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Benjamin hussong's avatar

Thank you for this post! It is very well written and inspiring. I am going to use this approach as I continue my novel writing journey!

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Michelle Reeves's avatar

I’m so glad it resonated Benjamin! Good luck with your writing - what’s your WIP?

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Benjamin hussong's avatar

It’s set in Transyvania in 1994. Specifically, in the historic city of Sibiu, also called “The City of Eyes.” This is a real city, by the way. The plot concerns the Supernatural Affairs Bureau, a secret offshoot of Interpol. A team is sent there to establish a presence, since most occult research in the bloc had been driven underground. So one of the two main characters is a female agent of the SAB. The second main character is a werewolf who is in charge of protecting the town. There is a heavy influence from the SCP Foundation, Supernatural, and The Magnus Archives.

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Michelle Reeves's avatar

Ooo this sounds amazing! Please tell me there's some vampires in there? 😁

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Benjamin hussong's avatar

It's in Transylvania, the Writing Cops would haul me off to jail if it didn't have them! :D

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Michelle Reeves's avatar

Awesome - I've been a teeny bit obsessed since finding Anne Rice in my late teens 😂 Please tell me you'll be sharing your journey here!

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Benjamin hussong's avatar

Yeah it's the whole reason I made my substack, actually. Here's the first post I made about it: https://inkblooded.substack.com/p/at-long-last-i-have-decided-on-a

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Bronek @ Breaking Rocks's avatar

Great post Michelle. Reminded me of the quote from Tony Robbin's - "Where focus goes, energy flows." To your point, try not to focus on the bad stuff.

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Michelle Reeves's avatar

Yes indeed. And that focus is the one thing we can have some control over. Even if it doesn't feel like it some days! 😁

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