Fox Veros, Novelist

@verosthewriter.bsky.social

Cerebral, character-driven fantasy with social awareness. Sometimes NSFW. Check out the pinned comment. 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.

#AnthropologyAugust My fantasy WIPs generally use magic and alchemy over realistic medicine when people are hurt or sick. People might know to boil stuff in water to prevent wounds going septic, but that's probably about it. The dwarves of Celdera have an excellent royal physician.

MYSTIC@mystic888wizard.bsky.social · 7h ago

#AnthropologyAugust Today let’s get into some of the knitty gritty of your species. Which species in your setting has the most advanced medical technology? Have any of them developed medications or vaccines? Have any of the groups in your worlds figured out modern medicine? #promptgame

Day 5 : Which species has the most advanced medical technology? Does everyone know about germs?

Prophecies consists of Prophecy 71 and Prophecy 72; I first wrote them as a single story, despite its distinct midpoint, then separated them because no agent or publisher would bite on a first-time author's novel being 600+ pages. So, I wrote a sequel by accident. #WritingPrompt #writingcommunity

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @ Megaplex C9@cometkins.bsky.social · 7h ago

Have you written a sequel before? If you haven't, what's stopped you? If you have, what were your most and least favorite parts about doing it? #WritingPrompt

#SumLuv If romance means falling in love and everything being easy from there, then it was the fairy tales I read in books and saw in Disney movies. I didn't read any genuine genre romance until college, when The Frenchman's Bride was assigned for my Gender in Writing class. I only skimmed it.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 17h ago

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

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 5: Romance Reads. What was your introduction to romantic fiction?

#WIPSnips A key informant has been turned to stone, and the Prophecies MCs are figuring out who's close enough to a "handsome prince" for their kiss to fix him. Zedenko hasn't been feeling well; Alakshi doesn't know it's actually depression. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #amwriting

	Zedenko slipped out of Koraiath’s arms like a cat that didn’t want to be petted.   “Hey, who’s complaining?” he grumbled, and sat back down where he was before.  “Between him and that priestess, this is the most action I’ve gotten in years.”
	Alakshi shrugged again.  “I could try it,” she offered.  “My mom was one of the head priests in Itaras.  Maybe that’s kind of like royalty?  We didn’t have anything higher than that.”
	Gallara shrugged back.  “Yeah, go for it.”
	She fit herself into where Zedenko had been, suddenly clumsy, and hoped that whatever he was sick with wasn’t catching.  Koraiath’s wide-open eyes and half-open mouth made her feel kind of awkward about the whole thing; she focused on the fact that he was actually pretty nice-looking, and closed her own eyes.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 11h ago

The #WIPSnips word for August 5th is “carrier” (Sorry y’all The scheduled post failed.) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt

The word for August 5th is “carrier”

Impdrakes have have green scales, with ridges along their spines. Their wings are large for their body size but easily folded. As predators, they have claws on all four feet and sharp teeth, and a single blade-like scale on the ends of their tails. They're cute. #Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary

Serra Leta@serraleta.bsky.social · 17h ago

Today we're talking appearance! What exactly does your creature(s) look like? Any variations/regional differences? #Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary

#Critterary 2: The New Batch (of prompts) - An August writing prompt game. Today's Theme: Appearance. Description time! What does your creature(s) look like? Size, shape, weight, colours, texture, special features... Bottom Tagline: Celebration of all things creatures! Hosted by Serra Leta. Art is a man bent on a knee, examining something with a magnifying glass. Background is a fern-filled jungle.

#AugustWorldbuilders I've written one professor as a one-scene character. She's assertive, a little arrogant, genuinely curious, and very competent in her field - and she was turned into a tiny person with wings and elbow-length eyelashes by a curse while on an archeological dig.

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 17h ago

Hello, #AugustWorldbuilders! What are the teachers like in your fictional school? Have you written one? What were they like, both as a person and as an educator?

