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Whatnot Wednesday for #ThursdayDoors on a Hot August Night

Wednesday, August 13, 2026

Hello, everyone.  Right off the bat, I apologize for getting ahead of Thursday Doors.  It helps me on a few different levels if I stick to my Wednesday/Weekend posting schedule.  Last week, I mentioned that throughout August I’ll be sharing about book Brother Love: A Crossroad.  (Click here for that post because it will tell you more.) I also said that Dan Antion made a lot of great photos to illustrate the blog version of this story.  Those photographs included some doors.  So today I’m taking you on a tour of my fictional 1950s town, Parlement, Mississippi via Dan’s photos.

Here’s a bit about that house in the words of Birdie Devovo, the heroine:

My house sat in a triangle between ways at a crossroads.  There was a street in front and another road in back.  There were also any number of old trails that intersected there.  Old superstitions about the crossroads abounded.  My mother had been able to get the house because no one else would have it.  I kept it because I had nowhere else would have it.

Oh, that screen door is part of a suspenseful scene…

Doug Armstrong’s voice sounded as spooked as I felt.  The big man’s voice had the slightest quiver.  His fist banged on the screen doorframe again. I extricated myself from my hiding spot under the kitchen table before Armstrong broke the poor excuse for door.

Like most small southern towns, there were churches.  They’re mentioned in the story, but the one that comes into the plot is the traveling tent revival:

Earlier that day, sitting in my little house at the crossroads, I listened to the sharp crack of a bat hitting a baseball from the ballgame that had started up in the field next to the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  People cheered their teams and made happy sounds. From the other side of the tracks, I heard the bell of the First Methodist Church up in the town.  When the breeze was right, I could hear the Wurlitzer organ as the choir practiced. Folks were excited about that organ.  I preferred the sound of their old piano.

The two churches were on either side of the town.  The crossroads lay between the two.  Nobody from either of them ever came to the house at the crossroads.  Neither group wanted anything to do with Birdie Devovo.

This abandoned diner didn’t make it into the story, but there would have been a diner somewhere in Parlement.  Anyway, it’s a cool photo, so it gets a moment of fame today.

Women in big cities might have started wearing slim cigarette or capri pants out in public, but that hadn’t become acceptable in Parliament, Mississippi.  I already attracted enough frowns and gossip, just from my mother’s reputation, so I didn’t wear those out in public.  I tried to banish the thoughts as I put on a yellow gingham, shirt-dress.  It had a little bow at the neck from the same check fabric.  Then I tied on my blue denim Keds.  New white laces kept the wear and tear from being as noticeable.  Nobody would know the soles were worn slick.  When I drove my old Nash Rambler wagon into Parliament, I turned onto Fourth Street where the Post Office was.

In rural towns of that era, the local Post Office could be a hub of information.  Birdie came across something quite puzzling there. 

Birdie is a nickname for the heroine, but there actually is a bird, and he’s one of the most important characters.  His name is Jinx.  He’s a talking magpie.  Some parts of the story are told from his point of view.

Jinx sat on the perch in his birdcage.  The cage door was open as always.  He shifted foot-to-foot as Birdie came into the kitchen carrying a laundry basket and a small container of blueberries.

“How-deee!” Jinx chirped his Minnie Pearl impression.

There’s a door on that birdcage somewhere… Birdie Devovo usually leaves it open — Jinx comes and goes as he pleases.  That’s how he finds so much trouble in a sleepy little town like Parlement.

♣ ♣ ♣

Hello, Jinx, but this post is finished now.  That’s it for this tour of Birdie Devovo’s world in fictional town of Parlement.  Thanks for coming along.  Friendly comments are welcome.  However, a note to newcomers — just remember that this is a sanctuary, so we don’t discuss religion, politics, or things that are polarizing.  Everyone needs to feel welcome.  Hugs on the wing!

♣ ♣ ♣

Naturally, the obligatory shameless self-promotion must be included.  Brother Love: A Crossroad continues to be at a special sale price throughout the month of August.  

Brother Love – a Crossroad

Strange things abound in 1950s Parliament, Mississippi.  Jinx the magpie can fill you in on the details.

Universal Purchase Links

E-Book:  relinks.me/B07V25SXFR

Paperback:  relinks.me/107952309X

Audiobook:  Click here.

♣ ♣ ♣

This blog is entirely human-written.  Furthermore, the author expressly prohibits any entity from using this publication for purposes of training AI technologies to generate text.  No part of this work may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.  Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

All images are either the property of the author, or used with permission, or from free sources.

Copyright © 2026 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

All rights reserved.

Whatnot Wednesday for #ThursdayDoors on a Hot August Night

Wednesday, August 13, 2026

Hello, everyone.  Right off the bat, I apologize for getting ahead of Thursday Doors.  It helps me on a few different levels if I stick to my Wednesday/Weekend posting schedule.  Last week, I mentioned that throughout August I’ll be sharing about book Brother Love: A Crossroad.  (Click here for that post because it will tell you more.) I also said that Dan Antion made a lot of great photos to illustrate the blog version of this story.  Those photographs included some doors.  So today I’m taking you on a tour of my fictional 1950s town, Parlement, Mississippi via Dan’s photos.

Here’s a bit about that house in the words of Birdie Devovo, the heroine:

My house sat in a triangle between ways at a crossroads.  There was a street in front and another road in back.  There were also any number of old trails that intersected there.  Old superstitions about the crossroads abounded.  My mother had been able to get the house because no one else would have it.  I kept it because I had nowhere else would have it.

Oh, that screen door is part of a suspenseful scene…

Doug Armstrong’s voice sounded as spooked as I felt.  The big man’s voice had the slightest quiver.  His fist banged on the screen doorframe again. I extricated myself from my hiding spot under the kitchen table before Armstrong broke the poor excuse for door.

Like most small southern towns, there were churches.  They’re mentioned in the story, but the one that comes into the plot is the traveling tent revival:

Earlier that day, sitting in my little house at the crossroads, I listened to the sharp crack of a bat hitting a baseball from the ballgame that had started up in the field next to the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  People cheered their teams and made happy sounds. From the other side of the tracks, I heard the bell of the First Methodist Church up in the town.  When the breeze was right, I could hear the Wurlitzer organ as the choir practiced. Folks were excited about that organ.  I preferred the sound of their old piano.

The two churches were on either side of the town.  The crossroads lay between the two.  Nobody from either of them ever came to the house at the crossroads.  Neither group wanted anything to do with Birdie Devovo.

This abandoned diner didn’t make it into the story, but there would have been a diner somewhere in Parlement.  Anyway, it’s a cool photo, so it gets a moment of fame today.

Women in big cities might have started wearing slim cigarette or capri pants out in public, but that hadn’t become acceptable in Parliament, Mississippi.  I already attracted enough frowns and gossip, just from my mother’s reputation, so I didn’t wear those out in public.  I tried to banish the thoughts as I put on a yellow gingham, shirt-dress.  It had a little bow at the neck from the same check fabric.  Then I tied on my blue denim Keds.  New white laces kept the wear and tear from being as noticeable.  Nobody would know the soles were worn slick.  When I drove my old Nash Rambler wagon into Parliament, I turned onto Fourth Street where the Post Office was.

In rural towns of that era, the local Post Office could be a hub of information.  Birdie came across something quite puzzling there. 

Birdie is a nickname for the heroine, but there actually is a bird, and he’s one of the most important characters.  His name is Jinx.  He’s a talking magpie.  Some parts of the story are told from his point of view.

Jinx sat on the perch in his birdcage.  The cage door was open as always.  He shifted foot-to-foot as Birdie came into the kitchen carrying a laundry basket and a small container of blueberries.

“How-deee!” Jinx chirped his Minnie Pearl impression.

There’s a door on that birdcage somewhere… Birdie Devovo usually leaves it open — Jinx comes and goes as he pleases.  That’s how he finds so much trouble in a sleepy little town like Parlement.

