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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pushed through and rewrote all of chapter 7 of SB today—4600 words. But the real news is that I'm finally done with this section of the book that's given me so much trouble. I'm free! (Until my critique group reads it and tells me what's wrong with it lol) #writerlife #writingcommunity #writesky

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JQuarze 🐦 @jquarze.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It has been a while since I've drawn Astrel in her bird form [ #art #oc #ocsky ]

An art of Astrel in her bird form. She has black and red feathers, with two long tail feathers. She is swooping down. She has gold bands on both her ankles and gold jewellery on her head. The background is a simple mix of dark browns and gold. The banner is a gradient red and black with simple patterns that shows gold materials.

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RTGame 👑 @rtgame.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I've come back with the milk, in three hours from now I will be live on Twitch once again and back to REGULAR CONTENT

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Dean Devlin @electricentertainment.com · 29/07/2026

Join me on r/AMA today! Ask me anything about The Ark, Independence Day, Stargate, Leverage, The Librarians, filmmaking, or whatever's on your mind. Leave your questions now, and I'll be answering live from 2–3:30 PM PT. www.reddit.com/r/AMA/s/vyqe...

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I've reached one of those sticky spots in my novel that I've never known quite what to do with. Gotta get my characters from one place to another in a way that feels realistic but doesn't take up too much page space (this book is long enough already). I can do this! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Danielle English @kanizo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Galactic Wings ✨

Black and silver dragon with its wings spread out across a celestial sky. Their wings are a shade of various blues and purples, and scattered with stars. In the background is a golden nebula like cloud and filled with stars.

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Yulia Zhuchkova @avalach.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hey it's #PortfolioDay I'm Yulia, an illustrator for books, music album covers, games and more, with a focus on fantasy and gothic art 🐦‍⬛

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Magick | SUBATHON LIVE | ✨😈 @magickstardust.vtubers.social · 14/07/2026

Hai there I'm Magick and this is my #portfolioday post :3 I'm a digital artist, and I do spacescapes and emotes primarily, but I'm working on learning how to draw more things! If you like what you see and wanna commission me --> vgen.co/magickstardust #digitalart #art #space #emotes #vsky

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Danielle English @kanizo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm a freelance illustrator creating fantasy and celestial themed artwork. Available for freelance work and commissions! Shop, commission info and portfolio: www.Kanizo.co.uk

Digital painting of a tiger sleeping, parts of the tiger fade away into the starry background.

Spectral gryphon in a forest, standing on a fallen tree. Their wings and tail tip are slightly translucent.

Sleepy owlbear resting on a large tree/log.

Burnt out black skeletal dragon resting on a bed of lava.

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Carly A-F, freelance illustrator making dramatic textured grimy painted art for books, games, posters & more! My work's a mix of traditional media (charcoal, paint, pastels) + digital colour. Booking projects for Aug onwards 🎨 carlydraws.com ✉️ carly (@) carlydraws (.) com

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi! I'm Katie, a traditional fantasy and fine artist in the PNW. My major focus and specialty are dragons in sweeping landscapes inspired by the PNW and the places I go. Main 🎨: watercolor, gouache Prints/merch/portfolio 🌐 kamakru.com #portfolioday #fantasyart #dragons #traditionalart #watercolor

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I've written this death scene three or four times now (this was hopefully the last) and it never gets easier 😢 #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 08/07/2026

Along with all the other problems surrounding AI's infiltration into writing and publishing--including the difficulty of detection and the lack of disclosure--I think we're in for a period of AI panic where writers will increasingly be baselessly accused (see? I just used em dashes)

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Fellow authors: Without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP? "Keria only understood some of what her father and the healer, Herro, said as they spoke in rough, hushed tones outside the half-closed door."

