If you read fantasy for the magic, the world-building, and the occasional moment of dark humor—I write that. One urban fantasy series, one epic fantasy series, both set in the Fractured Arcana universe, with more coming. My newsletter takes you deeper into the worlds, the characters, and what's next.
Newsletter - January 31, 2023
This past weekend, my wife flew to Nashville for a girls' weekend to celebrate her birthday. I love that she took the opportunity to celebrate, and that so many of her friends joined her.
I planned a video to make her laugh/groan while she was out with her girls, but it fell flat. At least the twins ended up with wooden swords out of the effort. Here is a link to the reel on Instagram - I have no idea how well the video attaches to the email.
Despite spending most of my free-time last weekend on the efforts to create the video for my wife's amusement, I accomplished some writing as well. I focused on the chapter I mentioned last week--the one I'd skipped that actually accounted for a good bit of time in the story. Expositional chapters are not my forte. It's not that I cannot write them--they're the easiest to write. Making them interesting? Now that's a challenge. Plus, the character and storyline arcs still have to continue through that time. It's a tall order. I don't think I accomplished ALL of that on my first try, but it isn't terrible. I definitely feel like it works enough that I can move on and continue writing. It won't be a deal-breaker for the story. While the first third of the story focuses on the travel, the second third needs to focus on the destinations. Gear shift.
I have no updates on the art. The artist sent some contract updates; I asked some questions, and it fizzled out. Since my daughter goes to the same school, I know they had a school dance this week, and maybe he had other concerns.
My youngest took a stab at drawing a mucker, a four-footed duck-like creature that the elves use to travel through the swamps.
o To-Do list for writing last week:
Email updatesKeep working on Part 2 of Mother of Trees- check... plugged away.Jot down some ideas about the Faelian Swamp- did more than that... wrote a first pass of the chapter.- Finalize conditions for contract with artist - nope, lost contact.
o To-Do list for writing this week:
- Email updates
- Keep working on Part 2 of Mother of Trees
- If the student is still interested, resume contract discussion with artist.
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- Newsletter - January 24, 2023
- Newsletter - January 17, 2023
- Newsletter - January 10, 2023
- Newsletter - January 3, 2023
May you get lost this week in another world.
Steven J Morris
If you read fantasy for the magic, the world-building, and the occasional moment of dark humor—I write that. One urban fantasy series, one epic fantasy series, both set in the Fractured Arcana universe, with more coming. My newsletter takes you deeper into the worlds, the characters, and what's next.
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