Michael Emond

@vinegarmichael.bsky.social

Just a grown man trying his best~ He/Him | #writer | #voiceactor | #author of “How Do You Free a Caged Bird?" For voice acting inquiries, please email michaelemondvo@gmail.com

I'm partial to the "Out of Character is Serious Business" variety where an outgoing character, or a playful one full of sass, becomes deadly quiet and serious when someone's REALLY stepped in it. Tranquil fury is criminally underutilized in fictional media. #writesky #writingcommunity

🌱🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊🪻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 6d ago

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters Technical question! What's your favorite way to indicate anger in a character? Do they yell? Or go silent? Tense their shoulders? Grind their teeth? Does it vary for different characters? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

"In this world, there's nothing more dangerous than a broken man with something to prove and nothing to live for.” At the risk of tooting my own horn, I freaking cooked with that one. Major pop-off moment. #writesky #writingcommunity #summerofstories #authors

Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · 2w ago

30 | Share your favorite line/scene you've ever written. What do you love about it? #SummerOfStories #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

#SummerOfStories

30. Share your favorite line/scene that you've ever written. What do you love about it?

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Currently reading: "Katabasis" by R.F. Kuang I'm trying to do better at reading contemporary fantasy novels and similar genre trade fiction to improve my prose a bit and to get a better idea of modern-day genre expectations. #writesky #writingcommunity #summerofstories

Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · 2w ago

28 | What are your most recent reading recs, what are you currently reading, and/or what's on your TBR? #SummerOfStories #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

#SummerOfStories

28. What are your most recent reading recs, or what's burning on your TBR?

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Get to know your oomfs! Name: Michael Age: "Young at heart" Zodiac sign: Gemini Bday: June 11th Fav musical artists: Paramore/Hayley Williams, Yours Truly, Good Kid, and Set it Off Country: USA Fav color: Red, Midnight Blue, or Black Fave Season: Autumn/Fall

Jeb 🏳️‍⚧️ Time Paradox: Exposition@jebdarsh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Get to know your oomfs! Name: Jeb Age: older than you think i am Zodiac sign: Leo Bday: this Sunday Fav musical artists: Behind Crimson Eyes, Sirus, Snow Patrol, Beartooth Country: Aus Fav color: green Fave Season: winter

In the Nightshade Case Files? Very much so! In the eyes of the Big Bad, Ezra is someone who turned his back on them, as well as the very things they both believed in. Soren likens the big bad to a creepy stalker ex-boyfriend. #writingcommunity #authors #writesky

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

Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters Is your protagonist someone's villain? I imagine they've made some enemies, inadvertent or otherwise. Tell me about one and how the protagonist appears from their perspective. (Avoid the big bad if possible) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

While I do love a genuinely well-designed and memorable book cover, I don't want or need anything too fancy, especially if something like sprayed edges is going to make the book comically expensive to buy in print. (I know I'm a day late on this one.) #writesky #pretendpanel #writingcommunity

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy Saturday, #PretendPanel! With special limited edition print releases being something of an industry staple these days, how do YOU feel about special artistic embellishments on book exteriors? This can be alternate covers, special finishes, sprayed edges, anything above and beyond in print.

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a daily prompt tag hosted by @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social
JULY 25th: How do you feel about artistic embellishments on book exteriors? (ex. sprayed edges, illustrated end papers, foils/spot UV, etc.)
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My relationship with visual art making is pretty complicated nowadays, so I don't really make stuff much anymore. Characters displayed: Kohaku (Painter of the Strange) Ezra Belladonna (The Nightshade Casefiles) Leon Graves (How Do You Free a Caged Bird?) #summerofstories #writesky #authors

KohakuEzra Belladonna
Leon Graves
Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · 2w ago

26 | Share your character art and/or character inspiration! I was lucky enough to be able to comm two *incredible* artists here: @professoremily.bsky.social and @nushdeco.bsky.social. ♥️♥️ (See below 😁) #SummerOfStories #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

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26. Share your character art and/or character inspiration!

Don't forget ALT text for images & hashtag #SummerOfStories

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Not inherently necessary, but always a welcome addition. ...Unless the visuals were poorly made/don't suit the work, or were AI-generated, in which case, cut that crap out like a cancerous tumor. #writesky #writingcommunity #authors #pretendpanel

Lizzie Blackwood@lizzieblackwood.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's another lovely weekend, #PretendPanel! Today we ask: How do you feel about those extra artistic flourishes inside of prose books? What is something you would like to see more (or less) of on the page? Or, what are some artistic touches you've included in your own publications?

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a daily prompt tag hosted by @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social
JULY 24th: How do you feel about artistic embellishments inside prose books? (ex. maps, illustrations, chapter header art, etc.)
Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts
New #pretendpanel questions every Friday and Saturday. Hop in any time!

Going all in on vibes yet again. It's moments like this one where the influences from Bayonetta and Devil May Cry had on Ezra's character creation can be felt, lmao. CW: Violence and Swearing #writesky #booksky #writingcommunity #WIP #WIPSnips

“Well, at least I tried to warn them…” he thought aloud.  

Without warning, Ezra dashed at the nearest gunman and quickly knocked him out with a brutal kick to his head before he even had a chance to react. The two other guns stared briefly in terror, then frantically fired at the vampire with wild abandon. Ezra casually bobbed and weaved between the bullets, leaping in front of one of the goons. 

“Over here!” he taunted. 

The goon fired, and Ezra sidestepped out of the way with a graceful twirl. 

“Shit!” the other goon screeched, the bullet meant for Ezra landing in his shoulder and knocking him to the ground. 

The third goon aimed at Ezra once more, pulling the trigger, and startled by the sound of a flaccid click and nothing else. Just as he reached to reload his gun, Ezra darted at him. The vampire stomped on his foot, causing dropping his gun to the ground and yelp in pain. The PI then threw the stooge over his shoulder and onto the dirty floor with the poise of a professional judoka, knocking him out with a second swift stomp to his head. 

“Do try to know your limits.”

Dan grit his teeth, grinding them in sheer irritation. “What the hell are you dipshits doing!? Take him down!” 

It wasn’t long before the entirety of the warehouse was charging at Ezra, every Sea Eagle present ready to maim and kill him. The PI casually ducked and sidestepped the bats and crowbars that were swung at him, maneuvering around gunfire with absolute ease and a smile on his face. The thrill of a scrap, the bashing in of skulls that belonged to unrepentant scumbags, the verbal bile and venom that was spewed at him by opponents who were powerless to stop him, and the sound of screams from those who would callously prey upon the weak— Ezra Belladonna lived for these moments, and was having the time of his life clipping the wings of the Crooked Sea Eagles.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 3w ago

The #WIPSnips word for July 24th is "cacophony" My partner was watching an e-sports thing, and the announcer kept saying "cacophony of chaos" so I just had to put this word on this week. My partner was not amused because it was driving him crazy. 😂 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
July 24 - cacophony
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