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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#WIPSnips 10/06: 'lunch' instead of 'rice' WIP: My Second Life As The Villainous Rose Duchess #writingcommunity #writesky

Our cook has prepared a wonderful lunch, and the garden is beautifully decorated
with plants from my greenhouses. There is music, dancing, party games, and all of the guests
seem to be having a good time.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon: 'dark' in place of 'foreboding'. WIP: My Second Life As The Villainous Rose Duchess (Reincarnated as the Unlovable Villainess actual play). #writingcommunity #queerwriters #writesky

I excuse myself and make my way to a booth that is tucked away in a dark corner at the back of
the tavern. Claudia is waiting for me there. She gestures for me to sit with her, and I oblige while
trying to keep respectful distance. Of course, Claudia isn’t having that and leans in closer to me
before she speaks.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#WIPSnips 10/02: 'drop' on place of 'dent'. WIP: My Second Life As The Villainous Rose Duchess (Reincarnated as the Unlovable Villainous actual play) #writingcommunity #writesky #wip #amwriting

My heart drops. I am terrified that I may already
be too late to stop the wheels of the story. Their conversation seems to be tense, but that’s to be
expected at this point in the game. This is when the sexual tension between them would bubble
over, but I can’t let that happen

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy October! It's a new month, which means it is time for me to get maybe a little over ambitious with my goals for the month. Wish me luck and let me know what your October plans are!

A piece of note paper with fold lines on it against a background image of pumpkins. A header line on the note paper reads "Monthly Goals". Beneath that, a cursive script reads "Hello October!", followed by a numbered list that reads "01. Release hero duet collection, 02. Plan my novel project, 03. Finish short story, 04. Finish one of my crafting wips, 05. Read more, 06. Update ko-fi page". A footer at the bottom reads "IslandersCaper".

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#WIPSnip 10/01: 'injured' for 'injury' WIP: WrestlingBrands I knew immediately this was going to be the one that came up when i search my drafts for this word. 😅 #writingcommunity #writesky #ttrpg #ttrpgdesign #wip

Wrestling is a dangerous business. No matter how carefully planned a match is or how many
times you’ve practiced a move, something can always go wrong. You won’t be surprised when it
happens, but your character could end up getting seriously injured and needing to be removed
from active play. If this happens, you can create and introduce a new character to play, you can
continue as a supporting character that has already been introduced, or you can keep playing
without a character, asking and answering questions and participating in the games that call for
an audience

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#WIPSnips 09/23: replacing tumble with stumble. WIP: My Sceond Life As The Villainous Rose Duches (Reincarnated as the Unlovable Villainess actual play) #writingcommunity #writesky

I keep my mouth shut and give a little curtsy, apologizing for any delay that I
caused. I guess my headache is affecting my balance, though, because I stumble a little as I
rise up. Harley steps forward to brace me, which I am grateful for

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My contribution to this year's @desertbus.org craftalong is officially done and in the mail!

A double sided handknit scarf depicting the pla teary symbols from sailor moon

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#WIPSnips 08/17: "dark" I am actually a bit surprised that this is the only use of it so far in my portal fantasy game.

Each session on this game covers a short adventure in a location threatened by danger,
darkness, and instability. This location is known as a World.
The purpose of Worlds is to present brief, easily digestible material for The Keeper to use for a
fun session of play -- everything the group needs for the session is included in the World
materials.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

My tutoring student is aging out of the program soon, so she and her mom brought me a Tim Horton's gift card and a beanie baby hippo today. I guess for all the times she liked to make my job difficult, she can be a sweet kid.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

undertale.jadenthejaded.uk I guess this feels correct. Especially with the top three being so close.

Perseverance 79%
Bravery 74%
Kindness 73%
Patience t4%
Integrity 48%
Justice 34%
Determination 33%

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#WIPSnips 08/12: "heartbreak" More newsletter work today, including some recapping of what I've been up to in games I am playing. Rilla has been have a rough run recently.

