I keep dusting off a story I originally started as a short when I was in high school. I’ve rewritten the easiest completed parts a couple of times, and continue to add to it over time. I was fully planning on diving in to finally finish it this summer. Now I’m thinking once again about putting it on the back burner. I’ve got 2 competing ideas floating in my heads. One I know I can wait on. The other is what’s intriguing me. /thread #writingcommunity#authorsofmastodon
I wrote My New Roommate thinking it would be a stand alone story. I was already working on my next book when I started getting positive private feedback about the character of Lauren. As soon as I could I gave her a story of her own, The Challenges of being me. The plots of these 2 books overlap a lot, but told from different POVs. There’s a third character I’d like to focus on - April. She is the new roommate after all. /thread #writingcommunity#authorsofmastodon
Ultimately, after the third book is out I’d like to go back to edit all of the stories together chronologically. Above the chapter numbers I’ll put the names - Tyler, Lauren, or April. Right now the world is building faster in my head than I can write. I have a major concern about the third book, and ultimately the compilation of all 3 into 1. /thread #writingcommunity#authorsofmastodon
My New Roommate is a #NewAdult book, and has some heavy and graphic sex scenes, including with April. The Challenges of Being Me is #youngadult and Lauren is very wholesome, which she also was in the first book. April’s story will have to be sex-heavy too, as that was a plot point of the first book. In your opinion, is it ok to have 1 #YA story sandwiched between 2 more explicit stories? #writingcommunity#authorsofmastodon@bookstodon@mastodonbooks
Wifey had an old episode on of #SVU where Stabler goes undercover to buy a hooker. Right when a cash exchange is made his team comes in to arrest her. I think it would’ve been more entertaining if she was also undercover from a different department and tried to arrest him. That would be an entertaining #storyidea to expand into a book: 2 undercover cops unknown to each other try to arrest each other. Know if any books like this? #storyideas#writingcommunity#authorsofmastodon@bookstodon
One of the things we did "back in the day" (say early 2000's) was have author groups where maybe 5-10 authors were in a group, we had a website, a newsletter, I guess now there'd be social media presence, and we each agreed to promote the group in each others' newsletters .... I suppose that's out of fashion, but just thinking I'd love to get more 👀 on my books.
I finished my paper for Religion & SF (REL635) talking about the nature of God & religion in Greg Bear's "The Forge of God". Instructor said 8-10 pages. I tapped out at 13, but feel like that's okay. Close enough, right?
Brain is utterly kaput. Was hoping to work on a fantasy/eclipse-themed short story (sub call deadline is 4/7), but not sure I'll be able to tonight. I've opened and closed the file twice.
Lately I’m finding myself creating 1 or 2 great chapters in my outline for my next book. It’s those other chapters bringing everything together that I’m still working on. At the same time I’m also finding myself adding more details to the great chapters. I guess my overthinking is why it takes so long for me to release books. #writingcommunity#authorsofmastodon#author#amwriting@bookstodon
Hoping to get the third book in my Pegasus Enchantment series up - the one that was written a couple of years ago before massive burnout hit.
This is your reminder to never give up and keep making small steps forward.
Also, while editing it, I sincerely hope that my readers find the support and comfort in the world and story that I do, though this one pokes at institutions and bureaucratic issues.
If you like your romances dark, intense and violent, read Devil's Own. Because when a deal’s made with The Devil, someone always has to pay.
By 51, Miranda Fleming had become a world famous artist. She lacked nothing, except a relationship. In fact, in her entire dating life not one man had ever asked for a third date. She often joked she was the oldest living virgin.
He's the actual Devil! Satan. Lucifer, the Antichrist, the Beast. So many names, the list went on and on. A taker of souls, a dealer of desires and greed, the ultimate evil.
And now it was time to collect on the deal made about Miranda years ago. He’d kept her pure since then, just so he could torment and torture her.
That is, until he tires of her. https://www.evernightpublishing.com/devils-own-by-suzy-shearer/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095XGQ2HZ/
I have a question for #bookstodon I've been thinking about writing #cozy#mysteries
in line with the genres I already write. However, I write for fun and for my "happy place", I'm wondering if there has to be a murder in a cozy mystery or if I could deal with other crimes and if they can be written without all the frenetic/zany side characters? Is that a different mystery subgenre?
Finally getting back to writing Book 5 of The Silk Rope Masters. It's slowly coming together - all those green lines mean I'm happy with the chapter for the time being.
I had hoped it would have been completed by now but Cancer stuffed up my progress. I'm still trying to get used to the many side effects from radiation and drug therapy.
As someone new to the #solarpunk genre, I'm wondering if someone would be interested in reading a ~3000-3500 word short story that is solarpunk x my own contemporary fantasy/rural fantasy world of Musimagium
Just curious if I was close to the mark with this. I was going to submit it to an anthology, but decided against it.
My goal is to have it finished by the end of the month.
I hope 2024 is treating you well so far, fine #Mastopeeps ❤️
I'll be a little quieter on here for awhile, as I need to dedicate my focus to the #book I'm currently #writing :ablobcatbongo: It's a new #ArchaeologyAdventureStory & it's something that I'd love to read myself. Haha, very common for #writers, I know! I find #reading, writing & #storytelling very healing & this story is very special to me 💖 ✨
I will be popping in from time to time, I'm not going anywhere... 🖖
What apps/websites/etc. does everyone use to track short story submissions? I used to use a spreadsheet, but suspect there may be better tools out there?