Writerly Ways

[cornerofmadness]

It's been an emotionally draining weekend both writing wise and work wise and health/depression wise. So I'll just jump right into this. You can find what I've been up to and my thoughts on editing here I'll add that yes there is such a thing as genre standards but if we never stretch them a little what interest will they hold over time?

So on to the links.

From Betty - best and worst reveals podcast

Villain point of view Unsurprisingly I'm not in total agreement with mythcreants on this. THere are many books where it's needed and frankly a sympathetic villain can make them more interesting and well rounded at least to me. (Imagine Star Wars without Vadar's pov)

changing view of heroes

hooking emotions

meaningful marketing

making fantastical creature

back catalogue

new ways to connect

not a fine romance with self pubbing

synopsis writing

audible disaster

email myths debunked

writers platform

avoiding false suspense


Yearly Word count -

30788 / 100000 words. 31% done!



Sacred Kin -

30817 / 30000 words. 103% done!



Haunted Hills -

51736 / 75000 words. 69% done!




Rose Island - nada




Splinters- sent to writer's group