Totally not the R18+ pseudonym of @hiriadunning.com I swear!
Queer and indigenous author and poet from Aotearoa NZ
Member of @hookandquillpress.com
I've posted so much about my adult spicy fiction here, so it's about time I change this account to rep for my pseudonym, and make a clean account for my mainstream persona. If you'd rather follow her and drop me, check out @hiriadunning.com
Or follow both, if you're into that 😉
My politics have become inextricable from my writing. I believe in preaching to the choir, because the choir sometimes need reminding that they aren't alone. So yes, even in my romances, there is politics and personal philosophy deep in the DNA of it all.
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February 7th: How much has real world politics had an impact on your writing, or do you avoid that like the plague?
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My politics have become inextricable from my writing. I believe in preaching to the choir, because the choir sometimes need reminding that they aren't alone. So yes, even in my romances, there is politics and personal philosophy deep in the DNA of it all.
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Sadly I still don't have art to show you, BUT I do have a piano sketch of the theme I wrote for her! (I'm just a baby composer, be nice. 😆)
It will give you her vibes. 🏴☠️
Sadly I still don't have art to show you, BUT I do have a piano sketch of the theme I wrote for her! (I'm just a baby composer, be nice. 😆)
It will give you her vibes. 🏴☠️
Have a little snippet from my upcoming book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, Part 1 of my #Atlantis trilogy 🌊☀️
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Have a little snippet from my upcoming book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, Part 1 of my #Atlantis trilogy 🌊☀️
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Well let's just say, I was not a later in life lesbian with two kids about to get divorced from her husband until I wrote a character who was that. Whoops 😅
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Well let's just say, I was not a later in life lesbian with two kids about to get divorced from her husband until I wrote a character who was that. Whoops 😅
You can read her story here: www.scifishorts.co/premium/chan...
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You can read her story here: www.scifishorts.co/premium/chan...
#shortstory #membersuccess #specficnz #congrats #nzwriter
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In short, my magic systems are Jello #febchantment
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?
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In short, my magic systems are Jello #febchantment
tl;dr the rule is Rule of Cool, but that rule is STRICTLY ENFORCED. 😂
Rules are strict but interpretable. We'll get into who can "buy" feats and when later—for now, I'll summarize by saying there's a logic, plus a 🪨📜✂️ to who wins confrontations, and hard bounds on what can be done.
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
tl;dr the rule is Rule of Cool, but that rule is STRICTLY ENFORCED. 😂
Rules are strict but interpretable. We'll get into who can "buy" feats and when later—for now, I'll summarize by saying there's a logic, plus a 🪨📜✂️ to who wins confrontations, and hard bounds on what can be done.
My #Atlantis trilogy has a hard magic system. There is a set amount of energy crystals can hold, depending on their size, & I have notes on how much energy it takes to do different tasks. There's also a specific process for using them.
That said - did I calculate the physics🧵1/8
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
My #Atlantis trilogy has a hard magic system. There is a set amount of energy crystals can hold, depending on their size, & I have notes on how much energy it takes to do different tasks. There's also a specific process for using them.
That said - did I calculate the physics🧵1/8
I think my magic systems probably fall somewhere in between. Both have defined costs to the users, but how that cost affects each user we see on the page can vary. Vibrational Bending is probably the most nebulous, whereas the tattoo magic effect is more visible, literally. 😅
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
I think my magic systems probably fall somewhere in between. Both have defined costs to the users, but how that cost affects each user we see on the page can vary. Vibrational Bending is probably the most nebulous, whereas the tattoo magic effect is more visible, literally. 😅
In ESSiM, I kind of play it both ways; most of the magic is in the "magical" creatures, or in objects that have been inscribed with magic. For creatures, I have a fairly hard set of rules for what they can/can't do, and why; but I'm pretty soft on HOW they came to be this way. (1/6)
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
In ESSiM, I kind of play it both ways; most of the magic is in the "magical" creatures, or in objects that have been inscribed with magic. For creatures, I have a fairly hard set of rules for what they can/can't do, and why; but I'm pretty soft on HOW they came to be this way. (1/6)
#Febchantment
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
#Febchantment
My magic system is soft. I have a general idea of limits and capabilities for the magic, but since it is mostly faith based, even the priests using it don't know how it works, just that it does. Spencer is the magic 🧵
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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
My magic system is soft. I have a general idea of limits and capabilities for the magic, but since it is mostly faith based, even the priests using it don't know how it works, just that it does. Spencer is the magic 🧵
#Wrencer #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
Just like how you should verify links in emails with potentially sensitive data and really pay attention to phishing training: trust but verify.
Just like how you should verify links in emails with potentially sensitive data and really pay attention to phishing training: trust but verify.
Mine is something like an over medium system. I have thoughts on how to keep it reasonable and not crack the planet open or binding it to something "biological" at a base, but nothing beats rule of cool when it's perfect for the moment.
+ Magic is science we don't understand yet. 🧪
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
Mine is something like an over medium system. I have thoughts on how to keep it reasonable and not crack the planet open or binding it to something "biological" at a base, but nothing beats rule of cool when it's perfect for the moment.
+ Magic is science we don't understand yet. 🧪
But I said “for the most part” (1/2)
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
But I said “for the most part” (1/2)
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
A brand new section from draft three of A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴☠️💜⚓️
A brand new section from draft three of A Prayer for the Pirate Queen 🏴☠️💜⚓️
It stops me at the threshold of assumption and makes me question if things could be different.
e.g. I have a couple of moments where Kallista and Geni each get a bit jealous. I had to really question myself as to whether I wanted to keep that. Jealousy gets romanticised a lot.
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It stops me at the threshold of assumption and makes me question if things could be different.
e.g. I have a couple of moments where Kallista and Geni each get a bit jealous. I had to really question myself as to whether I wanted to keep that. Jealousy gets romanticised a lot.
1/3
#RelicWorld
The big, aching, tragic bits are calling me. When I listen I just burst into tears, honestly.
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The big, aching, tragic bits are calling me. When I listen I just burst into tears, honestly.
Soft. So soft. Softer than kissing a baby.
But it has to work on a level of internal logic for me (usually about it being the appropriate moment for the story, character, theme etc.), even if there's no strict codification.
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
Soft. So soft. Softer than kissing a baby.
But it has to work on a level of internal logic for me (usually about it being the appropriate moment for the story, character, theme etc.), even if there's no strict codification.