Giaan Chapel

Well... I have begun to pursue an ADHD diagnosis, which has been really validating. If medication enters the mix, I am so desperate to find out how that impacts my writing —my ability to focus on my projects has been in steep decline these past few years

Taking a break of my current novel to take a brain holiday for my novel about my bogatyr-inspired lesbians and having a lot of fun with it!!

I hear a lot about writers envisioning their stories as movies or tv shows, but I have always imagined mine as lush and lively video games, completely immersive and vibrant

Sincerely, what creative and engaging fantasy. I still need to read Between Two Fires, but otherwise, I will read anything Buehlman releases forevermore

Lately I have been thinking about, as I often have upon reading it many months ago, The Daughter's War by Christopher Buehlman. The Blacktongue Thief is the book that got me back into contemporary fantasy releases after a hiatus but even then I could not anticipate how much I would love the prequel

Final Fantasy IX was my first ever narrative video game (and a truly never-ending source of creative inspiration to me) and I've just loaded it up again for the first time in 5 years to realise just how much I love Freya, to the point of genuinely considering buying her as my one and only mini?

Haven’t had much time to write since my writing getaway/destress isolation stretch of 4 days but upon reviewing my work… I need to scrap a good portion of what I wrote for being the wrong approach to a character’s first POV

Embarking on an isolated 4 day writing retreat in the middle of a forest tomorrow and I can’t think of anything I want or need more

In 2025, I’d like to invite people to purposefully read more dense and/or complex prose.

There is nothing wrong with
reading slow or reading something multiple times.

There’s no shame in looking up the definition of words or writing out plot events to analyze their importance.

I ticked over the new year by writing 5k words and the biggest character move in my story 🎉

Continuing not to write what I need to: breaking my code and rewriting an early scene before the whole manuscript draft is finished! It’s been grating on me and I know the characters well enough now to revisit it.

My partner, who I have not shown much of my novel to, thought that my deuteragonist/protagonist’s partner in crime is an attractive and muscular man. Had to break it to her that he is frightening to look at, unkempt, and about as sturdy as a wafer

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GRAVE EMPIRE is out in...*checks 🗓️*... 46 days. Are you ready? Mentally? Physically? Spirituality?

Selling my books direct at in-person events is kind of my bread and butter, and I'm often asked for tips and advice

So I sat down for a few hours and put everything I know into a handy essay! 🔥🔥

You can read it free over on my little book dragon community (link in comments)

Deleted an embarrassing typo, returning to lurking obscurity, farewell!!

Also back to not writing what I need to —I’ve been revisiting my first two novels lately, written when I was a teenager, and evaluating the way I would update them. It’s a fun exercise but absolutely not what I need to do

It’s just too juicy to write my (metaphorically) platonic soulmate main characters mutually and independently deciding to sacrifice themselves to save the other in a manner that has profound consequences. Alas!

I’ve done a lot of writing recently but unfortunately not the scene I NEED to write, but the emotional peak that comes right after it. My plan for the new week is to actually get back to task and save the self indulgence for when it is chronologically relevant

Thanks for answering!

Hi - as someone who has worked closely with Gazans and their families overseas in recent months, I am aware that no money is capable of being transferred into Gaza.

How is money from the GoFundMe being transferred?

And of course: Free Palestine.

A WIP of my WIP protagonist (via @bencikovart.bsky.social)

Sid is a thief and an illusionist, and she loves a good climb. What she wants most is to save enough money to reunite her family, but should something happen to the beloved captain who raised her, her priorities may have to shift.

I appreciate your disclosure. Asked in good faith: do you use prompts in generating AI that references existing artists?

I am also staunchly anti-AI and its use for almost any purpose - it is destroying our already roughed-up planet.
And while I understand its financial appeal in cover art for self-published books, I find it unethical and a disservice to illustrators and their craft. I don't think it is ever worth it.

To get things started here, I’m Giaan, and I work from the Wurundjeri land of the Kulin nation. My roguish fantasy WIP is currently over 200k words and I’m working on being less shy about it all