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7. Animals in WIP
The fauna on Nek'tar are so ferocious that Sed's ancient ancestors survived by building dwellings high in trees, a cultural practice they still employ. The planet's oceans are no safe haven either, and Nek'tun have an ingrained fear of deep water as a result.
Picture is a daily prompt for indie fantasy authors to share miscellaneous aspects of their stories throughout the month of April. The associated hashtag is #FantasyIndiesApril.
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There are innumerable wild animals in Dainu, but one of the most commonly mentioned are the nashul in and around Brachao. They're not given much of a description, but I like to imagine them as kinda wild boars. They're the main game hunted in autumn.
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“Out of Oblivion” doesn’t have any animals except, arguably, sirens. They’re a weird case, since sirens aren’t natural creatures and are far more clever than most animals but still fall short of true sapience.
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I am a huge lover of animals and all my books have adorable pets. One of my things when I plot is always who is my main couple, and what rescue pet is going to wander into their life and be adorable and steal every scene.
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07: Animals in WIP
Bloodmaster #3 features horses! Well, a horse and a mule.
Ink is Neida's steed, a very clever (but very paranoid), pitch-black mare.
Sullen is the mule Myria, er... expropriates from her previous owners.
Day 7. Animals in WIP.
In my Scooby Doo Retelling, there's a talking black bear named Knight.
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There are lots of animals in my Oracle of Delphi series WIP: oxen, bulls, bears, goats, sheep, donkeys, horses, dogs, cats, birds, wolves, lions, dolphins, whales, fish, snakes, rats, chickens, pigs, and wild boar.
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There are the basic earth based animals you normally see and there are magical animals. The ones we see most of are the Omnyver, a pitch black 3 headed Mastiff-like creature with a lion's body and mane, a snake like tail and talons on its feet
#FantasyIndiesApril 6. Describe your characters home/homelands
Calla was born and raised in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. She lives in a small detached cottage behind her parent's house, which is surrounded by a beautifully manicured and brick lined garden.
Fantasy Indies April prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Season(s) in WIP 3. Free Friday or how do you come up with book titles? 4. Saturday Snippet 5. Where would your characters want to travel? 6. Describe your characters’ homes/homelands 7. Animals in WIP 8. Do you reread books? 9. What do your characters take for granted? 10. Free Friday or when did you first start writing stories? 11. Saturday Snippet 12. Routines in WIP 13. MC’s childhood 14. How would your characters describe themselves? 15. Preferred reading format(s) 16. Flash Fiction about a storm 17. Free Friday or how do you choose your next read or WIP? 18. Saturday Snippet 19. Nicknames in WIP 20. What words do you tend to overuse in your writing? 21. Have others ask anything about your WIP(s) 22. Tropes or subgenres you’d love to see more of 23. Plants in WIP 24. Free Friday or comfort books/movies/tv shows 25. Saturday Snippet 26. Character scars or injuries 27. Which part of the writing process is your favourite? 28. Tough decisions in WIP 29. Character habits 30. Monthly Wrap-Up
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Little mention of literal animals. There is a pet dog in book 3, but it's super spoilery and uh... not actually a dog, heh. Even the bestial demons shown are hinted to be above-animal intelligence, they just don't care to speak.
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There are many, many animals in Godswar, helped liberally by a visit to the San Diego Safari Park (fka the Wild Animal Park) that takes place just before the looming apocalypse. There's also a fair number of dogs, a crab, and at least one wolf.
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The antagonistic Fairy Queen & Prince magically disguise themselves as animals; namely a dark-brown cat, magpie, black widow spider, a white hare, and a crow.
#FantasyIndiesApril Day 7: Animals in WIP. I'm missing the wolves and Ril (tiny cat who can "shift" into a full-grown tiger) in this series. So far we just have horses, most of them unnamed. Arathel's horse was stolen and Radjann's was killed in book one, but Sharrec still has Bracken.
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“Escape From Titan” is a prequel novella to “Ashes of Eden.” In it, Elysia’s friend, and business partner, Kailin, gifts her a horse.
