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"It's amazing what a good book can do" ~ Forgotten Truth, Dawn Cook

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Huzzah, meet my new OC! His name is Dalon, and he is one of the main protagonists in my new project, King Eyes! It's a cozy fantasy set in a fishing village, where Dalon uses his magical amulet to read the mind of an avid daydreamer named Kari. Although Kari has a vivid imagination, it's Dalon who has a way with words, and together, they craft stories to narrate in the village square to make money.

I was experimenting with his hair style, but I decided to keep it long. Apparently precolonial Tagalog men kept their hair short though, so I had to come up with a reason why Dalon prefers his long. And that's his little brother he's carrying in the bottom-left image, trying to eat the King Eyes amulet, poor baby.

Sorry I haven't posted a lot of original content lately. I swear when I go MIA, that's when I'm actually busiest in creating. I spent April and May doing Metalmade translations, and then June propping up this new world so my story has some legs to stand on.

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Look at my friend Leng and her beautiful art, and her unique characters and her awesome writing!

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Realisa onum. I make the king.

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My sister and I were reminiscing about the Farsala Trilogy the other day - seriously, if you follow this blog for any of my other fandoms give this one a try.

I could tell you it’s about how truth becomes legend, or about how any cause is only as good or evil as the people fighting for it, OR I could just tell you there’s this awesome mule named Ducky who’s best friends with ducks and she saves the day. All three excellent arguments for reading this trilogy. So give it a try and join the fandom! I promise all three of us are super nice lol.

And if you’ve already read the series, give me a reblog or reply with who your fave protagonist is - mine is (obviously) Kavi!

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Costis didn’t believe for a moment there had ever been a real Klimun, or a real Gerosthenes. He looked at Phresine for some understanding of the king’s distress, but Phresine was looking into space and seemed unaware of the king’s unhappiness.

“So,” she said, “Gerosthenes hit Klimun over the head with the amphora.”

“Ha,” the king snorted in relief. Phresine affected not to notice this any more than his earlier distress. She continued.

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Post it note art during a meeting that should have been an email. Gerosthenes, I have a few people I’ll need you to hit over a head with an amphora when they open their mouths, please and thank you.

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Here is my and @1221bookworm ‘s mismatched and tragically incomplete set of Queen’s Thief books, we’re sharing them to play along with @meganwhalenturner ‘s matching covers giveaway. Most of them were adopted from used book stores, but Return if the Thief was proudly purchased on release day and read aloud together as would make all the great QT storytellers proud.

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My stories are now available as ebooks!

Hi guys! I got a nifty new feature for you today. All of my web stories will now be available for download through Bookfunnel as epubs, mobi, or pdfs. So for any of you who would like the chance to read my stories but don't like reading on a web browser, you can now get a copy to put on your eReader.

You can find a download link on the homepage of my website:

Like the online version, the downloadable versions are free. You don't even need to sign-up for a Bookfunnel account. (That said, please don't re-distribute my work. My stories are for your own personal enjoyment only!)

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Look at you go, Leng!

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Who’s ready for Kai’s wedding tomorrow? These guys!

My favorite follower, @1221bookworm wanted to know why I didn’t draw Kai’s bachelor party to go along with Cinder’s bachelorette party for @gingerale2017 s #tlc10dayweddingcountdown , so just for her, I pulled it off.

(Also, I just wanted to draw Jacin in scrubs)

***Update - Cinder’s Bachelorette Party

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Who’s ready for Cinder’s wedding on Tuesday? These girls!

I did this little drawing to take part in @gingerale2017 ‘s #tlc10dayweddingcountdown following the prompt “Bachelorette Party,” and Marissa Meyer’s #Lunar10yearslater celebration.

*** Update- Kai’s Bachelor Party

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Hey guys, after many months, I'm excited to finally share Metalmade with you all!

What's Metalmade about?

Yaya is a highly-advanced humanoid machine, trying to earn the final credential that will make her the guardian of her creator’s orphaned daughter. Eager to prove herself, she takes on an assignment to determine whether the village’s dour tofu-peddler is an aswang — a dark creature that disguises itself as a human, but feasts on human flesh.

It’s a risky assignment for Yaya. If she mistakes a human for an aswang, she will lose all her previous credentials; and if she mistakes an aswang for a human, she will allow a deadly killer to roam freely.

Thank you to everyone who helped me with this project! It was really heartwarming to see all the support I got on the previous posts. Big shout-out to my beta readers @codexontheflightofbirds and @tenthousandcats! The final version of the story is a little bit different from the manuscript I sent out last year, but hopefully it's a more polished version, thanks to all the wonderful feedback I received!

English version here. Stay tuned for the Filipino version!

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Look what my friend wrote! I can’t wait to read it!

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Thorne’s arms tensed and, with one tight squeeze, he let her go and turned to face Jacin. A muscle twitched in his cheek. It was the only warning before Thorne’s fist collided with Jacin’s jaw. Cress gasped.

Jacin stumbled back, his hand coming up to feel the wound.

“That’s for selling us out on Earth,” said Thorne. “And this is for taking care of Cress.” He pulled Jacin into a hug, burying his face in Jacin’s shoulder.

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Sketchy sketch. Note to Thorne, Jacin hugs are for Winter only. Stay in your lane.

