thanks π I'll try!
(i got your email btw, I'm going to answer soon!)
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thanks π I'll try!
(i got your email btw, I'm going to answer soon!)
yeah :(( I still had energy to work out but I guess it's either or because now all I can do is stare at screen π«
curse you, Anthony, Worst Guy!
I feel this so hard right now
Artist ShouXin brilliantly captures the range of personalities of cats with his energetic pencil drawings. trib.al/R9wjsog
ugh :(( π«π« sending love,i hope the big D turns around and scrams soon!
A drawing of a smiling dragon peeking out from a snapdragon flower. The caption reads, "your worth is not determined by how much you get done today"
snapdragon baby β₯
today I hope we'll get our internet connected in the new apartment π€π€
I'm so lucky!!
A huge radiotelescope looking upwards in a valley
A huge radiotelescope photographed from below. Big ol' boy and big blue sky yaaaay
Now i am photographing inSide the support beams of the telescope
A photo of a radiotelescope dish as I'm standing On It
soooooo
yeeeeeah
π₯°π₯°π₯°
Bargain time :)
Shares very welcome and appreciated!
mybook.to/magicmapsand...
it worked out! yay! I have come to the telescope By My Own Power!
A view from a train window mostly capturing brown brush and trees and the side of a hill.
A view from a train window out onto a large field with electric poles in the distance and a hazy sun.
aaaand we're off!
all this anx for tbh very little reason rn
other than general rank vibes and... just...*glances at the world* all that
oofh
took some Herbal Sleep Pills hopefully that'll help
I am apparently at "reading 3 books simultaneously" level of anxiety
less about receivers and calibration than I'd like to think
it's exciting but I'm struggling, to tell the truth, with the displacement of moving countries and my usual existential crisis. trying to anchor myself with books and calming activities.
one day at a time, Hel
tiring first week at the new job and I really don't feel like this weekend allows me enough to rest on it π
next week will find me even more tired as I attempt to repeatedly reach a famously isolated radio telescope by public transport (listen, I've seen more isolated) & I probably find out I know
Imbued by Helyna L. Clove - childhood trauma-induced amnesia - violent magic - manipulation - very reluctant hero (??) villain (??) - telepathic flirting - queernormative society - failed magic experiments and dead gods - dreams & visions galore - demisex romance (slowburn no spice) - "I am a weapon"
#WorldBookDay and my dark fantasy Imbued is still FREE for the #Smashwords #ReadAnEbookWeek!
Violent magic. A desperate rebellion. Dead gods. Childhood trauma. No-spice magehunter-mage slowburn. Lush & introspective.
Sequel & finale out this year! #BookSky ππ
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
the tension between me and my email inbox from Monday on, regardless that it will probably take a month or so π
Imbued by Helyna L. Clove - childhood trauma-induced amnesia - violent magic - manipulation - very reluctant hero (??) villain (??) - telepathic flirting - queernormative society - failed magic experiments and dead gods - dreams & visions galore - demisex romance (slowburn no spice) - "I am a weapon"
#WorldBookDay and my dark fantasy Imbued is still FREE for the #Smashwords #ReadAnEbookWeek!
Violent magic. A desperate rebellion. Dead gods. Childhood trauma. No-spice magehunter-mage slowburn. Lush & introspective.
Sequel & finale out this year! #BookSky ππ
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
today I sent Untwined away for editing πβ¨
now the wait begins... π
It isss! I really need to have a go at it though. Maybe this weekend!
nooo but I love them, awesome colours!
I really should write a synopsis for Untwined π« π«
I mean I don't have to
and I don't want to
but
I feel like it would be useful for craft reasons?
ugh, I know
also a blurb
I still don't have a blurb and I don't want to put it up on GR while I don't have a blurb but I WANT TO put it up on GR
u kno?
second workday let's goooooo
(I will stop announcing my workdays okay)
By the way!
Imbued is FREE on Smashwords for the Read An Ebook Week right now! β¨
Grab it grab it grab it!
Also, read it. Deal? Sequel is in the oven!
#BookSky #Smashwords #Fantasy #ReadAnEbookWeek #DarkFantasy #Books #IndieBooks
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first day accomplished!
tired but mostly satisfied
still lots of things to figure out but the anxiety level is lower and the excitement level is higher x)
Hi! Good, thanks! Finished revising the sequel finally, now I'm sending it to my editor soon! I didn't really have the time or attention span because I was occupied with an international move, but I'm keeping the artist in mind for later!
Donβt walk, RUN TO GET THIS BOOK.
Thank me (and the author for writing this masterpiece) later.
My sequel was supposed to be finished by the end of last summer. Solidarity. We'll get there!!