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Shankar
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YA Fantasy Writer | Building the world of Eidenforst
Engineer, gamer, neurodivergent, dad.
Here for craft, accountability, community.🌲 eidenforst.com (coming soon)"
Hello Bluesky! It‘s grey skies around here. Just got news about being laid off. Will need a small break from writing to clear my head. I am taking this as a positive reset and will comeback stronger. May be the universe wants to read my book sooner than I planned.🫣
#writing #fantasy
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I have been struggling to progress my plot for a week, coincidentally I had also not gone for a run in 10 days.
Did a slow 8k yesterday, stayed out for an hour. Now I have a plot surprise, a new structural element and an essential new character. Exercise works!
#AmWriting #fantasy #writesky
October 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
My favourite little tree has her autumn clothes on. She gave me a few writing ideas today.

#writesky #fantasy #YA #writing #AmWriting
October 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
One Battle After Another
Wow!
October 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Almost 2 hours in, this has me hooked.

#AmReading #booksky #YAfantasy
October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Some weekend motivation came by mail today. Is it wrong?

#AmWriting #Tools&Toys #writesky #fantasy #NewGearDay
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Writing set up question: what tools does everyone use?

I’m on Obsidian + Pro Writing Aid. I’ve considered Scrivener but my imposter syndrome doesn’t let me use it yet.

#writesky #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #fantasy
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I blame Hades 2 for my lack of progress.
400 words and some lore (which I am proud of) in 5 days.

#Eidenforst #fantasy #YA #writing #writesky #gaming
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Does true benevolence exist? Or is it always a disguised agenda?
Wrestling with character motivations today.
#AmWriting #Worldbuilding #fantasy #writesky
October 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
October 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I am at the edge of the Forst. She is eloquent at times, moody more often. The stories she has needs time to soften.

#AmWriting #fantasy #writing #YA #fiction #WritingInspiration #Eidenforst #writesky
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
6 months ago, I wanted to create a picture book based on a bedtime story I made up for my toddler. It needed a home, a town, and a forest. Today Eidenforst is an entire world with its own lore, magic, and bigger stories to tell.
#YAfantasy #writesky #Amwriting #fantasy #magic #Writingcommunity
October 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Starting my debut YA fantasy journey! Writing Eidenforst—a world where conservation & cooperation drives everything.
17k words in. Some days it flows, some I rewrite the same scene 5 times.
Writers: how do you push through the hard parts?
#AmWriting #YAFantasy #WritingCommunity
#DebutAuthor"
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM