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desdasiwrites · 1 year

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– Scott Hawkins, The Library at Mount Char

#book quote of the day #scott hawkins #The Library at Mount Char #sci fi books #urban fantasy #books about books #libraries #humor #booklr

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badger-00k · 6 months

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Of Cats, Apples and Old Friends

It was a lovely October morning: a radiant day with a fine weather unspoiled by clouds and a playful breeze to match; indeed it was a day fit for poetry and romance of the highest degree. However, as is the case for most such days, it came at a time where it was less fit to be enjoyed.

In fact on that spry autumn day our dear protagonist was holed up in her room with a steaming mug of tea, pouring over her professor's infuriatingly vague assignments. Mr. Cog had demanded that they take a picture of an apple; but not just any picture, mind you.

"The picture must tell a story. What is this apple? Whence does it come? What is its purpose?"

Olivia, who perhaps naively had heretofore believed apples to be rather straightforward botanical objects was now racking her brain over the platonic ideal of an apple in search of a good idea.

She'd grabbed a handful of different apples from the kitchen basket and had been carrying them around nonstop trying to observe them in different lightings and settings; even sketching them a few times.

It was all for naught. Either the apples were withholding their ethereal secrets out of sheer, unbridled spite (which the superstitious part of her brain was starting the believe, beginning thus a lifelong feud with the fruit) or Mr. Cog was an unbearably pretentious bugger.

Either way her efforts had been all but thwarted for the time being. Olivia glanced sourly at the insultingly blue sky unfolding over her window and stepped away from her desk to refill her empty mug.

As she shouldered past the minefield of laundry baskets and precarious book piles scattered through her room she perceived a fluffy orange thing in the very corner of her eye.

The thing turned out to be a small tomcat perched on a high shelf, his paws tucked under his chest. He looked completely at ease and very, very pleased with himself.

He gave a little trill as their eyes met, and despite her confusion Olivia couldn't help but chuckle.

"How long have even you been here, little guy?" she asked, cautiously offering her hand.

The cat said nothing, but sniffed her hand and smushed his pointy face against it with a purr.

She smiled and scratched under his jaw.

A small can of tuna was fetched for him and was immensely appreciated. Olivia, sitting on her bed, watched him quietly as he lapped up the food.

As if struck by lightning she reached for an apple and with a fat black marker drew a sad face on it.

She set it up on the back of the chair where the feasting was taking place so it looked as though the apple was mournfully looking down at the cat.

Satisfied with her handiwork she snapped a few pictures from different angles. Oddly enough even when he was finished eating he obligingly stood still, smelling the interior of the can as if it were the single most interesting thing in the universe and then just not moving at all.

She didn't have the time to reflect on her luck before being startled out of her thoughts by the doorbell's shrill howl.

On the other side of the door stood a tall, gangly young woman with brown skin and wild black curls that complemented her dusty cargo pants and washed out t-shirt.

Recognition flared up in her brain, but before she could utter the tiniest sound the other girl was already halfway through a speech she seemed to have practiced hundreds of times.

"Hello! Awfully sorry to bother you, I'm looking for my cat. He's a small ginger male, neutered, likes to sneak in houses and dorm rooms. Have you-" her big hazel eyes flung open until they were the size of saucers.

Olivia couldn't help but giggle as the realization slowly dawned on her old friend, and flashed her her signature winning grin as a response.

"What, forgot my handsome face already Amelia dear? High school wasn't that much time ago."

The light brown on the other girl's cheeks darkened slightly.

"Oh, uhm, hey. It's been a while!" She gave her a genuine if slightly awkward little smile.

"Indeed. What can I do you for? Something about a cat?"

"Yes! Have you-"

"Say no more!" Olivia whirled around, scooped up the cat and returned triumphantly to the girl.

"I believe-" she said, showing off the little creature with a dramatic flourish of her arm, "you were looking for this small fellow."

Amelia clasped her hands together and sighed with relief.

"Yes! Thank you. He usually follows me like a shadow, but every so often he decides to strike out on his own and just... hang out with strangers I guess." She shrugged. "Don't know."

She dropped to her haunches and extended her hand to ruffled the top of his head.

"Ay, bobito! Me haces preocupar por nada."

The young artist leaned against the doorframe and bobbed her head to the side like a quizzical little bird.

"Is Bobito his name?"

"No, I just call him that sometimes. It's... kind of like calling a child little dummy, you know? But his name is Banjo."

"Aww, how cute!" squealed Olivia, burying her hand in the luxurious fur of the cat's back.

"It suits him so well!"

Banjo chirped and politely weaseled out of her grasp, hopping by Amelia's side.

Olivia feigned a noise of distress; then she leaned down, winked, and blew him a kiss.

The little tomcat straightened his tail and answered with a happy little meow.

For a half minute the tall unkept girl shuffled awkwardly on her feet before finally muttering:

"Hey, listen. I know we haven't kept in touch but... I don't know man. I liked you- platonically" she added hastily, "-back in school. If you're not busy, would you like to come grab a coffee with me one of these days?"

The clumsy sincerity in her ex classmate's voice warmed Olivia's heart.

"Of course. Hell!" she glanced back at the delightful blue sky unfurling out her window.

"Wanna go now?"

"Wai- now?"

"Yeah! You busy?"

"Not really, but-"

"Then it's settled, innit?"

She whisked over to her closet, grabbed a coat, locked the door behind her and snatched the other girl's wrist before pulling her along and out of the dorms.

"Come on now! I know the *best* coffee shop around here."

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thesungod · 1 year

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do not compare heartstopper to tsats EVER AGAIN if nico spoke like a fr heartstopper character the book would be 100x better

i do apologize. let me rewrite:

“nico doesn’t speak like a walmart version of an heartstopper character😭”

#mostly i mean that the jokes felt kinda similar but heartstopper is a romantic comedy and the nico book was urban fantasy so it just doesn’t #it doesn’t work 😭#just in general the scarce humor in the book felt very rom-com like and it wouldn’t be a flaw if it was in the right genre #for instance the scene where nico accidentally organized a huge surprise party instead of a private date to ask will out #it could work in a romcom but in this book it just feels like what the f-#ask #solangelo book spoilers #tsats spoilers #solangelo book

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mister-mander · 10 months

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Vell Harlan and the Doomsday Dorms

My debut novel, Vell Harlan and the Doomsday Dorms, is now live as an Amazon ebook!

At the world’s top college of magic and technology, every day brings a new discovery -and a new disaster. The advanced experiments of the college students tend to be both ambitious and apocalyptic, with the end of the world only prevented by a mysterious time loop, and a small handful of students who retain their memories.

Freshman Vell Harlan, the newest student to get caught in the loop, now has to deal with stopping the apocalypse on a daily basis on top of having to study for exams- but he takes every doomsday in stride. While the dragons, gun-wielding octopi, and alien tourists are new, this isn’t Vell’s first brush with death and resurrection…

The first book in a chaotic, episodic serial that blends comedy, sci-fi, and urban fantasy is a whopping 217,000 words of unpredictable adventure, lovable and diverse characters, and laugh-out-loud humor.

#book #books and reading #author #indie author #comedy #scifi #scififantasy #humor #urban fantasy #self-publishing #diverse #lgbtq+#theoretically how many times do you think I'd have to blaze this post for Neil Gaiman to see it

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bagiesupreme · 5 months

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The Book of Cleansing (The Path That Binds Book 1) - Chapter Two: The Regional Alert

Chapter Two is up!

A mundane patrol ends up being disrupted by an unusual omen...

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drewchial · 1 year

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THE EASTER JACKALOPE (Short Story Trailer)

Centuries ago, the demon goddess Mahthildis reigned in hell, until they kicked her out. She’s been fighting her way back ever since. Her mission takes her deep into the den of legendary creature with a fondness for eggs. Join us on the hunt for the allusive EASTER JACKALOPE. A short story that asks: What happens when paranormal researchers are confronted by a Pokémon trainer? Find out…

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#Animation #Bigfoot #book trailer #Cryptids #El Chupacabra #Featured #horror fiction #humor #Jackalope #Mortal Kombat #Mothman #Patrick Nagel #Pokémon #Sasquatch #short fiction #urban fantasy

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authorunpublished · 9 months

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Book Review: The Witch Hitch

