Embrace the Escape [AuthorAsh]
Dec 31, 2023 7:02:53 GMT -5
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Post by AuthorAsh on Dec 31, 2023 7:02:53 GMT -5
It's been a long time since I have felt the passion of bringing in the New Year with writing. With ideas and with the drive to complete projects. My health dropped the last few years and only now it's being fixed that I am picking back up. So with that, I am returning. I am rising above what was and thrive within what will be. I have so many ideas and plans. Last year really was about finding myself and my love of writing again. It was being a reader and coming to terms with things happening around a pen name. I know I put it up that were were multiple pen names, so I will be noting those within, but I will try to keep things solid together. My other main goal is to really be active in the community again like I was before.
For this year, the goal is to celebrate every win, every word, every chapter. Instead of doing a goal of words, I will be working on chapters. This way I do not feel pressured with a strict word goal or that there must be a certain timeframe for things to be written. It's easier to focus on a single chapter than a 50,000 word document.
This year I'd really love to explore all the ideas I have in my head. Really delve into the worlds and worldbuilding. Bringing all those creative escapes into reality.
I want to focus on celebrating the small - doing chapters. But a yearly goal is a good plan, I think.
A very basic word goal to start with. Working off of 4TW dailies: 444 a day.
3,278 / 162,000
Mostly, though I want to have Publishing and Completion Goals.
That's where I really want to shine is having things completed for once.
I'll probably be working on the challenges more this year to help keep me focused and driven.
Novels Published: 0/4
Novellas: 0/2
Short Stories: 0/4
Title: A Realm of Magic #3 (Emissary of Magic Season One)
Type: Novel
Genre: Academia/Portal Fantasy
Status: Writing
Summary: After getting caught up in the magic of the First, Dyani is now stuck within the Goddess' Realm while her body is in a coma. It's time that she learns more about the world she stepped into and not just the human idea of that world. Undergoing severe training and learning, Dyani soon finds herself back in the past to test those newfound skills. What she didn't count on was finding a place there with new friends and maybe something more.
Word Count: 24,172
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: Fractured Minds (HP/Dragel Fanfiction)
Type: Fanfiction
Genre: Fantasy
Status: Writing
Summary: Death visits her favorite child on the brink of turning into an Obscurial to Seal away the chaotic magics. Harry has had to survive the Dursley's as best as he could. Unfortunately, this has led to Harry developing Dissociative Identity Disorder in his childhood, along with multiple Seals that keep him suppressed through his wild journeys at Fate's hand. Harry forgets that he is a system of other Identities just before Hogwarts, where Freak and Boy are more than just names.
Harry goes through many different life-and-death situations in his school years, leading to cracks in his many Seals. Fourth Year shatters what Seal Death put upon him, and his Nameless gift of Empathy and the Obscurial/Metamorphmagus Magic turns into a second Nameless gift. One where Harry and his alters, in a form they prefer, show themselves to those he considers safe.
From suppressed Soulscreams to building a Circle as an Adult. Harry eventually finds himself in Nevarah as a Hunt begins. He searches for a Circle that accepts him and his other identities that have become a part of who he is.
Word Count: 16,377
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒
Link to Work: archiveofourown.org/works/51962869
Title: Forest of Shadows
Type: Epic Novel
Genre: Dark Fae Fantasy & Death Trials
Status: Writing & Plotting
Summary: The Fae once roamed the world, sharing upon the same space and resources as humans, until they absolved themselves of the primitivity that humans were. Elaaria is a realm sitting atop the Earth realm and the Guardians of the Gates heavily monitor it’s entrances, though humans are aware their existence. So it is a surprise when a human stumbles through one. Sofia is a girl like no other. She tumbles through the Gate beaten bloody and her clothes full of holes, yet she stands tall in front of the “welcoming committee”. Sofia seeks to remain in Elaaria, leaving behind the one that brought his fist upon her skin.
Except, the Travail has made its annual appearance, leaving the entire realm in bated breath. Prospective Champions are pouring in to brave the Edge, the forest in which they must traverse through in order to have a chance at the job of dreams. Either you can become a Guardian of the Gates with freedom to wander between the realms or become one the the Elite Guards who protect the Fae Royalty, the Sidhe.
Sofia is taken into custody as she is falsely accused of harming a Fae. Her punishment? Being sent to the Edge to prove her worth of being permitted to stay within Elaaria. With no prior training, her likelihood of surviving is slim. Except, once she steps into into the Edge, things take a turn for the worse. Much worse than she would have ever imagined. Instead of conquering the Edge, she now faces much more sinister plots. Including the underhanded schemes of overthrowing the Sidhe’s throne with brutal assassination plans. Now, Sofia must fight to rescue the lives of those who may condemn her for being human.
The Travail has begun, let the race to the Throne begin.
Word Count: 1213
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: Dangerous Games (A Dark Polyam Serial Killer Romance)
Type: Novel
Genre: Dark Romance
Status: Writing
Summary: Feral Thrills, an upcoming horror game, goes viral when a popular streamer - Daphodil - is given early access. Daphne's channel thrives on horror gameplay streams, and it draws the attention of the four CEOs of Serial Entertainment, the company that created the game. There's danger lurking on both sides of the camera, and what started out as a gaming obsession takes a dangerous twist and turns into a sick game for Daphne's life. Are these men her freedom, or are they something more sinister? #WhyChoose #Polyamory MMMMF
Word Count: 18,338
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: Haunted (A Coven Halloween)
Type: Novella
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Status: Writing
Summary: Part of the Coven Universe, this is a short/novella length story that is based around a witch haunted by a ghost stuck attached to a grimoire. There's tension between the two, can they work together to free him before Halloween ends?
Word Count: 10,655
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: Tapestry of Visions
Type: Novel
Genre: Portal Fantasy
Status: Writing - Pantsing the Heck out of this...
Summary: Cassie has been wandering the world for over two millennia, not really fitting in. Especially since she bears the Curse of Seers, the ability to see the tapestry of Fate but risks going insane every time she connects with it. Despite being connected, Cassie is surprised to find that there are other planes of existence and creatures that lurk in them are dangerous.
Word Count: 9,600
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: GF: MM
Type: Short Story
Genre: Fantasy Erotica
Status: Writing
Summary: ... was convinced to do a new pen name and new entire genre in a niche community. So this is where it's ended up.
Word Count: 3,278
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
So these are the ideas that I will eventually get to during the year.
Right now, I'll keep them simple with just title and genre.
EMISSARY OF MAGIC UNIVERSE - (Testing SUNDRY UNIVERSE)
Portal Fantasy & Academia Fantasy
COVEN UNIVERSE
Paranormal Romance Novellas - Standalones but Character Crossover
Keep an eye out for this section. I'm republishing EOM #1 & #2 which I will put here as those are being edited.
Seeing IchthusFish's Banner for their Progress Thread actually reminded me that I need to make a creative section that's outside of the lovely writing and publishing. I have a fair few things that I am looking to learn and do over this year, as it will help me get things done for my books and content. Plus, some I just find relaxing.
Skill Development:
- Learn Inkarnate (Map Program - I need the pretties)
- Learn Affinity Publisher (bec Vellum is good for ebooks, not physical copies)
Skill Check:
- Finish Binding VE Schwab's Ghost Trilogy
- Print/Bind all of the There Be Dragons, Harry Fanfic
- Finish Binding the other Fanfic projects
Streaming:
- Start a Streaming schedule
- Get a nice overlay screen setup
- Be consistent
Website:
- Figure out a design for a website
- Develop website for all pen names
- Get reader magnet for newsletter
- Start newsletter
FINISH YOUR SH*T
My goal for this is two-fold. I want to finish everything I started in 2023 this year.
I also want to do new projects and keep track of those.
2023
2024
ONE, TWO, SERIES
Emissary of Magic - 2/5
Coven Novella Universe - 0/5
MM: POV Series - 0/?
LUDDITE CHALLENGE
? - 00/10
WRIDAY
January 0,000/5,000
Novellas: 0/2
Short Stories: 0/4
Title: A Realm of Magic #3 (Emissary of Magic Season One)
Type: Novel
Genre: Academia/Portal Fantasy
Status: Writing
Summary: After getting caught up in the magic of the First, Dyani is now stuck within the Goddess' Realm while her body is in a coma. It's time that she learns more about the world she stepped into and not just the human idea of that world. Undergoing severe training and learning, Dyani soon finds herself back in the past to test those newfound skills. What she didn't count on was finding a place there with new friends and maybe something more.
Word Count: 24,172
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: Fractured Minds (HP/Dragel Fanfiction)
Type: Fanfiction
Genre: Fantasy
Status: Writing
Summary: Death visits her favorite child on the brink of turning into an Obscurial to Seal away the chaotic magics. Harry has had to survive the Dursley's as best as he could. Unfortunately, this has led to Harry developing Dissociative Identity Disorder in his childhood, along with multiple Seals that keep him suppressed through his wild journeys at Fate's hand. Harry forgets that he is a system of other Identities just before Hogwarts, where Freak and Boy are more than just names.
Harry goes through many different life-and-death situations in his school years, leading to cracks in his many Seals. Fourth Year shatters what Seal Death put upon him, and his Nameless gift of Empathy and the Obscurial/Metamorphmagus Magic turns into a second Nameless gift. One where Harry and his alters, in a form they prefer, show themselves to those he considers safe.
From suppressed Soulscreams to building a Circle as an Adult. Harry eventually finds himself in Nevarah as a Hunt begins. He searches for a Circle that accepts him and his other identities that have become a part of who he is.
Word Count: 16,377
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒
Link to Work: archiveofourown.org/works/51962869
Title: Forest of Shadows
Type: Epic Novel
Genre: Dark Fae Fantasy & Death Trials
Status: Writing & Plotting
Summary: The Fae once roamed the world, sharing upon the same space and resources as humans, until they absolved themselves of the primitivity that humans were. Elaaria is a realm sitting atop the Earth realm and the Guardians of the Gates heavily monitor it’s entrances, though humans are aware their existence. So it is a surprise when a human stumbles through one. Sofia is a girl like no other. She tumbles through the Gate beaten bloody and her clothes full of holes, yet she stands tall in front of the “welcoming committee”. Sofia seeks to remain in Elaaria, leaving behind the one that brought his fist upon her skin.
Except, the Travail has made its annual appearance, leaving the entire realm in bated breath. Prospective Champions are pouring in to brave the Edge, the forest in which they must traverse through in order to have a chance at the job of dreams. Either you can become a Guardian of the Gates with freedom to wander between the realms or become one the the Elite Guards who protect the Fae Royalty, the Sidhe.
Sofia is taken into custody as she is falsely accused of harming a Fae. Her punishment? Being sent to the Edge to prove her worth of being permitted to stay within Elaaria. With no prior training, her likelihood of surviving is slim. Except, once she steps into into the Edge, things take a turn for the worse. Much worse than she would have ever imagined. Instead of conquering the Edge, she now faces much more sinister plots. Including the underhanded schemes of overthrowing the Sidhe’s throne with brutal assassination plans. Now, Sofia must fight to rescue the lives of those who may condemn her for being human.
The Travail has begun, let the race to the Throne begin.
