#my novella

[moonshine-nightlight]

Would you ever release signed copies of Don't Shoot the Messenger?

the short answer is: yes, i'd love to do signed copies of 'Don't Shoot the Messenger'!

the long answer is: logistics are hard lol. in order for me to hav copies to sign, i'd hav to order author copies from amazon (paying for them in advance personally), sign them, and then mail them to ppl myself. this is definitely doable, but the mechanism for selling since it wouldn't b through amazon itself and actually collecting payment/mailing info would hav to be worked out.

a vague plan that i hav in mind now would be either to just do a limited run where people can essentially pre-order paperbacks via not amazon for lik a month that they were available and then i'd know how much to get and sign etc. i dont hav a patreon so i think i would try to do it through kofi where if u pay a set amount and say its for a signed copy i would then be able to send a signed book to u, after i messaged back for your address to mail it. this would obviously only work small scale but would likely more than suffice for now.

or if i decide to add a hardcover version, i could offer signed hardcovers as a promotion for a similar limited time and via a similar process as above. i'll probably do a poll at some point to see if anyone would even want a hardcover. same for dale

when will i hav the time to look deeper into all this and put it in action? no idea. life's been extremely busy, but its definitely been on my radar and i will try to make it happen in the next coming years.

i suppose if i ever did some sort of in-person book/author event after Dale is out, i might be able to offer signed books in person, but that'd likely b hard to reach for most ppl lol

until then, only one person has a signed copy - one of my beta readers who i thanked in my acknowledgements for being so wonderfully supportive!

[mdpthatsme]

Happy book anniversary The Gang Part 1, Ether! For a limited time the eBook is free at Amazon and at B&N with code BNPETHER.

Links on my website.

[nailamoonsi]

REQUESTING BETA READERS for the upcoming LGBT science fantasy light novel (novella), "The Protector's memory of them under the sunlight."

I'm seeking beta readers for Blue Horizon's upcoming LGBT adventurous science fantasy light novel, "The Protector's memory of them under the sunlight."

It's around 75 to 100 pages, AKA 30k words long. This light novel will have a free-to-read version in the future, so I've decided to preview partial excerpts of the first chapter.

You can find a 5-page excerpt of chapter 1 here! The full 32-page excerpt is free-to-read within that link and also linked below.

The full 32-page excerpt can be found (free-to-read) here:

ON ITCHIO.

ON GUMROADS.

(Transcription of the summary can be found in those links.)

Message me (or even comment under this post) if you want to be a beta reader! I should have the document ready within a week.

I'm willing to do a swap of around the same range of word count (up to 60k or so). I'll only do so many swaps, and only if I'm personally curious enough.

Content warning of what's within the book under the cut (not as much as in the epic science fantasy):

There's a creepy "bloody" monster within the otherworld, suicide imagery, an attempted [gay] stabbing, and mourning for a dead sibling.

[annabelle--cane]

I am aware I have died on this hill before but people who really strenuously argue that fanfic isn't "real writing" drive me insane. what do you meeeaaaaannn. besides the fact that any attempt to define "real art" vs "fake art" is inherently reactionary, it just doesn't make any sense. it's Writing. people Write it. what the fuck are you talking about.

[winding-maze]

Cover illustration for Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew by Veo Corva! 🪐🐉

Another collaboration with the wonderful Veo Corva, who trusted me to get wayyy out of my comfort zone for this novella cover. The Kickstarter will be launching soon, so make sure to follow V for more info!

[ghostiegone]

the thinker!!

[emrynbird]

She yearned for freedom and solace from her familial home. He wished for companionship after a life of isolation. After a chance encounter at a masquerade ball, a deal is struck between the two to provide what the other desires. But as the horror behind unspoken truths becomes known, this marriage of convenience takes a dark and emotional turn that thrills her...and frightens him...

In the Jaws of an Oak is an illustrated erotic monster romance that is one part Regency fairytale and one part "Bloodborne-esque" horror, following an aromantic woman who is a survivor of abuse and a noble, cursed beast. For fans of Beauty and the Beast retellings where the beast only becomes more monstrous instead of turning human.  

This novella is 34k words with 18 illustrations, includes aromantic, pan, and sapphic representation, and will available August 14th, 2024 on Amazon and itch.io in epub, PDF, and paperback formats.

For full content warnings, see below...

This story explores themes of abuse and grief through the framing of the FMC’s newly found kinks surrounding fear and the MMC testing the limits of his most monstrous qualities. While not seen on page, it is heavily implied the FMC is a survivor of sexual violence and incest. Birth control via herbal remedies is taken on page and there is a brief mention of pregnancy and childbirth. While a majority of this work is queernormative, there is a brief instance of homophobia (past). 

There is one violent death that is described on page that involves dismemberment and being eaten, while all others are briefly mentioned along with attempted filicide.

The FMC and MMC have a significant size difference, that is made even greater via the MMC transforming, and engage in sexual acts akin to BDSM, which include: teeth play, biting, choking, pinning/restraining, deep penetration, knotting, anal, fellatio, tongue fucking (oral, vaginal), and vore-adjacent death ideation.

[clanborn]

Don’t you know it’s bad luck

To be superstitious?

[lucabyte]

Olive Branch

Wrong Move

[fictionadventurer]

Maybe Jane Austen's real genius was that, unlike other authors at the time, she didn't have long sections where characters share their backstory. Or rather, when she did it, she set it up like a mystery so we'd want to know the backstory.

Instead of having a character be like, "Here's three chapters about my life," soon after showing up in the novel, she'd sprinkle little clues through the story that make us wonder, "What's Colonel Brandon's deal?" and then closer to the end of the story, Colonel Brandon would tell us what his deal was. We'd wonder "Why does Mr. Darcy do all those horrible things?" and then he'd give an explanation that includes a lot of backstory.

And these infodumps always come in response to significant moments of the story. She'd engage our minds and our emotions and then give us the infodump at a point when we care about the information it contains. Compared to some other authors (even some that came long after) it seems like a significant innovation.

[tart-miano]

angry that your parody has a degree and you don't, victor

[mdpthatsme]

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY! The Gang Part 1, Ether is now available for paperback and ebook at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

cyberpunk/sci-fi/SFF

androids

found family

new world

morally gray characters

multiple POVs

elementals

multiple love interests

More information and links: https://mdpthatsme.wixsite.com/melissaplunkett/books

Trailers and fun stuff:

https://shoutout.wix.com/so/09OHNhIey?languageTag=en

[nailamoonsi]

Title and summary for the upcoming light novel, "The Protector's memory of them under the sunlight"~!

For those unknowing, this story is set in the Blue Horizon verse.

Have decided that I want to have a post up with the light novel (novella)'s title and summary since it doesn't spoil that much at this point (due to Twitter pitches and site + comic lore dump) and looks a bit cute. There are a few worldbuild notes that are still obscured (including the name of the "artifact").

Hope it'll be of interest soon~! I'll announce when I'm ready to ask for beta readers. It'll be sometime in the next weeks.

This light novel will have a free version that only has black-and-white-and-grayscale illustrations and less bonus illustrations. :3

Edit with the alt text under the cut since I forgot it can be annoying to grab:

The Protector's memory of them under the sunlight.

By Naila Moonsi.

Summary: The people of a human-inhabited planet 100,000 light years away want their newly-titled Protector of Worlds to gain in power.

Alejandro Altaha, the newest Protector of Worlds amid a very long lineage, is pressured to seek the strength of passed planetary Protectors--those who were chosen by a mystical "artifact" to aid in reducing the curses that have long-plagued their planet.

After confirming that he must travel through the dangerous otherworld known as the Boundless for the sake of such an endeavor, Alejandro is shocked by his teacher, Guardian Kiyotaka Miura, coming to him with a specific request--

Take several members of that mighty family he grew up with--the ill-rumored Chandrani progeny of Jowar Peaks--together with him as his bodyguards.

Including the extremely disgraced man of immense power who Alejandro once loved and still can't let go of--

Antonio Chandrani-Rivera, the person confirmed to be cursed several years prior, exactly as many upon the planet expected.

He must approach that Antonio to ascertain his allegiance. After that… After that, he and several old friends must survive the Boundless, full of monsters called "the Psyche" and dreamy trials of the mind.

Does every single person at his side really have his best interests at heart? Is Antonio really as cursed as people say? What are the true goals of Alejandro's long-lost friends?

What will he do when the two women he trusts most leave him alone with Antonio to chase Earthian ghosts?

Illustration: Layla has a red eye, eyepatch, and an odd smile going, is dark brown with wavy white-silver anime hair. She wears a light green suit with green shadow, and a red shirt. Alia has falling anime ocean blue curls, with a noticeable aqua highlight. She's smiling to herself and wears a blue-violet coat. Antonio has red eyes, a grin, has lighter ocean blue hair that falls like ocean waves, and has grabbed onto Alejandro, who looks a little shy, has long violet hair, dark pink dyed locks in front of him, and he's wearing a pink shirt, as is looking back at Antonio. They both have slight blushes.

[shuffleoflove]

after all these years... i have them all

[aipiepo]

holoctober 6: vampire

[artie-doko]

A micro-dosage of insanity