My Watery Friend... Are You Too Brushed With The Pattern Of The Dappled Light...?

my uncle who works at flight rising let me log into the top secret test server to see the upcoming anniversary update!!!!!! yeehaw!!

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i love you wasps i love you flies i love you beetles i love you moths i love you non-bee pollinators i love you "uncharismatic" organisms who nonetheless carry our ecosystem on your backs

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my beautiful children, Unnamed, Unnamed , Unnamed, Unnamed, Unnamed , and Unnamed

Welcome to the World of Transliterated!

What makes you “you?” Is it your body? Your voice? Your home? Your name? If you lost all of them, who would you be?

Two humans awaken in a strange forest, their minds now inhabiting the bodies of ordinary animals. As they scramble to survive and hold on to their identities, they quickly discover that the world they've found themselves in is already inhabited, and that they have taken over the bodies of two of its inhabitants. To them, their lives have been upended and their minds have been forced into the incompatible bodies of ordinary animals, and any hope in uncovering the reasons why is shrouded in ancient mysteries. To the natives of this world, however, they are people who had existing lives and responsibilities. People stricken by an affliction of the mind, in need of care and a cure. Or perhaps people who have killed their bodies' original inhabitants and taken their place...

Together, they will need to master both their new bodies and the strange powers that allow them to communicate, all while grappling with an alien society and questions no one is prepared to answer. What good is a human mind in a world where humanity doesn't exist? What responsibility do you have to those you've harmed through no fault of your own? Do you even have a right to exist if your existence comes at the cost of others?

What will you do about those who claim that you don't?

Transliterated is a "Xenofiction Isekai" web novel that I have been writing for well over a year now. It was originally serialized on Cohost.org, but when that site shut down, it moved to more dedicated serial fiction sites such as Royal Road and AO3. In my eternal quest to get as many eyeballs on this book as possible, I would also like to start uploading chapters here as well.

If you're interested in reading ahead, check out the links above! If you'd like to support me and my work, then you can donate on either my Patreon or my Ko-Fi. Patreon supporters get access to advance chapters! And of course, my asks and submissions are open for those who wish to ask/send me things related to the book!

Otherwise, I hope you stick around and enjoy!

Be safe and fly true, folks.

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Source: The New York Tattler, July 8, 1909.

speculative fiction writers i am going to give you a really urgent piece of advice: don't say numbers. don't give your readers any numbers. how heavy is the sword? lots. how old is that city? plenty. how big is the fort? massive. how fast is the spaceship? not very, it's secondhand.

the minute you say a number your readers can check your math and you cannot do math better than your most autistic critic. i guarantee. don't let your readers do any math. when did something happen? awhile ago. how many bullets can that gun fire? trick question, it shoots lasers, and it shoots em HARD.

you are lying to people for fun. if you let them do math at you the lie collapses and it's no fun anymore.

Let's get cozy, friend.

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my "i don't need a rabies shot because i eat the vaxx-laced meatballs that fish & wildlife leaves out for the coyotes" shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt