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Dee Burk
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Aspiring author | WIP - Sci-fi space opera, alternate history with aliens 👽
(she/her) | Also writing three different romance books
AH!! I love the foooood in my book. Im just going to list the cool ones.
1. Gavlick hats - a crunchy dish made out of the skin of iguana-like animals on Titan. They smell terrible, Killean loves them.
2. Gaggle cakes - Drops of a jelly-like substance made from Europan Gaggle Bloom Algae (1/2)
khonri.com Khonri @khonri.com · Sep 14
#Septopolis 14

Nice and easy: FOOD.

Food is a HUGE part of culture everywhere. What's your place's Buffalo wings or Philly cheesesteak or (sorry go ahead and insert your regional food of choice)?

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September 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
2/2
Scotty doesn't presently have a love interest but he does find people attractive. His love interest is not a part of book 1.
#nexusofworlds
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Let's talk about love and your character's feelings about it.
(Platonic or romantic, as you prefer.)

Does you character have someone they love? Find someone during the story? Lose someone? Is it important?

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September 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I really like the romances in my book.
Vexis has a serious crush on her long time friend and station mate, Killean - one of my favorite characters in book one. He is sweet, funny, and an overall great friend.
Vexis also feels a pull towards the female Admiral that recruits Vexis on an EB team 1/2
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Let's talk about love and your character's feelings about it.
(Platonic or romantic, as you prefer.)

Does you character have someone they love? Find someone during the story? Lose someone? Is it important?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
September 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I never thought I'd be able to write a story in under 1000 words, let alone 300. This was just something that came to me from this prompt. I call it "Drop of Sound":
Write a story from the POV of someone (or something) living in a forest.
September 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#awesomecharacters
One of my characters, Scotty, is a gamer and has a lot of gaming stuff. Most of his items are sponsored or gaming related.
Vexis is on a space station and very mission based. She doesn’t have much just some photos because her locations are permanent. It’s all about the mission
Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters

What are your characters feelings toward material things?

Are they greedy or generous?

Do they have a prized possession? Do they seek wealth? Are they already wealthy? Are they ascetic, giving most things away?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
September 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
#septopolis 13
Omg I love this one.
Both of my characters use some type of ocular lens to view things in a digital format. The Earth based character uses Lenz — a glasses based interface.
The Nikola based character uses ocular implants which is a projected interface in her eye.
#nexusofworlds
khonri.com Khonri @khonri.com · Sep 13
#Septopolis 13

Moving onto the technology or magic drives this place! Are you sci-fi? Fantasy with magic giving access to near-equivalent comforts of the modern day? Alternative Earth that took a completely different tech dev path?

Plus an extra question for thought...

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September 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Started working on a Ren Faire romance.
MFC claims she didn't take her roommates stuff:
“Or how bout the time you didn’t take my Hobbit cloak for your Second Breakfast Brunch?”
“Well, that just made sense. It’s already a costume piece. It’s really an honor to be worn at a Second Breakfast.” 🤣
Working on my debut poetry book! Horror poetry prose! It's quite the project but I'm loving everything about the process! #WeeknightWriters
Q5: Share your stories! Tell us about what you’re working on OR something you’ve had published recently & share links if you have them! #WeeknightWriters
September 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
#Septopolis 12
Oh boy! The people on the Nikola and anyone in Absolvsion are brainwashed into thinking their way of life is the only way. The Absolvsion Council is all knowing about everything. No matter what the Mission is, they do it. Its blind faith -- For All Humanity. Always.
#nexusofworlds
khonri.com Khonri @khonri.com · Sep 12
#Septopolis 12

This, like your demographics, might be a broad ask; yolo, it's Friday!

Depending on your scope, this could vary a lot, but what defines what makes your people, them?

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September 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Reposted by Dee Burk
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Remember - you don't have to rush. Pitches will be posted in random order. Take your time.

Good luck and happy pitching!

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September 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Story:
Avid Cosplayer, Mia, gets dumped and it upends her entire world. Her friends try and get her back into dating again, just in time for the Ren Faire. What was once a fun event now brings back memories, until her friends trick her into wearing a new costume that attracts one of the performers!
September 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
After writing one book, I realized I can do it. Now when a story comes to my mind, I think "I can write that!" and actually write it. I went to the Ren Faire this weekend and came up with two book ideas.
Day 1: Prologue complete 1,250 words.
Story plot in next post.....
September 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#Septopolis 9
Honestly, I'm not sure where Absolvsion came from. Most other names in my book have a meaning or an origin, but that one doesn't. Even the name of the planet AbsalOne has some sort of significance. I think I was going off of the idea that they was "absolute" in all things they decide.
#Septopolis 9

It's naming time. For those who haven't firmed up a name yet: consider the landscape and its features, important people, or the place's purpose. 🧵1/2

Now, for both parties: Is there reason or meaning behind why you (or its founders) picked this name?

