It sounds fun!

How did you choose the names for your characters?

The duology sounds interesting! What inspired the idea?

It’s a standalone fantasy that is loosely inspired by The Nutcracker and the video game Lies of P. It has:

- Royalty
- A Christmas Eve Ball
- Action and adventure
- A dangerous fey realm
- Friends-to-lovers romance

Which character has grown the most over your series? Have any taken journeys you didn’t expect?

Normally, slight vibes and lots about the main characters. 😊

Time travel with dragons sounds fun! What type of dragons are they?

In the town where people never die, do they still age, or do they stop at some point?

Survival, absolutely! The main characters have to traverse the magic realm during winter, so lots of snow and storms.

Thanks! The fae are tricky, tending to look for advantages, and are unable to lie. They range from being humanoid to animal-like.

Feel free to ask about my WIPs!

- Marriage of Survival: fantasy romance

- Fate Marked by the Fae: fantasy trilogy with romance subplots

- Untitled Winter WIP: standalone fantasy

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#fantasyindiesapril Day 17

How I choose my next:

Read: Mood + Libby holds

WIP: Normally whatever is clamoring for my attention the most. 😂 I ping-pong between a few while I do revisions for my previous one.

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📚 Do you reread books? 📚

I do every once in a while. I especially like to reread favorites with friends so that we can gush about them together.

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📚 How I Come Up with Book Titles 📚

1. Themes
2. Matching the Series
3. Character Title

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🌿 #fantasyindiesapril Day 2 🌿

Season(s) in WIPs

• Marriage of Survival: Autumn
• Nutcracker-inspired fantasy: Winter

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📚 Happy New Month! 📚

I’m Chesney, fantasy author and co-host of @fantasyindies.bsky.social with the amazingly talented @lvrussell.bsky.social. I’m putting finishing touches on revisions for my WIP Marriage of Survival as well as figuring out which project will be next.

#fantasyindiesapril

📚 March Wrap Up 📚

This was a great month! I had a fun birthday, read a lot, and finished the major revisions on Marriage of Survival.

All are welcome to join the #fantasyindiesapril prompts!

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Since I’m working on a few different projects, I thought I’d share all of their aesthetics! Making aesthetic boards is a lot of fun.

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📚 What are your Last, Current, and Next Reads? 📚

Last: The Unmaking of June Farrow

Current: In the Weeds / Boundaries in Marriage

Next: My Vampire Plus-One / Astor

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⚔️ Saturday Snippet ⚔️

A snippet from my WIP.

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I finished all of the major revisions for my WIP! 🥳 I’m so grateful to my beta readers for helping to make my writing stronger.

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Thanks!

🥳 It’s my birthday! 🥳

To celebrate, my ebooks are on sale for the next week.

And for those who like signed paperbacks with goodies, check out my Etsy sale.

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This was a good week! I did a decent amount of revisions and my schedule is better balanced, so I’m not feeling like I’m on the verge of being burnt out.

Here is your reminder to be kind to yourself. It is good to rest. 😊💜

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🌙 #FantasyIndiesMarch Day 5 🌙

In Marriage of Survival, Lark risks her life when she refuses to comply with orders to unalive her new husband and instead blood-binds him to herself to protect him according to vampire law.

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#FantasyIndiesMarch Day 1

I’m Chesney, fantasy author & co-host of @fantasyindies.bsky.social with the super talented @lvrussell.bsky.social. I hope to finish revisions for my WIP “Marriage of Survival” (working title).

My emojis: 💜🐾🐉📚🥀
WIP Emojis: 🧛‍♀️💍⚔️🐺🧚🏰🩸

All are welcome to join!

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📚 Monthly Wrap-Up 📚

February is somehow already over. I’m still revising Marriage of Survival. The last few weeks have been rough for my family and me, but I’m hoping that March will be better.

The prompts for #fantasyindiesmarch are here—everyone is welcome to join!

Fantasy Indies March prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP with emojis 2. Characters’ guilty pleasures 3. Lies or rumors in WIP 4. Do your characters believe in luck or fate? 5. Risks in WIP 6. Free Friday or post some good fortune 7. Saturday Snippet 8. Characters’ Phobias 9. Would your characters fight their fate or embrace it? 10. Superstitions in WIP 11. Flash fiction with the word “fate” 12. Humor in WIP or share a bookish joke 13. Free Friday or How many WIPs do you work on at once? 14. Saturday Snippet 15. Characters’ Quirks 16. Would your MC rather fix a past mistake or get a glimpse into their future? 17. Surprising fact about your MC 18. Prophecy in WIP 19. Which character has the worst luck? 20. Free Friday or share your favourite authors 21. Saturday Snippet 22. Crazy moment in WIP 23. Last, Current, & Next Reads 24. Do your characters have a lucky object? 25. Compromises in WIP 26. WIP Aesthetic board 27. Free Friday or Classic books you recommend 28. Saturday Snippet 29. WIP magic system 30. Characters’ accomplishments 31. Monthly Wrap-Up

🌙 #FantasyIndiesMarch 🌙

All genres welcome! You can use the prompts for WIPs or published books.
Feel free to ask the hosts questions!

Love,
Faeries at Fantasy Indies
@lvrussell.bsky.social @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social

📚 What are your preferred genres? 📚

My favorites are fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and thriller.

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