I'm one of those people who never finishes anything. The reasons usually include deep depression or no motivation. I've been working on this novel for awhile now -- the title has changed several times, and so has the basic "plot" and way it has been written.
It's the first book since 2007 that I have actually written over 1000 words on, so I don't want to quit. Besides, I love most of the characters. Or at least two of them.
My mind keeps telling me over and over that there's no plot, no conflict, no tension, and that it's probably boring. It's been written two other times, this time being the third.
Anyway, I'm not sure what I would write after this, so it HAS to be finished.
When I'm not writing on this book, I'm sitting around feeling "meh". It's all I've got going for me at the moment...
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Status: 30,700 words, first draft
Genre: High Fantasy
Sylphia Faine killed the lord who assaulted her younger sister Clover, and now she deals with her crimes under a contract with the mercenary group the Steel Wolves. Stubborn and feisty, she’s not afraid to speak her mind, even if it angers the Guildmaster’s only son, Zahki–the member she’s paired up with to pass her initiation job. During the mission, however, they encounter something they were not expected, and Sylphia has to pay for it.
Clover Faine regrets her actions the caused the now dead nobleman to stalk her. She once craved attention from everyone, especially boys. With people accusing her of being a no-good whore, she would rather disappear and be alone. Still, she is all her father has left of family, and in order to show her face again, Clover has to change something. She has to tell everyone the truth, even it means writing it under a different name.
Together, with Sylphia’s blade and Clover’s quill, these sisters will take back the lives they deserve.
Feedback: I want people who can either encourage me as much as possibly and people who would read what I have and give me pointers, or their opinions on what it's missing.
Publishing: Traditional/Trade.
Credentials: Enthusiasm and patience. Avid reader of fantasy, at least.
This book contains swearing and sexual references. Violence may be included, but not written well.
Thank you to anyone who reads this!
It's the first book since 2007 that I have actually written over 1000 words on, so I don't want to quit. Besides, I love most of the characters. Or at least two of them.
My mind keeps telling me over and over that there's no plot, no conflict, no tension, and that it's probably boring. It's been written two other times, this time being the third.
Anyway, I'm not sure what I would write after this, so it HAS to be finished.
When I'm not writing on this book, I'm sitting around feeling "meh". It's all I've got going for me at the moment...
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Status: 30,700 words, first draft
Genre: High Fantasy
Sylphia Faine killed the lord who assaulted her younger sister Clover, and now she deals with her crimes under a contract with the mercenary group the Steel Wolves. Stubborn and feisty, she’s not afraid to speak her mind, even if it angers the Guildmaster’s only son, Zahki–the member she’s paired up with to pass her initiation job. During the mission, however, they encounter something they were not expected, and Sylphia has to pay for it.
Clover Faine regrets her actions the caused the now dead nobleman to stalk her. She once craved attention from everyone, especially boys. With people accusing her of being a no-good whore, she would rather disappear and be alone. Still, she is all her father has left of family, and in order to show her face again, Clover has to change something. She has to tell everyone the truth, even it means writing it under a different name.
Together, with Sylphia’s blade and Clover’s quill, these sisters will take back the lives they deserve.
Feedback: I want people who can either encourage me as much as possibly and people who would read what I have and give me pointers, or their opinions on what it's missing.
Publishing: Traditional/Trade.
Credentials: Enthusiasm and patience. Avid reader of fantasy, at least.
This book contains swearing and sexual references. Violence may be included, but not written well.
Thank you to anyone who reads this!
