Happy #SumLuv 17! In THE YEARNING SKY, both MCs are older - mid to late thirties, and both were previously married. However, Ivy has dedicated her life to hiding & protecting one person, and Merric is dedicated to protecting his kingdom; their experiences romantically align, but not life ones.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · yesterday

Sometimes characters meet at very similar stages of their lives, but sometimes there's a mismatch—in age, in life experience, in background, in sexual appetite... Are your characters as worldly as each other? Does their baggage make a matched set, or do they need help carrying some? #SumLuv

Happy #SumLuv 16! I love to do this by showing little ways they pay attention to each other; noticing a favorite drink, anticipating a need, understanding when something's wrong.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2d ago

How do you show that your characters have "it", have that somethin-somethin, that spark, that je ne sais quoi between them? It's not just finding each other hot, though that's big. It's that other thing... That... 🧡chemistry🧡 remember content warnings for spicy snips, please #SumLuv

Happy #caturday! Baby Westley and our big boy Leon have really bonded~ but at the end of a day dealing with a rambunctious kitten, Leon has had it 😂 remember when you were that age, Leon? remember how terrible you were to the older cats? 😂 (No kittens were harmed in the making of this video)

Happy #SumLuv 14! Did I decide to to throw together a reader's guide for this? What else was I gonna do with my morning?

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 4d ago

Let's get pitchy with it, #SumLuv 🧡 I wanna get hype seeing you get hype about your project If you don't have a pitch deck or a book trailer, that's totally cool! Write us a 🔥 one-liner with all the bold, precise, exciting language you can fit in it and edit up your favorite excerpt 😍

Oh wow that's me!!! Thanks again for chatting with me, this was so lovely!! ❤️😄 #TheDeepList #writingcommunity #writingpodcast

Oratoria Magazine@oratoriamag.bsky.social · 4d ago

Multi-genre author Eliwood Gheist talks about scenic train rides as the perfect backdrop to a productive writing session on today's episode on #TheDeepList 👉Spotify - tinyurl.com/eliwood-spot... 👉SS - tinyurl.com/oratoria-sub... #WritingPodcast #BookPodcast #WritingCommunity #Booksky #BookLovers

Happy #SumLuv 13! Part of what draws Ivy & Merric together is what initially keeps them apart; they both have a ton of baggage to work through. The biggest obstacle, though, is that Ivy is convinced Merric is trying to kidnap her daughter for the first part of the book 🤔 (He's not, ftr 😂)

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 5d ago

Even the coziest of romances has some tension, some aspect between them that must be unlocked over the course of the story to bring them closer Is there some insecurity or some misunderstanding that must be overcome? Perhaps there is a very literal plot machination keeping them separate #SumLuv 🧡

Brand-new snip from my latest WIP, THE YEARNING SKY. Ivy, a plant-witch, gets a quiet moment in the first chapter before the REAL chaos starts. (The chaos is dragons.) #hqpress #writingsnippet #writesky

Morning #5amwritersclub! Eliwood and I chat about her book and why train journeys are the best to get a ton of writing done, on this week's podcast episode which will be out tomorrow. #amwriting #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #writerscommunity #authorsky #booksky

Oratoria Magazine@oratoriamag.bsky.social · 5d ago

Eliwood Gheist talks about monsters, D&D, and multi-genre writing on tomorrow's episode of #TheDeepList. Find us on Spotify or the link below! oratoriamag.substack.com/s/the-deep-l... @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social #BookPodcast #WritingPodcast #Podcast #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #BookLover

This was such a fun chat!! Thank you so much @oratoriamag.bsky.social for having me, and thank you @amritac.bsky.social for the wonderful conversation! #TheDeepList #writingcommunity

Oratoria Magazine@oratoriamag.bsky.social · 5d ago

Eliwood Gheist talks about monsters, D&D, and multi-genre writing on tomorrow's episode of #TheDeepList. Find us on Spotify or the link below! oratoriamag.substack.com/s/the-deep-l... @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social #BookPodcast #WritingPodcast #Podcast #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #BookLover