♣ ♣ ♣

Hello, Jinx, but this post is finished now.  That’s it for this tour of Birdie Devovo’s world in fictional town of Parlement.  Thanks for coming along.  Friendly comments are welcome.  However, a note to newcomers — just remember that this is a sanctuary, so we don’t discuss religion, politics, or things that are polarizing.  Everyone needs to feel welcome.  Hugs on the wing!

♣ ♣ ♣

Naturally, the obligatory shameless self-promotion must be included.  Brother Love: A Crossroad continues to be at a special sale price throughout the month of August.  

Brother Love – a Crossroad

Strange things abound in 1950s Parliament, Mississippi.  Jinx the magpie can fill you in on the details.

Universal Purchase Links

E-Book:  relinks.me/B07V25SXFR

Paperback:  relinks.me/107952309X

Audiobook:  Click here.

♣ ♣ ♣

This blog is entirely human-written.  Furthermore, the author expressly prohibits any entity from using this publication for purposes of training AI technologies to generate text.  No part of this work may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.  Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

All images are either the property of the author, or used with permission, or from free sources.

Copyright © 2026 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

All rights reserved.

Whatnot Wednesday for #ThursdayDoors on a Hot August Night

Wednesday, August 13, 2026

Hello, everyone.  Right off the bat, I apologize for getting ahead of Thursday Doors.  It helps me on a few different levels if I stick to my Wednesday/Weekend posting schedule.  Last week, I mentioned that throughout August I’ll be sharing about book Brother Love: A Crossroad.  (Click here for that post because it will tell you more.) I also said that Dan Antion made a lot of great photos to illustrate the blog version of this story.  Those photographs included some doors.  So today I’m taking you on a tour of my fictional 1950s town, Parlement, Mississippi via Dan’s photos.

Here’s a bit about that house in the words of Birdie Devovo, the heroine:

My house sat in a triangle between ways at a crossroads.  There was a street in front and another road in back.  There were also any number of old trails that intersected there.  Old superstitions about the crossroads abounded.  My mother had been able to get the house because no one else would have it.  I kept it because I had nowhere else would have it.

Oh, that screen door is part of a suspenseful scene…

Doug Armstrong’s voice sounded as spooked as I felt.  The big man’s voice had the slightest quiver.  His fist banged on the screen doorframe again. I extricated myself from my hiding spot under the kitchen table before Armstrong broke the poor excuse for door.

Like most small southern towns, there were churches.  They’re mentioned in the story, but the one that comes into the plot is the traveling tent revival:

Earlier that day, sitting in my little house at the crossroads, I listened to the sharp crack of a bat hitting a baseball from the ballgame that had started up in the field next to the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  People cheered their teams and made happy sounds. From the other side of the tracks, I heard the bell of the First Methodist Church up in the town.  When the breeze was right, I could hear the Wurlitzer organ as the choir practiced. Folks were excited about that organ.  I preferred the sound of their old piano.

The two churches were on either side of the town.  The crossroads lay between the two.  Nobody from either of them ever came to the house at the crossroads.  Neither group wanted anything to do with Birdie Devovo.

This abandoned diner didn’t make it into the story, but there would have been a diner somewhere in Parlement.  Anyway, it’s a cool photo, so it gets a moment of fame today.

Women in big cities might have started wearing slim cigarette or capri pants out in public, but that hadn’t become acceptable in Parliament, Mississippi.  I already attracted enough frowns and gossip, just from my mother’s reputation, so I didn’t wear those out in public.  I tried to banish the thoughts as I put on a yellow gingham, shirt-dress.  It had a little bow at the neck from the same check fabric.  Then I tied on my blue denim Keds.  New white laces kept the wear and tear from being as noticeable.  Nobody would know the soles were worn slick.  When I drove my old Nash Rambler wagon into Parliament, I turned onto Fourth Street where the Post Office was.

In rural towns of that era, the local Post Office could be a hub of information.  Birdie came across something quite puzzling there. 

Birdie is a nickname for the heroine, but there actually is a bird, and he’s one of the most important characters.  His name is Jinx.  He’s a talking magpie.  Some parts of the story are told from his point of view.

Jinx sat on the perch in his birdcage.  The cage door was open as always.  He shifted foot-to-foot as Birdie came into the kitchen carrying a laundry basket and a small container of blueberries.

“How-deee!” Jinx chirped his Minnie Pearl impression.

There’s a door on that birdcage somewhere… Birdie Devovo usually leaves it open — Jinx comes and goes as he pleases.  That’s how he finds so much trouble in a sleepy little town like Parlement.

♣ ♣ ♣

Hello, Jinx, but this post is finished now.  That’s it for this tour of Birdie Devovo’s world in fictional town of Parlement.  Thanks for coming along.  Friendly comments are welcome.  However, a note to newcomers — just remember that this is a sanctuary, so we don’t discuss religion, politics, or things that are polarizing.  Everyone needs to feel welcome.  Hugs on the wing!

♣ ♣ ♣

Naturally, the obligatory shameless self-promotion must be included.  Brother Love: A Crossroad continues to be at a special sale price throughout the month of August.  

Brother Love – a Crossroad

Strange things abound in 1950s Parliament, Mississippi.  Jinx the magpie can fill you in on the details.

Universal Purchase Links

E-Book:  relinks.me/B07V25SXFR

Paperback:  relinks.me/107952309X

Audiobook:  Click here.

♣ ♣ ♣

This blog is entirely human-written.  Furthermore, the author expressly prohibits any entity from using this publication for purposes of training AI technologies to generate text.  No part of this work may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.  Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

All images are either the property of the author, or used with permission, or from free sources.

Copyright © 2026 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

All rights reserved.

With a Little Help From My Art Friends
https://hyperallergic.com/with-a-little-help-from-my-art-friends/
Gertrude Abercrombie’s crew of Magic Realists, the artist selling trash from outside Taylor Swift’s wedding, and the truth about stock photography.
#culture #magicrealism #art

Gertrude Abercrombie’s crew of Magic Realists, the artist selling trash from outside Taylor Swift’s wedding, and the truth about stock photography. #culture #magicrealism #art

https://hyperallergic.com/with-a-little-help-from-my-art-friends/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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If You Don’t Try, You Can’t Bully: Fantasies Vs. Realities in Book Marketing

https://sarahscheeleblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/if-you-dont-try-you-cant-bully-fantasies-vs-realities-in-book-marketing/

If You Don’t Try, You Can’t Bully: Fantasies Vs. Realities in Book Marketing

https://sarahscheeleblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/if-you-dont-try-you-cant-bully-fantasies-vs-realities-in-book-marketing/

If You Don’t Try, You Can’t Bully: Fantasies Vs. Realities in Book Marketing

https://sarahscheeleblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/if-you-dont-try-you-cant-bully-fantasies-vs-realities-in-book-marketing/

A MANY-FACETED TRINIDADIAN EPIC focused on generations of one Indo-Trinidadian family combines vivid description, characterization, and historical detail with breathtaking moments of magical realism. B PLUS

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A MANY-FACETED TRINIDADIAN EPIC focused on generations of one Indo-Trinidadian family combines vivid description, characterization, and historical detail with breathtaking moments of magical realism. B PLUS

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A MANY-FACETED TRINIDADIAN EPIC focused on generations of one Indo-Trinidadian family combines vivid description, characterization, and historical detail with breathtaking moments of magical realism. B PLUS

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She bought a painting of a dog. Then the dog disappeared from the canvas. And led her somewhere she never expected.
A flash fiction with a twist you won't forget.
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#FlashFiction #ShortStory #MagicRealism

Magic Between the Lines: Magical Realism in Storytelling

Author Garrett Curbow breaks down magical realism in storytelling by using his own novel as a guide to adding magic between the lines.
The post Magic Between the Lines: Magical Realism in Storytelling appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/magic-between-the-lines-magical-realism-in-storytelling

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Magic Between the Lines: Magical Realism in Storytelling

Author Garrett Curbow breaks down magical realism in storytelling by using his own novel as a guide to adding magic between the lines.
The post Magic Between the Lines: Magical Realism in Storytelling appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/magic-between-the-lines-magical-realism-in-storytelling

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Four Letters of Love: A Novel "Nicholas Coughlan is 12 years old when his father announces that God has commanded him to become a painter" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Niall Williams Rating: 4.3/5 (2,683 Reviews) #LiteraryFiction #Romance #Ireland #MagicRealism #Books #BookSky

Four Letters of Love: A Novel

Four Letters of Love: A Novel "Nicholas Coughlan is 12 years old when his father announces that God has commanded him to become a painter" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Niall Williams Rating: 4.3/5 (2,683 Reviews) #LiteraryFiction #Romance #Ireland #MagicRealism #Books #BookSky

Four Letters of Love: A Novel

Four Letters of Love: A Novel "Nicholas Coughlan is 12 years old when his father announces that God has commanded him to become a painter" Sale: $18.99 to $2.99 by Niall Williams Rating: 4.3/5 (2,683 Reviews) #LiteraryFiction #Romance #Ireland #MagicRealism #Books #BookSky

Four Letters of Love: A Novel

WIP. Made by Human #FuckAI

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Made by Human #FuckAI
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pencil on paper drawing work in progress https://shop.gurgel-segrillo.com/

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In case anyone would like to see inside Alex Colville’s studio in the attic of his long-time home in Sackville, New Brunswick, here’s a 360° panorama I shot there in 2010. #360panorama #AlexColville #CanadianArt #MagicRealism https://tntrmr.ca/vr

In case anyone would like to see inside Alex Colville’s studio in the attic of his long-time home in Sackville, New Brunswick, here’s a 360° panorama I shot there in 2010. #360panorama #AlexColville #CanadianArt #MagicRealism https://tntrmr.ca/vr

In case anyone would like to see inside Alex Colville’s studio in the attic of his long-time home in Sackville, New Brunswick, here’s a 360° panorama I shot there in 2010. #360panorama #AlexColville #CanadianArt #MagicRealism https://tntrmr.ca/vr

It’s Not Just A World, It’s A Fandom
In my mind the world of Radio Arcanum, which encompasses the Musimagium, is a sprawling, expansive world that I am exploring through various projects such as the short stories I provide for my membership group, the young adult I'm working on and hope to have live on Patreon before the end of the year, and just e
https://kitauthor.com/its-not-just-a-world-its-a-fandom/
#AuthorLife #fantasy #HistoricalFantasy #MagicRealism #Musimagium #worldbuilding

It’s Not Just A World, It’s A Fandom
In my mind the world of Radio Arcanum, which encompasses the Musimagium, is a sprawling, expansive world that I am exploring through various projects such as the short stories I provide for my membership group, the young adult I'm working on and hope to have live on Patreon before the end of the year, and just e
https://kitauthor.com/its-not-just-a-world-its-a-fandom/
#AuthorLife #fantasy #HistoricalFantasy #MagicRealism #Musimagium #worldbuilding

It’s Not Just A World, It’s A Fandom
In my mind the world of Radio Arcanum, which encompasses the Musimagium, is a sprawling, expansive world that I am exploring through various projects such as the short stories I provide for my membership group, the young adult I'm working on and hope to have live on Patreon before the end of the year, and just e
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#AuthorLife #fantasy #HistoricalFantasy #MagicRealism #Musimagium #worldbuilding

"Colossal" - pastels on paper https://linktr.ee/gurgel.segrillo

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"Colossal" - pastels on paper https://linktr.ee/gurgel.segrillo

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"Colossal" - pastels on paper https://linktr.ee/gurgel.segrillo

Those who claim me, correct me. If you have no community with me, you are not fit to discipline me. It takes mutual investment to do a repair. Please refrain from corrective commenting.

#FuckAI #MagicRealism #queer #odd #GurgelSegrillo #pastel #NoAI #monster #surrealism #NoAIart #FigurativeArt #RealismoMagico #RealismoFantastico #CrossCultural #QueerArtist #colossal #MadeByHuman #MadebyHand #FeckAI

#fromthevault 🎥✨ Filmmaker & visual artist Wu Tsang explores what she calls the “impossible image”—the space between lived experience and what the camera can hold.

