The Wordsmith's Forge

If you are a Torn World supporter, you can now read my story "The Strands of Her Necklace."
Fala restrings her necklace to accommodate Dareg's affection bead.

If you like this story and want to see more like it, please consider sending me credits or karma through Torn World's crowdfunding options.  Not a Torn World member, but still want to support the work? I have a permanent PayPal button on my LJ profile page.

This poem was inspired by some wretched Valentine's Day cultural stuff, more crummy urban fantasy, and some considerably better conversations with readers about Brenda and the guys in her life.  It has been selected in an audience poll as the free epic for the April 2, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl reaching the $200 threshold.  This poem belongs to the series P.I.E, which you can explore further via the Serial Poetry page.

Warning: This poem contains examples of ableism, sexism, and crude language.  There's also a fairly wild sequence of wilderness adventure and some awkward cultural issues.  Consider your tastes and sensitivities before clicking through.

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You can now read my story "Breaking the Ice" on Torn World.  This one is a gift for ellenmillion and is visible to the public.
Ardeth is courting Beqash, but it's not going smoothly.

If you like this story and want to see more like it, please consider sending me credits or karma through Torn World's crowdfunding options.  Not a Torn World member, but still want to support the work? I have a permanent PayPal button on my LJ profile page.

layla discusses appealing and unappealing traits in heroes.

No, you do not have to settle for a hero who acts like a dick.  You can have one who is actually worth spending time with. Same goes for a romantic partner.  They are not all dicks.  I don't enjoy reading about characters I wouldn't tolerate in person.  I rarely enjoy writing about them, unless I'm setting them up to be stuck with pins later.

I have two new poems available for sale.  You can buy them whole, or microfund them at $.50/line.

"The Honeytrap" was inspired by "Infernal Passion" although it involves new characters. A succubus is attracted to a college girl only to discover that instead of sex, the passion is all about feminism and QUILTBAG rights.
139 lines, Buy It Now = $69.50 (Now in microfunding!)

Also, I'm trying to figure out if these fit into the Fledgling Grace series.

"Living on the Edges" belongs to the P.I.E. series.  Valentine's Day brings challenges for Brenda as three different guys attempt to get her attention.  But of course, romantic interludes are prone to interruption by supernatural mayhem ...
257 lines, Buy It Now = $128.50

We invite everyone to the 2013 Asexy Valentines Fest! Valentine's Day is about affection, not sex; asexual and/or aromantic folks can enjoy the holiday too. This is an opportunity to celebrate love and romance for their own sake, outside the expectation of sexual consummation. All types of material are welcome -- fiction, nonfiction, poetry, artwork, music, etc. All fandoms (along with original content or crossovers) are welcome.

Posting is open from February 7-February 21 on asexual_fandom. Read full details here. Visit the Asexy Valentines collection on AO3; there are subcollections for fanworks from 2012 and 2013. Special thanks to verity for the banner, collection, and Tumblr post.

This poem came out of the January 22, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl.  It was inspired by marina_bonomi, siliconshaman, and DW user Cadenzamuse.  It also fills the "seduction" square in my Dark Fantasy Bingo Card.  It has been selected in an audience poll.  This poem belongs to the series Fiorenza the Wisewoman.

This microfunded poem is being posted one verse at a time, as donations come in to cover them. The rate is $.50/line, so $5 will reveal 10 new lines, and so forth. There is a permanent donation button on my profile page, or you can contact me for other arrangements. You can also ask me about the number of lines per verse, if you want to fund a certain number of verses. So far sponsors include: general fund, DW user Cadenzamuse, thnidu

FULLY FUNDED
152 lines, Buy It Now = $76
Amount donated = $68
Verses posted = 28 of 32
Amount remaining to fund fully = $8
Amount needed to fund next verse = $2
Amount needed to fund the verse after that = $2

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If you missed seeing it as the short before "Wreck-It Ralph," you can now watch "Paperman" online.  Very sweet romantic cartoon.

Here's a detailed article about the problems with polynormativity, or representing only versions of polyamory that closely resemble mainstream relationships.

This poem came out of the January 2013 Muse Fusion.  It is posted as the freebie for that session.  It was inspired by a poem and some stories from wyld_dandelyon about her characters Dini and Lalya.  Also, the title is correct and not a typo: Lalya has a male body but has recently been relicensed as female for the purpose of marrying Dini.

This poem has not yet been through the process of character permission or Canon Board approval
Character use approved b wyld_dandelyon.
This poem has been submitted to the Canon Board but not yet approved.

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