As I prepare to release my debut novel this year, I am very naive about the process!
I’m looking for overall advice, cautions, and logistical suggestions.
How did you do it? What did and didn’t work well? What are my options?
Jack is somewhat haunted by the future. He is anxious and sad, knowing that someday the people he loves will die. Himself, too. He knows life constantly changes. One day he'll have to retire. Being in his early 40s, he is more and more aware that he is slowly aging...
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What's your character's view on enjoying a moment?
Do they savor it, wishing it could last forever? Enjoy it but still look to the future?
Or are they fixated on the past/future too much to enjoy it at all?
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Jack is somewhat haunted by the future. He is anxious and sad, knowing that someday the people he loves will die. Himself, too. He knows life constantly changes. One day he'll have to retire. Being in his early 40s, he is more and more aware that he is slowly aging...
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There's a stray cat in the fantasy who acts a bit like a pet, but really is her own thing. (A demon...
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There's a stray cat in the fantasy who acts a bit like a pet, but really is her own thing. (A demon...
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Jack- Mysterious, fatherly Englishman
Charlie- Disaater bisexual skeptic
Helena- Depressed, edgy goth
Kia- Fun, dreamy warrior
Talia- Cynical archeology nerd
Brian- Relaxed, friendly idealist
Ophelia- Smoking-hot, principled
Nora- Dour, kind secretary
Bayle- Cheerful, helpful himbo
Three FMCs no MMCs
So...
Ren: alcoholic disaster lesbian
Amy: quiet, nice, horny
Fiona: blunt dangerous bitch
Jack- Mysterious, fatherly Englishman
Charlie- Disaater bisexual skeptic
Helena- Depressed, edgy goth
Kia- Fun, dreamy warrior
Talia- Cynical archeology nerd
Brian- Relaxed, friendly idealist
Ophelia- Smoking-hot, principled
Nora- Dour, kind secretary
Bayle- Cheerful, helpful himbo
Someone mentioned aliens and then I occurred to me that the Jymathian aliens in my abandoned horror/romance/space-opera might be monotremes.monotheistic.
They are largly humanoid, but after doing the alien mambo with a man and getting fertilized, women may lay a clutch of eggs...
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This is for all the fluffy pouches and egg layers - marsupials and monotremes! ...yeah I sorta forgot about poor monotremes when I made the initial layout card, so I snuck them on here 😅 Prob be a quieter day, cause niche, I'm sure. 🦘🐨
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Someone mentioned aliens and then I occurred to me that the Jymathian aliens in my abandoned horror/romance/space-opera might be monotremes.monotheistic.
They are largly humanoid, but after doing the alien mambo with a man and getting fertilized, women may lay a clutch of eggs...
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Nora would frame a beautiful lacework peice of art on her mantle, and maybe candles and a tasteful seasonal knick-knack on her mantle. Her phone might be a sunset over the orchards.
Bayle would have photos of his family...
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Mantles/lockscreens!
If your character had a fireplace, what would be displayed in the mantle?
If they had a smartphone, what would be the lockscreen?
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Nora would frame a beautiful lacework peice of art on her mantle, and maybe candles and a tasteful seasonal knick-knack on her mantle. Her phone might be a sunset over the orchards.
Bayle would have photos of his family...
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The dead?🤷♀️ They just *poof* out of existence and are never seen again.
The closest thing I have are ghosts in the fantasy and the romance.
In Mudlarks?
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I was gonna ask a question about the fae today but, How about some undead? Does your story have any? What kinds?
The dead?🤷♀️ They just *poof* out of existence and are never seen again.
The closest thing I have are ghosts in the fantasy and the romance.
In Mudlarks?
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Lore is that it's basically PTSD from the war on top of dissociation and delusion.
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Lore is that it's basically PTSD from the war on top of dissociation and delusion.
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This test print doesn't use the fancy inks so the backer versions will look better, but it still looks good! The blue in BRIDE and the spine will be the biggest changes.
Will probably make the text a bit smaller on the back, put in a little bio or something
This test print doesn't use the fancy inks so the backer versions will look better, but it still looks good! The blue in BRIDE and the spine will be the biggest changes.
Will probably make the text a bit smaller on the back, put in a little bio or something
Assistant Manager accidentally drenched himself in the safety shower.
Assistant Manager accidentally drenched himself in the safety shower.
Jack- Loss or serious separation from a loved one. It will put him in a familiar spiral including reckless choices in sexual partners, severe eating disorder (dangerous fasting), poor hygiene, and snappishness.
Charlie- Encounters with her past. (Family, exes) Her...
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Jack- Loss or serious separation from a loved one. It will put him in a familiar spiral including reckless choices in sexual partners, severe eating disorder (dangerous fasting), poor hygiene, and snappishness.
Charlie- Encounters with her past. (Family, exes) Her...
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Mantles/lockscreens!
If your character had a fireplace, what would be displayed in the mantle?
If they had a smartphone, what would be the lockscreen?
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
Mantles/lockscreens!
If your character had a fireplace, what would be displayed in the mantle?
If they had a smartphone, what would be the lockscreen?
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
"Eternal"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #birds #nature #contemporaryart
"Eternal"
Acrylic on canvas
4" x 4"
#art #painting #surrealism #birds #nature #contemporaryart
Leviathan's rebellion has been ongoing for several decades now, and it seems he is making some gains in Hell.
This matters only distantly to the guardians at St. Romain’s. Helena does eventually get caught up in the conflict, but it takes a while to get there.
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Leviathan's rebellion has been ongoing for several decades now, and it seems he is making some gains in Hell.
This matters only distantly to the guardians at St. Romain’s. Helena does eventually get caught up in the conflict, but it takes a while to get there.
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Nora has just learned that the proper, polite butler is also the chief cook and bottle-washer.
She also notices he has a more interesting (and rougher) origin-story than she would have imagined…
Nora has just learned that the proper, polite butler is also the chief cook and bottle-washer.
She also notices he has a more interesting (and rougher) origin-story than she would have imagined…
It includes two foot-soldiers, two mounted riders, an elephant with rider, a figure driving two horses, and a figure driving a three-horse chariot. Ivory, AD 700s.
Samarkand State Museum-Reserve, Uzbekistan. 📷 me
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It includes two foot-soldiers, two mounted riders, an elephant with rider, a figure driving two horses, and a figure driving a three-horse chariot. Ivory, AD 700s.
Samarkand State Museum-Reserve, Uzbekistan. 📷 me
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Talismans of Sin is a (very) queer and angsty dark fantasy, continuing Daisuke and Obito’s adventures as they navigate a world of dark politics, shadowy magic, and their feelings for each other.
Full cover soon!
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Talismans of Sin is a (very) queer and angsty dark fantasy, continuing Daisuke and Obito’s adventures as they navigate a world of dark politics, shadowy magic, and their feelings for each other.
Full cover soon!
#QueerBooks #BookSky #ReadSky
If you include decent alt-text on your picture, Im about 10 times more likely to share it!
I will manually add my own if I love the pic very, very, very much, but usually Ill pass it by with just a "like" if it doesn't have it's own alt text.
If you include decent alt-text on your picture, Im about 10 times more likely to share it!
I will manually add my own if I love the pic very, very, very much, but usually Ill pass it by with just a "like" if it doesn't have it's own alt text.
Still not sure its the best method for me, but it really worked and helped me overcome some bad habits (while costing me some flair).
In the end, I got a book I really do like.
I did a load of work on my plotting recently and I am officially a plotting-spreadsheet convert 😍 (though I do get so impatient about it!)
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Still not sure its the best method for me, but it really worked and helped me overcome some bad habits (while costing me some flair).
In the end, I got a book I really do like.
Talia- She's really looking for her depth and trying to extend herself into realms she think she can thrive. She's not entirely wrong, but some things pop up along the way that are a bit beyond what she was aiming at.
I think her skill set ends up being an ability to...
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How out of their depth is your character during the story?
Are they an expert up against impossible odds? An enthusiastic amateur? Is all of this brand new to them and they are trying desperately to keep up?
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Talia- She's really looking for her depth and trying to extend herself into realms she think she can thrive. She's not entirely wrong, but some things pop up along the way that are a bit beyond what she was aiming at.
I think her skill set ends up being an ability to...
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Im not dropping editor cash on a simple vibe-check. Get fucking real!
I mean, yes, I have more money than friends, but I still have a mortgage to pay!
Im not dropping editor cash on a simple vibe-check. Get fucking real!
I mean, yes, I have more money than friends, but I still have a mortgage to pay!