You’re so kind, thank you 😭😭😭

My name is Elk A. Scott, queer speculative fiction author, poet and professional night creature. My fiction work focuses on well-developed queer characters with a macabre twist. At time of writing I’m editing two novel projects and trying out some new ideas to further push myself creatively, such as experimenting with game writing, second person POV, and serialized story telling. In my personal life I work as an art therapist and live with my partner and two pets.

(Laura)

Is there a special reason behind the title of your book/series?

(Elk)

The series I’m planning to publish on Tumblr, Adamantine, takes its title from the material that the sickle used by Cronus to kill his father Uranus. Since the sickle has a pivotal role in the story that spanned this whole thing, I wanted to reflect that.

(Laura)

What was the inspiration behind your story/series?

(Elk)

As pretentious as it sounds, my current inspirations for my projects can be summed up as coming from love and hate. For example, I love myth, legend and folklore and that’s inspired one project, and a different project started as fanfiction for a property I love. On the other hand, two of my projects started as pure spite. Make of that what you will.

(Laura)

How many books have you written?

(Elk)

I’ve completed the first draft of about five books in adulthood. Six if you count a novel-length fanfiction. None of them are a series, all stand-alone work.

(Laura)

For people who have not read your books or series, what are they about?

(Elk)

I used to call my work small pieces of beautiful darkness. Currently, I think of them more like this; my work is speculative fiction and poetry with dark themes, focusing on overcoming trauma, queer themes, and the beauty found in the strange and macabre.

(Laura)

Besides writing, what are your other hobbies/skills?

(Elk)

I am an excellent cook and baker. I have to be with my dietary restrictions (one self-imposed and one medically necessary). I enjoy sewing, which I’m not amazing at but I can repair my own clothes and make cute little bandanas for my ungrateful tuxedo nightmare and velcro muppet. I also make amvs/edits and draw.

(Laura)

What is your favorite part of your book or series?

(Elk)

I think my favourite part of Adamantine is reconnecting with the kid I used to be, who made mythology paper dolls to act out the myths I was reading in my books. In terms of the content, my favourite part was getting to do that as an adult–taking these larger-than-life figures and expanding on the stories I grew up with. In my other work, my favourite parts have been writing the romance subplots, which 15-year-old me would have been horrified by, so I balance it out with cool fight scenes and angst.

(Laura)

Name one character you liked writing for/about in your book?

(Elk)

My favourite character to write was Asterius, aka the minotaur. I have a soft spot for monsters in general and especially for him, which is partly Tumblr’s fault for having lots of super cute fanart of a baby minotaur. I enjoyed writing someone who has been labelled a monster for just being born and who fights to maintain their own identity outside of that label.

(Laura)

What three adjectives would best describe your book/story?

(Elk)

Hopeful, unflinching, romantic.

(Laura)

How would you  best describe your characters to someone who has not read your book yet?

(Elk)

I have a very specific archetype that my husband roasts me for–bisexual, dark-haired AMABs with severe mental illness. I do have more characters than just those, because it would be really boring if the work was populated only by those types of characters. In Adamantine, I would describe the characters as complex people in complex circumstances that just so happen to be demigods, monsters and royalty. 

(Laura)

Writing multiple character perspectives is that something that is commonly found in your stories?

(Elk)

Oh yeah. I can do work that is from a singular POV, but I enjoy letting the readers see what’s going on from multiple angles. 

(Laura)

Explain the thought process behind your book?

(Elk)

All my work starts from the same place–I write what I want to read. I’m my primary audience, main alpha reader and ruthless, horrible editor. I figure that maybe, somewhere out there, there’s someone with similar brain worms looking for this story too. 

(Laura)

Where do you write your books/stories?

(Elk)

I write primarily at home. My work is for adults and that is where we will leave it, so I don’t love writing in public. I’ll write in front of my family though, considering that they should be used to my style by now and know damn well not to look at the computer screen while I’m working if they don’t want to see things too graphic for TV.

(Laura)

Should books be banned?

Ps….. I’m 100 percent against this.

(Elk)

110% no. Books should not be banned. 

(Laura)

(Finale question)

Current book you’re reading?

(Elk)

I am reading a couple–Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers, Hunger Pangs by Joy Demorra and The Maid by Nita Prose. I’m also listening to an audiobook of The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud.

Any social media pages our very few readers can find you at and were they can buy your books

Awh, don’t sell yourself short! All my social links can be found here: https://elkambrosescott.carrd.co/ as well as my published works and ko-fi. My work isn’t published anywhere yet, but if the compassionate readers so desire they can support my work there–I’m not seeking something for nothing, the readers are free to wait until they see the work published and decide from there.

Elk A. Scott is a queer speculative fiction author, poet, and professional night creature.

thank you so much!!! ❤️

so night 3 and 4 are part of a series of 4 nights set in the world of brigade, its my fave little sydcarmy world to write in tbh, they were holding my attention but now the tour fic has most of my focus (but im still writing state of flux too!!)

This is where I’m glad the Ateez members don’t know about Tumblr, because I very much am a cheater (though I’d like to think I’m more loyal than the average Atiny.)

Among K-pop artists: P1harmony, Xikers, Enhypen, BoyNextDoor, ZeroBaseOne, BTS, and &Team (does DPRIan still count as kpop?)

In terms of Western artists, my tastes haven’t changed since my teens, so: twenty one pilots, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance

I’m abnormally picky with music though, unfortunately. And I get an actual headache and feel super overstimulated when I try to force myself to listen to something I don’t like, so I’m extra attached to the songs I enjoy ❤️

Enjoying doing some Q and A stuff to flesh out new character, so hit me with fun questions!

Hey-yoo! I’m actually so, so glad you brought this up because you’ve just helped me realize I’m a certified ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚Dumbass⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁ (I’m kidding but I’m not).

So I got two things wrong here: one - it’s not on the back of Hongjoong’s photo but Seonghwa’s (legit, how did I get this wrong? HOW?!), and it’s not a bonus entry per-se, but simply the transcript of the first track of the album, which yes, is a Diary Entry, but not something unique to this album.

When I wrote that post, I was in big corkboard-and-red-string mode, only looking at the albums and music videos, so this completely went over my head somehow. So, so sorry about that.

Here are the pictures though (and I’ve also updated the original post):

AMOC - Why the long ears

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AMOC - It’s in the blood

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They got to do the opening performance plus their regular stage~

I think it might be because they were one of the most well-known groups there who still had year-end budget left over to built an elaborate set, unlike the bigger groups who attended MAMA for example (not to mention that ‘The Real’ is always a crowd-pleaser for Korean celebrations since it’s both hype af and embraces their cultural traditions ♥).

Gah! Wait…

Fixed it! Thank you so much for telling me! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

I’m very much still heavily reliant on other people’s translations, so you’ve actually come to the right place since I’m still learning myself!

The best place to get started (in my humble opinion) is this free Beginner’s Course:

Beginner Korean Course

Billy’s been active on YouTube since 2012, has a BA in Korean, has lived in South Korea, and offers free work sheets, live classes, and more from Beginner to Advanced level on his YouTube channel and Patreon (which you can join for free).

I recommend taking notes as you progress through the videos so you can go back to them if you ever fall off the wagon for whatever reason (it’s easier than having to rewatch full videos). Vocabulary cards are also super helpful and help you memorize new words throughout the day when you don’t have time to sit down and watch a full video while taking notes.

Ultimately though, it depends on what kind of learner you are! My sister, for example, can pick up on words and phrases just by watching Korean videos with subtitles on, while I need to actually memorize the grammatical structure and understand the rules of pronunciation so I can even begin to make sense of things.

Another thing I can tell you is that, if you’ve ever learned a new language before, this whole process will be easier for you since your brain will already be familiar with this type of processing. Personally, English is my second language (German is my first) and I’m also semi-fluent in Spanish, so that in combination with having learned the basics of Japanese before helped a whole lot here.

Either way though, if you’re a visual learner, I recommend using different colors in your notes since that’ll help you memorize things more quickly. It’s also always good to speak out loud as you learn since that’ll help you pick up on pronunciation and get into the flow of the language - it might feel embarrassing at first, but I promise it’ll speed up the process quite a lot!

I hope this helps ♥