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For day 7 of the #mayauthorwipchallenge i present you the stages of trying (and failing) to ignore your WIP in selfie form.
Hope everyone is having a crwcking Thursday!
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This challenge is being coordinated by @a.d_silver @thevanessaluisa and @thecommutingwriter - if you want to join, give one of them a DM!
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#writingcommunity #lookoftheday #amwritingfantasy #amwritingfantasyfiction #horrorwriter #writersofig #writersofinstagram #bluehairdontcare #metalgirls #altgirl #aspiringauthor #coronapocalypse #lockdownlook #WIP (at Scotland)
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GRAIL (Le Fay series 3) audiobook is now available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes under search: Realm Lovejoy. (Amazon link in my profile.) If your New Year resolutions include listening to more book, I hope you’ll give the series a try! ✨✨
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#lefayseries #grail #morganlefay #merlin #mordred #kingarthur #arthurian #holygrail #authorsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #amwritingfantasy #yafantasy #bookstagram #audiobooks #bookworm #yalit #writersofinstagram
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Good morning!
It’s April 15th, which means we’re almost halfway through Camp NaNoWriMo!
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This weekend I finished the second story I was working on (The Oracle and the Old Guard) which fills the bird notebook from front to back.
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I did not write on Sunday or Monday, which felt refreshing and frustrating at the same time, since my goal for the month was to write every day. After finishing The Oracle and the Old Guard, I thought I would know what to work on, but I didn’t, so I couldn’t bring myself to work on anything.
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Yesterday I started to write again in a new notebook (A balloon view of London) which I bought at @foxbookshop when I was in Philadelphia in November. I’m excited to get another idea down!
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How are your goals coming this month?
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#campnano2020 #campnanowrimo #campnanowrimo2020 #campnano #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #amwritingscifi #amwritingspecfiction #amwritingfantasy #writersofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofig
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It’s the fifth day of #campnanowrimo and I just finished my first writing session for the day…and this notebook.
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I filled just over half from September 2019 throughthe first week if March 2020,and the rest of it since March 18th. It didn’t feel like I was writing that much, but apparently I have been fairly writing productive during the past few weeks!
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Since I finished the little idea I was purging from my head by writing it down (typically a very effective method for me to never think about a story again), I’m now moving on to a new notebook and another idea!
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The next idea is vague (like the previous one) but involves a mountain temple, an oracle, an outcast, and bargaining with a god. At least, that’s what I think it involves now. Well see how it shakes out in the writing.
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How are your goals coming?
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#amwriting #amwritingfantasy #writersofinsta #writing
#writer #writersofig #writersofinstagram
#writerscommunity #wip #notebooklover #campnano2020 #campnanowrimo2020
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Happy Friday! Here’s some #flashfiction for your enjoyment. This one’s for you, @tamstales32! And, as always, thanks to @the_novel_idealist for an excellent prompt!
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#15minutefictionfriday #writingcommunity #writingprompt #writingprompts #writing #amwritingscifi #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #speculativefiction #amwritingspecfiction #writersofig #writersofinstagram
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A tarot-inspired painting! Elian is The Sun! He’s a forgetful rogue who likes to collect shiny things. Just don’t challenge him to a game of cards or dice, because lady luck’s on his side. Elain’s from my novel project called Relic Mage.
“When Gods and men unite in power, good works shine brighter than The Stream.”
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Episode 4: Kill My Setting
This week we delve into time and place! I consider where on the timeline of invention and technology we could set the scene as well as sharing some prose to illustrate the city in which we begin the story.
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Listen now on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Stitcher, or the podcatcher of your choice.
Tomorrow’s episode - and definitely the appendices episode - has a little something to do with this.
Gorgeous artwork by one of my favourite illustrators who I discovered years ago, Sam Lyne - go check out his work.
Listen tomorrow on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube, Stitcher, or the podcatcher of your choice.
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Me refusing to let go of ideas that do nothing for my story.
Here’s a little snippet of this week’s appendices episode. In this appendices episode we look at the real life mythologies of magic in human history and what we can draw on when creating magic in our own worlds.
You can listen to the rest on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Stitcher, or the podcatcher of your choice.
Hello! My name is Hayden Rodgers. I’m 28 and I live in Sydney, Australia.
What I’m writing:
I’ve always been a huge fan of the fantasy-adventure genre ever since I was a little nerdy child I’ve wanted to write a novel like the ones I grew up on. I’ve built worlds countless times and started actually writing a book at least 3 times but I’ve never finished (sound familiar?). The dream got away from me. But it keeps resurfacing. So I’m determined to finally make little me proud.
The aim is to be original, steer clear of obvious tropes or dive headfirst into them to subvert them, avoid classic fantasy races, investigate what magic is and means to my world, and play with bringing other genres into my writing - particularly the noir style.
How I’m doing it:
So I’m doing things a little differently. I’ve started a podcast called Kill My Darlings (hence the blog title) where I discuss the world building and writing process as well as short stories. Each week I cover one facet of my world or characters and then write a short story to test the things I’ve just spoken about. Then I ask the audience for feedback - in the form of comments on my ~other~blog or just sending me asks,tweets,DMs,messages, or emails. Literally just talk to me anywhere please.
The other thing that’s really handy for other writers is each week I also do an Appendices episode about a particular part of the genre. So far I’ve done one on Tolkien, the Chosen One trope, and real life Magic Mythology.
That link takes you to Spotify but it’s also available on iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, or any podcatcher you like. Links to all that stuff in on my Tumblr blog AND my ~other~ blog if you’re interested.
So come say hi!
The feedback part of is this whole project is really important. So I’d love the help of Writeblr. I’m trying to figure out the best way to share my short stories directly here for feedback. I don’t like that I can’t tab indent the first line of paragraphs and dialogue on Tumblr so I’ve been embedding Google Docs but obviously they don’t show up on the dash because…(?!who knows??). Anyway, if you have suggestions that’d be great too haha.
Appendices: The Writer’s Guide To D&D
I’ve mentioned before how useful Dungeons and Dragons can be for worldbuilding. Well, in this episode I break down exactly why that is. Is it time you started playing D&D to help your writing?
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Worldbuild with Kill My Darlings. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Links on blog or as source.
Episode 8: Kill My Police
This week we are examining fantasy law enforcement and in particular an organisation I’ve devised. There’s some great suggestions in the community feedback including strong potential for darling killing. And the short story this week is a WIPworld twist on the classic crime-on-a-train trope..Listen to Kill My Darlings wherever you get your podcasts! Links on the blog or as source ☝️
Some writing tips learned from the history of magic wands in fiction. Taken, of course, from my latest appendices episode: Magic Wands in Fiction.
Get more writing tips and facts on Kill My Darlings - find it wherever you listen to podcasts. Links on blog (or as source)☝️
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by@life.by.linus - go check out their gorgeous profile.
This is kind of how I imagine the wand or magic store I spoke about in this week’s episode. Who knows what treasures you might find!
Don’t know what I’m talking about? Listen to the episode anywhere you get your podcasts or find links on the blog ☝️ Link also set as source.
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Have you had that puzzle-piece moment? Did you catch this quote in this week’s episode?
Listen to Kill My Darlings wherever you find your podcasts. Also linked as picture source!
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Episode 7: Kill My Wand Lore
This week we take a look at what magic wands are in WIPworld. I explain why anything could be a magic wand and you might catch a burly man casting spells with a hairbrush or a middle aged woman doing battle with a birdcage. Of course we get feedback from the community as well and hear this week’s original short story, entitled Runaways, where I put this idea into words!Listen to Kill My Darlings now! Links are in the bio or you can find it wherever you listen to podcasts.
Check out this incredible art called The Astral Sea by @wuggyprime - this is definitely giving me those in-between, dream-layer vibes that we discussed in Episode 6: Kill My Cosmology.
Go check out more of this artist’s work on their profile!
You can listen to Kill My Darlings anywhere you get your podcasts. Links on blog ☝️
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Appendices: The History of the Universe
This is an appendices episode to Episode 6: Kill My Cosmology about various cosmological models that exist in the real world and why they are important for our fantasy worlds.
Listen to the full episode now! You can find Kill My Darlings anywhere you listen to podcasts. Links on the blog!
.Have you seen these incredible cover illustrations for the Harry Potter series by Thai artist Arch Apolar? They’re incredible! Make sure you zoom in for details and go check out their other stuff (@apolar.arch on insta)!
Given we just spoke a bit about the Harry Potter series on the podcast I thought I’d share these.
You can listen to Kill My Darlings wherever you find your podcasts. Links on my blog. Join in to explore the fantasy genre!
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Have you read the Dungeon Master’s Guide? And, if you have, did you ever find it helpful for novel worldbuilding? . . Explore the fantasy genre with Kill My Darlings - available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Links on the blog!
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Episode 6: Kill My Cosmology
This week we talk Cosmology in fantasy world-building. If you’re wondering what that is, I explain in this clip. If you want to know more, listen to the episode, silly! Hint: think Spirit World… And as always we finish with an original short story..Find Kill My Darlings wherever you listen to podcasts! Or just click the links on my blog!You are highly motivated, focused, and feeling really creative. You are 100% confident that if you put pen to paper it’ll be magic.
In a world of magic, it’s a good idea to find ways to relate to an experience you’ll never have. Is this statement true for magic in your world?
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Listen and learn more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favourite podcatcher. Links on the blog!
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Appendices: Steampunk ⚙️
Have you listened to this week’s appendices episode? I cover the basics of the Steampunk genre and some popular examples where you may have seen it used.Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Stitcher, or the podcatcher of your choice.