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September 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Whew I've been slackin with #Septopolis BUT

The founders of Absolvsion are the original humans on Earth. They gained a level of intelligence and superiority that gave/gives them the illusion that they know what's best for the people and the planet... and ultimately the universe
#nexusofworlds
Happy #Septopolis 8!
I spent some time yesterday talking about Cascada, the Princess who abdicated the throne in favor of creating a new civilization. Today, I'll talk some more about her six husbands who helped care for their fledgling society~

(Buckle up big thread about husbands kissing) (1/17)
#Septopolis 8

Since this might have been inadvertently covered yesterday... Who specifically were the founders? Maybe some history on them or the legend surrounding a hero.

Take yesterday's specific why to a specific who. 😅
(I'm not updating the card, I'm lazy.)

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September 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Give myself more time and grace. I will get it done. I got this!
#weeknightwriters
Q3: What can you do to make next week a little easier for yourself? #WeeknightWriters
September 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
One of my favorite groups of people in my series are the Europans. They are basically the people who fled Atlantis before it was wiped away. They were extremely technologically advanced and so they moved their people to Europa. They now live beneath the ice layer, staying away from everyone else.
#Septopolis 5

Yesterday jumped this ahead for some (oops 😅), so consider this from the view of the place's early history:

Permanent settlements usually get built around a natural resource. What's plentiful here to make it happen? Fertile land, fresh water, minerals?

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September 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Reposted by Dee Burk
RFK JR: It's going to have a it's going to it's going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.

SANDERS: You know why? Because you're cutting $150 billion for rural hospitals. You're putting $50 billion back. That's not an infusion.
September 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Reposted by Dee Burk
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The “city” in book 1 is a giant space station and utilizes zero point energy. The center of the station is the common spaces, where all races & species, live & work. The outer spokes are the living areas for the habitants. The spaces are specifically tailored to mimic their home planets #septopolis
#Septopolis 4

Let's get to the "city-builder" stuff. Where is this getting put on your world?

Will or did this impact design choices for features like architecture, available resources, or culture? Or is there a reason that won't matter (like tech or magic: day 13)? 👀

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September 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
For me, there are both international and intergalactic relations. One of my characters is the President at the time.
The ancient government, however, is the main political entity that run many things throughout the universe. The Absolvsion Council makes big decisions that affects a lot of planets.
Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question!

How complicated are international relations in your story? How integrated into the plot are those politics?

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#authors #gamemasters #worldbuilding #storydevelopment #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompts
September 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I have a species of “person” that looks like a giant lunar moth. They have the ability to sense peoples emotions. The moon markings on their skin glow when they utilize their power. Right now they’re called Lunarians. They’re an ancient species and can live hundreds of years
Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question!

Are there certain classes or sources of magic, and what do they mean? Was this classification made by someone/something, or was it named naturally?

#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #worldbuilding #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompts
September 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
My whole book series and universe is based upon the premise of “what if it actually happened/is happening”.
All these conspiracy theories about aliens and advanced technologies. Conspiracy in story format that has you questioning, maybe this is our reality. Who are the “aliens”
#seltopolis
#Septopolis 3

This is the last loosely generic "warm-up" prompts. Previously built up or being made fresh here live, is this place inspired by somewhere else?

If you've got a unique information or research source, like specific books or niche websites, share them!

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September 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
#scifiseptember day 2:
On Earth there are autonomous cars but they’re not the primary method.
No cars on the Nikola but they do end up leaving the station on a space ship.
In other books there will be the stealth transport vessels that go from the moon and other places to Earth.
#SciFiSeptember day 2: transportation method. How do your characters get around? Spaceship, teleporting, riding starwhales?
September 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Oh!!! This is right up my alley!

Book 1 deals with a space station — the Nikola— at the edge of the solar system. It also takes place on earth.
Book 2 is only on earth.
Book 3 is the planet AbsalOne

There are MANY planets mentioned. My side series is on AbsalOne and also deals with Europa.
#SciFiSeptember day 2: transportation method. How do your characters get around? Spaceship, teleporting, riding starwhales?
September 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Nikola is the main hub for all Absolvion’s research, housing scientists, mathematicians, medical professionals, etc. They monitor Earth’s activities to determine their proper course, according to the Absolvsion council. Absolvsion is an ancient governing entity, manipulating humanity for years
#Septopolis 2

You've gotta be building this place to do something, so what's it for?

Is it meant to be your MC's hometown, evil lair, or some mandatory beach episode silliness for your or your players' characters? Or, perhaps, is it simply an exercise for yourself?

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September 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#septopolis
The Nikola -covert space station at the edge of the solar system.
AbsalOne - main planet for anyone in the Absolvsion government and their families.
Europa - home planet to the people of Atlantis that left Earth
Lunaria - home of lunar moth type species
Titan - home of 👽
Earth- 🌎
Welcome to #Septopolis, I hope you enjoy your stay.

Let's start with some basics. To cover a wide range of settlement types, I've tried to phrase these prompts as generally as possible.

With that: what will you be talking about to either share or build fresh?

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September 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM