alexandra roma
@thetomatowriter.bsky.social
She/her. Asexual fantasy author, freelance blogger, and lover of bad musicals. Moth House 👐. THE WOUNDS OF WISDOM out now!
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I've heard knight-esque fantasies are having a big comeback this year. Good thing THE WOUNDS OF WISDOM ebook is available on a bunch of marketplaces where it wasn't before, for just $2.99. #indiefantasy #yafantasy #fantasyindiesjanuary books2read.com/u/mYXJVW
I don't know much about Ghost but I would hear that too!
February 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I don't know much about Ghost but I would hear that too!
Dude I GENUINELY love hearing about TTRPGs and character thoughts. It's like 60% of my conversations. I wanna hear the thoughts!
February 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Dude I GENUINELY love hearing about TTRPGs and character thoughts. It's like 60% of my conversations. I wanna hear the thoughts!
What do you want to yap about?
February 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
What do you want to yap about?
There are faint references to some people who are less accepting in the background but those people do not get page time. And to me the "most characters are queer" also felt realistic to the queer friend groups I've had over the years. There's also a queer students club at Hexmark! 3/3 #QueerPrompts
February 13, 2026 at 5:41 AM
There are faint references to some people who are less accepting in the background but those people do not get page time. And to me the "most characters are queer" also felt realistic to the queer friend groups I've had over the years. There's also a queer students club at Hexmark! 3/3 #QueerPrompts
most important themes in the story to @alliecampbell.bsky.social . It's been really important that even when the characters are Going Through It (as they often are), the queerness is joyful and celebrated. Almost all the characters in HF are queer in some way and embraced for that. #QueerPrompts 2/3
February 13, 2026 at 5:41 AM
most important themes in the story to @alliecampbell.bsky.social . It's been really important that even when the characters are Going Through It (as they often are), the queerness is joyful and celebrated. Almost all the characters in HF are queer in some way and embraced for that. #QueerPrompts 2/3
Day 12: Queer Joy or Queer Love In Your Story
Queer joy in Hexmark's Fate was important to both of us. One of my first thoughts when we decided to make a witch school story was "Well the main girl is gonna be trans." (For no particular reason.) But it's ESPECIALLY one of THE... 1/3 #QueerPrompts
Queer joy in Hexmark's Fate was important to both of us. One of my first thoughts when we decided to make a witch school story was "Well the main girl is gonna be trans." (For no particular reason.) But it's ESPECIALLY one of THE... 1/3 #QueerPrompts
February 13, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Day 12: Queer Joy or Queer Love In Your Story
Queer joy in Hexmark's Fate was important to both of us. One of my first thoughts when we decided to make a witch school story was "Well the main girl is gonna be trans." (For no particular reason.) But it's ESPECIALLY one of THE... 1/3 #QueerPrompts
Queer joy in Hexmark's Fate was important to both of us. One of my first thoughts when we decided to make a witch school story was "Well the main girl is gonna be trans." (For no particular reason.) But it's ESPECIALLY one of THE... 1/3 #QueerPrompts
#FantasyWorldbuilders whoops
Day 12: Souls
Beliefs about them vary but not only do people have souls. EVERYTHING has a soul. Other animals. Magic. The planet itself. That's sort of the result of the awakening. #FantasyWorldbuilding
Beliefs about them vary but not only do people have souls. EVERYTHING has a soul. Other animals. Magic. The planet itself. That's sort of the result of the awakening. #FantasyWorldbuilding
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
#FantasyWorldbuilders whoops
Day 12: Souls
Beliefs about them vary but not only do people have souls. EVERYTHING has a soul. Other animals. Magic. The planet itself. That's sort of the result of the awakening. #FantasyWorldbuilding
Beliefs about them vary but not only do people have souls. EVERYTHING has a soul. Other animals. Magic. The planet itself. That's sort of the result of the awakening. #FantasyWorldbuilding
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Day 12: Souls
Beliefs about them vary but not only do people have souls. EVERYTHING has a soul. Other animals. Magic. The planet itself. That's sort of the result of the awakening. #FantasyWorldbuilding
Beliefs about them vary but not only do people have souls. EVERYTHING has a soul. Other animals. Magic. The planet itself. That's sort of the result of the awakening. #FantasyWorldbuilding
Day 11: Does free will exist in your world?
