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"Two Truths One Lie. 1. Tessa marries the big bad sorcerer. 2. James was 16 when he became captain of Coincidence. 3. Craven takes on an apprentice. Which is Which?"
A betrothed princess flees and a sky pirate captain is hired to bring her home. Princess Tessa is engaged to her father’s advisor, Lord Xensor. Magic is taboo, and still Lord Xensor practices in secret. To protect her family and kingdom from his evil rule, Tessa runs away from home. The royal family hires James, a sky pirate captain, to bring her back. Meanwhile, Lord Xensor sends Craven, his right-hand man, after her. James wants nothing to do with the politics and only dreams of wealth and adventure. Craven is a loyal dog who will do anything he’s told. Tessa doesn’t know what Lord Xensor has planned for her, but she knows it can’t be good. She’ll do anything to keep him from the throne, even if it means they all have to face some hard truths in the process.
pink background with flower on it. Text at the top which reads: "Two Letters author: Tessa" Text in the middle reads: " Dear mother and father, I’m sorry I have to do this, but I cannot marry Lord Xensor. I do not love him, and he is more dangerous than you know. Please do not look for me. Love, Tessa" Text at the bottom reads: " Dear Diary, I’ll be gone before the sun rises. If my parents will not see reason, I must leave. "
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brown background with text at the bottom which reads: Chapter 14 New Scene Draft. The text in the middle is cut off on the right, but reads: Jonathan hadn’t covered the cargo holds during Tessa’s tour of Coincidence...ship, and the rooms were dimly lit. Wooden crates, barrels, and shelves held...were labeled and sorted so thoroughly even she could have found anything...Jonathan carried an illuminated lantern while Tessa held onto the clipboard...swirled with thoughts of how to get away from Jonathan and into Spiford...“What's on your mind?” Jonathan asked as he traded the lantern with the clip...scribbled something down, then glanced back at Tessa...She sighed. Her face must have given her away. “Nothing,” she lied. “I’ve just...Jonathan made a sympathetic face. “That’s not good. Maybe you should go see...“Go see Ruth for what?” A woman with fiery red curls came down the stairs...meet you. I’m Ruth, Coincidence’s Sister of the Moon.”...Tessa gave Ruth a gentle handshake with her free hand. “It’s nice to meet you...“Sure thing, Tessa.”
White background with a black border. A pirate in the bottom right corner. Text on the white background which reads: James—or Jim, as his friends called him—stood at average height with a slightly muscular, tanned build from years of hard labor and adventure. He wore a black vest and matching trousers with gold trimming that cost a bit extra, but really shimmered in the right light. A white, puffy-sleeved shirt stuck out from under the vest. On top of his head was a black tricorn decorated with a rose at the center, and a large, white feather poking out. James told people it was a roc feather, but, in reality, he'd bought it at an open-air market from an elephant bird farmer. His blond hair was combed under his hat, though tousled from traveling The Twelve Skies.
red background with white text which reads: "What a crafty man he was. Who else would have thought to send one of their own men in as a spy? Undercover agents were definitely the in thing. James could not help patting himself on the back, and he would be more than sure to gloat in his opponent’s face when he had the opportunity. Poor guy. While Jim knew his enemy was a clever man, he could never hope to compete with him. It was unfortunate, really, that he would be forced to go up against someone as brilliant as Captain Jim. Perhaps the next time he would think before picking the wrong side."
A pink background with black boxes of text. The pink box reads: "To the Sky, Chapter 11, The Ropes, Tessa's PoV" The top black box reads: "this sounds delish, like sure a bit odd bc of the purple but the sauce sounds like an excellent pairing" the middle black box reads: "these details are making me squirm, bro go wash your hands" the bottom black box reads: "haha sneaky princess. im invested in what she'll come up next and how will she fuck it up lol, feels like she's not thinking things through atm, but the dedication and relentlessness is impressive XD"
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an image with text which reads: Content Warnings: filicide guns loss of a child grief Ten Paces by Izzy King Gun held down at his side, Phillip West lowered his eyes to his feet. He drummed his other leg with his fingers. “Are you sure about this, son?” he asked. Kolten West was Phillip’s oldest child and his only son. They had never really seen eye to eye. That had only worsened as Kolten grew up. In his twenties now, he was old enough to start his own family and argue with his own son. Instead, he insisted on dueling his father. This slight had been the final one as far as Kolten was concerned. Kolten’s eyes blazed with ferocity when he nodded. Phillip’s stomach twisted. This was really happening. “Okay,” Phillip said. A quick shot would be all it would take, and neither of their lives would ever be the same. Phillip knew this, but he also knew if he pulled his shot Kolten would never trust him again. They had to do this, and they had to do it right. Finn—Kolten’s best friend—stood off the center of the grassy knoll. Stairs led downward right behind him. He stepped forward and raised his hand. “You know the rules, both of you?”
