Welcome to the Good Thyme Inn They dashed north along the road to Dawndorrel. Into the dark woods Grilled had once been told were infested with bandits. The woods were he sometimes played at being the bandit so he could rob or murder the guests who had failed to pay for ‘protection.’ He supposed there would be real bandits in that forest now. Grilled just stood there, his arm around Aubergine, as they watched the flames reach higher and brighter. Behind the inn, the sky was so peaceful, the twinkling pink stars and three of Aloutia’s moons a calm that felt dissonant to the chaos below. Burning, burning, burning, this inn and the hatred in the pit of Grilled’s stomach. Burning until there was nothing but ash.

I JUST FINISHED THE FIRST DRAFT OF MY NOVEL

(I'm gonna have an epigraph-like epilogue)(I also have a LOT of scenes to add and some to delete, so I have a *lot* more work yet to do)

SUPER fucking grateful to Lorelei for helping make some major adjustments to my author photos 🥹 Highly recommend!!!

This varies widely. Generally the characters talk through me, I might have a general plan of how I want a conversation to go, but the characters tell me the specifics.

I have definitely acted out tones of voice or facial expressions though 😂

Shadow Spark Anthology V June 21st, 2026

Evil scientists abound Poems drip with selkie sound - A shapeshifter faces rage room difficulties, And the Gleaner torments using awful memories. While Jack the Ripper is walking dreams The Lord of Demons rises & schemes Murderers, villain marriage, tragedy & war, oh my! So much bad within the good, you won't believe your eyes The Shadow King seeks vengeance While the Lord of Terror wields patience All to be expected - we've a treat The protagonists take a backseat Peons rejoice, be paralyzed! Today, at last, the villains rise

Featuring Shadow Spark Authors: Rosa Tindall V. north Eric Avedissian Kaitlyn Corvus Amelia Gimes Valerie Storm JW Warner Jade Black Mariah Norris Lorelei Matthews Erika McCorkle

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Our next anthology, V, will be out next year.

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We have dedicated some much needed time to the villain world and hope you come enjoy us for the ride.

Coming June 21st, 2026.

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I'd want Kari to take me to Raziac Forest. It's creation is as my ideal forest, just a deep, ancient place that feels older than time. Also there's a waterfall 🥹

Tunnels with hot springs sound soooo nice 😭

Cover of Now and the hour of Death. Skull with a finger in front of its teeth as if shoosing someone. Cover of Drowned Hearts. Hands reaching up to the surface. A faint outline of an anatomical heart in background. Surrounded by white flowers. Dirt you shall become. Trowel and pink peony. Text: Spooky short stories. Eerie, tragic, dark short stories waiting to give you goosebumps.

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Very very much 😂 she's an absolute recluse if you let her

This is a fun question!

Kari is pretty silent. She doesn't talk much and rarely raises her voice (except during stressful situations). Her clothes are simple and light, as are her steps.

Trope map for Bear My Heart - a cozy sapphic novella. Ebook cover in green with the outline of a bear in the middle with mountains and a moon within the body. Text: "spice level: handholding (barely), neurodivergent MC's, a magical mountain, overcoming grief, sapphic romance, a bear-shifter, hermit-vibes deep in the forest, nose-booping, old dying gods.

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“I like the quiet, because it isn’t truly silent. Her breath disturbs the air. The faint shift of fabric when she’s readjusting herself in the bed. All these quiet ripples of stillness.
They soothe me.”

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Shadow Spark Anthology V June 21st, 2026

Evil scientists abound Poems drip with selkie sound - A shapeshifter faces rage room difficulties, And the Gleaner torments using awful memories. While Jack the Ripper is walking dreams The Lord of Demons rises & schemes Murderers, villain marriage, tragedy & war, oh my! So much bad within the good, you won't believe your eyes The Shadow King seeks vengeance While the Lord of Terror wields patience All to be expected - we've a treat The protagonists take a backseat Peons rejoice, be paralyzed! Today, at last, the villains rise

Featuring Shadow Spark Authors: Rosa Tindall V. north Eric Avedissian Kaitlyn Corvus Amelia Gimes Valerie Storm JW Warner Jade Black Mariah Norris Lorelei Matthews Erika McCorkle

V A Shadow Spark Publishing Anthology

Someone stop us! (But don't though, you LOVE us)

Our next anthology, V, will be out next year.

V for 5.
V for Villains.

We have dedicated some much needed time to the villain world and hope you come enjoy us for the ride.

Coming June 21st, 2026.

#booksky #writesky 🪐 📚 💙

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Vrakya is that "old wizened guy who's tired of the bureaucratic bullshit" 😂

Yeah, I think it'd be fun! It'd just make the book soooo much longer 🥲

She is pretty, for a wild girl. Have you seen her, Vrakya?” “Can’t say I have, Commander. But then again, I don’t find myself inspecting the humans. I’m just here to escort them.” Vasthra shrugged. “In any case, she begged me for something. Can you wonder at what that is, Jact?” “Not an idea, Commander,” Jact replied, wondering what this could possibly be about. Had she possibly begged to be set free…? Vasthra’s sneer was only a little malicious. “She said that her friend, the girl with the scales, was left tied to her post all day and was feeling quite sore…” He studied his claws, black and long. “And wondered if you might loosen them a little.” Jact found himself laughing. “Did she now?” “You may do as you please, of course,” Vasthra said. “It is your squadron. I for one like seeing that girl bound, glaring at us hatefully but helpless to help herself or her friends.” With one final chortle he left them. Jact watched him leave. Vrakya snorted once the Commander was well out of hearing range. “Ah, let the girl go. It will give him a nick in his day, at least.” Of that, Jact had to agree.

Thank you for asking 🥹🥹🥹

This is a scene from Jact's pov, which I've never edited lol. I've played with the idea of mixing some of these chapters with Brianna's story, but mostly it was for logistics. Vrakya doesn't have a ton of show in Brianna's POV.

Vrakya is Vasthra's other Lieutenant. Each demon army has two, and Vrakya has been working under Vasthra for much longer than Jact.

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Ilsa's henchmen are alllll the demons, but particularly her Commanders and Lieutenants.

Vasthra *wants* his henchmen to be Jact and Vrakya.

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Precisely 😈

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Books on a shelf

I'm in the process of moving things around, so these are all the books I have with me right now 😂

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Yeahhh I hate them 😂 Ilsa's alright in her own way but Vasthra is just a disgusting fuck

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Brianna hates all the villains - they took her home and everyone she loves.

Jack, Vasthra, and Ilsa all find Brianna interesting. Jact sees Brianna as a unique opportunity to remake the society he's grown tired of.

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With her, we'll have a trio of villainous perfection 😈

GODDDDD Aki 🫠🫠🫠🫠

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“It’s the only thing I can do to help, Bri,” Aya murmured. “Please let me try.” “What if he hurts you?” Brianna bit out. “Or worse, Aya? What if he kills you?” She imagined Aya flinched, but didn’t look back to see her expression. She swallowed any regret at being so blunt. Aya’s soft, cool fingers touched her shoulder, gentle as they turned her around this time. “Here,” she said, holding up some of the grass. “Let me show you—I bet you could make bandages or clothes with these, if you had to!” Brianna finally lifted her eyes to Aya’s face. Somehow, she had shielded all of her terror and pain behind a tired, yet strong, smile.

A snippet, freshly edited!!! Aya really started coming alive in this rewrite and I'm so freaking thrilled for her 😭

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An excellent guess, as expected 😂😂

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Value of Life: 🌲🌲🏹🙎🏼‍♀️👹👹👹⚔️🔥☠️

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Yes! Angels are very cool too.

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For paranormal creatures, I love demons the most 😂 most varieties vibe very well with me. But I also like ghosts - banshees can be cool. Do zombies count??? Also like them!

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I will always recommend @kaitlincorvus.bsky.social for all your thriller-y reads.

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