Author: Aven Cycle | Story Editor: Mythik Camps | Podcast Cohost: Worldbuilding for Masochists | novels, short fiction, & immersive xp | Shakespeare nerd, once & future educator, rhetorician, geek chic | she/her | Virginia, USA linktr.ee/cassrmorrishttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3muxqhvidd22tMy work has proven over and over again that you can slap googly eyes on *literally anything* and make it a best friend / precious smol bean to be protected / cult object. That expands 10-fold if you name it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxqhvidd22thttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3muwxho7sis2bTake it from a Virgo who has basically never deleted anything: It pays (sometimes quite literally!!) to have the receipts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwxho7sis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3muwrag4sf22b#QueerWriters Monday: Make as much progress as possible on these revisions for Shattered Souls! I have a very solid plan, and I'm feeling buzzed about it. 🥰 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwrag4sf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3muuyhqj7zk2pFucking Temu Tarkin ass shit here [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuyhqj7zk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3muu7ov2d622e#SundaySnips Sept 6: Another bit of ephemera, this one from the religious text of the Tovirans. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu7ov2d622ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3muu7km4ig22e#QueerWriters Sunday: Shockingly few uses of this word in the WIP, considering how much fire magic there is! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu7km4ig22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3mut5nlwetc2eI've gotten two-thirds of the way through making chapter-by-chapter revision plans. It's either stop now, or stay up another couple hours to finish. I should really force myself back onto east coast time. I'm just so excited about these revisions!06 Sep 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mut5nlwetc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3muskdkze3s2eI'd rather be left behind than dragged off a cliff into the abyss. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muskdkze3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3musha33y2s2eToday on Patreon: September's tarot card (late on account of WorldCon) is one of imagination, possibilities, and choices. https://www.patreon.com/CassRMorris/posts/september-2026-168713102?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link05 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3musha33y2s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3musfcdwjts2eFinally buying plane tickets for Multiverse Con bc I have been watching prices for a couple of months at this point & I don't think they're gonna drop lower than where they are now, but it is flatly absurd that I cannot get from Richmond to Atlanta for under $400.05 Sep 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3musfcdwjts2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3mus5jrpets2u#WIPSnips Sept 5: From a scene that's probably about to get cut for redundancies, so enjoy it now! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus5jrpets2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3mus5ghjobs2u#PretendPanel Sept 5: I always hear their voices very distinctly, though only sometimes does that map to a particular actor's voice. I was terribly delighted when Khristine Hvam, narrator for the Aven Cycle audiobooks, had Latona sound rather like Susan Egan's Megara. Absolutely perfect for her. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus5ghjobs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3murwaojom22bI would say the larger misconception is that this describes what worldbuilding is. It’s not. Worldbuilding is the work that ensures your plot and characters make as much sense as they need to for your story. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3murwaojom22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3murv37ayvc2b::grumble::05 Sep 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3murv37ayvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3mupthws2qk2e#FridayFling Sept 4: I'm certain I've shared this snippet before, but I don't care, it's gorgeous and I love it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupthws2qk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cassmorriswrites.com/post/3mupcceozmc2eI imprinted on Gambit as a romantic ideal at the age of 8, and while that possibly explains A LOT, I stand by it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:oblhhokkdgkxezouo7k7jrjw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupcceozmc2e