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Rae H.

@helegad.bsky.social

Writer, reader, tiny bottle collector. Author of Dragon's Blood (yet to be published - editing chapter 27/30 - need encouragement!)

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I love me some Bobiverse! I love rereading the first part of book one. So good!

01.02.2026 02:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh! I have read this! It was a LOT of fun. Hope you enjoy it!

01.02.2026 02:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for your interest! I'll let you know if I need more help!

17.01.2026 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's amazing! How did you come up with that??

17.01.2026 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would World Turtles be considered aquatic animals? They do swim, but through space instead?
I envisioned a whole galaxy of World Turtles in my books, with other space swimmers like Sun Fish and Stellar Sharks! Imagine a shark the size of a planet with teeth of moon shards...
#Writing #Critterary

13.01.2026 06:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've not had a beta reader before. How would it work?

11.01.2026 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just gave "The Time Amulet of Charul" & the rest of the stories and poems in "The Mesozoic Reader: Volume 1" a read. That was a lot of fun!
Nanotech, magic, & grumpy chalico mounts painted a very vivid & captivating short story ๐Ÿ˜Š
"The Plumed Serpent" freaked me out a little! Quality, eerie writing!

11.01.2026 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!
It's a niche genre called LitRPG / GameLit. Like 'Ready Player One' where a lot of the book is based a virtual video game world.
I've not used beta readers yet, so I don't know how the process works!

10.01.2026 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahh, it's a long one... Approx 238,000 words currently.
It's also a niche genre called LitRPG or GameLit. Like 'Ready Player One' where most of the book is in a virtual game world.
Let me know if you are still interested. I've never needed a beta reader before and I'm not sure how it should work!

10.01.2026 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have FINISHED the second editing pass of the FINAL CHAPTER of #Dragon'sBlood!!!

I... don't know what to do now. Beta readers? Querying? Start posting chapters on #RoyalRoad?

Any advice, other authors out there?

#AmWriting #Writing #AmEditing #LitRPG

10.01.2026 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have loved dragons for so long and I am now writing a novel about being a dragon!
#Dragon'sBlood is a #LitRPG about a young woman who becomes the first person to play as a dragon in a full immersion VR video game called Chelonia Online. Transhumanism and found family themes!
#Writing #Critterary

09.01.2026 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The first book I ever wrote in Grade 3 was about dinosaurs! Specifically Richard the velociraptor. I wrote AND illustrated this 15 page masterpiece after I lost my toy of the same name. The comments and stickers on the front had a lot to do with me becoming an author later.
#Writing #Critterary

09.01.2026 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Origin of the first werewolf - he transfers his gift in the traditional way. Another snippet just for you!
"The great wolfโ€™s spirit cried out as it saw the two young, fading lives. And so with a tooth, the great wolf took a tiny piece of his spirit and let if flow into each little girl."

07.01.2026 07:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bites/Bites lore:
"Still he chased his dead love. Eventually, he fell to the frost, too weak to go on. The spirits of light, stirred by his devotion, reached out to him. The great wolf came to the dying man and laid its body down upon his. The wolf breathed in, and wolf and man became one."
#Writing

07.01.2026 05:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In my superhero #GameLit 'No Cape Required', MC adopts a "dog". Insists he's a rottweiler with mange, but appears to be a glitched combo of monster canines from prior versions of the game (mutant ice bear-wolf, zombie hound). Named Pine Fresh for the air freshener covering his zombie smell!
#Writing

06.01.2026 05:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

War Geese! Imagine a regular, nasty, hissing goose, but ~6metres tall. They're basically dinosaurs. They have colouration on the underside of their wings to imitate the eyes of the biggest, meanest goose in the flock.
Folks rode these into battle and the enemy ran the other way.
#Writing #Critterary

05.01.2026 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I once was VERY into watching those amateur film series on YouTube about Slenderman, and tried to write my own version as a novel. Didn't get very far!
#Critterary #Writing

05.01.2026 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hmm, not sure if I'll get back to that one. It didn't have much of a plot... Maybe one day when I've finished my current WIPs I can pull it out and dust it off!

04.01.2026 05:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of the first things I attempted to write in highschool was 'Cataclysm'. A novel about a family of royal anthropomorphic cats. There were politics, backstabbing and murders. They rode dogs as mounts! I think I only wrote two chapters, haha!
#Critterary #Writing

03.01.2026 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today's second edit pass for chapter 26 of #Dragon'sBlood! was fuelled by spherical snacks of the chocolate variety, and Shania Twain's sultry voice. So close to final chapter 30!!
#AmEditing #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #LitRPG

02.01.2026 06:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oooh, a long time ago I did work on a fanfic about three vampire/werewolf romantic couples. Never finished it, but it was fun!
I even wrote ancient lore about how the vampires and werewolves came to be and how they were literally made for each other...
I called it Bites/Bites!
#Writing #Critterary

02.01.2026 06:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi #Critterary!
As one can imagine whilst writing a novel named #Dragon'sBlood, I write a lot about dragons! I was a HUGE fan of dinosaurs growing up, so when I started reading fantasy books, dragons were the logical progression there! My book also includes golems, cervitaurs, & War Geese!
#Writing

02.01.2026 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Garroteweeds! Creepy! I love it!

02.01.2026 06:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Struggled to start editing #Dragon'sBlood today, so I drew the main character, Seyrak-tohlys in her chibi form instead!
#drawing #art #amediting (no I'm not...) #LitRPG

31.12.2025 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An attempted selfie where you only see my eyes and up my nose, and the entire bottom half of the photo is taken up by the side of a ginger cat with his tail arching above my head.

An attempted selfie where you only see my eyes and up my nose, and the entire bottom half of the photo is taken up by the side of a ginger cat with his tail arching above my head.

g'day

21.12.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just finished second edit pass for chapter 24 of #Dragon'sBlood! I'm so close to the end now! Time for chocolate! Or maybe lunch... THEN chocolate!
#AmEditing #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #LitRPG

30.11.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

On my ride I passed a phone booth that was ringing. I stopped, backed up and stared, considering picking up the grimy handset. It stopped ringing before I could decide and I feel like I've missed out on some kind of destiny...
Or a spam call!
Perhaps I can write this into a future novel?
#AuthorLife

14.11.2025 07:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hmm... My partner and my brother are both more 'typical' gamers. Both actually prefer audiobooks over physically reading. Maybe it's something to do with the time sink that is reading and gaming? Both take a lot of hours... Might also be why audiobook popularity is SOARING in the LitRPG genre?

26.10.2025 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm a casual gamer (think Stardew Valley, The Sims, tycoon games) and I read voraciously, mostly LitRPG. Does that count?

26.10.2025 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Second editing pass for chapter 20 of #Dragon'sBlood : done!
My reward this time is... To lay down. Perhaps someone will bring me chocolate also.
#AmEditing #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #BookSky

09.10.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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