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Lilly Lockwood 🔥SoBB is out NOW!🔔
@voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social
Aspiring author, suffering veterinary student, perpetual dungeon master, sporadic birder, very queer (they/them).

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#Febchantment

To become a Hagiographer and Hagio must complete 2-6 years of additional study (depending on their sect), have served as a Hagio for at least 20 years, and proven that they have the necessary leader and organizational skills
#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 5:51 PM
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As of this post we are only two sales away from reaching our goal on the Friendship bundle!

If you like #SFF that centres friendship rather than romance, this bundle of 37 books for $35 is for you.

Help us reach our goal!
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February 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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You’ve heard of philosopher kings. Now get ready for philosopher editors! Enjoy all the perks of a friendly, professional fiction editor, with:

👏🏼 Outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills
👏🏼 Top-tier reading comprehension abilities
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February 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Souls absolutely exist. It's know (thanks to the study of Hagi that follow the saint of death) that a kith's soul travels through three realms after death. First, they travel through the Maelstrom, then through The Sea of Stars, and finally they enter The Boneyard 1/2
#FebruaryWorldbuilders. Are souls real in your world? Does anything happen to them after a person dies? Or, whether or not they know the truth, do your characters have any beliefs about that? Does your world's religion preach anything about souls?
February 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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COVER REVEAL! @shannonknight.bsky.social upcoming horror novel, CATAMORPHOSIS.

"The cat came back."

Cover illustration: Scottish artist Candra Hope
Cover design: Winter Moon Press
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Not sure why I'm having such a hard time with False Knight lately. I have so much of it plotted out already, I know the story beats I want to hit, I even know how I want to write a lot of the scenes, and I'm really excited about the story. But every time I sit down to write I feel so intimidated 1/2
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I'm a short chapter stan. I think on average my chapters are around 1.5-2k (not that I try to get them there, that just seems to where they naturally end) and my longest chapter is max 5k I think
#WritingQ

How long do you typically make your chapters? Mine can be pretty long. Shortest ones come in at around 3k, though they're usually 4-5k words. Yesterday I finished a chapter that was 9k words long.

#Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Writesky #Writers
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Rereading LoTR for the first time in a while (long overdue imho) and I forgot just how much Tolekin uses parenthesis (and just wacky formatting/punctuation in general) but it's convinced me to use more parenthesis in my fantasy writing because I LOVE a parenthetical side tangent
February 11, 2026 at 11:48 PM
From page 18 of False Knight. A little insight into the different roles of knights in The Order of the Edelwiess.
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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If you see a trans kid today, be extra nice to them. Make them smile. Make them laugh. Show them they matter.
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
That’s a topic of heavy debate. It’s widely accepted that The Fates exist and everyone has a predetermined path. However, many believe that their path and final destination can be changed, your future determined by The Fates is only a potential future but not the absolute one
#FebruaryWorldbuilders Does free will exist in your world? If you have any kind of prophecy, fortune-telling, soulmates, or destiny in your stories, how are these reconciled along with the idea of free will? Do your characters have any beliefs on the matter?
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
#Febchantment
If a Hagi runs out of spell circles they can’t cast spells until they get more. Tethers can cast spells endlessly, but each time they do they take on a bit of corruption: a lost memory, physical changes, mental changes, and so on. They’re small effects but they add up over time.
#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 1:13 PM
Age verification?

I spent my afternoons on MS Paint
February 11, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I really disliked Polaski in her first few episodes in TNG, especially her interactions with Data, but damnit she’s grown on me. This show is too damn charming 😭
February 11, 2026 at 12:51 AM
#Febchantment
A Hagi has to trace a spell circle and if they want to imbue the spell with more power they can speak a graphia (a bit of holy text) to draw their saint's attention.
Tethers and oerents only need to draw on their memories or emotions to cast a spell.
#Febchantment Day 10

How is magic actually performed? What kinds of speech or actions are needed to execute a successful spell? An ancient incantation? A hand sign? Martial arts movements?

Or is it enough simply for the caster to THINK their spell into existence?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
#FebruaryWorldbuilders
Psychic abilities aren't really a thing. In terms of prophecies, there are Hagi for the saint of fortune telling and fate that will glance into the future to predict things. However, this is only a potential future. 1/2
#FebruaryWorldbuilders, good morning! Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? How do they affect the world? Tomorrow I will ask about free will, so if you have prophecies, think about how that influences whether free will exists or not, and have an answer tomorrow😁
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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#WIPSnips - "Liquid"

From one of the more brutal scenes in my queer horror comedy, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle (art by the super talented @littleevil0ne.bsky.social !

Find it here: books2read.com/u/boB9YL

& here: steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...

#booksky #writesky #queerhorror #indiehorror
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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A milestone birthday for me today causing existential angst that even in the best case scenario, I have a limited time to Do All The Things™

One thing you can help me accomplish is spreading the word about this awesome friendship bundle! Reposts make great gifts💜

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February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
In addition to offering map commissions, I'll be periodically posting pre-made maps for $20 ($25 if you'd like color added). I'll make minor changes and add roads/towns/location names for free :)

Here's the first one!

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February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
#Febchantment
Missed this one yesterday because I was doing a no tech day.

All magic on Val'hoon comes from the Maelstrom, a massive, unending storm a the center of the world that bleeds threads of magic into every living thing. The Maelstrom is *technically* a living thing, though most people 1/2
#Febchantment Day 8

This week we're digging more into the nuts & bolts of your magic system! So let's start with the source.

Where exactly does magic "come from" in your world? Where/when does it originate? Does anyone know for sure, or are there only theories?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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It's been a while since I plugged my novel, #EchoSight, bc I don't want it to look like my ENTIRE personality (it is).

But check it out! It's a high/urban fantasy abt a nonbinary disabled soldier trying to save a city from fungal demons & having A TIME. And they're very sassy.

#📚🌈 #📚⚡️ #📚🪐 #💙📚
Echo Sight by Cian Verati
Adult SFF/Mystery. Action/Adventure. LGBTQA+ romance. Shapeshifters.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
#WIPLash
I have….far too many WIP ideas so why not yap about all of them.

Patrons of the Underground: a short story collection about the intelligent undead denizens of Mater Venti.

Saint Above, Hells Below: A Hagi falls in love with their saints and then one of them gets kidnapped by demons
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#WIPLash

Monday’s suck. So, I thought I’d try a Monday prompt game. What WIPs or ideas do you not talk about as much? Or random ideas you’ve had that have added to you WIP pile lately? What are you excited to work on?

No rules. Just blab! 😁

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Forgot to share these here but here’s my reviews for Team TBRs #SFINCS Finalists! Highly highly recommend both of these novellas.

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From These Dark Abodes (2024) - Lyndsie Manusos (SFINCS semifinalist)
Lethe and Petunia are servants at St. Edha's house. Every night, their masters shed their skin and dance as skeletons to crooning jazz in wh...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
#Febchantment
All spells cast by Hagi require a spell circle. How this spell circle is drawn, however, has some flexibility. Most Hagi use scrolls, but some weave them into cloth, braid plants, have tattoos, etc.
Tethers don't need anything to cast spells, but they can enhance them with warpglass.
#Febchantment Day 9

Let's talk magical tools! What does someone need to do magic in your system? An arcane focus (e.g. wand, staff, orb)? A book of spells? A musical instrument? A bunch of obscure ingredients?

If you have magical companions, they would count here 😁

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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For the #FebruArty theme of #flock... I have much much bird art but this is the only one that comes to mind that features multiple birds

#art #BirdArt #birds
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM