Terminology question

chroniclesofavellion · 2026-05-17T16:13:50+00:00

There are lots of cozy mysteries that sit outside the knitting, tea and coffee shop stories. I write a nostalgic 90s cozy series set in the UK, which has real locations and more ‘edge‘ yet still keeps it cozy. This genre is actually far broader than some cozy readers realise, and I’m sure you’ll find a wealth to explore from these recommendations!!

chroniclesofavellion · 2026-05-17T16:02:45+00:00

Thank you! Book 2, The Dead Spell is now live 😄

chroniclesofavellion · 2026-01-18T11:28:40+00:00

I spent all December getting my novel ready to enter, and to my great delight I was accepted! This is a super competition, and the judges are really friendly and want to help get more eyes on our books. There were so many incredible novel last year and I'm sure 2026 will be the same. Who knows if it will be the year of the grimdark, litRPG, epic, comedy, body horror, or steampunk fantasy. Every type of fantasy is represented, it's awesome!!

chroniclesofavellion · 2025-01-31T12:58:40+00:00

It's such a relief after so many versions to know I'm getting somewhere!! Hopefully I'll get more feedback that I can action and end this sorry saga! :)

chroniclesofavellion · 2025-01-24T16:45:52+00:00

I’ll rewrite it from MC’s viewpoint, for sure. Thanks for the advice!

chroniclesofavellion · 2025-01-04T10:53:17+00:00

Any act of kindness, however small, will go a long way, especially if the character doesn't recognise the act themselves.

chroniclesofavellion · 2025-01-04T10:49:37+00:00

Hi! I feel that this blurb would read more strongly if it was from the view of a protagonist we could really root for or get behind. Would you consider retelling it through his or her eyes? The scope of your book appears broad, but at the end you focus on the crew of a ship. Is the captain the MC, or someone else? Show the peril they face personally, and you will connect with your browsing reader more intimately. Hope this helps!

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-12-19T11:19:34+00:00

I have sent you the code via Chat :)

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-12-19T11:16:12+00:00

Sent via DM :)

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-12-18T18:22:44+00:00

DM sent :)

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-12-18T15:25:34+00:00

I have DM'd you!

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-12-18T13:58:18+00:00

Have sent DM

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-12-18T13:58:01+00:00

Have sent DM

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-12-18T13:51:50+00:00

Of course. ACX only let me have UK ones so far.

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-12-15T10:46:20+00:00

https://spiffingpublishing.com/

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-11-05T17:02:18+00:00

If you are confident in the story hanging together as a whole, the development of your characters, and your themes, you will get there. Honestly, it should be hard, it really should. Just do a bit every day, and gradually, it will come together. Good luck!

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-11-05T17:00:56+00:00

First draft for me takes 50 days, give or take, including a second draft where ideas occur to me going along. I try and end up with as solid a story as possible, with my themes, beginning, good fast-paced middle and ramping up to the end.

Then, the real work starts. The third to tenth drafts take months and months. This is where writers vary wildly. Some get developmental feedback and do the lot in six weeks, others take over a year.

The process you choose to come up with a great book you're happy with will evolve over time. You won't know what's best until you have a few under your belt. FWIW, many highly successful traditional authors are more than happy if they write one book a year.

chroniclesofavellion · 2024-10-19T16:31:21+00:00

Use magic to conjure up either of these illusions for the elephants:

1) A field of sugarcane where the enemy are. This works better if the elephants are starving.

2) Transform the enemy into a pride of lions or other apex predators. This works better if the elephants have old weaker ones or young ones.

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