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@emmalinestrange

She/her | Queer Romance Author of Bright Spring & other stories. PFP: characters from my upcoming novel Sage fall, art by @justmissart A most peculiar mademoiselle.

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Putting the blorbos in The Bath again, I fear.

08.03.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save a horse, ride a hedge knight

(réédition d'un ancien dessin avec mes OC)

#nsfw #relaiTumblr #akotsk #lyonelxDuncan #art

05.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If someone you know IRL writes a book, and you read it, trust me when I say the Writer in your life does not need to hear what parts you skimmed.

05.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Midsummer Night’s Dream πŸ’•

05.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The internalized hater must be killed.

For me, it was that there is no floor: doesn't matter how much you sand it down, someone will demand you sand it down more, until you are silent.

And do we choose those who hate us over those who we could serve by writing the thing as-much-itself as we can?

05.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

There's been a lot of salutary discourse recently about how frustrating it can be as a reader to realize that an author is afraid of you, and minimizing the stakes and the impact of their work out of fear of upsetting you.

So--for my writers, how do you teach yourself to get over that fear?

05.03.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5

Everyone who tried to draw around me and started drawing LOVED it at the beginning because of their QUICK IMPROVEMENT. Then quit when they hit The Wallℒ️.

But it's when you hit The Wallℒ️ that you NEED to push through with practice!! And you gotta do it for yourself, because it's ALWAYS worth it! 😀

05.03.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 2540 πŸ” 1051 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 45

btw don’t ever let anyone convince you that ska isn’t cool because it is

03.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

shooting lustful glances at my 21 page document full of ideas

03.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

also none of the β€œinvestments” listed involve simple things like, paying workers more.

03.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a review on Chirp of The Reanimator's Heart that says 1 out of 5 stars. I was not expecting so much gay sex in a fantasy detective story

a review on Chirp of The Reanimator's Heart that says 1 out of 5 stars. I was not expecting so much gay sex in a fantasy detective story

I think I should use this as one of those enticing 1 star reviews πŸ˜‚
If you want gay sex in a fantasy detective story, hit up THE REANIMATOR'S HEART, especially if you like autistic necromancers accidentally reanimating their detective crush, so they can solve his murder.
Link: books2read.com/trm1

01.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 527 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 26

Call me a raving radical but I literally do not care whether your imperialist massacre of children is β€œconstitutional” or not.

28.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 2961 πŸ” 733 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 23

We bombed Iran?! | I need to pay that bill | Kansas antitrans ID law!! | Don’t forget Hugo noms | do we still have Venezuela’s president? | *an email re: book promotion* | I can’t pay this bill | cutting funds to MN?? | I need to check on my friends | timeline fights about doomerism | taxes | REPEAT

28.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 274 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 7

holy fuck, just let trans people live their lives and exist, you fascist ghouls.

26.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 280 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
drawing of a woman on a balcony, looking down at a huge mermaid-like creature. the street is covered in water and everything looks old and rundown

drawing of a woman on a balcony, looking down at a huge mermaid-like creature. the street is covered in water and everything looks old and rundown

alleyway meet up

25.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 4731 πŸ” 1312 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6

got another "i wish i could draw" comment this week and i am yelling the same thing i am always yelling: drawing is a technical skill. it's teachable and learnable and it is never "too late" to start picking it up

25.02.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 1951 πŸ” 823 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
pixel art of a french press coffee and happiness meter

pixel art of a french press coffee and happiness meter

Another coffee, pretty please! β˜•πŸ’—

#pixelart #art #illust #artsky #digitalart #coffee #mondays

23.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Divinity β€οΈπŸ’™

#BRart #digitalart #fantyasyart #blackfantasy #blackartist

20.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

My mouth legit dropped open. this is beautiful. well done!

20.02.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A watercolor painting of a satyr embracing a young man from behind,  gently peeling apart the man's flesh on his chest. Birds emerge from the opening in the man's chest. The man reaches one hand to back to caress the satyr's face, the other presses the satyr's hand to his chest. There's some circular celtic knotwork designs on the borders. The overall colors are warm golds and browns.

A watercolor painting of a satyr embracing a young man from behind, gently peeling apart the man's flesh on his chest. Birds emerge from the opening in the man's chest. The man reaches one hand to back to caress the satyr's face, the other presses the satyr's hand to his chest. There's some circular celtic knotwork designs on the borders. The overall colors are warm golds and browns.

Finally finished this up! It's done in watercolor, gouache, and color pencils. I know I should try to render it in more detail but I'm not sure I want to. I like the texture being able to be textures. Maybe that will change in the future. For now, though, I like it πŸ˜…

20.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1863 πŸ” 439 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 3
A tattooed redhead wearing pearls clamshells and gauzy fabric lays on a conch shell as fish and kelp flow around her

A tattooed redhead wearing pearls clamshells and gauzy fabric lays on a conch shell as fish and kelp flow around her

🌿🐚Ocean Goddess🐚🌿
Pin up commission for Keaton and Brit! #art #myart #ocean #valentine #pinup #illustration #goddess

20.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 518 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Say what you want about a soulslike, but it will absolutely keep you humble.

19.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also I suppose there’s the undeniable horniness of the monstrous πŸ˜‚πŸ˜ˆ I def had that dog in me as a teen (or at least, since then)

18.02.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly it’s like they can’t quite stick the landing in a modern way.

18.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sir that is my emotional support panel I cannot wait to draw halfway through the story in a comic I have not yet started, and legally you cannot ask me about it.

18.02.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So the modern stories reflect setting up the same bowling pins but Not knocking them down?

18.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I also took this personally lmaoooo! but I think it comes from the nature of the beast in old school vampire lore; do not trust the rich men they will consume everything innocent and beautiful in this world etc

18.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, we just got the official, final bill.

Oh, it's even worse than I thought.

Oh...please help if you can.

Oh. Oh no.

18.02.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Hey artists, drop your sketches!✨

My favorite thing are sketches πŸ’•

18.02.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...

17.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 7250 πŸ” 4358 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 36