My character, Rilla, has been going through a falling out with her main suitor after finding out that his inheritence had been tied to their courtship, learning this also isn't the first relationship of her's that someone has manipulated in a similar manner, learning the real reason for her break up wth her ex-girlfriend was related to their friendship also being part of a business deal, and realizing how little her ex trusted her after finding out that information.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Happy #WriterShareWednesday! My next newsletter will be going out on Friday, featuring updates on a few of my wips and some discussion on my current writing progress and what seems to be working for me. Subscribe here: islanderscaper.kit.com/152bfe6457

With the Paragon game, I have been working on figuring out how to write the worlds that the players will visit. I am aiming to have a mix of worlds based on public domain stories and a couple of original settings, much like the Kingdom Hearts games that greatly inspired this project.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#WIPSnips 08/11: "test I'm working on my next newsletter issue today. No use of the word test, but here is a little bit of me talking about what I am currently trying to work out in ine of my projects.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#WIPSnips 08/10: A little vibes based snip from my Lady of Shalott solo game draft. I spent some time this morning working on the prompts for this game and refining how I want to present them. #writingcommunity #writesky #ttrpgdesign

The Heirophant represents mercy, compassion, and possibly a need for
conformity or approval. You
have a strong desire to a part
of the world outside your tower, and perhaps some strong self loathing for the fact that you cannot be. Can you offer any mercy or compassion to yourself? Or, perhaps, to the individual that cursed you?

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#WIPSnips 07/09 From Rose Duchess. Our villainess ships these two so much and can't help but clock them immediately. #writingcommunity #writesky #solottrpg #soloactualplay

Penelope in particular has had her dance
card pretty full since the night started, but I can see they way she keeps stealing glances at
Parker from across the ballroom. I know they want to dance together, but neither of them will
make a move, for fear of Giselle or Wallace and Courtney’s reaction.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

#WIPSnips 07/07: No quarter in any of my wips, but here is section in my arthuriana journalling game. #writingcommunity #writesky #ttrpgdesign

You will start weaving a tapestry from the top left corner of your grid. Turn over this card and
refer to the Reflections section of this guide for its meaning. In your notebook, write about what
you see from your tower and how you are weaving it into your tapestry. Think about how what
you see makes you feel and what you would do if you could be a part of it.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’m so excited that I get to share the cover for SPIKES, DICE & OTHER VARIABLES with you all today SPIKES, DICE & OTHER VARIABLES by @harperkinsley.bsky.social releases on September 15, 2026 from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social! #asexualbooks #illustratedcover #2026debuts #romancebook #yaromance

Cover for Spikes, Dice and Other
Variables.Two teenagers sitting in a
classroom with a purple and yellow color
scheme. On the left, a white girl with long,
wavy blonde hair sits cross-legged on a
yellow desk, wearing a teal hoodie. She is
holding a volleyball and gazing
thoughtfully at the boy to her right. On the
right, a white boy with tousled brown hair
and black-rimmed glasses is dressed in a red sweater. He is smiling, looking at the
girl The title "SPIKES, DICE, & OTHER
VARIABLES" is prominently featured at
the top in bold, yellow lettering. Below
this, "Harper Kinsley" appears in the
bottom left corner.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

#wipsnips 06/06: a wrestling ring is kind of like a stadium, and it sure pops up a lot in WrestlingBrands! #writingcommunity #writesky

Some rivalries play out just as much outside the ring as inside of it. In this segment, one of you
jumps another backstage, starting a fight that takes place throughout the hallways, parking lots,
and back rooms of the venue.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/30: no tournaments in anything at the moment, but here is event in Rose Duchess! #writingcommunity #writesky

Now in her early 20s and considered a fully grown adult, this is the first time
that Giselle is hosting an event solo, without the oversight of her stepmother, Courtney
Pearlshire. Thankfully, all the preparations seem to have taken place before I took over this
body, so all I have to do is approve some flower placements.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/26: I wish I had more of Claudia's scenes edited. She is one of my favourite characters. #writingcommunity #writesky

