Fox Veros, Novelist
@verosthewriter.bsky.social
Psychologically focused, character driven, socially conscious fantasy. Literary agents, ask for details.
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He/him/his.
BLM. Pro-LGBTQ+. Anti-genocide, no matter who's doing it. Down with white patriarchy.
AI is unwelcome.
Sorry, I'm not commissioning art.
He/him/his.
BLM. Pro-LGBTQ+. Anti-genocide, no matter who's doing it. Down with white patriarchy.
AI is unwelcome.
A cousin I wasn't close to told me when I was a teenager to name drop him in one of my stories, just as a joke. I actually did name a fantasy character after him in my thirties, though. If I publish it, I'll send my cousin a copy.
#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
Today's random #Lovember #WritingPrompt for the #WriteSky #WritingCommunity:
Have you memorialized a loved one in your fiction? Or used them as inspiration or inserted a reference to someone from your life whom you love somewhere in your work?
Have you memorialized a loved one in your fiction? Or used them as inspiration or inserted a reference to someone from your life whom you love somewhere in your work?
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A cousin I wasn't close to told me when I was a teenager to name drop him in one of my stories, just as a joke. I actually did name a fantasy character after him in my thirties, though. If I publish it, I'll send my cousin a copy.
#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
I had a lovely afternoon, playing my favorite complicated strategy board game with a dear friend (she clobbered me, like always). I need this more often.
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I had a lovely afternoon, playing my favorite complicated strategy board game with a dear friend (she clobbered me, like always). I need this more often.
Drohim and Seff are both human, although her species isn't implied until long into the story; their world includes gnomes, elves, and dwarves. It's implied they live in the same world as in Prophecies, which includes faeries, minotaurs, orcs, and more.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Are your characters human?
If not, tell me a little about what they are!
If so, are there any non-human species they interact with regularly? Tell me a bit about them and the type of relationship they have!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Are your characters human?
If not, tell me a little about what they are!
If so, are there any non-human species they interact with regularly? Tell me a bit about them and the type of relationship they have!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Drohim and Seff are both human, although her species isn't implied until long into the story; their world includes gnomes, elves, and dwarves. It's implied they live in the same world as in Prophecies, which includes faeries, minotaurs, orcs, and more.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
In Prophecies, afterlives are poorly defined and described, so no one really knows what to expect; they may or may not have anything to do with which god you worshiped most. All Zedenko knows is that he needs to break his curse or he won't get one at all.
#WritingPrompt #writingcommunity #writesky
#WritingPrompt #writingcommunity #writesky
Is there an afterlife in your book's setting? What's it like? What does the book's world teach about it? #WritingPrompt
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In Prophecies, afterlives are poorly defined and described, so no one really knows what to expect; they may or may not have anything to do with which god you worshiped most. All Zedenko knows is that he needs to break his curse or he won't get one at all.
#WritingPrompt #writingcommunity #writesky
#WritingPrompt #writingcommunity #writesky
In Prophecy #72, the MCs visit the city-state of Caldera, built in an actual caldera. Then they go underground, where they find a huge lake of magma, complete with dolphin-tailed magmaids swimming in it; it's hot as hell, but not directly threatening.
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity #writesky
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity #writesky
Do you have volcanoes in your story? If not, what's the most dangerous bit of geography your characters will ever contend with?
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In Prophecy #72, the MCs visit the city-state of Caldera, built in an actual caldera. Then they go underground, where they find a huge lake of magma, complete with dolphin-tailed magmaids swimming in it; it's hot as hell, but not directly threatening.
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity #writesky
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity #writesky
#WIPSnips
In the wake up their last fight with the necromancer Kevra, Seff and an injured Drohim recall clues and think about their implications for their many enemies.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt
In the wake up their last fight with the necromancer Kevra, Seff and an injured Drohim recall clues and think about their implications for their many enemies.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
#WIPSnips
In the wake up their last fight with the necromancer Kevra, Seff and an injured Drohim recall clues and think about their implications for their many enemies.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt
In the wake up their last fight with the necromancer Kevra, Seff and an injured Drohim recall clues and think about their implications for their many enemies.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt
#Novmemeber
Grinks & Co. could be titled "Sexual Fantasy," but that's probably already been done.
Prophecy #71 and Prophecy #72 were originally titled (together) as "Companions, I Guess" to riff on quest fantasy group dynamics, but that was boring and didn't put the point across well.
Grinks & Co. could be titled "Sexual Fantasy," but that's probably already been done.
Prophecy #71 and Prophecy #72 were originally titled (together) as "Companions, I Guess" to riff on quest fantasy group dynamics, but that was boring and didn't put the point across well.
