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With all that out of the way… what’s next?
a year ago
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Sometimes it felt like it was never going to happen, but the two books are done and resting on the shelf(metaphorically and literally). Lots of lessons learned over the last three years including both how to write a story and how not to write a story. So the question is.. what’s next?
Anima has been my primary storyline since the beginning. With a premise like it has there are numerous stories that can be told and a few have been by both myself and others. But I’m afraid of, for the lack of a better term, beating a dead horse with it. Two books, two semi short stories and two shorts that were never released. It works but I don’t want to over do it. With that, here’s what’s being worked on.
An entirely new story called Neighborwood. Where in an attempt at combating the increasing needs of living a group undergoes changes to reduce their needs, forming a community at the same time.
A rework of the rough and incomplete Donum Solis story. What was originally a single short story was continued by request. This lead to issues later on that I am wanting to fix. The best way is to start from scratch and hit similar beats with a clearer story.
The next Anima story. While Lyall’s story is complete, there is one place I’ve been heavily asked about and that is what came before Lyall. While still early in the planning process, I will not go into detail. While the idea of a prequel is stereotypical of a storyline, I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t think there was compelling story to tell.
This sounds like a lot, so what about between all of this?
I’ve been wanting to explore more ideas for short, self contained stories. While I don’t really do commissions, suggested requests could be considered. If you have an idea some something you’d like to see, let me know. I can’t make promises, but the worst I can say is no.
Last notes on Bird House and Broken Wing.
Physical versions exist on Amazon once more and have come out wonderful! Updated kindle versions exist, but again the epub is able to be imported for free.
The best way to support me is to share the stories with friends. Many great conversations have spawned out of the books and I means so much to me. If you absolutely, positively, have to support me monetarily, my linktree below has links to paperbacks and Kofi at the very bottom.
https://linktr.ee/ericmalves
Anima has been my primary storyline since the beginning. With a premise like it has there are numerous stories that can be told and a few have been by both myself and others. But I’m afraid of, for the lack of a better term, beating a dead horse with it. Two books, two semi short stories and two shorts that were never released. It works but I don’t want to over do it. With that, here’s what’s being worked on.
An entirely new story called Neighborwood. Where in an attempt at combating the increasing needs of living a group undergoes changes to reduce their needs, forming a community at the same time.
A rework of the rough and incomplete Donum Solis story. What was originally a single short story was continued by request. This lead to issues later on that I am wanting to fix. The best way is to start from scratch and hit similar beats with a clearer story.
The next Anima story. While Lyall’s story is complete, there is one place I’ve been heavily asked about and that is what came before Lyall. While still early in the planning process, I will not go into detail. While the idea of a prequel is stereotypical of a storyline, I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t think there was compelling story to tell.
This sounds like a lot, so what about between all of this?
I’ve been wanting to explore more ideas for short, self contained stories. While I don’t really do commissions, suggested requests could be considered. If you have an idea some something you’d like to see, let me know. I can’t make promises, but the worst I can say is no.
Last notes on Bird House and Broken Wing.
Physical versions exist on Amazon once more and have come out wonderful! Updated kindle versions exist, but again the epub is able to be imported for free.
The best way to support me is to share the stories with friends. Many great conversations have spawned out of the books and I means so much to me. If you absolutely, positively, have to support me monetarily, my linktree below has links to paperbacks and Kofi at the very bottom.
https://linktr.ee/ericmalves
RykerUnified
~ryker-wolf
Sounds like a plan!
