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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle)

@kiraofthewind.com

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She/her, author of fantasy novels coming from Shadow Spark Publishing✨ Fantasy gamer, anime nerd, reader🌈 SFINCS3 judge📚 Autistic ace vampire🧛‍♀️ LGBTQ+ safe🏳️‍🌈 Occasional 18+ content🔞 Links to my stuff: https://linktr.ee/kiraofthewind

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · Jul 1

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Info about me, links to my books, Discords, Patreon, etc.

Please like and repost if you see this🫶💕

Meet the writer
About me: My name is Erika McCorkle, but I also go by Kira of the Wind online. Feel free to call me by either name. I’m open to cute nicknames, too
I am a millennial, internetting since 2003.
I have been writing/worldbuilding since the 90s
I am genderfluid and fictosexual, but she/her pronouns work just fine

Things I know and do:
I have a Bachelor of Science in Biology
Work the night shift at a blood bank as a lab tech
Taught myself Japanese, but I’ve forgotten much of what I once knew
Big fan of fantasy (games, books, anime, etc.)
I spend free time writing, reading, watching anime, or playing video games

Favorites:
flower: lotus
drink: coca cola
food: taco
animal: seal
hobbies: video games and writing

My books and writing
I write fantasy that takes place in a queernormative world (meaning a world where being queer is normal and accepted).
My books are Dark Fantasy with Adult content, extremely in-depth worldbuilding, and themes of revenge and found families
I have two novels out currently and a few short stories and serials on my Patreon.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 11m

Omg I love Albedo!! Beautiful! Can't wait to see the finished product! 🥰

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Ame ✨Comms open - check pinned ✨ @autumnchildart.bsky.social · 22m

Share your couples art! ♥️🥀

Digital painting of Xhavann and Zaki, two characters from my bookWIP.
Xhavann is a young man with warm brown skin, golden brown curly hair and amber eyes. He's dressed in a green tunic with golden trim and exposed shoulders.
Zaki is a young man wit brown skin and dark brown hair. he's dressed in a purple sleeveless shirt and fingerless gloves. he's hugging Xhavann from behind, kissing his shoulder.
Branches surround them with white orange blossoms.

Digital painting of a siren (merman) and a tiefling sharing a tender moment on a pier. The siren has dark brown hair, tanned skin and turquoise eyes. He wears necklaces with sea shells, pearls and a starfish. He has a purple fishtail.
The tiefling has green skin, dark green hair and green eyes. She's dressed in a light blue shirt with exposed shoulders, a brown vest and dark grey pants rolled up as she dips her feet in the water. Her long tail wraps around the siren tenderly.
The background show a vibrant sunset and stars visible behind clouds.

Digital painting of two fairies sharing a cherry.
The left fairy has blue skin, purple hair and blue eyes. She's dressed in clothes of leaves and grass, with armor made of insect chitin. On her back he has blue and purple butterfly wings.
The right fairy has olive green skin, dark green hair and pink eyes. They're dressed in clothes made of leaves and grass. On their back they have butterfly wings in green hues.
They're both sitting on a cluster of brown mushrooms with a pair of cherries between them.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 1h

Yessss
That song lives in my head rent free 🤣 I feel like that whole era of Internet is where my soul constantly exists

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 1h

Oh shit, was that the one that went

ALWAYS I WANT TO BE WITH YOU
AND MAKE BELIEVE WITH YOU

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 2h

Not at all. In the PD, the prevailing belief is "love is free and infinite." You can love as many people as you have room for. Some choose monogamy for one reason or another, but it's not the default. They don't believe in soul mates, either, since belief in that is blasphemous to the Mind God

Kiki Lee | Author ✒️ 🩷💜💙 @kikilegendlore.bsky.social · 2h

Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question!

Is monogamy the standard in your world? Are there beliefs around soulmates or fated mates? What shape does love take throughout your story?

#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #worldbuilding #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompts

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 2h

So much for being immortal lol

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 2h

I love this idea

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✍️ Gabrielle Steele 🐉 Reborn in Ash out 23/10/25 @eldris.thellian.com · 3h

Pretty chuffed with the transitions on this. Oh, and the map too!

I’m having to force myself to accept the map isn’t going to be perfect or I’ll never stop editing it.

#BookSky #IndieAuthor

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 3h

Oooh, that's so cool!!! I love maps! I wonder about that land bridge to the north. Can't be anything good up there 👀

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

You can always reply to my stuff if you think it counts. I'm not going to be all "uggh, I said it has to be a book, not flash fiction" just because I don't want to type "book/story/wip/whatever" every time😂 Your stuff is always cool and I like hearing about it everywhere

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

I love all these subversions to the usual sins😂

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

Sensei, you are one of my oldest online friends, too. I'm glad you've been around as long as you have!

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

Any time you want! I'll have the topic bookmarked, so it's always nearby

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

Pretty much the same thing, but they're BIG. Like, if an adventuring party isn't careful, they might get sucked into the trap, too.

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

Perfect!!

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

For real, it seems like just yesterday you were releasing the third book🤣

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

Wheeee, hope I get to learn more about your world someday!

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

Every friendship starts somewhere, and for my permanently online ass, it's usually with social media posts. It's good to meet you, and you're very welcome to post here!

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 8h

#OctoberWorldbuilders
Week 2: Sports/Games
Day 9

I'm gonna talk about troika this week! It's a three-person board game akin to chess that I invented for my fantasy world. To the people of my world, it's meant to mimic the three-way wars between Aloutia, Ophidia, and the Makai

Graphic for OctoberWorldbuilders prompts. Behind the words are images of autumn trees

WEEK 2: SPORTS AND GAMES
8: Does your MC play a sport?
9: Board games in your book’s world?
10: Competitive game/sport
11: Cooperative game/sport
12: Equipment/pieces
13: History/famous figure involved in a sport/game
14: Strategy for winning

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Luke Tarzian @luketarzian.bsky.social · 19h

“The guilt will always call you back.”

THE WORLD-MAKER PARABLE is now available in audiobook, performed by Teagan Walsh-Davis.

An interpretation of “The Inferno” centering on guilt and the pitfalls of utopia.

🔗👇

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 16h

Can't wait to see it!

Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 16h

It looks so... PORPLE💜

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L. Cyrus Whelchel @lcyruswhelchel.bsky.social · 16h

💥SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT💥

It's coming! The epic conclusion to The Faumen War Chronicles, Ballad's End, is nearing completion.

Here's a little teaser in light of the impending cover reveal, to be debuted next Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Hope to see you all there!
#WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 16h

It does help😌

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 16h

This character is going to appeal to both me and Jen, isn't she? 🤣

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