Accidentally made myself cry writing a scene today about grief. It's moments like that when I wonder if it's something that specifically makes me emotional, or if it's going to deeply resonate with other people.

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Averill, Ferren's home: a neutral city amidst a war-torn land. All aspects (races)—beast, elemental, and common—live in harmony here.

It's a place of learning, art, and a sanctuary for anyone who seeks a second chance. To keep soldiers out, it is walled off.

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Update: I chopped 60k/80k from my 2nd draft after figuring out how to outline. First half is now its own novel.

Draft 2.5 is in progress. The story feels like it's knitting itself together now. There's at least a trilogy here 😬

I'm writing as fast as I can!

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Today, the world seems too big
While I feel too small
Today, the world looks dark
Even with my light
Today, the world won't change
No matter how hard I fight
But that's just today
I'll try again tomorrow

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This second draft is coming together on vibes and caffeine. Chaotically popping in and out of the timeline is inefficient, but I'll take unpredictable progress over none. Ferren and Silus keep me guessing, and I return the favor. Here's a peek at their childhood.

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I'm currently writing an article that has turned into two about how I develop characters, and how I met my two main characters of my traumantasy novel WIP. It's a chicken/egg situation. Which makes more sense as part 1?

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jacwhite.author post from Instagram. White writing on a celestial background. The Heart of Traumantasy It's not about trauma for shock value. It's about how trauma reshapes the self. Characters in traumantasy don't just survive. They metamorphose. Their magic often mirrors their wounds. With power and pain intertwined, and scars seen as beautiful Traumantasy is a slow erosion, a becoming of something that survives no matter how the transformation may be seen.

jacwhite.author post - white writing on a celestial background. Common Themes of Traumantasy Survival as transformation - the character's pain becomes their power. Healing through divine or monstrous intimacy - the "monster" often reflects the part of the hero they've been taught to fear or hate. Emotional catharsis - it's not always a happy ending, but it's earned. Fantasy as metaphor - chains become metaphors for guilt, magic becomes memory, and gods embody trauma responses. Moral Ambiguity - everyone's a little broken, and that's the point.

jacwhite.author Why Traumantasy Is So Important Traumantasy gives language and myth to pain that real life often demands we silence. It says: what happened to you is not pretty, but you are still here and that is something sacred. It's a genre where trauma isn't erased or glossed over. Instead, it's transformed. The horrors become holy. The scars become beauty. The grief becomes story. And in that transmutation, readers find recognition instead of shame. It's important because it allows us to name the unnameable. It takes survival, which can feel hollow and messy, and reframes it as mythic. It tells readers: your suffering doesn't disqualify you from magic. It is your magic.

And for so many of us — especially women and marginalized voices - Traumantasy feels like coming home. It's saying: I am not what was done to me. It's art as reclamation. Healing as horror. And it is not "wrong". It is our own revenge to survival.

I…think the Isle of Storms series falls into this category too…🤔
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Hallo zusammen,

Ich habe eine Frage an euch: habt ihr schon mal von Traumantasy gehört ? Scheint Fantasy mit Fokus auf traumatisierte Charaktere zu sein. Weiß da jemand mehr?

*auf der Suche nach dem korrekten Genre ...
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Draft 2 Progress Updates:

I have most of act I hammered out, and I’ve done some tinkering with act II and III

I have been informed that I'm writing a 'traumantasy'

Ferren has no chill and wants to see me break down over plot (love her though)

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