Rosantha Tindall

@rosanthatindall

Rosa (she/her, they/them). Queer, autistic, water-boiling device that writes fantasy crime with distant publishing dreams.

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Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· 5d

Spotted on my local #FacebookMarketplace. I'm sorry, but WHAT 🤣🤣🤣

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· 8d

#CartAugust All the blue lines on the map are rivers! The biggest is the Lifebringer, which runs across much of western Isaia. It's relatively safe to navigate, though there are high cliffs above it in places. Prior to the war, it was a major waterway, with goods being brought up and down via boat.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· 9d

#AugustWorldbuilders I'm going to share a snippet in here. This is Raesella, my teacher character in Born to Die. Her students are mostly 4-7. She was known to be strict, but caring and kind in the classroom. Outside it, she was more of an introvert, but had a strong sense of duty.

“If we stay here, the bad men will find us. They will come here, and they will torture you, and force you to do terrible things, and kill you. They might do that last one by burning you alive.”
Twenty three pairs of terrified eyes stared at her.
“If we leave this schoolhouse… The same thing might happen.”
A few of the smaller children began to cry.
“But it might not. We have a chance. We might escape.” Raesella looked at them. “Do you remember I taught you definitely and probably?”
The children nodded.
“If we stay here, we will definitely die. If we leave, we will only probably die.” Her voice trembled. “Those that want to come with me, raise your hand.”
Twenty three hands went into the air.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· 26d

From The Shattering of Light, my main WIP right now. Volanci's new soldier friend steps in after an argument between him and his partner. TW: Abuse #SaturdaySnippet #WritingCommunity #Fantasy

“What happened?”
“I tripped,” Volanci replied dryly. A story he'd heard from beaten partners two dozen times.
“You–” Makso looked past him at Eylina and Kasirai, and then back to Volanci’s eyes. “Did she push you?”
“I did no such thing. He tripped,” Eylina said.
Makso opened and closed his mouth, then shook his head. “You can't expect me to believe that. This has gone far enough.” He stepped past Volanci and strode over to Kasirai. “Come here, little one.”

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Jun 29

Book Three is very much the #water book, so there's a lot of uses of the word. Here, a description from Silver and the water-rats exploring the city after the storm. They're finding sections of it have flooded. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Booksky

She had known the White Rush, the river that ran through Liansis, to burst its banks four times while she was a child, the water eagerly gulping up the surrounding land. Except that had been greenland, a place for plants and wildlife. Here in Crisom it was concrete and buildings, bricks and cobblestone.
And the entire lot of it was currently twenty-five spans underwater.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Jun 12

Casually making images of #angels. #doctorwho #weepingangels

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· May 13

Throwback to that one time a beta reader told me the names Akira, Delisia, and Rowan were too exotic and hard for readers to remember/understand. Their alternative suggestions included Laura/Lauren and Jack. I'm still baffled. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· May 2

From today's writing. Kinjorl decides he and his men should warn others away from the town they've been camping in. #WritingCommunity #SaturdaySnippet

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 25

I've been a but up and down this week, but this comes from a side project of mine, a series of interconnected stories. Kinjorl tries to make an impossible decision. #BookSky #WriteSky #SaturdaySnippet

“So what if it is the sickness? What are we meant to do? Camp out here and die?”
Kinjorl glanced at the entrance to his tent. “We won’t have a choice. If our men start falling sick, we can’t risk spreading it as we march. The only thing we can do is stay here and see who the gods spare.”

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

Honourable Mention Books! In the Name of Honor by @collinsauthors.bsky.social! I feel a little bad, because apparently I own this book and at some point it's been lost to my infinite Kindle library so that I forgot 😭 I'm so sorry! I believe their 2nd book, In the Name of Pride, is also on sale.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

Honourable Mention Books! Steeped in Shadows by @miraiamell.bsky.social al! I also haven't read this one, but I have read Mirai's first book and she writes really well, with a very tightly woven plot.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

Honourable Mention Books! Dance of Demons by @5feetofredfury.bsky.social! I haven't read this one, but I have read about half of Alyssa's first trilogy, and it's good, so probably this one is too!

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

Books I've already read! Shadows Dark and Deadly by @authorandimarie.bsky.social! I beta read this one a long time back. Cerise becomes the apprentice of a powerful assassin. Featuring spice and romance!

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

Books I've already read! Merchants of Light and Bone by @kiraofthewind.com! Dark Fantasy in a very non-human centred universe. Lion dad Amiere struggles with his grief over his daughter's death and the discovery of magic crystals in his village. Kira's first book, MoKaM, is also on sale!

