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?
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
Station To Station (1976)
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Im probably not doing this right cuz everyone else has gorgeous artwork and I just have...
Wire-rims?
But these are my real peepers.
Watching you.
Watching you watching me.
It's not awkward.
It's ok.
It's ok to look.
👀
😆
Im probably not doing this right cuz everyone else has gorgeous artwork and I just have...
Wire-rims?
But these are my real peepers.
Watching you.
Watching you watching me.
It's not awkward.
It's ok.
It's ok to look.
👀
😆
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I struggle with that cuz why would the pov character have such a clear awareness of their appearance at that particular moment so early in the story. They have other things to worry about (like, an inciting incident?)
I struggle with that cuz why would the pov character have such a clear awareness of their appearance at that particular moment so early in the story. They have other things to worry about (like, an inciting incident?)
No.
"It" isn't enough. "It" isn't real consequences. "It" won't do anything to stop the crazy train we are strapped to.
"It" will be a nightmare.
"It" is not the easy answer everyone longs for.
The answer is NOT that easy.
No.
"It" isn't enough. "It" isn't real consequences. "It" won't do anything to stop the crazy train we are strapped to.
"It" will be a nightmare.
"It" is not the easy answer everyone longs for.
The answer is NOT that easy.
I have unicorns AND kelpie!
The kelpie turns up as basically a mode of transportation in Hell. Stubborn bugger 🤣
But I have a pair of twin unicorns that guard the side door of the chapel.
Remalendius and Ozzy.
We learn no unicorn lore, but these two are bit cheeky and odd.
I kinda forgot that the word 'equine' existed when I made these, but 'horsie' is so adorable so it stays! Let's enjoy them! Whether they fly, are magical, or trying to kill us 😅🐎🦄
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I have unicorns AND kelpie!
The kelpie turns up as basically a mode of transportation in Hell. Stubborn bugger 🤣
But I have a pair of twin unicorns that guard the side door of the chapel.
Remalendius and Ozzy.
We learn no unicorn lore, but these two are bit cheeky and odd.
I only really remember this because I fucked up really bad and did it to the original draft instead of creating a fresh draft for the experiment.
I wrote a novel from her POV. Decided I wanted his POV, too, and changed every other scene to him.
No.
Bad.
His POV was not compelling.
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January 23rd: Was there ever something you changed about your process, or even in a single draft, that you later came to regret?
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I only really remember this because I fucked up really bad and did it to the original draft instead of creating a fresh draft for the experiment.
I wrote a novel from her POV. Decided I wanted his POV, too, and changed every other scene to him.
No.
Bad.
His POV was not compelling.
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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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1/6
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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1/6
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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1/3
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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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1/3
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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1/3
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...
🧵
1/3
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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1/2
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...
🧵
1/2
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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1/2
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?
🧵
1/2
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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1/2
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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1/4
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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...
🧵
1/4
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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1/5
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.
🧵
1/5