Rachael Arsenault

*comes up with a magic system and loose plot; mulls over it for a couple years*

"Yeah, I think I can make a standalone out of this."

*outlines*

"Yeah, I think this will be a duology."

*several brainwaves and epiphanies later*

"... So this is AT LEAST a trilogy."

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It's interesting how the different styles of DMs Matt and Brennan are cause Matt's cliffhangers are often suspenseful and makes you want more Brennan on the other hand ends with the most horrifying thing you have ever heard of which has the players going "fucking WHAT."

god, I just want people to be able to read this book already.

ELLA IS A DISASTER
THERE'S SWORDS AND DEMONS
THE CORE FRIEND GROUP HAS A TOKEN STRAIGHT

And, like, complicated sisters relationship and inferiority complex and masking self-doubt/low self-worth with impulsive over-confidence...

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My art, digital. A surreal large wolf head descends from the heavens

Time moves in layers - 2023

One thing about moving back to NB, Canada after living in Germany for 4 years is that I see more masking here. Still not as much as I would like, but I encounter a couple people masking every day I leave the apartment, whereas in Germany I almost never saw other people masking - it was just me.

I think I tend to prefer light/bright covers. Some dark covers are gorgeous, but I lean the other way more frequently

#FirstDraftFall

SSM: two families of magic, one moon-based, one sun-based

Elemental Witchy School [no title yet]: elemental magic, alchemy, enchantment

There's always some kind of magic in my stories, though the specifics vary.

ANAoM: magic stones with magic creature; bearing the stone grants user some limited magic

TWaTC: Chosen have magic specific to what deity Chose them. Most commonly summoning a magic sword

I should be trying to do something productive, but I only got 6 hours of sleep last night, my kid is sick, I'm coming down with a cold, and I'm on my period. My brain is well and truly fried x_x

This man is a thief.
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Tweet from Quds News Network @QudsNen BREAKING: Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli quadcopter drones opened fire on residents inspecting their homes in the Shujaiyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

“Israeli” ceasefires only ever apply to the other party. They’ll continue to kill whomever they want, whenever they want until they are stopped. They see themselves as occupying an altogether different moral plane than their enemies, like any colonizer.

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

New Brunswick is Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, Penobscot, and Passamaquody territory, I believe

Still thinking about how Wicander is likely a Sorcerer and/or Aasimar 👀

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Digital illustration of an older Black fem. They are striking a pose with their hands framing their face. They have a green hair scarf, thick black frame glasses with a dangling chain and are wearing a oversized rainbow wrap sweater. There’s text that reads, ‘it’s never too late to come out.’

The author community really needs to talk about how we are all so worried about art commissions, special editions, and audiobooks to the point that some writers are forgetting about the meat and potatoes of their business: writing damn good books.

I legit thought it was, like, a snippet from the middle of the episode that they threw to the front as a sort of "preview" and almost skipped it lol

Matt: here is a bisexual jerk with daddy issues, I made him for you #CriticalRole

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Progress Update [Oct 10-25] | rachaellawrites Get more from rachaellawrites on Patreon

New writing update over on Patreon! I also shared a snippet from my Elementalist Witchy School wip ✨️

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"You made a friend? Oh, good, we'll be able to use her to our ends, right?"

Amazing, incredible, no notes

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Tyranny, Enmity, Cruelty, and Agony. I love this family.

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A mirror selfie of a white woman. She is wearing headphones and a sweatshirt in matching shades of blue.

I wish it showed up on camera better, but my eyes are the same colour as my headphones and sweatshirt and I think that's neat.

It's cool and sexy to read books and hate fascism.

Happy Witchtober! 🍁🧡🍂 #art

TW: Rape

One of these is a life-saving medicine, one of these can be replaced by public transportation/bikes/better walking networks

a digital illustration of a women, her back turned away from the viewer. in the sky is different sea creatures, including whales and rays. there's clouds in the sunset sky, and green plants at the bottom surrounding the character

haze

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a digital painting of a girl and a fox in front of a torii gate and shrine; autumn colours

I painted this autumn scene a few years ago. medium: Photoshop