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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

i did words last night...just not contributions to my WIP. instead i worked on more pieces for my author journal. productive but also not productive...hmmm. productive words tonight perhaps, about to meet one of the MCs best friends for the first time!! 🥺

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

i need the work day to end so i can go back to writing down my hallucinations smh #writesky #writingcommunity #writing

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

me to me: so like how we gonna introduce the headmistress in this re-write? me to me: have her vault over a security barrier at an airport without batting an eyelid me to me: yeah that tracks #writesky #writingcommunity #writing #downwiththekids

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Dog Jumps Over Chain Link Fence

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Week 1 of April complete! Two chapters ticked off my goal board ✨ #writesky #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

#WIPSnips Kirsi gets a generous gift into her Voyage account and since the conversion rates out of the account are sooooo bad she might as well find something to spend it on. There's definitely not an ulterior motive to this gift - nope not at all. Don't read into it. 🤪🫡 #amwriting #writesky

Kirsi smiled. “We’re gonna go explore the main atrium, right Antos?”
Antos gave her a long-suffering look. “She says that like it’s not a multi-day mission.”
Knax snorted. “You can’t have explored it all last time you were onboard. It’s good fun down there, never feels too crowded. I’m guessing your ‘welcome aboard’ gift is already burning a hole in your pockets?” Knax says with a grin, his eyes flicking to the General.
Kirsi blinked. “Wait, what?”
“Check your Voyage accounts,” Knax said, almost smugly. “You got your accounts set up right?”
Antos scrambled to pull out his phone and swiped through to the Voyage app. A low whistle escaped him. “Whoa.”
Kirsi’s eyes widened as she read her own screen. Gwen and Klein had sent then with some spending money before their Academy grants came in for the year. She thought it would be enough to get a couple of pieces of clothing and maybe a few bits stationery if she budgeted well enough. But now… “Oh-” The breath left her lungs, her ears felt warm as she looked at the figure in her account.
“I’d spend all of it if I were you, conversion rates out of the Voyage accounts aren’t too pleasant...I’m sure you’ll figure out something to spend it all on,” The General spoke with a smile beaming and he watches their reactions.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#WIPSnips I don't have any beaches but I do have a lot of sand on the desert world of Orissen 5. Here's a snippet from a Temple visit wherein lies a terrarium with its own little oasis - perhaps that is beach-like? 🏖️ The vessels of the Gods have need their creature comforts! 🪲 #amwriting #writesky

At the heart of the Temple stood the terrarium.

It towered nearly three times Kirsi’s height, broad enough that her entire home might even fit within its bounds. Behind its thick glass walls lay a careful imitation of wilderness - dense, shadowed growth giving way to pale sand at the edges, a suggestion of desert pressing in from beyond Hursia. A small pool shimmered at one end, fed by unseen mechanisms. There was no movement within, no sign of the being that dwelled there. But Kirsi knew better than to think absence meant emptiness. A Bect was rarely seen unless it wished to be. That did not mean it was unaware.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

#WIPSnips sometimes I throw in phrases like "utter fool" and I wonder how British my author voice sounds to other people. 😂 I find when I'm writing ✨ fancy ✨ (/high status) characters my British-isms take centre stage. #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

The General hums in agreement, his eyes scanning over Kirsi for a moment. “I am looking forward to hearing about the intra-school championship. Why Klein has never entered you into the intergalactic tournament I'll never know. Surely you could have pulled a few strings for her.” Villiers notes approaching the pair.

Kirsi remains rigidly fixed to his position, clutching her sword and doing her best to not make a simple fool of herself. She wasn’t sure if it was working and trying to ensure her face wasn’t slack and empty. She smiled softly at the General’s kind comments, but at the mention of the intergalactics she looked to Klein.

Klein chuckles. “Well now she has citizenship I’m sure the intergalatics are at the top of your list. Right, Kirsi?” He prompts.

