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This month we are celebrating u/Divayth--Fyr

Divayth--Fyr has been writing on the subreddit for almost a year now. They started out by responding to a fair mix of fantasy and sci-fi prompts on the subreddit, displaying their ability as a writer to both amuse the reader, and make them think. Not much has changed in that regard, as they definitely still seem to favour the fantasy genre, but since then, they’ve also got involved in many of our weekly features, giving feedback to others and taking on board feedback on their own stories to learn and grow, and they’ve been a very welcome addition to our discord server. And through these features they’ve pushed themselves out of their comfort zone, trying all sorts of genres. So head on over to their personal subreddit at r/DivaythStories to see more of what they’ve written. I’m sure you’ll find something to enjoy.

Personally, I always enjoy the way they casually drop worldbuilding details, giving everything enough grounding to feel real without overdoing it. And their characters are often strong, distinct individuals, made more so by their skill at writing in dialects. Their sense of humour mixed in with this often puts me a little in mind of Pratchett, an author I can tell they like as well from some of their stories that play in his worlds or with his characters.

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Read u/Divayth--Fyr’s most recent story:

[OT] Fun Trope Friday: NY’s Resolution & Historical Fiction!

Their most upvoted Stories:

[WP] You have died. Death appears, presumably to reap your soul. But instead, they apologize.

[WP] When Humans first came to the Galactic Scene, they were worried that Alien Races would only see them for the number of Horrible Humans in their Past. Instead, Aliens were impressed by the sheer number of Good People they had produced.

[WP] You're a summoner in an extremely dire situation. You offer up all the energy you have left to spare to anyone, or anything, that might answer. To your surprise, Death himself answered.

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