Cat mom, wife, writer of super queer magic schools, TTRPG player, reader... Disabled, ND, queer. Any/all pronouns ❤️https://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m65pubbmtk2h#QueerPrompts This is a flashback to Éd's first meeting with their werewolf family. The full story is available to read now in the Splendor Anthology! ❤️ a.co/d/e5PZmI2 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65pubbmtk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5yye6bwo22r#QueerPrompts Okay I know I missed this almost a week ago but I still wanna scream about Lily Seabrooke's Skyblossom novella, and her upcoming novel Spellbound, which is currently available for *free* on her patreon! Both are set at the magic university she built a TTRPG around, Starfall Academy✨ [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yye6bwo22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5yy3mxykc2r#QueerPrompts Well I feel like the obvious answer would be that they'd relate to The Magicians, which I took inspiration from But I feel like Letti's favorite would be the first Lord of the Rings movie, and Éd's would probably be something super weird like Black Widow (entirely because of Yelena 😆) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yy3mxykc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5vo6uo2mk2f#QueerPrompts Ehh. My characters' father is a former sports star and current US representative so I feel like he's the closest thing that counts as "famous" 🤷 I am, however, considering adapting a prior TTRPG character arc into a book at some point. One of Zephyr's gfs is a pop star so that's fun 😆 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vo6uo2mk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5uludvh322k#QueerPrompts Casually reappearing after dropping off the face of the earth lol Yeah, probably at least 90% of the characters in the story are students lol. It's set at a magic university so most characters are students or teachers [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5uludvh322khttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5jkttnn5s2u#QueerPrompts I can't think of any specific acts of kindness, but most of my queer characters (let's be real, they're pretty much all queer lol) are kind people. But Captain Artemis Long, a polyam trans man with who lives in their hometown, takes a lot of trans people in the community under his wing [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jkttnn5s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5gilk45xs2x#QueerPrompts Oh Éd was a little nightmare 😆 With good reason, but still. They definitely had a rebellious childhood, at least until they were adopted Letti, on the other hand, was a perfect little angel. She was definitely a good influence on Éd lol [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Nov 2025 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gilk45xs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5etc6pgnc2s#QueerPrompts There's something they call the "endless war" because it lasted over a hundred years. The cohort (mafia) that have covertly run North America split up because of a dispute over a woman. Now, the country is split along the Mississippi River, and wizards who cross it are often killed [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5etc6pgnc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5bkqxa7fs2c#QueerPrompts -The Sunbearer Trials (and Celestial Monsters) by Aiden Thomas -House in the Cerulean Sea (and Somewhere Beyond the Sea) by TJ Klune -The Wicked Bargain (and The Diablo's Curse) by Gabe Cole Novoa -Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee -and Between Sun and Shadows by Laura Genn (coming 2026!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Nov 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bkqxa7fs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m5bkd7bdxs2c#QueerPrompts Whoops I'm behind again 😅 This scene takes place just after Letti and Éd get engaged ❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Nov 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bkd7bdxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4xn7awk2k2h#QueerPrompts Oh gods, like a two? I mean there's hope in the end but my characters are trying to catch a criminal that has enforcers (cops) and the dean of the university covering up for him so figuring out a way to circumvent the dirty enforcers is... Something 😅 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xn7awk2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4xmtq7cuc2h#QueerPrompts Éd is definitely Drinking Coffee in A Burning Building Stressed but they hide it, uh, relatively well lol. Letti is pretty stressed, too, but her stress comes later in the story than Éd's [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xmtq7cuc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4xmjwqw7c2h#QueerPrompts I mean, there are a few, but I think my favorite is how shifters came about. It happened various ways in different cultures but most were blessed by gods or goddesses (all of which exist). The Olean (type of shifter) were blessed by an ancient goddess in Gaul before it was France [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xmjwqw7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4txovce7k26#QueerPrompts I chose to make queerness somewhat accepted but not 100% because I wanted to show a kind of juxtaposition between "normal" society and the parts of society that are less accepted (like werewolves and other shifters) and how they treat fellow "othered" people. It's also like 1968 lol [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Nov 2025 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4txovce7k26https://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4txdodj4c26#QueerPrompts Idk if this counts but several of my trans/queer characters become parents after their main story. In fact, the first time I "met" my main characters was a short story I wrote where they were adopting three additional kids who were orphaned. The whole novel kinda sprung up around that [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Nov 2025 