This isn’t a “sorry I haven’t blogged in a while” post. Half of the Internet are non-apology apology posts and I’m not about to add to the clutter. If you care, you can read my last two posts to discover why I needed to do some creative work on my own.
I have not been traumatized, but made aware of why I was having trouble with my writing. I was trying too hard to be something I’m not: terrifying. More accurately, I was trying to be dread-inducing and, it turns out, I’m far more weird than scary.
“Play to your strengths,” as the 21st-century gurus say.
I’ll be starting up my Swamp Stories again in April – two flash fiction a month and one bonus short story on my Patreon. This keeps the ideas from skulking around behind me while I work on longer pieces.
The longer pieces I’m working on will be posted here, sort of.
Just a Blue Moon Phase, was a Vella serial that I started but abandoned due to time restraints and, to be honest, trouble with the POV. I’m not a fan of first-person present, but saw that as a weakness and decided to test myself. That experiment resulted in me knowing that for this story and for this season in my life, I’ll stick with what works.
The characters stayed with me, knocking at the back of my brain and begging to be released. So I’ll be retooling and finishing JaBMP this year and posting each episode on my site and Patreon. You’ll be able to read the whole story for free in weekly episodes.
My other, longer serial, Wound, is getting its own revival, called Wound: Resurrection. You’ll be able to follow along with my revision diary as I expand upon the world and its characters, bringing them out from the 25-episode seasons into a series of short novels. My focus on action didn’t allow for as in-depth world-building as I would have liked, and there’s a lot of lore to cover.
Also, I’ve missed Paul. He’s such an ass.
All in all, I feel like I’m on the right track and am excited to get moving. Hope you’re coming along for the ride.
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