✦ I.A. Starvale ✧

Hi there! Welcome to the show... OotF 2026? they/it

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intro post!

i did a lot of it in images, those will be under a nice, star-themed gif--i'll type out everything they say!

Meet the Author! (and artist, and storyboarder, and animatic maker, and director...)

Hi! Nice to meet you, stranger! I'm a queer, neurodivergent author who goes by the name Inky (I.A.) Starvale. It's lovely to meet you! My favorite color is raspberry, and I'm currently working on two books--one of them is the first in my series, Order of the Fourpoint, and the other is Project STOL, a prequel to the formerly mentioned! I'm looking to help my books take off by getting people interested. After all, that should help me feel encouraged to write as well, right?

Reference sheet for drawing myself; has some silly (but 100% accurate) anatomical labels, such as my cranial inkwell (which is overflowing) and my Veins of Wisdom (white hairs)

I Love:

Raspberries

Dark Chocolate

Painting

Stained glass

Cosplay

Makeup

Longfics

Selfshippers!!!

Those really long headcanon posts with five billion flags (they're charming)!

I Hate:

Strong smells

Cherry Twist Alani.

Cold weather

Hot weather

Short fic chapters... unless you make your words count!

How greasy my hair gets

In fandom spaces for my media, these are general dos and don'ts!:

DO:

Ship characters and rarepairs

Create fan content

Make headcanons

Cosplay characters

Have fun!

Meet people through my fandom spaces

Be a decent human being

Use common sense

DON'T:

Darkship (incest/pedophilia) with characters from my media

Harass others for the content they create

Erase important parts of a character's story or personality for "headcanons" (make your own characters instead! ^^)

Do any sort of blackface or cultural appropriation for "accuracy" in a cosplay

I know these guidelines seem a bit wimpish for a writer/artist on the internet, but they're just general boundaries. I'm not going to force you to follow them like the law, but I hope everyone exercises common sense and acts respectful and kind towards each other!

These are my personal interaction dos and don'ts!:

DO:

Come into my inbox (respectfully) to talk about my stories

Tag me in fanworks (literally every single one, please! I would like to see all of it!!!)

Inform me if I say something rude or offensive (I'm a person and I'm leaerning too)

Interact with me on a regular basis if you feel inclined

Specifically for Tumblr, feel free to claim an anon tag! I won't keep track of what is claimed and what isn't (you'll have to search my posts on your own with the tag you're wanting if it's a concern) but I am totally chill with that. ::)

DON'T:

Come into my DMs expecting any sort of relationship

Message me and feel entitled to a response

Harass me because of any part of my stories (you're entitled to your opinion, but please be polite if you want to share it with me directly)

Harass me if I say anything rude or offensive (see above)

Develop a parasocial relationship with/towards me

These are my personal boundaries!!! I ask that you respect them if you're wanting to interact with me, since interaction isn't mandatory but respecting my boundaries (if you choose to do so) very much is. Don't feel pressured to talk to me, all I'm saying is that I love to hear your thoughts! And please treat me like a human being. Please.

ABOUT ME:

Pen Name: Incante Andromeda Starvale (I.A. Starvale) Pronouns: They/It

Interests: Art Sewing Botany Theater Literature

Favorite Songs: Door - Mitski Happy - Mitski Phantasmagoria (ft. juno) - Calypso (all caps) Dying Star (ft. Ethel Cain) - Ashnikko Kusuribako - Yoeko Kurahashi Andromeda - Weyes Blood

BYI:

Sometimes I come off a bit harsher or more rudely than intended--I'm working on it!

I try, but I can never promise I won't accidentally spoil a part of my own stories...

I only respond when I feel the need, but I'll try to like your message (or send a positive emoji) if I see it to let you know I read it and liked it!

