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Author of Re: Shattered Memories, among other works:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/132671/re-shattered-memories
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SkarabraeAuthor @skarabraeauthor.bsky.social · Sep 30
I think I might, probably once a day or something, make a post as if the characters from Re: Shattered Memories had access to my account.
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#AwesomeCharacters

Dante from Re: Shattered Memories is generally fine with physical touch. Depending on how close he is to someone.

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charliedeltawrites.bsky.social Charlie Delta 🦊🐐 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 1d
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How does your character feel about physical touch?

Are they fans of a handshake, hug, pat on the back, etc?

Do they prefer to keep their distance?

Does it matter how close they are to the other person?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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charliedeltawrites.bsky.social
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How does your character feel about physical touch?

Are they fans of a handshake, hug, pat on the back, etc?

Do they prefer to keep their distance?

Does it matter how close they are to the other person?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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#Novmemeber 22

🟥 Well, Fox is an obsessive, self-destructive, liar who can't be trusted with her own safety and pushes people away.

She also keeps picking fights with people much more powerful than her.

And sometimes she sets things on fire 🔥

Other than that, she's great 😁
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 23h
#Novmemeber 22

Earlier, we shared some Antagonist green flags. Now let's see some Main Character red flags! 🟥
22. Your Main Character's red flags A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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#NovemberWorldbuilders 22

Absolutely! A decent part of the plot revolves around the exploration of ancient draconic ruins in search of a relic that was lost to time.

The dragons occupied the world in the time before the gods. They built vast complexes in the mountains that housed their 🧵
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 23h
It's our next week, #NovemberWorldbuilders! The theme this week is HISTORY in your fictional worlds. To start off with: does your world have any ancient (perhaps long-lost) civilizations? Did they leave ruins behind? Does anyone know what happened to them?
#NovemberWorldbuilders prompt card Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 4: HISTORY 22: Any ancient civilizations The image in the background is a blurred picture of a foresty/rocky landscape with lightning and a mountain in the background A very faded and transparent image of the guy with the hair from Ancient Aliens is in the background as a joke
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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#WIPSnips | crystal

Context: the physical gender transition enchantment doesn't persist beyond death (a problem that the priests of Ashkenta are actively working to solve), so Archer's the only one who'd know that a dead 'woman's' corpse might be Sabbat's

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It took him ten steps to reach the body. It felt like an eternity. The sound of the crowd faded, slowly, as he walked. Then the sound of his footsteps, ice crystals crunching under the hobnails of his boots, followed it into the silence, until all he could hear was his breathing and the slow, dull thudding of his own heartbeat in his ears. The edge of the sheet was frost-rimed, halfway rigid under his fingers, and it didn’t so much fold back as simply slide away, catching a little on the edge of the corpse’s brown, gold-pierced ear as it did so, and dislodging the swathe of long, thick black hair which had been lying across its grey-tinged face. He felt the bile rise in his throat but choked it down, forcing himself to look closer. He needed to be sure, after all. Nobody else could be. *The hair’s right. And the nose. And he does wear an earring, on occasion, though I’ve never seen him wearing one of that design. But… the skin’s wrong. Not the right shade at all, even accounting for exsanguination. There’re no scars, and I know those persist through magic. And enchantments can’t change the face* that *much. Not enough that there’d be no chance of my recognising him.* He sighed, slowly letting the tension drain from his jaw and shoulders as he finally, in the face of incontrovertible evidence, allowed himself to come to the obvious conclusion. *…It’s not him. Thank all the gods in the heavens, it’s not him.*
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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jimthevampire.bsky.social
Unexpectedly have one for this, though it might get cut later 😄 Elara still exploring Thalassa. Not following orders.

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#sff
“Tell me why you want me in Engineering so urgently.” There was a pause before The Rec answered. “Logic and protocol demands it.” “That’s not all of it.” “It is.” “I’m going to deck two.” She turned left and started the slow plod across the deck. “I must insist that you continue to Engineering and restart the ship.” She smiled to herself without stopping and⁰ continued down the corridor. “I’ve started walking now. Sucks when you lose control of the situation huh?” “I’m afraid that this is not a moment for levity, Captain. I will be unable to continue providing assistance if you insist on not following protocol.” She continued on, passing the exposed pipe work that lined the corridor, here and there she noticed crystalised water droplets on the pipes. “You are starting to sound a little frayed there, Rec. I can continue on my own if you’re gonna keep being a bitch about it.” “Captain, I must insist that you stop treating me as an adversary. My only concern is maximising the potential preservation of life.”
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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sagecollins.bsky.social
I didn’t think I had this word, even though I had a crystal ball as the emoji until I changed the title

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From The Magic in Our Bones 🦴🔮
Black text, green background, “crystal” highlighted pink On the screen is a lot of information about potion witches. "Is that a real thing?" I ask. It sounds like something in fantasy stories about witches. Cauldrons bubbling, witches combining disgusting ingredients like "eye of newt" and "blood of a firstborn prince" or whatever. Real classic MacBeth or Hocus Pocus. Not the stuff of actual witches. Most magic is imperceptible to normies. You won't catch us pulling out a glass ball to talk to the spirits or center our chakras with crystals or telling your fortune with tea leaves. Some specialties do better with a hand motion or whispered words, but more powerful witches of those specialties don't even need those. No normie was going to spot Nico imbuing plants with power so that they'd grow faster and more vibrantly. The only reason normies know about my power is that I advertise it, at least the matchmaking portion. If I took anyone's hands in mine, I'd see their match, though my eventual pronouncement would out me quickly.
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Crystal | While working the errands given by his Nannan, Vashad is approached by a friend~
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Vashad, crouching near a riverbed, held his trowel near the compact soil that held a patch of riverspine. Carefully he loosened the stoney dirt around the roots, encouraging it to relinquish the green herbs to him. Humming to himself, he took his time dancing the hand shovel back and forth along the plants removing them one by one. Even when taking his time, it did not take long before he had the bundle cleaned of dirt and placed in his satchel. “Mhm...,” Vashad huffed out as he reviewed his list. Having checked off the riverspine with his writing coal, he realized he was about halfway through with his task. Raising a hand to shield his eyes, he took a peek at the position of the sun. “I’m moving far too quickly. Break time it is then.” Dusting off his hands against his thighs, he looked out over the creek. Underneath the surface of the crystal blue waters fish darted back in forth busily surviving within their aquatic civilization. They were no different from the people in his village, hurriedly moving between their shelters and their hunting grounds to meet their quotas. Eating and being eaten, keeping the balance of nature just as it was meant to be. Vashad did not envy them. Their destinies were set before they were ever hatched while he could swim against the currents at his leisure. “There you are Vash,” called a feminine voice from behind him, striking him from his thoughts. “What brings you out this way Woodli?” Vashad did not need to look back to confirm;he’d have recognized her voice anywhere. Rising to full height, he turned to her with a small smile, his way of showing that she was not unwelcome.
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
skarabraeauthor.bsky.social
#NovemberWorldbuilders

22. The Plenomian civilization is an ancient civilization in Re: Shattered Memories. Their fall is mostly unknown and several causes are attributed to it. But their ruins are all over the place.

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kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 23h
It's our next week, #NovemberWorldbuilders! The theme this week is HISTORY in your fictional worlds. To start off with: does your world have any ancient (perhaps long-lost) civilizations? Did they leave ruins behind? Does anyone know what happened to them?
#NovemberWorldbuilders prompt card Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 4: HISTORY 22: Any ancient civilizations The image in the background is a blurred picture of a foresty/rocky landscape with lightning and a mountain in the background A very faded and transparent image of the guy with the hair from Ancient Aliens is in the background as a joke
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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kiraofthewind.com
It's our next week, #NovemberWorldbuilders! The theme this week is HISTORY in your fictional worlds. To start off with: does your world have any ancient (perhaps long-lost) civilizations? Did they leave ruins behind? Does anyone know what happened to them?
#NovemberWorldbuilders prompt card Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 4: HISTORY 22: Any ancient civilizations The image in the background is a blurred picture of a foresty/rocky landscape with lightning and a mountain in the background A very faded and transparent image of the guy with the hair from Ancient Aliens is in the background as a joke
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
skarabraeauthor.bsky.social
#PretendPanel

Sometimes, but I mostly don't have the time for things like that.

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hiriadunning.com Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.com · 20h
#pretendpanel, thank you for the wonderful insightful answers yesterday. I wonder...

November 22nd: Do you find external challenges useful? e.g. writeathons, sprinting, prompts etc.

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#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social November 22nd: Do you find external challenges useful? e.g. writeathons, sprinting, prompts etc. Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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hiriadunning.com
#pretendpanel, thank you for the wonderful insightful answers yesterday. I wonder...

November 22nd: Do you find external challenges useful? e.g. writeathons, sprinting, prompts etc.

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social November 22nd: Do you find external challenges useful? e.g. writeathons, sprinting, prompts etc. Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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#AwesomeCharacters

Obligatory "Tynan likes and dislikes anything they want to. They will change their brain chemistry as needed."

