Viktoria Fyodorova

Costa Rica is an interesting country, y'all--very touristy. We're in a National Park right now, Arenal National Park in English, which has both a rainforest and a jungle. It rains on and off here all the time, but the biodiversity is something else. I want to try ziplining, but I don't want to be the only one to do it--LOL!--since I've never done it before. I finally took some time aside to edit Claxton a little more, and I plan to return with The Curse of Poseidon and The Prince of Almia when I return home.
          
          I hope everyone had a great holiday!

We’re up in the rainforest now in Costa Rica and will be returning to the States on the 30th, y’all. There are some crazy-looking animals here.

After 24 hours with kidney stones, I finally made it to Costa Rica! Worst 24 hours of my life, but we’re here, and I can catch up on my book club assignment today and tomorrow. :)

Heading to Costa Rica today, guys! At the airport now.

Hey, guys! As promised, The Curse of Poseidon's next chapter is up before I leave for the holidays! Tracey is on his way to the Bermuda Triangle, and now Makenna is stuck with Ash and Merlin.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/287200114-the-curse-of-poseidon

20 more chapters to edit for Claxton, y'all, and then I'm going to start putting together my query letter. My friend, who's getting published in March, is going to help me review and revise it before I send it off. I saw an option for just regular fantasy, so that's what I'm going to go for. My friend also mentioned another resource for me in case this one doesn't work out.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/379097531-claxton

Awesome! I've been looking at a few debut epic fantasy novels and have been checking their word counts. I see a few that are over the 90,000-120,000 word count for debut fantasy writers, so I am okay with a word count of 160,000. I cannot dumb it down to 120,000 without losing a huge portion of the plot. You can do this, Victoria. You can do this.

I've finished with the first twenty chapters of Claxton, y'all, and am now getting into the chapters where I can speed up the process. It's almost there--almost sounding like the Curse of Poseidon. I'm mainly focusing on excess description and still the occasional show-don't-tell, unless it's important for the story's lore. I'm probably not going to work on the fanfic again until after the holidays, but I'm still hoping to pump out one more chapter for The Curse of Poseidon.
          
          This story is legit nothing like it was in 9th grade anymore—LOL! Pretty much the only thing that is the same is Makenna and Tracey, but the plot has been changed and expanded. I think Claxton can pass as Epic Fantasy, with hints of Para-Romantasy and Portal Fantasy. Maybe I can let it slide as Epic Fantasy. We'll see when I begin querying next year.
          
          Love you all, and may the Force be with you!
          
          - Victoria/Viktoria

EXCITING NEWS!
          
          I’m going to begin querying Claxton next year! My friend said her agent is looking for Fantasy books next year and is willing to help me with the query letter. Just one person can make a huge difference, guys. My friend just sent me the form. I’m nervous and not expecting to get anything, but at least my friend is helping me.
          
          Time to dial down on this last round of editing!

I've also updated Claxton's tags to highlight the story's tropes, even though I twist them. At its core, Claxton is a clean, slow-burning paranormal romance, which is very popular on Wattpad—and that's why I'm keeping it here for now. Crossing my fingers for at least one Reading List Feature for this thing!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/379097531-claxton