Another little snippet of my WIP, Twice Drowned, that also serves as an incredibly late #hotwetpitstop ! I'm 6k words in and still nowhere near halfway so yikes~ I'm hoping that I'll make the end of August deadline but if I don't, I've still had a fantastic time!! #HotWetQueerSummer #WIPSnips
hot wet pit stop - made 2/2 betas cry
i'm late but im also on vacation so you have to forgive me.
#HotWetQueerSummer #HotWetPitStop
#hotwetpitstop oh yeah updates uhh. I don't have a rough draft yet. I have a loose timeline, a few scenes, and a lot of yelling I've done to V and Ambar who have been indulging my brainrot
The final page of a chapter and the first page of the next, with obscure evergreen trees as background behind the pages. Text reads: Matthew grins. "Oh I came prepared for that possibility." He takes a moment to establish his last known status, and that the extra large nitrile gloves and the scissors in his pack are for improvised dental dams. "Well, damn," Yolanda whistles, impressed. "You've got yourself in order better than some of the horndogs back home." She gives Harry an intent look. Harry becomes dramatically aghast. "Oh, the stories I could tell." And he does. The rest of the gaggle listen to opining cautionary tales until the campfire dies down 'til snuffed proper and Matthew retires to the tent with Lenae and Staci. Chapter 6. "Because the thumb is for your tongue." "Right." Dustin looks squeamish, looks for the next patch of huckleberries.
Been chipping away at my #HotWetQueerSummer Jam story, having fun hitting all the beats that kept springing forth back when I was too busy to write but the ideas wouldn't stop. For this #HotWetPitStop, Matthew is having fun with the vacationing queers who rescued him from a risky pitstop of his own
Check-in for #HotWetPitStop! Fell behind on #WaterMeWIP tbh. Latest update is I've extended my wordcount length bc the story wants more space. What I'm working on might need more time, but I'm working hard to have a story ready to share for the #HotWetQueerSummer jam 🌈
A painting of a short-haired androgynous person playing a mandolin. They are surrounded by people, who are listening to the music. Over top of the painting is a graphic that reads Hot Wet Pit Stop Jam Event.
A painting of a cliff overlooking an ocean with a grey sky above. The title reads #HOTWETPITSTOP, underneath the text reads- Words written: 15,213 Projected word count for project: ~40k Playlists created: 3 Beta readers acquired: 3 Amount of breakdowns: let’s round down to 10
It's #hotwetpitstop day!
Drag Me Under is going well, but a little slower than I expected. We'll see how much I end up getting done by the end of the summer!
Thank you for all the support, it really means a lot as a baby author!
#hotwetqueersummer @monstermanorbooks.bsky.social
Text bubble with the dialogue, "hear me out bro, Kim Tae Ri from Space Sweepers" followed by a still from the movie of Kim Tae Ri looking like a total badass in a brown leather jacket, slicked back hair, and aviator sunglasses. Followed by another text bubble with the dialogue, "But with Esther Quek's wardrobe walks into a queer karaoke bar." Followed by a picture of Esther Quek wearing a stunning three-piece suit and cloak walking down a city street looking equally badass. The next line of the picture has pictures of Kristen Stewart wearing a backwards baseball cap and collared striped shirt. Keke Palmer in a still from the movie Nope, Medalion Rahimi in a still from NCIS: Los Angeles, and Jay Jean in a headshot, tattoos visible. On the third line is a text bubble saying, "Kristen, Keke, Medalion, and Jay are there! Things are going great." a second text bubble saying, "Then Linda shows up..." with a still of Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor with short grey hair, a tactical vest, and aviator sunglasses. Followed by a meme of an escalator with the text "Well, that escalated quickly."
The background of the image is a cement slab with a pretty mug of coffee. White text reads: Two Latinx people in wheelchairs roll into the shop taking in the space like a couple of sapphic heart eye emojis. Jay gets it, she felt the same way her first time here. “Oh my god it’s like we fell into a Lily Seabrooke novel, I’m never leaving.” The other laughs with a cute sigh. “I know, right? There are so many hot queer people.” Towards the bottom of the background is the text: Easter Egg from my Hot Wet Queer Summer Jam project" followed by a lesbian pride heart.
I'm taking part in @monstermanorbooks.bsky.social #HotWetQueerSummerJam. Today's the #HotWetPitStop we're halfway through the jam🤗
I'm reworking the third act now, then moving into edits/revisions/sensitivity reads. I'd love to adapt this eventually bc this dreamcast would be a blast to work with 😍
A promo piece for "You are Mine" a short smut featuring an alligator-beast man and a trans man. With some difficulties, June unbuttoned and peeled off his wet clothes. He turned around, arched his back, and tilted his head upwards to bare himself in a submissive position to the alpha male.
Still working on this short smut, currently at 7.5k words, likely won't go too long.
#hotwetqueersummer #hotwetpitstop #writing
I’m participating in the hot wet queer summer jam
Snippet of story with a makeout session. Text reads, “By the gods, I was coming undone. Careless’ grip on my face tightened, and I shuddered. Something ravenous came over me as I reciprocated her movements. I pushed my much bigger lips into hers and nearly came against my slit when her small, wet tongue lapped at my flesh. I welcomed her advances and moaned when my thick forked tongue touched hers. I was dying. I was dead. Surely kissing was included in the afterlife that the elders spoke of so reverently. I leaned over Careless, pressing my body into hers, my bulging slit rubbing against some solid part of her. Mouths open and tongues twisting together, the flurry of sensations had my cock leaking persistently behind my scales, begging to be released.”
Moodboard photos of kissing, sensual dancing, snake scales, and key details of the story. The story features African folklore, a relationship between a cisgender woman and a nonbinary monster, and lots of smut.
Story summary reads, “Careless is a Seventh Daughter: a woman sought after for the powerful magic she accesses on her 30th born day. As she quietly rebels against the convent she’s trapped in–overrun with puritanical rules and rituals to prepare the Daughters for forced marriages–she captures the attention of a dangerous suitor. After a ceremony gone wrong, Careless flees the convent and finds solace in an idyllic lagoon and its mysterious resident: a water spirit named Maji. The two dive deep, exploring passion and trauma, but one misstep throws Careless right into the maw of a ravenous monster. To find freedom, she must make a choice: her own death or that of the one she loves?”
🧜♀️ #HotWetPitStop 🧜♀️
I’m writing a monster romance novella for @monstermanorbooks.bsky.social’s #hotwetqueersummerjam!🥹
At 20K words written, I’m almost ready for alpha/beta readers. 🥹
Title is still TBD, but i’m so excited for folks to experience it! 🥹
It’s #hotwetpitstop time! I’m actually doing a reveal tomorrow on Insta for the variant cover done by @darkchibishadow.bsky.social and sketches for the other cover hit my inbox last week!
Sadly, between last month’s novella releases, Night Farm stuff, and my upcoming surgery, I’m behind! 😱
Keep an eye out for this novella, coming soon!
When a human woman, Mira, comes begging for magic, Kael grants it in return for her firstborn. Little does he know, her first child will also be the first fae prince born in decades.
#hotwetqueersummer #hotwetpitstop #books 🧚♂️🌙🤰
The cover of MELT (refrain), a greyscale photo of a marble statue's fingers gripping a carved thigh, with strong chiaroscuro and overlaid with lurid red light. The title is in a bright white, edgy, industrial font with a decorative bloody fang dangling off the M. Left of the cover are featureless headshot silhouettes of two characters. Right of the cover is a Discord screenshot from Angel reading "SPORTS BRA MAKIN ME FEEL INSANE. BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK" with several typos.
time for a #HotWetPitStop!
this week, i tender my offering of:
🌙 portrait silhouettes
🌙 a cover reveal
🌙 angel's finest commentary
more of the polycule is in here than i'd expected.
also, if the sports bra eventually makes you, too, feel insane: you have to tell me.
#meltWIP #HotWetQueerSummer
A painting of a short-haired androgynous person playing a mandolin. They are surrounded by people, who are listening to the music. Over top of the painting is a graphic that reads Hot Wet Pit Stop Jam Event.
A moodboard of nine images. On the top left hand corner is a terraced beach down to clear ocean water, the middle top is a picture of two white and green lit candles surrounded by ferns, and the top right hand corner is two alcoholic drinks with lemons. The middle left hand image is a selection of cameo pins and necklaces, the middle image is a quote that reads thank you for loving me when I still tasted of heartache and war, and the middle right hand image is a shot of a white haired person wearing a moon shaped clip in their hair. The bottom left hand corner is a Mediterranean salad with grilled peaches and whipped feta, the bottom middle picture is a black parasol with embroidered flowers, and the bottom right hand image is a hand dipping into a pool full of petals.
Happy #hotwetpitstop day! I'm bouncing between All Expenses Paid and another project, but I've made good progress! Yvaissar has met all of his love interests and is starting to come out of his shell.
Enjoy this moodboard I made for Blue Pit earlier in the month! #hotwetqueersummer
A grid of 9 images on a greek background. From the top left, clockwise — A pair of hands gripping another’s, a seated man in victorian era clothes, two hands intertwined, mushrooms growing out of a tree, hands pinning down hands, a person seated among ivy, hands surrounded by green leaves, flowers in front of a mirror, a statue with ivy growing around it.
it’s #hotwetpitstop time —
Prince of the Hunt is going… well, it’s going, anyway. Progress is being made. Words are being written. I have a plot and a plan. #hotwetqueersummer
Text: Sylvie Helstaff. Swim with me, Darling. A sapphic Horrormance Image: illustration of a siren with green hair and huge black eyes mostly submerged in dark blue water and looking at the viewer. Her hair swirls on the surface forming the word Swim. Fireflies float in the air above the water which has hot pink light reflections on it. Framed by ferns in the foreground.
It's #hotwetpitstop and I have fresh cover art to share!!
The first draft of my delicious sapphic poly horrormance novella for #hotwetqueersummer is done. Now on to edits!
Get ready for body horror, cannibalism, yearning, a cursed lake, lesbian mermaids!
Follow sylviehelstaff.itch.io for updates!
A cover reveal for the story Entangled by @r-wi.blsky.social for #HotWetQueerSummer jam. The background is an old illustration of a rain forest, with the cover of the story in the foreground. The book cover is a mash of several images in a collage style with the title and the author at the top and bottom of the image. Around the cover are tropes and themes present in the story such as Speculative Biology, Alien Biology, T4T Threesome, Bondage, Space Exploration and QueerPlatonic Relationship
#hotwetpitstop for my story Entangled that I'm writing for #hotwetqueersummer jam. Progress has been slow, but I have a cover for the story now and i hope y'all like it as much as i do <3
A cover featuring a unicorn and a cat boy. The unicorn is in an inner tube with their hair flowing down their back as they turn to the viewer, a lollipop in their mouth. The cat boy is in between their legs licking his lips. It reads ‘catscratch’ ‘a trans erotica comic, bonus issue, hot wet queer summer’
Five panels. A unicorn and cat boy convene in the shade of a building, happy to see each other. They hold hands. “Hey yourself. I didn’t expect to see you here.” “That’s my line! We come to Westpaw aquatic every year!” “I’m more of a beach babe than a pool pisser. You know, you’re a much better pool buddy than my annoying roommate.” “I could say the same. Now that you’re here, we could…” the cat boy looks down, clearly looking at the unicorn’s crotch, before looking back up. “Where is it?” The unicorn grabs him by his cheeks, stretching his face. “Do you seriously think I don’t know how to tuck???”
