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Morgan J Keeler
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Drinker of Drinks. Eater of Worlds. Chaos Magician. Bad-ass Cult Survivor. Dark Fantasy Author.

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Adyllians worship Her as The Lady, an all-powerful and all-loving deity. The Narim call her by an older name, Aaysha. For them she is also a goddess who cries for justice and empowers those who seek it.

Today's #WIPSnips is revenge.

#WorldAnvil #GrimDark #WritingCommunity #WriteSky 💙📚 🪐📚 🩸📚
May 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Queen Mila XI of Adyll, descendant of the Goddess known as the Lady, will do whatever it takes to protect her child and her people. Even if it means sacrificing herself to the Locust King.

My #WIP, the Locust King is in its final arc on #WorldAnvil. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

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Red locusts with wings outstretched on a field of black frame white text which reads: “She is dead, my Lord.  My daughter is dead.  My beautiful, innocent, perfect child is dead!”  Queen Mila collapsed onto the floor before him, sobs wracking her body, while he paced around her.  Her mind was racing. It was said that he was strigoi-viu, that the blood he drank granted him mystical powers, allowing him to see the thoughts of his enemies.  She prayed silently and forced herself to think of the child lying dead on the altar and the blue flowers on the windowsill. Blood of the Goddess Book 1: The Locust King by Morgan Jones Keeler
May 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Well, damnit. I just introduced a new character I didn't plan for. Ayn, I don't know how long you will be here, but welcome to the party. I hope you have better luck with the Holy Mother than the last girl did.
#AmWriting #GrimDark #DarkFantasy
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May 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Apparently, I don't use the word apparent often. So, for this #WIPSnips, I am going with some vibes and using an obvious replacement.

The Locust King is in its final arc on #WorldAnvil. I'm hoping to finish 1st draft by the end of May.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SerialNovel #GrimDark
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Red locusts with wings outstretched on a field of black frame white letters which read, He followed a trail of spilled lentils to the place from which the boys had been stealing food, a clay container with its lid still askew. Takri kicked the lentils to the side, obscuring the boy's trail and then set the lid back properly. It was obvious Sasa and Teo were new to stealing. Blood of the Goddess Book 1: The Locust King by Morgan Jones Keeler
May 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Ziggy says happy #Caturday
May 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Adyllians believe their land was raised from the ocean floor by their Goddess to provide shelter for her children. Surrounded by both ocean and desert, their land never needed defense from outsiders until the Swarm came.

#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts
#WorldAnvil

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Red locusts with wings outstretched on a field of black frame white text which reads: Aisha stood at the edge, looking out over the desert, the updraft blowing the hood of her robe from her head. She closed her eyes and felt the wind around her, and heard the keening of the raptors nesting on the cliffs. Just one step to freedom. The sacred birds will take my soul to heaven. Just one step. Blood of the Goddess Book 1: The Locust King
May 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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May 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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I realized today I've spent 40 years of my life working, and there is probably no end in sight especially since my meager retirement savings are tied up in a 401k tied to the stock market. I'm tired. Really really tired.
May 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Under the Locust King, all noble born youth are conscripted into service. Boys like Takri are sent to military training camps, and girls like Yelena become wine maidens, serving and entertaining the men in the court.

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WorldAnvil #DarkFantasy

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Red locusts with wings outstretched on a field of black frame white text which reads: Takri managed a small smile and nod as Yelena hurried out the door with the other wine maidens. He looked around the room. The other princes were in the same condition he was. Some were still asleep at tables, others on the tables, some on the floor. He sat up and immediately wished he hadn't. The arm Yelena had slept under was completely numb, and the place behind his eyes throbbed in time with his heartbeat. He also had an urgent need to relieve himself. As he stood up, his stomach lurched. Today is not a good day to hunt. Blood of the Goddess Book 1: The Locust King by Morgan Jones Keeler
May 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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In my 1st novel, Blackbird Raven Crow, I don't touch on romance. The protagonist Ray is aroace, having no desire for romance or sex. This does not mean he does not love. He loves deeply, enough to fight heaven and hell for the soul of his best friend.

#WriteSky #Writewich #WritingCommunity

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isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · Apr 28
April #Writewich 28!

Long stories probably travel through a wide range of emotions, but is there one you don't visit? Or maybe you have a short work so it's a more focused emotional experience in general? #Writers #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
April #Writewich: Fluffy question, meaty question, fluffy question! 28. Is there an emotion missing from your story? Prompt game for writers hosted by: @IsaacXIsaac.
April 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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I'm back after an insane April. How are you all?

Today's #WIPSnips is talk. Talk builds countries and tears down tyrants.

The Locust King is on its final arc on #WorldAnvil. I will start editing this summer if every month doesn't turn into an April.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #DarkFantasy
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Red locusts with wings outstretch on a field of black frame white text which reads: “...You cannot rule a country if you are hated by all. Eventually the people learn they are more in number than you, and if they begin to talk amongst each other you end up in rebellion. But, if you convince enough of them of your Godhood and merciful nature by providing food when they need it most, and fierce punishment when they disobey, you end up with a populace who will follow you to their own deaths." Blood of the Goddess Book 1: The Locust King
April 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Some days, I rant how much I hate people. And I inevitably start listing off exceptions to people I hate, which are many.

