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[josephelliottcoleman]

Manuscript Excavations

So, i took a short break from writing my current novel to reread space opera/detective novel entitled "The Six Damnations" that i wrote 14k words of during the 2020 lockdown before abandoning it for unknown reasons.

And it links directly into the novel I'm currently writing in the same way the Silmarillion links directly into Lord of The Rings

I think once this currently book is on its way to the printers I'm going to have to swing around and finish this and get it out there.

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm going to do.

Why i stopped writing it is utterly beyond me......

Addendum:

I abandoned it because i wanted to focus on rewriting another novel that ended up clocking in at just over 256k words! In other words, i wanted to work on something that was nearer competition so that i could sell it.

It didn't sell. So I'll sell it myself via self publication.

Nothing is ever wasted.

[josephelliottcoleman]

A small except from my current writing project. One that it is very near its completion. Its only taken 12 years and 20 drafts!

"Marlyn turned to face the Captain. “I have no idea what you are, Madam Frostfeld. Nor what you’re capable of. And what I’ve seen in the last twenty-four hours has completely annihilated my understanding of the world and my place in it. But if the actions you’ve displaced today are any indication of the character of your people, well…I’m quite excited to know more.”

“Each of us is responsible for everything and to every human being” said Marlyn. “That extents to Geist also.”

“Hmm. Simone de Beauvoir. I would what she’d have to say about all of this?”

“Toute oppression crée un état de guerre. Ce casci ne fait pas exception. ”

“But who’s oppressing the ones who want to kill us?”

Marlyn shrugged. “Sometimes people are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.”

“Ah! James Baldwin. That’s actually quite apt. Though some are so desperate to hold on to their power what they’ll kill to hold the clock of process in place. Thus, tragedy and death ensue. And their wretched sibling, war.”

“You think that’s where we’re at Captain?”

Captain Savory nodded immediately. Knowing it was a truism. “I’m afraid so. Fear is a powerful motivation for violence.”

“I know.”

“Yes, I could tell. No child who’s had an easy life would be so convinced that evil has to be extinguished. No child would be so readily prepared to participate in its destruction. You are woman, the world will hear you roar.”

“Meow.”

[darksirenftw]

This is something I drew a while ago. There’s a lot more to this thing but I’ll explain what it is if I draw more of it. No. I didn’t record drawing this one. #heartofganima #amwritingsciencefantasy #hplovecraft #scifi #photoshop #art #amdrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/BoKylWDlZyg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c8xr0ce75ayv