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YA Fantasy Writer | Building the world of Eidenforst Engineer, gamer, neurodivergent, dad. Here for craft, accountability, community.🌲 eidenforst.com (coming soon)"

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Does true benevolence exist? Or is it always a disguised agenda?
Wrestling with character motivations today.
#AmWriting #Worldbuilding #fantasy #writesky

08.10.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A stack of 4 books

A stack of 4 books

How my MC and I read.

#AmWriting #fantasy #writesky #booksky #AmReading

07.10.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That book cover πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

07.10.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would say, you should.
Nature has ways to accommodate us, to tolerate us.
Also take a friend with you 😜

07.10.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The moss on the forest floor with patches of sun filtered through the canopy

The moss on the forest floor with patches of sun filtered through the canopy

I am at the edge of the Forst. She is eloquent at times, moody more often. The stories she has needs time to soften.

#AmWriting #fantasy #writing #YA #fiction #WritingInspiration #Eidenforst #writesky

07.10.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Just saw her work, amazing. Someday I might need a book cover. Who knows🫣.

07.10.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful cover!

07.10.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

6 months ago, I wanted to create a picture book based on a bedtime story I made up for my toddler. It needed a home, a town, and a forest. Today Eidenforst is an entire world with its own lore, magic, and bigger stories to tell.
#YAfantasy #writesky #Amwriting #fantasy #magic #Writingcommunity

07.10.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Starting my debut YA fantasy journey! Writing Eidenforstβ€”a world where conservation & cooperation drives everything.
17k words in. Some days it flows, some I rewrite the same scene 5 times.
Writers: how do you push through the hard parts?
#AmWriting #YAFantasy #WritingCommunity
#DebutAuthor"

07.10.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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