Delusions of Sanity 🐺⚔️

Author of quiet fantasy with teeth: grief, loyalty, and slow-burning redemption • Stories in Cast of Wonders, Deep Magic, and elsewhere •Trains with swords ⚔️

[Delusions of Sanity 🐺⚔️ @MelionTraverse]

Squire Bryn threw away her future when she killed a paladin. Now redemption may cost more than her life.

The Exile Duology has:
🗡️Sword fights
🗡️Sarcastic unicorns
🗡️Sorcery with a price
🗡️Fierce loyalty and bitter sacrifices

quiet #fantasy #novel

https://t.co/01h4WE8Mb9

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I'm quite happy that this arrived and can now be added to my collection.

#redwall #bookcollecting #fantasynerd

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Sunday reading question for adult fantasy lovers: What's a book that made you believe in heroism again? I'm looking for that perfect balance of literary beauty and genuine hope. #BookTwitter #AdultFantasy #ComfortReads

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@BlogSpells Sure. Lord knows I need to get out and meet people. Bonus points because you seem interesting.

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@KenobiStig Good to know! Thanks for the tip.

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Have you ever read a book that made you homesick for a place that never existed?

#fantasybooks #fantasy #recommendedreading #BookCommunity

[Delusions of Sanity 🐺⚔️ @MelionTraverse]

@belet_seri How 'bout the dog? Did the dog deserve to die?

But seriously? Where are we now that we're inventing moral justifications for the murder of children? That's enough social media for me today.

[Delusions of Sanity 🐺⚔️ @MelionTraverse]

@jon_cronshaw I'm team "classic" fantasy. Lord of the Rings is one I re-watch whenever I'm stressed. And I reread the book every other year. I enjoyed The Witcher video game, though.

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@bellatrixrod Same! His ability to craft an atmosphere that just mantles itself around the reader was impressive.

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@KenobiStig I actually haven't read any of Feist's books, but it sounds like I should add them to my TBR.

[Delusions of Sanity 🐺⚔️ @MelionTraverse]

Getting to live a life without fear of your embarrassing moment becoming the laughingstock of the world. Forget just having your friends laugh at you; now people around the globe can gleefully revel in your most awkward, embarrassing moments.

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

What is it?

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Have you ever practiced #martialarts? If so, which one(s)? And why'd that one appeal to you?

[Delusions of Sanity 🐺⚔️ @MelionTraverse]

It's cliche, but high school. They weren't terrible years; they weren't good years. High school simply happened. It was hyped up as this time of "coming-of-age experiences," and it really didn't deliver. College was much more meaningful and formative for me.

[Laura Frost - Suspense Author @LFrostWrites]

What life experience was supposed to be amazing but ended up being a big letdown?

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@NatalieKelda Those are beautiful covers!

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@NatalieKelda Right? We should just beam our thoughts straight into other people's heads. And then charge them for receiving those thoughts.

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I remember the hate I got for writing in first person (I still role my eyes at the person who said I only wrote in 1st person because I need more life experience).

And now we're hating on 3rd person?

I can't wait until people find out 2nd person exists.

[Timothy Robare, Author @AuthorTRobare]

Stop attacking third person. If you like first person, cool. Good for you. Third person has and always will be acceptable.

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@Valor53555939 Andrew's looking like Temu Rasputin there.

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@SoCal_Chemistry I get this. My grandma's first language was Spanish, and she'd talk with extended family in it. I regret that, while I can ready and write Spanish, I've never become proficient in speaking it. I wish I'd asked her to speak with me in it to help me gain experience and confidence.

[Delusions of Sanity 🐺⚔️ @MelionTraverse]

@SoCal_Chemistry Wait...it sounds like you already know a language (or at least mostly know one). Being able to speak Korean is awesome! Brushing up on that might help give you confidence to try other languages.

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@SoCal_Chemistry Do you know other languages already, or will this be your second? For a lot of people (but not everybody), learning languages becomes easier after the second or third. It also helps if you know a related language already.

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@belet_seri In fairness, the post he's replying to sounds like a woman who is suffering from post partum depression. The weight gain is probably not what the husband should be worried about.