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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 13h

#WIPSnips, couldn't find 'injury' but the idea is there. What's a vampire story without a little blood?

She was in her nightclothes, gloveless and hair braided for whatever amount of sleep the spirits would grant her. She reached out for a rose, freeing it from the vase as a single petal drifted down. The pain of the prick was so sudden she barely noticed it, still resting the flower in her hand as she inspected the damage.

A bead of crimson swelled on her index finger. The smell of it reminding her not of sugary pastries but of foulness and the duck pond after a flood. She wiped it away only for it to return quickly.

She returned the rose to the vase, nestled snug like it needed sleep too. Her blood was still on her hand, now staining the pale green petals with droplets of red. It didn't even hurt, just made a mess. She was still bleeding.

It wouldn't be healed by morning.

Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#WIPSnips This one is far less cute than other sections....but I needed to show where Arden gets his blood supply somehow.

He handed his horse to the stable hand, a boy barely old enough to leave his parents side. Rowan was a calm stead though, used to the journey and the stables near the jailhouse. The captain of the guard was already there, in his armor and standing stiffer than an arrow.

"Earl Rosethorne," he was greeted.

"Details," he commanded.

"We were contacted by a Madam near the docks after one of her girls went missing. Matched the description of the wife and when we found the body it was mutilated in the same manner."

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

She was going to have to show him her painting when it was done. Hiding it would be a waste of energy. Pointless and foolish. She still wanted to though. It was supposed to be something to keep her busy whilst he worked. Not something for him to be thinking about.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#WIPSnips Ink well is the most interesting one I have. Communication is important with your partner and they're trying.

Because of course not, telling him a full no could put Dorin's potential matches in jeopardy. So they'd stalled, emphasized her lack of worthiness and desirability. She didn't have the beauty to make up for the lack of societal value. She would be an embarrassment to nearly anyone.

"You have me at a severe disadvantage," she admitted. "I know barely a drop compared to you."

Lord Arden lowered the letter to the desk. The parchment pure white and perfectly clean. The kind of perfection one would expect from a royal missive. He stood up without so much as shaking the ink in the well and moved through the room deliberately. Graceful and confident in equal measure. "What would my fiance wish to know?"

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#WIPSnips My male lead needs to chill out. My guy you have to wait for the wedding and that's not for another year.

He used her heartbeat as a rhythm for the dance. Their steps in time and almost in sync, hers very lightly delayed from nerves. Her hand was firm on his shoulder, gripping him tight like she was afraid he'd let her go. It was a firmer grip than her hands looked capable of.

His fiance was stronger than she let on.

He shifted his hand on her back, giving her enough time to know what he was about to do. He did not want to startle her. The changes in her heart were becoming easier to anticipate. He braced her against his arm and dipped her low. Enough that her neck was stretched out and fully exposed to him. Her erratic pulse visible under her skin and breathing unstable as she looked up at him. Soft skin and warm veins just out of reach.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#WIPSnips Mutual observation from our freshly growing couple. So cute.

The cloche was raised reveling a plate that had a fruit tart next to a steak of smoked and cured swordfish. The tart was filled with star fruit, mangoes, and strawberries glazed with guava syrup.

She looked relieved more than interested. She met his gaze. Observing him as he observed her. They both had so much to learn about each other. As researched as he was there were limits to what one could learn about someone they never truly met.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If he could keep this up and stop fumbling we might be cooking with fire over here.

"I wouldn't call myself a master by any means. I first took up the brush only seven years ago."

"Even flawed works can be masterpieces, in their own ways."

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#WIPSnips I don't want to alarm anyone, but I think he's flirting.

"Admittedly, the whole thing had slipped my mind until I came to conclusion that marrying a dhampir would solve the problems facing our realm. Perhaps your creation was an act by the spirits to help us."

She didn't feel blessed or like a blessing by forces beyond the veil. She felt sick again. She had been born an accident, doomed to forever be a footnote at best. She was not the one destined to be by any ruler's side. Miss Indigo had been more vampiric, the true blood clear in her straight black hair and fangs and tall compact frame. Her eyes the only true sign she was any part human.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#WIPSnips A longer one this time because I felt like the context helps. Being engaged is stressful.

Harriet took a cake and a sandwich. The bread was soft and the beets were cooked to tenderness with a hint of salt and sweetness she recognized as honey. He was dipping his cake into the tea. Spirits. She needed to remind herself he was a prince in all but name. His highness did most of the ruling as the king's health faltered and Lord Arden was his heir.

When they married, she would be a princess.

Maybe not in title. Maybe not even in form. But she would still need to hold herself to that standard. When the announcements were made public his highness and his wife would be there.

He took a bite of the cake without spilling either a drop or crumb. As casual as he was there was still a grace to him. A precision in his movements that felt calculated in that same effortless way her mother conducted herself. Well-practiced over decades.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#WIPSnips There aren't phones in this story so I had to make due. Names are important. (He calls her Lady Harriet.)

What shall I call you?” she asked after another moment. “I would hate to unknowingly offend.”

“Lord Arden,” he responded. “It would be a dreadful look for us to treat each other as unequal in public. It would invite rumors and worse, the belief that one or both of us could be disrespected without consequence.”

“Lord Arden,” she repeated back to him. Her voice made it soft like rose petals compared to the thorns to be feared. It was different but so was his fiance.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#WIPSnips from my vampire nobles dark romance thing. (I have a working title but not fully ready to share it.) I had a couple of good options but this was my favorite.

“Lord Arden,” she repeated back to him. Her voice made it soft like rose petals compared to the thorns to be feared. It was different but so was his fiance.

She wasn’t wearing the ring. Not yet. It wouldn’t do until the announcements could be made through formal channels. That would have to wait a month. Let the rumors of their courtship float around. Showing it had been part of the negotiations. To allow the Malstroms to fully grasp how serious his intent was. Had been from the start.

Let no one dare suggest he wasn’t anything but committed to this choice.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I need song recs for a love story that's a bit bloody. (Vampires, nobles, arranged marriages, drinking each other's blood, lots of flowers and storms imagery.)

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#WIPSnips from my romance story because I can share snippets from it without spoilers.

"And I won't be a distraction?"

Likely but not because of her pounding heart. It would be a marked improvement over being bored of merchants complaining about ship wages. And the contents of the black envelope likely involved her anyway. She didn't need to know that until he'd had a chance to read it. There was also a chance it was a reminder from Camarilla to attend the First Night ball.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Sometimes readers will latch onto characters that were never intended to be more than a tool at the best of times. Others you write a line for and just KNOW they're going to be a favorite.

"Is there something wrong with my dress?"

"Yes. It doesn't fit you. Screams of trying to force you into a different shape instead of enhancing what's already there. Amateur mistake. Makes your body look wrong. Fine materials so clearly not lacking in means. No wonder you want me to make her new ones, my lord."

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I don't wish to alarm anyone, but I might be writing a dark romance story.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I thinking Serafina's very good boy needs a name. Currently leaning towards Spike. Could even spell it with a 'y' for flavor. Thoughts?

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 28/04/2026

Repost if your account is a safe place for the trans community. 🏳️‍⚧️❤️❤️ My account is a safe place for any & all except for: Nazis, fascists, racists, homophobes, & TERFs But yes, especially in these hellish times, it is a safe place for the trans community! 🖤 Trans women are women Trans men are men

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Let's do a good ol' #writerslift post! If you know someone who recently came out with a book, or has a new book coming, share this post with their books! @ellielieberman.bsky.social. @alyssalouttit.bsky.social. @adamandrewsjohnson.bsky.social. @katthefirebender.bsky.social. #readingcommunity.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Serafina thinks humans should be allowed in the magical world. Especially if that human is married to a magical person. Definity not popular with the people in power.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Another chapter done. Word total: 64,719 Completed Chapters: 28 Expected chapters to go: Minimum 10.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Not me giving Serafina the ability to make a knife. I'm sure she will only use this for unimportant things where she's in no danger at all. Yep.

$I opened my eyes to find myself holding a single claw. Curved and rounded at one end like an unclenched finger. The other just as sharp as I remembered. The curve was less pronounced but still there. Probably nine inches long from end to end. Cloudy with my pink refracting the light of the fire into bits of light. I could see and unclear reflection of my eyes in the surface.$

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Current progress on Tower of Memories 7. To put this into perspective if the book ended here it would be the 3rd longest of the series. I'm not at the climax of this book nor have I done the epilogue. I fully expect this will be the longest book by a good chunk. 26 chapters in, let's do this.

