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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 6h

I have my LGBTQ+ contemporary dark fantasy, Lemon Balm, available for preorder! If two ace-spectrum non-binary leads going against a corrupt governmental structure sounds like your jam, consider grabbing a copy!

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 6h

#HorrorWritersChat The slow rattling of chains follows a long, low moan from the darkness just past your line of sight, just as the gate swings shut behind you. The gloom settles, permeating your very bones with its chill. Your skin prickles as a whisper warns, "Don't look him in the eyes."

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 6h

Come forth, Baron Crescendo! Let your guitar split the sky open, for more wraiths to dazzle us!

Behold, a note from him, for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Finish it! With word of rhyme, before we dance to the end!

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Art by Jelle Husson, featuring a haunted monastery of many sharp-tipped towers scraping at the midnight sky. The largest is in the centre of the structure’s roof, whose walls are painted white. The monastery is located above a hilly terrain of dark stone and dark green moss. A stony, twisting road leads to the monastery.

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There he is! Baron Crescendo! Oh how the skies split open to his guitar, how more of us fly in the air! And look, a note from him, just for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Well? Go on! Word or rhyme, continue his Muse!

No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag!

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Katherine "Kat" Silva @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social · 6h

I think my taste bends more towards ghosts that aren't traditional. Give me things that don't have a shape, don't have a voice, warp your mind or your guts or time. I want ghosts I can long for and be afraid of at the same time.

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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 7h

Listen to the Symposium’s finest vocalist, as their tenor bends the living into unnatural angles and swivels them into the air! Tell us, what ghosts do you prefer? Of the folkloric tradition, or those invented by authors? And why?
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Art by Jelle Husson, featuring a haunted monastery of many sharp-tipped towers scraping at the midnight sky. The largest is in the centre of the structure’s roof, whose walls are painted white. The monastery is located above a hilly terrain of dark stone and dark green moss. A stony, twisting road leads to the monastery.

It is always a delight to see our violinists perform! How the living bend their splintering bones as they float above us all! Tell us, our ghostly compatriots – which of us are better? Of the folkloric kind? Or invented by our shadowy creators?

No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag!

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 6h

Agreed! we can leave the backward thinking in the past 😂

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 7h

#HorrorWritersChat My favorite ghosts are the tragic figures from both folklore and made up for stories. The ones that can't move on because they're longing for something that stops them from finding closure. The ones that pine, and yearn, and weep upon the crumbling stones of their own pasts.

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 7h

Listen to the Symposium’s finest vocalist, as their tenor bends the living into unnatural angles and swivels them into the air! Tell us, what ghosts do you prefer? Of the folkloric tradition, or those invented by authors? And why?
#HorrorWritersChat

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 7h

Wow! I love this.

Edwin, Heart as Black as the Shadows Between the Trees @edwinbeatnik.bsky.social · 7h

Trees drink souls that linger on crossroads. Their branches block the path to Heaven, their roots entangle the road to Hell. And so spirits linger, and so they are consumed.
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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 7h

Now, let us begin! Let the flutes bleat and the trumps blare, snatching all the souls of the living away! What are your favourite haunts? Mausoleums? Lavish estates? What secrets do their wraiths protect within?
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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 7h

I wish the house from Practical Magic was real, I'd give my right arm to have it.

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 7h

Thanks! I love the though of "illusion of safety" when it comes to ghosts and hauntings :)

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 7h

#HorrorWritersChat Ghosts belong in the liminal spaces next to comforting ones. The hallways of your house. Between the trees in the forest. Just behind you in the stark sunlight of a summer morning. This is my favorite spot for them, because you feel safe and secure. It's an illusion ripped away.

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 7h

Now, let us begin! Let the flutes bleat and the trumps blare, snatching all the souls of the living away! What are your favourite haunts? Mausoleums? Lavish estates? What secrets do their wraiths protect within?
#HorrorWritersChat

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 7h

Absolutely! I also have a blanket 😂Ghosts bring chill vibes, after all lol

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 7h

Hello, #HorrorWritersChat ! Thanks for hosting, @greethewriter.bsky.social I'm Artemis Quinn, and I write dark fantasy and horror. Most of my work is done in my dark and cozy bat cave. I've come to the ruined music hall in the form of a shadowy mist. Hopefully the cold isn't too off-putting...

