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The nuts and bolts of writing serial fiction
Last week I was invited by Erica Drayton to join her and S.E. Reid to natter about publishing serial fiction on Substack. What followed was a very nuts-and-bolts discussion about the process of publishing serials, including taking a close look at publishing on Substack specifically. Check out the recording if that sounds like your sort of thing. If it prompts any questions, do stick them down in the comments.
The Storyteller | A 100 Word Story
Today on Erica Drayton Writes, the Prompt is bludgeoned! Write a 100 word story. And tag me if you take up the challenge. That sound. That damn clack clack clack. All day and all night. Even when she’s not typing, I hear it in my head. How soundly she sleeps after spending all day typing. Writing her little stories. It’s silent now. Just the sound of our breathing. On my bedside table I see her newest bestseller. The last book she wrote. And I hear the tap tap tap. Clack clack clack.
Creative Artistic Tuesday- 2 July 2024
Everyone is not an artist nor is everyone creative. Yet, whether we accept it or not, daily life is filled with creativity and artistry, from the way you make your toast, to the way you wear your clothes, to the way you tie your hair, to the way you use the camera on your phone to send emojis. You are human and you were born with an artistic and creative streak. A few amazing writers to read on Substack.
Sword of the Samurai Newsletter- 29 June 2024
Akuma no Ran - Rebellion in the Age of the Demon: Chapter 1: Death of the Last Hero It had long been customary for the village near the end of Autumn to parade the goddess’ portable-shrine with the head-priest (Kannushi) riding ahead as her herald. This had been the custom for nigh on a century since the time of the legendary Takimoto no Yoshinobu, the valiant hero who had rescued the northern marches from collapse.
Creative Artistic Tuesday- 25 June 2024
Today is a Tuesday, and it is time to be creative and artistic. Have you written or created anything artistic or creative today, like a painting, a poem, an article, a short story or a piece of art? Here are a few pieces I wrote today to celebrate Creative Artistic Tuesday and hope you enjoy them. You are invited to read the wonderful works of these amazing Substack writers.
The Oz Gazette #8
The Oz Gazette #8 beyondthewizard.substack.com
The Oz Gazette #8
[INSERT PHOTOSHOP BANNER] I realize that this monthly “updates issue” has become a bit of a waste of time for me and I think that could be my own fault. It’s time for some changes in 2024! Let’s find out what’s in store… - Erica Drayton of I have taken the liberty of updating all of the “Intro” emails I send out just before the start of a new book with the image of our Chapter Tracker. It’s the email that lists out the Table of Contents and shares the Author’s Note as well.
Fantasies: part 6
The Triverse is Mid-Earth, an alternate 1970s London Max-Earth, a vision of the 26th century Palinor, where magic is real Previously: Two bodies have been found in an alley behind an exclusive, very expensive high-rise apartment complex called The Lighthouse. Detectives Kaminski and Chakraborty are investigating, but a complaint has been made against them by an employee of The Lighthouse. Meanwhile, Patrick Boorman, a businessman at the centre of the case, has just got in touch….
Tiktok the Machine Man -- Ozma of Oz
I've encountered Tik-Tok before in adaptations, but they usually simplify things by making him from Oz, so this backstory is new to me.
Tiktok the Machine Man -- Ozma of Oz
READ TIME: 8min 05sec | WORD COUNT: 2,021 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. After an hour or so most of the band of Wheelers rolled back into the forest, leaving only three of their number to guard the hill. These curled themselves up like big dogs and pretended to go to sleep on the sands; but neither Dorothy nor Billina were fooled by this trick, so they remained in security among the rocks and paid no attention to their cunning enemies.
Book Three Begins...NOW! - Oz Gazette #7
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Book Three Begins...NOW! - Oz Gazette #7
[INSERT PHOTOSHOP BANNER] Just want to get this out of the way. You spoke loud and clear and I listened. There will be no “book club” built around Beyond the Wizard. We will keep things as they have been. Thank you all for participating! Not to be confused with the CHAPTER CATCH-UP below. This is just a place where I like to share our graph that shows how many of us are reading the chapters each week. We’ve finished the 2nd book in the Oz series! I can’t believe it! Here are the numbers per chapter.
Comments - When Trying to Catch-Up is Tough... - Oz Gazette #06
When Trying to Catch-Up is Tough... — Oz Gazette #06 beyondthewizard.substack.com
When Trying to Catch-Up is Tough... - Oz Gazette #06
They say “no news is good news” and I hope that’s true because I literally have no news, at least not news as it pertains to Beyond the Wizard. I do want to say that I recently have taken to think of us as a Book Club but I realize it doesn’t run that way at all and so I wanted to run something by you, if you’ll indulge me, in the form of a poll.
Twenty four hours: part 1
The Triverse is Mid-Earth, an alternate 1970s London Max-Earth, a vision of the 26th century Palinor, where magic is real Previously: The Specialist Dimensional Command handles all portal-related criminal activity. It can be a dangerous job, but somebody’s got to do it. DC Yannick Clarke has now lost two partners - one killed in the line of duty, the other transferred far away to a neighboring dimension.
Comments - Is the Land of Oz All that "Marvelous"? - Oz Gazette #05
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Is the Land of Oz All that "Marvelous"? - Oz Gazette #05
[INSERT BANNER FROM PHOTOSHOP] Normally, right at the top I put reading stats and catch-up chapters. But I’m too excited to share the link to the Beyond the Wizard Discord Server that I decided to put it up here. So, CLICK THIS LINK already and come on in! Take a look around and let’s discuss (in realtime) how we can make this community even better. Not to be confused with the CHAPTER CATCH-UP below.
A Quick Poll and Update
A Quick Poll and Update beyondthewizard.substack.com
A Quick Poll and Update
Hello, fellow Ozians! We have completed the first book in the series of Oz and I don’t know about you but I found it to be truly fascinating. I’m also glad to move on to the next book that should have zero points of reference for any of us. No movie to bring to mind as we read along to confuse us. Blank slate. This should be fun. In case you didn’t know, along with each chapter I try to get a discussion thread started in the comments section.
Dorothy is... a Bad Ass? - Oz Gazette #03
First, I want to apologize for sending an incomplete issue last month (missing catch-up synopsis for each chapter). That was definitely unintentional and should hopefully never happen again. Second, thank you all for doing two things in the beginning of March in such an awesome way that I am truly overwhelmed. They may seem small but to me it just continues to prove just how many of us are here and participating and reading together.
The Oz Books
L. Frank Baum wrote 14 novels in the Oz series. Here is an Index of those novels, plus, a bit more… All books listed below are in the public domain. This means they are available to read for free online or on whatever ebook device you use. I recommend using Gutenberg.
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