#Novmemeber 19
Give us an alternate title to your WIP. Another title you considered, your working title, or a joke title.
Potential examples:
Of Mice and Men was originally Something That Happened
The Da Vinci Code might've been ScavengerHuntWIP
Frankenstein could be How to Make a Guy in 10 Days
Give us an alternate title to your WIP. Another title you considered, your working title, or a joke title.
Potential examples:
Of Mice and Men was originally Something That Happened
The Da Vinci Code might've been ScavengerHuntWIP
Frankenstein could be How to Make a Guy in 10 Days
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#Novmemeber
Grinks & Co. could be titled "Sexual Fantasy," but that's probably already been done.
Prophecy #71 and Prophecy #72 were originally titled (together) as "Companions, I Guess" to riff on quest fantasy group dynamics, but that was boring and didn't put the point across well.
Grinks & Co. could be titled "Sexual Fantasy," but that's probably already been done.
Prophecy #71 and Prophecy #72 were originally titled (together) as "Companions, I Guess" to riff on quest fantasy group dynamics, but that was boring and didn't put the point across well.
In Prophecy #72, Alakshi (who is really, really drunk) finally confronts her best friend, Kolent (who is a monster from another layer of reality), about his discomfort with her befriending the other MCs.
Art by Mona Finden.
#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
Art by Mona Finden.
#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In Prophecy #72, Alakshi (who is really, really drunk) finally confronts her best friend, Kolent (who is a monster from another layer of reality), about his discomfort with her befriending the other MCs.
Art by Mona Finden.
#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
Art by Mona Finden.
#Lovember #WritingPrompt #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
post a female character you love
I know Joss Whedon is awful, but Zoe Alleyne Washburn is a great character. She's addressing this quote to him.
I know Joss Whedon is awful, but Zoe Alleyne Washburn is a great character. She's addressing this quote to him.
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
post a female character you love
I know Joss Whedon is awful, but Zoe Alleyne Washburn is a great character. She's addressing this quote to him.
I know Joss Whedon is awful, but Zoe Alleyne Washburn is a great character. She's addressing this quote to him.
#WriteStuff
Well, I went to sleep and woke up after this chat ended, since my Tuesday nights are spoken for. I got a good night's sleep, so that's cool.
Well, I went to sleep and woke up after this chat ended, since my Tuesday nights are spoken for. I got a good night's sleep, so that's cool.
#WriteStuff Q6: Fill in the blanks:
When this chat ends, I’m going to lie down and sleep until ___________.
I’d really like to sleep until __________.
When this chat ends, I’m going to lie down and sleep until ___________.
I’d really like to sleep until __________.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Well, I went to sleep and woke up after this chat ended, since my Tuesday nights are spoken for. I got a good night's sleep, so that's cool.
Well, I went to sleep and woke up after this chat ended, since my Tuesday nights are spoken for. I got a good night's sleep, so that's cool.
#WriteStuff
I would probably dedicate time to writing each day, if I had no other commitments or anything else to worry about, and focus on writing my WIPS most of the time. I like writing flash fiction when an idea hits me, and I would still allow that.
I would probably dedicate time to writing each day, if I had no other commitments or anything else to worry about, and focus on writing my WIPS most of the time. I like writing flash fiction when an idea hits me, and I would still allow that.
#WriteStuff Q5: If you were given the gift on 365 days – no concerns, no constraints, no colds, no commitments – what would you write in that time?
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November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#WriteStuff
I would probably dedicate time to writing each day, if I had no other commitments or anything else to worry about, and focus on writing my WIPS most of the time. I like writing flash fiction when an idea hits me, and I would still allow that.
I would probably dedicate time to writing each day, if I had no other commitments or anything else to worry about, and focus on writing my WIPS most of the time. I like writing flash fiction when an idea hits me, and I would still allow that.
#WriteStuff
Seff's second chapter is her recalling how she became a squire, before the events of the first chapter lead to all the others. That's as much messing about with time as I do. If my characters' pasts are relevant, they usually just mention whatever details are important when needed.
Seff's second chapter is her recalling how she became a squire, before the events of the first chapter lead to all the others. That's as much messing about with time as I do. If my characters' pasts are relevant, they usually just mention whatever details are important when needed.
#WriteStuff Q4: Do you bend time in your writing? Do you use time travel, flash backs? Slow motion inside your MC’s brain? Jumping ahead in the story?
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November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Seff's second chapter is her recalling how she became a squire, before the events of the first chapter lead to all the others. That's as much messing about with time as I do. If my characters' pasts are relevant, they usually just mention whatever details are important when needed.
Seff's second chapter is her recalling how she became a squire, before the events of the first chapter lead to all the others. That's as much messing about with time as I do. If my characters' pasts are relevant, they usually just mention whatever details are important when needed.
