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An Intro to my WIPs (Again)
Jan. 12th, 2025 02:52 pmHi! My name is Duke and this is my second journal due to a typo in the name of my first journal I've decided to have two ongoing projects regarding my writing for this year, and I'm hoping that my pledge will assist me in sticking to my overall writing goals for 2025!
My first goal is to add about 40,000 words to my existing manuscript. It's an urban fantasy mystery novel set in the mid-2030s. The protagonist is an AMAB enby gay, like myself, and discovers that they are a witch on their 21st birthday. While I've written the story from point A to point Z, it currently sits at around 46,000 words, but I want to reach 85,000 total before I actually edit.
My second goal is to fully outline the sequel to this story and to be able to start drafting it next year at the latest. In fact, I just finished the first part of the 27chapter beat outline and aim to finish the last two acts' outlines by the end of January.
To answer some questions ahead of time:
1) This is a series of 5 planned novels. The first two take place before the last three, though the adventures for the last three will have varying overlap along the story's overall timeline since they'll be from the points of view of the secondary protagonists.
2) The series name is The Ozryn Files and focuses on new adult Zakary "Zak" Carmine-Reid and their two friends: Terrane di Skai and Mika Vogt. The first three books of Ozryn will follow Zak's perspective solely. Book 4 will follow Terrane's perspective, and book 5 will follow Mika's.
3) The series is intended to be read with books 1 and 2 being first, and in that order, with the remaining three being read at the reader's discretion once all books are published.
4) I take writing advice seriously from few people, mainly Creative Writing students who lead workshops through my university, and author of The Savior's Series Jenna Moreci. Please do not offer writing advice to me without prior solicitation.
5) I have Autism Spectrum Disorder and may come across as mean or blunt, but it's either because I didn't have a filter for the situation and/or didn't know that I needed such a filter.
My first goal is to add about 40,000 words to my existing manuscript. It's an urban fantasy mystery novel set in the mid-2030s. The protagonist is an AMAB enby gay, like myself, and discovers that they are a witch on their 21st birthday. While I've written the story from point A to point Z, it currently sits at around 46,000 words, but I want to reach 85,000 total before I actually edit.
My second goal is to fully outline the sequel to this story and to be able to start drafting it next year at the latest. In fact, I just finished the first part of the 27
To answer some questions ahead of time:
1) This is a series of 5 planned novels. The first two take place before the last three, though the adventures for the last three will have varying overlap along the story's overall timeline since they'll be from the points of view of the secondary protagonists.
2) The series name is The Ozryn Files and focuses on new adult Zakary "Zak" Carmine-Reid and their two friends: Terrane di Skai and Mika Vogt. The first three books of Ozryn will follow Zak's perspective solely. Book 4 will follow Terrane's perspective, and book 5 will follow Mika's.
3) The series is intended to be read with books 1 and 2 being first, and in that order, with the remaining three being read at the reader's discretion once all books are published.
4) I take writing advice seriously from few people, mainly Creative Writing students who lead workshops through my university, and author of The Savior's Series Jenna Moreci. Please do not offer writing advice to me without prior solicitation.
5) I have Autism Spectrum Disorder and may come across as mean or blunt, but it's either because I didn't have a filter for the situation and/or didn't know that I needed such a filter.