In this #podcast, Tsang discusses magic realism, myth, collaboration, and the radical act of unmaking authorship. Processes of collective creation run through all her projects.

🎧 Listen: https://rwm.macba.cat/en/podcasts/sonia-410/

#MovingImage #art #MagicRealism #queer

#fromthevault 🎥✨ Filmmaker & visual artist Wu Tsang explores what she calls the “impossible image”—the space between lived experience and what the camera can hold.

In this #podcast, Tsang discusses magic realism, myth, collaboration, and the radical act of unmaking authorship. Processes of collective creation run through all her projects.

🎧 Listen: https://rwm.macba.cat/en/podcasts/sonia-410/

#MovingImage #art #MagicRealism #queer

#fromthevault 🎥✨ Filmmaker & visual artist Wu Tsang explores what she calls the “impossible image”—the space between lived experience and what the camera can hold.

In this #podcast, Tsang discusses magic realism, myth, collaboration, and the radical act of unmaking authorship. Processes of collective creation run through all her projects.

🎧 Listen: https://rwm.macba.cat/en/podcasts/sonia-410/

#MovingImage #art #MagicRealism #queer

#BookChatWeekly #BookSky #LiteratureSky #FantasySky #MagicRealismSky #LibrarySky #Borges #JorgesLuisBorges #Book #Literature #Fiction #Fantasy #MagicRealism #Library

Image by Edward Burne-Jones #BookChatWeekly #BookSky #LiteratureSky #FantasySky #MythologySky #FolkloreSky #MonsterSky #Literature #Fantasy #MagicRealism #Borges #JorgeLuisBorges #Mythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #Minotaur #Monster

I've been working on my first self published novel as part of a book series penned by ten different authors.

I usually work on my books, on and off, over several years. But this project has a tight deadline. So, very quickly, I changed aspects of one character as she was originally coming across too bitter. I switched to multi-person first person POV (from 3rd person limited) when about two-thirds was written (I didn't feel the connection between character and reader was strong enough). And I've already done about five edits on this thing.

Yesterday I completed edit number six, doing my usual thing of changing the font (this time to one no one would print a book in), and both deleted and added text. I know this story so well, I also caught some behavioural differences in a couple of the characters. They're now fixed.

I'm reading the last two chapters this morning (the ones that have seen the least edits) before I send this off to my designated beta readers.

My obsession with this has kicked it into shape sooner than I imagined. There are a couple of last minute characters who need further development in my next (and final) rewrites before it's off to the editor.

So, just as Halloween approaches, watch out for this year's instalment of the Haunted Hearts Series of MM Horror/Romance novels. The covers have all been done and they look fab.

BTW, the image in this graphic is not the cover. Cover reveals will come soon.

#MM #MMRomance #wizard #warlock #books #writing #writinglife #amwriting #amwritingfiction #thehauntedheartsseries #hauntedhearts #fantasy #urbanfantasy #magicrealism #author #authorlife

I've been working on my first self published novel as part of a book series penned by ten different authors.

I usually work on my books, on and off, over several years. But this project has a tight deadline. So, very quickly, I changed aspects of one character as she was originally coming across too bitter. I switched to multi-person first person POV (from 3rd person limited) when about two-thirds was written (I didn't feel the connection between character and reader was strong enough). And I've already done about five edits on this thing.

Yesterday I completed edit number six, doing my usual thing of changing the font (this time to one no one would print a book in), and both deleted and added text. I know this story so well, I also caught some behavioural differences in a couple of the characters. They're now fixed.

I'm reading the last two chapters this morning (the ones that have seen the least edits) before I send this off to my designated beta readers.

My obsession with this has kicked it into shape sooner than I imagined. There are a couple of last minute characters who need further development in my next (and final) rewrites before it's off to the editor.

So, just as Halloween approaches, watch out for this year's instalment of the Haunted Hearts Series of MM Horror/Romance novels. The covers have all been done and they look fab.

