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Amateur writer in my 60s, avid consumer of urban fantasy, magical realism, crime/police procedurals, and supernatural MxM romance.

Some of my favourite authors, in order of discovery: JRR Tolkien, Ursula LeGuin, Dorothy Sayers, Guy Gavriel Kay, Naguib Mahfouz, Nathan Burgoine, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, TJ Klune, Naomi Novik, Freya Marske, KD Edwards, Gregory Ashe, KJ Charles, Jordan Hawk, Charlie Adhara.

Among more romance types: Alexis Hall, Casey McQuiston, CS Poe

I am trained as a historian with an interest in spirituality and culture, and this often finds its way into my writing.

I'm looking for writing partners into any of the above, of course, but I am open to other themes or genres to stretch myself a bit. I tend not to plan out a story arc ahead of time, though the world building phase of a conversation is something I enjoy.

It has been a while since I have written with a partner, or at all, and even longer since I've engaged in role-plays, but I am raring to go. My romance writing is MxM and fade to black - I care more about the relationship than the sex. I don't mind writing violence, so long as it is relevant to advancing the story and does not entail over the top gore; but a good fight scene can be really fun to write.

Finally, in a partnership writing setup I tend to write blocks of roughly 300 to 500 words, though I am able to do more or less as required by the story. I will check in likely daily, but may not write more than once or twice a week, always keeping my writing partner updated.

Right now, I have a hankering to write a MxM supernatural romance in the general style of a Wolfsong (Klune) or Widdershins (Hawk) or Tarot Sequence (Edwards).

Also, a high fantasy adventure as a paladin or archer/swordsman in the style of The Lions of Al-Rassan (Guy Gavriel Kay).

Let's connect and talk, see whether we might have something to write together.
 
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Welcome to Inner Sanctum, New Blood!


First and foremost; it's nice to meet you! Welcome to our home! If you haven't already, please make sure you read your welcome letter in the top right! It should be the little icon! That's where all of your future messages will end up!

( There's multiple pages to this; just click/tap the arrows! )​




Second! I bet you're wondering how to start Role Playing and where to go! I think it's pretty fun to explore the forums, and I highly recommend doing so! Most thread homes, if not all, have a pinned post at the top of them to tell you what goes there!

However, the Request Threads are pretty self explanatory; Here's a Link! There's plenty to look through, but you could also build your very own! Tell people what you're all about and get those writing partners! Take your time though; there's never any pressure! If you were looking for an open story you can just jump in straight away, you can find them in Unfinished Tales!




Next, I've created A Sanctum Tour to help find a lot of cool places on site! There's plenty to do while waiting on replies or to give yourself a break every now and then! But, these are some of my favorites! The first shout out goes to The Sanctum Tavern! Here you can find many a thing! By the Hearth can be found there and has many wonderful discussions; my personal favorite is where everyone talks up their writing partners! Want to see some cute pets or share your own? Pets of the Sanctum is where to go! Feeling up for a challenge? Check out the Monthly Writing Challenge and give it a whirl!

And, there's so so so~ much more! Please take the time to explore!​




I think that's everything... Oh! I'm Mio, by the way! Just a friendly changeling and hydration bot! You can find me and several others in Sanctum's Chat Room! If you have any questions, you can always pop in there for help! I will say though, the best people to ask are staff! Green Names are Heralds and Hot Pink Names are Virtuosos which are the best to ask questions! Blue Names are Moderators and Purple Names are the Administrators, which help with tech support and discipline! You can find out which are online via the home page! On PC it'll be to the right of the screen, and on mobile it'll be near the bottom!

Now, get out there and write! May your muses sing for you!​


 
Hey ...aha, I do believe our paths have already passed. I hope you have settled in okay, and that you have had no trouble manoeuvring around the site. Your introduction should win plenty of potential interest, I have no doubt you will manage to turn that potential , into partners.



My advice for Newcomers:

Read the rules.
Read a few Request threads ( RT) .
Make your own RT.
Explore the site, discover it has a ton of resources to make your stuff look cool .
Go back redesign your RT.
With regards to request threads, remember sometimes is as important to say what you really do NOT want as well as what you do.
If you are stuck , drop by chat or look for names in staff colours. Green , Blue or Purple.

Look forward to seeing you around the site.

Nyx.
 
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