adaddinsane

@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk

Putting words together in pleasing ways.

Discover my Fantasy, SF and Steampunk books, also erotica, with LGBTQ+ and diverse leads.

Patterner's World best reading order:

  • Dragons of Esternes (4 books, complete)
  • Patterner's Path (4 books, complete)
  • Dragons of a Wounded Land (5 books, not complete)

I have no time for bigots (of any stripe). Safe for everyone else.

#Writing #WriteOnce #WritingCommunity #Fantasy #SciFi #Steampunk #Erotica #Queer #LGBTQ+ #biFic #3dRender

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adaddinsane, to random

2/7. Complete this phrase: I write because…

I write about hope and winning against seemingly impossible odds. It's some good I can do in the world. I guess.

adaddinsane,

2/8. Which words do you overuse? Be honest.

"just" but I just lose them in the edit.

(I'm so funny 🤔 )

adaddinsane, to writing

4/2: What is your SC's relationship with their parents?

Eftena - everything was fine until they realised she was the (unwitting) cause of the farm's good luck. Then it all went very bad. But that was hundreds of years ago, she'd probably say she was over it.

Yelantera - parents? Nobody really knows anything about the Ruthelin and she's forbidden to talk about it.

adaddinsane,

Day 2/5. Who is the most influential person in your MC's life?

Her parents, who only appeared in book 1, were the ones who set her on this path so she feels their influence through the rest of the series.

Beyond that it gets complex but most of my books involve the MC eventually being forced into the realisation that they are responsible for their own lives and actions.

adaddinsane, to random

2/1. Tell us about yourself, published work, WIP or anything else people should know.

My introduction...

https://mastodonapp.uk/@adaddinsane/109318252610894547

My books...

https://taupress.com/books

adaddinsane,

2/2. Do you agree with Jodi Picoult who says you should finish writing a book even if you think it might be garbage?

Yes I suppose I do, because writers are the worst judges of their own work especially during the process of writing.

However I'm not suggesting a writer should keep on with something they actively hate 🙃 the key phrase here is "you THINK it MIGHT be garbage".

(Edited because I didn't read the question properly [so me] and added the second paragraph.)

adaddinsane, to writing

The Alliance of Independent Authors has dropped it's 2023 survey results and analyses.

> Self-published authors earn more than authors who are trad published.

> Self-published female authors earn more than self-published male authors.

> LGBTQIA+ self-published authors earn more than heterosexual self-published authors.

> 75% of book sales were part of a series (fiction & non-fiction).

https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/facts/

adaddinsane, to random

Jan. 29: Describe the saddest moment you’ve written. Share an excerpt.

I don't know if this is the saddest moment. But it implies a lot more sadness than is on the page.

Anyway, it's what occurred to me.

It comes from "The Shape of Veronica", which is my erotica novel written under a pseudonym.

adaddinsane,

30/1. What genre(s) are not your thing?

While I do write things that are horrific in themselves (occasionally) I won't do out-and-out horror.

Part of that is because I'd have to research it, and I couldn't.

I could probably write kink-based erotica (and that's where the sales are) but that's also not me. (Although the occasional kink does get a look in.)

I wouldn't attempt literary fiction, I have no interest in it.

But anything else. (I have written romance.)

adaddinsane,

1/31: Where do you write?

Nowadays almost exclusively in my office. Where I also do my day job. And indulge my 3D rendering hobby. Where I am right now.

I live in this room.

adaddinsane, to random

1/26. How do you ensure that you don't infringe copyright in your work?

This is a weird-ass question.

How about: Don't use/steal other people's work?

I suppose it's worth saying that ideas are not copyrightable, only created work. If they were, none of us could be writers.

Also copyright is implicit the moment you create something - in any country that's signatory to the International Declaration on Human Rights. Clause is about copyright.

adaddinsane, to writing

The first 179 words of the final book, DRAGON OF LIFE, in the series completed.

It's a start.

Thing is it's a different character viewpoint to the first four books - plus Eftena does not speak (though she's been present in almost every scene).

The goddess is the MC's LI but they have been separated by events. (Epic fantasy not a romance.)

adaddinsane, to random

1/25. How do you feel about writers who write outside of their gender / sexuality / race etc?

Writers have always written other than themselves. The only question is whether it was valid, and not damaging stereotypes.

The reductio ad absurdum of the "lived experience only" is every character must be the actual author.

Anyway, maybe past lives are real and we lived these lives another time 🙃

A review of my female-led erotica said "the author must be a woman". I'm not.

adaddinsane, to aliens

Book Promotion: All the Science Fiction! In this huge set of SF stories free to download. (d56b) https://books.bookfunnel.com/bookspry-scifi-free/tqvq7xsg7r?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

CA_Hawthorne, to writing
@CA_Hawthorne@writing.exchange avatar

19
naming (part 2)

This is a bit off topic, & a personal quirk, but I won’t write a character without a name. To me, they have no identity. Later changing a name can lead to major revisions.

Is this crazy? It’s absolutely crazy, but I find it encouraging that I embrace the character’s identity.

Example: Riparia wasn’t Riparia in Book1. I changed her name before drafting Book4. It cost me months, but was oh so worth the effort.

adaddinsane,

@CA_Hawthorne

I'm the same. It's not crazy.

(But I don't change names.)

JonSparks, to random
@JonSparks@writing.exchange avatar

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/01/10/just-say-no-to-artificial-intelligence-in-your-creative-pursuits-please-jfc-wtaf/?fbclid=IwAR3bIP2RNed4qHlzTVw7hS1flr5FwrtXVSqrEIBhEwkXHC7L4ozyYzr8jNs_aem_AUg_daTq8qkcmSR4P8BVN6RYDar8eaKrVuqPJ1dNj12kTr9VvvlcIXXoIYOo_KLGyYc

adaddinsane,

@JonSparks

It's not on FB, it's Chuck's blog.

Here's a link without the FB tracker:

https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/01/10/just-say-no-to-artificial-intelligence-in-your-creative-pursuits-please-jfc-wtaf/

adaddinsane, to sciencefiction

Book Promotion: "The Shape of Veronica": a tale of adult awakening in a past world different to ours.

"A funny, sad, poignant story." "Erotic as well as funny." "For the sheer depth of emotion and the strength of the heroine: 4 stars." "A very powerful story and an unusual one too." "The characters are well-written, and the plot is intriguing." … https://taupress.com/veronica-1?__src=SMS-2309&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Firlefanz, to random
@Firlefanz@writing.exchange avatar

15/1. Is it worthwhile buying professional cover art?

I definitely believe so.

Having said that, it's always a balancing act between investing money and the hope of the book being able to earn it back.

With my last two series, I've gone the professional route, and I am very happy with the covers. My SF series has covers that I created myself (and it's the series that sells least).

Self-publishing is a business... with hard decisions.

adaddinsane,

@Firlefanz

One thing to bear in mind is that, as a self-published author, the cost is spread over the lifetime of the book.

Which is forever.

This isn't trad publishing putting books on shelves for a couple of months.

My Dragons of Esternes covers were VERY expensive because they were illustrated (rather than photo-compositing) but they've earned back the investment many times over now.

adaddinsane, to writing

Day 1/1. What are your writing plans for the coming year?

Happy New Year!

  • Finish editing then publish "Dragon of Fire".
  • Write the final book in the series: "Dragon of Life".
  • Write the third book in my erotica novel series "Veronica's Life".
  • Write the MONSTERS prequel: CAT PEOPLE.

Audiobooks

  • Final book of the Dragons of Esternes series done.
  • Hopefully the same narrator will do the Patterners Path series.
  • Start audiobook process for latest Dragon series.

adaddinsane,

Day 1/16. Do you have any writing rituals?

I sit in the chair, maybe with a coffee, run my website blocker, get the music going and start.

adaddinsane,

Day 1/17. Is there a story you’d like to write but aren’t sure you can?

Not really. I'm never going to write a great literary novel - but I don't want to.

adaddinsane,

Day 1/19. If your SC were a parent, would they be a good one? Why/why not?

Yelantera isn't human and, trying to be spoiler-free, she has no experience of children. She might be okay but it would be a difficult journey for her.

The goddess would be absolutely fine because, well, she's magic.

adaddinsane,

Day 1/20. What things that other people enjoy would be tedious for your MC?

Not sure about other people enjoying it, but anything that involves living in one place all the time.

Miralees has been travelling all her life, putting on performances as part of the circus. The idea of living in one place sounds appalling--how could you not get bored seeing the same things every day?

adaddinsane,

Day 1/22. Have you ever scrapped a written character? Why?

No. Because I'm a "Write Once" start-to-end pantser. So once it's on the page, it stays.

This has never been a problem.

adaddinsane,

Day 1/23. If your book was a movie, what would it be rated and why?

What are US ratings? (What are UK ratings come to that?)

"G"/"12A" I guess.

Fantasy adventure. Not even a lot of death ... well, okay, a lot of people die but it's (almost) never personal. More importantly (stupid rule), no sex.

adaddinsane,

Day 1/25. What’s the least likely ship between characters in your WIP?

Tricky because every time I think about an unlikely pairing I can see how that might work.

I should write my own fan fiction.

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