my writing yearinreview... what i accomplished (and didn't accomplish) this year.

i have some fun updates planned for the new year so as always, sign up for my newsletter if you're interested and wanna be in the loop. this is a summary of updates and excerpts from my writing projects, including my cyberpunk + scifi short stories, my adult cyberpunk novel, LOCAL HEAVENS (going on sub in the new year), and my adult fantasy, THE FLOATING HOUSE

0:00 intro
0:22 milestones and regrets
1:26 short story my first publication
3:42 novel the (weird, dumb) book going on sub next year
5:29 my cyberpunk works are distant cousins
6:57 black mirror, TIME WAR, cyberpunk vibes
9:00 loving a story and being tired of it at the same time
10:22 reflecting on the absurdity of my book & if it will sell
11:28 anti capitalism but make it queer
12:38 novel the book i almost queried but reoutlined instead
13:43 exploration vs exploitation in fiction
15:55 short story cyberpunk heist piece
17:09 short story modern loneliness
18:10 bye bye

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/ about /
i'm kris (she/her), a speculative fiction writer documenting my writing process, ongoing projects and chatting about craft ☀

/ published work /
SWAY WITH ME UNTIL WE BLEED (scifi, cyberpunk):
https://www.augurmag.com/swaywithme...

/ where to find me /
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Karrit Music Jazz Hop Type Beat https://thmatc.co/?l=35EAE76F

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