Currently: writing another novel...✨

A reader's guide to OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN

The plot of OSAS

The plot part two

OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN moodboard

OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN
⚔️🦭
After years of captivity, a selkie enters a marriage of convenience with a swordsman to reclaim her stolen sealskin

✨️dual pov romantasy
✨selkie bride
✨️mysterious swordsman
✨️marriage of convenience
✨️magic
✨️bachelor trials
✨️touch her/him and 💀
✨️HEA

#WSPit #W #A #R #F #BIPOC

Annora the selkie, plus her character traits

Annora the selkie 🦭 (OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN)

🎨by @jeweldraw_ on IG
FMC from upcoming romantasy novel OSaS
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Below: Mood lately 😩
Was thinking about changing my pfp to this... 🤔
Or should I keep the party hat seal? 🥳
We shall see 🤷🏻‍♀️
Anyways, I wrote 700 words for OSAS today! Gotta keep it up! ✍️
#writingupdate #seals #writersky #justkeepwriting

NATURE/BEACH2.GIF

Update: WH was... interesting 🫗🫠
Anyway, hope everyone had a nice valentine's day! 💝
I still have plenty of chocolate left over 🍫😏

🎨 by the wonderful @raventrop.bsky.social !!! 💝

Annora, the selkie, and Ronan, the swordsman

"Annora," I begin, my eyes locked with hers, "you should marry me because I will offer my undying loyalty. You will forever live under my protection. The protection of my home, my word, and my sword. You will never know fear, only safety and security. I will do everything in my power to honor you and cherish you. For you, I offer my eternal devotion."

Happy Valentines Day from the loveliest couple in all of Veremor 💝
Here's a sneak peek from Ronan's POV during the bridegroom trials...

OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN is an upcoming romantasy about a selkie who enters a marriage of convenience with a mysterious swordsman
#writesky #romantasy #valentinesday

I've got 🎨 commissions on the way (from two amazing artists!) for OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN.
Valentine's Day is upon us, so expect a sneak peek in the spirit of the holiday 💝😉
Also, the hubby and I plan on seeing Wuthering Heights so I'll let y'all know if it's good 👍 😂😁
#booksky #writesky #indieauthor

#SundaySnips
Chapter 4, OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN:
Annora meets with a former lover (a sailor) to say her goodbyes before she is to be auctioned/married off.
Despite their heartfelt farewell, she finds herself thinking of the mysterious swordsman she'd met that fateful evening...
#writesky #romantasy

Hello 😃 I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! For now, I will only be releasing the first one, as I'm still currently writing the manuscript. I'm hoping to finish by Spring/Summer and then I'll venture into the query trenches! 🫡🎉

OF STEEL AND SEALSKIN is a romantasy novel about a captive selkie who yearns for her freedom and enters a marriage of convenience with a mysterious swordsman⚔️🦭
The first chapter is available on my author website! Link in bio!
Art by @liahsanart.bsky.social
#romantasy #indieauthor #booksky #writersky

Oh yes! 😄 And it's a romantasy about a captive selkie who enters a marriage of convenience with a mysterious swordsman! ⚔️🦭

Writing update ✍️

Off to a slower start this year, but I'm nearly at 60k with my WIP, "Of Steel and Sealskin"! Slow progress is still progress 🥲

My goal is to finish the manuscript by summer.
Fingers crossed 🤞
Wish me luck, everyone!
#writersky #indiewriter #indieauthor #writesky #romantasy

🎨by @neyite_art
"Of Steel and Sealskin"

Ronan and Annora may find themselves in a marriage of convenience, and they may come from two very different worlds, but fate has brought them together to restore hope in a kingdom on the precipice of a magical awakening...
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Describe your WIP in a single word? Or, a single emoji?

🦭

haha thank you!
ooof, I definitely put her through a lot of shenanigans in the story 😂🥴 every chapter, just about 😩but I'll make it up to her 😏
And blue is HER color 🌊 💙 She turned out amazing in this piece! 🎨

OC reveal for romantasy novel "Of Steel and Sealskin", Annora, a selkie in a blue dress

Art reveal for the fmc of my romantasy novel "Of Steel and Sealskin"
Meet Annora, the selkie bride 🦭👰🏻‍♀️
Huge thanks to @liahsanart.bsky.social for bringing her to life! 🙌 💙
For more updates, follow my Instagram @ fancymuffinparty
#romantasy #wip #selkie #indieauthor #indiewriter #writersky

Week 3 update: a little late (and under the weather) but we did it! We reached the halfway mark of my WIP!
42k words 😎
Bonus: I'm not much of a plotter but I keep a journal with all my ideas! I just knew I wanted to write a romantasy about selkies and the rest kinda spiraled from there!
#writevember

Hello again! Week 2🥴
So far, "Of Steel and Sealskin" is at 30k words with a goal of 85k!
Bonus: Selkie folklore inspired my WIP!
Sophie Jordan's "A Fire in the Sky" is another huge inspiration! (Highly recommend if you love dragons!)
Regency romances ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
#writevember #writesky #romantasy #booksky

Here's a one sentence pitch for my WIP novel, "Of Steel and Sealskin" ⚔️🦭 Full summary and plot details coming soon!
Follow on Instagram and visit my website for previews and snippets!
fancymuffinparty.com
#writesky #booksky #indiewriter #indieauthor #selkies #romantasy #WIP #writersky #onelinepitch

Thank you!! And I'm kind of a little ball of chaos at the moment 😂 So tbh I should get back into writing the WIP novel! And then I'd like to share a preview of the first chapter on my site 🤔

fancymuffinparty.com
Author website is now live! Come say hi!
#indiewriter #writesky #authorwebsite #booksky #indieauthor #WIP #writersky

Mood board for WIP novel, "Of Steel and Sealskin"

Mood board for my WIP "Of Steel and Sealskin"⚔️🦭
✔️Romantasy
✔️Selkies
✔️Swordsman
✔️Magic
✔️Courtesans
✔️Marriage of Convenience
✔️Medieval/Regency-esque
✔️Schemes and Revenge Plots
✔️Nobility Nonsense
✔️Sailors/Pirates
✔️Plenty of Scandal!
Snippets coming soon!
#writesky #WIP #selkies #romantasy #indieauthor

#writevember #writesky #booksky

Hello everyone! I'm Angie and my WIP is a romantasy about a selkie who's trying to get her sealskin back after years of being held captive by a nobleman. There's magic, arranged marriages, and plenty of scandal!
My goal is to hit 30k this Nov! I'm already at 20k! 🦭

Follow me and my writing journey on Instagram! ✨
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#indiewriter
#romantasy
#romancewriter
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Selkie Sunday 💙🦭🌕

kellyjarviswriter.com/selkie-moon

📸 by Karl Ramsdell

#SelkieMoon #selkiesunday #selkies #fairytale #folklore #debutnovella #seal #sealife #oceanphotography

Day 1 of #Octoby2025 Selkie Priestess 🦭

Managed to get this done in a bit under 3 hours, used today’s drawing to explore some world building ideas… which I’ll probably do more of, we’ll see 🤷‍♂️
#octoby

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🐺

Update: Aiming for an 80k+ word count! ✍️
So far I've written four chapters and about 16k words!
Fingers crossed that November is a productive month 🤞
#amwriting
#romantasywriting
#indieauthor

the next morning, or: you go through the horrors just for your court-mandated therapist to be evil barbie (Bite Club 6/?)

- #art #oc #webcomic #biteclub #vampires #selkie