tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post6130142255332743268..comments2023-11-21T03:24:50.235-05:00Comments on Here be Magic: Failed NovelsJody W. and Meankittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-6557180295142986962014-07-27T18:25:16.510-04:002014-07-27T18:25:16.510-04:00Glad to hear I'm not the only one with old/fai...Glad to hear I'm not the only one with old/failed/trunk novels. Often the ideas were good and deserve a second chance, but the execution was bad.Nicole Luikenhttp://www.nicoleluiken.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-50815158388051546662014-07-27T17:59:29.267-04:002014-07-27T17:59:29.267-04:00Oh god yes I have some trunk stuff.
Most notably,...Oh god yes I have some trunk stuff.<br /><br />Most notably, two different things that were called <i>The Starblade of Radmynn</i>--stuff I wrote way back in middle school and early high school. The setting of both of those novels has turned out to be backstory for the <i>Rebels of Adalonia</i> trilogy. I'm never going to formally publish them, but I may amuse myself by making them available to read just to show folks what middle-school-age writing looks like. ;)<br /><br />Stuff that's still viable and eventually coming off the queue, though:<br /><br />1. <i>Mirror's Gate</i>. Set in the same universe as <i>Rebels of Adalonia</i>, but in a different country. Part murder mystery, part fantasy. When the people of the city of Istra start seeing the faces of the dead in mirrors, a noblewoman discovers a man with her dead husband's face wandering the streets--and with him, must uncover what exactly killed her husband.<br /><br />2. <i>Queen of Souls</i>. Urban fantasy with Greek mythology background. This is a followup to the Persephone/Hades myth and tells what happens when Demeter decides to take matters into her own hands and get her daughter out of Hades' grasp--by turning her and Persephone mortal.<br /><br />3. <i>Child of Ocean, Child of Stars</i>. SF. A young telepath on an ocean world where humanity is negotiating with the native aquatic, shapeshifting species grows up with a mysterious guardian watching over her from the waves--and she discovers that he holds secrets that may threaten the fragile peace humanity has won on the planet.<br /><br />4. <i>Bone Walker</i>. Book 2 in the Free Court of Seattle. Owed to Kickstarter backers.<br /><br />5. Untitled as of yet--Book 3 in the Free Court of Seattle.<br /><br />6. Untitled as of yet--three novellas set in the world of the Free Court of Seattle. Owed to Kickstarter backers.Angela Korra'tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714228621697705946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858828969874855814.post-73922891942643309162014-07-27T14:37:29.607-04:002014-07-27T14:37:29.607-04:00"She thought he would kiss her. He did."..."She thought he would kiss her. He did." I must have written three "novels" before high school that were derivative of books or movies I loved and everything remotely resembling a love scene read like that. :D<br /><br />This is a great rundown, Nicole, both in showing your growth as a creator, and the importance of persistence and timing. Thanks!Regan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443481459711490693noreply@blogger.com