#DarkFantasy writer! A single ember can spark a storm Writing my debut novel Roaring Radiance working on my future Eternal Tempest brand

Texas, USA
Joined January 2026
New pinned post: I'm not one of those writers who can shoot out a book in a few months... I'm handicapped and it takes me a while to even get a single chapter! But one day at a time, I will get this storm of stories out and change the world! Promo graphic by @DKemeridou
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Don’t tell me: “there are other fish in the sea”... ... Those fish don’t do what my fish does... ... They don’t even look like my fish. My fish swims a little different... ... kinda sideways... ... a little... ... autistic. I like that fish. i want that fish.
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Even though I probably lost that fish forever. Damn. Life goes on, I suppose.
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Drake Jimenez | Eternal Tempest retweeted
Pretending everything is okay while I rewrite the same scene for the twentieth time
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First off, I know it says "created with grok”, but the only thing I did with it was put a shirt on. I'm wondering if my eyes have always been this bright? I feel like they were darker when I was younger. Weird. Anyway, making an alternate account.
🤖 Made with AI
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#writingcommunity Someone please give me a prompt for a sprint right now. I'm dying to write something, but I don't know what to do. If anyone gives me something, maybe I'll quote this and then attach what I wrote in a couple hours or something.
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About a month ago, I was speaking my friend's language for the first time. Her: "your pronunciation is good. I can understand exactly what you're saying. But you're stretching your vowels so long." I didn't really know what she meant at first, but I just now read about the Texan drawl... ... The very first line: "Texans really love stretching their vowels" You know what...? ... Y'ALL DA'GUM RIGHT AND I AIN'T CHANGIN' NOTHIN'
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Drake Jimenez | Eternal Tempest retweeted
The hardest part of any creative work isn't starting. It's trusting the version in your head enough to let the real one be imperfect. 🫶🏻
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I need to remind myself everyone does stupid things... ... But UGGHH 😭 Anyway, back to the book! ⚡⚡⚡
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Update on the world building and song about this circle of Cataclysm: A few days ago I realized the blight wasn't always there. Someone messed up and brought it upon the land, and now the realm is sick and dying. Here's the updated chorus: "... And now, a vile venom spreads Choking the land of every breath A blight coursing through darkened veins This stygian storm's Rhuina's bane" I'm never giving any more of the song except for the chorus. Once my songs are done, I'll get the rights and then find somewhere to publish them! Let me know what y'all think! #writingcommunity
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Thinking in the shower just now::"choking the land's every last breath"
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No matter what happens, you'll always be my spark in the shadows. Always.
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Song writing is so cool. I finally figured out why Maerous (formerly Reynelde) is a werewolf! It's nothing to do with the blood of the dragon (which made zero sense) — it's a specific blight on the circle of Rhuina. I'm hoping to complete four of these songs and get them copy written by the end of the year.
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OH MY GOD IT'S NOT A SONG ABOUT A WITCH I REPEAT IT'S NOT A SONG ABOUT A WITCH IT'S A SONG ABOUT RHUINA (one of the six circles of the realm of Cataclysm from Roaring Radiance) THE SONG IS ABOUT HOW THE STYGIAN-STORM FORMED! THE STORM WAS ALWAYS THIS WAY FOR A YEAR: "a stygian miasma of death tinged with arcs of violet blades". I'll need to come up with a new verb, but that's a good placeholder for the moment
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"if you don't know your climax, you don't know your story" This is absolutely true, and it's one of the main reasons a story will ALWAYS require at least three drafts! It's the same thing with songwriting, but with that, you START with the chorus because that's literally THE song. Once you figure out what the message of the song is, then you can dress it up with verses. I keep seeing people starting from the beginning, and it reminds me of the god awful stuff I did about 2 years ago 😂 LET ME SAVE YOU FROM MY MISTAKES
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Drake Jimenez | Eternal Tempest retweeted
Watching a first draft transform from chicken scratch and incoherent babble into something that gives you goosebumps is its own kind of reward #WritingCommunity
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Drake Jimenez | Eternal Tempest retweeted
Writer: *Wakes up with zero freaking memory of any of it.* 🙄😂
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Sometimes, I feel like I should stream myself writing... ... Would anyone watch that..? #writingcommunity
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Being a writer with a MAJOR inferiority complex... ... Or maybe my work really is just bad...? Every time I look back at it, I die a little lol And this is why nothing is finished yet! 😂😭 #writingcommunity
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I hate to admit this... ... I went back and read chapter 1 again... ... and threw up a little about how much needed to be added to make it look even somewhat decent.. If I didn't make it public just yet, I probably wouldn't care, but people can see it... I need to make it better.
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I'm failing your teaching, my old friend
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