Nel
@wasphole.bsky.social
39 ~ Wasphole (NA) and Hartwood (YA) ~ profile pic by vicc ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Nel
@wasphole.bsky.social
· Mar 2
This is Bandit. Bandit is mad at me because I won't let him sleep in the trash can.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Robin knew there were women in the city guard. All the same, it felt unchivalrous to have a one whose job it was to throw herself between him and a crossbow bolt. Not that he was confident Aubrei’s loyalty would stretch that far if push came to shove.
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#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #fantasy #booksky
February 3, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Robin knew there were women in the city guard. All the same, it felt unchivalrous to have a one whose job it was to throw herself between him and a crossbow bolt. Not that he was confident Aubrei’s loyalty would stretch that far if push came to shove.
#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #fantasy #booksky
#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #fantasy #booksky
February 3, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Wasphole Map!
Eilbree, Redata and Midra are loosely based on early-modern versions of Rome, Sparta and the Celts.
Centuries of ever more extreme measures to escape being sucked into the Eilbreen Empire have turned Redata into an equally cruel and repressive dictatorship.
#februaryworldbuilders
Eilbree, Redata and Midra are loosely based on early-modern versions of Rome, Sparta and the Celts.
Centuries of ever more extreme measures to escape being sucked into the Eilbreen Empire have turned Redata into an equally cruel and repressive dictatorship.
#februaryworldbuilders
February 3, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Wasphole Map!
Eilbree, Redata and Midra are loosely based on early-modern versions of Rome, Sparta and the Celts.
Centuries of ever more extreme measures to escape being sucked into the Eilbreen Empire have turned Redata into an equally cruel and repressive dictatorship.
#februaryworldbuilders
Eilbree, Redata and Midra are loosely based on early-modern versions of Rome, Sparta and the Celts.
Centuries of ever more extreme measures to escape being sucked into the Eilbreen Empire have turned Redata into an equally cruel and repressive dictatorship.
#februaryworldbuilders
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February 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
In Wasphole the limitations of magic are expense and toxicity so in theory you could do anything, but unless the caster understands their target, it takes centuries of trial and error. It took the Hartwood Brethren thousands of years to master making chimeras.
#Febchantment #Writersky #fantasy
#Febchantment #Writersky #fantasy
#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 6:37 AM
In Wasphole the limitations of magic are expense and toxicity so in theory you could do anything, but unless the caster understands their target, it takes centuries of trial and error. It took the Hartwood Brethren thousands of years to master making chimeras.
#Febchantment #Writersky #fantasy
#Febchantment #Writersky #fantasy
Hi I'm Nel, co-author of Wasphole. 👋
Anyone can use magic and the only limit to what it can do is the knowledge if the caster.
However, magic's raw material is hard to grow and causes the equivalent of radiation poisoning. Professional sorcerers are jaundiced, sickly and die young.
#febchantment
Anyone can use magic and the only limit to what it can do is the knowledge if the caster.
However, magic's raw material is hard to grow and causes the equivalent of radiation poisoning. Professional sorcerers are jaundiced, sickly and die young.
#febchantment
Hey #writingcommunity!
I hope y'all will join me starting in a week for #Febchantment, a prompt game focused on worldbuilding magic systems!
You can use this to yap about a magic system you already have or build a new one. And oh yeah, feel free to define "magic system" as broadly as you want 😊
I hope y'all will join me starting in a week for #Febchantment, a prompt game focused on worldbuilding magic systems!
You can use this to yap about a magic system you already have or build a new one. And oh yeah, feel free to define "magic system" as broadly as you want 😊
February 1, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Hi I'm Nel, co-author of Wasphole. 👋
Anyone can use magic and the only limit to what it can do is the knowledge if the caster.
However, magic's raw material is hard to grow and causes the equivalent of radiation poisoning. Professional sorcerers are jaundiced, sickly and die young.
#febchantment
Anyone can use magic and the only limit to what it can do is the knowledge if the caster.
However, magic's raw material is hard to grow and causes the equivalent of radiation poisoning. Professional sorcerers are jaundiced, sickly and die young.
#febchantment
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#WIPSnips "Academy" from FotF#5, Seen or Unseen
AL finds a bit of amusement in a not overall amusing situation, as they and Molly have been forced to hide in alleyways for a while to avoid the notice of nefarious forces…
AL finds a bit of amusement in a not overall amusing situation, as they and Molly have been forced to hide in alleyways for a while to avoid the notice of nefarious forces…
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM
#WIPSnips "Academy" from FotF#5, Seen or Unseen
AL finds a bit of amusement in a not overall amusing situation, as they and Molly have been forced to hide in alleyways for a while to avoid the notice of nefarious forces…
AL finds a bit of amusement in a not overall amusing situation, as they and Molly have been forced to hide in alleyways for a while to avoid the notice of nefarious forces…
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January 30, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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So I’ve got ‘information’ which technically has today’s #WIPSnips in it. In fairness, Grio has done much worse to Strope. #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
So I’ve got ‘information’ which technically has today’s #WIPSnips in it. In fairness, Grio has done much worse to Strope. #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
Robin's Mum:
“Is there any dessert?” asked Swan hopefully.
“I suppose we could have those nice iced biscuits from the embassy,” their mother conceded with evident reluctance, “But try not to gorge, or you’ll end up like your sister.”
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
“Is there any dessert?” asked Swan hopefully.
“I suppose we could have those nice iced biscuits from the embassy,” their mother conceded with evident reluctance, “But try not to gorge, or you’ll end up like your sister.”
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
How is your character's relationship with their family?
Do they have biological and/or found family? Are they close or were they?
Can they count on family for support, or was family a source of conflict?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
How is your character's relationship with their family?
Do they have biological and/or found family? Are they close or were they?
Can they count on family for support, or was family a source of conflict?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
January 29, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Robin's Mum:
“Is there any dessert?” asked Swan hopefully.
“I suppose we could have those nice iced biscuits from the embassy,” their mother conceded with evident reluctance, “But try not to gorge, or you’ll end up like your sister.”
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
“Is there any dessert?” asked Swan hopefully.
“I suppose we could have those nice iced biscuits from the embassy,” their mother conceded with evident reluctance, “But try not to gorge, or you’ll end up like your sister.”
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
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I never use this word to describe him, but my vampire Dolpuc puts the pro in procrastinate.
Whenever he sits down to write, he lets something distract him within five minutes. Whether that's squabbling with Martin, sleeping with a married duke or checking obsessively for bedbugs.
#WIPSnips
Whenever he sits down to write, he lets something distract him within five minutes. Whether that's squabbling with Martin, sleeping with a married duke or checking obsessively for bedbugs.
#WIPSnips
January 28, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I never use this word to describe him, but my vampire Dolpuc puts the pro in procrastinate.
Whenever he sits down to write, he lets something distract him within five minutes. Whether that's squabbling with Martin, sleeping with a married duke or checking obsessively for bedbugs.
#WIPSnips
Whenever he sits down to write, he lets something distract him within five minutes. Whether that's squabbling with Martin, sleeping with a married duke or checking obsessively for bedbugs.
#WIPSnips
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Hot Take: The turd sandwich is a bad management strategy.
For anyone who isn't familiar, this is the trendy yet irritating practice of softening bad news by complimenting your victim before and after.
I had a boss who did this so routinely, I'd get a queasy feeling whenever she was nice to me.
For anyone who isn't familiar, this is the trendy yet irritating practice of softening bad news by complimenting your victim before and after.
I had a boss who did this so routinely, I'd get a queasy feeling whenever she was nice to me.
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Hot Take: The turd sandwich is a bad management strategy.
For anyone who isn't familiar, this is the trendy yet irritating practice of softening bad news by complimenting your victim before and after.
I had a boss who did this so routinely, I'd get a queasy feeling whenever she was nice to me.
For anyone who isn't familiar, this is the trendy yet irritating practice of softening bad news by complimenting your victim before and after.
I had a boss who did this so routinely, I'd get a queasy feeling whenever she was nice to me.
Does your character have any pets?
Did they choose the animal or did their companion choose them? Or does their lifestyle mean they can't have pets at all?
#writesky #writingcommunity #OCsouls #Booksky
Did they choose the animal or did their companion choose them? Or does their lifestyle mean they can't have pets at all?
#writesky #writingcommunity #OCsouls #Booksky
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Does your character have any pets?
Did they choose the animal or did their companion choose them? Or does their lifestyle mean they can't have pets at all?
#writesky #writingcommunity #OCsouls #Booksky
Did they choose the animal or did their companion choose them? Or does their lifestyle mean they can't have pets at all?
#writesky #writingcommunity #OCsouls #Booksky
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🌟 Book Review for Hopeless Necromantic by Shiloh Briar 🌟
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you @orbitbooks_us and Netgalley for the advanced copy.
Hopeless Necromantic is being traditionally published and will be releasing on June 9, 2026.
#booksky #bookreview #hopelessnecromantic
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you @orbitbooks_us and Netgalley for the advanced copy.
Hopeless Necromantic is being traditionally published and will be releasing on June 9, 2026.
#booksky #bookreview #hopelessnecromantic
January 26, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🌟 Book Review for Hopeless Necromantic by Shiloh Briar 🌟
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you @orbitbooks_us and Netgalley for the advanced copy.
Hopeless Necromantic is being traditionally published and will be releasing on June 9, 2026.
#booksky #bookreview #hopelessnecromantic
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you @orbitbooks_us and Netgalley for the advanced copy.
Hopeless Necromantic is being traditionally published and will be releasing on June 9, 2026.
#booksky #bookreview #hopelessnecromantic
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“If males have time to drink, gamble and commit crimes, it shows we are not working them hard enough.”
~ Aclipe, Redatan Ambassador.
#WIPSnips #Writersky #booksky #fantasy
~ Aclipe, Redatan Ambassador.
#WIPSnips #Writersky #booksky #fantasy
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 AM
“If males have time to drink, gamble and commit crimes, it shows we are not working them hard enough.”
~ Aclipe, Redatan Ambassador.
#WIPSnips #Writersky #booksky #fantasy
~ Aclipe, Redatan Ambassador.
#WIPSnips #Writersky #booksky #fantasy
What's your character's drink of choice?
Bitter black coffee, hot chocolate with marshmallows or somethimg spicier?
Bitter black coffee, hot chocolate with marshmallows or somethimg spicier?
January 25, 2026 at 9:31 AM
What's your character's drink of choice?
Bitter black coffee, hot chocolate with marshmallows or somethimg spicier?
Bitter black coffee, hot chocolate with marshmallows or somethimg spicier?
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January 25, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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This fellow needs a story, doesn't he? It's brimming with potential.
Ascetic warrior monk or divinely-inspired cleric?
Martial artist from a future where their techniques are powers?
Been staring at the picture for weeks trying to decide where to go with it.
Maybe I'll start with #FiftyWords...
Ascetic warrior monk or divinely-inspired cleric?
Martial artist from a future where their techniques are powers?
Been staring at the picture for weeks trying to decide where to go with it.
Maybe I'll start with #FiftyWords...
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 AM
This fellow needs a story, doesn't he? It's brimming with potential.
Ascetic warrior monk or divinely-inspired cleric?
Martial artist from a future where their techniques are powers?
Been staring at the picture for weeks trying to decide where to go with it.
Maybe I'll start with #FiftyWords...
Ascetic warrior monk or divinely-inspired cleric?
Martial artist from a future where their techniques are powers?
Been staring at the picture for weeks trying to decide where to go with it.
Maybe I'll start with #FiftyWords...
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A new project in the Wasphole-world because the horrifying alternative is finishing one of my existing ones!
This one is about gay vampires because some tropes can never be overused. 🧛♂️
#writesky #writingcommunity #fantasy
This one is about gay vampires because some tropes can never be overused. 🧛♂️
#writesky #writingcommunity #fantasy
January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A new project in the Wasphole-world because the horrifying alternative is finishing one of my existing ones!
This one is about gay vampires because some tropes can never be overused. 🧛♂️
#writesky #writingcommunity #fantasy
This one is about gay vampires because some tropes can never be overused. 🧛♂️
#writesky #writingcommunity #fantasy
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Tharron is wise to keep his short-sightedness to himself, though not for the reason he thinks.
#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky
#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky
January 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Tharron is wise to keep his short-sightedness to himself, though not for the reason he thinks.
#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky
#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky
Does your character wear jewellery?
What kinds? Does it serve a symbolic function in their culture or have hidden compartments for pictures or poisons?
#writesky #writingcommunity #OCsouls #Booksky
What kinds? Does it serve a symbolic function in their culture or have hidden compartments for pictures or poisons?
#writesky #writingcommunity #OCsouls #Booksky
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Does your character wear jewellery?
What kinds? Does it serve a symbolic function in their culture or have hidden compartments for pictures or poisons?
#writesky #writingcommunity #OCsouls #Booksky
What kinds? Does it serve a symbolic function in their culture or have hidden compartments for pictures or poisons?
#writesky #writingcommunity #OCsouls #Booksky