Word Count: 1213
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: Dangerous Games (A Dark Polyam Serial Killer Romance)
Type: Novel
Genre: Dark Romance
Status: Writing
Summary: Feral Thrills, an upcoming horror game, goes viral when a popular streamer - Daphodil - is given early access. Daphne's channel thrives on horror gameplay streams, and it draws the attention of the four CEOs of Serial Entertainment, the company that created the game. There's danger lurking on both sides of the camera, and what started out as a gaming obsession takes a dangerous twist and turns into a sick game for Daphne's life. Are these men her freedom, or are they something more sinister? #WhyChoose #Polyamory MMMMF
Word Count: 18,338
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: Haunted (A Coven Halloween)
Type: Novella
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Status: Writing
Summary: Part of the Coven Universe, this is a short/novella length story that is based around a witch haunted by a ghost stuck attached to a grimoire. There's tension between the two, can they work together to free him before Halloween ends?
Word Count: 10,655
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: Tapestry of Visions
Type: Novel
Genre: Portal Fantasy
Status: Writing - Pantsing the Heck out of this...
Summary: Cassie has been wandering the world for over two millennia, not really fitting in. Especially since she bears the Curse of Seers, the ability to see the tapestry of Fate but risks going insane every time she connects with it. Despite being connected, Cassie is surprised to find that there are other planes of existence and creatures that lurk in them are dangerous.
Word Count: 9,600
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
Title: GF: MM
Type: Short Story
Genre: Fantasy Erotica
Status: Writing
Summary: ... was convinced to do a new pen name and new entire genre in a niche community. So this is where it's ended up.
Word Count: 3,278
Chapter Count: ▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|▒|
So these are the ideas that I will eventually get to during the year.
Right now, I'll keep them simple with just title and genre.
EMISSARY OF MAGIC UNIVERSE - (Testing SUNDRY UNIVERSE)
Portal Fantasy & Academia Fantasy
- A Bond of Magic (#4)
- A Mark of Magic (#5)
- Bk 1 Short Story
- Holiday/Yule Short Story
- MMC Travel from 2000yr to Present (Reader Magnet?)
- New Off Shoot Series: Emissary of Death
- New Off Shoot Series: Relic Hunter? (Working Title)
COVEN UNIVERSE
Paranormal Romance Novellas - Standalones but Character Crossover
- Craved (#1)
- Cursed (#2)
STANDALONES
- Reaping Hearts - Dark Portal Fantasy (I HAVE NO IDEA. SEND HELP)
- And Out From Blue Comes Yellow - Trans Ariel/Ursula Fantasy Romance
Keep an eye out for this section. I'm republishing EOM #1 & #2 which I will put here as those are being edited.
Seeing IchthusFish's Banner for their Progress Thread actually reminded me that I need to make a creative section that's outside of the lovely writing and publishing. I have a fair few things that I am looking to learn and do over this year, as it will help me get things done for my books and content. Plus, some I just find relaxing.
Skill Development:
- Learn Inkarnate (Map Program - I need the pretties)
- Learn Affinity Publisher (bec Vellum is good for ebooks, not physical copies)
Skill Check:
- Finish Binding VE Schwab's Ghost Trilogy
- Print/Bind all of the There Be Dragons, Harry Fanfic
- Finish Binding the other Fanfic projects
Streaming:
- Start a Streaming schedule
- Get a nice overlay screen setup
- Be consistent
Website:
- Figure out a design for a website
- Develop website for all pen names
- Get reader magnet for newsletter
- Start newsletter
My goal for this is two-fold. I want to finish everything I started in 2023 this year.
I also want to do new projects and keep track of those.
2023
| Stories Started | 6 |
| Stories Finished | 0 |
| Stories Remaining | 0 |
2024
| Stories Started | 1 |
| Stories Finished | 0 |
| Stories Remaining | 1 |
ONE, TWO, SERIES
Emissary of Magic - 2/5
Coven Novella Universe - 0/5
MM: POV Series - 0/?
LUDDITE CHALLENGE
? - 00/10
WRIDAY
January 0,000/5,000
I hope you feel better soon! Take it easy on yourself, getting anything done when sick is a tremendous accomplishment. You are doing amazing *cheers*