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matthewspalmer.bsky.social
@matthewspalmer.bsky.social
Geek, Dad, Gray Ace, He/Him. Enjoys reading words off paper, sometimes puts them there as well.
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So! I have a very barebones website now! Here is the first chapter of my debut novel: Lost Talent, which I will be self publishing in spring 2026.

Please subscribe if you want to know more!

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Lost Talent Chapter 1
Someone had swapped the labels on the potion bottles, and of course it was Mina’s job to sort it out. It was lucky Mr Bergamot had recognised that ‘Abington’s Peaceful Slumber’ shouldn’t have been a s...
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oof. Right in the nostalgia.
25 years ago today, ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US began its worldwide invasion on @newgrounds.com.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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#Febchantment 16

#Charagma:
With numen, probably the most powerful use is the process that keeps the whole city of Arx Lucis up in the air.

Can't say any more about how that actually works though bc SPOILERS.

With the Supernals, it's the Secret Third Way of fusing... which is also spoilers 😅
#Febchantment Day 16

This might be a tricky question, but in your opinion, what is the ✨️most powerful✨️ use of magic in your system?

Of course, this all depends on how you define "powerful"! It may not necessarily have anything to do with how much damage is dealt...

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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I think what I find most offensive about this is the idea that government is so deeply interested in the mental health of teenagers, when it's presently trying to cover up a massive increase in suicides that appear directly connected to its legislation around healthcare for trans teens
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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#Febchantment 16

It is a rare occurrence, but every once in a while, a God may choose to inhabit (possess) one of their earthly followers. When they do this, the person is temporarily capable of MUCH more powerful magic, due to becoming an avatar for a god. 🧵

#writingcommunity #writesky #Wrencer
#Febchantment Day 16

This might be a tricky question, but in your opinion, what is the ✨️most powerful✨️ use of magic in your system?

Of course, this all depends on how you define "powerful"! It may not necessarily have anything to do with how much damage is dealt...

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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#Febchantment
I can actually definitively answer this: creatio ex nihilo. All magic involves manipulating/influencing, changing, etc. what exists. Everything's in a state of flux, but nothing *new* arises. Even elementals are more expressions, coagulations, manifestations of what already is.
1/2
#Febchantment Day 16

This might be a tricky question, but in your opinion, what is the ✨️most powerful✨️ use of magic in your system?

Of course, this all depends on how you define "powerful"! It may not necessarily have anything to do with how much damage is dealt...

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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In theory, there exists what Wizards call a "perpetual spell", or self-perpetuating magic. This is kinda their holy grail - it's sort of like Cold Fusion. For hundreds of years wizards have worked to try and create a spell that is capable of sustaining —

#WriteSky
#WritingCommunity
#Febchantment
#Febchantment Day 16

This might be a tricky question, but in your opinion, what is the ✨️most powerful✨️ use of magic in your system?

Of course, this all depends on how you define "powerful"! It may not necessarily have anything to do with how much damage is dealt...

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Lost Talent is a contemporary fantasy, and there is a powerful enchantment that covers the UK and causes the 'Untalented' to forget about any magic that they see.

It's controled by a single family that wields massive political power because of it. 1/2

#Febchantment #writingcommunity #writesky
#Febchantment Day 16

This might be a tricky question, but in your opinion, what is the ✨️most powerful✨️ use of magic in your system?

Of course, this all depends on how you define "powerful"! It may not necessarily have anything to do with how much damage is dealt...

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 16, 2026 at 10:36 AM
A month and a half before my release date. Wasn't quite prepared for how stressfull that is.

Because of numerous factors, I have limited time and scope for self promo.

So its frustrating when one of the few oppotunities I do have is out of my control, and looks like it isn't going to happen.
February 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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#Febchantment 15

In PoM, there are some different approaches, philosophies, and areas of practice of magic.

Hedge witches are those nyssén who manage to attain a degree of control without any real training. They live on the margins of society, often in isolation, surviving on forage...

🧵
#Febchantment Day 15

This week we're discussing magic's role in the culture. So let's start with different approaches to magic.

Are there multiple different types of magic, or different philosophies? Are there multiple schools or disciplines? How do they differ?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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#Febchantment 15 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIP

There's 2 types of Otherworld magic schools: Magomancy Institute, the palatial phrontistery of Fae magic, wonder & enchantment.

And Scholomance, a dark, unholy academy of profane rites, ritual sacrifice, wailings, bloodstains, & black magic.
#Febchantment Day 15

This week we're discussing magic's role in the culture. So let's start with different approaches to magic.

Are there multiple different types of magic, or different philosophies? Are there multiple schools or disciplines? How do they differ?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This is an in depth one...

In Lost Talent (out 3rd April), There are four main branches of Magic.

The first is Evocation, which is the channeling of magical power into energy or force.

It's Mina's speciality, though she'd never admit to it. 1/4

#Febchantment #writingcommunity #writesky
#Febchantment Day 15

This week we're discussing magic's role in the culture. So let's start with different approaches to magic.

Are there multiple different types of magic, or different philosophies? Are there multiple schools or disciplines? How do they differ?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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#Febchantment!

