stars are calling

@vsnotresponding and @memento-morri-writes tagged me in this one a while back -- thanks, guys! Here's something recent :)

“I am going to cry if you talk about what we cannot have,” Quintus grumbles. “Do you want me to cry, Nikolaos?” Nikolaos replies by putting his arm out so fast that it catches Quintus in the gut and nearly topples him. “I suppose that’s a yes,” Quintus says, miffed. Nikolaos points. “Quintus,” he says, his voice round with a new emotion. “Look.” Quintus follows his finger as best he’s able. Down through the forest, barely visible through the leaves, is a sparkle of light on water. It might be a river, or a pond, or a small stream cutting across rocks. Quintus doesn’t care. He turns to look at Nikolaos, who, though his face has been mostly scrubbed clean, is still filthy and disgusting, his hair matted, and his hands stained. Quintus cannot look any better; he likely looks worse.

Thank you for the tag, @axl-ul!

Virgo's frown faded, replaced by that smile as he reached out and grabbed their hands. "The spell kept me away," he said, as if that was a reasonable explanation. "Believe me, I cannot convey how delighted I am that I finally found you!"

Blu yanked their hands away, crossing their arms. Maybe that would hide the way their nails were digging into their skin. "So you brought my daughter into this?! You made her read a fairy tale about what-" Her name couldn't cross their lips.

sketchy art such as above is easier for me to bust out and kinda my favorite and it’s pay whatever. you could pay me 2 bucks and you’ll get a doodle.

if you prefer some of my more detailed drawings just know my min is 20 bucks. such as:

i also do character pages like these and that’ll be more of an involved process where you tell me details and stuff but i’d do these for like 50-100 bucks:

psst

do you need something proofread? your work of fiction, no matter its length, genre, or state of completion? is it full of spelling errors, commas in too many places, and a readability that you know could be better but the work to accomplish it feels so overwhelming?

proofreading is tedious. i'm an author, i know!! it's so necessary especially if you want to publish or share with betas without them running for the hills, but it can be hard to pick up on errors since you've read the manuscript so many times. it all just feels like a blur.

that's where i come in!

in addition to my beta reading services, i am now offering proofreading services on fiverr!! no matter the length or genre, as long as it's fiction, I will happily proofread it!! for things like:

grammar

punctuation

spelling errors

readability

syntax

inconsistencies in the text (hyphens, spelling of words, etc)

and more!