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L Izet

@solarisstory.bsky.social

She/They | Scottish | No AI Creator of ‘Solaris’ a queer audio-story inspired by Scottish folklore & language. Spotify: Solaris, A Fallen Star Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Solarisstory

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L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 15m ago

Solaris isn't a romance (imo) I wrote it for someone with the intention of using their favourite fanfic tropes (or tropes they hated!) and doing something different with them- I hope! One of those is the 'Reincarnation Romance' where love survives death. But make it a-spec...and make it iffy.

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 4h ago

#LitHodgepodge 20 Even if it's unintentional, chances are, there are genre tropes in your WIP. Try to identify one (a good starting point can be thinking about elements that could draw comparisons to other stories). How does the trope work in your story? #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions TUESDAY TROPES [Graphic of an old man wanderer, with a sack on his back and a long walking stick, and a black cat] Prompt: 20 | Tell us about a genre-specific trope in your WIP. Which trope is it, and how does it function in the story? How do you utilize, and perhaps subvert, expected patterns? Feel free to share a snip. [Graphic of a talking crow] Tropes are essential to the conventions that define each genre. Fantasy tropes include the chosen one, inconvenient prophecies, and the quest. Romance has enemies to lovers, one bed, and fake dating. Mystery? We might see some cursed objects and creepy old houses. Join tomorrow for Wednesday Wordsmiths!
L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 9h ago

(Oh God.) For Fury- She's tall, she's strong, she's anti-social and she's very, very hot 🔥 (derogatory.) As for Magpie, he'll make you feel like the most important person in the room (you might not even notice you're telling him all your secrets!)

💀🫜 Count Charlie (Chelizabeth) Deltula 🦊🧛‍♂️@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 10h ago

Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Today is National New Friends Day! Let's make some new friends amongst our characters! Give one sentence about your character! Then, reply to others saying who your character would befriend in their cast! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · yesterday

Fury's not materialistic at all, going through the story with the clothes on her back and after Vol2, a pair of Magpie's gold earrings. The earrings actually spend more time in a pocket than in her ears and are then given back to another Callan.

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · yesterday

#LitHodgepodge 19 Most people have a few treasured possessions, even if they’re otherwise nonmaterialistic. What possession does your character hold most dear? Why is it so important to them? As always, feel free to answer for yourself as well. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions MONDAYS WITH MARCEL [Black & white picture of Marcel Proust, a man of the fin de siècle who had dark hair, sleepy eyes, and a dark mustache, sitting with his elbow propped on the back of his chair and looking pensive] Prompt: 19 | Answer as one or each of your characters (as well as yourself, if you wish!): What is your most treasured possession? [Graphic of a talking crow] The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions popularized by French writer Marcel Proust. Victorians answered these questions in parlor games, and modern interviewers now often use them. They can also be a great character development tool! Join tomorrow for Tuesday Tropes!
Seán@wizardhill.bsky.social · yesterday

IT'S OUT Free for all to read, at your own risk (because it's spooky and weird and stuff (but you should read it)) shadowsandsorcery.substack.com/p/shadows-an... #fantasy #flashfiction #writing #indieauthor

Shadows & Sorcery #218

This week, we touch the Fires of Death, we call down the might of the Sorcery of the Heavens, and we find out just what’s going on down in that Eastern Catacomb…

shadowsandsorcery.substack.com

Seán@wizardhill.bsky.social · 2d ago

New Shadows & Sorcery out SOON Look forward to -the sweet release of death -Sky Wizards -dudes in tombs

L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 2d ago

Oops! Posted a question, fucked off to work for 8hrs with not a shred of signal. Now I'm at my other work. Sorry guys! I promise I value everything you've said and I will reply!

L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 2d ago

My question today is more for nosiness and discussion- But what do you think is your greatest flaw in your writing? And what have you done (or plan to do) to build up this skill? (I'm a big advocate of reflective practice and I think its a toolkit a lot of creatives would benefit from- its really

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LitHodgepodge 18 Looking for insight on a general writing question? Have a specific story issue you want to brainstorm? There are many amazing writers here who'll help! Or do you have a burning question for someone specific about their technique? Tag them & ask. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions SUNDAY SHOUT & SHARE [Graphic of a Victorian woman reading a book] Prompt: 18 | Have you admired another writer’s technique and wondered how they do it? Shout them out and ask away! Or ask the community at large a general question about craft, or a specific question to help you workshop an issue in your WIP. [Graphic of a talking crow] This wonderful writing community enjoys the pleasure and privilege of regularly reading one another’s writing. Is there anyone here whose work you’ve appreciated and want to ask about their approach to a certain element of writing? Or do you have a writing issue you’ve been stumped by? Join tomorrow for Mondays with Marcel!
L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 3d ago

I have ofc been oot getting mad wi' it. Buckled. Absolutely mortal. Blootered. Fu'. Paloovious. Fleein'. Arse-oot. Hingin'. (Regularly scheduled Blueskying will resume tomorrow.)

A photo of two cocktails on a bar. One has two brightly coloured flowers on it and the other a stick of raspberries
Seán@wizardhill.bsky.social · 3d ago

Found a pack of crayons from I don't know how many years ago and which I honestly don't know why I own. So I bescrawled myself a little wizard☝️ Hatless and Casting Mode

crayon illustration of a wizard in blue and purple robes with green skin, big red eyes, and a black beard, holding his hands up in the airsame as before, but now the wizard has a blue and purple pointed cap and has magical flames in his hands
L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 4d ago

Living: Peter S Beagle. The Last Unicorn is one of my favourite books. I love the balance that Beagle strikes between whimsy & eerie and I'll cry every time when Molly Grue first meets The Unicorn. I would like to have some choice words with him about why follow-up story 'The Way Home' angered me.

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 4d ago

#LitHodgepodge 16 Pick a writer—one living, one dead—for a book tour event! Someone you admire, might vibe with, was a major influence...whatever tickles your fancy. (& we know you're not saying you're as good as them. Though you may well be closer than you think) #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions FRIDAY FLIGHTS OF FANCY [Graphic of a winged angel holding a book] Prompt: 16 | You’re on the book tour of your dreams! You get to do an event with any living writer of your choice... AND any dead writer of your choice! Who are you sitting down with? [Graphic of a talking crow] Book tour events often involve other writers, either as moderators or conversation partners. I should very much like to speak with that Edgar Allan Poe... I’ve a question or two regarding certain choices he’s made. Join tomorrow for Saturday Snap Judgments!
Jin@talesbyjin.bsky.social · 5d ago

Behold, today's sketchings〜 Since I really do one day want to make that Tytus animatic to Everything Black, I'll prolly be focusing on kobold stuff for the foreseeable future. I wonder if I should make this a hash tag to keep me honest. #DailySketch or something. 🤔

Two sets of kobold horns sketched in pencil
L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 5d ago

For Fury I got- 'main type uncertain' with 26% Peacemaker. That might seem odd, given that she lives up to her name. But Soillse-arc Fury especially really tries to be less full of Fury. Magpie's much more straight forward as 56% The Chameleon/Performer. Which tracks.

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 5d ago

#LitHodgepodge 15 Personality typing systems are by nature limited but can provide a framework for self-reflection and understanding what drives your character and how they interact with the world. What's your OC’s MBTI/Enneagram type? How does it come into play? #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions THURSDAY THRIFTED THERAPY [Graphic of an old-timey bearded man sitting and leaning his arm against a barrel with a tiny frog crawling up its side] Prompt: 15 | Tell us your character’s Myers-Briggs or Enneagram type (yours too, if you want!). Which parts resonate most? Are there poignant ways in which we see those aspects of their personality affect the story? [Graphic of a talking crow] The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Enneagram are two common personality typing systems in pop psychology. The MBTI uses 16 categories based on extraversion/introversion, sensing intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving. The Enneagram uses 9 types based on core motivations and fears. Join tomorrow for Friday Flights of Fancy!
Jin@talesbyjin.bsky.social · 5d ago

No good deed goes unpunished. Guess I need to move up the timeline on that thing I've been fermenting in the brainspace... If you like this haunting rendition of Empty Nest by @solarisstory.bsky.social you better go listen to Solaris on Spotify! Lana does the music (and everything) there too!

Solaris

Podcast · L. Izet · Voice acted audio story from small Scottish team. Solaris is a queer fantasy story of a fallen star navigating trust, betrayal, love and identity with inspiration taken from Scotti...

open.spotify.com

L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 5d ago

Thought I'd share the process of drawing @talesbyjin.bsky.social Gwyn. But its really the audio I'm showing off here... Please listen to Jin's audio story and then you'll understand why this little tune has played in my head so much I had to recreate it.