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I AM IN A PLACE WITH HORRIBLE WIFI AND I CANNOT POST AN UPDATE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I CANT GET THE WORD COUNT UNTIL I TYPE OUT WHAT I HANDWROTE. LOVE YOU MY STARLINGS. STAY SAFE. SPARKLE ON. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH

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the funniest thing i can possibly do is message my best friend "THIS SHIP IS SO CANON!!!!" while theyre actively being put through the seven circles of hell and my heart is literally on the paper

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💕 and 💙 for the ask game? :-)

Thank you for asking, sandy-bonus-track! ::)

💙: How has the idea changed between starting it and where it is now?

Oh, big question. Order of the Fourpoint started as a five-book series plan that was all central around what I've turned into the plot of just the first book, but that's after all of the characters finally assembled. Originally, all the way back in the beginning, OotF was about Melancholy as a ruler, and it was definitely not called OotF! Since then, it's had a major antagonist become an MC, the themes and morals of the story have changed, and I've managed to shorten my plot layout down from five books to three. Thank goodness.

💕: What has your favorite scene been?

The next-to-last scene in the first book and the first scene in the second book are both tied in my heart... The former was a challenge to write, but goodness, it was just so cathartic! It's definitely the climax, I think, and I also like the fact that I get to write that MC processing that (to be as vague and spoiler-less as possible). As for the latter, I really love the characters involved, and I think that the way I'm going about the first and second books is really nice transitionally. Not to sound full of myself, of course, I'm just really proud of myself for those things!!

These questions were fun to answer! It made me reflect on my writing process as well as think about some things I like about my writing, which was really good fod me, because I have been a bit down about my writing as of late. Thank you again, sandy-bonus-track, and thank you for reading! Stay curious! 

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For the ask game: 💛, ❣️, and 💟?

Thank you so much for asking, anon!

💛: What is the title based on?

Order of the Fourpoint was something I had scrawled in one of my old sketchbooks with a list of names. A lot of the characters' names came from there too, but I think it was originally based around the idea for one of my D&D characters to have some sort of religion they were associated with. Now that's the name of the religion formed in the book!

I don't actually know why I made up a bunch of names, though. Even if that campaign never took off in the first place, I don't think that it would've been very relevant! Something something fate.

❣️: Which scene has been hardest to write so far?

In terms of ones I've actually written, I'd say the end of the first book? I had to do a lot of research for it, and it took an entire evening (and looking at a lot of pictures for descriptive accuracy, which got quite grotesque!). In terms of ones I haven't completed, the second chapter in its entirety has been torture, but specifically the part that involves one of my MCs going up and down a lot of stairs. Bolted up the steps. Travelled to the next level. Traversed tilted terrain (I didn't actually write that one, lol). It's been getting really repetitive and I've been putting off rewriting it... 

💟: How is your style different in this work compared to previous ones? Has it more shifted for the story or just developed in general?

Considering that Order of the Fourpoint was the first big project that I've sworn I'd complete, a lot is different. For example, my writing feels more cohesive, my pacing feels more thought-through, and I feel as if I've been more careful with my wording? The setting itself is different from my other projects, like Senoia, as well, being in a completely different universe, and that affects a lot of my vocabulary and phrasing in some points (though those changes are usually more minor!). I would say, though, that OotF is really what I would consider to be my style, and most things I write will have that style unless I consciously decide to shift it for those stories. For example, Senoia will not sound like Order of the Fourpoint does.

Though, actually, sometimes the limited third-person point-of-view changes from chapter to chapter can switch how things are worded. This question has a lot of nuance, and I suppose I have a lot of answers!

Thank you again for asking! These were very fun to answer. Stay curious!

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writer wip asks✨

❤️: what’s the working title? 🧡: what were previous working titles/ideas? 💛: what is the title based on? 💚: how long have you been working on it? 💙: how has the idea changed between starting it and where it is now? 💜: where are you in the writing process? 🖤: what are your MC names? 💔: give a brief character bio of your 3-5 MCs ❣️: which scene has been hardest to write so far? 💕: what has your favorite scene been? 💞: which future scene are you looking forward to writing? 💓: is it part of a series or standalone? 💗: what genre is it in? 💖: are you planning on publishing it? if so, how? 💘: give us a huge spoiler 💝: who has your favorite character arch? give a brief summary 💟: how is your style different in this work compared to previous ones? has it more shifted for the story or just developed in general?