She shakes her head and smiles. “Perhaps though I might be a bit preoccupied by the Academy. Like you said General, I think I’ll see how I fair in the intra-school championship first. My opponents have always either been Klein or someone who he taught. Not the most reliable sample size for testing my skill - not that Klein isn’t a wonderful teacher but rather-” Kirsi begins to over explain but the General raised his hand to silence her.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Mostly feeling like I don't have the skill to make things clear to the audience. This formula feels over-explained, has a bloated rhythm. But now I have a draft for this scene it will be easier to re-write! 💀 A lot of my drafting process ends up being re-writing - best way to learn for me! 💪

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I spent the weekend outlining my April writing goals. Just been hit with a plot idea for another story. Plot bunnies need to stop distracting me from my main project! Gotta get my ideas down for this plot thread ASAP so I can get back to my April focus! 💪 😭 #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

a cat biting, it's canine teeth like little fangs captioned "when a plot idea suddenly hits you"

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

#WIPSnip this is one of the first combat scenes I wrote. On reading the voice behind it feels so clinical and not my own. I can see how much I was referencing how other people write combat and trying to mush all those examples together into a template to follow. Looking forward to the redraft!

They moved simultaneously, swords clashing with a metallic ring. Klein’s movements are fluid, his years of experience evident in every parry and thrust. Kirsi kept pace, matching him strike for strike. Her youthful agility allows her to anticipate his moves and counter with precision.

Klein’s eyes twinkled with pride and a hint of challenge. “Glad to see you’ve kept on top of your training.” He remarked, deflecting a particularly swift strike in between breathless gasps.

Kirsi grinned, sweat beading on her forehead. “I had a strict teacher.”

They circled each other, the rhythm of their dual a dance of light and motion. Klein feinted to the left, then lunged right, but Kirsi was ready. She sidestepped, bringing her sword down in a swift arc that Klein barely managed to block.

“You’re holding back.” Kirsi accused, her voice breathless but determined.

Klein’s smile was wry. “Am I?”

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

MC is 14, I feel like social media should be a big feature in her life even if it is challenge to write. Still navigating "show not tell" with social media. Just writing a description of the vlog worked for now but I'm not fully satisfied, will muse on in the next draft. Thanks for asking! ✨

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Also Kirsi starts off the story on a newly terraformed border world, with much of her knowledge about daily life in the heart of the Empire coming from watching vlogs. Haze lives in a place where physical post offices exist, birds flutter around and buildings are charming rather than prefabricated.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Haze has a similar reaction of disbelief that Kirsi (MC) had when she got her acceptance letter. I wanted to show kinship between these 2 characters early on. The overwhelming pressure that everyone just expected them to get in, versus their quite uncertainty and worry of disappointing everyone.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Thought I wouldn't have anything for this one. Fortunately I have a half drafted scene of Kirsi watching a vlog of another first year opening their acceptance letter. This is part of my efforts to put social media into the world more, very much a WIP atm! #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

Haze filmed birds sheltering beneath awnings, leaves darkening as autumn crept in. Then the post office appeared—stone-built and charming, with uneven bricks and a squat green clock tower perched on top.

The footage cut to a scene of Haze sat alone on a bench in a park, a familiar teal letter in hand. “This is the secret. This is the letter I’ve been waiting on…” She takes a deep breath and opens the letter. The next breath she takes is mixed with a sob. The seconds tick by, for others perhaps they skipped ahead just wanting to know for certain. But Kirsi felt that same pounded in her chest. That same feeling of relief to know the future was certain.
“I’m in…” Haze says weakly to herself. She holds back a sob and then looks up at the camera. “I’m in.” She smiles, scrunching up her face to try and stop her already falling tears.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

My nephew has alphabet fridge magnets but there are no duplicate letters (not even for the vowels!). I can’t even make a proper Pangram. If we ignore the upside down V and the missing Z, W, Q - here’s my attempt at using all the letters to make something coherent!

Some fridge magnet letters which read. “Pangram Fix Botched…Sulky”

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

After far too many years I've decided to make my #authortube debut! I will be filming writing vlogs throughout April. Here's my 1st video - yapping about how I'm getting ready to finish my current chapter block/some helpful tips! #writesky Interacts appreciated! ✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh0T...

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April Writing Prep ✨📝How I’m getting ready for Camp NaNo

YouTube video by Rel Verse

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

#WIPSnips The suggestion that started it all. This is from an old draft of a ✨flashback✨ sequence. Ofc the Captain is being soooo subtle with the idea of them applying to a Royal academy and definitely hasn't been monitoring the sibs for years. 👀 #writesky #amwriting #writingcommunity

“Are…Are you talking to each other?” The Captain asked, a bemused look on his face. “In your heads I mean-”

“Yes, Captain. I apologise, we-”

“-that is very impressive. How long have you been able to do that?”

“About two years now.” Kirsi explained with a slight nod.

The Captain hummed to himself for a moment as he leaned back in the headmaster’s chair.

