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auriel naughtwell. agender author • tired soul • just here to promote, might chat sometimes.

Owner of https://voidsink.press/ | New release: We Leave the Elves (02/01/25)
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Final poster for Avadiasumbra, formerly known as "The Duke & The (K)Night". Grace and intrigue personified, the Duke of these forsaken lands will lead Ysidro not only to salvation but to their divine self-actualisation.

#PosterPit #W #Q #F #T #R #A #NA
A poster for AVADIASUMBRA (formerly titled "The Duke & The (K)Night") with a background of a dark skinned model in a contemplative pose. The accolades on this read succinctly as "fantasy", "Gothic thriller", "monsters", and "end of the world". Photo by Rance D grapher on Pexels.
August 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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The poster for what I #AmWriting Avadiasumbra, formerly known as "The Duke & The (K)Night". A gentler touch... a former glimmer of hope in the world before.

Ysidro will never know of the world before the living Darkness, but the Duke knows. They were there once...

#PosterPit #W #Q #F #T #R #A #NA
A poster for AVADIASUMBRA (formerly known as "The Duke & The (K)NIGHT") with a more dramatic romantic flair. The background is a select focus of a mountain and valley. The movie style small text read: romance, thriller, subtle horror, action, historical fiction, Dark Souls x Duke of the North, agender main characters, own voices, adult, new adult, querying, work in progress, and monsters. Photo by Orest Sv on Pexels.
August 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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"Will you let the darkness consume you...?"

Now presenting Avadiasumbra, formerly known as "The Duke & The (K)Night".

Come watch as the world experiences its final dawn.

#PosterPit #W #Q #F #T #R #A #NA
Poster for Avadiasumbra (formerly "The Duke & The (K)Night") with a red graded image of clouds covering the moon in the sky. The top text says "Will you let the darkness consume you?" and the bottom text says "The best way to survive... is to become what they fear." Subsequent text has tags to describe the work in progress such as "Own voices, thriller, adult, new adult, Gothic romance, survival, duke x civilian, political intrigue, action," and "fantasy." Photo by Emmanuel Hernández on Pexels.
August 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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FROMSOFT x DUKE OF THE NORTH WEBTOONS

What becomes of those who must survive in a world dedicated to devouring them, and they each other?

#questpit #Q #W #A #S #HF #DF #HR
August 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The Duke & The (K)Night
— for fans of Dark Souls

In the midst of the encroaching Darkness, Ysidro finds themself caught between a covetous king's grab for power, and a mysterious Duke of the North who may not save them but will help them endure the endless night.

#questpit #Q #W #HF #HR #DF #S
Photo of a mountain view at night with a village light in the darkness. Credit to Christian Genov on Unsplash.
August 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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We Leave the Elves is a short story following a man certifiably brings people together for his special brand of charisma. Just not in the way he would hope. An #urbanfantasy delight with a twist on the elven race. It's out now! And I hope you enjoy.

books2read.com/u/bpVORX
March 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Two more sites! (What's the image limit on Bsky again?)

View my (mostly) English sellers here: books2read.com/u/bpVORX

WLTE releases February 1st!

📖 Save it on Goodreads, Fable, and other book community sites! 📖
A screenshot of We Leave the Elves on the Swedish site bokus for pre-order. A screenshot of We Leave the Elves on the Italian site Feltrinelli IBS for pre-order.
January 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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We Leave the Elves is up for pre-order in the international market! If you want it near you, request my urban fantasy turned horror! (Maybe one day, we'll get it in print. 🥲)

👇 👇 See below for more! 👇 👇
A screenshot of We Leave the Elves on the German site Thalia for pre-order. A screenshot of We Leave the Elves on the French site Vivlio for pre-order. A screenshot of We Leave the Elves on the Spanish site Casa de Libro for pre-order. A screenshot of We Leave the Elves on the Japanese site Rakuten for pre-order.
January 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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For book club lovers and participants, We Leave the Elves has been listed on Goodreads and Fable. I would love (and prefer) to get it on Storygraph one day too!

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

fable.co/book/x-97982...

#authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #originallit #originalfiction #urbanfantasy
The listing for We Leave the Elves on Goodreads. The listing for We Leave the Elves on Fable.
January 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Now online: We Leave the Elves up on Everand! www.everand.com/book/813025724

The ebook will go live on February 1st, but if you want to preorder now, check this handy list for an online retailer of your choice. books2read.com/u/bpVORX
A screenshot of the Everand website where We Leave the Elves has been listed. The cover is currently not available as the book is in its preorder stage and not ready for buying or viewing.
January 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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And here we have the world's dumbest man exploited for profit by the author.

I'm so happy to announce that We Leave the Elves is now up for preorder with more locations to come!

Official release date is 02/01/2025! books2read.com/u/bpVORX

#booksky #indieauthors #authorsky #newrelease
A mock-up presentation with four office workers, one of which is pointing to a screen with the cover for We Leave the Elves on it.
January 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Happy New Year, gang. Final rounds of last minute editing before announcing the release date. Make sure you stay tuned.

#amEditing #amWriting #writersky
Photo of an e-reader with highlighted changes to be made to We Leave the Elves.
January 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Happy Friday the 13th, Bluesky! A snap interest form for e-ARCs of We Leave the Elves is available now!

🍃 Short story
🍃 Bad protag ending
🍃 A fun (for me) play on elves

Form will close TONIGHT, and eARCs will be delivered tomorrow morning!

forms.gle/gVhi4JrSPMhB...
Promo image for digital ARCs of We Leave the Elves.
December 13, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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Cover for my upcoming short story/novelette, "We Leave the Elves" about a man who just wants so, so badly to find a connection. No matter the cost.

& #writersofbluesky #amWriting #amEditing #shortstories #novelette #upcomingrelease ;
A cover depicting a close up of grass with some blood stained dew drops. The title reads "We Leave the Elves".
November 25, 2024 at 7:28 PM
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Nov. 25th #WIPSnips prompt: "ride"

& #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #writesky #amEditing ;
November 25, 2024 at 6:29 AM
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Authors, let's start a chain of posts of your FIRST published book! "Quote post" the cover, a link, and three words about it! Here's mine!

Machinations (2016)
Coming-of-age trans romance.
November 24, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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Final preview before publishing. Considering ARCs for this—but just so you know. This does not end well.

& #amWriting #amEditing #writersofbluesky #originalfiction #originallit ;
Final preview for an upcoming project in which our protagonist Peter Jay meets the businessman who will set him on the course of his destiny.
November 24, 2024 at 5:46 AM
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This got wildly out of control.
& #amWriting #writersofbluesky ;
Word count stats for current impromptu project. It was meant to be a short story (under 7,500 words), but it technically qualifies as a novelette (under 17,500 words).
November 23, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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An addition to this, a little further ahead.

& #writersofbluesky #blueskywriters #originalfiction #originallit ;
In which the owner of the resort tries to talk our protagonist Peter Jay out of, what seems to be, a hare-brained scheme for peace. Peter Jay stands his grounds, willing to follow through on anything that will help him achieve his goal of total liberation for the elves.
November 22, 2024 at 5:15 AM
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It's been a while since I wrote and posted something. This piece is also getting longer than I actually intended.

& #writersofbluesky #blueskywriters #originalfiction #originallit ;
An excerpt in which our protagonist Peter Jay Scotts goes looking for the owner of a resort he's staying at and then bumps into someone who he talks to using double speak techniques that only known to rogues, thieves, and the like.
November 22, 2024 at 3:17 AM