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I know I don't have a huge following, but I do want to open up this ask game for anyone who does happen to be following me. I'll keep spoilers minimal but I'll tell you what I can! (All asks will be assumed to be referring to Order of the Fourpoint. For other projects, please specify!)

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MONTHLY WORK UPDATE — APRIL 2026

Hello starlings! I had a GREAT month. However, it was not a productive one in terms of word counts. I don't actually think I did anything in my book document this month, which is shameful, however I did work a little bit on the second project, Senoia!

Order of the Fourpoint

I thought about it really hard.

Word Count: 

Overall: 11027 (Last Month: 11027) 

Senoia

I got a lot done. The plot is laid out, everything is neat and organized, and I've even been getting some help with coding it! Renpy is hard to learn, but I joined a group which is also helpful for me to commit. I also figured out one of the more prevalent plot points, which is great news!!

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This isn't super vulnerable, at least in the form of a work update, but there are always going to be damp points in yoyr creative process. As ashamed as I am to share this and as tempted as I was to crunch in a bunch of work on the book, I realised that it's important to be honest and true.

I also feel like a lot of my work has "fanfiction prose", as it's called, which stresses me out a bit! I love to read fanworks as they're great encouragement for me (if a random teen on the internet can write this absolute art, I could write well, too!), but in the midst of that, it feels like I am forgetting to read published works that have been through the professional editing process, and I've been far more lenient with my work. I saw some conversation around the topic on social media a while back, and quite honestly, it was a bit disheartening, as I feel like I see it a lot in my own work when I read back! I always thought it was nothing or unnoticable, but people seem to agree that it is, which stresses me out. I don't think a work sounding like a fanfiction is any testament (good or bad) to the quality of a storyline, but it's just not what I'm going for, so there's a chance I will go and rewrite my first draft from the beginning after a small reading hiatus. I'm not sure. 

In other (much lighter) news, I should be releasing a small short story (potentially publishing into a flash fiction publisher I heard about) sometime this month, so stay tuned! I feel very proud of it, and I hope you all love it too. Thank you, starlings! Stay tuned, stay curious. <3!!

Signed Sincerely,

I.A. Starvale

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MONTHLY WORK UPDATE — MARCH 2026

Hello starlings! I will not sugarcoat it, the depressive episode I had this month was enough to kill a man. Fortunately, however, I am living! It was towards the end of the month, though, so some things got done before it hit.

Order of the Fourpoint

I got impatient and wrote the end of the book. It is missing quite a lot of the in-between junk, so I've got to get it together and get it done... Soon. I have to finish quickly!

Writing nonlinearly is starting to make it very challenging to do chapterly word counts, so I'm not sure that's going to be something I'll keep in the work updates (as much as I want to!) and it is excluded from this one because, simply,. Since I'm currently organizing by SECTIONS and not chapters, it's becoming harder to predict where in the sections the chapters will be divided... It's a whole mess! I'm honestly getting tired of doing word counts altogether, but it does show decent progress... I'll do it.

The jump in the overall word count feels insane now that I'm looking at it. Um. I did not realise it was that big of a chunk. Okay I feel a lot better about myself!!!

Word Count: Overall: 11027 (Last Month: 9679)

Senoia

I wrote the intro thing...? I don't have a word count for that right now. It's not a lot of progress, as OotF is (as usual) priority. One day it will be what I focus on... (I'm also arranging a worksheet with a forensics class to learn what I need to know about that stuff! So that's fun.)

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It feels like, sometimes, I really do want to just give up and put the pen down. But then I'll write one of these, realise I'm to FIVE DIGITS, and it'll feel a bit better. I'm proud of myself, because even in a month I considered a low point for myself, I wrote around 1 or 2 thousand words. Moral of the story, don't give up. Thank you, starlings! Stay tuned, stay curious. <3!!

Signed Sincerely,

I.A. Starvale

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THE ENTIRE PLOT OF OOTF

Hi guys! I've decided that I'm tired of being vague, and for your leisurely pleasure, I'm posting the ENTIRE plot of OOTF so you never have to spend your money on the books!

