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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 20h

Not #writing related but it’s #freefriday today so I’ll post about a different #hobby instead. Got any tips for my #geneaology searching? Especially for relatives that apparently just sprung up out of the ground one day with no records? 🫠 #fantasyindieseptember

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Still nowhere near done #editing this draft of #vitapersequens but a little progress is better than none at all. Also haven’t #read anything in weeks until I made myself pick something off my #tbrlist to start on for #fantasyindieseptember.

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m friendly, don’t get me wrong, but my social battery doesn’t last as long as hers. And she’s more likely to approach someone first than me; I’m more like an NPC with weird sidequests 🤣 #fantasyindieseptember #morsobliviscens #awesomecharacters #weeknightwriters #booksky

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It’s not often that I #DNF a #book but it’s not totally unheard of either. What usually makes you put a #story down without #reading the whole thing? #fantasyindieseptember #booksky

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Spend time outside while the weather is nice

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s not always big flashy disasters or lengthy wars that end a world. Sometimes it’s just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sometimes it’s trusting the wrong person. #fantasyindieseptember #apocalypticfiction #paranormal #writing #booksky

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As long as the words make sense I really don’t care if it’s grammatically correct or not. And if you’re one of my former English teachers and you see this no you didn’t 🤣 #fantasyindieseptember #writing #writersky #grammar #writingtips

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I am hereby challenging myself to #read these 3 #books in the next month, after not #reading at all for several weeks this year. It’s been driving me nuts just staring at my #tbrlist and not doing anything about it… #fantasyindieseptember #booksky

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There’s probably more that I can’t think of right now, but I know these are the biggest ones. #fantasyindieseptember #writerproblems #writing #writersky #booksky #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I know this is the #prompt from yesterday but if I share too many more #snippets the whole #book will be on here 🤣 so here are our fine children Ahsoka, June & Bug for #fantasyindieseptember #funnyanimals #petsky

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Trust is definitely an underlying theme throughout the whole series, and it most definitely gets tested throughout as well. #fantasyindieseptember #bookseries #paranormalbooks #morsobliviscens #vitapersequens #weeknightwriters #booksky

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The last one is only usable under extreme duress, and is more of a “I don’t care how big the room is I cast Fireball” situation. The shockwave and shrapnel won’t hurt her but everyone else is in danger, even allies. #fantasyindieseptember #ghosts #paranormalbooks #weeknightwriters #awesomecharacters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I don’t even think he’s directly in that scene either, I think it was #grim talking about him to either J.T or himself. #characters #fantasyindieseptember #demons #awesomecharacters #booksky💙📚 #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Guess it’ll depend on the vibes once the #morsobliviscens series is finished. There’s only one #book left after #vitapersequens and #interim but I still have plenty of time to decide considering where I am in the writing process. #fantasyindieseptember #weeknightwriters #booksky💙📚

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

And everybody gets to learn how the #supernatural beings’ powers work…including me…because I haven’t quite nailed it all down yet 🤣 #fantasyindieseptember #writersky #indieauthors #vitapersequens #weeknightwriters #awesomecharacters #ocs

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It’s usually #fantasy so the decision on what to #read next lies between #paranormalbooks or something more like #highfantasy for me. #fantasyindieseptember

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

August needs to go sit in a corner and think about how its behaved in the last few weeks. I mean really. #fantasyindieaugust #booksky💙📚 #writersky #indieauthorsky #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Can you guess which item belongs to which of the Vessels? Each item is either proof of their lineage, or of sentimental value, or sometimes both. What would your item be? #fantasyindieaugust #interim #vitapersequens #morsobliviscens #booksky💙📚 #awesomecharacters #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Now Flit has so many new friends to invite to all her future celebrations…if The Host wins, of course. The list for the bouncers to run off has gotten longer too. (Haven’t read much this year, so did the prompt I missed yesterday.) #fantasyindieaugust #interim #vitapersequens #morsobliviscens #books

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Celebrating #NationalBookLoversDay by finishing up #thechroniclesofnarnia (finally 🫠) and working on #edits for #vitapersequens so that someday soon, my #readers can enjoy it like I enjoy all my favorite books✨📚🖤 What are you up to #booksky💙📚 ?

