19th century Jewish London
Because it came up recently-ish… 19th century Whitechapel was full of Eastern European Jews. There are modern walking tours of the area to see the Jewish sights. My character engages with these Eastern European immigrants. The Jewish population in England...Psst! Are you on Apple or Kobo?
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Querying My Novel
I’ve been querying my novel for about two months now, and so far it’s basically emailing out or pasting into Query Manager and waiting, punctuated by surprisingly nice form letters. I mean, I got A LOT of rejections sending out my short stories (and also...Would the Novel I’m Querying Be Censored by the Chengdu WorldCon Hugo Committee?
Short answer: Probably not. Long answer: The book is set in 18th century Prussia (mostly Bavaria), 19th Century Prussia (Berlin) and Britain (London), 20th century Berlin and New York, and 21st century Greater New York Metro Area. The only reference to China is where...Content Warnings for my Novel
So, content warnings. A.S. Akkalon was talking about them over here and included a link to a Trigger Warning database. What I’ve been sending in my queries (yeah, #amquerying): “Content warnings: Pet death, partner death, child death, reference to torture,...ART!!! for my novel-in-progress
Hey! Check it out! ART!!! Aren’t they great? They’re by the amazing JLuvsWicked. If you’d like to commission some art, you can reach him at Instagram, Twitter, or Bluesky.Year In Review
My novel started the year at 65,000 words (draft 1.5), increased to 120,000 words (draft 2) to address developmental concerns, and decreased to the current 96,000 words. I feel like it’s structurally there and am just looking for things like how many times...Music History Novel Research
Felix Mendelssohn. Know him? He wrote Elijah, among other things. Like this: He also has the dubious honor of being singled out as proof that Jews are incapable of true music in Wagner’s antisemitic essay on the topic. Fuck Wagner! Mendelssohn’s...Yet Another Novel Update
Hilariously, there is a part of my author brain that insists that my book is AMAZEBALLS and will be deeply beloved by anyone who reads it. It is clearly untrue that my book is for everyone and this is okay. (So far, my book seems to be for people over 30 who love cats...Subscribe