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card 
#AugustWorldbuilders
Hosted by Kira of the Wind
Week 1: Education
5. What are the teachers like? Have you written one?

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#AwesomeCharacters My first thought is that Grinks and one of her friends fell off the bed together; if there's silence instead of laughter, I'm worried that someone is hurt. I hope I'm wrong! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt #amwriting

🌱🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊🪻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 23h ago

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters You and all your characters are staying together somewhere! You hear a loud crash, then silence. Which one do you immediately suspect, and what do you think just happened? Are you worried or mad? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#AugCharWork Seff is a working-class hero who doesn't see herself as a hero. She's a pragmatic survivalist who needed a job - but now she's noticing the plight of her fellow people in the clear light of day, and gradually letting it spur her greater sense of altruism.

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

August Character Workshop Day 4. Flair #AugCharWork I’m calling this section Flair. What is unique about this character? Not every character needs to have something unique, but if they don’t then the audience will typically forget them as they walk off stage.

US folks: Today (August 4) is the last day to call your US senator before KOSA and the SCREEN Act go before committee tomorrow! Visit BadInternetBills.com for info and numbers to call. #StopKOSA #SaveSpeech #NodigitalID

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🔞OnyxNuva || PLUS 🔞@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social · 7d ago

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Sunsets are so pretty, but whatever you do, DON’T look directly at the sun!! Be safe: look at paintings of the sun instead. I am posting these for your personal eye health. You’re welcome!

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Prophecies deals with the small matter of keeping a homicidal, deicidal demigod from reaching full godhood and wreaking havoc over all of existence. Just like in real life, gods help those who take care of the problem themselves. #WritingPrompt #WritingPrompts #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting

	Zedenko groaned.  “Why can’t the gods do their own dirty work?”
	“Why should they?” Gallara retorted.  “They keep finding ways for mortals to do it for them.  Their crap always affects us first, after all.”
Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @ Megaplex C9@cometkins.bsky.social · yesterday

What’s something your MC ended up having to do because nobody around them was willing to? #WritingPrompt

#WIPSnips The Prophecies MCs have found a relic they've been looking for, but Zedenko knows he'll have to betray his friends to even continue existing - and just as he was beginning to really trust and love them. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt #amwriting

	Oh, there was an inscription in proto-Frygarn on the pedestal.  “Take this wand, if your heart is true,” Zedenko translated out loud.  He tried to muster some humor in his fake smile as he turned and said, “It’s safe as far as I can tell, but I need someone else to grab it.”
	Everyone chuckled, believing that it really was a joke.  They all looked at each other for a second; then Gallara shrugged, walked over, and lifted the lid off the box with her hands.  Weeks ago, Zedenko would have inferred there was a low bar for trueness of heart.  It hurt to know how wrong that would have been.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 2d ago

The #WIPSnips word for August 4th is "box" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
August 4 - box
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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#AnthropologyAugust Faeries are a relatively common race/species in Prophecies. One is described as being the size of a fingerling potato, and another is described as drinking from a tankard the size of a thimble. There could be intelligent bugs or bacteria or something, but they're not mentioned.

MYSTIC@mystic888wizard.bsky.social · 2d ago

#AnthropologyAugust Once again doing the opposite, we just talked about the largest intelligent species, now what is the smallest? Does your setting have goblins or gnomes? Or does it have even smaller creatures like bugs or fairies? Does their size affect their interactions with other species?

#AugustWorldbuilders Since schools are mostly for rich, influential people's kids, they're full of bullying, backstabbing, and cutthroat tactics. Most parents consider that part of the education. Apprenticeships can be highly competitive to obtain, and also competitive among apprentices.

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)@kiraofthewind.com · 2d ago

#AugustWorldbuilders, hey there friends! What is the general vibe like at your world's school? Are the students polite and mature? Are there bullying problems? Do they do a lot of group work or is it more focused on individual study?

MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card 
#AugustWorldbuilders
Hosted by Kira of the Wind
Week 1: Education
4. What is the school culture like? Is there bullying? Group work?

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CW: blasphemy Survival horror game idea: a recently dead atheist finds that hell and heaven really do exist, and their atheism landed them in hell - but due to some kind of anomaly, they can fight, sneak, negotiate, and puzzle-solve their way out, using both infernal and holy items and magic. 1/3

#AwesomeCharacters Seff helps people, but she also hurts people, and she doesn't want to glamorize that; her memoirs would be (are?) brutally honest. She only leaves out unnecessary personal details, like when she has her period. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #writingprompt #amwriting

🌱🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊🪻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 2d ago

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters Your character is writing their memoirs! How honest are they being? Are they playing up their heroism and the drama? Are they leaving anything out? Why? What tone will it have? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Its a lib "bubble" because MAGA can't stick dick opinions in my face without a block. People like bluesky because unlike Twitter you can curate/filter out stupid bullshit. The only reason conservatives hate it is because they cant force you to pay attention to them. That better not fucking change.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

An elite soldier retires to open a daycare, deciding to take care of kids rather than be in wars that harm them. Crooks invade her daycare to hold the kids for ransom, but she goes badass on them. Should be an action-comedy, but Hollywood might try to make it serious. Either way, it's dumb.

#AnthropologyAugust In Prophecies, ogres are about 15 feet tall and several feet thick. They (satirically) live up to the stereotype of being dumb and brutish, but they like to ask riddles - and then kill you even if you answer correctly. #promptgame #prompt #writesky #writingcomunity

MYSTIC@mystic888wizard.bsky.social · 2d ago

#AnthropologyAugust We have talked about the rarest, and the most plentiful but now let’s talk about the biggest. Do you have any intelligent species that could be considered megafauna? Or even larger that might be kaiju sized? #promptgame #prompt #writesky #writingcomunity

What is the largest intelligent species in your setting?

It is so exhausting and always disheartening that my credentials as someone with a masters degree in English that speaks with some kind of authority is not real because someone disagrees with me about a fantasy show

#SumLuv In Grinks & Co., the four MCs meet by chance when Grinks and Taraltos find Laylee and Davik in the forest and help them fight off a huge monster. The closest thing in CoJ is when Paul accidentally finds Flo in the gym after hours; she finds him easy to talk to, and their relationship blooms.

📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 3d ago

"In which somebody runs into somebody else, and then something falls, and they begin to talk, and their eyes meet and they realize they are attracted to one another" —Rodger Ebert Do you have a classic one? Or one that passes 😆 Did you avoid altogether? Snips welcome! #SumLuv

Romance Writers Summer of Love #SumLuv @EllieYellu Day 3: The Meet Cute. How do you feel about it? Do you have one?

#WIPSnips Prophecy 71: The MCs have been hired by priests to find a lost relic. Gallara has been offered a gardening manual as her payment, Zedenko (using an alias) has asked a relevant question, and the priests have given a little backstory. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting

	“The remaining settlers?” Zedenko said pointedly.
	“Oh.  The dryads may have, um, gotten persuasive before what was left of the settlement’s leaders agreed to leave.  We think they’re also why the garroteweeds are as common as they are in the town’s ruins now.”  She looked at Lusad.  “Honestly, I’m not sure that the Luteneskens’ remains have anything to do with it.  But it would be nice to have them back in an active temple.”
	“That’s just great, it really is,” Zedenko put in.  “I mean, I’m just thrilled about wandering around looking for sacred places in ghost towns created by pissed off primal forces, but that doesn’t tell us how far away it is.”
	“Oh, right.  It’s -”
	“Manners, Friend Halivan.”
	“Sorry.”
	“- about ninety miles away.”
	Gallara squeezed her hands into fists so tight that her knuckles ached.  She’d better get the best frostblossoms ever planted.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 3d ago

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for August 3rd is "thrill" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
August 2 - thrill
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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