK!
It’s a bit complicated with Arum
Stripping everything down, they just want to go back home and have a community again.
But how they’ve chose to go about it is what really makes Arum a monster.
Veinguards themselves aren’t any better, as ‘co-existing’ means you become one of them, even by force.
Stripping everything down, they just want to go back home and have a community again.
But how they’ve chose to go about it is what really makes Arum a monster.
Veinguards themselves aren’t any better, as ‘co-existing’ means you become one of them, even by force.
What makes the monsters in your book/wip monstrous? Is it their actions? Their perception by humanity? Are they just different? #WritingPrompt
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s a bit complicated with Arum
Stripping everything down, they just want to go back home and have a community again.
But how they’ve chose to go about it is what really makes Arum a monster.
Veinguards themselves aren’t any better, as ‘co-existing’ means you become one of them, even by force.
Stripping everything down, they just want to go back home and have a community again.
But how they’ve chose to go about it is what really makes Arum a monster.
Veinguards themselves aren’t any better, as ‘co-existing’ means you become one of them, even by force.
I need to figure out this other alien species I swear to god-
One for story shit & getting proper visualization in my head on how the fuck they look & function bodily wise
Another cuz I’ve developed a crack ship all of a sudden with one of them & Arum & I have no idea how the fuck that happened
One for story shit & getting proper visualization in my head on how the fuck they look & function bodily wise
Another cuz I’ve developed a crack ship all of a sudden with one of them & Arum & I have no idea how the fuck that happened
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I need to figure out this other alien species I swear to god-
One for story shit & getting proper visualization in my head on how the fuck they look & function bodily wise
Another cuz I’ve developed a crack ship all of a sudden with one of them & Arum & I have no idea how the fuck that happened
One for story shit & getting proper visualization in my head on how the fuck they look & function bodily wise
Another cuz I’ve developed a crack ship all of a sudden with one of them & Arum & I have no idea how the fuck that happened
Any excuse to talk about my beloved lil fungi shits
The main aliens in my universe is- as its named after- the Veinguards
They are closely related to the Cordyceps fungus, are highly sociable and rather friendly…unfortunately they don’t take no for an answer on becoming one of their Sprouts well
The main aliens in my universe is- as its named after- the Veinguards
They are closely related to the Cordyceps fungus, are highly sociable and rather friendly…unfortunately they don’t take no for an answer on becoming one of their Sprouts well
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Any excuse to talk about my beloved lil fungi shits
The main aliens in my universe is- as its named after- the Veinguards
They are closely related to the Cordyceps fungus, are highly sociable and rather friendly…unfortunately they don’t take no for an answer on becoming one of their Sprouts well
The main aliens in my universe is- as its named after- the Veinguards
They are closely related to the Cordyceps fungus, are highly sociable and rather friendly…unfortunately they don’t take no for an answer on becoming one of their Sprouts well
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everyone has limits with what they can handle in fiction in any medium, there is just a difference between "this made me uncomfortable because it explores the author's harmful prejudices" and "this explores a dark or taboo subject I can't handle"
one deserves critique, the other does not
one deserves critique, the other does not
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
everyone has limits with what they can handle in fiction in any medium, there is just a difference between "this made me uncomfortable because it explores the author's harmful prejudices" and "this explores a dark or taboo subject I can't handle"
one deserves critique, the other does not
one deserves critique, the other does not
Reposted by I.V Burgundy, Author
I think people misunderstand that IT IS OKAY if a book makes you UNCOMFORTABLE, sometimes that is the author's intent, but what YOU DO with those feelings as the reader is YOUR responsibility, not an author's, and which is why using that discomfort as a crux to mortality police makes you a dick
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I think people misunderstand that IT IS OKAY if a book makes you UNCOMFORTABLE, sometimes that is the author's intent, but what YOU DO with those feelings as the reader is YOUR responsibility, not an author's, and which is why using that discomfort as a crux to mortality police makes you a dick
Unfortunately yes quq
Drawing aside, I tend to write fanfics on occasion for fun.
Thanks to FFXIV I am working on a short ✨️official✨️ story of Amalthea and Vath Sugar meeting, getting together and legit dating
I would love to write the Dragon Age one I've had for a WHILE.
Drawing aside, I tend to write fanfics on occasion for fun.