Also, from the cover, you’ll notice another, less friendly, animal…
7) I won't say how they get introduced, but my current draft has some Owlbears and various other farm animals.
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Animals aren't a big part of Anhelos Bound. There might be a mention of Quinn's summon, Valharen, or Embree's brother's dog, Big Puppy.
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There’s quite a few animals, both familiar in not, in my stories. Wirochs are commonly mentioned in TWT, though other critters are encountered by the cast in the woods outside Mosswell.
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Seff loves horses, but the MCs of Prophecies see them as impersonal tools. Gallara's first horse is purple, and she names it Lavender.
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Braelyn's animal companion is a Fayhaven hawk named Teylas. He has a mix of black and amber feathers with a white & brown belly, and a gray & black beak. He is about 2 years old in "Son of Embers".
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Animals in WIPs
In Mielea's Lost most of the characters can shape shift into various animals, reptiles, and birds.
In Project Phoenix, Robin is an anthropomorphic Kitsune and wyvern and pegasus are common place in Asgard. #writersofbluesky #Sci-Fi #fantasy #booksky #writesky
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Well, people turn into animals in my Changers series. (Pick up MANIFESTING DESTINY if you want a fun YA shifter story!)
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Let's go with one I haven't talked about. Unicorns! Magical beasts of a horse with a magical horn with magic. They can be different colors. They speak telepathically with other unicorns or with their bonded human called a Unicorn Speaker
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In Aloe, there's a heavy emphasis on birds, bats, and wolves. François likes to call his fledglings his songbirds.
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Many! From farm animals to a noble lady's posh pet dog to colonies of giant, territorial flesh-eating worms that live in the local mines, animals make up a very big part of this story. There are also animalistic monsters that could fit the category.
Fantasy Indies April with each day of the month listed with its theme. Today is the seventh, and the theme is animals in WIP.
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Day 7
In the story I'm currently finishing off, there are too many people for me to have animals. Yet in the next book, there will be a pair of cats. One will be mellow and the other full of sass!
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Fantasy Indies April prompts by @ChesneyInfalt & @LydiaVRussell 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. Season(s) in WIP 3. Free Friday or how do you come up with book titles? 4. Saturday Snippet 5. Where would your characters want to travel? 6. Describe your characters’ homes/homelands 7. Animals in WIP 8. Do you reread books? 9. What do your characters take for granted? 10. Free Friday or when did you first start writing stories? 11. Saturday Snippet 12. Routines in WIP 13. MC’s childhood 14. How would your characters describe themselves? 15. Preferred reading format(s) 16. Flash Fiction about a storm 17. Free Friday or how do you choose your next read or WIP? 18. Saturday Snippet 19. Nicknames in WIP 20. What words do you tend to overuse in your writing? 21. Have others ask anything about your WIP(s) 22. Tropes or subgenres you’d love to see more of 23. Plants in WIP 24. Free Friday or comfort books/movies/tv shows 25. Saturday Snippet 26. Character scars or injuries 27. Which part of the writing process is your favourite? 28. Tough decisions in WIP 29. Character habits 30. Monthly Wrap-Up
#FantasyIndiesApril // Day 7
Taireus has a hound named Theron. Rose is very afraid of him at first, but they become friends over time.
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Velouris the fox is the main animal in the story. She's Caelum's familiar, the team pet, & causer of many antics.
Most of the other animals are ones warped by magic that prove hostile to the protagonists, seeing people as prey.
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7. Animals, mostly horse, fish, and insects, show up a lot in Re: Shattered Memories.
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Animals
Galewing (a gray eagle) is featured in 3 of The Caein Legacy books. 2 other eagles show up in the forthcoming Mage War Chronicles.
Samantha (a racoon) and her kits are in The Fontayne Company duology (coming 2027, this was a shout out to @servantand.bsky.social 🦝)
#FantasyIndiesApril Animals are actually pretty rare in Niyala because there was a near-extinction event in one of the later Scaleshifter books. The land is recovering in the latest WIP, but society is marked by that time period. Most animals mentioned are aquatic.
