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Coulta was born with a curse, one that forces him to obey the commands of those with authority over him. At only five years old, his father gives him up into service of a powerful lord, hoping to give Coulta a better life. But it was a mistake. Varin turns Coulta into an assassin, someone who can't stop himself from killing even the most innocent person he was commanded to murder. Despite the pain of a life out of his control, Coulta does have hope; hope that he will one day meet the person his mother claimed would free him of his curse. Wildas is the Crown Prince of Phelin. He has known nothing but luxury and comfort, not the pain and suffering of a cursed killer. He has no idea that his life is in danger, that assassins are lurking in the shadows of the next city he will visit on behalf of the Crown. Nor does he know that his very soul is tied to one of those assassins, a tie that not even death could ever break. Together they will discover that even chance encounters have meaning, and that their own personal struggles are nothing compared to what is to come when their kingdom is launched into a civil war that puts all of lives in danger. Only by relying on each other will they have any chance of survival.

This novel and its sequel, King of Blades, can be read entirely online, simply choose your preferred website:

Tapas / Neovel / Wattpad / Royal Road / Scribble Hub (in process)

Related content tags: polyamory, everyone is bi, soulmates 

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I thought it might be time for a re-introduction since I haven’t used this account much.

I am a writer of queer fantasy. As Ryder Bailey I am writing high fantasy and as Zavian Bailey I am writing supernatural fantasy.

My works can be found on:

Tapas

Wattpad

Royal Road

Neovel

Scribble Hub

I’ll be posting about my individual projects soon!

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Gustave Doré

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Romantic Encounter by Mihály von Zichy

Lucifer and Princess Tamara (a mortal with whom he falls in love). An illustration for Mikhail Lermontov’s poem ‘The Demon’.

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The complete series of redesigned Pride Angels, featuring Rainbow, Bisexual, Transgender, Lesbian, Pansexual, Intersex, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Asexual angels. You can find the other angels here and here!

Free for personal, non-commercial use! Credit is appreciated.

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for anyone wanting to learn more about the types (choirs) of angels, this is a pretty good infographic with cited lines that talk about them.

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The amazing digital art of Marc Simonetti

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After the demon had to do an angel of course! X3 Lisa Frank angel, gotta call him Lisa, haha! I'm really proud of the wings and background for this guy :D

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The amazing digital art of Anato Finnstark

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Art by Marina Krivenko

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I’ve been working on some very queer fantasy books/novellas for a while now. If you’d like to check out my work, I have everything up on Tapas right now!

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I want to see more fantasy authors with sites on World Anvil because I want to get lost in their most interesting and mundane worldbuilding tidbits that don’t make it into books.

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we put so much importance on romantic love in queer spaces that i think we can forget about how important queer friendships are. having queer friends makes it so much easier to accept yourself and learn to accept others. queer friendships have so much love stored in them

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Assemblée nationale, Paris, photo by herrbap

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Places To Post Original Fiction

1.)  Commaful – a friendly and supportive writing community, smaller but denser than Wattpad, and far more active and engaging.

2.)  FictionPress – original fiction’s answer to FanFiction.net.  If you’re familiar with that format, you’ll be familiar with this.  

3.)  Smashwords – an ebook publishing platform that also welcomes short stories, and collections thereof.

4.)  WritersCafe – old-school but solid, with an active community and plenty of contests/challenges to get the creative juices pumping.

5.)  Medium – a place where you can post, essentially, anything and everything.  Articles and non-fiction are its biggest market, but fiction is welcome as well.

6.)  Booksie – less community-based, with fewer interactions and comments.  However, it still attracts great talent, and can be great for authors who are shy and don’t want to get bombarded with interaction.

7.)  RoyalRoad – a rich community, with a strong emphasis on mutual support between authors.  Focuses on web novels, fanfiction, and original stories.

8.)  FanStory – an oldie but a goody.  Don’t be fooled by the name – it seems to be predominantly original fiction, and offers contests with cash prizes. 

9.)  Young Writers Society – as the name suggests, oriented towards writers in their teens and twenties, but is by no means exclusive to authors of this age bracket. 

10.)  Wattpad – Wattpad provides users with the opportunity to post original fiction and gain a loyal following.  It’s not for everyone, but some people swear by it.  

On that note, you can also post original fiction to AO3 and FanFiction, but as they are predominantly for fan works, I decided not to include them on this list.  What’s your favorite way to post original fiction?

Happy writing, everybody!

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Tiny Intro

I write queer fantasy as Ryder Bailey. I myself am non-binary and demisexual.

I’m on most of the online writing sites, but my current focus is Tapas. I also do lots of worldbuilding on my World Anvil site, which is a massive WIP.