Jess . 33 . Writer . powered by dark roast coffee, late night inspiration, rainstorms, the smell of fresh laundry, random musings of delirium, and nostalgia
Gonna be more active and post more often, but this is a solid start...
Writing style: Frenzied. Week-long bursts of inspiration followed by months of shame and self-loathing. Purple prose and flowering language is my specialty, along with hard-hitting one-liners that punch the gut.
Genres: Realistic, Romance, Fantasy, some Sci-Fi, always sprinkled with heavy angst and emotional turmoil
Posts: Snippets and quotes of current WIPs (in no particular order), inspiring art, quotes that hit hard, and photography that soothes my inner demons
Playlists (for every story): GoWhereICanFollow @ Spotify
Current WIPs, Tag Codes, & Summaries (below the cut):
ACTIVE WIPs (most likely to be posted about):
Kingdom Beneath the Tower [ KBTT ] completion: 40% (lot of ground to cover)
An older king finally takes a bride at the advice of his council in the hopes of settling the unrest within his kingdom. They both struggle to navigate their new relationship through tumultuous times while fending off enemies, both close and far.
Red Skies In Mourning [ RSIM ] completion: ~10% (just started, struggling)
Humans destroy earth and are offered a second home by beings older than our sun. With blind faith, we worship the beings like gods. And we anger them. 100 years after the gods fell, one rises, seeking revenge against an unexpected enemy.
Electic Echo (working title) [ EE ] - completion: ~10% (just started but loving it!)
A terrorist attack strikes the districts, knocking out the lights and plunging the city into darkness. As Olivia watches the panic rise, she discovers a radio slipped into her pocket by a passing stranger. Letters are repeated from the radio in strange patterns, and she follows the calling, leading her straight to those responsible for the attack. This fated meeting sparks a cat-and-mouse chase that rewrite the future of the districts.
STALLED WIPs (less likely to show up):
Into the Wolf’s Mouth [ ITWM ] completion: ~20% (circling the drain)
An extra-martial affair. A double-homicide. A young woman is sentenced to hang for her crimes in 1600s Venice. She awaits her fate beyond the Bridge of Sighs in the infamous prison below where she meets an ally who convinces her to shed her guilt in favor of anger, inspiring her to escape and take back her life.
Frat Boy Demon Hunter [ FBDM ] completion: ~20% (back-burner / no interest)
A mouthy demon disobeys the Elders of Hell for the final time. His punishment: to live Above on earth and never return. Begging forgiveness, the Elders grant him one chance: befriend and spy on the only son of the oldest family of demon hunters. The problem: the son is a frat boy at the local university.
Straitjacket Sisters [ SJS ] completion: ~40% (circling a drain)
Three sisters with a troubled past reunite after 16 years and tear open old wounds and unravel the darkest secrets of their family.
In Vein [ IV ] completion: ~40% (totally stuck)
A homicide detective befriends an ex-junkie to solve a triple homicide and bring down the leader of a notorious drug ring.
Trail of the Horsemen [ TOTH ] completion: ~15% (back-burner / no interest)
Conquest. War. Famine. Death. A gunslinger hunting for revenge, a robber settling a debt, a pastor seeking salvation, and a slave outrunning a myth converge in the west and become legends.
D E p e r F E C T [ Defect ] completion: 5% (pending foundation)
An android sent in for repairs awakens with a secret. Warned that this coveted secret could lead to her demise, the android flees, sparking a manhunt. The world turns against her as human and android alike fight to locate the defective android and learn the secrets in her code.
A Pirate’s Life For Me [ APLFM ] completion: (just started, dead)
An innocent man hanged for a crime he did not commit slips from the noose and disappears on the high seas. A thief returning a favor is saved from drowning in the waves. And a sister bored of high society trades her jewels and gowns for guns and sails to save her brother from the hangman’s noose a second time.
COMPLETED WIPs (no longer updated):
The Unseen Soldier [ TUS ] completion: 100% (posted in full)
A 1920s Southern Gothic retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth. Taking place after WWI, the Unseen Soldier of the Woods meets a brave young woman after she crosses the barrier into his world: a dense and forbidden forest encapsulating her hometown.
Seek the Seven Kings [ STSK ] - completion: 90% (missing the final chapter)
An outsider and a banished prince form an unlikely alliance to build a rebellion against a tyrant king determined to bend an entire nation to his command.
MONSTER [ Monster ] completion: 100% (trying for publication)
A runaway, an orphan, an ex-SS soldier, and a horned-woman collide in 1957 Germany to face a common enemy while running from the demons of their pasts. They find their fates are deeply-intertwined, and they must fight together to secure the safety of their futures.
He stumbles back from the room, doubling-over to cough against the swelling possession of the rotted stench chewing through his senses. His eyes water, and he gags as his stomach heaves. His entire body locks up as it struggles to suppress the sting of the stench and the sight of its cause.
Context: the watcher at a panopticon does some sneaking around at night (naughty!) and stumbles upon the prison's morgue, overflowing with dead bodies in multiple states of decay. This is his first clear sign that no one ever leaves this place, not even in a body bag. OHHHHH!! [/mic drop]
I take her to an out of the way speakeasy, one that doesn’t advertise. One drink, and the truth will spill out over the bar, whether you want it to or not.
Can you feel him, as he pulls you deeper into the water? He's all around you now; you've fallen fully into his hands, dressed in the skin and horns of the devil's daughter. Might as well bow, say hello; he's the only being who understands.