A dark background with light text around the image. Various clipart decorate the page. The center reads: To the Sky Chapter TItles. The left reads: Captain James 2| Up for Auction 4| Follow the Hounds 7| Freedom with a Price 10| Apologies 12| Welcome to the Sky 15| On the Hunt The right reads: Princess Tessa 1| Away 5| On the Run 8| Memories 11| The Ropes 14| Take Two The bottom reads: Assassin Craven 3| Truth 6| Disappointment 9| Laced 13| Tailed
Roses in the corners with black text which reads: A betrothed princess flees and a sky pirate captain is hired to bring her home. Princess Tessa is engaged to her father’s advisor, Lord Xensor. Magic is taboo, and still Lord Xensor practices in secret. To protect her family and kingdom from his evil rule, Tessa runs away from home. The royal family hires James, a sky pirate captain, to bring her back. Meanwhile, Lord Xensor sends Craven, his right-hand man, after her. James wants nothing to do with the politics and only dreams of wealth and adventure. Craven is a loyal dog who will do anything he’s told. Tessa doesn’t know what Lord Xensor has planned for her, but she knows it can’t be good. She’ll do anything to keep him from the throne, even if it means they all have to face some hard truths in the process.
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a brown, crumbled piece of paper with a book cover at the center with a ship surrounded by roses. the top reads in white: Comments from Beta Readers. the comments are white text with black background. the first one reads: ooh kinda giving princess bride vibes and I'm here for it. and the second one reads: Rather anachronistic; which could be the point. Everything so far is rather storybookish. I get the vibe of Princess Bride where everything being over-the-top is the point of the story. If that's the purpose then I think that's excellent.
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a brown background with text that reads: Magic is banned in Winderia as it's the closest location to The Everreach where Vapors—ghosts, imps, and worse—reside and occasionally pour from to disrupt the world. Princess Tessa has grown up in Windfall, the capital of Winderia, and is expected to marry soon as her aging father wants a successor. Since Tessa has been reluctant up to now to find a proper husband, her parents announce her engagement to Lord Xensor, the king's advisor. Tessa is distraught and runs away from home. Meanwhile, Captain James finds himself at a job auction where the auctioneer offers up a job from the royal family—confidential, of course, but there are whispers of the missing princess. James jumps on this one with images of the grateful princess dancing through his mind. Craven is sent in secret by Lord Xensor to bring Tessa home, too. Maybe ransom her back to the royal family and make Lord Xensor look useful. Will Captain James get to Tessa first? Will they fly away and have all the adventures in the world? Or will Craven catch her and bring her back to marry the evil Lord Xensor?
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Roses in the background with white text on a pink rectangle that reads: To the Sky: Chapter 5 Beta Draft 2. Her big eyes turned to James. “Have you ever been in love? With anyone other than Coincidence, of course.” She laughed at her own joke, but James felt it was a leading question. Still, he answered it. “I’ve never had the time, no. I don’t stay anywhere long enough to fall in love. My life is too complicated for that.” From an open chest, James removed a glass, white dove. He handed it over to Tessa. “You may keep that,” he said. “As a token of our time together.” Tessa flushed once again. But she plowed on. “I’ve never been in love, either,” she said. “But I’m betrothed.” “That must be hard,” James said absentmindedly as he examined a golden globe. He spun it, letting it land on the kingdom of Winderia before spinning it again.
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black background with white text that reads: James thumped the table and Tessa jumped in fright. “Perfect! Now, I have things I need to be doing. Jonathan, I was in the middle of giving Tessa a tour of the ship. Would you mind picking up where I left off?” Jonathan stood with his tray. “Sure thing, Captain. Let me just take care of this first.” He walked away towards the trash and bussing table. James turned to Tessa, brimming with joy at the fact that he’d just pawned her off on someone else without a fight. At least, he’d hoped. She frowned at him. “You were supposed to give me the tour. Now you’re sending me away?” she said. Her voice sounded hurt.
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black background with white text that reads: The next job was an advertisement for the Winderian navy. Windfall, the capital of Winderia, was also the home to the Winderian navy; it made sense they’d contract soldiers from there. There was no freedom in being a soldier, though. James wasn’t interested.
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“Lady Geniveve is in a mine. We have to go get here, but the shapeshifter knows we’re onto her,” Fate choked out.
There was a conveyor belt in front of us carrying different colored plates of food. “Grab whatever ones look good to you,” Salem said. He did just that, grabbing a yellow plate with some food on it [describe the sushi. Google it if you have to].
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black background with white text that reads: Then James unfolded the cloth he held in his hand and brandished it for Tessa to see. “It’s our new flag!” he exclaimed. Tessa giggled. “I see that.” The new flag looked like a newer, fresher version of the one Tessa had just folded except a silver dagger stabbed through the center of the rose. It was intricate and she wanted to trace the seams with her fingers, but refrained. The cloth was thick enough to take a beating in the sky, but she still thought it might be too delicate to touch. James hooked up the flag up to the flagstaff and ascended it toward the sky. It flapped in the wind, curling and uncurling. He stared up at it with a wide grin on his face. “Isn’t it perfect?” Tessa looked up, too, and smiled. “It’s great,” she said.
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“Do you mind if I ride with you? Just to the village.” Tessa folded her hands in front of her and bowed. “I’d be ever so grateful.” The man thumbed to the covered wagon. “Hop in the back. My boy’s back there, but he shouldn’t be a bother,” he said. Tessa straightened up and said, “Thank you. I really appreciate it.” She did as he said and climbed into the back of the wagon. When she didn’t spy a young boy, she scrunched her face up in confusion. There’s no one here, she thought. Was he buried under some of the goods? There certainly were a lot of them. Crates, barrels, and chests covered the floor of the wagon. A tarp at the back moved when the wagon jerked to a start, but Tessa wasn’t sure if it was from the wagon moving or from a body beneath it. She took a seat in front of a crate, leaning back against it and pulling her knees up to her chest to take up as little space as possible. Something rustled in the wagon’s cargo. “Um, hello?” Tessa called out, glancing around. A short-haired, black dog came out from under a tarp, stretching and yawning. “Oh, you’re the boy,” Tessa said as the dog dropped to the floor of the wagon again, his head in her lap as she laid her legs down. His tail thumped the crates around him as he wagged it. Together, Tessa and the dog watched the land roll out beneath them on the way to Bellenau. The wagon moved smoothly along the dirt road. Tessa thought about the people who kept the road clear for the travelers. Maybe there were more guests to Bellenau than she originally thought. “You okay in there, miss?” the wagon driver asked as they pulled to a stop. He came around to the back of the wagon to see his dog in her lap. “Looks like you’ve made yourself a friend. Get up, boy. Our girl’s getting out.” The dog wagged his tail one last time, then sat up to get out of Tessa’s way. Tessa patted him on the head on her way out. The man held his hand out to her and she took it on the descent back down to the road.
The prompt list for Fantasy Indie July. A green background with flowers, vines, and butterflies. The prompts are: 1. Introduce yourself & WIP 2. So you tend to like the MCs, side characters, or villains the most? 3. Animal friends 4. Free Friday or What were your favorite books growing up? 5. Saturday Snippet: Humour 6. Complicated relationships in WIP 7. First line of WIP 9. Who do your characters rely on? 10. Characters' ages in WIP 11. Free Friday or Share a joke 12. Saturday Snippet: Complicated 13. Themes in WIP 14. How do your side characters cope with stress? 15. WIP line you're proud of 16. How would your WIP be different if one of your side characters were the MC? 17. Did any of your side characters end up being bigger part of the story? 18. Free Friday or What mythical creature would you want as a pet? 19. Saturday Snippet: Quiet 20. Favourite side character(s) 21. Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate for you/your characters? 22. What stage is your WIP in? 23. What do your side characters think of your MC? 24. Friendship in WIP 25. Free Friday or Shout out writing besties 26. Saturday Snippet: Confession 27. Do you tend to underwrite or overwrite? 28. Difficulties in writing 29. Side characters' goals 31. Monthly Wrap-UP Hosts: @ChesneyInfalt and @L.V.Russell / @l.v.russell_author
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A dark green background with white text that reads: Izzy's 2025 Q3 Goals 📚 Read 3 books [0/3] Book 1: Remnant's Bond by Rochelle Myles Book 2: Book 3: Serenity: Query [0/10] CMWYL: Draft script Create game Submit to Yaoi Game Jam 2025 🏴‍☠️ To the Sky 👑 : Finish applying beta notes Commission ebook and paperback cover Format for publishing ✨ Sandalwood: Edit for Rough Draft Challenge ♀️ Her Demons 👿 : Reverse outline Edit 2nd draft 📝 Write 30,000 words [0/30,000] July: 10,000 words [0/10,000] August: 10,000 words [0/10,000] September: 10,000 words [0/10,000]
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Black background with white text which reads: Freedom comes with a price, even among the skies. Tessa is the only child of the Winderian royal family. She’s grown up sheltered in a world where magic is taboo. On the other hand, James is the sky pirate captain of Coincidence. He has the freedom of a mostly law-abiding civilian. It is one thing that Tessa’s betrothed is an evil sorcerer that wants to take over Winderia by any means necessary, but what she does with that knowledge is much more complicated. Running away gets her nowhere; not with James set out to bring her back to her parents. Perhaps, together, they can find a way to save the kingdom—and her freedom.
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