Lots chatter in these social media streets bout Children of Blood and Bone. ALL BLACK EVERYTHING flick got ALL BLACK DRAMA. But this blog ain't bout none of that. Instead, I tackle another related controversy about the joys, rewards, perils, and pitfalls of writing African-inspired fantasy.

Africa, Fantasy, and Worldbuilding

Movie still featuring royal family in film adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone Over the past few weeks there’s been a lot of discourse about the film adaptation of Nigerian-American writ…

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My full illustration for the fantasy edition of @worldbeyondzine.bsky.social! Featuring my werewolf blood hunter Faolan #art #ocsky #ttrpg

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A lot of this discourse could be avoided by internalizing the maxim "people like different things for different reasons."

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I DID IT BTW🥳

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Writing goal for the month: finish this chapter + hit 60k words👀

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It's been a privilege hosting for you all this month, #PretendPanel! As is tradition, this final Friday of July is a Freebie Friday! Share or ask anything you like, and make sure to check other people's responses and answer their questions as well. 💜 See you in August!

I love the out of pocket things kids say🤣

bought candy at the pool for a 13yo and she tried to give me cash. i was like nahh it's nbd, and she goes "girl i have seen your car." 13yo girls remain undefeated. you think you're talking to a child but you're actually talking to whatever gods used to send to punish mortals for their hubris

I have a little over 300 words left to hit 60k! Already planning my reward👀

boy you really don’t notice how often you default to phrases like “what the hell” or “good Lord” in any time period or situation until you are writing a book where absolutely nobody would say them

I fell while running this week which hurt my motivation and abilities to write BUT I did get good chunk in other day and only have ~1k left to hit goal

Just finished reading Familiar by @cara.ink and omggg it had me on the edge of my seat! A great read, relatable characters, and plenty of twists I didn't see coming!! Def recommend checking it out if you love vampires, complicated families, and chaotic gays :D

I had some feelings, I did some art.

EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE x ANATHEMA Renwick Crawford is no stranger to being Othered. Autistic, a trans man, and now a vampire in a world that accepts none of these, he seeks belonging in a land of eternal night called the Everdark...and now he needs to save it. #BluePit #W #A #F #LGBT #TR

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ICYMI I have a queer cozy horror releasing in 9 days in which a 43yo autistic guy has a gay/lowkey monsterfucker awakening after getting lost in an enchanted forest & his sister goes into the wood after him with the most annoying woman she's ever met bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Also hi, I hope everyone is well! Or, as well as anyone can be in this climate and heat😭😭 i want to try being more active again so here's a writing update: I've been revising (more like redrafting🙃) my wip and am currently on ch 6!

Enjoyed @writehive.bsky.social this past weekend and, coupled with having this week off from babysitting, was inspired and ready to tackle today💪 I got a lot done and truly feeling like I'm catching up on life after all the delays it's thrown at me

It's my birthday today! 🎉 I've been enjoying black/gold art lately. A little share today of some of them would be cool. c:

You can't quit forever. Then you'd have to think about writing forever. And at that point it's easier to just write forever.

This lemur at the Central Park Zoo was definitely the mood on a hot, humid day in NYC last week.

Redrafting a book is tough but at least I got my handy dandy reverse outline to hold my hand

I'm late (because I'm terrible at being active) but happy pride month! 🏳️‍🌈

Reverse FRIEREN x DUNGEON MESHI x international monster myths Mal doesn’t understand how she became the world’s only immortal human, but that won’t stop her and her bookworm elf companion from slaying every mythical beast until they’ve unlocked the secret to ending immortality. #WIPPIT #WIP #A #F

How is the year close to halfway over already 🫠

I’M A WRITER IN RESIDENCE! Um. Well, I’m a writer. Sitting in my own residence. My house. Writing. Never mind.

Jokes on you, I can't remember enough of anything I love to populate a top ten list off the top of my head. The second you ask I will forget I ever even watched a tv show or listened to a song