Today, I realized I actually just hate the concept of people. Especially those driving like assholes this afternoon in Kansas City.
April 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I struggle with naming characters. For me, names need to fit the character in both sound and meaning, as well as being internally logical in origin with other characters. I spend more time in naming characters while the rest comes fully formed almost instantly.

#WriteSky #Writewich 💙📚 🩸📚 🪐📚
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · Apr 13
April #Writewich 13!

What part of creating a new character do you enjoy the least, or perhaps struggle with the most? #Writers #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
April #Writewich: Fluffy question, meaty question, fluffy question! 13. Worst part of creating new characters? Prompt game for writers hosted by: @IsaacXIsaac.
April 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Legends tell of those who are evil beyond measure, consumed from within by their own desires. Some call them sorcerers, others call them the undead.

The Locust King is in its final arc on #WorldAnvil as a #SerialNovel

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips #WorldAnvil #Vampire

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Red locusts with wings outstretched on a field of black frame white text which reads, Takri heard the servants suddenly go quiet as the latch on the dining chamber door slid open. A cold wind from the desert filled the vacuum between the open windows and door, cutting through his woolen tunic and chilling him deeply. Takri took a quick breath before turning to greet his host. Blood of the Goddess Book 1: The Locust King by Morgan Jones Keeler
April 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Well, Word's (AI) editor wants me to change "looked into" to "investigated" for conciseness. But, "She looked into the face of her Goddess" really doesn't work as "She investigated the face of her Goddess."

Just my opinion, though.
April 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Abyss of Dreams: Wellspring Dragons Book 4 is coming this Autumn!

Shiobe once called Kitta friend, and she refuses to return to their easy relationship. Kitta grapples with her life crumbling, and her last chance to save what she's built lies within the Ice Dragon's lair.

Art by Shade Melodique
Ad for Abyss of Dreams: The Wellspring Dragons Book 4. Release date Autumn 2025. Website: kwynmarie.com. Icy silhouette of a woman in front of a blue-hued, snowy mountain background. The plaque below her reads "Dreams are funny, aren't they? Sometimes you want them so badly you destroy your life to achieve them--then realize, they've become what you hate the most. "
April 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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My editor/BFF is on the mend. I knew she would be fine when she woke up and saw me and said, "We have to stop meeting like this."
April 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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This week's chapter of The Locust King on #WorldAnvil is delayed until probably tomorrow. I usually publish timely, but after a mad dash to the hospital to be with my closest friend during a near death scare I think I deserve a one day late chapter.
April 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Broken Dulcet Ch 50 is Live at World Anvil Manuscripts!

Rescuing Faelan and those captured with him, then escaping the palace, was never going to be easy.

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#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #SciFi
Ad for Broken Dulcet Chapter 50: Lucky Break with Lapis in a purple cloak and hood jumping over a metal fence
April 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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My first novel, Blackbird Raven Crow, was written for myself as a way to sort through my own experiences within a fundamentalist Christian cult I was introduced to by my mother at the age of 12. (A thread because too many thoughts part 1)
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April 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Grown from the fruit of the tree of knowledge when its seed took root on the banks of the Missouri River, Ray is tied to the land of the river valley. Of course, he would be a mud slide concrete from one of our many frozen custard stands in KC.

#WriteWich #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · Apr 10
April #Writewich 10!

… Do I give the impression of thinking about food a lot? Because I do. Describe your story/character as an ice cream! #Writers #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
April #Writewich: Fluffy question, meaty question, fluffy question! 10. If your story (or character) were an ice cream, what would it be? Prompt game for writers hosted by: @IsaacXIsaac.
April 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Another night in a different hospital with my best friend, hoping the doctors can fix whatever is happening with her heart.
April 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Mr. Louis would be a nightmare of a roommate:
💩 smells like "an open can of ass"
🐶 dog breeder/fighter (Missouri Hell Hounds)
🕷 hides his true form/too many legs
😱 eats souls
😈 is a literal demon

Blackbird Raven Crow is my first novel, link in bio

#WriteWich #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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April 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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(1) I'm sitting next to my soul sister and editor in an ICU right now. She is finally able to sleep after waking up with severe chest pain this morning due to a congentital heart condition. If you can spare a thought, incantation, spell, or prayer for her, please do.
April 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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My best inspirations come from traveling, whether that be a long solitary road trip or watching strangers hurry across a crowded airport.

It is my dream to one day write on a train while the countryside rolls past outside my window.
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isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · Apr 6
April #Writewich 6!

Unusual place to find grist for the mill? #Writers #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
April #Writewich: Fluffy question, meaty question, fluffy question! 6. Where's a strange place you get inspiration? Prompt game for writers hosted by: @IsaacXIsaac.
April 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM