Jim the Vampire
@jimthevampire.bsky.social
Definitely not a Vampire. Wannabe Sci-Fi writer.
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Draft One complete.
What are next?
Completely burn this horrible manuscript to the ground and rewrite the whole thing I guess. Add in all of the missing scenes, tweak the characters so they make more sense...but for just one sweet minute, relax. I done a fing!
Draft One complete.
What are next?
Completely burn this horrible manuscript to the ground and rewrite the whole thing I guess. Add in all of the missing scenes, tweak the characters so they make more sense...but for just one sweet minute, relax. I done a fing!
#Febchantment 9
So my answer to this is quite boring: money! Lots of money. Then you can do all of the magic science you can afford, in distant galactic corners without oversight.
Or you can work for somebody who has lots of money and use the magic science that they already bought and paid for 😁
So my answer to this is quite boring: money! Lots of money. Then you can do all of the magic science you can afford, in distant galactic corners without oversight.
Or you can work for somebody who has lots of money and use the magic science that they already bought and paid for 😁
#Febchantment Day 9
Let's talk magical tools! What does someone need to do magic in your system? An arcane focus (e.g. wand, staff, orb)? A book of spells? A musical instrument? A bunch of obscure ingredients?
If you have magical companions, they would count here 😁
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Let's talk magical tools! What does someone need to do magic in your system? An arcane focus (e.g. wand, staff, orb)? A book of spells? A musical instrument? A bunch of obscure ingredients?
If you have magical companions, they would count here 😁
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February 9, 2026 at 7:21 AM
#Febchantment 9
So my answer to this is quite boring: money! Lots of money. Then you can do all of the magic science you can afford, in distant galactic corners without oversight.
Or you can work for somebody who has lots of money and use the magic science that they already bought and paid for 😁
So my answer to this is quite boring: money! Lots of money. Then you can do all of the magic science you can afford, in distant galactic corners without oversight.
Or you can work for somebody who has lots of money and use the magic science that they already bought and paid for 😁
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February 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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#AwesomeCharacters Oh this is interesting because...they don't! They don't fight. No weapons, no fisticuffs!
I hear you "Jim that sounds terrible, you idiot, what a crap idea!" Te he. Wait for book 3 😂
Sometimes they use the environment to "fight"...or their brains 😮 Pretentious moi? 😂
Book 3:
I hear you "Jim that sounds terrible, you idiot, what a crap idea!" Te he. Wait for book 3 😂
Sometimes they use the environment to "fight"...or their brains 😮 Pretentious moi? 😂
Book 3:
February 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
#AwesomeCharacters Oh this is interesting because...they don't! They don't fight. No weapons, no fisticuffs!
I hear you "Jim that sounds terrible, you idiot, what a crap idea!" Te he. Wait for book 3 😂
Sometimes they use the environment to "fight"...or their brains 😮 Pretentious moi? 😂
Book 3:
I hear you "Jim that sounds terrible, you idiot, what a crap idea!" Te he. Wait for book 3 😂
Sometimes they use the environment to "fight"...or their brains 😮 Pretentious moi? 😂
Book 3:
For me yes because I made stuff or borrowed other concepts. My characters know little bits as they need to, but mostly they don't care about it. It's just stuff that gets them where they need to go, or balls of fire in space that they can't walk on 😂 Poor Mars.
#Febchantment Day 8
This week we're digging more into the nuts & bolts of your magic system! So let's start with the source.
Where exactly does magic "come from" in your world? Where/when does it originate? Does anyone know for sure, or are there only theories?
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This week we're digging more into the nuts & bolts of your magic system! So let's start with the source.
Where exactly does magic "come from" in your world? Where/when does it originate? Does anyone know for sure, or are there only theories?
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
For me yes because I made stuff or borrowed other concepts. My characters know little bits as they need to, but mostly they don't care about it. It's just stuff that gets them where they need to go, or balls of fire in space that they can't walk on 😂 Poor Mars.
Elara: Wrapped up in the arms of someone she loves, who loves her.
Toren: his Engineering office. Not someone else's, his! Everything he needs is there, except John. John is his second home.
Ben: anywhere outdoors. His love is for nature and the gifts he has been given he uses to tend it.
1/2
Toren: his Engineering office. Not someone else's, his! Everything he needs is there, except John. John is his second home.
Ben: anywhere outdoors. His love is for nature and the gifts he has been given he uses to tend it.
1/2
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What is your character's favorite place in their world? A place they find peace, or excitement, or joy?
Is it a type of place (forest, mall, etc) or somewhere specific?
Is it somewhere they go frequently?
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What is your character's favorite place in their world? A place they find peace, or excitement, or joy?
Is it a type of place (forest, mall, etc) or somewhere specific?
Is it somewhere they go frequently?
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February 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Elara: Wrapped up in the arms of someone she loves, who loves her.
Toren: his Engineering office. Not someone else's, his! Everything he needs is there, except John. John is his second home.
Ben: anywhere outdoors. His love is for nature and the gifts he has been given he uses to tend it.
1/2
Toren: his Engineering office. Not someone else's, his! Everything he needs is there, except John. John is his second home.
Ben: anywhere outdoors. His love is for nature and the gifts he has been given he uses to tend it.
1/2
Seems to go harder on sound than any other. It's part of the story that life is repetitive on ship, so sounds and sights are too. "Clang" is my most used sound word.
Sight next, especially with blinding lights. Then feels. Taste might not even be mentioned in draft one 😬 😂
#AwesomeCharacters
Sight next, especially with blinding lights. Then feels. Taste might not even be mentioned in draft one 😬 😂
#AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Technical question today!
What senses do your characters use most?
Do you describe what they see, smell, taste, feel, or hear more?
Is it different between characters?
Do any have special senses?
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Technical question today!
What senses do your characters use most?
Do you describe what they see, smell, taste, feel, or hear more?
Is it different between characters?
Do any have special senses?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Seems to go harder on sound than any other. It's part of the story that life is repetitive on ship, so sounds and sights are too. "Clang" is my most used sound word.
Sight next, especially with blinding lights. Then feels. Taste might not even be mentioned in draft one 😬 😂
#AwesomeCharacters
Sight next, especially with blinding lights. Then feels. Taste might not even be mentioned in draft one 😬 😂
#AwesomeCharacters
I've always loved sci-fi from the magic of faster than light to post scarcity, to corpo controlled distopia where the tech is used to supress people. So I have taken a little bit from all and tried to add some sci-fi magic of my own for solutions to big problems. A little borrow and little create 😊
#Febchantment Day 6
Tell us about why you developed this magic system! What drew you to the concepts? Why did you choose to make it the way you did? Were you inspired or influenced by any other works?
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Tell us about why you developed this magic system! What drew you to the concepts? Why did you choose to make it the way you did? Were you inspired or influenced by any other works?
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 6, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I've always loved sci-fi from the magic of faster than light to post scarcity, to corpo controlled distopia where the tech is used to supress people. So I have taken a little bit from all and tried to add some sci-fi magic of my own for solutions to big problems. A little borrow and little create 😊
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February 6, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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February 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Can we have a @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social appreciation train?? They're such a cheerleader in the community! I love seeing Charlie's questions on my dash and I'm sure yall do too so
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Elara - poorly, angrily
Toren - worse than that
Ben - never alone when you got Jesus
Kaili - bouncily. Like come on let's do a thing! Anything!
McLellan - gladly
Caul - no boredom, just opportunity to strategise!
Alex - I imagine Alex tapping on things. Just idly making noise.
#AwesomeCharacters
Toren - worse than that
Ben - never alone when you got Jesus
Kaili - bouncily. Like come on let's do a thing! Anything!
McLellan - gladly
Caul - no boredom, just opportunity to strategise!
Alex - I imagine Alex tapping on things. Just idly making noise.
#AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
How does your character handle boredom/idleness?
Do they enjoy a lazy day doing nothing? Do they need it, sometimes? Or do they always want to be doing someone, and idleness makes them restless and unsettled?
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How does your character handle boredom/idleness?