Happy #SumLuv 12! Ivy's ex husband shattered her trust in most of humanity. Merric is a mourning widower, and cut himself off from other people. Merric's gentleness reminds Ivy there are still good people, and Ivy's dedication to her daughter reminds Merric of the power of human connection.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 6d ago

Tomorrow we'll chat about what keeps them apart Today, I want to know what brings them together! What do they find intriguing or admirable in the other, maybe despite circumstances? What keeps them from simply being strangers in each other's stories? #SumLuv 🧡

I really need to remember not to leave my laptop open and unattended when the kitten's playing in the same room.

Happy #SumLuv 11! Bludeye Beach: No one's addressing the sexy gorilla in the room Return to Bludeye Beach: We're finally acknowleding the sexy gorilla The Yearning Sky: TBD, the sexy gorilla has not yet arrived Eyes Shine Silver: the sexy gorilla got too embarrassed to keep reading

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last wk.

"Closed door" "high spice" "🌶️🌶️🌶️" YAWN! We can get a little more creative with describing the amount and explicitness of physical affection and sex in our works, so tell me: are you on the ridge of a volcano, or the top of icy Mt. Everest? Hit us with your metaphors 🧡 #SumLuv

Happy #SumLuv 10! I'm absolutely cheating for this one. I have an entire playlist for Merric & Ivy, but no in-universe songs. HOWEVER. Switching books entirely to look at sequel RETURN TO BLUDEYE BEACH, Milo and Edie have some Elvis to thank for some big feelings.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last wk.

Is there a specific song in your text that is "theirs" or that plays a role in their romantic feelings? Alternatively, is there a song that reminds you of their dynamic? #SumLuv

Post your favourite Muppet. Wrong answers only.

Labyrinth: Jareth the Goblin King

Alt: Labyrinth: Jareth the Goblin King

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DD Ward ..."Sapphic Dr. DOOM"@ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · last wk.

Post your favourite Muppet. Wrong answers only.

Thank you so much to the @oratoriamag.bsky.social for the delightful conversation! I'm very excited to share this new episode when it drops 😀 #writingcommunity #thedeeplistpodcast

Happy #SumLuv 9! Some potential subgenre options for THE YEARNING SKY might be a heist story (needing to steal the baby dragon), a murder non-mystery (Ivy actually does just merc Merric when she meets him), or maybe a cozy coffeeshop story 😄

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last wk.

Kind of a silly one today. Could you change subgenres for this story? Have you?? Would it drastically change the story? What would be the funniest romantic subgenre to swap your characters into? 🧡🧡 #SumLuv

Happy #AwesomeCharacters! In RETURN TO BLUDEYE BEACH, cats play...a pretty big role 😅 In my current WIP, THE YEARNING SKY, the MC's daughter has a naucat! They're mostly the same as our cats, but bigger (20-25lbs), with cloven hooves and tiny antlers. They're omnivorous, and great foragers.

🌱🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊🪻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · last wk.

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters Happy International Cat Day! Are any of your characters cats, or do they have cats? Please tell me about them! Alternately, please give me your character's most cat-like trait! 🐈 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Happy #SumLuv 8! Of all subgenres I play in, I have a very special fondness for horror/romance. Finding love amidst the horrors, and all the life-threatening stakes amplifying feelings...simply sublime 🥰

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · last wk.

The romance umbrella is beautiful and broad, as evidenced by all of you! 🧡🧡🧡 Why is it fun or interesting—or challenging, even—to tell a romance in your subgenre? Tomorrow I'll ask you about subgenres you didn't pick. Today I wanna hear about the one you did! #SumLuv

I created a livestock, the ynvy. They produce milk, wool, and can do other farm duties. Through generations of breeding, they're also color-coded; for example, red ynvies can guard, and white ynvies have the best wool. I have no plot reason to fully go into the color-coding and breeding system 😭

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @ Megaplex C9@cometkins.bsky.social · last wk.