Yes. There are certainly people who believe in things like fate and who believe the gods or others have some kind of influence in the stirring of things, but people still make their own choices. #FantasyWorldbuilders
Yes. There are certainly people who believe in things like fate and who believe the gods or others have some kind of influence in the stirring of things, but people still make their own choices. #FantasyWorldbuilders
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Day 11: Does free will exist in your world?
Yes. There are certainly people who believe in things like fate and who believe the gods or others have some kind of influence in the stirring of things, but people still make their own choices. #FantasyWorldbuilders
Yes. There are certainly people who believe in things like fate and who believe the gods or others have some kind of influence in the stirring of things, but people still make their own choices. #FantasyWorldbuilders
10. Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world?
There are diviners and people who claim to and seem to see the future. And often there are prophecies that come true. There's still some debate on where that comes from and the validity of it though. #FantasyWorldbuilders
There are diviners and people who claim to and seem to see the future. And often there are prophecies that come true. There's still some debate on where that comes from and the validity of it though. #FantasyWorldbuilders
February 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM
10. Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world?
There are diviners and people who claim to and seem to see the future. And often there are prophecies that come true. There's still some debate on where that comes from and the validity of it though. #FantasyWorldbuilders
There are diviners and people who claim to and seem to see the future. And often there are prophecies that come true. There's still some debate on where that comes from and the validity of it though. #FantasyWorldbuilders
8. Does your world feature nonphysical realms?
Yes, for sure, since Ionnarah is a BUNCH of realms and dimensions stacked on top of each other. But none I've come up with that are relevant to this story YET. #FantasyWorldbuilders
Yes, for sure, since Ionnarah is a BUNCH of realms and dimensions stacked on top of each other. But none I've come up with that are relevant to this story YET. #FantasyWorldbuilders
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
8. Does your world feature nonphysical realms?
Yes, for sure, since Ionnarah is a BUNCH of realms and dimensions stacked on top of each other. But none I've come up with that are relevant to this story YET. #FantasyWorldbuilders
Yes, for sure, since Ionnarah is a BUNCH of realms and dimensions stacked on top of each other. But none I've come up with that are relevant to this story YET. #FantasyWorldbuilders
Day 7: Notable Bodies of Water
Junvale is cut off by cliffs but perched against the Osorio Ocean. Maelin and her roommate, Leera, both grew up in a sanctuary to an ocean spirit. #FantasyWorldbuilders
Junvale is cut off by cliffs but perched against the Osorio Ocean. Maelin and her roommate, Leera, both grew up in a sanctuary to an ocean spirit. #FantasyWorldbuilders
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Day 7: Notable Bodies of Water
Junvale is cut off by cliffs but perched against the Osorio Ocean. Maelin and her roommate, Leera, both grew up in a sanctuary to an ocean spirit. #FantasyWorldbuilders
Junvale is cut off by cliffs but perched against the Osorio Ocean. Maelin and her roommate, Leera, both grew up in a sanctuary to an ocean spirit. #FantasyWorldbuilders
Day 11: Description of your character's favorite invention.
Gotta go with brooms racing once again! Truly Cami's biggest love at first try, brooms racing. #QueerPrompts
Gotta go with brooms racing once again! Truly Cami's biggest love at first try, brooms racing. #QueerPrompts
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Day 11: Description of your character's favorite invention.
Gotta go with brooms racing once again! Truly Cami's biggest love at first try, brooms racing. #QueerPrompts
Gotta go with brooms racing once again! Truly Cami's biggest love at first try, brooms racing. #QueerPrompts
Day 11: Heartbreak in WIP
I think all the romances give each other small heartbreaks at points on their way to getting where they need to be. There are also some BIG heartbreaks not necessarily romantic at the end of book one. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
I think all the romances give each other small heartbreaks at points on their way to getting where they need to be. There are also some BIG heartbreaks not necessarily romantic at the end of book one. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Day 11: Heartbreak in WIP
I think all the romances give each other small heartbreaks at points on their way to getting where they need to be. There are also some BIG heartbreaks not necessarily romantic at the end of book one. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
I think all the romances give each other small heartbreaks at points on their way to getting where they need to be. There are also some BIG heartbreaks not necessarily romantic at the end of book one. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
Day 10: WIP Love Interest
Del and Nissa are each other's love interests. But also Oak, Promise's childhood friend whom she's been harboring a desperate and TOTALLY ONE SIDED EVEN THOUGH HE FOLLOWED HER OUT HERE AND ALWAYS WORRIES OVER AND TRIES TO HEAL HER crush for years. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
Del and Nissa are each other's love interests. But also Oak, Promise's childhood friend whom she's been harboring a desperate and TOTALLY ONE SIDED EVEN THOUGH HE FOLLOWED HER OUT HERE AND ALWAYS WORRIES OVER AND TRIES TO HEAL HER crush for years. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Day 10: WIP Love Interest
Del and Nissa are each other's love interests. But also Oak, Promise's childhood friend whom she's been harboring a desperate and TOTALLY ONE SIDED EVEN THOUGH HE FOLLOWED HER OUT HERE AND ALWAYS WORRIES OVER AND TRIES TO HEAL HER crush for years. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
Del and Nissa are each other's love interests. But also Oak, Promise's childhood friend whom she's been harboring a desperate and TOTALLY ONE SIDED EVEN THOUGH HE FOLLOWED HER OUT HERE AND ALWAYS WORRIES OVER AND TRIES TO HEAL HER crush for years. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
Day 9: What would your MC like to be known for?
When Promise was little she said she was going to find the elementals and where they went. She forgot about that until recently, when she started setting out for the elemental realm for a very different reason. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
When Promise was little she said she was going to find the elementals and where they went. She forgot about that until recently, when she started setting out for the elemental realm for a very different reason. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Day 9: What would your MC like to be known for?
When Promise was little she said she was going to find the elementals and where they went. She forgot about that until recently, when she started setting out for the elemental realm for a very different reason. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
When Promise was little she said she was going to find the elementals and where they went. She forgot about that until recently, when she started setting out for the elemental realm for a very different reason. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
Day 8: Favorite Tropes
In Fox Eyes in particular? Found family, mentor/mentee dynamics, elemental magic, "Character, no!" "Character, yes!" ship dynamics, the current generation having to clean up the past generation's mess. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
In Fox Eyes in particular? Found family, mentor/mentee dynamics, elemental magic, "Character, no!" "Character, yes!" ship dynamics, the current generation having to clean up the past generation's mess. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Day 8: Favorite Tropes
In Fox Eyes in particular? Found family, mentor/mentee dynamics, elemental magic, "Character, no!" "Character, yes!" ship dynamics, the current generation having to clean up the past generation's mess. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
In Fox Eyes in particular? Found family, mentor/mentee dynamics, elemental magic, "Character, no!" "Character, yes!" ship dynamics, the current generation having to clean up the past generation's mess. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
Day 7: Snippet - A Nightmare
Desperation clawed at her to throat to get out; but instead of her legs moving, the fire spread. She let out a scream, a grown woman's shriek mingled with a child's wails. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
Desperation clawed at her to throat to get out; but instead of her legs moving, the fire spread. She let out a scream, a grown woman's shriek mingled with a child's wails. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Day 7: Snippet - A Nightmare
Desperation clawed at her to throat to get out; but instead of her legs moving, the fire spread. She let out a scream, a grown woman's shriek mingled with a child's wails. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
Desperation clawed at her to throat to get out; but instead of her legs moving, the fire spread. She let out a scream, a grown woman's shriek mingled with a child's wails. #FantasyIndiesFebruary
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And here's the sketch for the third @taplingzines.bsky.social sticker! I'm Ace myself so i really wanted to include something for Ace-spectrum folk. 😄♠️
#illustration #AcePride
#illustration #AcePride
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
And here's the sketch for the third @taplingzines.bsky.social sticker! I'm Ace myself so i really wanted to include something for Ace-spectrum folk. 😄♠️
#illustration #AcePride
#illustration #AcePride
They're literally called CONTROLLERS. If anyone thinks that you could be a good CONTROLLER that's........Ii don't think these books are for you....
