Abnomrality

Another productive week of writing, despite mental health setback because you know, real life sucks.

My #WIP novel is now buiding up to what I hope will be the pivotal moment!.

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Just got this set up so #writersflock members will have somewhere to check for updates! We may also run some Bluesky events in the future.

I have something really wonderful to tell all of you. Allow me to reintroduce myself:

My name is Sonido Reyes (please clap)

A few things to note:
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The #WIPSnips word of the day is "zeal!" Sharing a little longer excerpt from my #darkfantasy and #horror VN.

I love my sassiest demon very much ❤️‍🔥

[ #writing #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #indiegamedev #gamedev #vndev ]

I LOVED the Parable series! I also just finished reading Kindred the other day and I'm still emotionally recovering from that one. Octavia Butler's work is amazing.

WIP! Working on trying to get better at landscapes/backgrounds in general! We’ll have a new OC in the foreground once I get this wrapped up! #wip #art #digitalart #ocart #illustration #artcommunity

A working logo for the dark fantasy and horror visual novel "Catalyst: Blind Faith." The subtitle says "Devlog." Grayscale art on the top row shows three main characters. From left to right: A female elf with a sly expression, asymmetric hair, many piercings, and long ears side-eyeing the player; a disheveled and heavily scarred young man, clutching at his head while he stares directly at the viewer; and a bubbly woman in profile view with an unnaturally broad grin and very poofy hair. The bottom row has five sketches of different male body types, all at the same height. These are illustrative of the protagonist, whose appearance can radically change based on the player's choices. From left to right: An emaciated figure in a fighting stance, fists before his face; a slender and broad-shouldered figure in a front-facing and stiff pose; a muscular figure, looking relaxed and confident as he glances over his shoulder; a husky male figure, partially drawn, as some of the right arm is incomplete; and a very heavyset male figure, standing in a similar distant and neutral pose as the slim figure.

Meme from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The character Charlie Kelly poses with a crazed and enlightened expression, smoking despite being in the office with a tie and button up, gesturing at a wall plastered with papers and red strings. This is poking fun at the indie developer of a majorly branching visual novel, who cannot talk about its narrative structure without recreating this image irl.

Party member preview for the dark fantasy and horror VN Catalyst: Blind Faith. From left to right: A silhouette of Ray, a gigantic English Mastiff wearing a spiked collar. A sketch of Father Richard Anscham, a young, scruffy, and lanky priest wearing a bizarre combination of very modern textiles and bronze age metals. He carries a bloodied iron mace and beat-up shield, with many gold fasteners on his gothic attire. His mop of very curly hair fails to cover the excessive scarring on every inch of his exposed skin. Despite looking so grumpy, a small heart is sketched beside his face. (You) play as him. Orgoth, an elderly and muscular albino orc with bat-like features. One of his large, pointed ears is missing a giant piece. He's covered in dried blood, and his exposed upper body has numerous blackout tattoos with motifs of nature and battle. Numerous trophies of large teeth and a pauldron fashioned out of a demon's skull covers one shoulder. His pointed teeth are bared as he smiles broadly. A tiny sketch of a battle-axe dripping with blood is beside his face. Also in silhouette are three more party members to the right: Celegwen, an elvish sorceress, with extremely long and pointed ears. She's wearing an incredibly tattered, light colored dress, sandals, and has many piercings. Her choppily cut, cloudy-white hair is dyed lavender at its tips. Three stars hover around her right hand. Ofelia Banks, a short and stocky walking armory. She's covered with thieves' tools, knives, scabbards for short swords, and wears an enchanted cloak. Her very fluffy, blonde hair covers most of Celegwen's staff as she stands in front of her. A little sketch of a skull and crossbones is beside her. Lord Yech, the Disgusted has on a floppy hat with massive red and white feathers, striped and slashed clothing evocative of a harlequin and Landsknecht, very long poulaines, and a completely impractical pointed cape. A sketch of a bottle of liquor and a tree are beside him.

Flowchart for the heavily branching, dark fantasy and horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. The narrative structure is shown in significant detail for one of ten "hard branches" of the game, in which the player chooses to further their relationship with the God of Vengeance above nine other choices (seven other deities, or two party members). Extra emphasis is given to the volume of chapters, words, and endings written just this year, to uplift the end of year recap this image was made for. A few fun statistics are also present, to convey this dark hard branches tone: 17 fates worse than death, 19 unique endings, 4 villainous paths, and 1 chance to become a hero. Links are posted at the bottom for previews, devlogs, updates, and more regarding the development of Catalyst: Blind Faith at its itch.io page and community Discord.

🎉2025 recap for my big branching #darkfantasy & #horror VN!
🎨 #art: yes!
🧠 #accessibility innovation: YES
🍝 Flowchart spaghetti: MANDATORY

🎉Thank you all for the support in 2025!!! You can read it here: just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-bli...

#indiegamedev #gamedev #digitalart #writingcommunity

Family guy quote "you know the novel you've been working on"

Imagine that you have been mulling over the idea for a novel for years and someone holds you captive until you actually write it.

"The Lurker" is that in book form. 📚😏

Start your new year off right by laughing at our shared plight.

books2read.com/u/bwJrGZ

#Writesky #Booksky #Selfpublish

Ending the year on a positive note with plenty to look forward to in 2026. Hopefully publishing 2 books in 2026, continuing my Substack series, true crime blog, and other projects. So much to write, so little time! #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

I LOVED Circe! Personally I liked it even better than Song of Achilles

DO IT!!!

Can't wait to read this one

YES I loved it too!

The cover of Quest for the Fifth Soulstealer by Matthew J. Dave

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 15 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

15/15

#15booksin2025challenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky

The cover of the novel The Romance Pitch by Olivia Isley

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 15 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

14/15

#15booksin2025challenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky

#WIPSnips December 19: "high"
Come on, Iresh, you might be running a con, but you should really have less contempt for your landlady.

#WIPSnips "high" from Mandelbrot Mike's Foolproof Guide to Winning Her Back

A demolitionist with a history of explosive relationships has to track down her terrible exes so they can help fight her first love, an evil arcade cabinet.

#writingcommunity #WriteSky #amrevising #MandelbrotMike

Me when someone starts talking about their various formatting issues on their site

justfuckingusetailwind.com

The cover of the book The Lurker by Rosemary Victus

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 15 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

13/15

#15booksin2025challenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky

You could say Alyssa doesn't like authority nor having her case upended. #WIPSnips #mysterybooks #BeyondDark #readingcommunity #BookSky

The cover of the novel The Broposal by Sonora Reyes

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 15 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

12/15

#15booksin2025challenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky

#WIPSnips

A demolitions expert with a history of explosive relationships teams up with her shitty exes to defeat her first love, a murderous arcade cabinet who won't let go.

Today, an uncanny client asks her to blow up the Chrysler building.

#writingcommunity #WriteSky #amrevising #MandelbrotMike

I have to say, I'm so glad I was able to read Fight Club without it being spoiled for me, unlike many classics. Eternally grateful that no one talks about Fight Club

#BookSky #ReaderSky

That said, harassment really sucks and I'm sorry you're having to deal with that. It seems like an innocent person might've gotten caught in the crossfire this time

Hope I'm not overstepping, but I run another art server and a longtime fan of yours who isn't "mewcha" is saying that they got banned from your server for being mewcha. They haven't done any of the things you mention in my server so I thought I'd let you know you might've banned the wrong person

18 Well-Read People on How, Exactly, They Find the Time We ask book critics, authors, Substackers, New York staffers, and more.

18 Well-Read People on How They Find the Time for Books
www.thecut.com/article/how-...
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If nothing else, this snip gives me hope that I'll be able to cut another 10k words from my book before querying!

#WIPSnips from Mandelbrot Mike's Foolproof Guide to Winning Her Back

A demolitionist with a history of explosive relationships joins her shitty exes to defeat her first love, an evil arcade cabinet, on a deadly cross-country scavenger hunt

#writingcommunity #WriteSky #amrevising #MandelbrotMike

The cover of the novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

11/15

#15booksin2025challenge
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#readingchallenge #readersky

The cover of the book Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

10/15

#15booksin2025challenge
#Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge #readersky