What's something from your book/wip that you just don't think you'll get to explore more in the story? #WritingPrompt

I had so much to say that I had to put all of it in images instead of making a thread. Thank you, again. 🙏 If you're here for the first time then go here - oratoriamag.substack.com #amwriting #booklovers #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #booksky #podcast #bookreview #thedeeplist #5amwriterclub

Happy #SumLuv 7! So, so many * A fell first, B fell harder * It's always been you * Touch them & die * I'm only soft around you * Tough guy with a soft spot (slight variation of the above) * Second-chance romance * You can't solve my problems but you give me strength I need to do so ... and more 😂

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2w ago

I confess, I don't have a great grasp of the specific terms for romantic tropes (I know it when I see it lol) but, for better or worse, they are a good marketing tool. What about you? Do you love when There's Only One Bed? Not sure? Describe it! Maybe we can help you out #SumLuv

Have you had a chance to check out BLUDEYE BEACH by @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social ? The town may be scary, but catching feelings can be scarier! Grab a copy here: books2read.com/u/4AVPAp #indiewriters #indiepublishing #booksky

Happy #SumLuv 6! I love worldbuilding anyway, so creating the country of Diabrahn was a treat in itself 😂 what will make it extra fun for this story is that the characters' journeys are going to take them all over the place, so I get to share all the worldbuilding tidbits 😈 Bonus map reveal:

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sometimes it's a character unto itself in a romance! We have subgenre prompts coming up where we can chat more broadly about types of settings, so for now I would love to hear about your *specific* setting and why it's fun/interesting to write a romance in 🧡 #SumLuv

It's officially my birthday! 37 years means I get 37 wishes, right? jk jk I do not need or want anything, but if you're feeling up for it, a kind word about my book would go a long way—such as a rec to a friend/family member, a review on Goodreads or StoryGraph, or a repost of the ongoing sale. ❤️

Ange | Author A. M. Shilling@gunsmile.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's my birthday this week! To celebrate, the eBook of THE DEVOURING is on sale for $0.99 between August 3-9. If you've been thinking of buying it but haven't had a chance yet, now's the perfect time! 💙📚 Links to buy are on my website: amshilling.com/books/the-devouring/

Happy #SumLuv 5! As the youngest of three, my first romance introduction was inevitably something I had zero interest in 😂 I really just felt uncomfortable and weird about romantic storylines as a kid, even when I started to become intrigued by them.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2w ago

Do you remember the first romance novel you read? Where did you get it from? 🧡 #SumLuv 🧡

I’d been considering joining the HWA since I qualify for their lowest tier of membership, but as this was written by a HWA trustee and published uncritically as an op-ed, I’ll pass. Oh, and their Discord server apparently vanished?

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 2w ago

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

Kitties ❤️❤️ that's it that's the post, I'm just rly happy my big boy Leon has started bonding with the baby kitties Westley & Buttercup

Book readers when they first saw Viggo Mortensen on screen in 2001

Happy #SumLuv 4! I'm a sucker for slowburn romances. I try not to spin it out too long, but I love good ~yearning~. Of my books, EYES SHINE SILVER has the fastest acceleration, but it's more "lust at first sight". In my current WIP, MC Ivy definitely isn't a fan of LI Merric for a long while 😂

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2w ago

Meet cutes don't have to be "cute"! They are a plot device 🧡 But! Let's talk about how they DO feel about each other early on! Is it fairytale love? Is it *lust* at first sight? Hate at first sight? All?? Snips here are welcome (always welcome if you want to answer anything with a snip) 🧡 #SumLuv

Daily affirmation for writers: No matter how rough what I just wrote was, it's better than anything the AI plagiarism machine could ever spit out 💜✨