Do they enjoy a lazy day doing nothing? Do they need it, sometimes? Or do they always want to be doing someone, and idleness makes them restless and unsettled?
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February 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Elara - poorly, angrily
Toren - worse than that
Ben - never alone when you got Jesus
Kaili - bouncily. Like come on let's do a thing! Anything!
McLellan - gladly
Caul - no boredom, just opportunity to strategise!
Alex - I imagine Alex tapping on things. Just idly making noise.
#AwesomeCharacters
Toren - worse than that
Ben - never alone when you got Jesus
Kaili - bouncily. Like come on let's do a thing! Anything!
McLellan - gladly
Caul - no boredom, just opportunity to strategise!
Alex - I imagine Alex tapping on things. Just idly making noise.
#AwesomeCharacters
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February 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Well the benefits of the technology are widely used by all, but you'd need training to be a specialist in any one of them. But as it's not true magic, it's more like now where you'd go to University/College and study a particular field as madeup-ium physics. 😁
#Febchantment Day 5
Tell us about who can wield magic in your world!
Is it available to everyone, or only a special few? Is it a gift you're born with, or a skill you can learn? Is the knowledge gatekept in some way?
Don't forget to read & interact with others! 😁
#writingcommunity #writesky
Tell us about who can wield magic in your world!
Is it available to everyone, or only a special few? Is it a gift you're born with, or a skill you can learn? Is the knowledge gatekept in some way?
Don't forget to read & interact with others! 😁
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 5, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Well the benefits of the technology are widely used by all, but you'd need training to be a specialist in any one of them. But as it's not true magic, it's more like now where you'd go to University/College and study a particular field as madeup-ium physics. 😁
Elara wouldn't hesitate to put it down and block the number.
Toren would probably go full verbal assault, then forget to block the number and continue in a loop forever.
Ben would be polite, depending on the scam he might fall for it "well, they obviously needed help"
#AwesomeCharacters ♥️🔥🔥
Toren would probably go full verbal assault, then forget to block the number and continue in a loop forever.
Ben would be polite, depending on the scam he might fall for it "well, they obviously needed help"
#AwesomeCharacters ♥️🔥🔥
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Silly hypothetical!
How would your character handle a scam call?
Trustingly give up their credit card number? Just hang up? Keep them talking and waste their time? Lure them into an elaborate trap for daring?
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Silly hypothetical!
How would your character handle a scam call?
Trustingly give up their credit card number? Just hang up? Keep them talking and waste their time? Lure them into an elaborate trap for daring?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Elara wouldn't hesitate to put it down and block the number.
Toren would probably go full verbal assault, then forget to block the number and continue in a loop forever.
Ben would be polite, depending on the scam he might fall for it "well, they obviously needed help"
#AwesomeCharacters ♥️🔥🔥
Toren would probably go full verbal assault, then forget to block the number and continue in a loop forever.
Ben would be polite, depending on the scam he might fall for it "well, they obviously needed help"
#AwesomeCharacters ♥️🔥🔥
#Febchantment Most of my stuff is science or pseudoscience. Some of the magic stuff would be FTL - Faster than light, Inertial Suppression - the thing that stops people getting turned into paste when ships accelerate at 50G, G - gravity ha. There are a bunch, but should all be explained in story 😊
#Febchantment Day 4
Vocab time! Tell us about some important terms we need to know to understand your magic system. Obviously, make sure you include the definitions! 😁
As usual, interpret the prompt however makes sense to you! Don't feel limited only to conlang words.
#writingcommunity #writesky
Vocab time! Tell us about some important terms we need to know to understand your magic system. Obviously, make sure you include the definitions! 😁
As usual, interpret the prompt however makes sense to you! Don't feel limited only to conlang words.
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
#Febchantment Most of my stuff is science or pseudoscience. Some of the magic stuff would be FTL - Faster than light, Inertial Suppression - the thing that stops people getting turned into paste when ships accelerate at 50G, G - gravity ha. There are a bunch, but should all be explained in story 😊
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February 4, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Oh that's an interesting one. I think they'll know Elara well as she will know herself better, given the difficult circumstances we ride with her. Any reader know what she is about, though a few questions will obviously remain.
