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The Egg [episodic novel] (howdoyouspell.cool)

submitted 2 months ago by buru5@lemmy.world to c/keepwriting@lemmy.world

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I'm self publishing a novel, releasing chapters as I write and edit them. The novel is a sci-fantasy influenced by JRPGs, 90s anime, Ancient Greece, and cyberpunk stuff like Samuel R. Delany's Nova. It's fairly derivative, wearing influences on its sleeve.

I've always wanted to write a novel, so I pulled the trigger and decided to Just Do It™. It has been a great learning experience thus far. I've released two chapters, and plan to keep releasing chapters between other projects I'm working on.

If you read any of it, please let me know what you think. I am kinda soft when it comes to my work, so if your feedback comes off as passive aggressive, meanspirited, insensitive, etc. I'll likely just ignore you.

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[–] buru5@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

i have changed some bits of both chapters already, actually. but it was merely grammatical stuff. i do very extensive editing before i post a chapter, which is part of the reason it takes me so long to release new chapters. i do have a slight fear of "getting stuck" because i committed to a certain plot point or character quirk in an earlier chapter (and i don't plan to make changes of this nature retroactively), so, in this way, i'm sorta bound by what i have already released, which is an interesting limitation to say the least.

*and i appreciate your interest!