All prepped for WorldEmber! Eager, nervous, excited. Lots of ideas on the plate, great friends behind me (big shouts to my accountability buddies Mochimanoban and Nulcheck !), and hype all around!
Let's see what fabulous things we all create together this month!
#WorldEmber #TheOwlworks #Malkora #AyunSovos #Fantasy #WE2025 #WorldEmber2025
There has been so much unfolding in my corner of this fine Anvil, and in the online spaces beyond, so allow me to take a moment to share my delight with you, celebrate some big wins, and ensure everyone is feeling just as FERAL as I am!
How about that, y'all? Your local owl has achieved copper on day two of Summer Camp, and I'm nowhere close to being done with these submissions — though the ideas I've put on the table are already super exciting for me! I'm making this update before slinking off to bed after a long day of writing sprints, article submissions, and other side quests, so you can expect my Summer Camp overview article to be updated with my submissions later! But do keep an eye on it throughout the event to know what I'm working on!
You can always come check out my Summer Camp competition page for links to my creations!
Members of my Twitch community convinced me (yes, it was totally THEIR sole decision, not mine, obviously) to shoot for a new challenge this year: the fabled Iron Gorge. 21 days of streaming Summer Camp content during the event. Can I do it? I guess we'll find out!
On that note, I thought I'd share my stream schedule for Summer Camp with you lovely beans, in case you wanted to stop by and watch, chat, work, or lurk with us! All times are listed in EDT(-4 GMT)!
Be sure to follow me on Twitch to know when I'm going live! The best places to follow my stream schedules and updates are my Discord server and Bluesky! Super helpful for knowing when I might or might not be running a pop-up sprint!
This upload is notably behind, but I'm committed to keeping this series moving forward! Enjoy this longform vlog where I share my adventures throughout the month as a birdie on the internet trying to do it all, while being active and aiming to thrive in spite of the many obstacles and dips that inevitably arise when you're trying to make moves forward.
In this vlog you'll find victories, heartache, goal-setting, and mixed progress.. all fun things! It's something of a vulnerable look at being a creator in a chaotic world. Subscribe to catch the May vlog, when it's all set and complete! That month was PACKED, so get ready for some fun adventures!
It seems like there are a lot of incredible campers this year that are just SO ready to start chomping on prompts, and I was so pleased to present this shiny new badge to this very excited corner of the community! Camp Feral is SO back, baby! Be sure to check out the badge's information page to get a refresher on what being FERAL means during Summer Camp, and fly these colors if they suit you!
Summer Camp is in full swing, but if you find yourself stuck with the feral energy long after the event ends, my new project might be of interest to you... join us, in the Circle of Feral Worldbuilders, a.k.a. Gnawing Lore!
Overall, whew! What a fun two days it's already been for Summer Camp, and it's not even July yet! So many folks are bringing incredible energy to the event, producing incredible work, and being wonderfully uplifting to each other.
Let's keep that community love flowing! You're already inspiring me so much in my quest for creating!
#SummerCamp2025 #CampFeral #GnawingLore #TheOwlworks #SummerCamp
Do you feel that? The slumbering creatures of the Anvil stir and awaken one by one as the ferality re-enters our domain. Week one of homework month has already begun, and I have already done my part... what about you? What are your thoughts and goals on the camp to come?
#SummerCamp #CampFeral #SummerCamp2025 #Malkora #AyunSovos #TheOwlworks
It only took an age and a half, but the winds of creation finally found themselves beneath my wings! Behold, my first vlog!
I took a years-long Youtube hiatus, and now we're BACK — starting with a new writer vlog series where I take you through month-by-month adventures in the Owlworks! This episode 0.5 kicks off the series with a 2025/winter recap and covers the end of March... with most of April being through at this point (oh my god??), you likely already know where the next episode will pick up!
I really hope you enjoy following along my journey as an all-over-the-place creator, and every bit of support is mega appreciated! Likes, comments, and shares help tell the Youtube algorithm that I'm not just some weirdo on the internet, but a weirdo on the internet that's worth watching :)
Many of you got to witness my live reactions to this information, but... six nominations??? I've done nothing but lay spiritually on the floor (maybe physically as well, for a little while) and process this!
Thank you SO much for the community love and support — for my third Worldbuilding Awards run, you've tripled my total nomination count in one act of love and fevered voting. I hope I can count on you again to pull an award or two from these nominations, but I am just so thrilled to have reached this point. Much love!
First off, you're incredible! Voting in the first round was hard enough, but making those final decisions was truly killer.
If you'd like some fancy graphics to promote your work this month, the nominee gallery made its return once again! Sorry for the day's delay, but I hope you enjoy them!
#WAWA #TheOwlworks #AyunSovos #Malkora #WAWA2025 #WorldbuildingAwards
