Writing Thread

agoraoptera · 2023-08-28T16:36:30+00:00

Thread for stuff you've written/are writing and for people to provide feedback.

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erikhoudini
this is really cool, i like the art. the writing style is interesting, to say the least. let us know when the full zine is done!

Ross_R

erikhoudini
While I do not quite agree with what is written, I do like the way it is written. You definitely feel the langauge.

Doc

erikhoudini
I like the writing style and the picture. I think this would do well in a zine.
What is the theme of the zine?

Posting some more of my own writing to help motivate myself into continuing to write.

Cyrus Wendell

Hello Everyone,

I am working on a fantasy novella series called Quest. I'm trying to lean into mystery of how the story unfolds so I've had trouble coming up with a concise elevator pitch. What I have been telling people is this first volume An Ordeal of Frost -Ecpyrosis- follows the last members of a tribe as they escape their pursuers through the mountains.

I've put the first volume's pre-print version up for free on my website along with some draft character art here.

I am about a third of the way through the second volume and have begun working with my artist on illustrations. If there's interest, I would love to share my first draft once its done here with the members of Sheepish Patio.

Something I could use help with is finding a prop artist who I can commission to make a life sized replica of the series' pivotal sword Skaid, Bane of Youth out of cosplay materials.

sanner

Cyrus Wendell
Congratulations on finishing the first volume! It takes a lot of commitment to follow-through with creative or personal endeavors so I wish you luck on subsequent volumes. I hope you find it fulfilling.

Doc

Cyrus Wendell
Congratulations on completing the first volume!

Cyrus Wendell

Some random tidbits about the first volume.

Oak and Seywa's clothing design is based on a fusion between Yoruban tribal garb and varieties of East Asian monk attire

Some of the names in this first book are hints.

I tried to channel something alternating between Cormac McCarthy and epic poetry with the way Oak describes things. This was intended to capture how he's been raised by worldly mages but still has significant ties to nature.

Cyrus Wendell

sanner Thank you for the encouragement!

Cyrus Wendell

I've got first edition copies in the mail and I'm happy with how they turned out. I read it and it felt good to have it in my hand as a tangible thing but all I'm able to engage with anymore is my errors or ways I can improve myself.

I have taken the next step in my marketing plan. I've commissioned a cosplay prop designer to make a life-sized replica of Skaid, Bane of Youth. Skaid is the pivotal blade of the work so I thought it would be neat to have it resting on a stand at the conventions and markets I'm at. That way people are drawn to the table by the art and the sword.

agoraoptera

Murderbunny Oh man, sorry for the super late reply, I haven't been on the forum for a hot minute. I've just finished the first book, and I'm having some friends beta read it.

If you're still keen on reading, here's the doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13DjM5rGCadXWAM5GBMpZXGi0iqvt3bp2OXk-tgYlsmI/edit?usp=sharing

I'm touched that you remembered it though, hope you enjoy it!

Doc

agoraoptera

Congratulations on finishing the book!

Cyrus Wendell

The visual novel is good. You may want to look into Renpy for the project. It is made for visual novels. I don't know if you could the effects that were done in the first fight scene. The voice acting is also nicen and so it being able to rewind or fast forward fast with the mouse wheel.

Cyrus Wendell

Hey all!

I'm attempting to adapt my novella into a visual novel and am seeking artists, sound designers, and musicians interested in bringing this to life.

https://realmsofophir.itch.io/anordealoffrost

Here is a link to a visual novel prototype I made with quite rudimentary skills. I used MS Paint for some of the art to sketch out what I'd need to comission art wise.

tangerine

Ross_R да, посылай, почитаем )

Ross_R

tangerine
Unexpected... but welcome. Well, here goes.
The best extension is pdf, but I attach docs as well. For the doc to be displayed properly, you gotta install some fonts, which should be in the archive as well. If there no fonts - then they are not needed. I also prefer to create soundtracks for my stories for whatever reason. I doubt they are anyhow actually useful - I know I wouldn't be able to read and listen at the same time - but they are there and that's it.
Now, let's roll.

Starting with a small two-page document that should vaguely explain minor basics.
https://disk.yandex.ru/i/lDOV0HtcHNZanA

Now, actual stories. The first one is, IMO, my best one, even though it is just a spin-off of a full-scale book.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/7hqmcxDGUsis_w
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/HiyCNNOpQsnjyQ

The Massive One. It has several weak points here and there, but it is a real damn book and I wrote it with my hands... for better or for worse.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/p6bBUFBK-fDbgA
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/8G7_UKjf85fZ5A
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/fS4AnKNFAjqu0Q

Not sure what to tell about the following one. It is just... here. I tried to show something unusual, the... mildly alien view of the world.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/aOUbexT0c-p2hw

The following two are quite experimental. I tried to create some unusual presentation, and so I have every character his own font and color... and some other stuff. But, well, let'em be.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/Z-dTgUScpzm1OA
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/5rPz0i6RqzfFUg

Now, there's also the first one which I decided to save. I wrote about a dozen stories before this one, but none were good enough to save'em. This is also quite a trash, IMO, and yet still... this is the first one which I looked on and told myself: it stays. So here it is.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/-EU_FRIy26LicQ
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/qZAhFFZ8U4DlGg

There's also my sole endeavour into writing on english language, and it is available right here:
https://sheepishpatio.net/blog/399-fractal-complexity-of-happy-endings
Or here:
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/szf-A3fBTyAEqA

This is it for now. Soon I will have my own website written and everything will be available via torrents there, but for now - have a wall of links.

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