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Natalie Bulger

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Seattle, WA | Queer Writer Draft 4 - NATURELESS - Adult Dark Academia Romantasy inspired by Finnish Mythology Draft 1 - LETALIS AROMA - Adult Dystopian Sci-Fi B.A. in Chemistry | M.S. in Sports Science | Software Engineer

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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Three souls. Violence drains them. Veera is determined to heal them.

#RF #W #A #questpit

Castle background. Text reads "An agent's guide to Natureless adult fantasy with romance 106,000 words"

Snowy forest background. Images of Nocticadia novel meets Finnish Mythology with a Finnish forest image. Text reads:

The Pitch.

The guardians hunt, imprison, and kill Angels who commit violence before they turn into soulless, ruthless Devils. Veera believes there’s a better way.

When her mother commits violence, Veera seeks to restore her mother’s souls before she becomes what society fears.

Veera attends Midnight Sun Academy to research a cure, at the risk of being branded a sympathizer of the Devils and imprisoned herself.

Excerpt from Natureless novel. Text reads:

Prologue: The Trigger

I shrink away from the window as the Soul Savior passes by the panes. Their white cloak blends with the snow swirling through the air, the matte fabric refusing to reflect the aurora borealis as it ripples through the sky. The hooded figure pauses in front of the fence to our cottage. I tuck my knees into my chest, sinking deeper into the couch, as they stare through the glass.
My breath hitches when they adjust the iron chain hung around their neck, the circular pendant reflecting the moonlight. I kiss my thumb before tapping it to my heart, throat, and head, praying to Mielikki, our goddess of healing and luck, that the Savior moves on without demanding a measurement.
Once the chain sits perfectly centered on their chest, their frail fingers disappear beneath billowing sleeves, and they turn away. I release a sigh of relief as they float down the snow-covered cobblestones, not a single footstep left in their wake. The disappearance of the cloth void allows the shimmering droplets of color to flow freely through the air once again.
“Akio!” My mother’s scream breaks through the peaceful moment.
I whip my head around as my father flies through the kitchen door, running down the hall to my twin sister’s room.
“Akio! She’s dead!”
My heart stops. I blink. She can’t be. I just gave her lunch a few hours ago. She was laughing with me.
Mom’s pained wail breaks me out of my trance. I spring up from the sofa, my skirt cascading to the floor. I sprint to Tove’s room and freeze in the door frame. Mom is splayed across my sister’s lifeless body. Tove’s emerald eyes, the perfect match to my own, stare up at the ceiling. My hand flies to my mouth, trembling against my lips as I listen to my mother writhe in pain.

Comparative titles. Images of novel covers for Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer and On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn. Text compares the slow burn and research oriented FMC of Iron & Embers as well as Academic setting and found family of On Wings of Blood.

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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 20h

I love a good book playlist!! Run Boy Run!!!

Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 20h

Oh Ró, you went into the wrong profession, I can't wait to see how she overcomes it!!!

Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 20h

Deadly Bath & Body Works

🧬Genetic modification, ☠️anaphylaxis, and 🧪perfume chemistry provide the Consule a path to total control, unless Valeria 🏳️‍🌈 can stop them.

#SF #W #A #questpit

Mood board for Letalis Aroma novel. Images of laboratories, DNA, perfumes, four seasons.

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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

The QUOTES!! I got chills!!!

Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

👀👀👀

Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

🧠Nature, 🫀self, and 🫁breath. All 3 souls pay the price of violence 🗡️. Can Veera use her healing magic to restore them before her mother is lost in the cage of her deteriorating mind?

#F #RF #W #A #questpit

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HK Smith | Writer @thehksmith.bsky.social · 1d

LEGENDBORN x DUNE in a #YA fantasy where humanity survives by surrendering memories to a divine intelligence.

To break her family's curse of being sacrificed, Vega must:
⚔️Find her lost brother
💔Ally w/ her first heartbreak
🌑Uncover the truth her world was forced to forget

#QuestPit #SFF #F #Q #RF

A dark space fantasy aesthetic mood board with a collage of photos. Vertically down, from the first column:
1. A violet, light-tinged hole framing a violet sky
2. A faint silhouette of a woman beneath colors like the northern lights
3. Two hands reaching towards one another
4. A sci-fi inspired, dark uniform with a high collar
5. A grand stairwell, perhaps a futuristic religious site, with a single silhouette looking up
6. Two romantic silhouettes against a starry night sky
7. A lone figure with a backpack, standing amongst a shroud of sand-colored fog
8. A hand covered in glitter
9. A silhouette standing in front of a blue-lit circular tunnel entrance
10. A black woman with glitter coating her shoulder, just the bottom half of her face is visible, lips tilted slightly up in a smile
11. A black woman screaming
12. A stream of light breaking through dark clouds
13. An eye turned to show only the whites
14. Figures in robes seemingly suspended in mid-air
15. A figure on a black, sleek futuristic looking motorcycle

None of the images are my own. They are all sourced from Pinterest

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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if my INFJ personality would survive 😱

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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 1d

💀What if MBTI-tests were deadly?💀

In order to save her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to play deadly games that’ll uncover the deepest parts of her personality. Win the tests to prove her worth. Loose and sacrifice her soul to the seductive forest spirits.

#YA #F #DF #W #QuestPit

Designed book title that reads "FEED ME YOUR HEART". The text drips with blood.

Comp titles for "Feed Me Your Heart" including "Where the Dark Stands Still", "Your Blood, My Bones", "Children of Ragnarök" and "A Harvest of Hearts"

Themes of Feed Me Your Heart, including slow burn romance, deadly personality tests and that humans must eat hearts to wield magic

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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Pushover with anger issues? Relatable 😂 I LOVE IT!

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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 1d

HANDMAID’S TALE MEETS NORSE MYTHOLOGY?

And a pushover with anger issues that has been bred to save them all from extinction?

Say no more.

🥀FMC bred to lead
🥀Diminishing magic
🥀Found family
🥀Female rage

#Q #A #RF #QuestPit

A dark background of a forest. In the middle, the title of the book “Wilted Fate” is written. From it, arrows point out to themes. They read: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Norse mythology, Adult fantasy with romance, Enemies to lovers, Mythology based, and the comparative titles A fate inked in blood x Servant of earth.

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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Three souls. Violence drains them. Veera is determined to heal them.

#RF #W #A #questpit

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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! And thank you, that means a lot! 🤍

Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much!! Glad to hear it 😍

Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds AMAZING! Can't wait to read!

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Rebecca I.O @rebeccaio.bsky.social · 1d

In a world where their faltering fertility ensues extinction, obeying orders has never been more vital. Or so the gods say. A FATE INKED IN BLOOD x SERVANT OF EARTH. #Q #A #RF #QuestPit

Background with dark green vines. Text in white in the middle: “An agents guide to Wilted Fate, adult fantasy with romance, 108.000 words”

Background with dark green vines. Header: The Pitch, followed by two pictures. The first one of several women with white large bonnets and red capes, taken from the series The Handmaid’s Tale, and next to it is a picture of the myth The Wild Hunt from Norse mythology. On top of both pictures is text: The Handmaid’s Tale meets Norse mythology. Below is the pitch, which says:

Extinction is the inevitable next step. Their first, volitional breeding project, where Astrid was born, failed, and now she’s adamant to prove her worth to the gods. Even performing a damaging ritual to incite magic in the earth again.

But the earth retaliates by revealing the consequences of her blind obedience. But should she fail to perform the ritual, the gods are desperate enough to take action again to restore their population.

Only, they won’t ask this time.

Background with dark green vines. Header: Excerpt from the prologue called The Slave. “The Slave had never known peace. She had tried to find it, though. Through compliance. Silence. By fitting neatly into expectations and holding her tongue. But being a female was not only a menial experience. It was also violent. Vicious. It was a war started against her and the other females in the room, bound by invisible chains to their beds. As they waited in compliance, silence, for a name to be called. And hoping that name wasn’t their own. But war never knew peace. War only knew wrath. The fragile light that seeped in from the windows slowly unveiled the terror of dawn. And with it, muffled sobs filled the room. But even if the Slave wasn’t grieving, she didn’t blame the females for it. It was easier to lean into the soft embrace of sorrow than to turn to the violent claws of fury. To lose hope, because there was none. The Slave had never known peace. Until she found the blissful reprieve of rage in this proclaimed war, something she’d never allowed herself to feel. Until now.

Background with dark green vines. Header: Comparative titles in the middle of the picture. Above it the text reads: The Norse lore and the slow-burn romance in “A fate inked in blood”. Below it the text reads: The unyielding FMC and The dismantling of societal structures in “The servant of earth”.

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Sofia Trepp @sofiatrepp.bsky.social · 1d

Haunted by her ruined reputation, Ró joins a heart-eating cult to hunt down the one creature whose heart can buy her life back.

🫀Cultish magic
💀Deadly personality tests
🧌Scandinavian folklore
🖤Romance á la OUABH/Jacks x Eva

WHERE THE DARK STANDS STILL x YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES
#YA #F #DF #W #QuestPit

Portrait of a moody FMC surrounded by Norse runes. Arrows point out from her, leading to information about the writer's WIP.

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Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Love this! Scandinavian folklore sounds so cool! 🌲

Natalie Bulger @nebauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Angels who commit violence slowly lose their three souls. Society imprisons them. Veera sympathizes with them. Can Veera heal their souls before she’s discovered to care for those deemed unworthy?

#RF #W #A #questpit

Castle background, Natureless novel title, and five themes. Triple POV, Dark Academia, Finnish Mythology, Bisexual & Anxious FMC, Angels & Devils

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