“I bet you can’t wait to get out of here…After the cadets that is…”

“We’ll prove our worth to Lapurisia and we’ll-”

“-Have you ever considered applying to a Royal Academy?” The Captain interjected with a brow raised alongside his question.

Antos laughed.

Kirsi’s eyes grew wide and she restrained her face, shooting an accusatory look at her brother.

“I’m serious. With a bit of work-” The Captain began, brushing their folders back neatly. “-I think we could give you both quite a shot at it all.”

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I said I wasn't going to do any more tweaks - hahaha! Anyways here's a tweaked version with less questionable lighting (it's still questionable - shuushhh). #OCArt #gif #writing #space #scifi #artsky #writesky

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Been writing one argument scene all day. Both characters are right and it's supposed to end unresolved. Still feels bad man. T-T #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

meme formate of two frames
frame 1 - a person dabbing captioned "writing a really good argument scene"
frame 2 - close up of the persons face mid-dab they are secretly crying caption "both characters are in the right and i just want them to see eye to eye"

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Sometimes I leave little dialogue snippets to add in. But I always forget to denote WHO says them and I'm just like ??? which character is this for 😭

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

It's my first weekend in ages that I'm not ill or busy - I'm going to get so much writing done! *spends the day doing chores then watching TV whilst drawing a scene from my current chapter block* Maybe tomorrow I'll do some writing! For now here's this WIP drawing. 🎨 #amwriting #soon #OC #art

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Once again I advocate for annual "this is my WIP" slideshow parties with your writing buddies! 🧍‍♀️🫡 #writing #writesky #author #writingcommunity

picture of a cat with a buffering symbol over it's head. the caption reads "trying to explain the scene you just wrote without also explaining 30+ pages of lore"

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

#WIPSnips - oh boy this is certainly a WIP #amwriting I don't think I've touched this sequence since I first drafted it in 2022 🫣 Mt.Edit-est keeps growing 🤣 But here's Kirsi and her brother darting into the kitchen after seeing ✨The Prowl ✨ land at the airbase. #writesky #writingcommunity

Heart pounding as her foot made contact with solid ground she scrambled onwards, skidding into the cul-de-sac the gate to the front garden had been left open and half swung out onto the pavement. Darting around it she pushed open the front door, expecting the house to either be a bustle in worry or silent as the night. Instead the quaint scene of Gwen and Klein eating their breakfast filled the kitchen. Gwen was still in her night robes but Klein was in his captain’s uniform for the day. Kirsi’s eyes met his expectantly. He looks back with wide eyes.

“Has it come already?” He asks.

All Kirsi can do is breathlessly shake her head as her brother storms in after her, almost tripping over the threshold to the house. His eyes meet Klein’s who quickly rises to his feet at the sight of both siblings in such disarray.

“Wha-” Klein begins to demand as Antos gasps out an explanation.

“T-triple zero lander on the mac…” Antos says breathlessly, wheezing for air as Kirsi nods in agreement.

Klein rushes over to the kitchen window, craning his head in an attempt to see the airbase as he retrieves his communicator from his pocket.

“Triple zero, you’re sure?” He asks, a hard expression falling over his face.

“It’s the Prowl - I’m sure of it…” Antos says picking up a glass by the sink and pouring a glass of water.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#WIPSnips Kirsi gets a taste for the finery of the First Class life. aka "wow i don't have to constantly submit my biometrics everytime i want to open a door/buy something/do something!! what luxury! this must have been an expensive add-on!" 🤑 #writesky #writingcommunity #amwriting

“Antos, this one is for you,” Ms Repper says, holding out a thin metal bracelet. “Your biometrics will grant you door access, but if you’d prefer, this has a chip embedded.”
Antos accepts it gladly before Ms Repper turns to Kirsi and offers another. “This one is yours.”
Kirsi inspects the bracelet, turning it over in her hand until she finds the delicate engraving of her initials and the Ipuriasiro’s sigil. The silver metalwork gleams as she traces its edge, its weight slight but undeniable in her palm. It is such a small thing, and yet it removes a ritual she had never questioned. It isn’t just convenience…it’s trust and surely must have been an expensive addition.
It stirs a quiet nostalgia, memories of watching videos of Hazerial buying books with a chequebook, signing her name, transacting with something tangible. There’s something whimsical about it, a hint of what awaits at the Academy.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I have one scene written of my MC when she's in her early 30s. And then I've backtracked all the way to her teenage years to fill out the story and the worldbuilding. 🤣💀 Saw this meme and "ahaha... I do that" #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

part of a well drawn horse labelled "the one specific scene I came up with"

the rest of the horse is crudely and labelled "building a whole story around it"

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I love this take on the prompt! Sometimes you just gotta get lost in the research and hope you find *something* to make the exhaustion worth it!

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#MarchWorldbuilders Lapurisia believes Bects (insectoid-like creatures) are the peripherals of the Gods. Most temples hold a large terrarium containing a Bect. The "monks" in charge of each temple are part spiritial leader part bugkeeper. Still haven't decided on an official name for the role yet.

a drawing of a beetle wearing a little crown

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#WIPSnips A day of exam results looms, Kirsi goes for a run. Unfortunately no one is in tow to make sure she paces herself! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ I couldn't fathom a way to introduce Kirsi without her doing something so encapsulating of her character. "I want to cry? Hmmm time to run until my lungs burn" #amwriting

Trainers now worn after months of pounding against the dusty track were weathered by the land's contours. The girl's legs were slathered in sun cream as her muscles bathed in lactic acid. Still, she refused to give up. Chest burning, face red and vision blurred on the edges, Kirsi was used to this feeling. This pulse of torture. The feeling of being alive. This morning, however, no one was watching her, no one was there to tell her to pace herself, to control herself.

The burn of it all kept her mind quiet, or at the very least drowned out her worries. The strain in her chest silenced the hiccupping sobs of fear that threatened her in the dawn. There was no use in trying to sleep last night as cheeks remained wet in worry, the hum of the air conditioner not enough to cover her worried sobs.

Today was the day of answers, some of the questions spiraling in her head could fall silent. And the path to her future…or at least the next 4 years of her life would become clear.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I also recently started using Scrivener! Though I've been keeping my active plotting on Notion (mostly so I can have it open on any device) - I dislike their AI integrations though! I'm a sucker for toggle bullet point lists and colour coding! I need to watch more Scrivener setups on youtube. 👀

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Yesss similar vibes, I have a bulletpoint list of things to reoccur / things I need to foreshadow. Just so when I’m plotting I remember to include them in my outlines! If I leave them as notes in my chapters I’ll just forget them! 🥲 I find it helpful having them all in one place.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

It is satisfying when I can chop something up and reuse it. Still plotting away on how I’m going to fix this! I hope you’re able to save some of that good character development!!! 🥰🤞

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My first plot line for Kirsi started in her 30s, when she realises she’s been a pawn in a lifelong game run by her mentor. Now I’m exploring her at 14 fully immersed in Empire propaganda😅 Learning so much about her and my universe by focusing on her youth. Here’s her first “official” art #dailyocs

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

#WIPSnips "Oh the first time they wear the academy uniform will be perfect for this prompt" *realises I never mentioned the uniforms are green* 💀 Definitely fixing that next draft! For now, here's some artwork I did earlier this year of my MCs. #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #notediting

Artwork of two girls in matching uniforms. Their unforms consist of a dark green pinafore, long sleeved white blouse and blacks. They both wear lighter green cloaks which have an insect wing patterning.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

just realised 1 of the 3 shopping sprees i've written this year can be chopped up and put into the other 2 chapters instead. I love giving my OCs money and letting them buy things. Editing brain you're smart but I'm sad when we have to chop things up. #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

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a close up of a cat 's face with a pink background and a blurred background .

Alt: a close up of a cats face as tears form in its eyes and it cries

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

#WIPSnips a couple of weeks back I wrote a "chapter ahead" to make a rough draft of one of the final chapters of my WIP (mostly so I could figure out exactly what I need to foreshadow 👀) It's one of the few chapters from a different PoV than my usual main character. #amwriting #writesky

“Villiers will have my head if he finds out I told you. Promise me Antos-“

“I promise.” I squeeze his hands tightly. “Anything for us to find Kirsi.”

“You’re a good lad.” He smiled softly and rose to his feet. “I’m locking you in now, under the guise of safety for the full throttle but…” He nods at me.

I nod back. It was odd for Knax to call out his own bullshit so blatantly but there something fulfilling about it. As though, we were finally on the same page.

“I would recommend laying down and putting your bunk rail up.” He advises before turning to leave.

I nod and watch him leave.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Kirsi grew up on a desert planet, the prospect of rain is positively thrilling. All the cozy layers and warm drinks. 🥰 She’ll be spending her time close by a window, probably catching up on all her Academy work. Or maybe head to the library and listen to the rain hitting the glass roofs. #amwriting

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#WIPSnips Once just a "resident" and refugee to Lapurisia, Kirsi has recently received the upgrade to citizen ✨. She could finally start entering some tournaments - if only she had time! 😭 Still threading this notion of citizenship more naturally - but this convo made me think of todays word 👀

“So I’ve heard,” Bea said, glancing over with a smile that was just a little too quick to be accidental. “Mum mentioned it. Klein Serifage was a Galactic champion, right?”

Kirsi’s ears warmed. “Five times,” she said, then quickly added, “A long time ago.”

“Still counts,” Bea said easily. “Do you compete?”

Kirsi shifted her weight, fingers tightening on the strap of her bag. She hadn’t been allowed to - not without citizenship. Now that she was an Academy student, she technically could, though the thought felt distant. Unrealistic.

“No…Orissen 5 was a bit too of a far flung corner for any proper tournaments.”

“Well there’s quite a few fencers at the Academy. I’m sure they’d all love to spar with a Serifage.”

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

is this what my friends think when I tell them Bugs = Gods in my WIP 🤔🤣 #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

#WIPSnips - looming exam results will set the course for the next chapter in Kirsi's life. Today's a big day indeed! (Another snippet from one of my draft chapters-goodness I have a mountain of editing to get through! Gotta finish this 1st draft first though!) #amwriting #writingcommunity #writesky

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

#WIPSnips the Ipuriasiro 🌌💫 - an Intergalactic cruise ship of the stars - makes an atypical stop at Praxus Port. Such ventures from the routine only come out of the courtesy of old war buddies. I imagine it like a lengthy train at a rural platform. It works, but the train looks massive! #amwriting

The Ipuriasiro glided toward Praxus Port with the unhurried grace of a creature that knew its size. From the gym’s wide observation windows, Kirsi watched the ship’s reflection slide over the dark surface of the docking arms below. Even after two days aboard, its enormity still astonished her. The vessel’s bow and stern extended so far beyond the port’s span that she couldn’t imagine how the station’s machinery managed to hold it in place. The Ipuriasiro wasn’t meant for stops like this - too grand, too vast - and the near-empty docks below seemed to know it. But as a personal favour for the Royal First Battalion, Captain Jeosra did not hesitate at the opportunity the help out his ex-comrades.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#WIPSnips - An important day ahead, go take your mind off of things...until your brother chases you down ig. This is one of those chapters where I was really fighting myself to write in just one tense and person perspective. Only a first draft, so this is editing Rels problem :) mwahah #amwriting

<KIRSI!> The voice reverberated in her mind at first, loud and clear without drowning out the noise of the nature around her.

Before she could even start a reply the voice began again, “KIRSI!”, the voice boomed out loud this time as the birds chittered off in a panic. She sat up right, eyes blurrily focusing down the pathway to where her brother staggered towards her. His white hair was wind swept or perhaps just unbrushed from bed. His skin though as pale as hers was noticeably not slathered in sun cream. He’ll burn if he’s not careful.

<Are you okay? Are you hurt?> He asked calmer in tone now he could see her sat upright. Antos’ lips did not move as he mentally called to his sister. Allowing him to instead focus on his near breathless charge towards her.

<I’m fine. I’m fine. Don’t make a fuss.> Kirsi calls back silently dusting the sand from her hands as she wipes them together.

<You didn’t look alright. Racing off out the cul-de-sac like that. Did you get an email?> His voice remained calm in her head, even though his face was red as he huffed and puffed his way up the track. Still running despite knowing she is okay. The sound of his un-strained voice was calming, no matter the situation it always sounded the same. Face wrought in fear or anger, the voices heard between them sounded the same.

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Me when I set arbitrary writing deadlines for myself. 😭 #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity (Though when I meet my deadlines I do feel unstoppable ✨)

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cpuk (trampoline park connoisseur and occasional comic printer) @comicprintinguk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Don’t forget to move all your books forward one hour for World Book Day!

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Rel Verse @relverse57.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I have just gotten into writing “Chapter Ahead”s as I like to call them. Usually I write in order, but recently I’ve had a burning need to write down later chapters. But they’re just v0.5 drafts. They provide a good roadmap of where I’m going and what foreshadowing I need to prioritise. ✨

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