Writblr Introduction
Hello folks!
Figured that it was about time that I attempted some kind of writblr introduction post, since I’ve been leaning more into that side of things in recent years. This is still my catch-all blog, though, so there is a lot here that is not just writing. I do have a dedicated writing blog, but it is for my 18+ content only and posts are sporadic at best. (TheTemptressWater, if anyone is interested. Please, no minors on that one.)
You can call me Water, you may also see people calling me K’ika (with or without the apostrophe) — either is fine! Or TheGoddessWater always works too if you prefer.
I write both original fiction and fanfiction, though I don’t tend to talk about my fanfiction in any great detail here. Or anywhere, really. It’s very niche stuff and I tend to vaguely mention it and then drop a chapter or story to AO3 with very little fanfare. Anyway, that’s to say that if I’m chatty about a project, it’s mostly likely an original.
My primary genre is fantasy, though you might not realize that to look at my current projects. I do also play around in the sci-fi end of that spectrum and I do occasionally (very occasionally) brush up against horror, but that's usually incorporated into other projects as opposed to genre I write standalone.
I currently have three main projects on the go, and I flit between them like a hummingbird with commitment issues.
MIADHACHAIN LEGACY
Usually just abbreviated as ML, Miadhachain (said “me-otch-in”) Legacy is a light sci-fi, political dystopia. Originally planned as a quartet, ML has currently been stripped down to the foundation and the plot is undergoing some restructuring. The main players here are: Zaria Miadhachain – the disowned daughter of a corrupt senator, focused on getting back what she lost however she can; and Adair Rios — a disillusioned former slum brat and soldier turned bodyguard charged with keeping Zaria alive and well while she’s taking bigger and bigger risks. Aiming to get a Zero Draft of this one started (and done) this year.
TALENTLESS/WILD CARD
Most often just referred to as Talentless, this is a queer fantasy duology (with the potential for something like an anthology of shorter tie-in works) set in a world rife with elemental magic. War is coming for the Kindom of Prylea. Following the sudden disappearance of the Prylean Queen, and the equally abrupt failure of the King’s health, one-time allies have turned hostile attention to the once prosperous country in light of its presumed weakness and strategic location. Amidst this upheaval, a lone knight is dispatched to find a missing mage who maybe the last person who can stabilize Prylea once more. Main characters here are James Gallagher and Maggie Blackwill, but I also talk about and play around with the other characters a ton. Currently working on completing a full first draft of this project.
PROJECT 404
A standalone YA post-apocalyptic cyberpunk/sci-fi novel. Glenn is a young Dead Zone Runner, and while his forays out into the hostile dead zone may be hazardous, they are still far preferable to having to navigate his way through his tech-heavy world. Glenn is private and distrustful, the kind of guy who has contingency plans for his contingency plans, and when his Dead Zone run track record gets him selected as a prime candidate to help with a research project, his quiet, private little life is disturbed not only by Evadne and her research, but by certain interlopers he hoped never to encounter again. When Glenn activates one of his contingency plans, destroying his own mind in the process, it falls to Evadne to follow the scant clues she has from her time with him to puzzle together a way to bring Glenn back to himself. This project is in the discovery draft phase and I probably talk about it least of the three original projects.
