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Aria Igniata

@ariaigniata.bsky.social

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Adult SFF writer • MSN, RN • She/her • The piece that doesn't fit inside a jigsaw 🧩• 🗽 born & raised, 🇯🇲 blood in my veins •

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · May 7

ARCANE x THE POPPY WAR

In a world of magitech and dead gods, a corrupted chosen one's journey of redemption begins.

⚔️Morally gray Black cast
⚔️Found family
⚔️Magitech
⚔️Anime-inspired fight scenes
⚔️Exploration of grief
⚔️What does it mean to be human?

#Questpit #W #A #SFF

Commissioned art of @AriaIgniata's character Theodana, done by @kjetll_art.

She's looking straight ahead with a cocky smirk. She has brown skin, amber eyes, and thick wavy dark hair. She has a gold lip cuff on her bottom lip and has on teal, white, and gold eyeshadow. The background is teal and gold.

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 4d

I'm going to be a published author next month!!

People will get to read about f*cked up humans eating angelic flesh and one equally f*cked up angel's crusade to disrupt the status quo and plant the seeds of chaos.

Prepare yourselves for grade-A f*ckery across the board.

Monstrous Angels
An Anthology of Religious Horror
Edited by Arwyn Sherman & Brittany McMunn

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 9d

Roses are red,
Violets are blue
My next project is a horromance
About humans eating angels
And angels eating their own
Yum~

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 13d

Ooooo. These are gorgeous!

(Also, is that Changbin I see?)

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 14d

The love of my life right after Daddymi...I mean, Nanami.

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 15d

Being in love is dangerous cause what do you mean my angel cannibalism fantasy horror has a touch of romantasy vibes from the established Black main couple featuring a half angel?

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 15d

Proud to say I've revised 200 pages in under 30 days! I can't wait to get this novel to betas. I can't wait to query next year. I can't wait to see what the future brings!

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · May 7

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 18d

Burned out from revising over 150 pages so far this month, so I caved in and might've done a little writing for my angel cannibalism fantasy horror. For fans of angel eaters, cannibalistic angels, dead gods, and a budding romance amongst the horrors of the world.

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Devour Me Whole

By Aria Igniata

“Sweet is the marrow of an angel
For it is free, for it is pure
Devour that which lies before you
Consume the flesh blessed by the gods
Ascend with bloodied hands
Ascend with a soul free of sin.”

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 19d

Busy focused on my own lane because it's the only one that matters. Can't be drifting into other's nonsense, can't be led astray by other's progress. I need to focus on me and me alone.

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · 27d

Y'all ain't ready for when I turn my angel cannibalism short story (to be published in the Monstrous Angels anthology) into a full length fantasy horror about the lengths humans will go to consume angelic flesh.

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Aug 24

Tell me why my revision plan/outline consists of 87 questions for me to answer? (And yes, I read through my novel and asked myself various questions to deepen my understanding of my story. It's my first time revising like this and it's been interesting.)

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Aug 21

Torn between writing a necromancer x dead man romantasy or an Elden Ring meets Evangelion inspired science fantasy featuring dead gods turned into mechas. 😩

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Aug 14

This reminds me of what the GOATs at Arrowhead Game Studios said:

"A game for everyone is a game for no one."

Juniper Lake Fitzgerald || ArdentGrove @ardentgrove.bsky.social · Aug 13

I’m sorry but as a creative you cannot be bending to the whims & will of a demanding audience. Good art will not appeal to everyone & your voice won’t either. It’s supposed to be this way. Anything else runs the real risk of being soulless consumerist drivel. Do yourself the favor & stay true.

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Aug 2

Good morning from Jamaica.

A photo of a pool surrounded by coconut trees, lounge chairs, and umbrellas. The ocean is in the background.

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jul 25

Life's been rough lately but in less than a week I'll be in Jamaica. I haven't been there in 8 years. It's like a second home to me and I can't wait to return.

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm going to Jamaica next week and I promised myself I'd relax during my time off, but I'm missing my science fantasy and would love to start the revision process now. I'm so torn. 😭

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jul 18

I just finished Act 1 of #Expedition33. Going to crash out in 3...2...1...

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jul 17

Not to brag, but my Attack on Titan concert tickets are finally here! 🤩

A photo of the Attack on Titan - Beyond The Walls World Tour - The Official Concert ticket(s)

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'm taking this is a sign to commit to drawing again. I got too hard on myself and fell off.

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jul 7

Being a gamer during the Steam Summer Sale is all fun and games (pun intended) until you realize you're a gamer with a wide palate and can't figure out what games you want. Do I buy another RPG? Do I buy a hack and slash? Do I buy a life sim? Do I buy a cozy game? Do I buy—

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jul 4

A budding necromancer.
A golden-eyed dead man.
A war brewing.
A newfound love.

Project Reanimate (aka my necromancer x dead man romantasy I can't stop yapping about).

A moodboard consisting of 9 squares

First row: an aerial view of a city at night, a person holding a heart, a skull among bones

Second row: a skeleton illuminated with red light, a statue of a woman who appears to be prying open her chest, a silhouette of a person rimmed in red

Third row: an abstract photo depicting anger, a hand rising from the ocean, a small waterfall in a forest

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jun 29

So, I just finished my rewrite in exactly 4 months!

96k words, 355 pages. What a journey it has been.

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I’d done many wrongs throughout my life, but now was the time to change things. No longer would I be a weapon drenched in the blood of the innocent. Now I’d be a weapon of justice.
Mama, all I see is darkness, but today, I choose to be the light.
A smile parted my lips.

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jun 27

Adult sci-fi: So, the MC's second dad/uncle is his biological father's best friend.

Adult romantasy: So, the MC's brother ended their mother's life subscription out of spite fueled rage.

✨️ Family duality✨️

Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jun 20

I cannot wait to start writing my necromancer x dead man romantasy featuring Black necromancers and a genderfluid Death in a queernorm world.

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Aria Igniata @ariaigniata.bsky.social · Jun 16

At this rate, Project: Reanimate, my necromancer x dead romantasy, will be comped to The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi. It'll also possibly be written out of spite (a first for me). Regardless, I'm eager to dive into this story.