Statistics:
Pages: 440
Words: 60,727
Characters (no spaces) 263,816
Characters (with spaces) 322,955
Paragraphs: 2,982
Lines: 9,543

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

From current WIP: “I got all kinds of propositions at your age. Most of them didn’t interest me. It’s a fine line between polite and stern enough for them to understand.”

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Describe to me your most ridonkulous WIP. 👀 I have an epic fantasy WIP series of (so far) eleven in-progress novels (like six of which are some stage of ~mostly kind of done~ and we don't even talk about the final five right now). And then there's like ... ten side novellas.

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a man sitting at a table with the words it 's a lot on his face

Alt: Seth Meyers saying, 'It's a lot.'

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Schara Reeves Press @scharareeves.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

#RandomReevesWords Today's word is: RETURN Find the FIRST instance in your WIP/ book that includes the word "return" and post below! #writingprompt #booksky #bookquotes

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 28/02/2026

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Don't mind me, just wrote a little something for Valentines/Friday the 13th. As a treat. www.patreon.com/posts/vivian...

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Vivian Intermission: Growing Daisies | Alyssa Louttit

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I'm going to be honest, getting to describe fantasy classrooms makes me happy. could I just use regular looking rooms? Sure. But we're here to have fun.

I took a deep breath as I stepped into the room. The ceiling was covered in large chunks of crystal. Not hanging down, from what I could tell either attached or growing out of the roof like stalactites. The tiles below were flat but with large veins of glittering metals. Copper and silver. The walls were layered in tan and reds like it was placed by centuries of waves and tectonic movements.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I'm writing Celica and Serafina in Alchemy class with Gorgon. Goodness I'm feeling nostalgic over here. Aww...look at how far they've come.

She was less grumbly now. But it was still Celica. "I can't believe you ditched me," she said as she sat next to me.

"I don't need to be privy to you flirting with your girlfriend."

She rolled her eyes at me. Rude considering I saved her a seat and everything. "You'd better do as well here as we did our first year."

"Do try and keeo up," I teased.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Serafina just called Celica a coward. Year 2 is when things start to get weird.

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

~NEW VIDEO~ I review The Girl In Red by @alyssalouttit.bsky.social. youtu.be/RP3BNAMT_FU #booktube. #booktuber. #readingcommunity.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Cover reveal!!! So excited to show this. Look at this awesome cover @strawburryusagi.bsky.social drew! Book 5 is stressful to read but the cover's pretty!

A boy on an orange background with spider lilies and skeletal hands behind him.

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I made a new playlist for one of the storylines in book 7. It has the vibes of like, early 2010 AMVs I think. But I like how it turned out. open.spotify.com/playlist/4Vg...

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The Duel

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Alyssa Louttit @alyssalouttit.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I have something cover shaped in my DM's for book 5. Just know that it's SO COOL.

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Joharra Harper @joharraharper.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Come and join us! We are going live for some writing sprints in one hour! Join us, write or do other stuff, and chat with us. We always have so much fun! www.youtube.com/live/AMwmmXi... @ellielieberman.bsky.social @alyssalouttit.bsky.social. #WritingCommunity. #booktube. #booktuber.

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 26/10/2025

Only a few hours left to snatch this up! Go, go, go! 😂🥰💛

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bev 🎃 @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 25/10/2025

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Yours Celestially by Al Hess
The Star-Crossed Empire by Maya Darjani
The Audacity 1 by Carmen Loup
The Thirteenth Key by Cara Nox
In the Eye of the Beholder by Beverly Anne Michel
A Designer Magick by Stefanie Carter
Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows
Structural Integrity by Tabitha O'Connell
Curse of Souls by Niranjan
The Thread That Binds by Cedar McCloud
Of Spells and Love by Odessa Silver
Courtly Love by T.D. Cloud
Song of the Wolf T.C. Smith
The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
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Blood by D.C. Hart
Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon
Inarora's Excursion by Astrid E. Abell
The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell
The Towers of Nine by Alyssa Louttit
Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson
Junk Junction by William C. Tracy

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