It’s #hotwetpitstop day of #hotwetqueersummer!!! I’m proud to report my 27 pages are done so here’s the cover reveal for my project and one of my favorite pages!! Can’t wait to share the whole thing :)
A snippet graphic for THE HEART YET BLEEDS. It features the book cover and this summary: "A summer storm forces Anne to seek shelter inside Bellflower House, a country estate owned by the hauntingly beautiful Sabine. Enchanted by the hostess and her all-woman staff, Anne savors her stay... But as dark events unfold and the rain keeps falling, Anne starts to wonder if Sabine will ever let her go." Below it is this excerpt: "How could this be? A desire so pure, yet at once so utterly wretched."
The Hot Wet Queer Summer Jam is halfway through, so it's time for #hotwetpitstop!
At time of posting, I'm 5,869 words into the manuscript and feeling good-ish about my chances of finishing on time (especially because I have most of August off work).
How are the rest of my jammers feeling?
A discord mobile screenshot depicting three users discussing Rev's book. The exchange is as follows: Jumbo Himbo Rev: Got another 250 page academic paper to read for my book and I'm so excited. The culture doc is almost Done. Flynn: Rev I am vibrating out of excitement. A Strange Beast (Dorian): I love whatever is wrong with u. Flynn: slaps table, I can't wait to finally read about these gay mermaids. Jumbo Himbo Rev, replying to A Strange Beast(Dorian): i busted out laughing. thank you thank you I'm here forever. Screenshot ends.
A meme image of a hamster with bit wet eyes staring up into the camera, and a caption that says, "Me when I read a lot to make a good novel and hope that you like it"
#hotwetpitstop
Wish I'd been writing the draft.
Instead, I've written 5k for a culture doc based off hundreds of research pages, and about 11k of other docs including character/outline, & a rough draft I threw out since I made major changes to the plot!
Sorry MonsterManor who's witnessed this.
His eyes went to that stressed young man then, his pale face. “Something’s wrong?” “Everything…” It came out as a breath. Samuel blushed. “Not here… with you… it’s just… I’m not sure I can live without my phone… others…” “Others?” A soft raise of his eyebrows. “Yes… others… you need others to like you…” “Do you like you?” Eating more, feeding the cat. “I don’t think so… I don’t.” “Then like yourself first. Others don’t matter.” “Do you? Like me…?” It had plummeted out of his mouth, clumsy, making his heart race when those blue eyes went to him. Nikos’ lips pulled up. “That’s not fair.” “Do you?” Almost choking. “Yes.” Samuel exhaled. “See? This matters… to me… that you like me… that…” “Why?” “You’re… my friend? We’re friends, right? Sort of… and I never had a friend, really, like you…” Eyes wide when Nikos stood. Samuel was sure that he’d throw him off the boat, soon… “Come.” Pulling him up, he pulled him to the stairs leading to the cabin. Down to that stuffy warmth, to that small kitchen, barely a few shelves and a stove, a ventilator giving some air, a small space with some seats and further to the front a bed maybe in that gloom… Samuel was lost a bit, breathless as they were standing close. “Oh… nice little place…” Words cut when Nikos turned to him, one arm going around his waist and back, the other under his chin. Samuel forgot to breathe. “You want to be a friend… or more?”
#hotwetpitstop #hotwetqueersummer
I haven't written as much as I wanted to, but every little step counts. 8 chapters and counting (I'm pantsing, I have no idea of length, word count, nothing...), and I'll stop when Nikos and Samuel are done with showing me their love story. Here's a snippet.
We Will Meet In Hell Hot wet queer summer jam The end of the world will be brought to you by many things and many people. Horses. Gods. The everlasting fires of hell. Three angels. The Lamb. A lone ranch. An even lonelier cowboy. Too many eyes. No witnesses left. Another cowboy. This one is dying currently. How, you might ask. Well, I'll show you then. Louis Vernico background image of a desert, it is very red
#hotwetpitstop time!!
I havent been writing as much as I would hope for life got in the way ofc, but I am glad to be writing regardless. This story already gave me multiple breakdowns (sorry yall) and I am not even halfway. But we move, unlike the world in there.
