#feypocalypse

[dandelion-jester]

Writblr Intro:

Hello All!!!

I've been meaning to do a proper intro so better late then never!

Who Am I?

You can call me Dandelion. I'm 22 years old, I use they/them pronouns, I'm English and I am a queer, trans, neurodivergent fantasy writer. I've not had anything published yet but it's my aim.

I have a background in theatre and circus so performing arts tend to turn up in my work. I also love making maps and studying conlangs! I do a lot of art and reading as hobbies, but my favourite pass time is playing dnd!

What Do I Write?

I write mainly fantasy, but also scifi and historical fiction. I also dabble in poetry and I would like to learn how to write for games and screen at some point. For now though, it's all novel writing as far as the eye can see.

My favourite trope to write is found family (I blame all the dungeons and dragons I play). I also write a lot of queer characters and try to diversify my casts as much as possible. My work tends to be very character driven although I do love world building a lot, especially building different cultures and places. I'm best st dialogue and really struggle with building plots. I also have a deep love for history, specifically the 1700s and Anglo saxon - medieval Britain, so that's usually finds its way into my work as well.

You can find my work on Patreon here

What Do I Read?

Unsurprisingly, it's mostly fantasy. I used to read over 100 books a year, but university made me hit a massive reading slump which I've been slowly recovering from. So the main thing keeping me going right now is Robin Hobb, although ive only got a few of her books left! I also listen to a lot of audiobooks.

My WIPs:

Information on my current work is under the break!!

Feypocalypse

Feypocalypse is a queer, fantasy horror comic set in medieval England following the events of a Fey Apocalypse in the 1300s. It follows a group of knights trying to survive in a world that has been turned into a Fey hunting ground, whilst protecting the Changeling child they accidentally adopted. The current plan is eight issues, to be published on Patreon and then printed as a complete novel at the end! It will be written by myself and illustrated by my amazing co-creator @withlovefromthecrowss.

The Legend of The Rat Bastards (vols. 1 & 2)

Now available to read on my patreon!

I recently finished playing in a Curse of Strahd campaign that lasted about 2 years and was one of the best dnd experiences of my life. So of course, I decided to write it up in novel form so that I and the other players could always return to it. Our paladin was an extremely detailed note taker so I've been borrowing their notes. It's currently the longest piece of writing I’ve ever done and I add to it every day. It's from the pov of my character, a human necromancer called Sepulcrave who has a pretty crazy character arc and it's my current main WIP, even though its a personal project.

Eye of the Falcon King (working title)

A secondary-world medieval fantasy novel about identity, rebellion, and manipulation. In a world where some few people have the ability to shape-shift into birds, the king seeks out these people to be his personal servants, messengers and spies. Turik is a young boy able to turn into a falcon and becomes a member of the King's circle. But after a tragedy befalls his best friend it begins to become apparent that the king is not as benevolent as he seems and Turik must come to terms with the knowledge that his reality is a lie. This book is about breaking free from manipulative forces, the ways invisible disabilities are ignored and pushed aside, and mostly about how the monarchy is terrible. Also queer people because all my stories have queer characters.

Otherlings (working title)

It's 1875 and Eliza Farthing's twin brother Alexander has just reappeared in her life after seven years. Except he's not her twin, he's her changeling. And Eliza isn't always Eliza, sometimes he's Francis. The world's of the two twins - one fey, one queer - are about to become very intertwined against their wishes. The two have to fight against their family, the police, a morally corrupt scientist, inter-community distrust, and their own dislike for each other, or both of them will never regain the lives they so desperately need and desire. Also there's a circus. The book deals with identity, secrecy, hatred, and community. It's a book about found family, about accepting yourself and others, about not needing to be seen to exist and be worth something. Mostly it's about sticking together despite your differences.

So that's my current WIPs! I'll add more as I get them, but that's all for now! Thank you for taking an interest in my work and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me an ask :)

Tags I use

#legend of the rat bastards, #eye of the falcon king, #ask dandelion-jester #feypocalypse #otherlings novel

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Hey, shameless self-promo, but I'm writing a fairy horror graphic novel in which the fairies are inspired by the Alien franchise and are horrific natural monstrosities with a dash of Brian Froud and Guillermo del Torro. The first issue is currently in the process of being illustrated!