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Nicole Hidalgo 😈🧄👻@sayaashrah.bsky.social · 5d ago

Very simple sketches, but this was the first time I managed to draw her lovely face without resorting to the references to build and adjust the features and all. I don't think it's perfect, but... progress! And yes, one loose-hair version because I still suck at hair, so let's practice other styles

Two sketches of Ashrah's face.
L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 6d ago

I think we might have managed it guys. Everyone should have even just one comment on their snips! (And I'll keep an eye for late comers) Thanks for the help!

L Izet@solarisstory.bsky.social · 6d ago

Noticed very few comments on today's Hodge Podge's and I can get why that'd be really disheartening for people. I have to return to work til late, but when I get back I'm going to try and work through them all. Anyone fancy helping? Even just three posts helps (and not just your friends!!!)

Headless🎃Horsewoman 🪉💎🏹@acturek.bsky.social · 6d ago

#Lithodgepodge #writingcommunity I know I have used this before, but it remains one of my very favorites with simile & metaphor.

Snippet: On Bliss And when the others stopped at the close of the hymn, Rushak's little finger caught a string, a note to spark a new melody, and a broad and complex theme ignited in his soul. He shifted key and time signature, setting it loose with a whoop of abandon. Others joined, hesitant at first, then fierce as the stars. Dancers circled in smears of color and gilt. And then—when the music crested the treetops in tongues of bright fire; when immolation brought ecstasy and drumbeats ruled his pulse; when his letra writhed, a wanton sorceress under his fingers—he recognized it as bliss too heightened to be real. And it ceased then to be bliss. Brother's Keeper A.C. Turek
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 6d ago

#LitHodgepodge 14 Figurative language allows words to expand their meaning beyond what’s on the page (magic!). Used well, these sorts of moments can really linger with the reader. Share a snip that uses simile, metaphor, or personification effectively! #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions WEDNESDAY WORDSMITHS [Graphic of a woman with a thoughtful expression, holding a quill, with paper on her desk in front of her and small cherub and demon figures at either side] Prompt: 14 | Post and discuss a snip that makes good use of simile, metaphor, or personification. [Graphic of a talking crow] Simile is a comparison of two things using “like” or “as.” Metaphor is more direct, equating one thing to another. Personification gives human qualities to non-human things. All three are examples of figurative language—words that go beyond their literal meaning to make a powerful impression. Join tomorrow for Thursday Thrifted Therapy!
📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 6d ago

My bad-at-feelings scoundrels are highly uneducated urchins not taken to metaphor, but they'll fall into it when dealing with a new, complicated emotion Here, Anora and Jayro shared a brief, fiery kiss right before performing a Hail Mary maneuver in the spaceship CW: drug mention #LitHodgepodge

Always Get In a Spaceship With a Scoundrel, a sci-fi romance by Ellie Rhymer: "Jayro hadn't meant to kiss Anora back on the Helle Wanderer. There had been danger, and adrenaline, and drugs, and partial nudity involved. He'd though maybe if he satisfied his curiosity about what she kissed like, then he might be able to exert some control over his attraction to her. But she kissed like a sunrise over a moon's ridge, like the pull of gravity around an ocean planet. Their kiss had been sure, certain. As revelatory as it felt inevitable. That kiss hadn't gotten Anora out of his system. It had injected her directly into his veins.
Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 6d ago

#LitHodgepodge 14 Figurative language allows words to expand their meaning beyond what’s on the page (magic!). Used well, these sorts of moments can really linger with the reader. Share a snip that uses simile, metaphor, or personification effectively! #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions WEDNESDAY WORDSMITHS [Graphic of a woman with a thoughtful expression, holding a quill, with paper on her desk in front of her and small cherub and demon figures at either side] Prompt: 14 | Post and discuss a snip that makes good use of simile, metaphor, or personification. [Graphic of a talking crow] Simile is a comparison of two things using “like” or “as.” Metaphor is more direct, equating one thing to another. Personification gives human qualities to non-human things. All three are examples of figurative language—words that go beyond their literal meaning to make a powerful impression. Join tomorrow for Thursday Thrifted Therapy!