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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-22 at 15:27

Yay! We made huge progress today thanks to help from the folk who came along. We fought the Poe Sisters and learned the secrets of loot respawn tables. :O

Thanks so much to everyone who came along! I had a wonderful time. 💙

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-22 at 14:00

Live now!

https://twitch.tv/vicorva

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-22 at 13:00

Hello! I'm streaming Ocarina of Time in about an hour at 2pm UTC!

It's my first ever playthrough and I'm so excited.

Come join me! I would love the company.

https://twitch.tv/vicorva

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-22 at 11:16

[#]WritersCoffeeClub 22: What prompted you to begin writing?

I have been writing fiction since I learned how to write. Maybe a bit before (with help). As a very small child, I loved books, and the idea that I could make them absolutely fascinated me.

I have been informed this is one of my autistic special interests, so perhaps that explains why I'm doing the job I've wanted to do since I learned what jobs are. 😅

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-22 at 11:12

Microfiction is a bit of an exception for me. I do need to know where it's going, but it's small enough that there's no pressure.

Which is why I've written so much of it 😅

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-22 at 11:12

[#]WritersCoffeeClub 21: What differences do you find in your process if you write both short and long-form?

I mostly write long-form! I'm a novels (and now novellas!) person for sure.

With longer-form fiction, I can plan light and feel my way through the stories. They have so much room to explore.

With short stories, I feel PRESSURE and PANIC because I need a tight plan before I go in. There are only so many words!

I am so impressed by short story writers.

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-22 at 10:42

Good morning folk and friends from far and near!

Today I wish you kindness from those around you ✨

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-21 at 11:36

Help my friend Maloki ( @maloki ) pay back her student loans and get out of debt!

She needs £900 to cover this year.

They are a wonderful person and make fedi a better place.

https://ko-fi.com/maloki

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-21 at 10:29

[#]WritersCoffeeClub 20: Do any of your stories take place on the sea? In what way?

On the sea? No. On ocean planets or planes of existence? Yes. Actually, I've sort of realised I have a thing about ocean worlds because of how often they seem to creep up in my fiction.

For me, the big thing about ocean worlds is that they can feel so incredibly alien and unreal. They are beautiful and terrifying, full of unseen depths, enormous creatures, crushing pressures. That's just great writing fuel.

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-21 at 10:23

While waiting for a response, I looked into the practicalites of self-pub and got very excited. And discovered that when my first response came back, a full manuscript request, I was...disappointed? Rather than excited.

So I withdrew Books and Bone from querying, even from the person who'd requested it, and self-published. And I haven't looked back.

Trad publishing is a joy for some. But it is very much not for me.

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-21 at 10:22

Then, I thought I wanted to work in publishing, too. And I was exploited by the industry both as an unpaid lit agent intern and an extremely underpaid 'freelance' assistant reader. I fell very out of love with trad publishing. It just didn't seem like it was for me.

The last book I queried to agents was Books and Bone. I told myself that if it didn't get an agent, I would self-publish anyway because I knew this was finally good enough.

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-21 at 10:22

[#]WritersCoffeeClub 19: Did you find a way through the maze of traditional publishing to get your book published? What’s your secret?

Nope!

I thought I wanted to be trad published since I was a teenager. Submitting books for years, I kept getting answers like 'We love your writing but don't know what audience this is for'.

I later understood that my books were too autistic without being ABOUT autism. At the time, I was just confused.

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-21 at 10:12

[#]WritersCoffeeClub 18: Would you serve as a judge for a literary award?

It very much depends on what is expected of me and how closely it correlates to my ability. If I'm championing favourites and not denigrating those I didn't choose, that's a good start. If it's in fantasy or sci-fi, particularly if it's cosy or queer SFF, then maybe.

It's not something I particularly aspire to do.

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Written by V, The Dragon Witch 🌙 on 2025-01-21 at 09:54

Guh. Okay. So yesterday went well. The house is nearly completely empty now so we can focus on cleaning. My teen brother came along and was super helpful.

Two private buyers for OUR house have fallen through, so we're listing our house. It's a unique house in a popular area so fingers-crossed it'll all work out, but it's all money and stress and VIEWINGS and ugh.

Lots and lots of admin today plus getting an in-person survey quote this evening. :dragon_sweats:

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