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About Me

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

Hi, my name is Daria Bloodworth. I’m an aspiring author in my late 30s (Christ, I’m almost 40) working on some novels. I live in the Yukon. I’m a Thelemite and I’m a queer trans lady currently navigating the travails of divorce and recovering from spousal abuse (that may or may not influence a future novel or three).

I just finished a queer YA urban fantasy called Tiphareth Rising. Currently, I’m working on writing three separate projects while I actually give my novel six weeks to rest during NaNoWriMo and early December, unlike last fucking time. Also, I have a terrible work-life balance. It’s part of why I moved to Canada, being an American tends to lead to unhealthy working (and eating, and living) habits.

This site is home to my romance, fantasy, and romantasy. If you’re after the weird stuff — fantastique, horror that crosses some lines, romance that crosses… other lines that I’d rather not have attached to my actual fucking name, and other things best kept behind a separate door — my alter ego Élodie Gay lurks at elodie.gay.

I write my novels mostly from Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon. Whitehorse rests on the traditional lands of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. I’m also the President of Queer Yukon Society.

If you’re looking for my non-writerly, non-occult witterings, you can check out my other blog, yay.ee.

Want to follow along? Smash the subscribe button so you never miss a new release, a cover reveal, or a profanity-laced meltdown. I’m so glad you’re here. Seriously. The resting bitch face tends to make it harder for people to tell when I’m being genuine or sarcastic.

Love is the Law, Love under Will.

FAQs

Idiolect

Do you use American or Canadian spelling?

Ideally, Canadian. However, in Tiphareth Rising, I made a choice that still irritates me. When I write other Americans, I adopt standard American English… with maybe some regional twang. Trust me, it grates at me too. We must grin and bear it together for the sake of plot consistency, so I hear.

How do you pronounce “aluminum”?

The objectively correct way. Yes, it took effort. No, I refuse to apologize for it.

The Internet

Do you use social media?

Yeah, I have a Bluesky account, a YouTube channel, an Instagram, a Goodreads profile, a Steam profile, a Mastodon account, and a Facebook page all linked in the menu to the side. One of these days, I’ll get around to having this site followable on Mastodon.

Do you use Twitter?

Fuck no.

Do you use Starlink?

Even though I live in one of the few places on Earth where Starlink is actually cheaper than the local Internet service providers, fuck no. Also, fuck Northwestel.

Will you refer to AI as “SI” or “Super Intelligence”?

I’d rather put a campfire out with my face.