#WIPSnips Today, competing is implied, as Magni offers to build a wall around Ásgard and the other Gods tell him that’s not possible. But ‘Children’ is, among other things, about doing the impossible things. An extra bit in the alt-text!
#TheTenWorlds Book I
www.bjornlarssen.com/children
Very different #WIP…
“Suddenly I laughed out loud. For maybe the first time in my life I was truly free to choose and I didn’t want to make that choice.”
WIP: #TheTenWorlds Book III
Going through ‘Children’ again because I’m updating the file to include a chapter from ‘Land’ and I am still proud of this sentence: “I banged on the door until it opened, which took exactly one bang.” #TheTenWorlds
Pssst. If you know your Norse mythology, you know why Hel refers to Magni as ‘one of the Eternals’ at the end of ‘Land’. (He doesn’t notice. Typical Magni.)
As for Maya? She’s *be* the apocalypse.
#TheTenWorlds
The list of #FantasyIndiesJune prompts. 16: ‘Are your characters lucky or unlucky?’
#FantasyIndiesJune 16:
#TheTenWorlds 3: Thorolf’s life is not one anybody would envy. But he considers himself lucky, even if he’s bitter about it – he realises ‘things could always be worse’ and resents having to settle for that.
The list of #FantasyIndiesJune prompts. June 15: Father(s) in WIP.
#FantasyIndiesJune 15 (I missed it):
#TheTenWorlds 3: The Blue King – Thorolf’s father has killed his brother in a drunken rage and now drinks to forget about what he has done.
I told you this series was autobiographical, just cranked up to 11 (my brothers and I are alive, so are our daddy issues)
#LGBTQWriteAThon June 15: Line share - color
From ‘Land’, #TheTenWorlds book 2: www.bjornlarssen.com/land
A banner with the covers of both ‘Children’ and ‘Land’ on the background of dimmed flames. The text: Grimdark • Norse Mythology • Queer Indie Award Winner From the nine worlds… into the tenth CHILDREN: Defy The Gods. Forge Your Destiny. www.bjornlarssen.com/children LAND: Love. Land. Loss. Happy Never After. www.bjornlarssen.com/land
The Ten Worlds is now a duology! ‘Children’ and ‘Land’ available at all bookstores. #Grimdark #NorseMythology retelling → grimdark Norse retelling of the discovery of #Iceland:
www.bjornlarssen.com/children
www.bjornlarssen.com/land
#TheTenWorlds
‘Fabulous’ – Freya
'I wrote the indices’ – Loki
I’d like to get back to doing *something* writing-related. Grieving takes a lot of spoons. It’s hard to do chores or even read, much less write. So, I don’t say I WILL go back to The Blue King, just that I’d like to. It’s a book that I need to write, not just want. #TheTenWorlds #3.
Those are real colours – I took this photo in #Seltun, #Iceland, on April 4, 2018. No need for Photoshop.
Preorder ‘Land’ at www.books2read.com/thetenworlds2 or get it now by supporting me on ko-fi: www.ko-fi.com/bjornlarssen
#TheTenWorlds #Grimdark #NorseMythology #BookSky (literally)
I HAS MADED A SECOND proper VIDEO FOR MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbdk...
All about Land? Not in ten minutes. This is episode one… and the next one will be a reading.
#TheTenWorlds #Grimdark #NorseMythology #Iceland
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This one comes with a plot twist: you can request an advanced review copy! Thank you so much @queensasylum.bsky.social ♥️ #CoverReveal #TheTenWorlds
#BookBloggers #BookBlogger #grimdark #NorseMythology
Thank you so much, @jamreads.com! It’s finally out there! #TheTenWorlds #NewRelease #CoverReveal
The LAST DAY of $/€/etc. 0.99 preorders! If you want to give me more money, please wait until tomorrow. :)
(I’ll try to only repost every hour or so, not to spam folx with 40 posts in 15 minutes…)
Thank you so much, @suebavey.bsky.social!!! It’s finally out there! #TheTenWorlds #NewRelease #CoverReveal
The LAST DAY of $/€/etc. 0.99 preorders! If you want to give me more money, please wait until tomorrow. :)
ONE chapter left. The green: 99% finished (last re-read). Dark green: from my editor for me to read. Blue: from me for my editor. Red: ONE chapter! #TheTenWorlds: Land #amwriting #amediting #amFINISHING
“I am going to die,” she howled, “sacrificed to a dead God, they will eat my flesh and drink my blood…”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” I scoffed. “Nobody would want to drink that.”
“Why not?! My blood is perfect, honey! They should kill to drink it!”
I can’t help but laugh at this. #TheTenWorlds #Land
Love. Land. Loss. Happy Never After.
PREORDER ‘LAND’: books2read.com/thetenworlds2
Promotional August price: $/€/£ 0.99 – also grab Children, book one in #TheTenWorlds series to keep you entertained until the November 5 release of ‘Land’.
#grimdark #NorseMythology #Iceland #BookSky #Fantasy
PREORDER LAND ON AMAZON (all other stores coming soon): promotional August price: $/€/£ 0.99
books2read.com/thetenworlds2
#grimdark #NorseMythology #Iceland #TheTenWorlds
Teaser:
youtu.be/QLYFiytFEGs
More about Land:
www.bjornlarssen.com/land
Quote from ‘Land’: “Fuck you!” I scream at the sky, at the dead God who is everywhere, “fuck you, fuck you! They didn’t name this land, because they knew what it was! Ice-land, that’s what it is! Ice-land and ice-sea and ice-sky and ice-fire!” Below: The Ten Worlds logo and the text: LAND – PREORDERS AUGUST 5
#TheTenWorlds Book Two: Land out November 5. Look up Hrafnaflóki’s journey to #Iceland if you like spoilers…
#Fantasy #NorseMythology #Grimdark #Quote #WIP #AmEditing #Booksky #ReadingCommunity
I’ve just been so unwell for YEARS that the fact that I can 1) start 2) continue 3) finish a project within sensible timeframe is incredibly exciting. I want to share the result NOW. Even though the result doesn’t actually exist yet… #cPTSD #WritingCommunity #LifeGoals #TheTenWorlds
I have rewritten chapter 9 yesterday, had a shutdown, got up, rewrote chapter 9 again, had a shutdown, now I need to re-read it for the third time. It’s not me being a perfectionist this time, I actually changed important events. Which will now affect chapter 10. SIGH. #TheTenWorlds #Land #AmEditing
I’ve now spent two days working on one chapter that I can’t get right. I don’t like any of the previous 11 drafts and still don’t like the 12th (current and last). I also don’t want to rewrite it any more. Maybe I’ll stealth-replace it when I’m a better writer…
#TheTenWorlds #amwriting #amediting
A screenshot of Bjørn looking sepulchral. In the background, a bookshelf, prominently displaying ‘Children’ – book one of The Ten Worlds. The microphone cable is hidden under the tunic. And not connected.
I’ve just spent 1.5 hours recording a new video about #TheTenWorlds. After 15 minutes or so I decided I didn’t like the cable hanging on top of my tunic, so I fixed that and (can you guess?) did not connect it again. Then recorded 1.5 hours of video footage without audio.
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It’s the 13th today…
Revealing Land, part 1:
ko-fi.com/post/The-Two...
(Non-paywalled post for everyone, about to go copy it to the blog)
#TheTenWorlds #AmWritingFantasy
