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Small Scottish Studio designing games and books.

First book 'Little Bird' COMING SOON!
Working on our second book, ‘Young Raven’
Working on an idle space western game too.
Ever wanted to know about the process of designing a book? @elhark.bsky.social has you covered, as we at superforest prepare to publish Little Bird!

#booksky #indie #indiepublishing #publishing #superforest #elhark #littlebird #sibylwylt #books #design #writesky #writecommunity
Journey to Publication: Designing the book
There are two things that you, dear reader, must understand to make sense of my journey to publication. The first is that I am not publishing my book, but instead setting up superforest to publish …
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February 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Getting to actually hold my book was an incredible experience. Can't wait to actually get it out into the world. #writtingcommunity #writesky
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Magic has both physical and mental limitations. Individuals only have so much magic and once it's spent they have to wait for it recover. Burn through your magic too often and your body suffers. Beyond that it's mostly a question of skill and practise. #writtingcommunity #writesky
#Febchantment Day 11

What limitations did you put on your magic system to keep it from becoming too OP? Is power in short supply? Do spells take a physical toll on the body?

Note that this is about magic done RIGHT. Day 13 will be about when magic goes horribly wrong!

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 11, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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I have a University of Arcane Studies with degrees that similar to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorates. The Mage degree is my magical PhD and requires an understanding of all the Arcane arts and demonstration of mastery of one of them. The demonstration very much depends on what you're studying
#Febchantment Day 12

What does it take to be considered a "master" of your magic system?

Is it about the range of your techniques? The difficulty level? The amount of knowledge in your head? Your ability not to set yourself on fire?

Or perhaps there IS no "mastery"?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Writing it just wasn’t enough for @elhark.bsky.social. Little Bird is now very real and in our hands. Hopefully it will be in your hands someday soon too.

#littlebird #sibylwylt #elhark #indiewriter #indiepublisher #indie #booksky #diy #superforest
My First book
I made a book. I don’t mean that I wrote a book. I made a book. Wrote the story and edited with the help from others. Did the illustrations and design work myself. Then, finally, printed it a…
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February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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I use magic sparingly in my story so there aren't a lot of impressive examples of magic. This is probably the closest thing I have. #writingcommunity #writesky #Febchantment
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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There is a baseline genetic factor to my magic system. You have be born with magic, and a certain type of magic, to be able to use it. Beyond that it is all a matter of education. #writingcommunity #writesky
#Febchantment Day 5

Tell us about who can wield magic in your world!

Is it available to everyone, or only a special few? Is it a gift you're born with, or a skill you can learn? Is the knowledge gatekept in some way?

Don't forget to read & interact with others! 😁
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
So proud of our city right now.
BREAKING NEWS: Edinburgh councillors have thrown out plans for a ‘green’ data centre at South Gyle. There was cross-party agreement in refusing the plan, with concerns about ‘how it affects the climate emergency’ and ‘how emissions could be minimised’.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Writing is easy…editing…ooph. But probably the most important step on the way to publishing, right @elhark.bsky.social?

#littlebird #superforest #elhark #booksky #writing #publishing #indieauthor #editing
Journey to Publication: Making the book
The first step to publishing a book is to write a book. Fortunately for me, I have in fact written a book. So step one was done before I even started this journey. Excellent. Gold star for me. Earl…
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February 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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I use a mixture of 'hard' and 'soft' magic atm. My goal is to have set rules about what is possible (and when it is possible) and then to be more vibes based on exactly how the magic is depicted. Sort of like describing your character's actions in an TTRPG after a dice roll. #writingcommunity
#Febchantment Day 2

Do you have a "hard" or "soft" magic system?

In other words, does your magic system have strictly defined rules (think: Brandon Sanderson's books)? Or is it more undefined, mostly vibes/rule of cool (think: Gandalf from LOTR)? Somewhere in between?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Day 18 of #Writevember. I have no idea how many words I've written, but I'm probably not getting 30,00 by the end of the month. On the bright side I'm still writing the manuscript, little by little.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Excited to announce we have been accepted into the Levelling-Up programme run by Game Space, hosted by @sgmilne.bsky.social! Keep an eye out for more updates soon!

#superforest #gamespace #indiedev #gamedev
Teaming up with Game Space
We are excited to announce we have been accepted into the Levelling-Up programme run by Game Space! Levelling-Up is a five month mentorship for early game start ups, supported by UK Government. In …
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November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A micro devlog for you, sharing early work on our current project #thewalkingdude
Shadow Work: Devlog 1
Hello! I am going to start posting micro updates as things progress on the gaming side of things. There have been plenty on the book side of things, and I truly hope you have enjoyed learning about…
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November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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I write for myself, but try to keep a balance between the stories that I find enjoyable to tell and the stories I wish I'd read when I was younger.
#WritingPrompt
What kind of audience do you hope to reach with your work? Who do you think needs it the most? #WritingPrompt
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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This looks fun and it might help me polish up my manuscript, Little Bird.

Red is the colour of blood and fire. Of vengeance and violence. Of twisted justice and old feuds. For Sibyl, red is the colour left behind by death. It's the colour of grief. #NovermberWorldbuilders
Welcome to #NovemberWorldbuilders!
This week's theme is COLORS! Tell me about something in your world that's RED. Do you use it symbolically? Do you have anything special in your worldbuilding that's red. Maybe an animal, jewels, a garment, a flower, or something more strange and magical?
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Day 1 of #writevember and I've managed put down 1,000 words, which is a good start. Hopefully I can keep up the pace.

#writingcommunity #writesky
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM