Welcome to the world, Dorothea!

While I wait for the last of my beta readers to finish their tasks, I've begun creating character profile images. Among them is Dorothea, a sorceress who descends upon a sleepy kingdom in search of ancient power foretold of in a tome of great magic.

This piece took me about a week to do. I kept finishing, then when looking over the final piece, I decided again and again to edit it. I'm happy with this cartoonized incarnation! #AmWriting #AmWritingFantasy #Writer

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There’s a touch of sadness that comes with doing the final read-thru on Book-4, even if I’m ready to move on.

For years, it’s been a play and I’ve sat alone in the audience, but soon it’ll never be mine in the way that it has since I first drafted it.

Years have gone by, and it’s as if, one by one, my children are going out into the world. It induces some melancholy.

Be everwell.

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An update on the progress with Wellspring of Lies (my #fantasy novel) by diving a bit into the worldbuilding around the moon world of Eor.

If you’re into dark fantasy or like following works-in-progress:
https://www.williamjrye.com/post/wellspring-of-lies-update-1

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Let the endgame begin…

I’m in the early publishing stages for Book-4 now. I like its varied nature, but there’s also the pressure to get it right.

I’ve transferred the front matter/back matter files to the Book-4 project and will update them. Meanwhile, I’m performing the final read-thru of the novel.

This is why, when I finally publish a book, it’s a relief to move on.

Be everwell.

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PWA edit done.

When I purchased PWA, I want a solid spelling and grammar checker as a backup. Mostly, it does the job.

I love how it wants me to correct a crow’s improper language.

When they wanted me to accept AI (online only) at no extra cost, I turned them down. The still send me emails almost begging me to take it. Never. I don’t do AI, online tools, or subscriptions.

Be everwell.

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#PhantastikPrompts MAY-16 Warum schreibst du SciFi bzw. Fantasy und nicht genau das andere? Ist doch ein und dasselbe, oder?

Jein. Es gibt große Überschneidungen der beiden Genres und aus einer gewissen Perspektive heraus sind die Ähnlichkeiten durchaus sichtbar.

Genau genommen ist die Überschneidung bei soft Sci-Fi und soft Fantasy bzw. urban Sci-Fi und urban Fantasy größer als bei hard Sci-Fi und hard Fantasy.

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There’s a real chance that I’ll finish PWA spelling and grammar check of Book-4 today, a week ahead of schedule. That’s blowing my mind.

Am I the only one who becomes excited when I find something wrong in the story? To me, that’s an opportunity for improvement, which is what I love about editing in the first place.

When we humans cease to improve, we’re just biological AI.

Be everwell.

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