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4txdodj4c26https://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4tmikcpwc26#QueerPrompts I'm a bit late, sorry 😅 I'm Zena (all pronouns), a queer, disabled, ND writer, wife, and cat mom My WIP is about a nonbinary shapeshifter and their adoptive werewolf family. Werewolves in the book are based on wild wolves tho so only the antagonist is obsessed with the dominance stuff [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Nov 2025 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tmikcpwc26https://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4ooueugrs2pHi #Writevember 👋 I'm Zena or Z (all pronouns), a queer, disabled, ND writer, wife, and cat mom. My WIP is about a nonbinary shapeshifter and their adoptive werewolf family. I'm hoping to add 30k to my novel, but I'm counting other docs towards the #NovNov goal Cat tax 👇 this is Casper 🤍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2025 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ooueugrs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4jowywzb224#LGBTQWriteAThon I finally have a link to share! My short story was published in the Splendor anthology this week. Read Éd and Letti's first meeting, when an orphaned Éd is adopted by their new family and learns about their fated mate. There are tons of other fantastic stories, too! a.co/d/0BmnQjY [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jowywzb224https://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4g4wphvy22x#LGBTQWriteAThon Definitely tricky 😅 I've been *really* struggling with this pain flare-up and the weather change. Chronic pain is such BS 🫠 There were some treats tho! My short story was published on Tuesday! 🎉 And I've been having tons of fun playing the Starfall TTRPG and reading Starfall books! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4g4wphvy22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4dun6jvhk2x#LGBTQWriteAThon Well, Éd does try to keep their investigation a secret for a bit, but I feel like their skeletons are more literal? Unprocessed grief is a big motivator for them Letti is sunshine, rainbows, and anxiety all rolled into a human 😆 She's a pretty open book. And she does love books lol [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dun6jvhk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m4c3x57zbk2h#LGBTQWriteAThon Okay, I have no idea what bugbears are 😅 but going off context clues from other replies... There's someone attacking people on campus and both the enforcers and the dean of the university are doing everything they can to cover it up. People are scared but unsure if they should be [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4c3x57zbk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m47hsugjfs2t#LGBTQWriteAThon This week's goals: -Finish writing at least one chapter -Maybe go through my outline yet again 😅 Preptober and all that lol -Work on my proofreading course -Keep up with self-care -Enjoy my Starfall (TTRPG) sessions -Finish reading the Skyblossom novella -Make my wife smile ❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47hsugjfs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m44q62tloc2e#LGBTQWriteAThon One of my favorite characters is Letti and Éd's cousin, PJ. He has a crush on Lucha, a lion shifter. Lucha has a crush on him. The poor boys are hopeless but I love them so much ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2025 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44q62tloc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m42jrneqgk2o#LGBTQWriteAThon It's been another absolutely horrible pain week, I'm having an awful flare-up, but I accomplished most of my goals this week so I'll take it 🤷 I also signed up for two November writing challenges so we'll see how that goes lol. Fingers crossed this flare ends like, tomorrow 😩🤞 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2025 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m42jrneqgk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m3yaksrpr22q#LGBTQWriteAThon I still don't have a link to share (hopefully Tuesday! 🤞) But I did want to say that my post yesterday was a trick. My TTRPG character stole Cookie the wyvern. She's mentioned in my lovely friend Lily Seabrooke's novel Spellbound! It's releasing chapter by chapter on her patreon 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2025 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3yaksrpr22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m3vozc4ehk2u#LGBTQWriteAThon AITA for uhh, borrowing a wyvern? I (18nb) borrowed a wyvern (no clue how old she is) and we became friends so now we go on adventures together sometimes. She enjoys death drops and is a *huge* fan of racing. Anyone. For any reason. But the enforcers keep saying I stole her 😕 AITA? [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3vozc4ehk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m3sl6oajls2c#LGBTQWriteAThon Ooh, probably their school uniforms...which I have been considering changing so I'm not gonna detail them lol. Aside from that... Probably some kind of band t-shirt and jeans for Éd, and a flowy hippie outfit for Letti - bell-bottoms, big sleeves, whole thing. And her glasses, maybe [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sl6oajls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m3mwaelxts2w#LGBTQWriteAThon This week's goals: -Finish at least one chapter -Finish editing my outline -Work on my proofreading course -Keep up with self-care -Enjoy my Starfall (TTRPG) sessions ✨ -Read the Skyblossom (Starfall) novella (coming out November 1st 👀) -Make my wife smile 💖 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mwaelxts2whttps://bsky.app/profile/zbzwrites.bsky.social/post/3m3le6syl622x#LGBTQWriteAThon Mickey bumps my shoulder. “You good, sis?” Away from home, his face is a comfort—papa’s eyes, mama’s hair color, even though it’s styled in his silly Elvis updo. “Yeah,” I nod, probably too quickly. Those familiar eyes scrutinize me, narrowing to wrinkled slits. “Okay..." [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:k5vpbin5rsp7ruprco3ds4yf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3le6syl622x