BTW, the image in this graphic is not the cover. Cover reveals will come soon.

#MM #MMRomance #wizard #warlock #books #writing #writinglife #amwriting #amwritingfiction #thehauntedheartsseries #hauntedhearts #fantasy #urbanfantasy #magicrealism #author #authorlife

Professional literature or a "must read"? But also just fun to read. THE biography of Carel Willink (one of my role models) written by Rémon van Gemeren
#book #carelwillink #painting #art #magicrealism

👻Urban Fantasy
🚀Dystopian
💘MM Romance
🧙‍♂️Magic Realism
Come over and visit. I'll put the kettle on.
#queerbooks #gaybooks #gay #urbanfantasy #fantasy #dystopian #scifi #sciencefiction #magicrealism #mmromance #romance #books #gaycharacters
https://kevinklehr.com/

Get lost in #magic and mayhem!
#urbanfantasy #fantasy #magicrealism #books #fantasybooks
https://books.bookfunnel.com/magicandmayhem042025/gxzp6wfqii

😍 #MMRomance
🌠 #Fantasy
🏡 #UrbanFantasy
🪄 #MagicRealism
Check out a collection of #queer #novels, #novellas and #shortstories
#LGBT #books
Visit https://kevinklehr.com/

Thanks to Kirt Graves and Maz Maddox for inviting me to be a guest on their podcast Hoof & Fang! My interview just dropped overnight.
#booksky #writing #writinglife #books #writingcommunity #ownvoices #author #gayauthor #dystopian #magicrealism #fantasy #urbanfantasy #mm #mmromance

https://youtu.be/ESoa5FYNu4Q?si=oBD9lVNF-bNL0A_P

Share Sunday! 😉

pencil on paper drawing WIP, for more wall and wearable art visit https://shop.gurgel-segrillo.com/

#MagicRealism #handmade #drawing #BlackAndWhite #surrealism #WallArt #CeossCultural #artist #figurativeArt

Share Sunday! 😉

pencil on paper drawing WIP, for more wall and wearable art visit https://shop.gurgel-segrillo.com/

#MagicRealism #handmade #drawing #BlackAndWhite #surrealism #WallArt #CeossCultural #artist #figurativeArt

Work in progress. Pencil on paper drawing https://shop.gurgel-segrillo.com/pages/tradigital #MagicRealism #surrealism #figurativeArt #RealismoMagico #WIP #surreal #drawing #eyes #desenho #NotAI #FeckAI #FuckAI #handmade #MadeByHuman #MadeByHand

Work in progress. Pencil on paper drawing https://shop.gurgel-segrillo.com/pages/tradigital #MagicRealism #surrealism #figurativeArt #RealismoMagico #WIP #surreal #drawing #eyes #desenho #NotAI #FeckAI #FuckAI #handmade #MadeByHuman #MadeByHand

Where are my wings? They're loading, they're loading...

pencil on paper drawing #JamesBlake #surreal #WilliamBlake #loading #surrealism #surrealismo #FeckAI #MadeByHuman #drawing #figurative
#pencilDrawing #MagicRealism #RealismoMagico #BlackAndWhite #RealismoFantastico #VideoArt #NotAI #FeckAI #FuckAI #handmade #MadeByHuman #MadeByHand

Where are my wings? They're loading, they're loading...

pencil on paper drawing #JamesBlake #surreal #WilliamBlake #loading #surrealism #surrealismo #FeckAI #MadeByHuman #drawing #figurative
#pencilDrawing #MagicRealism #RealismoMagico #BlackAndWhite #RealismoFantastico #VideoArt #NotAI #FeckAI #FuckAI #handmade #MadeByHuman #MadeByHand

NEW ART! Our December gallery is a rapturous plunge into a wildly colorful world of phantasmagorical animal characters and visual vignettes. MOONWRECKED: A GALLERY OF MEMORY — Artworks by Camellia Paul.

https://fabulistmagazine.com/moonwrecked-a-gallery-of-memory/

#fantasy
#psychedelic
#magicrealism
#mythic
#art