Ms. Claudia Brownmoore (she/her) is a merchant with a feared reputation. While nothing has
ever been proven, it has long been rumoured that she has criminal connections, and she has
done little to dispel such gossip. She starts the game off feigning affection for Giselle, as the two
of them often do business together, but she falls in love with Penelope at first sight and
eventually helps get Giselle out of the picture so that Penelope can take her place. She has an
outgoing personality.
Claudia has tan skin, fox-like ears and tail, long red hair, and green eyes.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Instagram pushing ARC calls to me is turning into a problem 😅 But this one just seemed so my vibe that I couldn't turn it down. #currentlyreading #booksky

Cover of The Vanishing Bride by Mimi Gunn

Trope list for The Vanishing Bride by Mimi Gunn. Includes: regency romance, secret garden vibes, hurt x comfort, marriage of convenience, romantic suspense, second chance, it's always been you, he c*mes in his pants, secret child, widower mmc, cat and mouse play

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

#wipsnips 06/16: No oaks in particular, but we have a couple of Rose Duchess scenes set in the forest. #writingcommunity #writesky

Despite how dangerous the forest can be, it is also one of the best places to get plants that are
harder to grow in the greenhouses, so Giselle has been braving it for years. Penelope, always eager for a chance to go riding, insists on accompanying me during the trip, with our guards a
slight ways back for protection.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/15: Going with age instead of era today! This is actually immediately before one of the snips I shared last week. #WritingCommunity #Writesky

“We’re the same age.” Penelope confirms my suspicion. “I don’t know why Mother and Wallce
insist on claiming I’m still a teenager. I guess they didn’t want us competing in society, maybe?”
I roll my eyes. “If that was the goal, it clearly didn’t work.”

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/11: No gripe, sp let's go with object in this snip from Rose Duchess. #writingcommunity #writesky

“Miss Pearlshire,” he bows. “I don’t suppose you’d honour me with the first spot on your dance
card tonight?”
I can see Penelope hesitating as Wallace prepares to object, but I jump in before he gets the
chance.
“It would be terribly rude to deny the host a dance if he requests one, Penelope.”

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I haven't played this one yet, but I guess I can see how this fits.

Final fantasy resonance results. Score of 90 for notes Lucas caelum.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Book Mail! I got some little gifts for being on the ARC team for Down Home by Cristina Santos. I think the pig sticker is my favourite.

A paperback copy of the book Down Home by Cristina Santos, a bookmark and postcard showing g the book's cover art, and a selection of stickers. One sticker is of a pig, one is a movie ticket, and one is a medication bottle.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/09: No warmth specifically, so I am going with "friendlier" and some warmer vibes between Penelope and Giselle for today. #WritingCommunity #Writesky

“No, it clearly didn’t.” she agrees. “But you have been friendlier, or late.”
“I guess I just realized I was taking my resentment out on the wrong person. You didn’t ask for
this life.” It’s the same reason I gave at the tea party, but without the tacked on excuse.
“Well, I am very much enjoying you allowing me to be your friend, finally.” Penelope smiles. “And
in the name of friendship, can we agree to keep my little outburst between us?”

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/07: Went with some similar vibes to what I used a few days ago. Giselle, once again, doing her best to guide the plot in her favour. #WritingCommunity #Writesky

With my push, Penelope accepts Parker’s offer and Wallace is forced into silende to not
embarass himself. As the music starts up Penelope and Parker take to the floor, and I suggest
to Harley that we should join them. I only have a few days left to convinced them not to trick me
into losing my title so they can chase Penelope instead, so I am hoping that the combination of
seeing her with Parker and my efforts to charm them will pay off.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon: Here is a short piece taken from the character profiles at the start of Rose Duchess. Poor Parker just can't seem to catch a break from Penelope's family. #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity #Writesky

He has been in love with Penelope for
years, and the feelings seem to be reciprocated, but Wallace and Courtney have much higher
aspirations for a match for Penelope and have forbidden the pair of them from courting.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/05: We're going a bit more on vibes today. Giselle (or our avatar as Giselle, more specifically) is trying to steer the plot a little bit from the start. #writingcommunity #writesky