Thanks to FFXIV I am working on a short ✨️official✨️ story of Amalthea and Vath Sugar meeting, getting together and legit dating
I would love to write the Dragon Age one I've had for a WHILE.
Do you work on multiple writing projects at the same time? Right now, I’m working on some short stories, a novel, and a translation #writingq #WritingCommunity
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Unfortunately yes quq
Drawing aside, I tend to write fanfics on occasion for fun.
Thanks to FFXIV I am working on a short ✨️official✨️ story of Amalthea and Vath Sugar meeting, getting together and legit dating
I would love to write the Dragon Age one I've had for a WHILE.
Drawing aside, I tend to write fanfics on occasion for fun.
Thanks to FFXIV I am working on a short ✨️official✨️ story of Amalthea and Vath Sugar meeting, getting together and legit dating
I would love to write the Dragon Age one I've had for a WHILE.
Without divulging too much information.
My precious fungi boi Arum
They got the mental stability of Allied Mastercomputer with the codependency of Yuno Gasai (with my surface level knowledge of her)
So they're gonna be fun to write
My precious fungi boi Arum
They got the mental stability of Allied Mastercomputer with the codependency of Yuno Gasai (with my surface level knowledge of her)
So they're gonna be fun to write
Who is your creepiest character? I created a serial killer that toys with women’s feelings. It doesn’t turn out well for him #writingq #WritingCommunity
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Without divulging too much information.
My precious fungi boi Arum
They got the mental stability of Allied Mastercomputer with the codependency of Yuno Gasai (with my surface level knowledge of her)
So they're gonna be fun to write
My precious fungi boi Arum
They got the mental stability of Allied Mastercomputer with the codependency of Yuno Gasai (with my surface level knowledge of her)
So they're gonna be fun to write
Currently (and technically) there is 3 races in the "Veinguard" universe.
Humans (obvs)
Veinguards (also obs)
And another species I don't wanna reveal yet cuz I am STILL planning on those fucks)
Humans (obvs)
Veinguards (also obs)
And another species I don't wanna reveal yet cuz I am STILL planning on those fucks)
October 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Currently (and technically) there is 3 races in the "Veinguard" universe.
Humans (obvs)
Veinguards (also obs)
And another species I don't wanna reveal yet cuz I am STILL planning on those fucks)
Humans (obvs)
Veinguards (also obs)
And another species I don't wanna reveal yet cuz I am STILL planning on those fucks)
Both endings for "The Veinguard Arum" and "The Martyr's Rose" have come rather naturally.
Tho Martyr's Rose has "3" ways it could end, I am leaning towards one of them tho- rather than the 1st ending where its open ended.
The destination there tho may change a lot from the outline in my head
Tho Martyr's Rose has "3" ways it could end, I am leaning towards one of them tho- rather than the 1st ending where its open ended.
The destination there tho may change a lot from the outline in my head
Does the ending to your stories come naturally or evolve over time? #writingq #WritingCommunity
October 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Both endings for "The Veinguard Arum" and "The Martyr's Rose" have come rather naturally.
Tho Martyr's Rose has "3" ways it could end, I am leaning towards one of them tho- rather than the 1st ending where its open ended.
The destination there tho may change a lot from the outline in my head
Tho Martyr's Rose has "3" ways it could end, I am leaning towards one of them tho- rather than the 1st ending where its open ended.
The destination there tho may change a lot from the outline in my head
So- feel like I *might* be changing who is the protagonist for “The Veinguard Arum”
Mainly cuz he’s just grown so much that there’s no justified way to keep him as a Side Character to me personally.
Still debating tho if he has an actual appearance in the second novella or not
Mainly cuz he’s just grown so much that there’s no justified way to keep him as a Side Character to me personally.
Still debating tho if he has an actual appearance in the second novella or not
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So- feel like I *might* be changing who is the protagonist for “The Veinguard Arum”
Mainly cuz he’s just grown so much that there’s no justified way to keep him as a Side Character to me personally.
Still debating tho if he has an actual appearance in the second novella or not
Mainly cuz he’s just grown so much that there’s no justified way to keep him as a Side Character to me personally.
Still debating tho if he has an actual appearance in the second novella or not
Ensnared by @/tiffanyroberts.bsky.social
World Building, amazing.
