Storyteller drawn to beauty and the wretched PATRON - dark literary fiction, in progress. The Wolf and the Wall - ACOTAR TTRPG homebrew, underway. Join me: Patreon: /monadreth IG: mona.drethhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mrpekvqns22aAs a writer with gothic sensibilities, I misread "QOTD" every. single. time28 Jul 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpekvqns22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mr4lwvdsp224Them: So what's your novel about? Me: Yes21 Jul 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4lwvdsp224https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mrmr545rp22wIn my latest research post, I'm harping on about daffodils and my unending search for a sufficiently skanky white floral fragrance.27 Jul 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmr545rp22whttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mrmkyxlipk24 https://www.patreon.com/monadreth/posts/about-patron-in-164247762?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link27 Jul 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmkyxlipk24https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mrkfirt34k2uDo you play D&D? Ever wondered what you'd do if a High Lord took you away? Join me for The Wolf and the Wall - An ACOTAR Homebrew campaign. Start in the dwindling town of Ashford, bound by one resolve - to survive the coming winter. And the wolves draw ever nearer, clawing for the same.26 Jul 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkfirt34k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mre4lzzmsk2bYesterday a colleague asked me how I find the energy for my writing after a working day. I said my issue is more finding the energy for work after a writing night24 Jul 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre4lzzmsk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mr77nwigas2kI'VE WIGGED MYSELF OUT AND I'M A WEEK BEHIND [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr77nwigas2khttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mr4lwvdsp224Them: So what's your novel about? Me: Yes21 Jul 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4lwvdsp224https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mqyowubovk2fIf you're interested in getting lost in the brambles with me - join me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/monadreth/posts/welcome-to-164225787?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link19 Jul 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyowubovk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mq7pt7hzsc2pI've finished Part I of my novel! It's a triptych. Writing on Part II starts next week.09 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7pt7hzsc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mpphqhtfak2mIf my characters were perfumes: The Stranger is a mossy, ancient journey into the woods. It opens green - wild and heady, slowed then, by a strange comfort at the heart. The dry-down stretches into mineralic, sensual earth. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpphqhtfak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mpnh3h7idk2iResearching for my book lands me in some fabulous places. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity02 Jul 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnh3h7idk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mpikwlmwg223In other news, my ACOTAR homebrew D&D campaign is reaching uncharted waters* *courts #DnD #TTRPG #ACOTAR30 Jun 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpikwlmwg223https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mphtu3inq22iShould I spend the last few good hours of the week developing sun/moon/risings for my characters? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphtu3inq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mpf4fp2l6s2j [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jun 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpf4fp2l6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mped2k23s224A one-way ticket to writers block! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jun 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mped2k23s224https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mpdnr7yzks2jA merchant has spent years building a beautiful life. The thing he built it over is beginning to stir.28 Jun 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdnr7yzks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3moxhxva7pk26I am never writing a Petrarchan sonnet ever again23 Jun 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxhxva7pk26https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mow4v5iu722gIf my characters were perfumes, Luci is uncomplicated, sweet, hopeful. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow4v5iu722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mopdqbx3wc2lThe middle of my book is none of my business20 Jun 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopdqbx3wc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mok6re5zxs22How do I stop editing and writing at the same time I stg18 Jun 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mok6re5zxs22https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3moeyrsj46s2lIF MY CHARACTERS WERE PERFUMES, i.e. I can't stop thinking about this so humour me: Opening on a the green snap of a twig, the heart nuzzles into something soft and earthy, elegant in its simplicity. It dries down to a skin-like scent - just a little warmer, a little richer. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3moeyrsj46s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mo5ewc44bs2bFYI to my followers: AI is theft and I will never use it in my creative process. All featured artwork is from classical antiquity and in the public domain. All compilation images are painstakingly grouped in Microsoft PowerPoint during a period of intense hyperfixation that gave me dry eye.13 Jun 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5ewc44bs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mnz2lu5las24Is my story set in late 1700's Europe? Yes. Is my imagined soundtrack entirely romantic black metal? Also yes https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6-5H8exqUnQ&si=m7LHUV3Ur9u4C8xk11 Jun 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz2lu5las24https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mnyydmwbyc24My main character. A sumptuous, golden opening followed by a creamy, elegant core - and left lingering, the grit of damp stone underfoot. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnyydmwbyc24https://bsky.app/profile/monadreth.bsky.social/post/3mnvmflzces2bSubmitting poetry like a DAMN FOOL10 Jun 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:qfvcpu2qmgbq7dsuvgjzip3d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvmflzces2b