Title: The Witch Hitch [A Cupcake Coven Romance 2] Author: Elizabeth Bass Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romance Rating: 3 Stars Description/Synopsis: Lots of people get pre-wedding jitters, but Bailey Tomlin’s are a bit extreme. Paranoia . . . the sudden ability to communicate with her pet parrot . . . something odd is definitely happening. And while Bailey searches for the perfect dress, she discovers…

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#2 #a cupcake coven romance #author #authorunpublished #book #elizabeth bass #fantasy #humor #review #romance #the witch hitch #unpublished #urban

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thebestbookrecommendations · 2 years

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John Dies at the End - David Wong

(John Dies at the End #1)

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrok, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. The only defense is knowledge. You need to read this book, to the end. Even the part with the bratwurst. Why? You just have to trust me. The important thing is this: The drug is called Soy Sauce and it gives users a window into another dimension. John and I never had the chance to say no. You still do. I'm sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very dark epoch the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: None of this was my fault.

Read if You Like:

Horror

Humor/Comedy

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Urban Fantasy

Supernatural/Paranormal

Absurdist Humor

Recommended if You Enjoy:

Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)

3/5

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terapsina · 7 months

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Ask Game for us Self-proclaimed BOOK WORMS 📖🐛

Name the best book you've read so far this year.

Favorite fantasy book(s).

Favorite fantasy sub-genre(s). (high fantasy, urban fantasy, portal fantasy etc.)

Favorite science fiction book(s).

Favorite science fiction sub-genre(s). (dystopian, superhero, aliens etc.)

Favorite romance novel(s).

What kind of common romance tropes do you enjoy and what kind do you dislike?

Favorite queer fiction book(s).

Favorite detective novel(s).

Favorite classical literature.

Favorite historical fiction.

Favorite horror book(s).

Favorite thriller(s).

Favorite humor and satire book(s).

Which genre(s) are your favorite?

Favorite trilogy.

Favorite finished book series.

Favorite unfinished book series.

Do you read new and less known books or only the big bestsellers?

Where and how do you find new books to read?

The book(s) on your school reading list you actually enjoyed.

Favorite example of a Chosen One trope in a book.

Favorite heist story book(s).

Favorite Young Adult book(s).

Favorite Middle Grade book(s).

Favorite novella(s).

What was the first book you remember reading as a kid?

Goodreads or StoryGraph (or something else)?

How many books do you have on your 'to-be-read' list?

How many books do you have on your 'currently-reading' list?

Do you mostly read through e-reader; reading app on phone; on your laptop; a physical copy; or by audiobook?

Name your favorite author(s).

How often do you read by listening to audiobooks?

Favorite book narration voice actor(s).

Least favorite trope in your most favorite book genre.

Your absolute most favorite character(s) from any book you've ever read.

The only example of your least favorite trope being written in such a way that you enjoyed it.

How many books have you read this year?

Do you read reviews before picking up a book?

Did you ever want to be a writer?

When you get ready for a week long trip to somewhere how many books do you download/pack inside the suitcase?

Do you buy hardcover book copies for previously purchased paperbacks and library books you enjoyed reading?

Title of a book you own that's in the worst physical condition you have. Explain what happened to it. Post a picture if you want.

The book(s) whose stories have become part of your very makeup.

What book(s) would you sell your soul to get a TV or movie adaptation of?

I like _____, recommend me a book to read, please (insert a book, or trope, or character, or... anything you like before asking for this one).

What are the last three books you read?

Do you leave reviews for the books you've read? How often?

Do you prefer hopeful, humorous, very emotional or darker books?

What kind of book have you never read but always hope to find at some point in the future?

#ask meme #book asks #books #ask me #ask bait #ask game #reading #terapsina rambles #i was bored okay?

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notbecauseofvictories · 4 months

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I think I saw you shared a list of books you’d read a couple years ago and was it you who read something like 350+ books in a single year? If so that’s absolutely remarkable and I’d love to see a list of top ten (or twenty or whatever number) of books you’ve read this year that you recommend

Don't be ridiculous, I only read 303 books in 2021! That's much more reasonable than 350. And I've read fewer and fewer each year since---this year I don't think I'm going to crack 50, though I still have a couple days.

Still, always happy to talk about what I enjoyed. Books are listed in vaguely chronological order, though I make no promises.

Patricia Wants to Cuddle, Samantha Allen

I've mentioned this book before, but essentially I put in the library request solely for the improbability of the premise---The Bachelor heads to the PNW and encounters Bigfoot? Fortunately, it delivered on that promise magnificently. A breezy and delightfully gruesome little novel with a bodycount.

Are You My Mother?, Alison Bechdel

I didn't viscerally connect with this one as much as "Fun Home" but I think it might be because it's…closer to the bone for me. When Bechdel writes about the longing for a mother that can't be answered, pulling back, pleasing, an anger that becomes unspeakable, re-routed to anxiety…it's uh. well it's churned up the silt, let's put it that way.

Greener Pastures, Michael Wehunt

I love short stories, but finding those authors who hit the right notes unerringly, in such a brief space, can be tricky sometimes. Wehunt is the rare exception, strange and unique as a writer, dream-like in his descriptions and images. "October Film Haunt: Under the House" was my favorite, though I can't say for sure whether it's because I recognized the framing device or it was just fun to read…

Running with Scissors, A Wolf at the Table, Lust & Wonder, Augusten Burroughs

I read these out of order (Lust & Wonder first, then the other two) but even so, I was wildly impressed. Lust & Wonder was a revelation; I stumbled on it in the library and walked out with it the same day. No wonder people tell you to read his books, he's got such a clear-eyed meanness, an interesting sort of canniness to his depiction of himself, the people in his life…it really does demonstrate that there is no such thing as a boring life, just a boring narrator. But if Lust & Wonder is Burroughs at the height of his power, Running with Scissors and Wolf at the Table are the necessary steps up to it. More unfinished, more raw---a litany of horrors, not even leavened by that same canny, mean humor that flashes through L&W. It's just horrifically sad to watch every person around this kid fail him, leave, or both; terrifying and unexpectedly funny and yet tender as a sucking wound.

The Princess Bride, William Goldman

I picked this up entirely by chance and ended up being deeply charmed. I don't know what I was expecting---well, no, that's not true, I was expecting the film. But what I got instead was something almost real, pleasantly rough around the edges as Goldman's caustic narration winds its way from Florin to the machinations of S. Morgenstern's lawyers, to his struggles with raising his son. (One of the funniest scenes was when he goes to meet S. Morgenstern's lawyer, and the ravishingly beautiful attorney becomes a horrible old hag the more she talks about how he won't be granted a license.) I was afraid the book would be twee, but at the center of it is a pure (if slightly embarrassing, but truth generally is outside of Florin) love of stories, and wanting stories told.

In the Woods, The Likeness, Broken Harbor, Tana French

As I've said before, I started reading this series because I was traveling to Ireland and thought it seemed appropriate. I didn't go too deep into French's oeuvre, mostly because I couldn't shake wanting the books to be urban fantasy rather than gripping psychological portraits with a decidedly noir sensibility. Still, the books themselves are taut and fascinating, the portraits they paint of the Dublin Murder Squad (all of whom are staggering, wounded in their own ways) and the blighted, post-Celtic Tiger Ireland, are deeply compelling. Also, I do still think The Likeness is a perfect answer to The Secret History.

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, Kim Fu

There's something truly powerful in a short story that doesn't answer any questions or provide you with any sort of guidance---just walks in and rearranges your photographs so they're slightly off-kilter, leaves you with that destabilization. It's almost spiritual, that sense. In particular, there's a story in the collection about the world's sense of taste disappearing; a woman begins crafting art installations to try and recreate the experience of eating a pear, what your favorite family meal tasted like. Short stories are like that.

Perilous Times, Thomas D. Lee

I was surprised by this one. I know that's how I've described half the books above, but truly, this surprised me---not so much the rising action or plot (there's a sleeping king, knights around a table, a dragon) but I loved the setting so much. The depiction of a slightly-futuristic UK as drowning land sold off for parts; figures like immortal spymaster Marlowe coexisting with reborn Lancelot and Kay; the fay hovering around the edges; and then just….all the factions, the Welsh royalists and men's rights group propped up by military contractors; environmental activists, the references to the hodgepodge that existed in the 4th century AD too. More than anything, the novel conveyed how Britain's always been a place of change, the movement of people and permeable barriers, and that more than anything worked for me. (Also, it's a small thing but I loved how the Camelot crew translated modern concepts and objects into their language and knowledge of the world. It was always shown as hesitation rather than total shock, and I found it both moving and persuasive.)

A Cup of Salt Tears, Isabel Yap

I read this in a series of speculative novellas, which impressed on me yet again how hard it must be to write novellas. (Last year, one of my least favorite books was a novella; I still think about it with joyful hate.) However, Yap takes care to focus on single, brief narrative, concerns herself solely with the very small yet very significant issue of a woman, her husband, who and how she loves, wrapped up together with a kappa. Excellent, haunting.

Books of 2020 | Books of 2021 | Books of 2022

#from the bookshelf

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nicksandslick · 3 months

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wrt pjo show. i keep trying to figure out what’s Wrong With It because it doesn’t feel quite right and it’s a challenge to articulate. even beyond an allergy to action sequences (it’s a book with swordfighting and monsters! why am i listening to people talk the whole time!) and an insistence on repeating the themes out loud every 20-30 seconds (hmmm. i wonder if we’ve said that the gods are bad parents and cruel to mortals enough times this episode. let’s add in 2 more just to be safe). and dusty stick me all you want for analyzing children’s books but the og series is so interesting because it walks that line between fantasy and the real world. the whole point is that being a demigod is analogus to being a preteen/teen in that you’re straddling the worlds of childhood and adulthood, never fully belonging to either. that’s what makes it such an effective children’s series. the point of low fantasy is that it incurs on the normal world, allowing people to see the fantastical in their everyday lives. (it’s why urban fantasy took off to the extent it did in the 2000s.) people, especially young people, can carry the escapism to their real lives. children are great at imagining the magical into reality and low fantasy just capitalizes on that preexisting talent. SO the pjo books took such pains to connect the magical to the everyday. grover plays hilary duff and YMCA to do plant and tracking magic. charon loves italian suits and annoys his boss for a pay raise. percy, annabeth, and grover return gladiola the poodle to her owner to get enough money for train tickets. these details seem random and unimportant, but they create a larger framework of cultural references and humor that weaves the two “worlds” together. (part of the success of this is a strong flavor of 2005, because “culture” moved far more slowly and could be more easily referenced in books and television without being grotesquely outdated by the time of release. but that doesn’t mean we should, like, completely give up and try to create bland timeless stories. imo.) the most successful episodes for me were 1&2—the episodes where the story takes place almost entirely in the mortal world or the mythical world. episodes where the balance has to be treaded are. lacking.

#there’s more thoughts connected to this one but im trying to get it out #pjo show crit #rr crit #??? i guess???

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imsaanvikhanna · 1 month

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hey guys! i could use some support

so most of y'all who've been following this blog for any amount of time probably know that i've written a book that has been waiting to get published.

the book is called 'the messengers of doom.' full of humor, it is an urban fantasy revolving around hindu mythology, for young adults but it can be interpreted differently by any age group, and tackles themes like love, life, pain, purpose et cetera.

currently in the publishing process, it is out around this may! yes! finally!

if you'd like to get to know more about this book, find out about me as a writer & my writing process, be one of the first to find out when the book is finally out & get the book as soon as possible, or if you'd simply like to support a friend, you can find my official instagram here:

i've made this account pretty recently, so there's all sorts of updates regarding 'the messengers of doom' that are going to be out soon!

thank you!

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animentality · 1 year

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All the vibes for my newest book, 7 Deadly Habits of the Modern Demon Summoner, an urban fantasy adventure with romance and angst and dark humor, available here. Summary below!

#writing #writers on tumblr #spilled ink #literature #7 deadly habits

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bagiesupreme · 7 months

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The Book of Cleansing (The Path That Binds Book 1) - Chapter One: Field Training Gossip

Wowie a new story???? Who would’ve thought!

Decided to take a mini-break from sdg and get started on an old idea of mine. Please enjoy the synopsis and chapter 1!