Character dynamics, organic.
Romance, slow yet rewarding.
Villain, I want to rip her jugular out and I am terrified of her.
I hope I can achieve half of the things I enjoyed there with my own projects.
World Building, amazing.
Character dynamics, organic.
Romance, slow yet rewarding.
Villain, I want to rip her jugular out and I am terrified of her.
I hope I can achieve half of the things I enjoyed there with my own projects.
What has been the best book you’ve read this year? I’m torn between White Horse and Crowmouth #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ensnared by @/tiffanyroberts.bsky.social
World Building, amazing.
Character dynamics, organic.
Romance, slow yet rewarding.
Villain, I want to rip her jugular out and I am terrified of her.
I hope I can achieve half of the things I enjoyed there with my own projects.
World Building, amazing.
Character dynamics, organic.
Romance, slow yet rewarding.
Villain, I want to rip her jugular out and I am terrified of her.
I hope I can achieve half of the things I enjoyed there with my own projects.
I haven’t technically *gotten* to writing them yet.
But I believe the ones that are gonna be challenging would be Dade and Amalthea.
One for getting people to care about Dade with his limited “screen time”
Amalthea her mental state.
One is execution, the other is inexperience on the subject.
But I believe the ones that are gonna be challenging would be Dade and Amalthea.
One for getting people to care about Dade with his limited “screen time”
Amalthea her mental state.
One is execution, the other is inexperience on the subject.
Which of your characters has been the most challenging to write? For me, it’s Tony—a chronic gambler who means well. I don’t know why he’s been tough to create #writingq #WritingCommunity
October 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I haven’t technically *gotten* to writing them yet.
But I believe the ones that are gonna be challenging would be Dade and Amalthea.
One for getting people to care about Dade with his limited “screen time”
Amalthea her mental state.
One is execution, the other is inexperience on the subject.
But I believe the ones that are gonna be challenging would be Dade and Amalthea.
One for getting people to care about Dade with his limited “screen time”
Amalthea her mental state.
One is execution, the other is inexperience on the subject.
Can I technically say ALIEN (1st original film)?
Halloween is like an all year for me so I don’t know what constitutes as Halloween Film or not.
If not, then my 2nd choice is “Nightmare Before Christmas”
Halloween is like an all year for me so I don’t know what constitutes as Halloween Film or not.
If not, then my 2nd choice is “Nightmare Before Christmas”
What’s your favorite Halloween movie? It will always be Carrie (the original) for me #WritingCommunity #movied #Halloween
October 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Can I technically say ALIEN (1st original film)?
Halloween is like an all year for me so I don’t know what constitutes as Halloween Film or not.
If not, then my 2nd choice is “Nightmare Before Christmas”
Halloween is like an all year for me so I don’t know what constitutes as Halloween Film or not.
If not, then my 2nd choice is “Nightmare Before Christmas”
It depends. Most of the time I think of the title before I write the story, sometimes I’ll change the title after I finished it if it doesn’t fit anymore.
Veinguard Arum came semi right away, changed from Vanguard Arum. Martyr’s Rose immediately with an edit from Martyrdom to Martyr recently.
Veinguard Arum came semi right away, changed from Vanguard Arum. Martyr’s Rose immediately with an edit from Martyrdom to Martyr recently.
Do your story titles come to you right away or after you write a story? Most of mine come right away. Sometimes, though, they emerge after I’ve started the editing process #writingq #WritingCommunity
October 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It depends. Most of the time I think of the title before I write the story, sometimes I’ll change the title after I finished it if it doesn’t fit anymore.
Veinguard Arum came semi right away, changed from Vanguard Arum. Martyr’s Rose immediately with an edit from Martyrdom to Martyr recently.
Veinguard Arum came semi right away, changed from Vanguard Arum. Martyr’s Rose immediately with an edit from Martyrdom to Martyr recently.
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My ass literally just realized I accidentally put inhabitable in the question thing instead of uninhabitable god-
Behold it is I, a dumbass that didn't double check the damn thing.
Behold it is I, a dumbass that didn't double check the damn thing.
October 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My ass literally just realized I accidentally put inhabitable in the question thing instead of uninhabitable god-
Behold it is I, a dumbass that didn't double check the damn thing.
Behold it is I, a dumbass that didn't double check the damn thing.