《Meet the authors Showcase Edition #1 (Est. 2/17/2020)》A showcase with @StephRose1201
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author of: The Golden Flower #1 in the Golden Series
I'm in a phase of obsession with British monarchy and 18th century Europe, so I've been toying with an idea about royals for a while... but because I wanted *control* over my characters, their background, their traditions, I decided to create two countries on the outskirts of France and develop the story from there. My first thought was—I want someone to have a secret, and someone else to want to solve it, and for there to be multiple villains with some remaining hidden until later... bla bla bla, five books later, I think I got a little out of hand LOL
Vocabulary, for sure. The series is LONG, and though The Golden Flower is the shortest in it, I still fumbled a lot while looking for the right words to convey the emotion and imagery I saw in my mind. It was hard to not repeat everything. And then also, keeping in character. There are multiple POV's in this book, so it was hard to jump from chapter to chapter and make sure I kept my stories straight.
*blushing* really good. I can honestly say I NEVER expected such compliments, nor did I think so many people would read it. Right now, The Golden Flower is at 12.5K views, and I still can't believe it. People are adding it to their reading lists, voting, commenting—I'm so overjoyed. As someone who never thought she'd ever write Historical Fiction/Fantasy... this has been a wonderful experience.
Oh, the world-building moments, for sure. I LOVE getting deep into Totresian history (the main country in the story is Totresia). It was so fun to detail the castles and cities and traditions.
It's a series! It was always intended as such, but The Golden Flower initially was just a short-story to introduce the world. Then it became a novella... and now it's a full-fledged novel. The series is THE GOLDEN SERIES/UNIVERSE and it contains five books as of now. I'm working on a first spin-off series, too, THE BRAZEN SERIES, based on a side-character from The Golden Girl. (And there will be MANY more spin-offs)
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I want it to transport them to another world. I want it to marvel and fascinate and worry and scare and excite and sadden them all at once.
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Put on some good music and isolate yourself! I always advise to plot things out, too; it'll help you avoid writer's block, since you'll already know what's going to happen. And by plotting it out, you'll have no reason to stop writing. And please, don't stop!! The only way to get better is to keep persevering!
Ah, Marguerite. *smiles*I'd say we both have quite the temper, for sure. We sort of look alike, too, though I envision her as taller and more slender. We both strive for goodness and hate BS. And Céleste (the other main character later in the series) represents me as a teenager, I think. The curious side of her, at least.
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The plot! It's centered around a mystery, and I think that mystery catches some attention. And also the fact that I continuously keep my readers guessing and when they think they've figured it out... they haven't.
ALWAYS. I'm always plotting something. *laughs*I'm preparing to start posting the first spin-off of the Golden series, THE BRAZEN MAIDEN (first chapter is already up) and will start writing the second book in a few months. I'm also in the process of self-publishing my first novel, CARNIVOROUS CUPID, which is centered around Greek mythology in current times and a bloody mystery that a skeptic FBI is put in charge of solving. Ask me the same question tomorrow—I'll probably have another project on the table. LOL
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Technocide
For several years now, humanity has known and accepted that we would be the cause of our own extinction. Thanks to all of the effort we've put into improving weapons to kill each other since the beginning of time, there was never any other way we were going to go other than mutually assured destruction. Long story short, some people just don't know when to stop pushing buttons, pun intended, and the world has ended in fire. Human kind finally pulled the trigger and decided that 'You know what? Living kinda sucks, lets all die real quick.' This story follows a young man named Lucas Cob who was born a few generations later as he attempts to find himself in the new world. The world that emerged from the fire, born anew. [Participant in the NaNoWriMo Royal Road challenge] (PaInThNaNoWriMoRoyRoaCha ?) {Cover is not permanant nor do I own the rights to the picture, If you are the owner contact me and it is gone}
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Son of Chaos
One night was all it took. One night to end an old life and start a new one. Destroying his school while trying to save his life, he is rescued from the brink of death by a group of strangers, carried back to a Camp upheld for people like him. Demigods. For the Greek Gods really do exist, as do the myths of old, and to this day children are born from the deities of Olympus who require training and care. Yet the time of relative peace for the demigods is coming to an end, and they will find themselves in the midst of a war the likes of which the face of Gaia has never seen before. Our hero has much to face, much to endure before the end can finally come, but he is not alone. Far from it. This is the tale of Daniel James Greenfield. The Son of Chaos. Percy Jackson Fanfiction Fanfiction timeline divergence from the original work starts after the Heroes of Olympus Series ends
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Continuity
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The blonde and the brunette
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