#hotwetqueersummer
Despite his animal face, Key seemed pleased by their efforts, and leaned forward to nuzzle their snout. Blood smeared across his fur, but he paid no mind to it. Then he tore into the rabbit, making quick work of the meal. By the time he was finished, only a few scraps of its hide remained. He'd even eaten its bones. Bell stared at the bloody patch of grass where the rabbit had been, then Key's reddened snout. In the back of their mind, they couldn't help but wonder if Tae tasted more like a rabbit, or like a wolf. Bell had tasted the blood of a wolf before, a long time ago. Predators always seemed to be different, to possess a quality to them that prey never did. Suddenly, a flash of memory crossed Bell's mind. Their hands, dripping blood as they held a heart. A human heart. They'd ripped it from her chest with hardly any effort, tore into it like they were starving. The first thought they'd had when her blood filled their mouth was that she tasted like a predator.
It's #hotwetpitstop time for #hotwetqueersummer! We're halfway thru the jam & at 52k words, I'm about halfway thru my project... I think. I'm happy with what I've done so far! I'm loving this book. 💜
Here's a snippet!
(CW: mentions of eating someone.)
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Strings of pearls came cascading onto her tongue, bathing the muscle with sweet salt. She drank them all down, sucking deep, until one of the fruits balanced daintily on her fingertips was no more. Caught in her ecstatic high, it took Dottie a moment to register what she had been alleviated of. When the warm haze clouding her senses dissipated, a great shock colored her expression. Before Dottie could vocalize her bafflement, the god tenderly squeezed the length balanced on her tongue with her lips and intoned— “Now the other.”
It's #hotwetpitstop time for the #hotwetqueersummer jam!!! Because I've been consumed by other projects, I haven't made much progress with my short story HER PEARLS. But I am slowly chipping away at it. Recent victory was finding a poetic way to say "she nutted so hard, she got an orchiectomy" 🦪💦✨
"Earth is Earth and Lune is Lune." Angler sighed, forearm across her eyes. The room fell into the quiet hum of the AC and the steady melody of drums and strings, and Melody felt a shiver run through her beneath her frigid clothes. She thought back to the bulky beast shape that Rowen would shift into. The weight of them, the heat of their breath... "What kind of creature are you, then?" She allowed a grin to split her tusks as she looked over to the retreated elf. Slowly, Angler lifted her forearm, one vibrant eye peering out at Melody. Her eye rolled away, but her gap toothed grin spread from ear to pointed ear. "Y'wanna take a shower? I hate making a mess with it." Without waiting for an answer, Angler hopped up from the couch and stripped off her wet shirt, revealing absolutely nothing underneath. Her tits were cute and perky, her nipples a strong blue, which surprised Melody, as Rowen's had been more of a purple tone.
A meme board for the book, Lifting Waits. Do you want: Middle-aged protagonists, Poly sapphism, Billionaires went extinct, All my homies are gay D&D OCs, Romantasy meets martial arts movie, Illustrated novella, Monster dongs and slimy transformations, Defeating money with the power of friendship?
Remarkable that we've hit the halfway mark of the jam! Draft 1.5 of Lifting Waits is almost done (my alpha readers are seeing this, hi I'm overdue). The HEA eludes me because denouement is hard to write!!
Next steps: illustrations, cover, and learning the formatting software!
#hotwetpitstop
👉 ppiamo.itch.io/negative-res... #hotwetpitstop
"you're fucking out of control lmao (in a good way, I'm dyin)" -- @lorian.bsky.social
"LMFAOOOOO wow I’m so charmed by both of them they’re so terrible" -- @floofylove.bsky.social
"I would read a whole angst-ridden novel about these two" --AshSilver
A painting background on a square graphic that says #hotwetpitstop jam event
#hotwetqueersummer About the mid way pit stop ★Check in and let us know how your project has been going ★Share a favorite snippet or beta feedback that made you laugh, whatever you want! Let us know what the next steps in your journey are ★This is a community event to be sure to check in with others to see how they’re doing but remember it’s not a competition! ★Share as much or as little as you want! ★Don’t forget alt text for accessibility !
Hello #hotwetqueersummer jam participants! Get ready for the #hotwetpitstop jam event!