Teddy Ozenne had made the mistake of thinking that her first summer as a full-fledged demon hunter would be somewhat mundane. When someone begins murdering Divinari, or people created by divine beings for the sake of cleansing the world of evil, throughout Southern California, she finds that her summer will be anything but. She is soon submerged into a world she has only witnessed the outskirts of, a complex and secretive society plagued by the shadows of a tragedy fifteen years past. As Teddy and her friends begin to investigate the murders, she must trust her head and her heart to guide her through, even as long--buried secrets threaten to collapse everything she had once been sure of...including herself. Temp cover art by @ozumiwizard

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drewchial · 1 year

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THE DEVIL’S VALENTINE Short Story Trailer

THE DEVIL’S VALENTINE Short Story Trailer #MortalKombat #booktrailer #bookteaser #booktube #shortfiction

Centuries ago, the demon goddess Mahthildis was kicked out of hell. She’s been fighting her way back ever since. The tides of battle turn when her lover goes missing. Desperate to be reunited, Mahthildis must steal the skull of St. Valentine if she’s ever going to see her lover again. We invite you to join us on this unholy heist we’re calling THE DEVIL’S VALENTINE. A short story that takes you…

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#book trailer #dark humor #Featured #horror fiction #Luperca #Lupercalia #Mortal Kombat #Patrick Nagel #romance #Satan #short fiction #Supernatural Romance #the devil #urban fantasy #Valentines day

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traegorn · 4 months

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I need to stop doing this to myself.

(A Rant Where Trae Has Written Too Many Books This Month)

So since most of you started following me because of Witchcraft or podcast stuff, I realize a lot of you don't know how much fiction writing I do.

Primarily what I've published are comics. The big one is UnCONventional (which ran from December of 2009 to December of 2019), but I also did a steampunk comic called The Chronicles of Crosarth (which I put on hiatus in like 2018 intending to come back to... but I haven't, and I make no guarantee that I will even though over 650 of the 800 planned pages are done). Crosarth is... fine? The art isn't great in either of these, but UnCONventional carries itself with the humor.

But that's all old stuff. You may be like "Trae, what have you been producing for the last four years," and the answer is "not a lot." I got major creative block with the pandemic. Peregrine Lake, the "Northwoods Gothic" comic I was supposed to launch in 2020 (which has some characters from UnCONventional in it) didn't materialize when I said it would. What storytelling energy I had went into Stormwood & Associates and The Meatgrinder (my two actual play podcasts), but that was it.

And then 2023 happened, and the juices started flowing again.

Peregrine Lake is moving forward -- but with me just doing the writing. My urge to draw has not returned, but my urge to write has. A friend of mine, Ethan Flanagan, is drawing it, and I've written the first year of comics. It likely won't launch any time soon (the artist I'm working with is busy as hell so we want to get a shit-ton of the comic done before we launch it -- we have like the first month and a half of the comic ready?). But yeah -- it's happening. I hoping for Spring, but we'll see.

The other thing though is that I've started writing, like, novels. I've always had like twenty ideas in my head, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I decided to start with the idea I cared the least about (in case I fucked it up): A queer urban fantasy story.

In the last month and a half I've written complete drafts of two different novels in this setting, and am halfway through another one... and have another one outlined.

I, uh, had some ideas.

If you're asking yourself "Hey Trae -- what the fuck? That's a lot" you need to know a few things that aren't obvious. At one point in college, in 72 hours, I produced over 40 pages of text between three research papers. All were for 300 level courses, and I may have disassociated while writing them because I frankly don't remember most of it. But, like, they were decent papers.

One of those papers is in Google Scholar.

Anyway, yeah. I haven't been sleeping great because I've been obsessively writing, but you might ask "Why didn't you just write one and get it ready to publish?" That's a great question. Because I wrote a book, and when I was 3/4 of the way through it I realized something very important: This book would make a great sequel to a book I haven't written. I've been writing book two in a series where I haven't written book one yet.

Well fuck.

So I finished that draft, and I went and wrote book one. Now that book? That book I'm getting ready to publish. I expect to have it out in January. Part of my editing process involves setting what I think is a completed, good, revised draft down for a couple of weeks and then returning to it with fresh eyes. We're in that waiting period right now.

But I still had a bunch of energy.

So the first thing I did was a revising draft on book two (the one I wrote first), but I finished that. And had more energy. And more stories in this setting kept popping up.

So I started a third book. And I'm halfway through the first draft of that book. But then I realized yesterday... shit, this isn't book three.

This is book four.

I need stuff to happen before we get to this story.

So now I've outlined the actual book three, and am working on literally both of these books at once (I'll take a break for Christmas and then go do a final edit on Book One).

And... I'm just like... why am I like this?

I need to stop myself for a few days and get more sleep.

#writing

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