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You’re perfect,” he said, finishing his thought as if she hadn’t interrupted. “I don’t care if you see dead wolves and turn into a living ice sculpture when you’re having a bad day. I don’t care if I have an imprint of your teeth on my shoulder. I don’t care if you’re … fixed.” He spat the word like it tasted bad. “I want you to be safe and happy. That’s all.”

Winter fluttered her lashes at him, and he turned away. “Don’t look at me like that.”

“Jacin?”

He met her gaze again.

Winter scooted closer and linked her arm with his. “You think I’m perfect?”

He didn’t look away. Didn’t look bashful or even nervous. Just stared at her, like she’d asked him if Luna orbited the Earth.

Then he leaned over and brushed a kiss against her forehead. “Just sort of,” he said. “You know. On a good day.”

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Here we are at the end of Winter and (maybe) the end of the Jacinter doodle along, with special guest appearance by Ryu. I’ve really enjoyed doodling along with them, I hope my fellow Jacinter shippers have been happy to see some additional content for them. And btw, I accomplished my stated goal of regaining my title of top Jacinter blog on Tumblr, yay! If anyone wants to talk Jacinter with me, my inbox is always open!

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I’m going to expire

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Important interruption to the regularly scheduled programming!!!

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“I should have been her, scavenging for scraps. Not royalty. Not this.”

Sandwiching Winter’s face in both hands, Jacin forced her gaze up to his. “Hey,” he said, somehow stern and gentle at the same time. “You’re my princess, right? You were always going to be my princess, no matter what you were born, no matter who your dad married.”

Her eyes misted. Reaching up, she folded her fingers over Jacin’s forearms. “And you are always my guard.”

“That’s right.” The faintest touch. His calloused thumb against her temple. Winter’s whole body quivered. “Come on. I’m getting you out of here.”

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I have decided this may just be my favorite Jacinter moment. Their relationship is enduring. It’s inevitable. She has always been his princess, was always going to be his princess, will be his princess forever. Everything else is commentary. Cue Mary’s Song. Oh my, my, my.

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“You’ll be slaughtered,” someone whispered against Winter’s ear.

She gasped and turned again, locking her back against Scarlet’s. The soldiers crept closer. Predators toying with their catch, luxuriating in the anticipation of the meal.

“A bunch of pathetic civilians are going to stand up against the queen?” another said. “They don’t stand a chance.”

And another. “Don’t you know who the queen will call on to hold them back, if there are too many to manipulate?”

“Us,” spoke a third. “Her army.”

“You mean her lapdogs?” said Scarlet, and though her tone was mocking, her back was pressing against Winter just as forcefully. “Her pets?”

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Ok, so I know I said this was a Jacinter doodle along, and it still is, but I had to take a minute to feature the dynamic duo that is Winter and Scarlet. Scarlet was awesome in this scene - the very definition of “throw me to the wolves and I’ll come back leading the pack.” And I loved when she said that she wanted to believe that Winter was maybe a little bit brilliant, because I think she is, too.

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“You must know. I cannot remember a time when I didn’t love you. I don’t think such a time ever existed.”

His eyes filled with a thousand emotions. But before he could say whatever he would say, before he could kill her, Winter grabbed the front of his shirt with both hands and kissed him.

He thawed much quicker than she’d expected. Almost instantly, like he’d been waiting for this moment, he grabbed her hips and pulled her against him with a possessiveness that overwhelmed her. His lips were desperate and starved as he leaned into the kiss, pressing her against the rail. She gasped, and he deepened the kiss, threading one hand into the hair at the nape of her neck.

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Get a good look folks, it’s the one and only Jacinter kiss in the entire series. I’m totally not bitter about it…anyway, there you go, Jacin, there’s the kiss you’ve been waiting for, looks like Winter has reconsidered her kissing policy XD

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He remembered wanting to protect her even then, even before he knew how much she needed protecting. He also remembered trying to steal a kiss from her, once—only once—when he was ten and she was eight. She laughed and turned away, scolding him. Don’t be silly. We can’t do that until we’re married.

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Jacinter doodle along part 4! Give it a few more years Jacin, you’ll get your kisses yet!

Side note: The Lunar Chronicles tag seems to be a ghost town these days, which is making me sad. If you’re out there following along, feel free to say hello and tell me if there’s any Jacinter scenes I missed that you’d like to see!

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With a glower, he finally looked at her. “Are you trying to drive me crazy?”

She laughed. “Crazy loves company, Sir Clay. I notice you haven’t answered my question.”

His jaw tightened as he returned his focus to some spot over her head. “Go look for compliments elsewhere, Princess. I’m busy protecting you from unknown threats.”

“And what a fine job you’re doing.” She tried to hide her disappointment as she headed back into her chambers, patting Jacin on the chest as she passed. But with that touch, his hand gathered up a fistful of her skirt, anchoring her beside him.

“Please stop doing this,” he whispered, more pleading than angry. “Just … leave it alone.”

“I hate this,” she whispered back. “I hate having to pretend like I don’t even see you.”

His expression softened. “I know you see me. That’s all that matters. Right?”

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Jacinter doodle along part 3 + I found a new app for lineart, what do you think?