As I’m getting back into Blood Maiden, I’m gathering inspiration for the settings. One of those is hotel The Serpenterranean where Sagani, Mael, and Araceli are staying during their festival days. It is a coveted tourist location which Sagani managed to arrange via one of hir clients (ze is a healer who uses herbalism and… Read More New Setting: The Serpenterranean Hotel
Yaaaay, yes I did! I wrote a couple paragraphs for Blood Maiden, rewriting the start of an old scene for this festival ARC. It’s right before they arrive and with this new version I get a bit more space to actually introduce things, describe things properly so the setting comes alive and setup upcoming events.… Read More I finally wrote something!
After having a very productie writing year, despite corona, I’ve hit a slump. I barely wrote last month but I’m hoping September will get me drafting a bit here and there again. I know it’ll take me a while to get back to where I was earlier this year, but a little progress is still… Read More Wish me luck
There it is again, the question if I need to split Blood Maiden or not. It’s not the first time I ponder this, and that little fact gives the question all the more weight. So far the book seems to still work even though I’ve been keeping out info. Deciding what lore to include and… Read More Progress Update W22: Blood Maiden and Splitting Novels
This past week has been eventful, in a good way, thankfully. Birthdays, a job interview, and some nice progress on writing my Blood Maiden WIP. Have even been thinking about picking up drawing again, but it’s still…hard, to get started. I guess I didn’t stop for nothing, but I’d like to break the cycle. For… Read More Progress Update W20: Blood Maiden and Worldbuilding Impact of Culture on Magic Systems
I love speculative fiction. I love writing it, and I love reading it, especially when it’s high on fantasy and mixes in elements of other genres. Worldbuilding is an important aspect for plenty of speculative fiction writers but there are varying ways to approach this. My approach is to have rich worldbuilding, but a density… Read More Writing Progress Update: W16 The Blood Maiden’s Covenant
We’re deep into what our prime minister calls an “intelligent lockdown”, which boils down to advising people to stay the fuck at home. Which I’ve been trying to do as much as possible for a while now. While there are more people who don’t take it seriously enough or struggle to not leave the house,… Read More My April Writing Goals
| My March Writing Goals | 2020’s writing bucket list | (All) Writing Progress Updates | It’s a weird time to be alive today. During this global crisis, we all need something to escape into so we don’t succumb to the stress. Writing helps me. It helps air out my grievances, explore and express. Still the stress has been eating at… Read More Writing Progress Update: W13
Spring is around the corner but it’s still cold and stormy out. It is getting lighter though and that helps with the early morning drives to work. But, I’m not here to talk about the weather. Here’s are my reflections on how this month has gone write-wise, including wordcounts and setting new goals for March.… Read More My March Writing Goals
We’re a month into 2020 and so far it’s looking like it’s going to be a challenging year, but despite that, my writing is going very well! Here’s to reflecting on how this month has gone write-wise, including wordcounts and setting new goals for February. This month I’ve been working hard on my Cursed Enemies… Read More My February Writing Goals