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senashenta.bsky.social
I'm 165 pages into Of The Deepest Dye and trying SO HARD to finish up the last chapter-and-a-half, but IT'S LIKE PULLING FREAKING TEETH. =/ #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
September 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
I'm going to re-write Angel Wings. It's SO old, and it was a good idea but a poor execution. Hopefully this time I can write something I don't HATE with a fiery burning passion. :D #writing #fanfiction #velgarth #heraldsofvaldemar
August 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Valdemar series I'm working on currently. :D #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth
August 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
senashenta.bsky.social
WHY can't I find lists of quotes from the Companions in the Velgarth books? IT'S THE FREAKING INTERNET, AND EVERYTHING EXISTS ON THE INTERNET EXCEPT APPARENTLY THIS ONE THING? :< #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
September 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
senashenta.bsky.social
P.S. I know House isn't relevant anymore so writing a House/Valdemar crossover is silly, but FUCK IT I'm having fun and that's basically the entire point anyway! :D #writing #fanfiction #housemd #velgarth #heraldsofvaldemar #mercedeslackey
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Actually working on Horse Sense, the sequel to Being Roach, my The Witcher/Heralds Of Valdemar fic, for the first time in... wow. YEARS. HAVING FUN, THOUGH! archiveofourown.org/works/32380270 #thewitcher #thewitcherfanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #heraldsofvaldemarfanfiction
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March 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
senashenta.bsky.social
I just realized that whenever I'm in a distressing period of my life, I just... fall back into Heralds Of Valdemar. Heralds Of Valdemar is my brain's Comfort Blanket. #heraldsofvaldemar
May 10, 2024 at 12:01 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
House M.D./Valdemar crossover fic is up to 34 pages and 15,636 words. I'm writing Chapter Two now. It's coming along rather nicely, though it's a little weird to be writing a Valdemar fic that doesn't centre around HERALDS lol. #writing #fanfiction #housemd #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Back in the day when I was writing Valdemar one-shots they averaged around 5-6 pages each. 10 if they were REALLY long. Now I'm writing SPN one-shots that average 35 pages. I'D CALL THAT AN IMPROVEMENT. :D #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #supernatural
June 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
I posted the first three chapters of Aftershocks, a Heralds of Valdemar fanfiction, over on AO3 forever ago and then got distracted by something shiny, I guess. Now I want to go back to it, but I think I'm going to re-write it from the beginning. :| #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar
June 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
senashenta.bsky.social
I have like five Colored Companions fics that I'm working on and/or planning atm. In one of them they are born colored as camouflage for a future mission with their Chosen. In another, the Node magic that keeps them white is being stolen... #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #mercedeslackey
August 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
For like the TWELVE whole people who read the Valdemar books and are also Captain America/Stucky fans, go read "Winter's Herald", it's AMAZING: archiveofourown.org/works/16595939 #fanfiction #captainamerica #stucky #heraldsofvaldemar #stuckyfanfiction #valdemarfanfiction
Winter's Herald - Chapter 1 - leveragehunters (Monkeygreen) - Captain America (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
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September 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
raptorscribbles.bsky.social
Completed icon commissions from a while back! Hisako, an OC made for Tamora Pierce's Tortallan Universe, and Nyara from Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar.

#commissions #iconcommissions #tortallanuniverse #tortall #heraldsofvaldemar
A set of four digital expression drawings, all of the same woman, Hisako. The first is in full color and depicts her giving a slightly threatening grin. The other three are in black and white. In order: A wince, halfway between sympathetic and condescending; Hisako lowing her head and closing her eyes, looking more tired and strained than relaxed; a small, slightly self-deprecating lopsided smile. Hisako is middle-aged and of mixed-Japanese descent; she has dark eyes, light tan skin with small moles under her right eye and on her left shoulder, and long black hair, tied into a partial bun and held in place with a steel feather. Her neck is long and curved, more like that of a bird than a human; metallic feathers are just visible on her upper arms. She has a few small, silvery scars on her cheek, shoulder, and upper chest. She is wearing simple metal cuffs on her ears and a loose-hanging necklace, only the cord of which is visible. A set of four digital expression drawings of Nyara from Heralds of Valdemar. The first is in full color, and shows her looking directly forward, hopeful and anxious. The other three are in black and white: One shows her visibly fearful and tearing up; the second shows a warm but slightly desperate smile, apparently aiming for appeasement; the third shows her composed but angry, eyes narrowed and lip curled. Nyara is humanoid with catlike features; she's covered in dark brown fur with light patches up her chest and throat, as well as around her eyes and eyebrows, and scattered dark spots. She has fluffy, pointed ears, whiskers on her brows and ears, and large, catlike yellow eyes with slit pupils and dark "tear tracks" like those of a cheetah. Her upper lip is cleft, and her canine teeth are long and pointed. She has messy dark brown hair past her shoulders, with a section on each side braided, and is wearing a simple, loose beige shirt.
May 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
HOLY SHIT NEW VANYEL BOOK IN JUNE. OwO!! #mercedeslackey #velgarth #heraldsofvaldemar
November 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
senashenta.bsky.social
Of The Deepest Dye is at 205 pages and 99,010 words! GETTING THERE!! <3 #writing #fanfiction #mercedeslackey #velgarth #heraldsofvaldemar
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Up to 156 pages and 76,380 words on Of The Deepest Dye! Getting there!! <33 #writing #fanfiction #velgarth #heraldsofvaldemar #mercedeslackey
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Of The Deepest Dye is at 60,612 words which is about 60k more than I ever expected it to go, so... YAY. :D #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
September 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Two more upcoming Valdemar one-shots, following Herald Garrett and his Companion, Legacy. (And others in supporting roles.) #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
September 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Four new Valdemar one-shots incoming at some point. :D;; #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
September 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
senashenta.bsky.social
Up to 112 pages and 54k+ on Of The Deepest Dye and I'm MAYBE half finished, which, when I first conceptualized the fic like fifteen years ago, I did NOT think it would end up a legit novel. So. SURPRISE. #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
August 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
I really need to figure out how to photoshop, just enough to change horse eye colors to blue. Unless someone wants to do it for me? (It's a practically a full-time job atm.) :| #photoshop #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey #valdemarcompanions
August 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
A new Valdemar fic (not a one-shot for once) just smacked me in the face basically fully-formed from start to finish but I have so much else to write first I just-- /SOB #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
August 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Two new Valdemar short fic series that I've tentatively started because God forbid my mind stop creating new stories and work on the existing ones for once. :P #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
August 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
senashenta.bsky.social
Up to 28k words on Of The Deepest Dye and still chugging along! :D #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth #mercedeslackey
August 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
senashenta.bsky.social
Up to 18k (37 pages) on Of The Deepest Dye! Considering until four days ago I hadn't worked on it in like 15 years, that's SPECTACULAR! XD;; #writing #fanfiction #heraldsofvaldemar #velgarth
August 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM