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Elisa Winther

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Speculative fiction and romance writer from The Netherlands, #amwriting poetic flash fiction, lore-rich short stories, and evocative, character-driven novels in a shared universe | mid-30s | she/they 🏳‍🌈 | AuDHD |

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · Jul 13

FRUITCAKE AND FAMILIARS x ROLE PLAYING

😃Autistic shifter & ADHD witch vs Alphahole hunter
💚Slowburn friends-to-lovers
🥰Yearning, banter, and emotional safety
🤝🏽Cosy blend of magic, mystery, and romance
🌄Gradual discovery of the secondary world

#Bluepit📖 #BluePit #A #F #R #W #OV #POC #DIS #ND

Moodboard for the work in progress by Elisa Winther about shifters, hunters, and witches. The images include a wolf in a forest, apples, someone gathering herbs, a smoking gun, a woman with a wolf sleeping, a lit candle in a lantern and a moon between the clouds.

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 6d

That said, it's the second novelette I'm planning and practising my plotting skills with. I'm hoping it'll help me write better plots, with pacing which fits the story, and will lead to something to start subbing again, as well as introduce bigger stories (this one is a prequel)

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 6d

Completely on brand: the nbMC is Autistic, the MMC is disabled (walks with a cane and chronic pain), the WIP includes lush worldbuilding with deep histories, and is part of my shared universe.

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 6d

This WIP had one of my fav protag x antag dynamics (friends to enemies) and a romance between reluctant allies who accidentally fall for each other. It's good blood magic but this time I mean to properly lean into the vamp vibes it had.

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 6d

Didn't want to do this but I'm so friggin' stuck with RomantasyWIP that I'm diving back into an old project which' plotting was 💩 and cutting the first part out to make a novelette (15K max). Hoping this brief project can help me break the writer's block.

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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 10d

#FirstDraftFall has officially started!!! We are SO excited to write alongside all of you!!

If you're looking for more support than the Bluesky prompts + chats, join our Sustaining Membership Program for access to the Pro Discord with weekly write-ins, monthly socials & more

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 6d

Having fun brainstorming the study group/spring festival party for romantasyWIP🥳 +decide if I want to keep their first kiss soon after or make it something else (but cute) so it can remain undeniably a slowburn 😆

What do you think, kiss or no?
#WritingCommunity #Romancelandia

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 7d

Herding plot bunnies ☺🐰

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

Nice!!! Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

I need to install an alternative to excel because it self-deleted for some reason and I want to track my wordcounts. Had a whole system 😢

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

Age yourself with a film you saw at the cinema as a kid:

Still have that shiny mew card too

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

Ohh yeah plot holes suck 😬

When you follow plot bunnies into plot holes, you end up in Wonderland and have to fight your way back before the Jabberwocky snatches you and eats the rest of your plot, or you get lost and all directions lead to new side stories/plots.

a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland says the rabbit hole deepens .

ALT: a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland says the rabbit hole deepens .

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

Was so surprised when I first saw one. They're so cute 🥰

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

Excited about the next couple plot beats (reaching the pinch point) for my romantasy. My alphahole antag's bullying both MCs but they've got backup. And then they get to comfort each other in the aftermath 🥰

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

I always understood it as having a random plot idea, which fits for me because when I follow new plot ideas I tend to fall down a rabbit hole 😅 ... And my problem is, I have many of them, so... That's why plot fluffle (multiple bunnies)

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

100% agree, it's such a missed opportunity

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 13d

Alright, I'm accepting that I don't have plot bunnies. I have plot fluffles 🥴 #WritingCommunity

three cartoon rabbits are jumping in the air and laughing

Alt: Four cartoon rabbits are jumping in the air and laughing

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 20d

Glad to be back 😁🥰

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · 20d

Alright, change my 📍 because I've been deep into my romantasy again and want to be more active on here again.

How's everyone been doing lately? What did I miss?

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Q’Zion T. Gipson is ✨ON SUB! ✨ @qziontgipson.bsky.social · Aug 29

A pitch card for THE ROOTS OF DESTINY: my #onsub YA climate fantasy about a Black girl who must embrace forbidden plant magic that blooms in her veins after discovering an enchanted forest with roots to her ancestry. #Editors, for inquiries please 🩷 this post and/or contact my agent
@BookishNajla
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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'd love to one day figure this one out too 😆 good luck with making it your own!!

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Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social · Aug 20

A friend is looking for ARC signups for his upcoming spicy #MM #UrbanFantasy duology. I've been hearing updates for months at our writing group's meetups & I'm really excited for this release! If this sounds like your cup of tea, sign up here: alexwoolfson.com/arc-sign-up
#UF🌶️💙📚

The cover for The Reluctant Incubus by Alex Woolfson: a young man of Filipino descent wearing a red collared shirt looks down at his cupped hands, which hold flames. The Golden Gate Bridge is in the background. Above the cover is the text "call for arc readers" and around it are arrows and various bits of text: New Adult MM Urban Fantasy; reluctant monster in hiding; forbidden monster romance; bound spirit boyfriend; virgin, touched-starved hero; vampire-fueled apocalypse; High action, slow burn, medium spice; cinnamon roll caught between a golden retriever and a "touch him and die."

I’ve always been afraid of the monster inside me. Now I might have to finally unleash it.

I was born an incubus, a literal soul-sucking sex demon. But I’ve deliberately never fed, so I don't have any powers.

Still, that doesn't stop an arrogant fae prince from blackmailing me into stealing a magical watch from a creepy San Francisco mansion.

Turns out, the artifact contains Collin, an all-knowing spirit with serious golden retriever vibes who looks like a cute twentysomething guy my age. If I can keep him from the fae, he swears we can be together—even physically—without anyone getting hurt.

The wrinkle? He’s also being hunted by bloodthirsty vampires who need the watch to end the world.

And my only ally? A smoking-hot monster slayer who's all "touch him and die" whenever I'm in danger but who would most certainly kill me if he ever discovered what I was.

I’ve spent my whole life trying to be good—and okay, maybe dreaming of someone who could make me feel less alone. But to save Collin and stop the apocalypse, I'll have to feed.

And once I taste a soul, there might be no coming back.

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Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · Aug 14

Enjoy! 🍵🥰

Elisa Winther @elisawinther.bsky.social · Aug 12

Been cleaning up my bookshelf😊 it got so messy and feels good to make space. There's a lot I'm not going to read anymore anyway since my taste changed from when I started reading.

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C.R. Stewart @crstewart.bsky.social · Aug 7

Which deity would you rather have associated with a band?
Tiamat is a Mesopotamian Chaos Mother, Phanuel is the prince of the Ophanim (wheel angels), Typing is the last of the Greek Titans and Camazotz is a Mayan Death Bat
#WritingCommunity #QuestionofthwDay #Mythology