#WriteStuff
My two current WIPs are Grinks & Co. and Seff's (so far) unnamed story.
Seff's story takes maybe a month or two; I'm not quite sure how long the third act will take.
Grinks & Co. is going to last several months, at least, but the first several chapters happen within a few weeks.
My two current WIPs are Grinks & Co. and Seff's (so far) unnamed story.
Seff's story takes maybe a month or two; I'm not quite sure how long the third act will take.
Grinks & Co. is going to last several months, at least, but the first several chapters happen within a few weeks.
#WriteStuff Q3: How much time passes in your current WIP from the first word until The End?
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November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#WriteStuff
My two current WIPs are Grinks & Co. and Seff's (so far) unnamed story.
Seff's story takes maybe a month or two; I'm not quite sure how long the third act will take.
Grinks & Co. is going to last several months, at least, but the first several chapters happen within a few weeks.
My two current WIPs are Grinks & Co. and Seff's (so far) unnamed story.
Seff's story takes maybe a month or two; I'm not quite sure how long the third act will take.
Grinks & Co. is going to last several months, at least, but the first several chapters happen within a few weeks.
#WriteStuff
I don't set time aside specifically for writing, but I usually make a point to do at least a little writing each day. Nothing strict. I feel less pressured that way, which makes it easier for the words to flow. More importantly, the lack of pressure keeps it fun, which is my real goal.
I don't set time aside specifically for writing, but I usually make a point to do at least a little writing each day. Nothing strict. I feel less pressured that way, which makes it easier for the words to flow. More importantly, the lack of pressure keeps it fun, which is my real goal.
#WriteStuff Q2: How much time do you devote to writing? Per day, per week, whatever time frame you use. How does that compare to how much time you would prefer to be writing?
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November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#WriteStuff
I don't set time aside specifically for writing, but I usually make a point to do at least a little writing each day. Nothing strict. I feel less pressured that way, which makes it easier for the words to flow. More importantly, the lack of pressure keeps it fun, which is my real goal.
I don't set time aside specifically for writing, but I usually make a point to do at least a little writing each day. Nothing strict. I feel less pressured that way, which makes it easier for the words to flow. More importantly, the lack of pressure keeps it fun, which is my real goal.
#WriteStuff
The last WIP I finished was my Prophecies duology. It started as just something for practice with no plot. Long breaks, lots of brainstorming, endless edits ... I first tried to pitch it almost six years after I made the first keystroke, and I've kept editing it ever since.
The last WIP I finished was my Prophecies duology. It started as just something for practice with no plot. Long breaks, lots of brainstorming, endless edits ... I first tried to pitch it almost six years after I made the first keystroke, and I've kept editing it ever since.
#WriteStuff Q1: We’re chatting about a wide range of times related to you and your writing. Let’s start with you. How much time did you spend on your last WIP, from idea to final edits?
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November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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The last WIP I finished was my Prophecies duology. It started as just something for practice with no plot. Long breaks, lots of brainstorming, endless edits ... I first tried to pitch it almost six years after I made the first keystroke, and I've kept editing it ever since.
The last WIP I finished was my Prophecies duology. It started as just something for practice with no plot. Long breaks, lots of brainstorming, endless edits ... I first tried to pitch it almost six years after I made the first keystroke, and I've kept editing it ever since.
#WriteStuff
Hi, I'm Fox. I've been working on my 🌶️ WIP, Grinks & Co. lately. Specifically, I've been fleshing out one of the MCs' journey from sexual repression to rebellious exhibitionism to celebrating sex (and exhibitionism) as a good thing on its own. The other MCs just like healthy sex, period.
Hi, I'm Fox. I've been working on my 🌶️ WIP, Grinks & Co. lately. Specifically, I've been fleshing out one of the MCs' journey from sexual repression to rebellious exhibitionism to celebrating sex (and exhibitionism) as a good thing on its own. The other MCs just like healthy sex, period.
Aloha! Welcome to #WriteStuff where writers talk about writing.
Tonight Time Is On Our Side.
I’m @pamportland.org here to host this week’s conversation.
Introduce yourself and what you’ve written recently. Say hi to everyone joining tonight!
Tonight Time Is On Our Side.
I’m @pamportland.org here to host this week’s conversation.
Introduce yourself and what you’ve written recently. Say hi to everyone joining tonight!
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November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Hi, I'm Fox. I've been working on my 🌶️ WIP, Grinks & Co. lately. Specifically, I've been fleshing out one of the MCs' journey from sexual repression to rebellious exhibitionism to celebrating sex (and exhibitionism) as a good thing on its own. The other MCs just like healthy sex, period.
Hi, I'm Fox. I've been working on my 🌶️ WIP, Grinks & Co. lately. Specifically, I've been fleshing out one of the MCs' journey from sexual repression to rebellious exhibitionism to celebrating sex (and exhibitionism) as a good thing on its own. The other MCs just like healthy sex, period.
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I haven't seen it much in romance, but it's fun in porn.
Case in point: Grinks the goblin in Grinks & Co. is half the height of her three FriendWBs. It's a lot of fun to write how she uses their height difference for everyone's enjoyment.
I haven't seen it much in romance, but it's fun in porn.
Case in point: Grinks the goblin in Grinks & Co. is half the height of her three FriendWBs. It's a lot of fun to write how she uses their height difference for everyone's enjoyment.
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #writingprompt #writingQ
I haven't seen it much in romance, but it's fun in porn.
Case in point: Grinks the goblin in Grinks & Co. is half the height of her three FriendWBs. It's a lot of fun to write how she uses their height difference for everyone's enjoyment.
I haven't seen it much in romance, but it's fun in porn.
Case in point: Grinks the goblin in Grinks & Co. is half the height of her three FriendWBs. It's a lot of fun to write how she uses their height difference for everyone's enjoyment.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
#AwesomeCharacters
I would take Gallara's advice on gardening or running a business (she's a freelance landscape architect), Alakshi's on beer, and Zedenko's on getting away with crime (but I'm a law-abiding citizen). Nothing from Jorang.
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I would take Gallara's advice on gardening or running a business (she's a freelance landscape architect), Alakshi's on beer, and Zedenko's on getting away with crime (but I'm a law-abiding citizen). Nothing from Jorang.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Which of your characters would you turn to for advice?
Does it matter what the advice was on? Relationships? Money? Career? Other?
Is there anyone who's advice you would always do the exact opposite of?
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Which of your characters would you turn to for advice?
Does it matter what the advice was on? Relationships? Money? Career? Other?
Is there anyone who's advice you would always do the exact opposite of?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#AwesomeCharacters
I would take Gallara's advice on gardening or running a business (she's a freelance landscape architect), Alakshi's on beer, and Zedenko's on getting away with crime (but I'm a law-abiding citizen). Nothing from Jorang.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt
I would take Gallara's advice on gardening or running a business (she's a freelance landscape architect), Alakshi's on beer, and Zedenko's on getting away with crime (but I'm a law-abiding citizen). Nothing from Jorang.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt
Small joys in life:
The satisfying sound of pouring a lot of water into a glass very quickly.
The satisfying sound of pouring a lot of water into a glass very quickly.
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Small joys in life:
The satisfying sound of pouring a lot of water into a glass very quickly.
The satisfying sound of pouring a lot of water into a glass very quickly.
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This looks super cool! #Africanfuturism!
Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This looks super cool! #Africanfuturism!
Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
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Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
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Drohim might have military tattoos for being in an elite unit, and he would rather see himself as only the warrior for his god that he is now.
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#dailyocs #writingq #WritingCommunity #writesky
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Drohim might have military tattoos for being in an elite unit, and he would rather see himself as only the warrior for his god that he is now.
#dailyocs #writingq #WritingCommunity #writesky
#dailyocs #writingq #WritingCommunity #writesky
A friend and I once created our own MASH game with weird categories, then spontaneously challenged each other to write a story that included all our answers. It was a great writing exercise, and resulted in the weirdest story I've ever written.
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What’s the most unexpected place you’ve found a story idea? In my backyard as I ear hustled when a group of cyclists rode by #writingq #WritingCommunity
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A friend and I once created our own MASH game with weird categories, then spontaneously challenged each other to write a story that included all our answers. It was a great writing exercise, and resulted in the weirdest story I've ever written.
#WritingPrompt #writingq #WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompt #writingq #WritingCommunity
Seff's greatest virtue might be her courage (which she sees as just practicality), including her courage to question her own status quo; or it might be the altruism that drives her life decisions more and more.
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What's your main character's greatest virtue? #WritingPrompt
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Seff's greatest virtue might be her courage (which she sees as just practicality), including her courage to question her own status quo; or it might be the altruism that drives her life decisions more and more.
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Gallara has a constant companion in Prax, her best friend. He's an impdrake, a species that look like little dragons but have no magic and barely enough intelligence to understand language. He has the attitude of a cat, but one that's very devoted to its person.
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#WritingQ #WritingCommunity #writesky
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Gallara has a constant companion in Prax, her best friend. He's an impdrake, a species that look like little dragons but have no magic and barely enough intelligence to understand language. He has the attitude of a cat, but one that's very devoted to its person.
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity #writesky
#WritingQ #WritingCommunity #writesky