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I've just completed my biggest editing project to date: a copyedit on a three-book romantasy series. Whew! Now for a little break before I tackle a beta-reading project. #amediting #freelanceeditor #editor #writingcommunity

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BGHawes @bghawes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Warcry Character portrait commission. A more aggressive piece focused on expression, scale structure, and raw presence. #dragon #dragonart #fantasyart #creaturedesign #monsterart #digitalart #commission #dragonportrait

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Anchorage Man @sethpartnow.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

So, @edzitron.com ate his Wheatties this morning

LLMs impress the writers who do not want to write, the coders who don't want to code, the researchers who don't want to research, and the lawyers that don't want to actually understand case law. Those that desperately tell you how powerful Al is and that you simply must use it are looking for you to validate their own laziness or distaste for effort, and those who are impressed with LLMs' outputs tend to be people with low standards.

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witchy raerae 👍🧙🏻‍♀️ ❌👑 @rachaelnevins.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

“Use AI to brainstorm but not to write.” “Use AI to help you outline but not to write.” These are commonly proposed as “ethical” ways for undergrad students to use AI, but I’m sorry, brainstorming & outlining are just as integral to writing as the actual construction of sentences.

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

hello again, #PortfolioDay! I'm Torres, a freelance artist and illustrator. I love medieval fantasy, fairy tales and whimsical vibes. I'm always on the lookout for new projects in book publishing, TTRPGs or TCGs 🔸Portfolio: ddbtorres.carrd.co 🔸E-mail: torres.ddb@gmail.com

a mock cover of the Prophet's Paradise, a collection of poems by Robert W. Chambers using the illustration Sleeper.
"Sleeper" is an Illustration of a chimera-like being; her head and torso are that of a human with long flowing hair whilst the rest of her body is that of a grouse or pheasant, covered in fur and wings wide open; the tail is snake-like.
She stands in darkness, a faint golden halo around her head and torso

a red squirrel knight, with body armor and a cape, holding a lance in one hand and standing on its hind legs, with a golden halo aroung its upper torso and head.

the beast (from beauty and the beast), appearing in the middle of a dense rose-bush foliage, gently holding a tiny bird in its huge paws and looking at it with tenderness. the castle tower can be seen in the distance.

toe-thrasher, a rat lord wearing a royal mantle made of white fur, thrashing in the middle of a swamp in its hind legs and holding a black flail. in the swamp, there are numerous yellow eyes

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Željka Dobraš @dzeljka.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hey #portfolioday! I am Željka and, I like painting and I'd love to do more of it 💖 dzeljka.artstation.com zeljka.d92@gmail.com

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Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Artwork I painted for the novel "Sister of the Lake" by Olga Ptitseva + sketches

Young adult woman with seaweed shaped hair drifting in a body of water as spooky green hands grip at her from beneath the water

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Sad to hear of John Flanagan's passing. I'm deeply fond of the Ranger's Apprentice series, which really scratched that itch for sneaky, hooded archers. The books have humor and heart and are just a lot of fun to read, and I so adore the characters. Thanks for the memories, Mr. Flanagan ❤️

A set of book series by John Flanagan: The Brotherband Chronicles and The Ranger's Apprentice, with Book 1: The Ruins of Gorlan in front.

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Dean Devlin @electricentertainment.com · 17/03/2026

Season 2 teaser just dropped 📚 The adventure is only getting bigger. Coming soon to @TNTDrama #TheLibrarians

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.

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Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Cover reveal time! An adult science fiction novel tinged with horror, about the crew of a small warship in a relatively near future where humans hitch rides to the stars on sentient star-faring mountain ranges called Massifs. Can be pre-ordered at the usual places, *please* do so. Thank you.

Three covers of my novel MASSIF. The UK and Australian ones have a photo-realistic approach, the US one is illustrative. All feature a seated figure looking up at a mountain range ascending into space. US cover illustration by Matt Griffon. UK cover by blacksheep.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#Febchantment day 27 I'm excited to create stories in a world where everyone has magic of some kind. It's not limited to certain people, you don't have to go to school to learn it, and there are no tools required to use it. Everyone just has it innately. It's a fun system to play around with.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

#Febchantment day 26 I'll define strength as a user's proficiency and familiarity with their magic. Strongest: Solan, a player with unnatural magic who can create illusions. Weakest: Probably most of Keria's Tribe friends, since they don't use their magic (or at least claim not to).

