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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 06/08/2026

The next Issue of Raven & Quill is now available! When survival demands you method-act a colder version of yourself, at what point does the armor fuse to the bone? In this week’s issue, we unpack Qianna’s agonizing choice in Chapter 15 & the cost of complicity. #SagaOfTheSilverBlade #DarkFantasy

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The Complicity of the Cage

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 25/06/2026

The next Raven & Quill is live: The Ghost in the Outline. When characters refuse to follow the matrix, the script must break to build something truer. Exploring Talathis's accidental armor in Ch 14, and a glimpse into the visceral nightmare of Ch 15: The Flesh in Winter. #Worldbuilding #EpicFantasy

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The Ghost in the Outline

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 03/06/2026

If you wear the mask long enough, does the face underneath disappear? Raven & Quill Vol. 2 Issue 11 is live. We're cutting into identity, survival, and the armor that fuses to the jaw. #LegendOfTheSilverBlade #DarkFantasy #Fantasy #Booksky

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Raven & Quill Vol. 2, Issue 11 - The Harlequin's Mask

When the Armor Becomes the Skin

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 15/05/2026

New release: Ch 13 "The Silent Force" Krysaalis enters a political dinner where silence hits like a broadside cannon. Immortality slams into human mortality. Plus, R&Q #10: Deconstructing the "Anti-Triumph" of Qianna’s evolution from prey to predator. #Writing #Fantasy #IndieAuthor #Booksky

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403: The Vault is Sealed

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 04/05/2026

In Raven & Quill #9, I’m breaking down the brutal reality of performing a miracle when your tank is already in the negative and I break down how to prevent the Grimdark Trap, ensuring that darkness in the story is a structural consequence rather than a gratuitous misery. #SagaoftheSilverBlade

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When the Tank is Empty

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 24/04/2026

Chapter 11 available to read NOW! Krysaalis enters the wreckage. In this world, magic smells like scalded pine and demands a pound of flesh. R&Q #8 is also LIVE: Breaking down the Zero-Sum Axiom and how I use an AI Pantheon to enforce the brutal physics of storytelling. #Writing #Fantasy #Booksky

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The Thermodynamics of Storytelling

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 10/04/2026

What did you guys think of Chapter 10? The deck of the Sea Wolf saw some crazy stuff robbed its way from the ship lying in wait for its prey. I'd love to know what you think! #booksky #epicfantasy #writersky #darkfantasy

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Chapter 10: Smoke on the Water/Talathis

Chapter 10: Smoke on the Water/Talathis in Book 1: Legend of the Silver Blade by Val Saraven

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 01/04/2026

Into the Vapor Shroud! Chapter 10 & R&Q #7 of Legend of the Silver Blade are LIVE. The Sea Wolf hits an ambush where magic demands a brutal "Flesh Receipt". Witness the cost of bending the ocean’s physics. No miracles are free—the universe always collects. Let me know what you think! #epicfantasy

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The Forbidden Lexicon

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 23/03/2026

Quick update for everyone. After seeing the drop in eyeballs on the Raven & Quill's last issue by only publishing it on Substack, it is now available on both Substack and World Anvil! Also, as announced in the linked issue (World Anvil edition), Nay will be handling my socials and community manager.

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The Meteor Crater and the Music of the Void

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 24/02/2026

Raven & Quill #6 has arrived! Chapter 9 is here. We explore the thermodynamic cost of magic, the friction of overlapping calendars, and a personal lesson on why the universe’s music matters. Read the blueprint: ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/the-meteor... #Worldbuilding #EpicFantasy #WritingCommunity

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 11/02/2026

Live now! Raven & Quill #5: "The Friction of Reality" Explore Alfirhavn and "Digital Carving" Ch. 8: Hand of Sorrow Qianna learns about the "Void" www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th... #TheWriteBlue #Worldbuilding #DigitalCarving #WritingBSky #DarkFantasy #IndieAuthor #SagaoftheSilverBlade

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The Friction of Reality

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 31/01/2026

Live now! This week, Raven & Quill Issue #4: "Recalibrating the Horizon" Explore Calendars and Canyonlands Chapter 7: The Truth Beneath the Rose Talathis takes the Sea Wolf out of Lithrys www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th... #Aithyris #Worldbuilding #IndieAuthor #SagaOfTheSilverBlade #Fantasy

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Recalibrating the Horizon

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 22/01/2026

Tuning Instruments Raven & Quill Vol 2, #3 Chapter 6: An Anchor and a Rose are live! www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th... Inside: How I use digital "Archivists" to tame lore. A new high-fidelity satellite map of Vespria. #Fantasy #Worldbuilding #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #SagaOfTheSilverBlade

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 13/01/2026

Raven & Quill #2 (vol. 2) is live. Inside: The release of Chapter 5, peeling back the layers of Qianna. Plus, a deep dive into the obsession of map-making. The Vesprian maps are getting a massive overhaul. Read: www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th... #WritingCommunity #Cartography #Fantasy

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 06/01/2026

Happy New Year! Raven & Quill Vol 2, Issue #1 is live. This week: Chapter 4 and a look under the hood of the Saga: Refining the Grand Composition, Vesprian History, and Shandaryn Aging. Plus, the great Family Tree project. Read: www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th... #WritingCommunity #Fantasy

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 30/12/2025

What history are you ignoring?

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 29/12/2025

Raven & Quill #5: The Unseen Cords is LIVE! Enter the mind of Qianna Lockstone, a enslaved girl who sees the strings of the world. Inside: The TTRPG roots of the Saga The accidental theme of Lighthouses Read: www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th... #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Worldbuilding

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 22/12/2025

Raven & Quill #4 is out! www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th... Chapter 2 is LIVE. "She looks like a wolf sitting among swans." The Wolf is hunting. Step aboard with Talathis Dawntreader—a pilot who steers not by the compass, but by the song of the rigging. #Fantasy #Worldbuilding #WritingCommunity

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 16/12/2025

Raven & Quill #3 is LIVE. Step into the Omnium. Chapter 1: "Whispers from Home" is here! Meet Krysaalis, explore the Grand Composition, and see how music becomes magic! The silence ends today. Read: www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th... #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Worldbuilding

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 10/12/2025

Week 2. The archives deepen. Raven & Quill, #2 is live (if a little late) This week, I unlock the Prologue, setting the story in motion. And we explore the Siege of Ciermanuinn, as written by the survivors. #WritingCommunity#EpicFantasy#WorldAnvil#DarkFantasy www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th...

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 02/12/2025

The foyer is open. The ink is wet. Today marks the Ostin Overture—the official launch of Saga of the Silver Blade! December 1 honors a special memory in the Saga's history. Enter a cathedral dedicated to friendship, loss, and hope in the gathering dark. Find more at: www.sagaofthesilverblade.com

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 15/11/2025

@smartaleq.bsky.social Your comment got me thinking... *We are the victims of the choices of our elders, including and perhaps especially, the dead ones.* Granted, I was writing about fictional people, but I still thought it was apt. And I appreciated the Billy Joel reference :)

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 12/11/2025

I was exploring the meta-narrative implications of my fiction and realized an unintentional, yet poignantly accurate parallel with reality. A society that does not understand the true, mechanical nature of its own life-support system is doomed to destroy it through ignorance and hubris.

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 06/09/2025

They say that race of elves went extinct because they all eventually blinded one another during intimate moments. I joined Team Elves 🧝 for the #WorldbuildingShowdown on worldanvil.com! At least, that was my intent. Regardless, you're still invited to see: www.worldanvil.com/w/saga-of-th...

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 05/09/2025

Ads like this make me giggle in a very sad sort of way. I think, are we teaching (not just) kids that this kind of proportion is "realistic" in any way other than a Tightest Corset Convention?

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 23/08/2025

I feel like this could be a companion article to my own. Radnor's article explores a lot of the same subjects I do in my recent post about "The Way It's Always Been." His takes a more human, psychological approach, instead of my more systemic/societal one. open.substack.com/pub/joshradn...

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THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR

While this revelation – the fear of the new – felt like a bummer the good news is that the antidote is clear and always available.

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Nay ❌👑 @ravensongstudio.com · 22/08/2025

Every endeavor has an origin story. I would like to share with you mine. Please review and let me know if you find something that resonates with you. Welcome to my Crossroads of Twilight. #Cancer #Philosophy #Resiliance #Opportunity #FightLikeAMotherfucker #Harmonism

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A Lighthouse In A Storm

My journey through fights, co-existence, and the architecture of life

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 22/08/2025

I started a podcast. It's called "Listen to a Raven Speak." In our first flight, we're tackling an easy topic: why humanity's nostalgia obsession might be the root of all our problems. ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/episode-1-... #NewPodcast #Fantasy #Philosophy #AIethics

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Episode 1: The Way Its Always Been

Is Our Nostalgia a Recipe for Extinction?

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 22/08/2025

I wrote an essay titled "Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules." It makes the most sense to read together, but individual parts make their own points, too. This is Part 3: A Principle for the Machine ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/a-principl...

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A Principle for the Machine

Part 3: Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/08/2025

The Supreme Court just greenlit Donald Trump gutting nearly $800 MILLION for medical treatments and cures. Congress approved this funding for a reason: it saves lives. This is disgraceful, and families will suffer.

CNN headline that reads: "Supreme Court allows Trump to block $783 million in National Institutes of Health grants for now"

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 19/08/2025

I wrote an essay titled "Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules." It makes the most sense to read together, but individual parts make their own points, too. This is Part 2: The Trespassing Dilemma ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/the-trespa...

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The Trespassing Dilemma

Part 2: Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 18/08/2025

I wrote an essay titled Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules, partly responding to a question of a comment. It makes the most sense to read it together, but individual parts make their own points. You need all the points to understand my conclusions. ravenspeak1.substack.com/p/what-does-...

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What Does It Mean to Think?

Part 1: Why We Should Want Our AI to Break the Rules

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 17/08/2025

I think the fashion is shifting dystopian/post-apocalyptic this season.

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Ravensong @sagaofthesilverblade.com · 16/08/2025

If we teach AI to be like humans, why would we expect it to have different values than humans? What I think is missing is a radical shift in ethics, not just for AI, but toward a model which can be shared with humans, rather than human dictated rules. Give it *ideal* ethics and we follow it, too!

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 16/08/2025

The playbook of demagogues like Trump is to protect the Oligarchs by dividing us up based on race, religion, place of birth or sexual orientation. They want us to hate each other while they laugh all the way to the bank. Don’t fall for it.

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A good thread that addresses an opinion I’ve has for a while: that writing and publishing are fundamentally two different games.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 16/08/2025

This should get WIDE circulation: MIT stating that it “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and has no confidence in the veracity of the research contained in the paper.” gizmodo.com/mit-backs-aw...

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MIT Backs Away From Paper Claiming Scientists Make More Discoveries with AI

The retracted paper had impressed a Nobel Prize winner in economics.

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