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 7h

Be welcomed to the ethereal music hall! A stringed aperitif is in order… do tell the Symposium what do you write, from where… and what IS, indeed, your wraithful visage for tonight?
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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 7h

Another Wednesday, another newsletter! Here's what's going on in the realm of Conquer Thy Fear Studio. Check it out!

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WIP Wednesday // October 8th — Artemis Quinn // VampireAntihero

Hello, friends! I'm coming off of being incredibly busy and getting back into the swing of things. I've slowly been catching up on projects that have fallen to the wayside, and remembering what it's l...

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 14h

When I first dreamed her up, her name was Mallory, but I had to change it. She's been living in the back of my mind for a while.

Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 14h

#Repostober day 8 -

This one is from 2024. This is Rebecca Sinclaire, the MC from my current WIP, Such Sweet Sorrow. I was trying a new color workflow with this and I really enjoyed the results.

#art #digitalart #portrait

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 14h

#LGBTQWriteAThon Such Sweet Sorrow is a grief horror. Aloe is a contemporary dark fantasy.

#QueerWriters #WritingCommunity

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 14h

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 8:

What genre is your WIP?

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

Image: a burnt orange background with two jack o' lanterns. Text: #LGBTQWriteAThon Use the tag and follow the feed on BlueSky! Tag @LGBTQWriteAThon in photos on Instagram! October 8: Genres.
BlueSky: @amaralynn @rebeccafrostwrites.com Instagram: @LGBTQWriteAThon @amarajlynn @krakengoddess

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 14h

Such Sweet Sorrow: This is Rebecca's best friend, Elena.

Happy, chaotic, and a whirlwind.

a woman with blue hair is laughing in front of a microphone while wearing a hoodie .

ALT: a woman with blue hair is laughing in front of a microphone while wearing a hoodie .

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 14h

#QueerPrompts 1/2 - Aloe. This is Lykaia's personality: silly punk badass.

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 14h

#PlotTober Well, for the parents situation, the story starts when she's still states away. She only has access to what the internet tells her. She can't exactly get in the way of a police investigation.

For the house, she hasn't set foot in it in years. The problems haven't started yet, there.

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 21h

#PlotTober Day 8: Conflicts for the MC

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

8. What are some potential reasons the main character(s) haven't, couldn't, and/or can't pursue these goals yet? Consider other characters, backstory events, circumstances, environmental factors, etc.

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 1d

Depends on when in their story we're talking about. Honestly I'd probably pick Lykaia or Esmeralda. They're both super badass characters.

Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 1d

If you could turn into your OC for 24 hours and could live their life for one day - which one of your OCs would you want to be and why?

#dailyocs

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 1d

Had started to be translated out of Latin and Greek. (2/2)

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 1d

I was actually a history major for a year and focused on dark ages England and France, so one of my WIPs starts in 1263 France. That's right at the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition, which started in France.

It was a lot of fun. I had to look into the Gutenberg press and when the Bible - (1/2)

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 1d

Interesting! They write a lot, but I don't think they'd consider themself a writer.

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Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · 1d

I don't normally do this, but I've been burning the candle at both ends.

Other half had a major op earlier this year and now I'm in hospital for an investigation.

Regardless of what's wrong, I need rest, but I've had little work this year.

I'd appreciate if anyone is able to help out.

Support Matt Mason ❤️

Become a supporter of Matt Mason today!

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 1d

Thank you! I hope she lives up to my blabbering about her 😂

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Artemis Quinn // Vampire Anti-Hero 🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 1d

#Repostober day 7 - This tarot-inspired design was something I did last year, when I started leaning a bit more into my heavy, line-intensive black and white style.

#art #digitalart #darkart #tarot #skulls #lineart

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