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

#Febchantment day 25 At the time of Sacred Bell, all anyone knows for sure is that their grandparents were born into a world without magic, and now magic is everywhere. No one knows where it came from or why, though many theories are beginning to emerge.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

#Febchantment day 24 In the time during which my novel is set, there are no schools or formal ways of learning magic, so Keria learns how to use her magic the same way everyone else does: through practice. Whether she wants to or not.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

#Febchantment day 23 Everyone in Sacred Bell can use magic. How much it affects them depends on what exactly they can do, but for most the impact is pretty small. For Keria, however, her magic completely changes her life, and a lot of bad ways, but some good as well.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#Febchantment day 22 In Sacred Bell, the story would not happen if it weren't for magic, as it's Keria's discovery of her magic and her attempts to learn and understand it that shape the plot and her character. But the resolution of the story relies on her own growth rather than on her magic.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Writing's all fun and games until you find yourself deliberately finding the worst ways to hurt your characters by using their own flaws (which you have given them) against them. #justwriterthings

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

#Febchantment day 20 This is surprisingly hard for me to give an interesting answer to because most magic in Fife *is* mundane, so everyday life is affected by magic in some way. Many people can replace some small tasks with a magical equivalent, but traditional skills haven't been lost.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#WIPSnips subtle I *may* have added the word "subtle" to this snippet for this prompt BUT that's because the prompt made me realize that I absolutely should use "subtle" somewhere in this wip 😅

One evening, Grandfather Casper gathers us around a bush. At first all I see are its delicate, twining branches mottled in shades of brown, but then he draws our attention to a tiny bud at the end of one of those branches. I draw in a breath.

"Mark this color," Grandfather Casper intones, "for it is the most pervasive of them all. It is called 'green,' and you will see it often and in many shades. It may seem harmless and subtle now, but when it covers all the earth you may become disoriented and easily lost."

Signs of Spring

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#Febchantment day 19 Because everyone has magic, every aspect of culture has been touched in some way. One specific affect is that, except in specific circumstances, bodies are typically burned instead of buried in order to prevent them being raised from the dead against their will.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

#Febchantment day 18 Feeling like a broken record now lol, but it ✨depends✨ The benefits of many magics are obvious; for instance water-based magic can be invaluable in the desert. But even those who can't benefit from their own magic directly can find a way to make money from it.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

#Febchantment day 17 This depends on location and what era of magic we're in. Very few magics well ever be outright outlawed, and never permanently, but throughout history some may be frowned upon, restricted, or banned in certain parts of Fife depending on the culture and perspective at the time.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#Febchantment day 16 Arguably (since they aren't human and don't have magic as defined in the rest of Fife), the gods of the Sea Kingdom have the most powerful use of magic. They can influence any number of mereen (mermaids) at any given time, and some are powerful enough to influence other gods.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

#Febchantment day 15 Natural magic works within the bounds of nature and draws power from nature itself. Unnatural magic works outside the bounds of nature and draws power from the users themselves. But some magics defy such definitions and can't be neatly classified one way or the other.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#WIPSnips serious Going to Sacred Bell for this one.

Kal finally tightened the last strap on his overstuffed knapsack. He looked at Keria again, his face very serious. "It's up to you to take care of your mother while I'm gone."

"By myself? What about Herro?"

Kal's face hardened. "Herro's given up. We can't trust him now. But you and I haven't given up, have we?" He waited until Keria shook her head. "Good. You take care of your mother, Keria, and I'll be back soon."

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#Febchantment day 13 Magic most often goes wrong when someone doesn't know what they can do in the first place. Especially in Fife's early history, most people discover their magic by accident, and depending on what your magic is, the consequences can range from mildly bad to catastrophic.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

#Febchantment day 12 Mastery is highly subjective, since even two people with similar magic may have different levels of power or different ways to express that power. Mastery, then, is about knowing what your magic can do and your ability to use it without unintended consequences.

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Great meetup with my critique group today. I love being a part of such a supportive and encouraging group of writers. ❤️❤️

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Amaris @amarisfarr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

#Febchantment day 11 The biggest limitation is that most magic is mundane. Most people can only do one or two very small things, like light a candle with conjured fire or levitate an object the size of their hand. It's rare to have great power, and such magics come with unique consequences.

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