Jocelyn Sordoni

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British writer of fantasy for young people of all ages - my debut novel How to Breathe Underwater is available from your favourite digital outlet, plus Amazon for paperback.
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Based in London, England.
Boomer/Gen X cusp
Preferred language English, but I understand French and Spanish.
Pronouns she/her
#catophile
#AmWriting
#fantasy
#YA
#MiddleGrade
#deaf
#fibromyalgia
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UK perspective:
The news from the US recalls when:
a) we woke up to find that against all common sense the UK had voted to leave the EU
b) we woke up to find that against all common sense the UK had voted Boris Johnson in for another term.
All our worries, we were told, would never come to pass.
All our worries, we found, came to pass.
The lesson?
People the world over love a liar.
USA I weep for you. How could you?

#writersCoffeeClub Do your characters have birthdays or anniversaries during your story?

No, in fact, I don't really mention age at all, and celebrations don't seem to be a thing. Am I missing something?

How to Wear your Dragon, first draft, chapter 4, Lunch with No Feathers, now up on AO3 to read!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/58303816/chapters/149764012
How to Wear Your Dragon - Chapter 4 - Jocelyn Sordoni (josordoni) - Not applicable - Fandom [Archive of Our Own]

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#TipsyTales 3 — What’s your MC’s most embarrassing moment while drunk? (2/2)

(cont.) ~ very steamy scene in his office. They're both incredibly rough with one another. And to be honest, it's been coming for a long time. Afterward, once they've realized what's happened with the chip, Alexios won't talk about it. Trick visits Dante at his med clinic to get it fixed.

(Fun fact: It's the first time Alexios has had sex in about 150 years, so that's interesting.)

#TheCityOfOpulence #Romantasy #SFF

#TipsyTales 3 — What’s your MC’s most embarrassing moment while drunk? (1/2)

A bit of a spoiler for #TheCityOfOpulence but here we go. That's alright.

Alexios gets rather drunk in his club (the Apex Nightclub) one evening, and he ends up dancing with Trick. Unbeknownst to either of them, Trick's brain implant / chip (from being a sex worker) is malfunctioning and his putative pheromones are all over the place because of it. Alexios is a goner. The two start kissing, leading to a ~ (cont.)

#TipsyTales 2 — What’s your MC’s least favorite drink?
HTWYD These days Beatrix doesn't drink peach flavoured champagne
part 3 HTWYD
‘Stop shouting at me. My head hurts. And weirdly, my hands hurt. Why have I got bruises on my wrists?’
‘I dragged you off the table to stop you singing.’
Beatrix forced herself to sit up. The world swayed, and she grabbed the side of the bed to stop herself from falling. She dropped her chin to her chest as her stomach protested the sudden movement.
‘Oh! I think….’
She ran to the bathroom and slammed the door shut. Some things were too awful to be shared, even with a twin sister.
#TipsyTales 3 (2/2)
Beatrix groaned and pulled her pillow up around her ears.
‘Did I really make everyone’s drink taste of peaches?’
Bella brutally dragged back the curtains. Knives of light slid around the edge of the pillow and sliced up under Beatrix’s eyelids. ‘You did, and not only that, you were very enthusiastic about it. Vair and Altair didn’t appreciate it, though. I think they were enjoying their champagne before you turned it orange in mid-swallow.’
.../...
#TipsyTales 3 — What’s your MC’s most embarrassing moment while drunk?
How to Wear Your Dragon:
The moment at Altair's celebration gala when Beatrix decided to flavour the champagne with peach, and found it just too tasty. Part one of this chapter is already up on AO3 (chapter 3) https://archiveofourown.org/works/58303816/chapters/149296963#workskin
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