Holfelder & Watson - Prepping LL&MM for RevPit

*oh noooooooo*

I'm ready! I think...I hope...I pray...

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Big goal this week is submitting to #RevPit! That's on Thursday. I think everything is ready to go for that, so I can mostly just coast til then. But I also want to work on getting new words down in #Cursed and maybe #WOTV as well. It's also a busy week, so we'll see!
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From my philosophical godpunk WIP, "Laughter of the Hunted Gods." Our questionable "heroes" attempt a temple break-in.

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On Reading Welcome back, reader! Watson and I appreciate your return – or maybe this is your first time here. If so, do come in and stay a while! We’ve got mood boards and story concepts, some pretty pictures…

Behold, a new blog post!

What's this? Two posts in two weeks? Is this a trend?

We shall see!

At any rate, here's some thoughts On Reading that I've been having since I started reading again (thank goodness).

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Well this sounds like a new resource I need to go investigate. Thank you for that!!!

Okay!! I will let you know! We are in beta stages, but also pausing things because of RevPit. I'll get back to you once that's over and see what we need to do going forward! :)

Ahhh that's really helpful to hear! Yeah, I'm learning to trust that subconscious/what the characters are doing. I think Nix would 100% do what he's doing *right now* rather than wait some undetermined amount of time. It helps to hear that you've encountered that too!

Yeah, I tend to get bogged down in building things and forget that revelations are important to move the plot forward. I guess time will tell if this little (big) tidbit is well placed or not.

You're welcome! I really enjoyed this thread, and I love the sorrow in the lines. (ps, I think "them" is just fine here, and makes perfect sense to me)

Your prompts are so much fun to answer and keep me grounded in my characters/work in a good way!

My cowriter often edits after I've thrown the first round of words at the page, and her work *usually* involves adding in descriptors, dialogue, little bits of information that absolutely make the manuscript better.

I would agree that careless editing is not good for one's work. :)

How do you know when *too soon* is in one's story for things? I guess that's an editing question for draft 2. I tend to get distracted with character/worldbuilding things and forget to keep driving the plot forward, so things *feel* early even when they aren't. *sigh*

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Thanks!! I'm excited and really hoping we can snag an editor. That would be so coo!

*laughs in genre confusion* #LL&MM is...well, I think we are settling on contemporary detective fiction w/ a queer atypical romantic subplot. Which is a MOUTHFUL. It teeters on Thriller, and sits nicely in action/adventure. The romance isn't *enough* to plop into a romance genre, but it is *there*.

No, same, though. I forget that m/f folks exist sometimes, especially in a purely Straight Way. I feel like ima get cancelled for that...

#QueerPrompts March 6: Free Friday or make up a text exchange between your characters

Max's big thumbs may be good at wiping away Nix's tears, but they're terrible at texting...

LL&MM takes place over a summer, from April to August. Fun story: I had several timeline revisions, as TV shows make autopsies look like they take hours, not weeks. Those revisions were *painful*.

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*no thank you* (/positive)

I picked present tense for LL&MM on a whim, but I've had feedback stating that it fits the ongoing tension and suspense of the story. We learn things with Liam, we're not looking back on what's happened. I'm comfy using either (used past w/ all my fanfic) but I like present currently.
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[2/2] But somehow, 985 of you are here, and that's really cool to me. I'm excited to keep growing, writing, and meeting new folks. Thanks for coming along for this ride!

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We are 15 followers away from 1k and that is *wild* to me. I (Holfelder) jumped on here about a year ago bc I figured I should start a social media presence as an author. I struggle w the mortifying ordeal of being known, and with auDHD, both which interfere with posting unique and new things. [1/2]

[3/3] There are themes of mental health, found family, and forgiveness, all well written. The historical queerness is handled carefully and the one Big f-Slur is used once, really well, imo. I highly recommend. AMA if you're curious about my reading.

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[2/3] The novel is a noir style, queer detective fiction. The mystery is engaging and I literally *did not know* who did it until the end, despite the character being well written into the story. It is adult, and references are made to sex, but there is no onscreen sex, which I appreciated.

@slightlyfb.bsky.social found Lavender House as a potential comp. I just finished reading it. I *loved* it. It's been a long time since I've read something *that* fast, because I was hooked, intrigued, and fell in love with Andy. I def recommend checking it out! I'll share some thoughts below .[1/3]

You're welcome! I love your questions even if I can't answer every one due to fatigue/work/life. I'm so glad you like Liam & Sanal. I'm excited to query, hopefully soon, but it depends on RevPit and where that goes. :D

Aww thanks :) I love the questions and I always feel bad when I can't get to them every time.

Thanks! We've got some stuff that's out of our hands that has to happen first, but it's *almost* there once all that is dealt with!

Oh goodness, that's a long time but I feel you...building everything to lead to that point takes time and care. Enjoy the last three chapters!

Casual reminder that I (Holfelder) love miniatures in addition to writing! These are so cute and detailed! I can't wait till the craft room here is useable and I can go back to making my minis too!