SeraDrake

I'll illustrate it later. For now, the poems stand alone.
          	
          	There is nothing even remotely exquise about my douleur. 
          	
          	https://www.wattpad.com/story/390181808-underneath

SeraDrake

I totally forgot about this. I've been a bit scattered lately. 
          
          The Reader's Choice section of the 2024 Oscars is open. Vote for ONE candidate - me, or someone else. 
          
          You don't need to be a participant to vote. 
          
          The form is on the page. 
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1516829338-the-2024-oscars-awards-closed-progress-update

SeraDrake

The commercial edition of _Excavations_ has launched in its ebook format! 
          
          https://1link.st/seramaddoxdrake
          
          That's my link tree. You'll notice it also links to _Ancilla_ and _Morsels_.
          
          There are 84 poems in the commercial edition. Ten of them are the poems I posted on Wattpad as _Songs of Summer, Discovered In Autumn_, but the others are previously unpublished. So that's 22 brand new poems. 
          
          And yes, there's erotic material. This is me, after all. 
          
          (What? You didn't know poetry could be erotic? Oh, yes, it absolutely can. Erotic poetry goes back a long way. There was a Greek muse whose provenance was passionate and erotic poetry. Her name was Erato. Meanwhile, in other cultures... have you heard of the Song of Solomon?)
          
          For now, only the ebook is live, but I set the wheels in motion for the trade paperback and hardcover editions to launch, so expect them in a week or two. My recommendation is to wait until you can order my poetry in book form. It looks better in hard copy then it does on a glowing screen, and for poetry, looks are as important as sound and sense.

SeraDrake

UPDATE: I managed to wrangle/manhandle the covers for the paperback and hardback editions into the systems of PublishDrive and Lulu, respectively.
            
            _Excavations_ should therefore be available in print by March. 
            
            Hurrah! 
            
            Gulp...
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SeraDrake

I only partly launched this book of poetry because I wanted a way to procrastinate writing my ONC entries. Honest.
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lilac_minded

@SeraDrake yeah sure. Send it on Instagram. I actually can see your message in my notification but I can't seem to be directed to your message board when I click on the message. I am able to click on the reply option and reply though. (Gotta love "glitchpad" that's a name I am going to be using a lot haha, thanks for the genius name)

SeraDrake

While taking my morning shower (okay, early afternoon shower) I came unstuck for the opening of one of my ONC novella projects. 
          
          SHOWERS FOR THE WIN!
          
          After my next cup of coffee it'll be time to plug in my keyboard and start pounding out 2K words of Hypotenuse. 
          
          Then research the Kamakura bakafu some more so that I get my details correct in the other novella. 
          
          Shoot. Is the deadline February 22, or February 28?

AprilJester

@SeraDrake --the 28th at midnight, Toronto time (which I believe is the same as yours).
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lilac_minded

@SeraDrake I dunno about the deadline because I am not a part of this or particularly aware of ONC contexts but all the best to you. Hope the coffee gives a much needed boost
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