Hi, I'm Eira, an audio drama creator and writer from North Wales, currently based in Manchester. If you're a fiction podcast person, you might've heard some of my shows! You can find out more about those @hangingslothcentral which is my main blog, where I talk about all different aspects of my work, or on their own blogs (@notquitedeadpod; @remnantspod; @spiritboxradio; @twelvelms).
I've recently started writing a new novel. It's not the first one I've ever written, nor will this be my first attempt to get published. The past couple of years have actually been pretty brutal in that regard. I took a break from writing prose in 2020 and started pursuing audio drama, and whilst its been a wonderful ride, I'd love to get my written work out into the world, too.
Until now, writing prose has been a pretty isolating experience, and I only talk about my process occasionally and in fairly abstract ways. I think it would be good for me to have a place where I'm talking about this process more directly, which is what I'm hoping to do with this blog.
The blog's title comes from the working title of the newest novel I'm working on. I'm starting this blog just 10k into a first draft which will run between 80k and 85k in length, and it should go by pretty fast! I have an extensive planning process that I've developed over the fifteen years since I started writing long form fiction and it enables me to smash out a first draft in just a few weeks, even with all my audio drama writing on top.
The Everyday Exorcist will be a supernatural horror/thriller for adult readers, and it's already shaping up to be one of the scariest things I've written. I've dabbled in horror before, but usually only at its softest or weirdest edges, so this will be a fun endeavour for me. Here's a one line pitch for the book:
After a string of drownings and disappearances in Chester spark rumours of a reawakened Celtic god, a supernatural investigator reunites with his estranged skeptic sister to determine if these events are mystical or mundane.
I'll keep you posted on the novel's progress, talk about my process, and also share images that fit the vibe. There will not be spoilers for the book as I very much hope this one is The One which will make it onto shelves. Hopefully this will be fun for me and for you!
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