Thank you, it's mostly because I'm obsessive. My output only comes in two formats. EVERYTHINGRIGHTTHEFUCKNOW or *weeks pass, I sip tea, I prepare, I sit down at the keyboard* EVERYTHIINGRIGHTTHEFUCKNOW. Also, drills. I drill myself. I'm a sentence level writer with a systems thinker's brain. If you actually saw me write, you'd be amazed at how fast I can backspace a sentence. I've also read, I've read a lot, I've worked with a lot of very talented people, and learned from a lot of very talented and skilled writers, and I pay very good attention.
But I do have to be careful sometimes, I'm very much a mimic. I'll steal a voice in a heartbeat and run with it. That's how I found my voice, I stole from other voices until I had one voice, then another, then another, and eventually while you can TELL it's my writing, hopefully the voices are distinct enough from story to story for there to be a continuity of style, but everything I write is bespoke for what I'm writing towards.
Sidenote: The first paragraph makes sense if you're familiar with 9 Story Hotel lore. The meat of your article doesn't require it, but as a contributor I can't help but offer context.
The Hotel itself is an entity.
The denizens who call it home are (mostly) the kind of criminals other criminals are afraid of.
They're also only human by proxy. Each denizen defies reality, even if it's unclear how.
The locals who filter in and out, those who visit for business of one shade or another, every one of them has heard rumors of Rufus Balthazar.
They're all lies. They're all true.
Part 2 of Lost and Found can stand alone as a reference to flesh out the introduction to King of Killers. It's only about 900 words, it's a quick read, and
Nerisse, a madwoman who has never entered the hotel, bumps into Balthazar at the bar. Literally. Bishop, the bartender, makes it clear under no uncertain terms that she just had a collision with the angel of Death.
LMAO I didn't even get to the part where Emil mentioned Lost and Found. WHOOPS.
There's the one that's most relevant.
If you want the scoop on Vlad's place in Lost and Found, you're gonna have to read the whole thing cuz he's a major player. Balthazar is not. He scares me.
god writing the Lobby Assault (Wip 4? maybe?) Was fun. Xenia is the prototypical madwoman.
I'm so mad at how good this '0' draft is, and it is even stronger in the context of the serials preceding it
Thank you, it's mostly because I'm obsessive. My output only comes in two formats. EVERYTHINGRIGHTTHEFUCKNOW or *weeks pass, I sip tea, I prepare, I sit down at the keyboard* EVERYTHIINGRIGHTTHEFUCKNOW. Also, drills. I drill myself. I'm a sentence level writer with a systems thinker's brain. If you actually saw me write, you'd be amazed at how fast I can backspace a sentence. I've also read, I've read a lot, I've worked with a lot of very talented people, and learned from a lot of very talented and skilled writers, and I pay very good attention.
But I do have to be careful sometimes, I'm very much a mimic. I'll steal a voice in a heartbeat and run with it. That's how I found my voice, I stole from other voices until I had one voice, then another, then another, and eventually while you can TELL it's my writing, hopefully the voices are distinct enough from story to story for there to be a continuity of style, but everything I write is bespoke for what I'm writing towards.
On the last part-- it shows. From what I've read, the prose serves the character's voice while retaining your distinct style.
Shut the fuck up, I’m blushing now, see what you did!
It's so good.
100%
Sidenote: The first paragraph makes sense if you're familiar with 9 Story Hotel lore. The meat of your article doesn't require it, but as a contributor I can't help but offer context.
The Hotel itself is an entity.
The denizens who call it home are (mostly) the kind of criminals other criminals are afraid of.
They're also only human by proxy. Each denizen defies reality, even if it's unclear how.
The locals who filter in and out, those who visit for business of one shade or another, every one of them has heard rumors of Rufus Balthazar.
They're all lies. They're all true.
Part 2 of Lost and Found can stand alone as a reference to flesh out the introduction to King of Killers. It's only about 900 words, it's a quick read, and
Nerisse, a madwoman who has never entered the hotel, bumps into Balthazar at the bar. Literally. Bishop, the bartender, makes it clear under no uncertain terms that she just had a collision with the angel of Death.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ninestoryhotel/p/nerisse-in-wonderland?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=h5x57
LMAO I didn't even get to the part where Emil mentioned Lost and Found. WHOOPS.
There's the one that's most relevant.
If you want the scoop on Vlad's place in Lost and Found, you're gonna have to read the whole thing cuz he's a major player. Balthazar is not. He scares me.
As someone who has written for both Balthazar and Vlad, I'm living for your interpretation of this work.
As someone who is terrified of writing action, I'm living for your interpretation of this work.
This is Gold.