News & Announcements from Coda Languez
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The House Is Finished. The Doors Are Unlocked.
I built a house out of my worst impulses, and it finally has all its rooms. codalanguez.com is, I’m saying the word and not taking it back, done. Done enough to be proud of, anyway — a site like this is a body, and a body always wants new parts. But the bones are set,…
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Block the Door: Scene Blocking in Fiction
Use scene blocking to reveal who controls the exit, who has to ask, and how a doorway can change the power, tension, and choices inside a horror scene.
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Give the room a job: objects in a horror scene
A government handrail, a lamp moved six inches, and a thermometer: how ordinary objects carry the threat in The First Sky and Victoria by Coda Languez.
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When the sun is the threat
A close look at the opening curse in The Curse of Dawn, with a writing exercise for giving supernatural danger a concrete trigger.
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Saturday Scares — Double Feature: 777 and the Cartoon That Waits
A double Saturday Scares. Eight pieces: five for NUMBERS, where I took 777 and the rapture, and three for VULTURES, which came with a story attached.
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Smaugust 2026, Week Four: Days 22 to 31
The last stretch of Smaugust 2026: Caravan Dragon, Volcanic Titan, Candycore, eight Forest Dragons, Paper, Swamp, Fairycore, Royalty and the World Serpent.
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Smaugust 2026, Week Three: Days 15 to 21
Week three of Smaugust 2026: Battle-Scarred, Star Dragon, Dragon Librarian, Cottagecore, Rune Dragon, Hatchling Nest and Dark Academia.
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Smaugust 2026, Week Two: Days 8 to 14
Week two of Smaugust 2026: Ancient Sleeper, Dragon Gardener, Y2K Chrome, Tide Dragon, Tiny Familiar, Steampunk and nine floral dragons.
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Smaugust 2026, Week One: Days 1 to 7
Week one of Smaugust 2026, the dragon-a-day challenge hosted by @myst.does.ai on Threads. The full prompt list, plus Dragon Archaeologist through Goblincore.
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This Week Underground: Five Chapters, One Bad Week Coming
Victoria notices something she shouldn’t, Red names her terms, and a priest chooses the cellar over the church. This week’s chapters, all in one place.
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Saturday Scares — Double Feature: Honey Bees and the Cats That Aren’t Cats
A double Saturday Scares. Nine pieces: five from a hive that ate a city, and four cats who are technically not cats.