I suspect that the main character questions left would be "who knew"
I suspect that the main character questions left would be "who knew"
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
How well do you think people will know your character by the end of their story?
Will they understand everything about them? Or is there an air of mystery around them still? Or maybe they change significantly?
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How well do you think people will know your character by the end of their story?
Will they understand everything about them? Or is there an air of mystery around them still? Or maybe they change significantly?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Oh that's an interesting one. I think they'll know Elara well as she will know herself better, given the difficult circumstances we ride with her. Any reader know what she is about, though a few questions will obviously remain.
I suspect that the main character questions left would be "who knew"
I suspect that the main character questions left would be "who knew"
For my sci-fi spacey "magic" it's all physics and chemistry. Pop two things together and see what the explosion makes! Sometimes the explosion is actually just gradual warming. Sometimes you get to blow a hole in a dormant volcano...
#Febchantment Day 3
What is the central concept of your magic system? E.g. Elemental magic? Music magic? Name-based magic? Something else? (Note: this isn't the "source" of magic - that's Day 8!)
If you already answered this previously, feel free to go into more detail!
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What is the central concept of your magic system? E.g. Elemental magic? Music magic? Name-based magic? Something else? (Note: this isn't the "source" of magic - that's Day 8!)
If you already answered this previously, feel free to go into more detail!
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
For my sci-fi spacey "magic" it's all physics and chemistry. Pop two things together and see what the explosion makes! Sometimes the explosion is actually just gradual warming. Sometimes you get to blow a hole in a dormant volcano...
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February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Oh this is a fun one.
The visible antagonist "The Rec" starts off as a tool, becomes a prison warden and then something else. It does horrid things, but has some of the most enjoyable interactions, so in some ways, it's my favourite character.
The actual antagonists are very unlikable. Very.
The visible antagonist "The Rec" starts off as a tool, becomes a prison warden and then something else. It does horrid things, but has some of the most enjoyable interactions, so in some ways, it's my favourite character.
The actual antagonists are very unlikable. Very.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Antagonist day! Are they likeable?
Would it surprise you if your antagonist was someone's favorite character?
Were they written to be cathartically hateable? Sympathetic but flawed? Somewhere in between?
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Antagonist day! Are they likeable?
Would it surprise you if your antagonist was someone's favorite character?
Were they written to be cathartically hateable? Sympathetic but flawed? Somewhere in between?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Oh this is a fun one.
The visible antagonist "The Rec" starts off as a tool, becomes a prison warden and then something else. It does horrid things, but has some of the most enjoyable interactions, so in some ways, it's my favourite character.
The actual antagonists are very unlikable. Very.
The visible antagonist "The Rec" starts off as a tool, becomes a prison warden and then something else. It does horrid things, but has some of the most enjoyable interactions, so in some ways, it's my favourite character.
The actual antagonists are very unlikable. Very.
I worked out a way to write more. Force myself to write horrible Statues Erode with it's "real people" and gritty lived in SciFiness.
Then reward myself with a half hour wind down of Alan creating art with human organs as she starts a one Narfian crusade to take down humanity! 😁
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#sff
Then reward myself with a half hour wind down of Alan creating art with human organs as she starts a one Narfian crusade to take down humanity! 😁
#WriteSky
#sff
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips
The word for February 2nd is "perish"
Remember content/trigger warnings if necessary!
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The word for February 2nd is "perish"
Remember content/trigger warnings if necessary!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips
The word for February 2nd is "perish"
Remember content/trigger warnings if necessary!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The word for February 2nd is "perish"
Remember content/trigger warnings if necessary!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The "magic system" in Statues Erode has rules, mostly based on my limited (but I promise I'm reading a lot) understanding of physics.
If a thing has absolutely zero scientific grounding, it can't happen. But rule of cool beats "is it easy to do". If it *could* happen, it might happen.
If a thing has absolutely zero scientific grounding, it can't happen. But rule of cool beats "is it easy to do". If it *could* happen, it might happen.