Ester kills people with rocks. April Fools, guys!

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Why is the end of March tomorrow I've hardly done anything

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best thing in tbe world having people that like your ocs

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or alternatively people that say things like this about your ocs

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Daily reminder to move your notes app scene drafts to your document

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I forgot to take off the CapCut outro

TEXT:

“mommy?” “Yes, sweetheart?” “what would happen to the kingdom if you got hurt?” “Well,” “If I got hurt, I would trust you to do what I do. It’s not easy! I think you could handle it (*when you’re older), though.” “when i’m big and strong like you?” “…Yeah.”

Capitalized words are Queen Melancholy, lowercase are (a very young) Isabella.

And it’s on Youtube, too!

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This is so tiny that I probably shouldn’t be posting about it, but i finally wrote a decent starter to Senoia!!! Yay!!!

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MONTHLY WORK UPDATE — FEBRUARY 2026

Hello starlings! This month was rather busy for me on personal terms—I’ve had quite a few exams to take, and it’s been super stressful… Fear not, though! Projects are still recieving steady progress, even if not directly from writing.

Order of the Fourpoint

Of course, Order of the Fourpoint (OotF) still takes priority over everything else. I’ve been making a good bit of progress—I moved a lot of my work over to Notion, OotF included, in order to write nonlinearly. It’s really helped!!! I’ve also planned out a good chunk of the next books. I’m thinking at least 3, and I’ve got a lot of the plot figured out… To say the least, the Hadestown production I saw has me inspired!

The dragons have been getting a lot of special treatment lately. This kind of correlates with Project STOL, too, especially Raola—we’ll get to that in a bit—and they are (of course!) super important. I’ve finally named all of them! Not all of them have designs. There may be a small project involving them… And a “small” post about them. All of that will take place here, though, so no need to make a separate section!

Word Counts: Overall: 9679 (Last Month: 8228) Chapter 1: 4180 (COMPLETE) Chapter 2: 4084 (Last Month: 4048) Chapter 3: 1415 (Last Month: 0)

Senoia

No real progress has been made on Senoia… More will be made soon!

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As usual, I’ve been taking my time and not burning myself out. I’m super excited to share everything with all of you, but I want to share it in its most refined, perfected quality. Stay tuned, starlings! I love you all, and please stay curious!

Signed Sincerely,

I.A. Starvale

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Hey guys. Forgot word counts. Edited to fix that

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Girl of the Sun

if you see this in public, don’t doxx me…

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MONTHLY WORK UPDATE — FEBRUARY 2026

Hello starlings! This month was rather busy for me on personal terms—I’ve had quite a few exams to take, and it’s been super stressful… Fear not, though! Projects are still recieving steady progress, even if not directly from writing.

Order of the Fourpoint

Of course, Order of the Fourpoint (OotF) still takes priority over everything else. I’ve been making a good bit of progress—I moved a lot of my work over to Notion, OotF included, in order to write nonlinearly. It’s really helped!!! I’ve also planned out a good chunk of the next books. I’m thinking at least 3, and I’ve got a lot of the plot figured out… To say the least, the Hadestown production I saw has me inspired!

The dragons have been getting a lot of special treatment lately. This kind of correlates with Project STOL, too, especially Raola—we’ll get to that in a bit—and they are (of course!) super important. I’ve finally named all of them! Not all of them have designs. There may be a small project involving them… And a “small” post about them. All of that will take place here, though, so no need to make a separate section!

Word Counts: Overall: 9679 (Last Month: 8228) Chapter 1: 4180 (COMPLETE) Chapter 2: 4084 (Last Month: 4048) Chapter 3: 1415 (Last Month: 0)

Senoia

No real progress has been made on Senoia… More will be made soon!

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As usual, I’ve been taking my time and not burning myself out. I’m super excited to share everything with all of you, but I want to share it in its most refined, perfected quality. Stay tuned, starlings! I love you all, and please stay curious!

Signed Sincerely,

I.A. Starvale