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

Books I've bought! Farther Reefs by assorted authors. Once again, yes, it's the nautical theme ⛵ I have simple desires (aka boats and the ocean). Tales of a Stranger Sister by @infinitesquirrels.bsky.social! This one is something entirely new for me, but it's got tropes I like, so 🤷‍♀️

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

Books I've bought! Invasive, by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social! Sci-fi isn't my usual genre, but I'm always up for giving it a go, and the blurb interested me. Death on the Loper by @aliciawarne.bsky.social! Look, those of you that know me know exactly why I bought this book. (It's got a boat on it)

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

#Books in the Naratess sale! My books! The Whisper-Man and Cold-Blooded are #DarkFantasy #Crime, featuring morally grey queer characters. Check them out if you're interested!

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 12

Although only The Whisper-Man is part of the Naratess sale, both my books are on sale this weekend! Check them out if you're interested! #Books #Darkfantasy #Writing #LGBTQ

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Apr 5

#AprilAdventure Silver and the water-rats find bones while searching for treasure. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

Silver stuck the lever through a loop in her belt and splashed her way over to join the two. “Somewhere round here?” she asked, feeling about under the water with one boot. The smaller rat sniffled and nodded. Something caught around her boot, too hard and solid to be long grass or bushes. Silver reached down to grasp it and pull it out.
It was long and white, longer than her forearm – unlike the lever – with each of the five fingers still attached.
DD stared at it with wide bug eyes. “Is— Is that—?”

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Mar 27

I'm hedgehog 😊

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Mar 21

From a very rough wip I'm working on on the side. Raesella leads her young class through a battleground and the aftermath of an explosion. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

“Miss?” asked Loyena. “What’s wrong with Kaya? Is she sick?”
Raesella crouched and laid a hand on Kaya’s chest. Nothing. She felt for her pulse. Nothing. When she removed her hands, they came away warm and sticky with blood.
“There’s nothing we can do for her,” she said.
“Can’t you wake her up?” Loyena asked. Her voice trembled.
“She’s not sleeping!”

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Mar 19

Apparently my only use of the word addition is this scene in Book 2. Huh. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #BookSky

Snow twisted and danced through the air, a new addition to what had already fallen in the past few weeks. Luca watched it through the window, absently stroking Varra’s hair with one hand. In the past, she would have used days like this to drink and find someone to fuck. Viv, preferably, she was still the best person Luca had ever fucked, but a substitute worked when she was not around.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Mar 1

From the prologue of my first book, The Whisper-Man! #WIPSnips #WriteSky #BookSky

Night’s chill had set in, casting its fingers over the lower streets of the city. Thick shadows crawled over the cracked stone, undeterred by the flickering orange light of the few lanterns struggling to remain lit. Raucous laughter echoed from one of the pubs, echoing in the night.
Against the wall of one alleyway, three children huddled together from the cold and dark in their threadbare clothes. The boy wore no shoes, the girl no jacket, the toddler neither, her fluffy hair clinging to her thin little face. It was a dry night, which was a relief, but the biting chill and soft wind would persist, clawing at their skin and bones.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Feb 28

From my recently published book, Cold-Blooded! Luca speaks with DD. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #BookSky

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Feb 22

Another piece from my recently published book, Cold-Blooded. Silver visits DD for information. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity

“What is it?” Silver asked.
“Y’need the light t’see.” DD leant back against the metal of the bridge and stuck her legs out, raising her skirt slightly.
Silver took a step back. “Uh, DD..?”
“Y’see?” DD said.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Feb 21

From my recently published book, Cold-Blooded! Luca, Viv, and Brigid are investigating the disappearance of an acquaintance. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity

The door opened onto a narrow set of wooden stairs leading into a pool of shadows. The stench of death permeated the air billowing forth from the space.
“You… You think there’s anything alive down there?” Brigid asked.

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Feb 13

Joining in with my half-human half-elven Silver, because Silver is ALWAYS down for a good time. #OCSpeedDating

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Feb 11

I made this meme literally years ago, but I feel it's yet again relevant because I am 👀👀👀 shiny new idea. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WIP

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Feb 4

Past me has kindly left me this note. Thanks, Past Rosa. Very helpful. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Rosantha Tindall@rosanthatindall· Jan 31

I feel like I'm finally back to doing some good writing 😎 I'm super happy with this scene, though I might do some more tweaking to stuff leading up to it. Tessa finally snaps after being pestered to kill the monster in the area. #SaturdaySnippet #Snippet #WriteSky #WIP