#Febchantment Day 2
Do you have a "hard" or "soft" magic system?
In other words, does your magic system have strictly defined rules (think: Brandon Sanderson's books)? Or is it more undefined, mostly vibes/rule of cool (think: Gandalf from LOTR)? Somewhere in between?
#writingcommunity #writesky
Do you have a "hard" or "soft" magic system?
In other words, does your magic system have strictly defined rules (think: Brandon Sanderson's books)? Or is it more undefined, mostly vibes/rule of cool (think: Gandalf from LOTR)? Somewhere in between?
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 2, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The "magic system" in Statues Erode has rules, mostly based on my limited (but I promise I'm reading a lot) understanding of physics.
If a thing has absolutely zero scientific grounding, it can't happen. But rule of cool beats "is it easy to do". If it *could* happen, it might happen.
If a thing has absolutely zero scientific grounding, it can't happen. But rule of cool beats "is it easy to do". If it *could* happen, it might happen.
Elara hasn't really figured that out. Tartarus is the home she never wanted, but her friends there and familiar bonds that kind of gel her to it.
She thinks she is mostly happy with Jamie, but there are problems there which makes her uncertain. She isn't ready to give up but he isn't 'home'
1/2
She thinks she is mostly happy with Jamie, but there are problems there which makes her uncertain. She isn't ready to give up but he isn't 'home'
1/2
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
What does your character consider "home" to them?
Is it a place? A person? A feeling?
Are they often "home" or have they lost it? Are they searching for it?
Have they never felt at home before?
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What does your character consider "home" to them?
Is it a place? A person? A feeling?
Are they often "home" or have they lost it? Are they searching for it?
Have they never felt at home before?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Elara hasn't really figured that out. Tartarus is the home she never wanted, but her friends there and familiar bonds that kind of gel her to it.
She thinks she is mostly happy with Jamie, but there are problems there which makes her uncertain. She isn't ready to give up but he isn't 'home'
1/2
She thinks she is mostly happy with Jamie, but there are problems there which makes her uncertain. She isn't ready to give up but he isn't 'home'
1/2
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The #WIPSnips words for February 2nd through February 8th are here!
Just a few reminders:
Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine
Use Alt Text on Graphics
Use Trigger/Content warnings when necessary
Don't be a jerk!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Just a few reminders:
Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine
Use Alt Text on Graphics
Use Trigger/Content warnings when necessary
Don't be a jerk!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The #WIPSnips words for February 2nd through February 8th are here!
Just a few reminders:
Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine
Use Alt Text on Graphics
Use Trigger/Content warnings when necessary
Don't be a jerk!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Just a few reminders:
Synonyms, variations and ✨vibes✨ are fine
Use Alt Text on Graphics
Use Trigger/Content warnings when necessary
Don't be a jerk!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Hey Emily, I'm Jim. I don't really have a magic system in my world, but I do have some science that might be "magical" or bs (perspective 😁) in my WIP 'Statues Erode' a SciFi.
Got a new planet in Sol, a hopefully interesting way to resurrect Mars and a tech "solution" to rapid space transit. 😊
Got a new planet in Sol, a hopefully interesting way to resurrect Mars and a tech "solution" to rapid space transit. 😊
Welcome to #Febchantment!
This month we're talking magic systems! Whether you're building a new one or yapping about an old one, welcome!
Introduce yourself & your world, including the magic. Keep it brief so you still have plenty to talk about the rest of the month!
#writingcommunity #writesky
This month we're talking magic systems! Whether you're building a new one or yapping about an old one, welcome!
Introduce yourself & your world, including the magic. Keep it brief so you still have plenty to talk about the rest of the month!
#writingcommunity #writesky
February 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Hey Emily, I'm Jim. I don't really have a magic system in my world, but I do have some science that might be "magical" or bs (perspective 😁) in my WIP 'Statues Erode' a SciFi.
Got a new planet in Sol, a hopefully interesting way to resurrect Mars and a tech "solution" to rapid space transit. 😊
Got a new planet in Sol, a hopefully interesting way to resurrect Mars and a tech "solution" to rapid space transit. 😊