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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann
@servantand.bsky.social
Author of the epic fantasy adventure Servants of the Moon and Sun series: an epic fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?

Servantsofthemoonandsun.com
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These are my books.
So far.
What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?

www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
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#Febchantment Day 10

It's a feel and a flow. #Infernulls magic can do almost anything you want it but it requires the right mindset and learning how to do it, so spell creation is usually left to Magus who understand it better than a normal person.

Easier to learn than create.
#Febchantment Day 10

How is magic actually performed? What kinds of speech or actions are needed to execute a successful spell? An ancient incantation? A hand sign? Martial arts movements?

Or is it enough simply for the caster to THINK their spell into existence?

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Still no word from #Draft2Digital about why all my horror shorts and novellas were blocked from #bookshop.org...

Real funny that the one with 'erotic' in the description made it through but none of the ones with zero sexual content. I checked if it was length but they carry short stories. So...
elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall
Alt: gif of Elmo from sesame street shrugging
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February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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THIS IS EXTREMELY MY JAM CAN'T WAIT TO PREORDER
💜🐻 COVER REVEAL 🐻💜

Bear My Heart is a cozy sapphic romance novella and the first in an interlinked series about unlucky women searching for better fortune and finding love on the way.

🐻 Bear shifter
💜 sapphic romance
🐻 old, nature religion
💜 neurodivergency
🐻 zero spice (not even a kiss)

1/2
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
From Mother of Exiles.

Manzanita grows apples on the low mountain in the middle of the Exile Forest. Spear loves apples.
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Bravo.
a picture of a man with curly hair and a beard is directed by stillz
ALT: a picture of a man with curly hair and a beard is directed by stillz
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February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Age verification?
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
😁
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Don’t know who needs to hear this, but finish that first draft. Seriously.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Age verification: 💾
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
That's one of my cherished birthday memories. Watching the Last Starfighter on a rented vcr.
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Age verification?
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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As the post says, knowing your options is always a good thing :)
I started to make a document to list some alternatives for Discord that I’ll keep updating. It’s not necesserily to invite everyone to jump out but it’s good to know that they exist.

write.ellipsus.com/edit/5c78554...

Keep bothering Discord and inform yourselves.
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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#WIPSnips 'liquid'

funny story, this is one of the most impactful events in the history of this world
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Again, depends on the magic. It's not very formal; usually calling on the god or ninata [angel] you're seeking power/help from is enough. Some of them are stricter than others, and some of them have favorite people they're more likely to respond to, but other than that...

#Febchantment
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Today's the big day! The paperback version of MANIFESTING DESTINY is now officially available! Order it from your favorite bookstore. (Amazon US link below.)

www.amazon.com/Manifesting-...
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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It is dead ass impossible to predict the future. Unless we get into making alt timelines, the Prime Timeline is always at its 'latest moment'. You can guess, but that's all.

All Mesmers can open psychic conversations & message others, read minds, navigate Veil realms. Hardcore Mesmers can teleport.
#FebruaryWorldbuilders, good morning! Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? How do they affect the world? Tomorrow I will ask about free will, so if you have prophecies, think about how that influences whether free will exists or not, and have an answer tomorrow😁
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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TIME’S PASSING (2007)
Oil on Panel - 26” x 16”

As a native Californian, I really enjoy the change in seasons that I experience living in New England. There is even beauty to be found in the shadows of the leafless trees against the pale gray winter sky. 1/2

#art
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Kena backstory! This guy Jakuun meets him while Kena's working as an illegal forger, & quickly starts to suspect Kena has something a little "sun god"-ish about him...

From my upcoming book THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, Part 1 of my #Atlantis trilogy.
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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When a masked man starts attacking women on the boardwalk, Dahlia hires Diamond Self Defense to teach the women of her art collective how to stay safe. But Dahlia didn't count on the instructor being her childhood crush, all grown up and back in town.

www.patreon.com/posts/149636...
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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#WIPSnips The word for February 10 is LIQUID

Hans has a rough time in THE RILL LORD (not as rough as Dorilian, but less connected to spoilers). Here Emyli and Aubrey tend to him post-battle with a bit of "liquid."
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Triempery
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary Day 10

Cee has a crush on her best friend Marcus. But he's gay. His alter ego Diodoric has a crush on Cee. But Cee would rather have Marcus as a friend than Diodoric as... something more. (She thinks?)
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary 10: WIP Love Interest

Aubrey shouldn't have fixed her interest on Dorilian Sordaneon. She should never have even met him.

Enemy of her people. Richer than gods. Hated by all. Rumored to be inhuman. His name evokes loathing.

Too bad they meet when he's using another name.
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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#FantasyIndiesFebruary 10
Love interest

Owen meets Tess in the first half of Serpentus, and he's drawn to her (but he tries to ignore those feelings.) They're both prisoners, and later, they go through some even worse things together.
(I don't have character art for Serpentus😩)
#FantasyIndiesFebruary 1
Intro
I'm AJ. I write various fantasy books (mostly epic, some urban, some cozy) and occasionally sci-fi.

This month I'll be focusing mostly on Serpentus because
1) it's in #SPFBO (which officially starts today and
2) Serpentus will celebrate a birthday this month!
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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#FebruaryWorldbuilders 10: Prophecy and psychics

The Wall god-machine sees all of Time, past (fixed) and future (fluid). Using this ability, those who can communicate with the Wall -- and indeed the Wall itself -- strive to construct survivable futures.

It's not prophecy. 🧵
#FebruaryWorldbuilders, good morning! Are prophecies or psychic abilities real in your world? How do they affect the world? Tomorrow I will ask about free will, so if you have prophecies, think about how that influences whether free will exists or not, and have an answer tomorrow😁
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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#Febchantment

Magical critters of course. 🤩

To make that less boring, you need a good working partnership with a beluan. Because if you suck as a person and/or Traveler they CAN just abandon you. 🤣

For the bits of human magic, a lot of it is vibes but some things require a bit of ritual to them.
#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 😁

#writingcommunity #writesky
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 AM