Hi friends. I've changed my pen name. Varia Vale came from wanting a unique author name that stood out but it never really felt like me. Along with the name change, I can now be found at https://t.co/U0ssC28ojq ...hope to see many of you there!
I finally surpassed 50K words on my novel! It's taken ages to get here, having stepped back so many times due to self doubt, but this feels like such a huge milestone. Now, to complete the last two thirds of this book. Slowly getting there!
#WritingCommunity
Dear fellow neurodivergent human, here is your reminder to stay true to yourself bc changing who you are for others is a losing game & trying to prevent criticism by being who you think others want you to be won't bring less criticism but will attract criticism for other reasons
Tropes in my upcoming romantasy:
๐ Star crossed lovers
๐ Rich FMC X poor MMC
๐ Mutual pining
๐ Found family
๐ Dystopian society
๐ Subverted damsel in distress (he's the one locked away in a tower in need of rescuing)
๐ Forbidden magic
โฆ and more!
#AllYouCanWriteAugust
#AllYouCanWriteAugust
Zay'naryn has spent years imprisoned in a tower designated for those born with magic. Belonging to an underground resistance movement, Ana will stop at nothing to free her kind and the man she loves. Even if she pays for it with her life.
It's day two of #AllYouCanWriteAugust, which means it's time to talk about your MC(s)! Feel free to introduce them to us any way you'd like! Simple introductions, snippets, moodboards, etc. are all welcome.
For #AllyoucanwriteAugust I'm drafting a romantasy inspired by Dragon Age and The Witcher. It features:
๐ An astrology based magic system
๐ Bi and pan MCs
๐ Dragons, shifters, and other magical beings
๐ Secret lovers
๐ โTouch her and you'll payโ
๐ Found family
๐ ND rep
A reminder for my writer friends: Your story won't land w/ every reader โ but it's not supposed to. This was a lesson I learned the hard way in a creative writing workshop in college.ย
Hereโs a slightly embarrassing story for you: ๐งต
@CKnightWrites I think I finally need to try this. This month marks one year since I started writing my book and I'm maybe a quarter through it due to consistently struggling with executive dysfunction.
If you think that somehow the presence of some Hamas members justifies the killing of children in Rafah
Ask yourself:
If 2 Hamas members were hiding in a daycare in Israel or in the US, would you support bombing the daycare?
Why are Palestinian lives worth less?
Israel bombs Rafah, the place where 1.7 million civilians seek refuge on its advice. Israel continues to commit war crimes with impunity. The inaction of Western governments, which continue to supply weapons and refuse to impose sanctions, makes them complicit
#AllEyesOnRafah
@LydiaMWrites What a disheartening ending to what was overwhelmingly positive praise. I know these words probably won't mean much, but after reading that, I *really* want to read your work one day if it becomes available to the public.