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From my untitled historical fiction W-I-P.
1913 Cordelia Oliver
From "Laughter of the Hunted Gods." Death is broken:
"Now and then a haunt-fish would leap out of the river in rote endeavor to catch a fly that flew no more, or a haunt-heron stood on one leg, pale in the morning mist, keeping eternal wakeless vigil."
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TW: Discussion of deadnaming please only read if youβre in a good headspace.
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Darwin's Cliff is my 'the weather is basically a character' WIP, so there are a few storms in there. Here's one of them π©οΈ
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I had to go all the way back to November Breaks (first published in 2022, I think?!) to find any mention of birds in my writing π
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βAn oriole landed on the gnarled apple branches, an explosion of gold.β
a bird (surely nothing sinister about it) from the finale of what is debatably my gayest short story yet
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Today's theme: bird
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Quod Non Dicitur
What stays hidden.
What goes unsaid.
What it costs.
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A delicious gin martini with a twist.
When you finish the rough draft of your latest novel. Cheers, everyone!!!!
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This week I planned to take a break from editing to start writing a different project.
8,320 words written, and a whole lot of brainstorming done!
Still extremely rough, but the vague outline I had in mind is shaping up pretty well!
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Last weekend I finished a paper revision for ππ©π¦ ππ¦π’π³ ππ©π’π΅ ππ΅π°ππ¦ π΅π©π¦ ππ΅π’π³π΄, which I still think needs some work
I worked on the cover for ππ₯π¦ππ’πͺπ₯π¦ πππ’π€π¬
Then I got back to ππͺπ³π¦, ππ¬πͺπ―, π’π―π₯ ππ°π―π¦
And I've been incubating this time travel WIP
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π’ New (queer and angsty) short fiction on my Patreon!
It's members-only and there's a free membership that also gives you access to...
- All my long fiction
- Writer life and WIP update blogs
- Writing and editing snippets
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THE DOUBLE VICE is the 1st Hidden Gotham Novel in my Queer Noir mystery series!
Order it in ebook, paperback, or audiobook! chrisholcombe.com
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After an amazing Eastercon 2026, I needed a day or two to recover.
I managed to do a first serious pass of edits on a short story (helped by great notes from the editor), and am nearly caught up with where I'm meant to be on writing a new novel.
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#queerwriters Saturday: Check in Day!
How was your week? Did you accomplish what you set out to do?
Share your progress, encourage, cheer, and support others!
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Meet Dash Parker, former socialite, now owner of the gay speakeasy Pinstripes. Here are 2 of my fave quotes of his.
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Process appears exactly once in Darwin's Cliff.
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In one week, Iβll be in TN!!! Come see me at Once Upon A Page! Get your tix before they sell out!
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I have stuffed in Miles From Morning. Hopefully close enough to count!
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Page 217 of ππͺπ³π¦, ππ¬πͺπ―, π’π―π₯ ππ°π―π¦ is 4 disconnected snippets about Tyre waiting for Elsa to arrive for their first date
Most interesting bit is where she finally does show up π
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I was putting together my short fiction Patreon post for this weekend and got way too excited when I saw today's theme π
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Love audiobooks? Start listening to The Double Vice read by Joel Leslie!
Download at chrisholcombe.com
(Foxy Robin Hood sadly not included.)
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I don't like Whitman's poetry but today I read and my heart is breaking. In the midst of civil war he found compassion and hope, while now the worst of us rage and destroy.
I fight. I resist. I'm capable of being moved to tears by an old poet's gentle and furious words.
Still seeking #BetaReaders for this novelette.
16k words. Deets below.
π Drop a reply if interested
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#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day!
My goals for this week:
π Work on the next chapter of my WIP.
π Continue revising the query for my first novel.
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-Finish editing the first three chapters of LAVONβS COVENANT
-Split LAVONβS COVENANT into two manuscripts
-edit query letter
-Add the first three chapters to my website
This week is all about promo
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