This isn't a fight, to some of the players it's simply a hunt for the most dangerous prey. What will happen when the competition ends up in Sir Reginald's crosshairs? Find out in Thirteen Down.
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That's fair, lol
Most players want to avoid death, but to Rigoria it's just a recruitment phase for her master plan. This Dragonfolk is going to be raising more than just the stakes in the Thirteen Down.
Rigoria art by @alexwhitebean.bsky.social of My (Para)Normal Life.
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Various books stacked vertically Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas Proven guilty by Jim Butcher Catching fire Susanne Collins Let me in by John Ajvide Lindqvist American Demon Kim Harrison Valiant by Holly Black Exicution by Alexander Gordon Smith American Gods Neil Gaiman Uninvited by Geling Yan
I decided to jump on the #namestack trend, it was a fun way to look at my collection books in a different way than I usually do. What is in your namestack and which letter was the hardest to find?
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A time saving tip for authors: make sure that you are formatting your book in a standard size the first time around, unless you want to spend an afternoon reformatting 300+ pages. How are your WIPs going?
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I remember playing that one on Encarta.
If you want a job done right, you need to do it yourself. That is why Rilness is entering the Thirteen Down. This tournament is simply a grand arena after all. Do the other players stand a chance again the gladiatrix? Find out in Thirteen Down.
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I thought I'd kick things off with the first characters mention in the book description; the gladiatrix. Here is Rilness as imagined by @biginsanehappy.bsky.social the creative mind behind the Barb and Haunted Safari.
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Cool, what's the title?
I'd like to hear the title of your #wip and also what it means. For mine it's the name of the tournament that the book is based around, where thirteen players are brought down to the Unda-Realm to compete for the Drow's amusement as well as their own survival.
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The artists I commissioned have returned some great stuff inspired by my upcoming book. Next week I will start start introducing you to the the world of Thirteen Down through the work of those artists and some snippets from the story itself. Random doodle
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How hands on are you with the design of your #wip ? Today I'm working on a mockup of my book with my cover artist and calculating the size to try and figure out what spine design will look like. Cover reveal coming soon.
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How is your #wipwednesday going? For me today a big step in my writing journey; putting the manuscript into InDesign and formatting everything. It turns out my book will be around 300 pages, which is a little more than I expected it to be.
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Does your #WIP include the use of any footnotes? There is at least one point in my upcoming Thirteen Down where I know the readers may need a little extra context so I will be using them, but definitely not as frequently as Richard Adams.
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Hi. Current I'm working on a dark fantasy book revolving around a death tournament called Thirteen Down.
During my edits I noticed a repeating error that now has me rechecking my punctuation. How do you stay in an inspired headspace while doing the more menial writing tasks? I listen to artistic people creating, like BrokenTerrain, to keep my own creativity up
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What do you do during breaks from your writing? I've been doing a lot of editing on my book this week, so I decided to take a little break and play a horror Guess Who game @alexwhitebean.bsky.social made for me.
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What do you listen to while you are working? I'm back to editing my book today and it just so happens that my favorite horror podcast, Spooky Chicks & Horror Flicks, released a new episode. Perfect timing.
Current word count 70 689
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On this #wipwednesday I'm taking a break from editing to plan out my cover of my upcoming book, Thirteen Down. Do covers affect what you read? While reading this one most of my coworkers thought I was suddenly very interested in Ikea catalogs.
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Does the weather affect the way you write? With the current wintery conditions we are experiencing, I'm definitely getting a lot of my editing done.
Current word count 70 607
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I'm sure I will.
As an author I wonder if my readers will see my characters the same way I do. I've provided some local artists with descriptions from my upcoming book and in the coming weeks I'll be sharing what they have created. Anyways here's a random fish I drew.
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Its my day off, aka editing day, and the newest 'Legends and Lectures' podcast just dropped. @michellefranklin.bsky.social is speaking with the master of the Forgotten Realms, Ed Greenwood. I guess I know what I'm listening to as I fix up my manuscript.
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A sound strategy.
Neither had I until quite recently.
What strengthens your writing? I got a new book to help with my writing/editing process. I'm really loving the lists of locations and sensory details associated with them. Hopefully this makes my upcoming 'Thirteen Down' a stronger book.
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How many times do you think you have you reread your #wip ? I never realized how much of writing a book involves sitting around and rereading the manuscript, repeatedly looking for any errors or places that need improvement.
Current word count 70 421
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Nice, I can see how changing a character's origins would lead to a lot of editing. I hope that goes well for you.
How's your #wip going? I think I may be done mine- not the editing, the formatting or any of that stuff, but I think I finished writing the whole story that I wanted to tell. There is still a lot of work ahead, but I'll start that tomorrow.
Word count 70 357
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When you write are you trying to reach a specific word count, or do you just write and see where it takes you? The story seemes to be naturally winding down and I think I am seeing the end of my book in the near future.
Current word count 68 234
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