For the Library, magic is second only to research, and Library mages' favorite subject to research *is* magic XD

It's treated as both a scientific and artistic discipline and is practically the end all be all skill that children need to learn to thrive in the Library

1/
#Febchantment Day 15

This week we're discussing magic's role in the culture. So let's start with different approaches to magic.

Are there multiple different types of magic, or different philosophies? Are there multiple schools or disciplines? How do they differ?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Roses are red,
These times are quite trying
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Dana Terrace’s 'Knights of Guinevere' has been greenlit for a full season, and a new trailer just dropped. We spoke with Terrace about building the series, a bespoke 2D pipeline at Glitch, and what the season order means.
www.cartoonbrew.com/series/dana-...
Dana Terrace's 'Knights of Guinevere' Gets Full Season, Trailer
Terrace discusses Glitch’s full-season order, her ambition to build a 2D indie pipeline, and what’s ahead for her sci-fi epic.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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#Febchantment Day 14

This is probably the most gruesome thing that happens in #Atlantis Book 1.

Not necessarily the most gruesome thing that will happen in the whole trilogy, lol

I swear these books are YA 😅
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Here's a little snippet of when things go wrong.. I suppose what happens after is scarier, but it's also *spoilers*

#febchantment
February 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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#Febchantment 14

CW: Creepy entrapment/mind control

Happy Valentine's Day from the Glass Maiden exhibit, handsome~
February 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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#Febchantment

I never talk about Elsewhere but this still freaks me out. it's less watching it happen as the explanation: he stole a piece of the life force of the goddess who is material reality in such a way that it's gone forever.

The name for this magic translates as 'the future gets smaller'
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Mina's only been able to use magic for a couple of days when she learns the danger of losing control...

The consequinces will haunt her for years.

From Lost Talent, available April 3rd

#Febchantment #writingcommunity #writesky
February 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Amazing. @glitchprod.com are slowly building a brand for themselves in the intersection of whimisy and existential dread. I can't wait.

youtu.be/3oC8ta-7Rds?...
KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE ANNOUNCEMENT
YouTube video by GLITCH
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February 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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What are 5 things in your upcoming release??

▪︎ found family trope
▪︎ comedic banter
▪︎ twins falling for the same girl
▪︎ a sprinkle of romance

Alex & Dylan's Epic Road Trip coming out April 26th!!
What are five things in your upcoming release?

🏳️‍🌈 Asexual Protaganist
🐲 The people who get their hands dirty getting magical reagents
🪄 A well developed magic system
🏫 Feeling lost after graduating Magic School
🥊 Fighting the System

Lost Talent will be out on 3rd April!
What are five things in your upcoming release?

🐈 a dog-sized cat companion
🌳 communing with trees
🔥 a mysterious flame leading to an imprisoned legendary creature
🧙 a villainous masked mage who magics roots to do her bidding

Oh and a quest to find & stop the person trying to raise an ancient evil
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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In The Chosen One Con, spells require precision and making a mistake can lead to an ineffective spell at best, explosive consequences at worst.

But the biggest consequences comes with potion poisoning, environmental damage through potion waste, and magic addiction #Febchantment
#Febchantment Day 13

It's Friday the 13th! So let's talk about ~misfortune~ 😈

I love a magic system with some dreadful consequences. Tell me what happens when your magic goes wrong? What happens if someone doesn't know what they're doing, or they abuse it on purpose?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM
In Lost Talent (available 03/04) All of the energy channelled into magic has to be accounted for, so if the Mage’s calculations are off, it can bleed off into light or heat, or blowback into their body causing injury, nausea, unconsciousness or worse!

#Febchantment #writingcommunity #writesky
#Febchantment Day 13

It's Friday the 13th! So let's talk about ~misfortune~ 😈

I love a magic system with some dreadful consequences. Tell me what happens when your magic goes wrong? What happens if someone doesn't know what they're doing, or they abuse it on purpose?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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What are five things in your upcoming release?

🐈 a dog-sized cat companion
🌳 communing with trees
🔥 a mysterious flame leading to an imprisoned legendary creature
🧙 a villainous masked mage who magics roots to do her bidding

Oh and a quest to find & stop the person trying to raise an ancient evil
What are five things in your upcoming release?

🏒 Hockey
🦃 Albuquerque Turkeys
🇨🇦 French-Canadian Center
🇺🇸 American Winger
♥️ Yearning
What are five things in your upcoming release?

💀 Death Goddesses
🌈 Lesbians
🌑 Shadow Magic
⚰ Necromancy
🐍 Cute Animal Companion
February 13, 2026 at 8:53 AM
What are five things in your upcoming release?

🏳️‍🌈 Asexual Protaganist
🐲 The people who get their hands dirty getting magical reagents
🪄 A well developed magic system
🏫 Feeling lost after graduating Magic School
🥊 Fighting the System

Lost Talent will be out on 3rd April!
What are five things in your upcoming release?

🐈 a dog-sized cat companion
🌳 communing with trees
🔥 a mysterious flame leading to an imprisoned legendary creature
🧙 a villainous masked mage who magics roots to do her bidding

Oh and a quest to find & stop the person trying to raise an ancient evil
What are five things in your upcoming release?

🏒 Hockey
🦃 Albuquerque Turkeys
🇨🇦 French-Canadian Center
🇺🇸 American Winger
♥️ Yearning
February 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM