Julian Gilford
@j-gilford-writing.bsky.social
Writer of fantasy, horror, poems, and really short stories. I'm currently working on a full-length fantasy novel and several (a lot!) of flash fictions. 💙📚 #aspiringauthor #amwritingfantasy #amwritinghorror #musician #bassist
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Entries From Lyviki
Various Soil, Fire, Blood, and Sea written entries, documents, and research from various in-universe authors. Chapters are not in chronological order, nor are they written by repeated in-universe auth...
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I'm worldbuilding with snippets
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When the frightened and the dead are gone
Will the flowers sing, fed the tears of god--
The absent father echoed his wails
In the silencing repeater, he sang in their voices
"One more
One more"
And the flowers sang unheard
Will the flowers sing, fed the tears of god--
The absent father echoed his wails
In the silencing repeater, he sang in their voices
"One more
One more"
And the flowers sang unheard
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
When the frightened and the dead are gone
Will the flowers sing, fed the tears of god--
The absent father echoed his wails
In the silencing repeater, he sang in their voices
"One more
One more"
And the flowers sang unheard
Will the flowers sing, fed the tears of god--
The absent father echoed his wails
In the silencing repeater, he sang in their voices
"One more
One more"
And the flowers sang unheard
I'm worldbuilding with snippets
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
Entries From Lyviki
Various Soil, Fire, Blood, and Sea written entries, documents, and research from various in-universe authors. Chapters are not in chronological order, nor are they written by repeated in-universe auth...
www.royalroad.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I'm worldbuilding with snippets
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
I discovered a watercolor brush in Krita
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I discovered a watercolor brush in Krita
Reposted by Julian Gilford
"...but I also think that nostalgia isn’t just about the books—it’s about a different way of books coming into the world. A more accessible way; a less specialized way. It’s not really about the size of the book, is it? It’s about what it meant, and means, to each reader." !! @mollytempleton.com
Today in Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com's ode to the vanishing mass market paperback:
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We All Miss Mass Market Paperbacks - Reactor
It's partly nostalgia, but there really is something special about those books...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"...but I also think that nostalgia isn’t just about the books—it’s about a different way of books coming into the world. A more accessible way; a less specialized way. It’s not really about the size of the book, is it? It’s about what it meant, and means, to each reader." !! @mollytempleton.com
New chapters! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
Entries From Lyviki
Various Soil, Fire, Blood, and Sea written entries, documents, and research from various in-universe authors. Chapters are not in chronological order, nor are they written by repeated in-universe auth...
www.royalroad.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New chapters! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
Found that sweet spot between insomnia and stress that makes writing easier. The big event has passed and now I can focus on creating other things!
August 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Found that sweet spot between insomnia and stress that makes writing easier. The big event has passed and now I can focus on creating other things!
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Another day, another inexperienced but hopeful writer, announcing that they have “been offered a book deal” for £20,000. Turns out that the author is being expected to PAY THIS to the publisher, not the other way round. Folks, no publisher does this.
July 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Another day, another inexperienced but hopeful writer, announcing that they have “been offered a book deal” for £20,000. Turns out that the author is being expected to PAY THIS to the publisher, not the other way round. Folks, no publisher does this.
Maybe I should find a different pen...
July 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Maybe I should find a different pen...
I'm fairly certain my fingerprints have been stolen by the hot glue. It's a low temp gun, but doesn't feel like it.
July 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'm fairly certain my fingerprints have been stolen by the hot glue. It's a low temp gun, but doesn't feel like it.
Today's project:
July 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today's project:
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library: our summer reading theme this year is Color our World
me: is it gay or is it crayons?
library: i don’t know what you mean
me: [explains what is gay and what is crayons]
library: it’s a good program
me: [looks at program]
it’s crayons
me: is it gay or is it crayons?
library: i don’t know what you mean
me: [explains what is gay and what is crayons]
library: it’s a good program
me: [looks at program]
it’s crayons
May 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
library: our summer reading theme this year is Color our World
me: is it gay or is it crayons?
library: i don’t know what you mean
me: [explains what is gay and what is crayons]
library: it’s a good program
me: [looks at program]
it’s crayons
me: is it gay or is it crayons?
library: i don’t know what you mean
me: [explains what is gay and what is crayons]
library: it’s a good program
me: [looks at program]
it’s crayons
This is some worldbuilding of Soil, Fire, Blood, and Sea. I wanted to make something vague as to not spoil the plot, but also add glimpses into the world I made.
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www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
"On Thaelosseil Greenery" - Animancy Ethicist Theo Straham - Entries From Lyviki
The soul resides not in a heart; nor in a muscle; nor a fibrous root, even; the soul is within the essence of a thing, and if it is acknowledged, it exists. To be known is to be legitimized. To be leg...
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May 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is some worldbuilding of Soil, Fire, Blood, and Sea. I wanted to make something vague as to not spoil the plot, but also add glimpses into the world I made.
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
A little WIP concept art for SFBS
May 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
A little WIP concept art for SFBS
An animation I made in Blender way back
May 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
An animation I made in Blender way back
Thanks everyone! Read here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
May 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Thanks everyone! Read here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1078...
When that 4am inspiration hits
April 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
When that 4am inspiration hits
Got a call for a gig! Gonna get back to practicing.
April 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Got a call for a gig! Gonna get back to practicing.
That's a lot of minutes
March 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
That's a lot of minutes
Day 15
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚👀
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚👀
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
March 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Day 15
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚👀
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚👀
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Three years of work and even more to go!
March 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Three years of work and even more to go!
Day 14
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚👀
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚👀
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
March 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Day 14
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚👀
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚👀
#booksky
#books
#bookchallenge
Trying to fix this tower shield up before a convention, wish me luck! #art #cosplay #painting #eldenring
March 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Trying to fix this tower shield up before a convention, wish me luck! #art #cosplay #painting #eldenring