Nyx Nyghtingale

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 17

The following day, for the very first time since Alicia and Katrina had met each other, they woke up at roughly the same time. Alicia technically woke up first, confused at the position of the sun. It was halfway above the horizon, yet the colors were all wrong; they were the dull oranges and purples of dusk, not the invigorating pastel hues of dawn. Had she really just slept through an entire day?

Then she remembered last night. Staying out late to go to a strip club, returning home wi...

Suddenly A Succubus Pre-Order!

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Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 35 - Reflection

Whew, this was a big one.

Book Three has, if you'll pardon my pun, existed in a bit of a strange limbo. I threw Amara and Vee into a very strange situation almost immediately, but paradoxically, the entire book has basically been them just kinda hanging out.

Now, I threw in the threat of the reapers, as well as the threat of entropy, to make the place feel oppressive, but it's hard to know how well that landed from my side of story. I wanted it to feel like two people finding a wa...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 35

Although Purgatory was still as lifeless as ever when Amara woke up, it was hard to shake her renewed sense of vigor. Her inner fire was roaring, and she’d slept fantastically, all because she’d finally fed yesterday. Twice, in fact. After so long without sex, suffering in silence as her body slowly withered away, she finally felt like herself again.

Thinking back, however, it was hard to ignore the sharp sense of guilt in her stomach. In her desperation, she’d tried to force hers...

Suddenly A Succubus Publication Details

Hello my lovelies!

As the publication date for Suddenly A Succubus draws near, I wanted to set some time aside to run you through exactly what to expect from this book. I've changed quite a few things, but in the end, it's still the same story you know and love. So, without further ado:

The original version of the book that was published for free online had 78,410 words, split among thirteen chapters. The version that I'm publishing has 85,615!

Now, at first glance, it would...

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 16 - Reflection

Oh boy, was this an exciting chapter.

It's not often I get to sit for prolonged periods of time in hyper-sexualized environments like this, and it made writing last chapter and this one a lot of fun. I've been trying my best to show how easily flustered Alicia gets when confronted with this stuff, and that's why switching the POV to Katrina made so much sense.

Kat has a lot to think about. She's trying to stay in control, she's thinking about about how she used to use sex to both ...

Discord!

Attention one and all, today I went ahead and finalized a Discord Server for everyone.

Cards on the table, I didn't know that linking Patreon to my discord would automatically invite literally everyone, but hey, we live and we learn, right?

Anyways, now that it's active, welcome! Please read through the rules, stay if you like, but also feel free to opt out! This Discord will be open to everyone, not just Patrons, but there are separate channels that only Patrons will have acce...

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 16

With the benefit of hindsight, Tabitha taking them to a strip club was hardly surprising. The confusing aspect of this trip was that she’d promised an end to Katrina’s mana problem, and there was still no sign of how they would accomplish that by watching scantily clad burlesque performers.

The main floor of The Scarlet Showcase had been especially tough for Katrina. She’d been quite successful at avoiding other people for a couple years now, and even when crowds were unavoidable,...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 34 - Reflection

Sometime I write chapters and think "Wow, that was fun!" and sometimes I think "Oh god this is so important, did I do my characters justice? If this isn't perfect it changes everything." Needless to say, this chapter falls into the latter category.

Some more recent chapters have included things that I've been thinking about for well over a year. All the conversations Amara and Vee have once they finally start talking? Basically all of that had, realistically, been written ages ...

Random Publication Question

Happy Tuesday everyone!

As I continue with my publication journey, I'm constantly running into tiny details that catch me off guard. I'm very happy with how everything is coming together, but I have one topic that's giving me a hard time—text message formatting in books.

How do you prefer they be displayed?

The formatting software I use does have a function that displays text messages as actual phone bubbles, but I think it looks terrible.

When I post stories to onli...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 34

Vee woke with a start several hours later. Without daylight, it was impossible to know how long she’d been out, but her exhausted body told her it hadn’t been a healthy eight hours. No, something had woken her up.

There was an unusual sound coming from inside her bedroom.

Her first fear was that a reaper had broken through the wards. The sound she heard was soft and wet, just like the sound of ghostly flesh sliding off the bones of those hideous creatures. When she looked arou...

January 2025 Update

Is it really 2025 already? Dang.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and for those of you with holidays that are still ongoing, I hope they finish strong! My week off of writing was quite relaxing, it was nice to have one less thing to worry about as the holiday stress piled up.

That being said, I'm very excited to get back to it! The chapter I'm writing this week (SaS 35) is going to be a big one, and it's something I've been itching to get to ever since...

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 15 - Reflection

This was a really fun chapter because of just how different it was. This book has kept an incredibly tight scope, focusing entirely on Alicia and Katrina's small worlds. Yes, Katrina saw a bit of the city at times, and they visited the Dungeon Camp once, but for some reason those feel like quick asides. Still important, mind you, but just things to get out of the way rather than integral parts of their world.

This is a big reason why I've been so excited to get more time with Tabitha. S...

Cover Reveal!

So, as I'm sure most of you know, I'm currently in the process of preparing Suddenly A Succubus for publication! This means, of course, that I'll need to have a cool cover, right?

Well, have I got a treat for you!

I was able to work with a phenomenal artist who did a fantastic job, and I recently threw together the full cover!

Now, there are technically two versions of the cover. One has Amara with her wings, and one without. Currently, my plan is to use the version with the...

Holiday Update

Happy Holidays, one and all! The year is slowly drawing to a close, and people around the world are taking time to celebrate myriad different holidays with friends and family. Personally, I celebrate Christmas, and it's got me pretty busy this year.

In fact, it's got me a little too busy.

The details don't matter, but long story short, I have literally no time to myself this holiday season. I will be busy from dusk to dawn for a vast majority of this week, and there'...

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 15

Alicia turned around again, trying to decide if her outfit would fit the occasion. A knee-length cocktail dress hugged her curves, with sleeves that ended just before her elbows, and she had no idea if it would be appropriate or not.

Is it too short? Too long? How much skin should I be covering? Ugh, this would be so much easier if Tab would tell us where we’re going!

“What does ‘club wear’ even mean?” Alicia asked.

On the other side of the closet door, hi...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 33 - Reflection

When I first envisioned the plot of this book, I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty damn proud of myself. Stranding Amara and Vee in Purgatory gave me the perfect scenario to cook up all sorts of interesting ideas, the most obvious being getting them to finally talk.

However, there's a huge element of suspense that's been creeping in the edges of the narrative, and our girls are starting to run out of time. In previous books, while there have been threats, they've still existed in otherwise ...

Rough Draft - Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 34

Vee woke with a start several hours later. With

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 33

Amara woke up horribly disoriented. For one thing, she’d slept terribly; her lack of sex was starting to extract a heavier toll than just her appetite. She was honestly surprised she’d gotten any sleep at all, the last thing she remembered was tossing and turning, trying to keep her wings and tail from accidentally prodding Vee.

Now, as consciousness slowly returned, she felt incredibly restricted. She tried to flex her wings slightly, but it felt like one of them was asleep. Had sh...

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 14 - Reflection

One of the fun things about my choice of protagonists is the discrepancy of their sleep schedules. With this chapter, and with several others, I've been able to start off mere seconds after the end of the previous chapter, along with a POV shift from Alicia to Katrina. This certainly makes it easy to choose who to focus on, even if it makes tracking time a little difficult.

The other benefit to their differing sleep schedules is that it's incredibly easy to find time for them to be apar...

Rough Draft - Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 15

Alicia turned around again, trying to decide if her outfit would fit the occasion. A knee-length cocktail dress hugged her curves, with sleeves that ended just before her elbows, and she had no idea if it would be appropriate or not.

Is it too short? Too long? How much skin should I be covering? Ugh, this would be so much easier if Tab would tell us where we’re going!

“What does ‘club wear’ even mean?” Alicia asked.

On the other side of the closet door, hi...

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 14

Once Katrina was absolutely sure that Alicia was asleep, she slowly slid herself out of bed. As enjoyable as it was to cuddle up with her girlfriend, she had only been up for a few hours and wasn’t the least bit tired. The other day, Alicia had made an offhand comment about getting planners to figure out their daily routines, and the thought had stuck with Katrina.

She didn’t literally want a planner, that felt like overkill, but she’d been thinking a lot about her nocturnal natur...

Ask Amara Anything!

Do you guys want to hear something crazy? I have 100 members on my Patreon! I'm including Free Members, obviously, but that's still a really exciting milestone. You're all such wonderful people, and I will never be able to express how thankful I am for all the support and kind words.

As a way of showing my gratitude, I wanted to run another fun Q&A! But, you've already asked me a bunch of questions, haven't you? It would be boring to do that again. So, instead, I'll b...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 32 - Reflection

I think I've said this before (though, to be honest, it's hard to keep track of what I say in these pieces sometimes), but I'm really excited that I'm getting more time to dig into Nick with this book. He's always been in the background, and while he's still not as present, pairing him with Tessa has been a great way to learn more about the both of them.

I like seeing how antsy Nick gets when he feels he isn't helping, and it's those little touches that I feel resonate back and help add...

December 2024 Update

'Tis the holiday season! Here in the states, we just celebrated Thanksgiving, which means we're now legally ordained to celebrate Christmas with obnoxious levels of enthusiasm. That being said, there are a bunch of different holidays being celebrated this time of year, and they're all just as special.

So how did November go? If you recall, I was attempting to write 50,000 words of a brand new book. Did I hit my goal?

Not even close.

That being said, I'm glad I tried. In maki...

Rough Draft - Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 33

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Amara woke up horribly disoriented. For one thing, she’d slept terribly; her lack of sex was starting to extract a heavier toll than just her appetite. She was honestly surprised she’d gotten any sleep at all, the last thing she remembered was tossing and turning, trying to keep her wings and tail from accidentally prodding Vee.

Now, as consciousness slowly returned, she felt incredibly restricted. She tried to flex her wings slightly,...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 32

Learning that Amara and Vee were stuck in Purgatory was both good news and bad news. Knowing where they were was helpful information, and it enabled Tessa to start throwing together a rescue plan. Unfortunately, of all the places to be stranded, Purgatory was one of the worst.

Tessa had spent quite a bit of time explaining this to Nick yesterday. Purgatory wasn’t just a place for ghosts and restless souls, it was a place of pure entropy. While most other planes were dangerous, many we...

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 13 - Reflection

I've mentioned this before, but for many of these chapters in the middle of the story, I'm pretty paranoid about drifting too far from the cute romance that's dominated the book. This worry was more pronounced in the last chapter, which was almost entirely about sparring, leveling up, and things like that.

Thankfully, I feel this chapter strikes a much better balance, and cements that the heart of the story isn't going anywhere. Yes, we still get some training, but we also get a lot of ...

Rough Draft - Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 14

Once Katrina was absolutely sure that Alicia was asleep, she slowly slid herself out of bed. As enjoyable as it was to cuddle up with her girlfriend, she had only been up for a few hours and wasn’t the least bit tired. The other day, Alicia had made an offhand comment about getting planners to figure out their daily routines, and the thought had stuck with Katrina.

She didn’t literally want a planner, that felt like overkill, but she’d been thinking a lot about her nocturnal natur...

Blood & Chlorophyll Ch. 13

Alicia had never slept better in her life, neither as a Human nor as a Dryad. After making a nest of blankets, and dragging Katrina inside of it, she’d done her best to avoid falling asleep instantly, but had failed miserably. As excited as she was to share her first real night with Kat, she was equally as exhausted from all the training she’d done with Tabitha.

When the sun started rising, Alicia’s body attempted to rise as well. This happened no matter what Alicia tried, but tha...