That said, when one of the first times they feel love is while being cradled by their big sister (who, let's be honest: is overweight), they associate her size and
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social Charlie Delta 🦊🐐 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 1d
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How does your character feel about physical touch?

Are they fans of a handshake, hug, pat on the back, etc?

Do they prefer to keep their distance?

Does it matter how close they are to the other person?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
skarabraeauthor.bsky.social
Well, four field crop rotation is a thing in Re: Shattered Memories. It's a very recent and innovating thing.

#worldbuilding #writingcommunity #writersky
kikilegendlore.bsky.social Kiki Lee | Author ✒️ 🩷💜💙 @kikilegendlore.bsky.social · 9d
Today's world building question!

What does agriculture look like in your world? What is the main food crop produced in different regions of the world? Is it scarce for some reason? What are the practices/politics around the production of agriculture?

#worldbuilding #writingcommunity #writersky
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Today's world building question!

What does agriculture look like in your world? What is the main food crop produced in different regions of the world? Is it scarce for some reason? What are the practices/politics around the production of agriculture?

#worldbuilding #writingcommunity #writersky
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
skarabraeauthor.bsky.social
The economy is mostly revolved around farmers and guilds. It has a mostly minor impact on Re: Shattered Memories.

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kikilegendlore.bsky.social Kiki Lee | Author ✒️ 🩷💜💙 @kikilegendlore.bsky.social · 6d
Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question!

What type of economy is prevalent throughout your story, and how does it impact it?

#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #worldbuilding #storydevelopment #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompts
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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kikilegendlore.bsky.social
Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question!

What type of economy is prevalent throughout your story, and how does it impact it?

#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #worldbuilding #storydevelopment #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompts
November 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

To Dante from Re: Shattered Memories it feels warm. He's also dating a woman who controls fire, which might have something to do with it.
isaacxisaac.bsky.social Isaac X Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 1d
Today's #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity, courtesy of my partner who always has better ideas than I do:

What does love taste, smell, or feel like to your character(s)?
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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isaacxisaac.bsky.social
Today's #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity, courtesy of my partner who always has better ideas than I do:

What does love taste, smell, or feel like to your character(s)?
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
skarabraeauthor.bsky.social
#Novmemeber 22

Dante from Re: Shattered Memories has a host of self-worth issues. They cause him and the people around him a lot of trouble. Especially since Dante has trouble understanding why other people care about him.

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sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 23h
#Novmemeber 22

Earlier, we shared some Antagonist green flags. Now let's see some Main Character red flags! 🟥
22. Your Main Character's red flags A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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sagetgreene.bsky.social
#Novmemeber 22

Earlier, we shared some Antagonist green flags. Now let's see some Main Character red flags! 🟥
22. Your Main Character's red flags A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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sagetgreene.bsky.social
🟥 Rolfe is impulsive and can be crude in social settings

🟥 Erryn is too focused on how things are perceived

🟥 Drake is messy and shortsighted in some ways

🟥 Dolly is too idealistic and over-accomodating

🟥 Merit assumes he knows best and is slow to change

🟥 Elena is hardheaded, to her detriment
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 23h
#Novmemeber 22

Earlier, we shared some Antagonist green flags. Now let's see some Main Character red flags! 🟥
22. Your Main Character's red flags A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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#Bookvember Day 22!

22. I'd say Beowulf. It is a very iconic hero story.

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woodenvelt.bsky.social Samantha Breaux @woodenvelt.bsky.social · 20h
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 22!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss the tropes we love and hate.

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Bookvember, a book share prompt game for writers and readers by @woodenvelt.bsky.social Day 22: Share the book with your favorite hero/ heroine’s journey. What about their journey resonated with you? #Bookvember. Use alt text for images. Have fun and interact with others!
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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woodenvelt.bsky.social
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 22!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss the tropes we love and hate.

#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Bookvember, a book share prompt game for writers and readers by @woodenvelt.bsky.social Day 22: Share the book with your favorite hero/ heroine’s journey. What about their journey resonated with you? #Bookvember. Use alt text for images. Have fun and interact with others!
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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crimson613.bsky.social
It's not *refuse* exactly, but I'm more likely to pass on books that are bestselling fiction titles by white authors, especially if they're by cishet men. A close second isn't really a genre, but I've been reading fewer het romances. Why? Bc these types of books don't align with who I am #bookvember
woodenvelt.bsky.social Samantha Breaux @woodenvelt.bsky.social · 1d
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 21!

Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.

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Bookvember, a book share prompt game for writers and readers by @woodenvelt.bsky.social Day 21: What genre do you refuse to read? Why is it off limits? #Bookvember. Use alt text for images. Have fun and interact with others!
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM