@holfelderwatson
Hey there! We are two nerds in a trench coat, coauthoring queer action/adventure and magical realism fiction with diverse representation. Come on in, ask us anything, and stick around for the stories! ALC Holfelder (they/them) SB Watson (she/her)
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For every preorder I get today*, I'll post one picture + fun story of one (or more) of these magnificent floofs
*Draft2Digital isn't showing me preorders so you'll have to send a pic of your receipt if you order somewhere other than Kobo or Itch
Oh! That's a good one!
You sound a bit like me! I can get my writing in just about anywhere, but anyplace other than my couch is usually going to end up so uncomfy bc of fibro that I can't focus anymore.
You REALLY want to win this. Trust me.
Yes! it's the comfiest spot for me, and if i'm not comfy, my writing isn't nearly at its best
I'm usually curled up on our couch & ottoman with a lap desk pillow creature that's for crocheting but I use for my computer, and my pupper next to me. I can technically write anywhere, but many spots make me uncomfy real fast, which messes with my flow state. Couch=best.
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*oh noooooooo*
I'm ready! I think...I hope...I pray...
#RevPit
Hi👋
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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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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