Reading comps as an author is a great way to figure out if you're working in the right genre.
- The Refinement: "Ah yes, mhm, these look enjoyable."
- The Ariad: "Oh hey that looks neat."
- Final Girl: O.O "GIVE TO ME" (& cracking up at the audiobooks while kneading bread)
#booksky
![Excerpt from The Refinement: Mercury by Rachel E. Tell:
The figure dropped to the ground on all fours, its wings falling to either side, limp and useless. And it screamed. It was like the distant roar that sounded while the energies fought inside of [Redacted name], but this was unleashed, enraged, and very much here. The figure’s face was like [Redacted name]'s but twisted into a mask of fury and hatred, mouth too wide, limbs now distorted, too thin, too long. And there were patches of blackened, charred skin, rimmed in red that slowly expanded.
Like a fallen angel, a demon summoned from the depths of hell, it started crawling, four limbs moving quick, insect-like, leaving scorch marks on the floor. It rushed straight for [Redacted name], dragging its dead wings behind it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5vpyhy4ghy6ija5jt6lwv4hl/bafkreigkuumagv3bg5keirpiooyhbawgaqs5ilj46egexfq4gwnnw2bq44)
