Writerly Ways

[cornerofmadness]

A day early because I'm traveling tomorrow. My mood took a sharp dive finding out someone in a group I belong to has blocked me but I literally have NO idea why. C'est la vie.

Also there is a new fresh hell. My phone keeps giving me a static burst and tells me to check the line but ONLY when I talk to my parents. This is a land line (yes I still have one for numerous reason) I talk to ELD on it once a week for at least an hour and no troubles. So I called my parents on my cell phone which is using Frontier (which does my wifi and my land line) and first it tells me it's not on the network and I can't call it. WTF? Finally it agrees I can call my parents and it ALSO gives me a static burst and says trouble on the line. What LINE? You're a fucking cell phone? It does it three times. I hate technology and it hates me.

So let's talk sequel. What do YOU want in a sequel besides more of the characters (nothing weirds me out in a romance series is having someone new each time (usually some side character). Not only has my main editor been on me for a sequel to my Cassadaga story, the galley proof editor wants one too. Okay then.

I've talked to you all about this one months ago. It's supernatural, sort of a group of mages and people with paranormal powers keeping the evil counterparts to this in check. Santino and Ryan are the main love interests and Santino has a Vietnamese female partner, Cam. It's set in Cassadaga FL but they were there to do one job and recruit for the cause (mission accomplished)

I know I don't want to set it back in FL. I know I don't want to see Ryan in training. I think I would like to set it on their first job as a team. And that's all I've got. I'm not sure what I want in this sequel and it's driving me nuts. Also I DO have some arcs of this story if anyone wants to read it.

I'm also supposed to send it out for reviews...but I've never done that before (previous the publishers have done so) I'm not even sure where to begin. I feel very awkward about this. Gah.

So let me leave it there and just give up some links

From Betty

6 Crucial Character Relationships

writing sequel scenes

6 Tricks to Layer on Stakes

Sticky Note Thoughts for Plotters and Pantsers

The Challenge of Creating Powerful Settings I love a good setting. That said, I don't need every detail (looking askance at the Jonathan Kellerman I'm reading now.

Writing Conflict: Love, Work, and Office Romance — Guest: Angela Ackerman

Finding the Quirky in the Mundane

Line Edits: Taking Your Novel from Mediocre to Marvelous This one needs me to really look at it

It’s All About Character

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: A Competitor Showing Up

And from around the web

Of Creativity And Madness

How To Harness The Hidden Influence Of Power Words

If It’s Not Okay to Say It to Someone Else, It’s Not Okay to Say It to Yourself Not just for the writing world, good self care

How To Negotiate Large-quantity, Non-returnable Sales

Going With Your Gut: How Intuition Impacts Destiny

No, Writing For IP Is Not Soulless I wasn't familiar with what IP was, basically the pro fan fic

Book Marketing In Quarantine I need to be doing this....(still don't have the pre-order/buy link so I can't get started)

Why We Need To Tell More Than One Story About Any Culture (this plays into let's not just tell stories about PoC pain and that there is NOT just one way to be...well name a thing)