My Mutuals Are The Best Writers !!!! They Write The Prettiest Poetry And Rhe Prettiest Stories And They

my mutuals are the best writers !!!! they write the prettiest poetry and rhe prettiest stories and they OWN their craft and their styles !!! are so unique and enchanting i want to DROWN in them

 Hey, to you sci-fi/fantasy writers out there (and maybe some others, but this is mainly for things that can’t really be researched irl), if you want to write a character who is a driven, passionate expert on something, don’t write about them rambling indifferently about some boring, mundane part of it. Give them a deep, intense hatred of some oddly specific wow-I-did-not-even-know-that-was-a-thing-and-it-would-have-never-occurred-to-me-that-it’s-a-bad-thing thing they’ll gladly rant about.

 Write a dragon rider who really fucking hates it when a dragon is trained to bow while being reined. A space ship engineer who is pissed off when perfectly good antimatter ship has been adapted to run on neutral matter. A historian who is still not over the massive failures of a general who lost a specific battle 300 years before she was born.

 The guy currently giving us a series of lectures on the restoration of historical buildings really, really hates polymer paint. At the artisan school our stained glass teacher really hated this one specific Belgian artist - we never really figured out what did that guy even do, but he’s been dead for over 200 years and our teacher was glad that at least he’s dead.

 Experts don’t just know things you’ve never thought about. They’ve got strong opinions about it.

and then 10, 20, and 36 for freddie, pls? take your time! - 🔮⛈

you're really spoiling me with asks <3 thanks for letting me rant about my children 10. What's their favourite food or drink? stir fry with peanut sauce or semmelknödel (german bread dumplings). they're one of the few things his parents took the time to cook, so they're major comfort food for him. not that anyone around him can cook it

20. Glass half full, or glass half empty? he is realistically pessimistic. glass half empty. depending on his mood, he may try and convince optimists that it's half empty until he goes blue or just shoot them a dirty look

36. Are they a competitive person, even for fun? he would never stoop so low as to compete with others yes he's very competitive but wouldn't be caught dead saying so

you can find the ask game here!

And we're doing this again

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Have I done this before? Yes. Will I do this again? Probably. But my old intro is terribly outdated, so here we are.

Q&A:

Who the hell are you?

Oleg, he/they, 18 as of spring 2022. Awkward mess, attempts to be funny, loves interacting with people even though you'd never guess by how fast he responds to messages. Proud father of multiple cats and dogs.

What the hell are you doing here?

Writing! Lots of WIPs, link to a comprehensive list of them here. Mostly fantasy, urban fantasy and sci-fi, and miscellaneous stuff with sci-fi/fantasy elements. Everything I write is queer, often featuring ND characters because I live vicariously through my stories. I like keeping a light, hopeful tone, with comedy and hopepunk elements being permanent in most of my work. I sometimes dabble in poetry, although I don't think I'm good at it.

Can I poke you with a stick?

Please do! Tag me in tag games, send asks, ramble about your WIPs and OCs at me. I might not always respond, but I'm always open to interactions!

holy shit it looks so cool!!!!!!

[ID: a book cover. in the center is a red lute with gold wisps coming out of the hole. the lute is surrounded by blue vines and blue flowers with orange centers.  the title on top of the lute reads “The Stray Spirit.” the text underneath reads “Lutesong Book One” and “R.K. Ashwick.” the second image shows both the front and back. there are more blue flowers and gold wisps on the back. end ID]

The Stray Spirit has a book cover!!

LOOK AT IT

AHHHHHHHHHH

!!!!!!!!!!!

IT’S SO PRETTY IM GONNA EXPLODE

IT’S LIKE IT’S A REAL BOOK OR SOMETHING

ahem. pulling myself together here.

I’m hoping to release this thing in the fall! as always, if you want to be the first to know about pre-order giveaways, ARCs, and release dates, the newsletter’s your best bet. the info will also hit Tumblr, of course, but a bit later.