Evander L. Fragoso

Author of the vampire hunter thriller Bloodloss, scifi thriller Making Contact, and psychological thriller Shadowed Memories. http://elflinks.weebly.com/ http://EvanderLFragoso.Substack.com

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My latest post is up on Substack! Be sure to check it out, and subscribe to my Substack to get posts delivered directly to your email, no account needed. In this article I talk a little bit about the work that I have up on Inkitt that can be read for free. Enjoy, share, subscribe!

~E.L.F.

https://open.substack.com/pub/evanderlfragoso/p/looking-back-at-inkitt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5d3dar

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In my ongoing quest for the best way to reach new readers I've taken a look at some avenues aside from Substack and ended up returning to Inkitt. If you've never explored the site/app before and are an avid reader, it's a good place to find new worlds to dive into. There's lots to read for free, and now there's a paid subscription option where authors can release chapters to their dedicated fans. I'll definitely consider something like that, especially since I already have a small presence there.

May your days be wonderful, sleep fulfilling, and creative spirit nourished by Meraki’s unending flames,

~E.L.F.

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Lacye wants us to do our best while resting when we can 🖤

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Check out my latest post on Substack, where you can subscribe to get updates sent directly to your email. This drop talks a bit about how my works are interconnected, and lays out a bit of the plans for my volumes of Shadowed Memories: Dark Shadow, which I'm currently working on outlining.

The Story Timeline

Chronological Order and Connections

Don’t forget to breath, enjoy what you can, and bask Meraki’s cosmic waves of wonder and creativity, ~E.L.F.

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Another Annoyed Post

A friend recommended his favorite story to listen to (he does audiobooks), so I've been reading it, and the story itself is interesting so far, but the writing is killing me. It's a serialized story on Webnovel where the author released about two chapters a day for four years, with the story having a big fanbase. Since then, the author has gone on to work on other things, but my gosh is it depressing to read. The story isn't bad, or the subject matter depressing, but I'm 49 chapters in and the writing is still so very amateurish. I can acknowledge that it's great to be able to write this continuous story, releasing so much on a daily basis, but there's ridiculously repetitious paragraphs, and there are crazy little things like introducing someone holding a "rapier sword." A rapier is a type of sword!

Anyway, the point is, I understand that we live in an on-demand world where everything has to be quick and punchy, and that's how people are able to write things like this and get away with it (not to mention the horrendous declining literacy rates...) but that doesn't mean I have to settle.

I'm sticking with my plan, plotting out the volumes for my continuation to Shadowed Memories. I may be weighing my options on putting out rough drafts of chapters out there, with plans to publish them on my Substack for paid subscribers on top of other behind-the-scenes content while I think about going back to Inkitt, but I don't plan on compromising my worlds.

I’ll try and use some of this anguish and disdain for more chapter plotting.

Don’t forget to breath, enjoy what you can, and bask Meraki’s cosmic waves of wonder and creativity,

~E.L.F.

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I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend! I’m feeling extra exhausted today and wishing I could sleep for days without end, haha. On the plus side, one of my favorite bands, Dance Gavin Dance, released a new album! It’s their third Tree City Sessions release, a series of live studio albums where they revisit songs from their nearly two decades of making amazing music. I’ve been especially excited to hear their new singer’s take on some older songs (I love Andrew Wells and his work with Eidola). Well, I’m gonna do some story plotting before helping prepare dinner. We’re having Japanese-Style Chicken and Rice Curry today.

May your days be wonderful, your sleep fulfilling, and creative spirit nourished be by Meraki’s unending flames,

~E.L.F.

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Eve by Solomon Joseph Solomon (1908)

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I love that great new music continues to grace my youtube Music feed. Really liked the singles released earlier, now I get to enjoy all of Draconian’s new album. 🥹😍

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Gold potato is rooting for you to keep going 💛

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I'm trying, ShunBun! 🥺😭🥺😂 I am going about my next books differently, and have effectively restarted my social media posting around my work. I hope people are enjoying it so far, and diving into my works. Making Contact is a great starting point.

~E.L.F.

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While my wife designed and made the fantastic cover for part one of Shadowed Memories (which I mirrored over and gray-scaled for part 2), I ended up making my own cover for the big-book version containing the whole story. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to toss onto the cover in the first place. “What’s something that could look good enough to catch a possible reader’s eye and give a glimpse of what they’ll find inside of these pages without giving away the whole story.” I ended up deciding that I wanted one of the shadow people on the cover. It’s an image that’s at least somewhat recognizable; if you haven’t experienced sleep paralysis and seen one of these humanoid shadows creeping towards you or leaning over your bed, you know someone who has. As you get deeper into the book, you’ll see the golden figure…

Anyway, I sketched up these cover ideas and my wife Katrina helped me settle on one design and gave plenty of feedback along the way, and that’s how I ended up with the final result. I actually thought about creating a few sketchy illustrations for the final book, the way I did for Making Contact, but decided against it in the end. I’m tossing around the idea of making a few for the next few books, there are already some scenes that I’ve cooked up while working on my plotting document that would be good candidates, but we’ll see what happens.

Well, that’s it, that’s the post for today. I hope it finds you well. Don’t forget to like, share, follow, etc. It really fills my heart with joy and helps with that drive to carry on with this big writing adventure. Let me know what you think about these sketches, my book covers, and my little illustrations in Making Contact.

May your days be wonderful, sleep fulfilling, and creative spirit nourished by Meraki’s unending flames,

~E.L.F.

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THE BOYS (2019-2026) 5x07 | The Frenchman the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk

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I really love this kind of patchwork aesthetic~

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A lorge brush buddy! :D Comfy cozy <3

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Russet ready to remind you to keep going 🖤

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“This book is as handsome as the author!” 🥹🤣 It really makes me so happy to get pictures from people when my book arrives. Getting feedback as my readers dive into my stories is also one of the best feelings in the world! Thanks for picking it up, I hope you enjoy it! 😊~E.L.F.

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