Moonfeather Blue | Virtual Author 📚✨

Thank youuuu 🥹 You are also appropriately described by the word "lovely" 💙💙💙

Haven't entered the querying trenches since the attempt with that second novel. So it's been a loooong time. There's been nothing I've written that's good enough… or complete enough… to show anyone #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Had my second "finished" novel online for some time - in its original form, under its original title (and both have changed considerably since). However, I knew nothing of self-promotion, so nothing much came of it #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Thank you so much for sharing this! I love behind the scenes extra stuff so much, especially for something I like as much as your Niroh 😊💙

Just managed to finish the first draft of my second novel before starting that office job. Actually got some minor agent interest, which was astronomically incredible - one full manuscript request!!! Followed by a swift, resounding no 😅 #envtuber #writing #fantasy

I had an office job, once. It was sensible. A very sensible idea to have that job. On the creative side of things, however? Terrible idea. Such a shame, that I like to eat 🤷‍♀️ #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Tired seems a permanent state for me. People I've passed in the street have commented on my blatant tiredness levels. Maybe I should work on that. In which case, I maaaay have taken the wrong step in life when I started streaming #envtuber #writing #fantasy

So, my first "finished" novel. It was going to be my first published work. This was it. The one. The big one. And so on and so forth. Guess what?? NOPE!! And that is, in fact, a wonderful thing #envtuber #writing #fantasy

For a long time, I didn't let myself write. If I had time to write, I had time to STUDY. So... I did an awful lot of study. And I performed quite well, academically. But I did NOTHING to develop my creative writing ability, which was all I truly wanted to do #envtuber #writing #fantasy

MacGuffins are precious entities without which stories cannot ascend to their true form. And that's what you all are to me 💙 #envtuber #writing #fantasy

I forgot what words are #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Maybe some people can churn out perfection in one pass, but I think most writers will agree that first drafts are awful, and they're meant to be awful #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Hideous over-writing. It is a problem. A significant problem. For me. Often. #envtuber #writing #fantasy

My stream opening music may be a little too sweeping and epic for me; at my core, I am a simple being. But I am all about fantasy, and if fantasy could be summed up by a piece of music, this would come preeeetty close #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Oh, yes, and Happy Halloween. May the spooky heavens rain hot chocolate and the spooky earth bear sugary, jellified fruit #envtuber #halloween

Everything I've written in the past needs soooo much work. But I haven't been working on them. All attention has been hyperfocused on part 1 (of book 1) of Main Magical Project. For the last seven years or so #envtuber #writing #fantasy

I need to share my writing, but I have nothing finished that I'm comfortable sharing #envtuber #writing #fantasy

When I write, I write a lot. When I don't write, I don't write a lot. I am a library of extremes. There is no middle ground. Middle ground would be so comfy #envtuber #writing #fantasy

I still love the story, and I'd love to revise it one day. But it's been marinating now for over a decade - so many new ideas! When I eventually do return, making sense of its new taste may be interesting #envtuber #writing #fantasy

I'm glad my first 'complete' novel never got picked up - my style back then! So distant. So flowery. So unnecessary #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Nothing horrific - no need for alarm 😆 Just general lamentations on how very silly early twenties edition Blue was when still hopeful of following the traditional publishing route. Did not do nearly enough research and indeed botched her chances 😂

You'd think a library would be good at research - WRONG WRONG WRONG! #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Somehow Blue was surprised to learn 400,000-plus word novels by debut authors aren't a thing. Or 300,000. Or 200,000, or... OH NO BLUE IS DOOOOOMED!! Good thing she's forsaken traditional publishing. Unless any such publishers offer her a seven-figure deal, of course 👀 #envtuber #writing #fantasy

When I returned from Japan, I thought the novel I'd finished there was in a fit state to offer at the altar of literary agents. It was not #envtuber #writing #fantasy

My first novel was meant to be standalone, so I thought I could restrain its length to something reasonable. 480,000 words later, I had a book. Sort of. So much for reasonable word lengths #envtuber #writing #fantasy

By then I'd probably realised my brain is not a reliable long-term notebook #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Back at uni, I dreamt up a HUUUUGE new story idea that eventually became the first novel I ever 'finished'. I remember scrawling all those thoughts down. It was evening. I was waiting outside a lecture hall. The ideas struck me. And I wrote down the basics #envtuber #writing #fantasy

I hope if you spot any gratuitous edginess in Blue's work that you'll draw it to her attention. Blue will... take care of it ✂️ #envtuber #writing #fantasy

I like my books to be a good time, so I'm not really a fan of writing edgy for the sake of being edgy. Hopefully even my dystopia stories will be heaps of fun! #envtuber #writing #fantasy

Ooooh, sounds amazing! Take all the time you need! And... maybe jot down a few notes ~