Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my!
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Rauni Reivonen - swords and mages and gays, oh my!
@takatalvi.bsky.social
Writer of queer fantasy romance with all the angst, no fade to black 😈
🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 they/them. Autistic & other ND/MH stuff. Translator (Zh,Fi,Sv,Fr>En), library minion. Metalhead, trail runner.
https://linktr.ee/raunireivonen
And then continued to write what happens the morning after, as if there actually would be a morning after, as if this actually happened! Which it can’t, it would mess up things later in the book- not to mention change THE WHOLE REST OF THE BOOK 😣
#amwriting #DarkDreams #NovemberWriting #writesky
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Thank you!
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Same! I almost exclusively handwrite my drafts now, bc it's so much easier to get the words flowing.

I think my handwriting speed is only a little slower than typing.. but then I have to count the words, which can take 30+ min for high wc days 😩 (Yes, I'm obsessive & want to know the exact count)
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Same! I almost exclusively worldbuild as I go. "Uh, how should this work? Time to do a bunch of research!"
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It is a good time of year! Esp when you've got November novel writing to keep you busy between the holidays 😆
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Aww that sounds so cute!
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All the pies! You're absolutely right, this is pie season, and I love them all! 😁
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
. #Nomads is now completely drafted, and I will be looking for betareaders eventually 😉😁 Queer fantasy romance, enby love interest, lots of wilderness survival & a little fighting, several smutty scenes + bonus content 😈 Two broken people trying to find their way in a broken world. ~30k.
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Ooh, that's another one of my faves. I used to love making pumpkin pie from scratch (from an actual pumpkin) 🎃
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Though I guess it could be a sad or somber holiday. Something to think about. I don't get into the holiday spirit much IRL anymore, so I usually don't even think about holidays when writing fantasy.
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Go go go! 😄
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
*Including, sadly, the scene at Castle Caran where Ubet is on top. But it will be available as a bonus scene, and the actual Castle Caran scene turned out really good imo, altho completely different.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Now I just have to figure out how to continue and wrap it up- so that’ll be tomorrow’s pantsing adventure (well, technically today by now)
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
But I’m really happy with today’s writing. It was one of those wonderful pantsing surprises- when something happens that you never saw coming, and it turns out amazing

Well, amazing in terms of storytelling and writing- not so amazing for poor Ubet 😕
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM