I have not written a novel but I do have an ebook Kindle on Amazon in 3 countries. I have written a few google documents articles which can be downloaded for free. I have also have 3 public blogs on topics of interest and liked using them as a medium to express myself. I wrote an awareness article for one of these campaigns and it was 12,000 words approx. The Kindle ebook was just under 7,000 words. I don't think that I will write a standard book. I find it draining and for now I am happy with what I have done.
I do encourage blogs for people with interests. You don't have to be an expert in a subject. I have been using blogger regularly since 2010, but had one since 2002.
Not exactly aspiring, as I self-published 14 novels in the same series of fantasy crime thrillers. Back when I began, no one would touch cross-genre stuff and I was more interested in writing than wasting more time seeking a publisher. I've just finsihed the first draft of something new (still fantasy, but a different kind) and I might try to find a publisher for that.
I often write fantasy horror, delving into some pretty nasty existential scenarios, so I totally get being worried about being too risky or offensive.
Ex. I once built a polytheistic pantheon of gods, but the gods could do literally nothing in order to preserve humankind’s free will. They even allowed an apocalyptic scenario to happen because, hey, a human chose that fate.
I’m a little afraid stuff like that could lead people down some pretty dark paths without help to sort it out lol
I write on Substack! My goal is to make helpful resources for other neurodivergent people :) My name on Substack is emilysneurocorner if you’d be interested in checking it out! How about you?
What about writing fictional accounts of interesting wrestlers? It's easier if you have facts to base your story lines around. Also historic characters. I bet there are some interesting wrestler stories in history!
I've wrote a lot, mainly poems and sports reports for a local newspaper. I have always wanted to do fiction but often get overwhelmed with what characters I add, what plot points I have, what each persons motives should be, if the story has content that could be deemed too risky or offensive.
However I have wrote several short stories featuring entirely fictional rosters of professional wrestlers and the storylines within them, so basically, stories within a story if that makes sense. Some of it can be very cathartic and rewarding to write, especially when I'm stressed about something.
