Behold, new titans! 🦣🕷️
Anderson Magalhães has done it again as the master behind this piece.
What do you think of our latest titans, the rain mammoth and Gorge spider? Do those soldiers stand a chance of survival?
#fantasyart #fantasyartwork #fantasyillustration
Y’all are going to freak out when the YCDAS cover drops
There’s a fantasy book coming out in late 2026 that you should know about 🥰
YOU CANNOT DROWN A SHADOW
by Alex Luco
💞 Best friends to lovers
🎸 Metal guitarist protagonist
🌊 Aquatic horror
✍️ Introspective narration
🏳️🌈 Gay MC/bi LI
📚 For fans of The Will of the Many, Arcane, & BL
Starting to break out my summer wardrobe and almost every shirt is cropped… what does this say about me? 🫣
He’s so cute isn’t he?! 🥹🥰
Goes insanely hard with the guitar concept too
🌊 MAIN CHARACTER REVEAL! 😱
Jae, protagonist of You Cannot Drown a Shadow, depicted by @duranch.bsky.social
I’m so happy to finally introduce you to this character who has meant the world to me for years 🥹🖤
My debut epic fantasy/MM romance novel, You Cannot Drown a Shadow, releases in late 2026.
I’m taking more reader questions for this week’s issue of OmenWRITE, my Substack where I document my journey toward becoming a published author at the end of this year ✍️
Feel free to submit them by replying here ⬇️
You are too kind. Thanks so much for checking it out! ☺️ Would love to hear your thoughts on the excerpt
Two years ago, a forest burned, and an inescapable shadow was cast.
Last week, my readers voted to get a tiny excerpt from my debut epic fantasy & MM romance novel, You Cannot Drown a Shadow, in this week’s Substack.
Would be honored to hear your thoughts. 🌊🖤
open.substack.com/pub/alexluco...
At long last, it’s here.
Last week, my readers voted to get a tiny excerpt from my debut epic fantasy & MM romance novel, You Cannot Drown a Shadow, in this week’s Substack.
Would be honored to hear your thoughts. 🌊🖤
open.substack.com/pub/alexluco...
What’s it like to write the same book twice from scratch? ✍️
Are there beta reading opportunities for You Cannot Drown a Shadow?
I answer these & more of your questions in my latest Substack article.
substack.com/@alexluco/no...
Sometimes I like making moodboards for my characters 📖
This one’s for Iro, a water mage central to the plot of You Cannot Drown a Shadow, my debut epic fantasy/fantasy romance novel due for late 2026 release! 🌊
Guess you could say he’s the ultimate book boyfriend 🥰
🌊 Aquatic horror
🔮 Haunted artifacts that speak
💞 Best friends to lovers romance
🎸 Metal guitarist protagonist with a big attitude
⚔️🏳️🌈 For epic fantasy & BL lovers
My debut novel You Cannot Drown a Shadow is expected for late 2026 release!
Ask me anything about it! ⬇️
I am in perpetual awe of artists of the visual variety. 🎨
Musician and (soon to be) author here—I love working with you guys to bring my art to life and I wouldn’t have it any other way 🥹🥰
You Cannot Drown a Shadow 📖
In late 2026, the tides will rise to swallow you.
🎸 Musician protagonist
🌊 Aquatic horror
⚔️ Murder mystery
💞 Friends to lovers romance
🔮 A haunted, vengeful artifact
🩸 Sacrifices to the sea
🏳️🌈 For epic fantasy & BL readers
A certain song by a certain band called Omenwright 👀
(Yes, my debut epic fantasy novel has a tie-in project I did vocals for and haven’t officially announced yet!)
You Cannot Drown a Shadow 📖
In late 2026, the tides will rise to swallow you.
🎸 Musician protagonist
🌊 Aquatic horror
⚔️ Murder mystery
💞 Friends to lovers romance
🔮 A haunted, vengeful artifact
🩸 Sacrifices to the sea
🏳️🌈 For epic fantasy & BL readers
🌊 Aquatic horror
🔮 Haunted artifacts that speak
💞 Best friends to lovers romance
🎸 Metal guitarist protagonist with a big attitude
⚔️🏳️🌈 For epic fantasy & BL lovers
My debut novel You Cannot Drown a Shadow is expected for late 2026 release!
Ask me anything about it! ⬇️
“If he is the sparkling sea that gallops for the coast, I am the black cloud that rolls in to rain down all my sorrows on him—simply because I can.”
You Cannot Drown a Shadow by Alex Luco
(2026)
If you’ve been looking for a sexy, sweet, and protective book boyfriend… 🥰
Might I propose Iro from my upcoming debut novel, You Cannot Drown a Shadow? 🌊
🎨 by artkblo
I’m really having fun with it 🖤
Completely understandable! 🫶 We make do with what the resources we have (and there are certain respects I definitely am out of necessity)
Yes, that’s definitely my intention! Using them as a “test audience” of sorts before I finally move on to ARCs
Probably should have clarified, I meant after the professional editing pass.
Am I the only person using beta readers AFTER editing? 🤔
I have my reasons, but am curious because I’ve never heard of anyone else doing this
I’ve (roughly) outlined the first five chapters of Omenwright II this weekend 🥰 Super weird but fun & exploratory experience considering I’ve known the ending for many years, but almost nothing about the beginning and middle
“If he is the sparkling sea that gallops for the coast, I am the black cloud that rolls in to rain down all my sorrows on him—simply because I can.”
You Cannot Drown a Shadow by Alex Luco
(2026)
All I’ve ever wanted is to be a real author.
Please let this work out 🤞🥺
