Eliwood S. Gheist
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Eliwood S. Gheist
@eliwoodsgheist.com
https://eliwoodsgheist.com

Writer, 30ish, queer. We write alone, but we're writing together.

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Bludeye Beach releases 1-1-2026! Learn more: https://hookandquillpress.com/our-books/

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Hey, friends!! BLUDEYE BEACH is now up for digital preorders, and will be available on January 1st, 2026! (Physical version to follow!)

Can you believe how gorgeous this cover is?? My dear, dear friend @kitschmyarts.bsky.social designed it and I can't stop staring❤️

#writesky #writingcommunity
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Not many instances of brain. This random moment is the most standalone.

Ess is a con artist with forbidden magic, able to control minds through touch in a world where skin is taboo. When Ess's escape attempt is interrupted by Cal and his clingy fiancée Lysa, underhand insults fly.

#WIPSnips
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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This guy is probably totally chill and won’t cause major problems later though

#writingcommunity #wipsnips #writesky #earthlings
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
They say "Write what you know," which is why no one has self confidence in my books
They say "Write what you know," which is why no-one folds fitted sheets in my books.
They say "Write what you know," which is why no-one ever drives a car in my books.
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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oh god help, THE LORD OF THE WOOD is available to request on Netgalley which I guess means people are about to READ my queer cozy horror??

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January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Happy #AwesomeCharacters!

Edie only adjacently enjoys video games when playing with friends, until she happens to try Breath of the Wild. She goes feral over the exploration element. She's scared of the big fights and sometimes makes her friends do them for her (Lynels are her kryptonite).
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Hypothetical today! If you were trying to get your characters into videogames, what genre/game would you start them out on?

Would it be similar to the genre you write them in, or completely different?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Happy #WIPSnips 15 - Manager!

From RETURN TO BLUDEYE BEACH. Milo and Edie are shamefully flirting at Milo's place of business
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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I had to branch out a bit for this one! This is the intro to a new WIP called Demon in a Bottle.

In a world that runs on the magic of bottled demons, Millie is a freelance demon trapper, until she takes a risk that turns her life upside down.

#WipSnips #DemoninaBottle #WritingCommunity
January 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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Here's a #snippet from my current revision of A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️
January 15, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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#AwesomeCharacters

🤔 Idk why but I feel like Mireia would enjoy something like Mario Kart or Smash Bros - competitive, fast-paced & colorful fun. She'd probably get a bit TOO competitive tbh 🤣

For Kena, def something like Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing. Something chill & wholesome.🧵1/3
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Hypothetical today! If you were trying to get your characters into videogames, what genre/game would you start them out on?

Would it be similar to the genre you write them in, or completely different?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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Our hero muses on the calendar
From "Hat" or "Children of the void"
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #Wipsnips
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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I have two things for #WholesomeWednesday

First, my best friend's cat Cloud who is a cartoon marshmallow ❤️

Second, a good human story. Back in 2021 when Texas froze & everyone's power was out for a week, I was in my car trying to keep warm while charging my phone, & someone knocked on my window.🧵
January 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Sluggish today. I'm feeling a cold coming on 🤧

Kena is a pretty good swimmer, but he definitely underestimates how scary the ocean can be!

From my upcoming book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, Part 1 of my #Atlantis trilogy.
#GoA
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Happy #WritingPrompt!

In BLUDEYE BEACH, Edie lied for ten years about what she saw in Bludeye when she was 15; not only to her family, but mostly to herself. 😔

She also lies (by omission) to [redacted] about [redacted] thanks to [SUPER redacted] but she thought she was helping 😭😱
What’s the biggest lie your MC has ever told? Who did they lie to and why? #WritingPrompt
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Even alien voice recognition kind of sucks

#writingcommunity #writesky #wipsnips #earthlings
January 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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And a boxset of all five seasons of She-Ra!

And Kipo!

And Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass!

AND THE WILLOW SERIES, DAMMIT, WHY LIMIT TO NETFLIX!
What do we want?

PHYSICAL MEDIA

What do we want it for?

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
January 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
like the lil scamp I am, I'm only sharing this post after I booked a slot for myself heeheehee hohoho ❤️❤️❤️ THANKS NUSH
HAPPY ONE-MONTH-TILL-VALENTINE'S DAY 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Two slots of couples surprise me comms are officially open get em while you cannn 🥰🫶

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January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Happy #WIPSnips 14 - Current!

From RETURN TO BLUDEYE BEACH, the second in the series. Pardon the Redacted's, we have a ~cryptid reveal~ that's a little spoilery, as I dive into an attempt to explain the intricacies of mermaid interrelationships.
January 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Isaac is hyper aware of his flaws to the point he's an unreliable narrator. He hides behind a mask of humour, but everything is distorted through a lens of self-loathing, which affects every relationship in his life. Mainly, he doesn't feel worthy of love of any kind.

#AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Let's talk self-reflection. How good is your character at assessing their flaws?

Do they usually have a good sense of how they are coming across to others?

If not, which way are they usually wrong?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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Ess is a con artist with forbidden magic, able to control minds through touch in a world where skin is taboo. Forced into a plot to infiltrate the forum, her biggest obstacle (quite literally in this snippet) is her mark's suspicious (and infuriatingly handsome) son.

#WIPSnips
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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#WIPSnips | current

⛴️

From my post-apocalyptic #WIP featuring a misfit trio of kids.

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #amwriting
January 14, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END

When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign.

#BluePit 📖 #A #H #Q #DIS
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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#Atlantis Khonri the can of worms you just unleashed 😂

*cracks knuckles*

Without spoiling too much, they would have had to stop *growing* new crystals about 10-20 years earlier (assuming they could prevent unauthorized crystal growing). And take measures to fix the island's instability.🧵1/10
🤔 If they stopped using the crystals would The Big Ope have been delayed (or prevented entirely) and what would be the professor's hypothesis on what impacts this could have had on human society today?
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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What do they see in this image?

Gamers (over 40): I miss high school.

Gamers (under 40): That looks repetitive af

Me: A story of family & adventure & romance & community struggling to unite!

Non-Gamers: Someone was really bored.

FELCROWN (story & setting)

#bluepit📖 #bluepit🎲 #F #W #LGBT #D20
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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#BluePit 📖 THE ROSE BARGAIN x CINDER. The alien princess is making queer girls compete to be her wife. 16yo Darla is outed to her family and kicked out when she is chosen. Now she has to win, but with the aliens' power to control minds, she might not want to. #YA #SF #LGBT #OV #Q
January 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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THE OFFICE X GOOD OMENS

After getting a call from Upstairs that Heaven's faith in Hell is shaken, Virgil Mora, The Consultant, must turnaround a vampire-ran Ohio gas station in just three months to save his own life and his boss, Lucifer, the angel he's fallen for.

#BluePit 📖 #W #A #F #LGBT
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM