E. L. Hark
@elhark.bsky.social
I am one of the founders and lead writer of superforest, a double act designing games and books in Scotland.
Currently working on trying to get my first manuscript, Little Bird, published.
Currently working on trying to get my first manuscript, Little Bird, published.
Day 11 of #writevember. I've lost track of my word count and my small pile of unedited scenes is beginning to haunt my dreams.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
Day 3 of #writevember and 3,000 words written.
Are they good words? Impossible to know. That's for future me to sort out while editing. My job is just to put words on the page.
#writingcommunity #writesky
Are they good words? Impossible to know. That's for future me to sort out while editing. My job is just to put words on the page.
#writingcommunity #writesky
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Day 11 of #writevember. I've lost track of my word count and my small pile of unedited scenes is beginning to haunt my dreams.
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
Sibyl probably best described as chaotic neutral. Unlike her classmates she doesn't object to using violence. Unlike her family she's blood sick. She hasn't thought much about ethics nor the complexities of good and evil.
Not yet, but soon.
#NovemberWorldbuilders
Not yet, but soon.
#NovemberWorldbuilders
Greetings, #NovemberWorldbuilders. Tell me about the ethics of your MC or any character who is important in your world's lore. Are they morally good? Morally grey? Do they have a belief contrary to what others around them believe in? Are there any acts they refuse to do?
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Sibyl probably best described as chaotic neutral. Unlike her classmates she doesn't object to using violence. Unlike her family she's blood sick. She hasn't thought much about ethics nor the complexities of good and evil.
Not yet, but soon.
#NovemberWorldbuilders
Not yet, but soon.
#NovemberWorldbuilders
Sibyl is the all or nothing sort of person. If she believes something is important then she can be diligent, nigh obsessive, about seeing it done. If she doesn't think it's important then she couldn't care less and cannot be bothered.
#WriteSky #WrittingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#WriteSky #WrittingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Is your character proactive or a procrastinator? Do they leave things to the last minute or prep early?
Does it matter what they are doing? Eg. do they put off mundane chores but keep ahead on other things?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Is your character proactive or a procrastinator? Do they leave things to the last minute or prep early?
Does it matter what they are doing? Eg. do they put off mundane chores but keep ahead on other things?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Sibyl is the all or nothing sort of person. If she believes something is important then she can be diligent, nigh obsessive, about seeing it done. If she doesn't think it's important then she couldn't care less and cannot be bothered.
#WriteSky #WrittingCommunity #WritingPrompts
#WriteSky #WrittingCommunity #WritingPrompts
So far so good. I've managed to write just over 8,000 words, which puts me on track to get 30,000 by the end of the month. #Writevember
My WIP is very much inspired by my experiences at Uni as well as A Wizard of Earthsea and One Piece. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
My WIP is very much inspired by my experiences at Uni as well as A Wizard of Earthsea and One Piece. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
#Writevember Week 2
How's your progress on your WIP? Give us an update by quoting this post. The bonus question is optional but encouraged.
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
How's your progress on your WIP? Give us an update by quoting this post. The bonus question is optional but encouraged.
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So far so good. I've managed to write just over 8,000 words, which puts me on track to get 30,000 by the end of the month. #Writevember
My WIP is very much inspired by my experiences at Uni as well as A Wizard of Earthsea and One Piece. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
My WIP is very much inspired by my experiences at Uni as well as A Wizard of Earthsea and One Piece. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
Not really. Especially once I reached my teens. It was very freeing and I cherished that little bit of independence.
Also occasionally scarring. I recall reading a few books that gave me nightmares. #Bookvember #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Also occasionally scarring. I recall reading a few books that gave me nightmares. #Bookvember #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 7!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not really. Especially once I reached my teens. It was very freeing and I cherished that little bit of independence.
Also occasionally scarring. I recall reading a few books that gave me nightmares. #Bookvember #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Also occasionally scarring. I recall reading a few books that gave me nightmares. #Bookvember #WriteSky #WritingCommunity
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Words are written, which is half the battle. Keep it up @elhark.bsky.social!
#writevember #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indie #elhark #superforest #youngraven
#writevember #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indie #elhark #superforest #youngraven
Young Raven: Update #4
One week into November and I have managed to write just over 7,000 words for my Young Raven manuscript. That means I’ve earned myself a day off, which I can use to write and post this little …
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Words are written, which is half the battle. Keep it up @elhark.bsky.social!
#writevember #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indie #elhark #superforest #youngraven
#writevember #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indie #elhark #superforest #youngraven
I write for myself, but try to keep a balance between the stories that I find enjoyable to tell and the stories I wish I'd read when I was younger.
#WritingPrompt
#WritingPrompt
What kind of audience do you hope to reach with your work? Who do you think needs it the most? #WritingPrompt
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I write for myself, but try to keep a balance between the stories that I find enjoyable to tell and the stories I wish I'd read when I was younger.
#WritingPrompt
#WritingPrompt
Day 3 of #writevember and 3,000 words written.
Are they good words? Impossible to know. That's for future me to sort out while editing. My job is just to put words on the page.
#writingcommunity #writesky
Are they good words? Impossible to know. That's for future me to sort out while editing. My job is just to put words on the page.
#writingcommunity #writesky
November 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Day 3 of #writevember and 3,000 words written.
Are they good words? Impossible to know. That's for future me to sort out while editing. My job is just to put words on the page.
#writingcommunity #writesky
Are they good words? Impossible to know. That's for future me to sort out while editing. My job is just to put words on the page.
#writingcommunity #writesky
All of the the apprentices at the University are draped in yellow and the Dancing Daffodil club is painted several eye-watering shades of yellow making hideous to behold and impossible to ignore.
There's a single orange object and it's a questionable jar of pickles. #NovemberWorldbuilders
There's a single orange object and it's a questionable jar of pickles. #NovemberWorldbuilders
It's #NovemberWorldbuilders!
We're talking about colors in our worlds! Tell me about something in your world that's YELLOW or ORANGE? I find that these two are often underrated/underused in worldbuilding, so I'd love to hear what you have. Maybe something symbolic of the sun or made of gold?
We're talking about colors in our worlds! Tell me about something in your world that's YELLOW or ORANGE? I find that these two are often underrated/underused in worldbuilding, so I'd love to hear what you have. Maybe something symbolic of the sun or made of gold?
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
All of the the apprentices at the University are draped in yellow and the Dancing Daffodil club is painted several eye-watering shades of yellow making hideous to behold and impossible to ignore.
There's a single orange object and it's a questionable jar of pickles. #NovemberWorldbuilders
There's a single orange object and it's a questionable jar of pickles. #NovemberWorldbuilders
This looks fun and it might help me polish up my manuscript, Little Bird.
Red is the colour of blood and fire. Of vengeance and violence. Of twisted justice and old feuds. For Sibyl, red is the colour left behind by death. It's the colour of grief. #NovermberWorldbuilders
Red is the colour of blood and fire. Of vengeance and violence. Of twisted justice and old feuds. For Sibyl, red is the colour left behind by death. It's the colour of grief. #NovermberWorldbuilders
Welcome to #NovemberWorldbuilders!
This week's theme is COLORS! Tell me about something in your world that's RED. Do you use it symbolically? Do you have anything special in your worldbuilding that's red. Maybe an animal, jewels, a garment, a flower, or something more strange and magical?
This week's theme is COLORS! Tell me about something in your world that's RED. Do you use it symbolically? Do you have anything special in your worldbuilding that's red. Maybe an animal, jewels, a garment, a flower, or something more strange and magical?
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This looks fun and it might help me polish up my manuscript, Little Bird.
Red is the colour of blood and fire. Of vengeance and violence. Of twisted justice and old feuds. For Sibyl, red is the colour left behind by death. It's the colour of grief. #NovermberWorldbuilders
Red is the colour of blood and fire. Of vengeance and violence. Of twisted justice and old feuds. For Sibyl, red is the colour left behind by death. It's the colour of grief. #NovermberWorldbuilders
Day 1 of #writevember and I've managed put down 1,000 words, which is a good start. Hopefully I can keep up the pace.
#writingcommunity #writesky
#writingcommunity #writesky
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Day 1 of #writevember and I've managed put down 1,000 words, which is a good start. Hopefully I can keep up the pace.
#writingcommunity #writesky
#writingcommunity #writesky
Mrs Hark here and aiming for 30,000 words by the end of the month. I'm working on Young Raven the sequel to my first manuscript Little Bird, which I'm still working on getting published.
#Writevember begins!
Let's start with who you are, the WIP you'll be working on this month, and your writing goal. Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post.
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
Let's start with who you are, the WIP you'll be working on this month, and your writing goal. Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post.
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky
November 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mrs Hark here and aiming for 30,000 words by the end of the month. I'm working on Young Raven the sequel to my first manuscript Little Bird, which I'm still working on getting published.
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Write, write, write. @elhark.bsky.social
#writevember #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indie #elhark #superforest #youngraven
#writevember #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indie #elhark #superforest #youngraven
Young Raven: Update #3
November is here. The spooky season has come to an end, while pumpkin spice everything continues to linger, and Christmas looms on the horizon, flooding the world with innumerable fairy lights. For…
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November 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Write, write, write. @elhark.bsky.social
#writevember #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indie #elhark #superforest #youngraven
#writevember #writingcommunity #writesky #booksky #indie #elhark #superforest #youngraven
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Onboarding an audience without them knowing…well now you know. Sorry about that @elhark.bsky.social
#indie #booksky #books #sequels #onboarding #writing #fantasy #youngraven #littlebird #elhark #superforest
#indie #booksky #books #sequels #onboarding #writing #fantasy #youngraven #littlebird #elhark #superforest
Young Raven: Update # 2
It isn’t that I don’t want to write Young Raven. I really do want to write it, and to share all of the thrilling details of staring at a word processor for hours at a time while debatin…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Onboarding an audience without them knowing…well now you know. Sorry about that @elhark.bsky.social
#indie #booksky #books #sequels #onboarding #writing #fantasy #youngraven #littlebird #elhark #superforest
#indie #booksky #books #sequels #onboarding #writing #fantasy #youngraven #littlebird #elhark #superforest
Reposted by E. L. Hark
Consistency is everything, right @elhark.bsky.social?
#youngraven #littlebird #sibylwylt #elhark #superforest #booksky #books #indiebooks #writing #indie #sequels #worldbuilding
#youngraven #littlebird #sibylwylt #elhark #superforest #booksky #books #indiebooks #writing #indie #sequels #worldbuilding
Young Raven: Update #1
First update on Young Raven by E.L. Hark
superforest.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Consistency is everything, right @elhark.bsky.social?
#youngraven #littlebird #sibylwylt #elhark #superforest #booksky #books #indiebooks #writing #indie #sequels #worldbuilding
#youngraven #littlebird #sibylwylt #elhark #superforest #booksky #books #indiebooks #writing #indie #sequels #worldbuilding
Day 22 of working on my second manuscript. In my excitement to get back to writing I 'forgot' how much work I needed to get done before I can properly get stuck in and just write the manuscript.
September 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Day 22 of working on my second manuscript. In my excitement to get back to writing I 'forgot' how much work I needed to get done before I can properly get stuck in and just write the manuscript.
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And so the Young Raven learns to fly. @elhark.bsky.social
#elhark #superforest #youngraven #littlebird #indiebooks #indie #booksky #writer #writing
#elhark #superforest #youngraven #littlebird #indiebooks #indie #booksky #writer #writing
Young Raven: A New Essay Series
Little Bird is finished, now for Young Raven.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And so the Young Raven learns to fly. @elhark.bsky.social
#elhark #superforest #youngraven #littlebird #indiebooks #indie #booksky #writer #writing
#elhark #superforest #youngraven #littlebird #indiebooks #indie #booksky #writer #writing
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Chapter 1 of @elhark.bsky.social's Little Bird is now available for free on our website. Enjoy!
#littlebird #elhark #indiebook #booksky #indiewriter #writing #writer #indie #books #free #superforest
#littlebird #elhark #indiebook #booksky #indiewriter #writing #writer #indie #books #free #superforest
Books
Little Bird – Book 1 in the Life and Death of Sibyl Wylt Series Status: Looking for publishers Book Excerpt Autumn 787 Chapter 1 I shouldn’t have worn Mam’s jacket. If the Senate Exam wasn’t …
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September 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Chapter 1 of @elhark.bsky.social's Little Bird is now available for free on our website. Enjoy!
#littlebird #elhark #indiebook #booksky #indiewriter #writing #writer #indie #books #free #superforest
#littlebird #elhark #indiebook #booksky #indiewriter #writing #writer #indie #books #free #superforest
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It isn’t me, it’s you. @elhark.bsky.social‘s update on rejection reviews.
#indie #publishing #booksky #indieauthor #superforest #rejection
#indie #publishing #booksky #indieauthor #superforest #rejection
Rejection Update
I am going to be taking a break from reviewing my rejection letters. It isn’t because I’ve stopped receiving them, I’m currently sitting at nine rejections, or that I am giving up…
superforest.org
September 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It isn’t me, it’s you. @elhark.bsky.social‘s update on rejection reviews.
#indie #publishing #booksky #indieauthor #superforest #rejection
#indie #publishing #booksky #indieauthor #superforest #rejection
Day 1 of working (primarily) on my second manuscript. After weeks of editing I am so happy to get back to just writing, because grammar doesn't count until at least the second draft. #writing #grammar #indiewriting #booksky #elhark
September 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Day 1 of working (primarily) on my second manuscript. After weeks of editing I am so happy to get back to just writing, because grammar doesn't count until at least the second draft. #writing #grammar #indiewriting #booksky #elhark