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
They're literally called CONTROLLERS. If anyone thinks that you could be a good CONTROLLER that's........Ii don't think these books are for you....
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I would also like to clarify they literally are power hungry Bad Guys in this who abuse their position and bully and emotionally manipulate kids. They BAD. Full stop. Not "well, when the good guys win." No. They abolish them. Simple as that.
February 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I would also like to clarify they literally are power hungry Bad Guys in this who abuse their position and bully and emotionally manipulate kids. They BAD. Full stop. Not "well, when the good guys win." No. They abolish them. Simple as that.
For no reason whatsoever I love to clarify that Cami would NEVER want to be a magic cop and for no reason whatsoever I love that my cowriter has unequivocably made magic cops The Bad Guys in this. This post brought to you not at all by any news that came out today.
Day 8: Any Sports Mentioned In Your Story
BROOMS! Brooms racing is a sort of relay race/obstacle course done on magic brooms. Cami decides on week one of school that she wants to become a pro brooms player and just holds onto that one. (She sure ain't gonna grow up to be a magic cop.) #QueerPrompts
BROOMS! Brooms racing is a sort of relay race/obstacle course done on magic brooms. Cami decides on week one of school that she wants to become a pro brooms player and just holds onto that one. (She sure ain't gonna grow up to be a magic cop.) #QueerPrompts
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
For no reason whatsoever I love to clarify that Cami would NEVER want to be a magic cop and for no reason whatsoever I love that my cowriter has unequivocably made magic cops The Bad Guys in this. This post brought to you not at all by any news that came out today.
Day 10: Is your MC a Heartbreaker?
Cami would tell you that yes, obviously, she's out here breaking hearts left and right. 😎 She actually has a heartbreak or two of her own coming in the first book. And then, unbeknownst to her, Elias is pretty convinced she's going to be a Problem. #QueerPrompts
Cami would tell you that yes, obviously, she's out here breaking hearts left and right. 😎 She actually has a heartbreak or two of her own coming in the first book. And then, unbeknownst to her, Elias is pretty convinced she's going to be a Problem. #QueerPrompts
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Day 10: Is your MC a Heartbreaker?
Cami would tell you that yes, obviously, she's out here breaking hearts left and right. 😎 She actually has a heartbreak or two of her own coming in the first book. And then, unbeknownst to her, Elias is pretty convinced she's going to be a Problem. #QueerPrompts
Cami would tell you that yes, obviously, she's out here breaking hearts left and right. 😎 She actually has a heartbreak or two of her own coming in the first book. And then, unbeknownst to her, Elias is pretty convinced she's going to be a Problem. #QueerPrompts
There is plenty of romance and plenty of friendship in Hexmark's Fate but that's the central relationship, just incorrigible ball of energy Cami worming her way into the hearts of her two grumpy profes and the grumpy profes repairing their relationship.
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
There is plenty of romance and plenty of friendship in Hexmark's Fate but that's the central relationship, just incorrigible ball of energy Cami worming her way into the hearts of her two grumpy profes and the grumpy profes repairing their relationship.
Day 9: Friendship/Found Family pitch.
Profs. Alastair and Elias have been enemies ever since the war (and love triangle) that split their friendship apart in their 20s. They have no idea what's coming when a 12 year old menace of a student barrels into their lives...and their fates. #QueerPrompts
Profs. Alastair and Elias have been enemies ever since the war (and love triangle) that split their friendship apart in their 20s. They have no idea what's coming when a 12 year old menace of a student barrels into their lives...and their fates. #QueerPrompts
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Day 9: Friendship/Found Family pitch.
Profs. Alastair and Elias have been enemies ever since the war (and love triangle) that split their friendship apart in their 20s. They have no idea what's coming when a 12 year old menace of a student barrels into their lives...and their fates. #QueerPrompts
Profs. Alastair and Elias have been enemies ever since the war (and love triangle) that split their friendship apart in their 20s. They have no idea what's coming when a 12 year old menace of a student barrels into their lives...and their fates. #QueerPrompts