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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It is time for us to bother the Grand Archivist with another curious question. This time about the gods. Why was Therrea the Earth Mother capable of creating life naturally, but not her sister Undalas, the ocean goddess? #writing #WritingCommunity #worldbuilding

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Let us pose another question to the Grand Archivist who has so patiently entertained queries. And who will continue to do so for any curious young minds with queries and questions of their own. Now, Grand Archivist, what do Starseers DO with their gifts? #writing #WritingCommunity #Worldbuilding

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Another question for my #WIP Song of the Stars, posed to the illustrious Grand Archivist, Selwyn Beltayne ("That Old Geezer" to the Emerald Tower apprentices). Today's question is this: Are there different tiers of how skilled people with Starsight are? #writing #WritingCommunity #worldbuilding

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A fourth day of questions about Song of the Stars. Let us answer one more. A truly interesting question has crossed my desk, and I think the Grand Archivist has an answer. How far does Starsight extend if Starseers cannot see beyond our realm? #writing #WritingCommunity #worldbuilding

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Interestingly, a question was asked on one of my posts last night that I had actually been intending to address today! the next question on my bestie's list was this: Are there any drawbacks of Starsight? And the Grand Archivist has an answer for you! #writing #WritingCommunity #Worldbuilding

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today, we'll be addressing a second question about the world of my #wip novels, Song of the Stars. Last time, we covered the question "What is Starsight?" Today, I'll be answering another question about this gift. How common is Starsight? #writing #WritingCommunity #worldbuilding

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Alright, today I start a new writing challenge to revitalize my motivation and enthusiasm. A hundred days of answering lore questions about Song of the Stars. My best friend has given me ten to start with, so here's the first for today. What is Starsight? #writing #WritingCommunity #worldbuilding

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

These plush dragonlings were found under the protection of a mighty night fury, the great and powerful overlord of the Free Range Nerds who deigned to bring their sovereign to #GameConCanada this past weekend. Can you find all eight little dragons?

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Side-quest - Dragon Hunt The Familiar Found this adorable little guy hanging out on a comfy shoulder at the Kids at Heart booth at #GameConCanada on Saturday He and his dragon-tamer mistress were the first of many dragon sighting over the course of the day! May all familiars find worthy homes!

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

T'was Saturday morn when I first encountered the mysterious die on my way to GameCon. Left abandoned to the whims of fate, I rescued this tiny trinket from the wilds of the realm's public transit and now wonder from whence it came. Tell me, from where do you think this mysterious fate-weaver came?

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This weekend was spent networking, breaking games, witnessing the reunion of industry legends, and catching up with friends in the games industry. I'd planned to be posting live during the #NAGIS and #GameConCanada events, but the wifi at the EXPO Centre decided to play hide and seek with me.

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Despite the storm moving in over the city, it's a delight to finally be done with errands and have my hat back But look at what the wind did to it, the poor thing... Hopefully those looking to see a witch at #GameConCanada will get to see her standing upright, not flying away like this afternoon.

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Some love from Mindy the Musing Mage this Beltane as my time in tech school finally comes to a successful close. May your friends know all your love, and your enemies tremble at your name. And may you always catch your dragons sleeping. #art #animation #digitalart #illustration

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A couple more cute little emotes that I illustrated for my #Twitch channel. Fortunately, the second gets a lot more use than the first, otherwise I might be concerned about my community. #art #digitalart #illustration

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Spent three and a half hours working on this on stream. Turns out that I work faster and harder in front of a crowd. Who knew? I'm definitely happy with how this beauty turned out considering sculpting is definitely not my forte. #art #digitalsculpting #3Dmodeling

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A couple more emotes that were requested by my viewers. A wolf with a witch hat, and a baby Krogan for my Mass Effect fans. With this, I've finally caught up on my emote requests! And this brought my channel up to having 26 emotes and 4 bits badges! #art #digitalart #illustration

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

To make everyone's day a little brighter, have a new cheese-snacking emote that I made for one of my #Twitch mods and most dedicated supporters. These are the stills I made in Adobe Illustrator before shoving them into After Effects for animation. Love you Moxie! 😘 #art #digitalart #illustration

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A couple of new emotes that we've added to the Musing Mage #Twitch channel! They're both animated on stream and despite how hard it is to draw hands, I'm rather proud of how these came out. #art #digitalart #illustration

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Did some wonderful work on a couple of new emotes today as per requests made by a couple of very special viewers. We now have a Raspberry Witch and a Brazilian Mindy requested by Berri and Flavio!

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I also made some beautiful little bits badges that came out even better than I hoped. I'm considering making a whole line of D20 style badges in the full and unrestrained rainbow and possibly even expand into fantasy and nature themes. #art #digitalart #illustration #Twitch

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Yesterday, in honour of Balor, my Hero of Ferelden's mabari, I made a new emote. This little cutie made his first appearance on stream this morning and he's been a VERY good boy. #art #digitalart #illustration #Twitch #DragonAgeOrigins #DragonAge

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A new loot goblin emote for #Twitch since I have many loot goblins in my channel. Including myself, of course. If you're not a loot goblin, are you really playing an RPG? #art #digitalart

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Made a new webcam frame for Twitch today. Quite proud of how my sketches translated to Illustrator. And yes, that IS Mindy's hat. #art #digitalart #graphicdesign

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I thought to myself "how could I make a spinning hourglass better?" By making it glow, of course! Here's the second #Twitch emote I animated during the winter holidays. I've got both a static and animated version with both more and less beautiful glow. #digitalart #animation #illustration #art

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Cooked this little beauty up during the winter holidays in Illustrator and AfterEffects. Thought it might make for a nice #Twitch emote. I'm rather pleased with how it turned out, both the static and animated ones. Only a couple dozen more emotes to go! #digitalart #graphicdesign #illustration #art

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Had a good stream tonight, despite Dragon Age deciding to be very retro and crash repeatedly on my beautiful beefy PC. Going to be live at 11 AM EST (Jan 13th) with Sims 4 if anyone wants to drop in and say hi. Have a wonderful and magical day. #Twitch #Sims4

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Here's my chat's favourite meme from yesterday's Dragon Age: Origins stream. #gaming #DragonAge #Twitch

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Well, it's been a while since I last posted anything on social media. Took some time for myself to finish out my school semester, had a quiet winter break, did some animating, did some gaming. Met my teachers for this semester, and launched my streaming on Twitch. I feel accomplished! Have a witch!

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Here, a shot of what I think is page 31 of my rough draft of my manuscript. It's an emotional moment for my MC, given that...well, I think I'll let all of you try to figure out what's going on now. 😉 #indieauthors #BookSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

And now we come to the Feast of Samhain, the beginning of the winter months and a time of rest. Cozy up with a blanket, a book, and something warm. And just...give yourself time to breathe, to relax, to recharge. And maybe enjoy this holiday card I made in Illustrator. #WitchSky #PaganSky

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I've finally unburied myself from most of my assignments and projects until the end of the month (with only one left that needs any sort of working on). So, I've decided that today is going to be a day of relaxation and creativity. #poetry #writing #WriteSky

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

💖I made this in Adobe Illustrator tonight for a friend of mine who is having her birthday today. Now, I'm putting it out there to send the wishes out into the world for her on her special day before her music livestream tonight.💖 #art #digitalart #illustration

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

In the #writing of this poetry, I had to grapple with the difference between historical accounts and performance #poetry. While the poem/lyrics (if it's being performed spoken or as a full bardic performance) might sound nice when they rhyme, their historical accuracy...may not be quite there.

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Part 6 to the Lay of Karthalan. The final stand of Averath and Karthalan is where this poem started to show its true colours. Crimson blood and golden flame, as the king of the dragons and the champion of the giants go to battle one last time. #writing #poetry #BookSky #WIP

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Here's a hot take on #writing concerning a small web of spin-offs from my current #WIP and how my once small fictional universe continues to expand across its 3000 year human-recorded history I brainstorm best when I get angry. And the more ethically and morally bankrupt, the better my inspiration.

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Dissatisfaction with something I've written is one of the biggest challenges I face in writing. Often, I find myself wondering if words can truly describe the wondrous things I can see. Sometimes, words fall short. Other times, they inspire. #poetry #writing #BookSky #WIP

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Well, this thing is AI, which means that it's only really good as a concept reference (its lovely, but the front angles, as expected, aren't quite right). This is sort of the idea I had for the landscape? Or, at least the colour palette and general arrangement is. (Yes, there's multiple moons).

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Actually, THESE are the concepts I mentioned. I put these together in Adobe Illustrator, playing around with shapes and borders and colour palettes.

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I've been working on some rough layouts for the composition of a book cover tonight for my #WIP. Nothing fancy, nothing done in illustrator, just REALLY rough sketches so that I can get an idea of how to orient everything for the actual design. #art #conceptart #BookSky

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Tonight, I decided to practice drawing cliffs for the first time. I figured that since I'm designing my own cover for my #WIP, then I might as well get started doing the concept art for my landscapes. I tried a few different techniques, but if anyone has advice, I'd appreciate tips. #art #BookSky

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Part 4 of the Lay of Karthalan. Sometimes, my writing surprises me. I'll be plodding along, following a plot thread, or a character arc, or even a bit of poetry. Suddenly, the plot takes over, or a character decides that they suddenly feel like being INTERESTING. #writing #BookSky #poetry

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The Lay of Karthalan - Part 3 One of the creative choices that I made with the worldbuilding for my novels, my current #WIP was to go Celtic-themed instead of Norse. #writing #poetry #BookSky

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Let's have some more concept art from my #WIP. A favourite instructor of mine told us to NEVER use lens flares in Illustrator (I think something terrible hurt her and that makes me very sad.) However! I have found the appropriate place in Illustrator for lens flares! #art #digitalart #BookSky

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Today, I felt another wonderful creative spark. The economy is pretty central to a lot of worldbuilding, whether you're writing a series of novels or designing a video game. So, I've had coinage on the brain lately. #art #digitalart #AdobeIllustrator #BookSky

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

When I started rewriting Song of the Stars, I wasn't prepared for the questions I had to ask myself about how society itself evolves.

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

When I was younger, writing a story felt…so simple. Have a good story, make good characters, follow a plot. ABSOLUTELY make sure that there are no plot holes, often seen by readers as the result of tired authors or lazy writing. I enjoyed it, I did. Then, there was so much more. #writing #BookSky

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The second part to the Lay of Karthalan. Here, the tension between the giants and the fae only just begins to rise, for never before have the two peoples found themselves face to face. #BookSky #poetry

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

And after a few hours of work, I now have 4 concept options. I have deep purple options for the night sky, and I have purple to blue options to reflect the environment that the main character finds himself in. These are still concept pieces. But thoughts are welcome. #art #BookSky #graphicdesign

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The Musing Mage - Writer. Gamer. Witch. Dungeon Master. @musing-mage.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Alright, I now have three versions of my book spins and I'm very happy with the progression. The first version has the moons shadowed. The second version has cutouts to make the moons crescents. The third version foregoes the golden border. I wonder which is best. #art #graphicdesign #BookSky

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