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[lucidmagic]

OH MY FUCKING GOD YOUR MAKING A BOOK!!!? I will buy that shit straight away my guy, if it’s anything like your fic I know I’ll enjoy immensely. Like you’re an incredibly good writer and is soooo nice to see creators like you making books, I know it’ll be an banger. Is it some fantasy game (maybe with a bit of romance)? Or maybe a horror book or just a…IRL book? Either way I’m excited!

Thank you!!! I’m glad I have a fan right out the gate lol.

I have a few WIPs I’m plotting and working on. There’s a contemporary one with the trope of royal x body guard, another is an paranormal contemporary with a vampire, and the final one I’m most excited about and the one I’m largely working on is a high fantasy duology.

The high fantasy one is the one I’ve been most advertising on my alt account @h-d-bolteress. I seldomly use it at the moment since I’m mostly working on the first draft but when I have the first draft done I’ll be talking about it more! I’ve also commissioned some art work for the two main characters that I’ll be releasing once the first draft has solidified.

All of the books are romance/books with a large romantic subplot. And of course all of them are queer/wlw!

Thanks anon for the ask! It certainly made my day!

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[h-d-bolteress]

Here's the two WIPs I've been bouncing between for the past month and some highlights of them:

The Skeleton Queen (sapphic fantasy romance, adult)

Dual POV

55,000+ words written (draft 1), expected 140,000+ words when finished with draft

Planned Duology

Undead Warrior x Elven Mage

About peace and second chances at life

Tropes: Slow Burn, Opposite Attracts, Nerd x Jock, hurt/comfort, found family

Main WIP focus; Currently taking a break from it so I don't burn out on it

Dragons Don't Dance (Working Title) (another sapphic fantasy romance, adult)

Mainly Dual POV (some cutaways to side characters)

Very early stages (<5k written), expected 120,000 words

Stand-Alone

Bard x Dragon

About revenge and rightful retribution

Tropes: Annoyances to Lovers, Grumpy x Sunshine, Evil/Morally Grey Ladies, animal companions, fairytale allusions

Not the main focus; currently writing on it because I was starting to feel burnt out with the other one.

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Just because the war is over, does not mean the battles are…

Tiktok about my WIP sapphic fantasy story! Follow on tiktok @/H.D.Bolteress for more.

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Elves in OG World

Here are some Elven facts from my og story (tagged as sq story) that I want to share!

There are two elven ancestries: High Elf and Dark Elf.

Phenotypically, High Elves are most similar to South Asian humans, with medium to dark brown skin, high cheekbones, and wide and/or strong/sharp noses. Dark Elves have the same bone structure as High Elves, but their skin is in shades of blue, greys, and purples due to their adaptation to subterranean environments.

The Elven language is thus largely derived from the Sanskrit language with some names coming from Hebrew.

Though Elves are the longest-lived ancestry in the world, they only live about 900-1000 years, compared to a human's 90-100 years. The oldest Elf to live was recorded as 1197 years old when they died.

They are the oldest known ancestry to exist in the world and have the longest continuous history because of this. Archaeologically, the oldest evidence is 130,000 years old, and their written histories start around 68,000 years old.

Elves detest mage-derived magic, seeing it as antithetical to the creator beings of the world. Even to the point of not teleporting through mage portals, instead, they'd opt to sail for a month around a continent to get to the same place. Elves have an affinity for the natural and blessed druidic arts and promote it heavily, so much so, that noble-born Elves are often sent to druidic schools to develop a rudimentary grasp of the arts.

Their hair color resembles metals and their eyes are colored like gems.

With the former, hair is considered precious and sacred, due to its slower growth compared to other ancestries. And so, cutting it is reserved for special occasions, and outsiders or non-trusted individuals are barred from touching it.

It is considered the height of trust for an Elf to allow someone to touch/comb their hair, especially a non-Elf.

Both High and Dark Elves are considered relatively isolated people with little to no admixing of culture or blood, as such half-Elves are relatively rare. However, there is a notable increase in them due to the Maleficium Age, where Elves and other ancestries had to be in close contact throughout the war effort.

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I love making this in general so I figured it deserved its own post here

All of my characters are beautiful, even the ones I want to bonk upside the head

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Duality of lesbians am I right?

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Tiktoks are fun actually

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[h-d-bolteress]

Serafain is a lucky woman I tell you…

Also what was Valdys fed as a child???? Damn girl leave some height for the rest of us!

Tiktok about my WIP sapphic fantasy story! Follow on tiktok @/h.d.bolteress!

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[h-d-bolteress]

I love keeping secrets but I’m also super impatient and need external validation

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I’m hoping on some trends in my tiktok

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Blog Introduction and Masterpost

Hello fellow readers and writers! I'm H.D. Bolteress, an aspiring sapphic fantasy writer, working on the first manuscript of their current project (tagged as sq story).

This blog is where I keep myself motivated, answer questions about my story, and update you all. My asks are always open if you want to ask questions.

The Skeleton Queen is an adult, slow-burn, sapphic romance set in an epic fantasy world with classical elements (Elves, Orcs, Dwarves, etc.) but with new spins on the mythos. The story, as of now, is a character-driven, slower-paced narrative with a focus on a second chance at life and healing. Tropes in SQ: opposites attract, healing together, hurt/comfort, idiots in love, mutual pining, battle couple, found family, slow burn, useless lesbians

Carrd

Book Playlist: Spotify

Tiktok: h.d.bolteress

Twitter: HDBolteress

Current Progress on SQ Story First Draft:

58,600/~120,000 words (48.8%)

13/~30 completed chapters (43%)

Masterpost about SQ Story:

Tiktoks:

1 - 2- 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Characters:

Serafain: 1 -

Valdys: 1 -

Worldbuilding:

Elves: 1 -

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Character Reveal

Here's the second character reveal for my OG story!

Name: Valdys

Ancestry: Human (Undead)

Homeland: Askahold (Norse/Celtic influence)

Age: 293 years old (died at 28 years old)

Height: 6'2" (187.96cm)

Gender/Pronouns: Cis Woman (she/her)

Occupation: Leader/General of the Betwixt

Character Traits: Honorable, Reserved, Self-Disciplined, Capable, Tenacious

(For the sentient undead in my book, their skeletons glow beneath their skin, and I attempted to get the Heroforge Decals to look like a skull, so hopefully they add a skull Decal soon, but it looks good!)

She is the second of the two POV characters in my sapphic fantasy romance, which I'm working on. Valdys was once a war hero in the Maleficium Age, and won many battles against the evil lord. Until he wanted her to serve him instead-- turning her into an undead puppet to lead his growing shambling, corpse army. Valdys doesn’t blame the living for despising her kind, even after being freed. Now, wanting rest for her people, she parleys with a human kingdom to do just that. But a stipulation comes in the form of a lightning-scarred Elven mage...

More Heroforge pictures beneath the cut

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More tiktoks and world context!

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