Queer Fictioneer

But that's a 'read the story aloud to see what's wrong with it' advice.

And I think there's maybe an even more important reason to read your fic aloud.

It will show you all the things that are RIGHT about your story.

Because there inevitably comes a point where you've read your own story in your head so many times that all the words are a bland mush that will leave you convinced that there's absolutely nothing interesting or good in your writing.

And if you go back to it many months later, you might realize... oh, this is a pretty interesting fic. And that's because the brain has had time to forget every tiny detail of phrasing you came up with, and you can actually read it like a reader, not the author.

But that road takes months, and until then, you might be inherently convinced that the story is literally the absolute worst thing you've ever written.

But... WHEN YOU READ ALOUD, you automatically start giving the words inflection, inflection that, when you're reading something that you haven't written yourself, you kind of hear even when reading quietly. But for your own story, all that inflection and weight has been sucked out by way too many rereads while you were looking for grammatical errors. The fastest way to be able to see it again? To hear it.

In honor of pride month, the e-book version of my lesbian knight/dragon love story is on sale for a whole dollar off! Only $3.99 for the month of June, so if you've ever been interested in checking it out now might be the time~

(especially with the second book coming out later this year)

Where to buy?

I don't know why the Barnes & Noble links aren't working from that site but it is at B&N, you can find it here.

Synopsis:

In a ruined castle deep in the wilderness, there lived a beautiful princess guarded by a ferocious dragon. Except for the fact that the maiden in the tower was no princess at all, but the dragon’s daughter. Rescued against her will, she is carried off to human lands and given the name Lady Patrice Drake. Caught between culture shock and grief, she must find a way to navigate her strange new surroundings lest she be drowned under human machinations and politics. Who among these people are enemies? Who among them are allies? And most importantly, who is she without her mother’s guidance and protection?

Age range: 16+

Type: Fantasy, medieval, F/F

Hot off the presses, absolutely brand-new freaks from my dream last night!

These were characters in an anime that I walked in on my roommates watching and I think they're fantastic.

Tagged by @winterandwords thank you!

From today's writing session:

Kit seemed pleased with himself. He smiled as he looked around and grinned wider still when he met Anrikas's eyes. Perhaps he really had only been enjoying the confining nature of the ship. "You're insufferable," Anrikas hissed at him. "Usually," Kit agreed. "You seem quite adept at suffering me. Not everyone can say as much." "I shall put it foremost on my list of accomplishments." "No one would believe you in any case." Then Kit changed topics. "When we get to an inn, make sure to tell them that I'm interested in card games. The innkeeper may get a cut if they can funnel seemingly easy targets into serious games."

Glad you like it! I can say that this is how they communicate for at least like...70% of the book lmao

(they still talk this way for the other 30%, it's just less obnoxious and more affectionate towards the end)

Thank you for everybody who voted in the first poll! Unfortunately we end up with a 5 way tie for third place lmao

I am therefore doing a shorter poll to hopefully tiebreak.

Thank you for everybody who voted in the first poll! Unfortunately we end up with a 5 way tie for third place lmao

I am therefore doing a shorter poll to hopefully tiebreak.

Thank you for everybody who voted in the first poll! Unfortunately we end up with a 5 way tie for third place lmao

I am therefore doing a shorter poll to hopefully tiebreak.

Thanks to @writingamongther0ses for the tag!

📝 Share the last line you added to a WIP (or a last chapter line, or the last line you edited, or the last whatever works for you)

This is from Miles From Morning...

One job and then the next until they all blur and fade together. One night and then the next. One day. One hour. One minute. One self and no self and nothing again.

Tagging @sunset-a-story, @talesfromaurea, @talesofsorrowandofruin and @tc-doherty if you'd like to do it, with an open tag for anyone else who wants to share a last line 💜

Reblogs, replies etc on my tag posts are always welcome, but if you're doing this tag yourself, please make your own post instead of using mine to start a reblog chain.

I finished all of my pinup requests and I had a lot of fun with that so now I figured I would do something for pride month instead! As a poll this time because maybe that's a little easier? And I'll draw, I don't know...the top 3 choices? I'll figure that out.

Maybe this is the kind of thing I could do each month...? Feel free to let me know what you think about that.

So! Please let me know which couples you would like to see the most! Alphabetical by story title.

Who's who:

In honor of pride month, the e-book version of my lesbian knight/dragon love story is on sale for a whole dollar off! Only $3.99 for the month of June, so if you've ever been interested in checking it out now might be the time~

(especially with the second book coming out later this year)

Where to buy?

I don't know why the Barnes & Noble links aren't working from that site but it is at B&N, you can find it here.

Synopsis:

In a ruined castle deep in the wilderness, there lived a beautiful princess guarded by a ferocious dragon. Except for the fact that the maiden in the tower was no princess at all, but the dragon’s daughter. Rescued against her will, she is carried off to human lands and given the name Lady Patrice Drake. Caught between culture shock and grief, she must find a way to navigate her strange new surroundings lest she be drowned under human machinations and politics. Who among these people are enemies? Who among them are allies? And most importantly, who is she without her mother’s guidance and protection?

Age range: 16+

Type: Fantasy, medieval, F/F