The fairies aesthetic I keep seeing whenever people talking of the fae in books comes up in the algorithm:

The fairies vibe I intend to write in Glory Upon the Wretched:

Post quickly made with stuff fished out from Pinterest; I'm not bashing, it's just a comparison because I felt kinda lonely only seeing the same "picture perfect handsome beauty" ordeal while using Instagram

And it's not that the fairies I write are simply more monstrous and unconventional to human standard, because they love playing with glamour as they see fit, and showing themselves as scarier, or as hashtag human beauty, if the situation calls for it to cause their pleasing and amusement

[darkdevilish]

&&. DESPAIRSUCCESSOR SHOWED A LITTLE SOUL.

            “ y’know, this isn’t exactly a safe place for a KID, especially at NIGHT          “ despite this, his tone seemed gentle, and he knelt down a bit to be eye level with her.   ( OF COURSE, HE’D GLAMOURED HIMSELF SO AS NOT TO FRIGHTEN HER-                             MOST CHILDREN WERE DREADFULLY TERRIFIED OF AVELLISTICS. )

                “ did you come here with someone ?  i can help you find ‘em. ”  maybe he didn’t have the best knowledge of dealing with children, but they liked sweets, right?  hm.  he dug through his backpack for a few moments, before offering her a tupperware of pastries with a shrug.

[thehauntedmansion2003]

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among many of the active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and radio and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition. from wikipedia

That sounds about as European as a singing competition could possibly be. Thank you for the explanation!

[shygirl364]

hey i love your blog! do you like tina or amy better?

Thank you! This is a hard question, I always feel bad answering the "who do you like better" questions, but if I had to choose, I'd say I'm a bigger fan of Amy. I have always been more drawn to Amy's projects and her humor. That said, I adore and will watch almost anything that Tina is a part of as well. 

[dandelion-jester]

Happy Storyteller Saturday! 

I’m taking this opportunity to catch up with my writeblr friends. What are you working on right now? What stage is your WIP in? How is it going? What are your plans for the future?

Basically, take this as an excuse to ramble about your writing.

Hi there, sorry for the late reply, I've been extremely busy! I've actually been working on a fantasy-horror graphic novel! The script for the first issue is completed and it's currently in the process of being illustrated by my wonderful illustrator @withlovefromthecrowss. We're going to publish it on Patreon issue by issue as soon as it's finished, which will make it my first proper published work, so I'm really excited about it. It's called 'Feypocalypse' and is about a medieval fairy apocalypse. It's got knights, monsters, survivalist monks, changelings and ancient forests. It's about a group of knights who end up trying to protect and raise a fey changeling child. The art is sooooo good as well, I'm so excited for people to see it!

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Writing this graphic novel has been wild because I've never written a script before and it's like... comic scripts have way more words than you'd think. The first draft of my first issue had 2,400 words!

(Also shout out to the comic script format on Scrivener for saving my ass)

[flockh-art]

 Thank you Jeanne and Donald Fey for making the most perfect person in the world.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA!!! Omg, I cant believe it's your birthday today! You are everything to me... You are just perfect and flawless at everything you do and you are a true inspiration!! You are my favorite person in the entire world and you deserve the best birthday ever and I sure hope you get it! Happy Birthday to my favorite person ever. I love you, Tina ♡

[we-toldjokesonsaturday]

[sensible-goblin-lady]

Happy birthday, Tina!

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Introducing my main character: Sir Buzzard

[All art is done by the incredible @withlovefromthecrowss]

Name: Sir Buzzard

Age: 38

Gender: Man (he/him)

Buzzard is a member of a group of knights who have holed up in an abandoned keep in order to survive the fairie apocalypse outside. He is a good fighter and would be a strong and reliable member of the order, if not for his headstrong and rash attitude that constantly gets him and everyone around him into trouble.

Buzzard is so special to me, he's my horrible protagonist and I love him so much. He's a bit of a bastard, a bit of a wet rat of a man, but really, he's a good person for all of his faults.

[dandelion-jester]

Project Announcement!

I am proud to announce that @withlovefromthecrowss and I are collaborating on this exciting project together! Feypocalypse is a queer, fantasy horror comic set in medieval England following the events of a Fey Apocalypse in the 1300s. It follows a group of knights trying to survive in a world that has been turned into a Fey hunting ground, whilst protecting the Changeling child they accidentally adopted. The current plan is eight issues, to be published on Patreon and then printed as a complete novel at the end! It will be written by myself and illustrated by my amazing co-creator @withlovefromthecrowss. I am so excited to finally be able to share this with you all and I hope you will follow along for the ride! I will be setting up a side account specifically for this project, so come and have a look!