I cut him off. “What my parents don’t know, won’t hurt anyone.” I gesture around the room,
showing Wallace and Courtney aren’t anywhere in sight. Parker seems skeptical, at first, like he
is expecting this to be a set up. I can’t blame him for that, given how Giselle normally treats him.
I can’t bring myself to do the same, though. I’d rather try to help push the two of them together
one more time.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/03: No nectar, but there are definitely a lot of flower references to come in Rose Duchess. Like...a lot lol. #writingcommunity #writesky

Thankfully, all the preparations seem to have taken place before I took over this
body, so all I have to do is approve some flower placements.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/02: I'm going with already instead of ready today. Here is a little bit from the very beginning of my Reincarnated As The Unlovable Villainess playthrough. #writingcommunity #writesky #writers

I open my eyes and confirm what my other senses had already expected: this is definitely not
my hospital bed

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#WIPSnips 06/01: "loss" No loss (except for inside of other words), so here is "lose" instead. From the end of a scene and the description of the mechanical consequences in my Reincarnated As The Unlovable Villainess playthrough. #WritingCommunity #writesky

Penelope has some very conflicted feelings about it. She rides ahead to exit the conversation,
and I lose 1 heart with her.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

#WIPSnips 05/15: 'title' Definitely a few instances of this in my very regency inspired playthrough of Reincarnated As The Unlovable Villainess. Here is the description of one of the bad endings from the game my character was reincarnated into.

Giselle has been
shirking her duties at the Rose Duchess for far too long, having become obsessed with
her one sided feud with Penelope. She has not been representing herself as a
noblewoman well, and has failed to respond to the Crown’s request for aid from her
herbalism practice one too many times. She is captured, striped her title, and left to face
her punishment as Penelope is appointed the new Rose Duchess in her place.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

#Mememay: Going off course a bit today. This isnt for one of my wips, but more my current Good Society character, Rilla, because this just seems to be the vibe around her right now. 😂

Hello Kitty giving a peace sign. Text reads "Imagine hating me and I'm just over here like"

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I've been working on editing my "Reincarnates as the Unlovable Villainess" playthrough this week! Juggling it with the new job has been a bit slow going, but I am making some progress. I also made this calendar graphic for tracking the days. (I need to fix this to just be 30 days lol) #wipwednesday

A 31 day calendar with red squares on days 10, 14, 19, 20, 26, and 27. There is a pink x covering day 1. It is surrounded by roses on either side.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

#WIPSnips 05/12: 'believe' No believe in this edit so far, but I thought this use of think made a very funny substitute. #writingcommunity #writesky

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

#WIPSnips 05/11: 'nothing' This week I am primarily focusing on editing my "Reincarnated As The Unlovable Villainess!?" playthrough for my ko-fi series. This snip comes from what will be the first blog post in the series, and is part of the character introductions. #WritingCommunity #Writers

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#WIPSnips 05/06: No premium, but this description of one of the factions in WrestlingBrands gives the right vibes to me. #writingcommunity #writers #ttrpg #ttrpgdesign #ttrpgdesigner

The Global Wrestling Alliance, or GWA, is the longest running and most successful wrestling promotion there is. This is the show almost every wannabe wrestler dreams of being on, and the first one that will come to mind for most people when the topic of professional wrestling comes up. They’ve ruled the industry for decades, but some questionable business decisions and a struggle to keep up with the changing times has made room for some other promotions to start gaining momentum. GWA is still at the top of the heap for now, but the competition is heating up and they will do whatever they can to maintain their dominance of the wrestling world.

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Kelsey Lynn Clarey 📚🎲🧶 @islanderscaper.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

#WIPSnips 05/05: No empire that I could find, but here is kingdom in my Lady of Shalott themed journalling game! #writingcommunity #writesky #ttrpg #ttrpgdesigner

The Fool
“Or long-haired page in crimson clad”

A young page, making their way to and from the Kingdom on their daily tasks.

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