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Don’t forget a cup of banter and a dash of love interest! #fantasyindieaugust #interim #vitapersequens #booksky💙📚 #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I also love #cryptid stories and #folklore that explains completely random things, like why certain animals look the way they do or what the weather spiritually means. #fantasyindieaugust #fairytales #booksky💙📚 #writersky #readersky #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The first 2 are my hand-drawn #bookcovers that I designed myself, and the 3rd is the official published version for #morsobliviscens (#interim and #vitapersequens aren’t out yet). Guess I need to make a drawn version for Interim too, don’t I? #fantasyindieaugust #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Can you guess which ones are true and which ones are false? Add your own in the comments if you want and I’ll guess too! #fantasyindieaugust #2truthsandalie #authors #writers #fun

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It’s been slow-going lately, but it’s still going so that’s something at least. #writing #writersky #authors #booksky💙📚 #fantasyindiejuly #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

With the caveat that RESEARCH is done and RESPECT is upheld by the #author, ESPECIALLY if they don’t belong to the culture they’re #writing about. #fantasyindiejuly #books #writersky #booksky💙📚

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Oh yeah, the entirety of Hell are ✨Not✨ fans of Flit. At all. Especially not after the end of Mors Obliviscens 🤣

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Betrayal changes a lot of things, especially the first time you experience it. And it never comes from a stranger… #fantasyindiejuly #interim #morsobliviscens #vitapersequens #booksky💙📚 #awesomecharacters #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

She takes all her relationships very seriously; if she loves you, she does so with her whole heart, and if she doesn’t…well…you’ve undoubtedly done something unforgivable. #fantasyindiejuly #interim #morsobliviscens #vitapersequens #books #weeknightwriters #awesomecharacters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

While the #angels build friendships with their Vessels and the #demons try to make deals with theirs, #Grim is left to plot with J.T and Moloch, the only people willing to follow his lead. Will their plans succeed, or will the others be their undoing? #fantasyindiejuly #interim #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Tomorrow’s post for #fantasyindiejuly is about my #writingbuddies, and since we’ll be kinda busy I’m gonna post it today. These are the “buddies” that are stuck up under me everywhere I go, so of course they’re there when I #write even though that’s a job that requires 0 dogs or cats 🙄🤣 #pets

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Forgot to post #scryer yesterday for the #animalcompanion in #interim 😈 he’s the only named hellhound, as he appears frequently from #morsobliviscens onward. He belongs to Astaroth, Princess of Sloth, and does her bidding so she doesn’t have to get up and do it herself. #fantasyindiejuly

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Not a #writing related success but I got the first #veggies out of our #garden this weekend! One tomato, one yellow onion, and a handful of funky little potatoes 🤣 Should have more tomatoes soon with all this rain, and my moonflowers are growing too🖤 #fantasyindiejuly #hobbies

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Two actually, Maeve and Sparrow. Maeve later becomes a Vessel for the apocalypse, and Sparrow a background character that is friends with another one. Sparrow is the oldest of the two (college aged) but Maeve is the oldest of 3 adopted children. #awesomecharacters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Nothing is ever simple as it seems…especially not in a good story 😈 #fantasyindiejuly #interim #vitapersequens #morsobliviscens #booksky💙📚 #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Authenticity is what will attract the right #audience for you and your book. Be honest and patient, and it will find you📚🖤 #fantasyindiejuly #booksky💙📚 #authorsky #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Flit’s #threebigfeatures are her being translucent, young, and her hair being in a long braid

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Especially when you factor all the #shows , #sonicmovies #videogames , and the #comics together, there’s so much lore and backstory to build everyone’s relationships with. No flat characters here. Shadow is still my all-time favorite though, regardless of who he’s friends with 🖤🤣 #fantasyindiejuly

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

For today’s #fantasyindiejuly entry, I figured I’d make some #memes instead of an #bookaesthetic to shake things up a bit 🤣 I have more so I’ll post them tomorrow. #interim #vitapersequens #booksky💙📚 #memesky #bookmemes #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

That’s what he gets for being so secretive 🙄 maybe explain your plans to someone besides yourself and you won’t have 3 armies after you all the time 🤨 #fantasyindiejuly #interim #vitapersequens #paranormalbooks #indieauthors #booksky💙📚 #weeknightwriters

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Allyson McCollum @writingspider96.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Teagan and Lucifer get along fairly well for The Devil and a preacher’s son…probably because they’re both so rebellious (in a good way, Flit wouldn’t put up with them otherwise)🤪 #fantasyindiejuly #interim #vitapersequens #booksky💙📚 #weeknightwriters

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