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Jax Wolff Writes

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Queer fantasy writer smashing words together. Any pronoun | Ace of Hearts Current project: The Nameless Song, hopepunk fantasy/romance with dragons (and bee people). Draft 6 in progress. Newsletter: https://jaxwolffwrites.beehiiv.com

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · Sep 2

Accountability thread for The Nameless Song, draft 6!

Going to do daily posts with word counts quotes/notes/etc about the WIP in which the dragon (ace guy) turns into a dragon (flying lizard) until the draft's done.

Bee pic is me. And also for the beeple. We'll get to them.

#writesky #amwriting

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 1h

Special mentions:
- The sapphic dragon
- The queen bee who's sapphic/demiromantic
- The multiple gods who are sapphic, ace, or bi (and the quarter of the pantheon who are nb)
- The only token cishet, who's the antagonist
- But not *the* antagonist; that is an aroace who needs therapy

To name a few.

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 1h

#LGBTQWriteAThon Smashed together a moodboard for the MC, who's biromantic ace. :D TNS is generally ace-friendly, with some notable examples:
- The MC (bi/ace)
- The LI (bi/demiromantic)
- A himbo dragon who's demi and their QPR
- A gay trans (bee) man who might be with the dragon (not aspec but)

Moodboard of nine images:
Top left: A figure plays the violin in a dark room.
Top center: A dragon spreads its wings against the full moon in a blue/red sky.
- Top right: A figure stands in a dark room; their head is on fire.
- Center left: The ace flag.
- Center: Brightgoat Picrew image of a pale-skinned, ginger-haired man with bright, orange eyes. He stands, slightly bewildered, against a forest background, with one hand up, index finger crooked. Roses grow on either side of him. He's wearing a button-down shirt under a gray waistcoat, a red cloak, and a crystal on a chain around his neck.
- Center right: The biromantic flag. (A heart in the bisexual flag colors overlaid on a pastel version of the bi flag.)
- Bottom left: The sun rises over mountains; the entire picture is bright yellow/orange.
- Bottom center: A figure in a loose-fitting shirt and scarf stand with their back to the viewer and one hand at the back of their neck. A halo circles their head.
- Bottom right: A Bantam rooster stands on a fence, its beak open as it crows.

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 12h

DAY 30: 415. Little bit short today, but any progress, etc. That and it was a *long* day. :V

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 12h

Honestly, I love how much of a sidekick he's become in this draft.

Like, sir. Does it strike you as at all odd that you're not in *any* of this, except to, like, applaud her at the end?

Anyway, this is a lead-up to Mick getting mauled by a dragon. (Or at least *he* thinks so.) Happy chapter 7! 🎉

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 12h

Mick Martin (MC of The Nameless Song) in two images:

Truth was, he’d thought about the happily ever after to this adventure. It was going to be in Eldaven. He’d read enough of her letters to know that was where she felt comfortable—where she felt free to be herself. He was going to bring her back to a city she knew and loved, a city she described with raw poetry and light, and there, he would help her find her way, on her own, miles from Southwind Manor. It was going to be perfect: the perfect end to Eleanor’s story. And he would be right there, watching her burn brilliant with joy for the first time in her life.

He did not, however, foresee any of this.

Painting of an English robin on a gray background. Above the robin are the words: The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math.

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 13h

Slice-of-life stories are adorable af. :D Heck yeah for yours!

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks so much! :D 🐝

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks so much! It is indeed, and it'll probably get softer once I give it a wash, haha. That said, now to figure out what to make next. 🤔🤔

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you! :D 🐝🧣🧵

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 13h

Ah, heck yeah, homage to everyone's favorite fanboy. 8) Rad af tattoo!

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you! I'm delighted with how this turned out on him too. :D

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you! :D :D

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 14h

I ultimately decided against tassels at the bottom because I thought it just looked cleaner/neater without. Like, I like that line of color change there. :D

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 14h

Got my hands on a tapestry needle, so now my very first knitting project is officially done! Behold, a dapper bee ready for autumn. :D

A shot of a red, gold, and gray scarf around the neck of a plush bee. The ends are smooth and finished.

Beenjamin (the plush bee) models his new scarf in front of a computer.

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 15h

There's still time for one last-minute like, amirite? 8D

But either way, as long as it was fun! Technical difficulties aside. :'D

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 15h

I finally have a moment to breathe after a very long work day, and oop, I did not realize it's DVPit. :'D Wishing everyone in it a very "may an industry like come your way"!

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 15h

I have, but maaaan, I love me a good pun. 8D That said, I hear you. Is it one of those cases where you love to read it but just can't muster the heart to write it? Because if so, as a horror fan who can't write anything but cute fantasy, *understandable*. :'D

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 15h

Why must they make it free to play?? 😭😭😭 (So they can get you with gacha later, I know BUT STILL.)

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 15h

Oh, I am so tempted. 😂😭 I love pitch events, but I've been trying to resist partaking in them until I've gotten a good way in on my latest draft. Stiiiiilllll I love the fact that there's a pitch even specifically for rebelliously uplifting stories, so I *might* make an exception here. 8D

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 15h

True! Quite literally in our case, haha.

Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 15h

*high five!* I am so glad somebody on this app looked at this and knew what I meant when I said, "Ah yes. Krile's Picto LB3 but against the Garlean Empire." It's an indication of *solid* taste, tbh. :D

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Ms. Ocampo Writes @msocampowrites.bsky.social · 22h

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 1d

That is a *gorgeous* image, and I cannot *wait* to see it in writing. 👀👀

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely *love* the term "poorly lit academia." 8D

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Jax Wolff Writes @jaxwolffwrites.bsky.social · 1d

As much as I like nerdery, squishy sci-fi is def the best kind of sci-fi. 😂 That said, those spaceships sound rad af.

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