JD Vollans
@jdvollans.bsky.social
Writer, literature lover and board game/ttrpg fan.
I don't have anything to promote directly this week, but I've got a new hybrid weirdfic/litcrit blog launching in the new year, so feel free to watch this space if you're interested.
Thanks for running the #SFFchat, C.J.
Thanks for running the #SFFchat, C.J.
December 8, 2023 at 9:07 PM
I don't have anything to promote directly this week, but I've got a new hybrid weirdfic/litcrit blog launching in the new year, so feel free to watch this space if you're interested.
Thanks for running the #SFFchat, C.J.
Thanks for running the #SFFchat, C.J.
I've had a long stewing scheme for a Space Opera based on William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair. It's probably my most ambitious plan, and it's about 6 years in the making so far. It's got to have social climbing with galactic stakes, attitude and the most glorious villainess ever. #SFFchat.
#SFFchat Question 5
Our last on today's random tour. What classic tale would you want to retell as SFF? How might you go about it?
Our last on today's random tour. What classic tale would you want to retell as SFF? How might you go about it?
December 8, 2023 at 8:59 PM
I've had a long stewing scheme for a Space Opera based on William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair. It's probably my most ambitious plan, and it's about 6 years in the making so far. It's got to have social climbing with galactic stakes, attitude and the most glorious villainess ever. #SFFchat.
I have three WIPs, but I've been talking about Lindsey this whole time, so I'll keep on with that.
Lindsey is nominally employed as a medical aide by Doctor Tsang, who runs an underfunded community clinic. He's the only person who knows about her condition. (That is the dying thing). #SFFchat
Lindsey is nominally employed as a medical aide by Doctor Tsang, who runs an underfunded community clinic. He's the only person who knows about her condition. (That is the dying thing). #SFFchat
#SFFchat question 4
What is your MCs most important relationship at the start of the story?
Don't forget the hashtag!
What is your MCs most important relationship at the start of the story?
Don't forget the hashtag!
December 8, 2023 at 8:53 PM
I have three WIPs, but I've been talking about Lindsey this whole time, so I'll keep on with that.
Lindsey is nominally employed as a medical aide by Doctor Tsang, who runs an underfunded community clinic. He's the only person who knows about her condition. (That is the dying thing). #SFFchat
Lindsey is nominally employed as a medical aide by Doctor Tsang, who runs an underfunded community clinic. He's the only person who knows about her condition. (That is the dying thing). #SFFchat
Well, short stories don't have chapters, so here's the last line of the first scene.
"From out of the blurring blue a shadow more massive than all the rest, with craggy jagged features, shot down toward Lindsey, piercing the surface of the water."
#SFFchat
"From out of the blurring blue a shadow more massive than all the rest, with craggy jagged features, shot down toward Lindsey, piercing the surface of the water."
#SFFchat
#SFFchat Question 3
Give us the last line of your first chapter. Let us guess what's going on!
Don't forget the hashtag.
Give us the last line of your first chapter. Let us guess what's going on!
Don't forget the hashtag.
December 8, 2023 at 8:40 PM
Well, short stories don't have chapters, so here's the last line of the first scene.
"From out of the blurring blue a shadow more massive than all the rest, with craggy jagged features, shot down toward Lindsey, piercing the surface of the water."
#SFFchat
"From out of the blurring blue a shadow more massive than all the rest, with craggy jagged features, shot down toward Lindsey, piercing the surface of the water."
#SFFchat
December 8, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Well, if I take my story about a spontaneously, recurringly dying girl and, I just finished Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson's Skyward Flight novellas, so . . . a recurring series of small fighter craft crashes probably.
#SFFchat
#SFFchat
#SFFchat question 1:
Mash-up your WIP with the last book you read. What's it about?
Don't forget the hashtag!
Mash-up your WIP with the last book you read. What's it about?
Don't forget the hashtag!
December 8, 2023 at 8:16 PM
Well, if I take my story about a spontaneously, recurringly dying girl and, I just finished Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson's Skyward Flight novellas, so . . . a recurring series of small fighter craft crashes probably.
#SFFchat
#SFFchat
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December 8, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Hey, I'm JD today, he/him (it/that?) and I write weird and unsettling stories, sometimes in space. It's short story season, and I've got military SF, magical realism and Gothic horror all on deck. No, I don't feel like picking a lane -- it's fucking Christmas-time, y'all. #SFFchat
Hey #SFFchat!
Introduce yourself/pronouns, what you write, and your current WIP.
Don't forget the hashtag!
Introduce yourself/pronouns, what you write, and your current WIP.
Don't forget the hashtag!
December 8, 2023 at 8:05 PM
Hey, I'm JD today, he/him (it/that?) and I write weird and unsettling stories, sometimes in space. It's short story season, and I've got military SF, magical realism and Gothic horror all on deck. No, I don't feel like picking a lane -- it's fucking Christmas-time, y'all. #SFFchat
I've been pretty lax on updating over here recently, partly because of NaNo and partly because it's nice to have a life away from a computer screen. My post-NaNo writing break is over, though, so I'll probably be back to procrastinating over here too. #Author #WritingCommunity
December 8, 2023 at 5:09 PM
I've been pretty lax on updating over here recently, partly because of NaNo and partly because it's nice to have a life away from a computer screen. My post-NaNo writing break is over, though, so I'll probably be back to procrastinating over here too. #Author #WritingCommunity
Belated #NaNoWriMo update: I did the thing. Completed draft @ 50,002 on the 29th. Gave myself a detox day yesterday, no words only pictures. #author #WritingCommunity
December 1, 2023 at 2:17 PM
Belated #NaNoWriMo update: I did the thing. Completed draft @ 50,002 on the 29th. Gave myself a detox day yesterday, no words only pictures. #author #WritingCommunity
Quick #NaNoWriMo update: Everything is trucking along. Slipped behind for a little while a week or so ago, but caught up the other day and now I'm back at cruising speed, if not nosing ahead. Thursday may bring challenges, but we'll see. #WritingCommunity #Author
November 21, 2023 at 6:23 PM
Quick #NaNoWriMo update: Everything is trucking along. Slipped behind for a little while a week or so ago, but caught up the other day and now I'm back at cruising speed, if not nosing ahead. Thursday may bring challenges, but we'll see. #WritingCommunity #Author
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The first Bluesky #SFFchat will be coming to you this Friday at 2pm CST.
All SFF writers welcome.
Spread the word!
#authors #writingcommunity #queeradultSFF
All SFF writers welcome.
Spread the word!
#authors #writingcommunity #queeradultSFF
November 16, 2023 at 2:18 AM
The first Bluesky #SFFchat will be coming to you this Friday at 2pm CST.
All SFF writers welcome.
Spread the word!
#authors #writingcommunity #queeradultSFF
All SFF writers welcome.
Spread the word!
#authors #writingcommunity #queeradultSFF
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day for those that celebrate
November 14, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day for those that celebrate
Uh, so I'm basically always in a state of mild terror, and all my stories kind of scare me. But one of my more stubborn WIPs, a novella about a ranch, has a moment where the process of making vellum is described in some detail and it's awfully hard to write every time I revise. #HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat question 4: Tell us about a time you scared yourself with your own writing project
November 8, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Uh, so I'm basically always in a state of mild terror, and all my stories kind of scare me. But one of my more stubborn WIPs, a novella about a ranch, has a moment where the process of making vellum is described in some detail and it's awfully hard to write every time I revise. #HorrorWritersChat
I hate that I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I'm just not that well versed in the indie horror scene, but if anyone wants a break from the terror, I'll shout out my friends at @worldsmyths.bsky.social , who publish indie fantasy anthologies and novellas. #HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat question 3: Pay it forward for World Kindness Day: Tell us about an indie author and one of their horror books that you loved
November 8, 2023 at 7:41 PM
I hate that I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I'm just not that well versed in the indie horror scene, but if anyone wants a break from the terror, I'll shout out my friends at @worldsmyths.bsky.social , who publish indie fantasy anthologies and novellas. #HorrorWritersChat
This one's kind of difficult. In my current work, it's probably Hal's dad, Leonard. He's not a major character, seeing as he's dead and kindness is part of the reason for that. Being good in a savage environment is unfortunately rarely rewarded. He dared to dream of a better time. #HorrorWritersChat
13th November is World Kindness Day. Who is your kindest character? How are they kind?
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
November 8, 2023 at 7:22 PM
This one's kind of difficult. In my current work, it's probably Hal's dad, Leonard. He's not a major character, seeing as he's dead and kindness is part of the reason for that. Being good in a savage environment is unfortunately rarely rewarded. He dared to dream of a better time. #HorrorWritersChat
Hi, I'm JD again, writer of spooky and disgusting heresies against the hegemony of "actual reality". For now, I'm hauling on my #NaNoWriMo project, which accounts for November. December is short story season, and I hope to get 3-4 drafts of already outlined pieces done then. #HorrorWritersChat
Good evening. Here we go with #HorrorWritersChat Question 1:
Introduce yourself: Tell us who you are and set yourself a writing target for the rest of the year
Introduce yourself: Tell us who you are and set yourself a writing target for the rest of the year
November 8, 2023 at 7:04 PM
Hi, I'm JD again, writer of spooky and disgusting heresies against the hegemony of "actual reality". For now, I'm hauling on my #NaNoWriMo project, which accounts for November. December is short story season, and I hope to get 3-4 drafts of already outlined pieces done then. #HorrorWritersChat
I'm so sleepy today. I've been tracking pretty much exactly on par for #NaNoWriMo all week, so that's fine basically. I think I'm going to skip past the middle and work on the back end of the novel for today, see if I can get a feel for the momentum at the far side. #WritingCommunity #Author
November 7, 2023 at 4:54 PM
I'm so sleepy today. I've been tracking pretty much exactly on par for #NaNoWriMo all week, so that's fine basically. I think I'm going to skip past the middle and work on the back end of the novel for today, see if I can get a feel for the momentum at the far side. #WritingCommunity #Author
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Today I'm trying to promote my stories, follow new people, and generally falling down the sinkhole of social media. I'm still not even sure if I am doing bluesky right yet, but nevertheless I'll keep posting haha. Anyone wanna do a follow swap? I want to meet more authors 🙂
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
November 7, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Today I'm trying to promote my stories, follow new people, and generally falling down the sinkhole of social media. I'm still not even sure if I am doing bluesky right yet, but nevertheless I'll keep posting haha. Anyone wanna do a follow swap? I want to meet more authors 🙂
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
#NaNoWriMo efforts continue apace. I ended yesterday comfortably near to 4000 words, and I'll certainly pass 5k today without issue. #WritingCommunity #Author
November 3, 2023 at 1:54 PM
#NaNoWriMo efforts continue apace. I ended yesterday comfortably near to 4000 words, and I'll certainly pass 5k today without issue. #WritingCommunity #Author
Checking in at 2400 words for #NaNoWriMo day one. Might get a little further before I call it quits in about 90 minutes, but I'm pretty comfortable with this. #WritingCommunity #Author
November 2, 2023 at 12:19 AM
Checking in at 2400 words for #NaNoWriMo day one. Might get a little further before I call it quits in about 90 minutes, but I'm pretty comfortable with this. #WritingCommunity #Author
November 1, 2023 at 1:37 PM
If anyone's interested in being buddies for #NaNoWriMo, here's my participant page. It's a little threadbare, but that's just because I'm awful. #WritingCommunity #Author
nanowrimo.org/participants/jd-vollans
nanowrimo.org/participants/jd-vollans
NaNoWriMo
nanowrimo.org
October 24, 2023 at 7:54 PM
If anyone's interested in being buddies for #NaNoWriMo, here's my participant page. It's a little threadbare, but that's just because I'm awful. #WritingCommunity #Author
nanowrimo.org/participants/jd-vollans
nanowrimo.org/participants/jd-vollans
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New here and trying to figure out how to use this platform!
I'm a fantasy author and love writing stories influenced by mythology and folk tales. I'm currently writing stories which are based in Japan with Shinto gods, magic, and supernatural yokai. I also write articles about these things too.
I'm a fantasy author and love writing stories influenced by mythology and folk tales. I'm currently writing stories which are based in Japan with Shinto gods, magic, and supernatural yokai. I also write articles about these things too.
October 24, 2023 at 1:35 PM
New here and trying to figure out how to use this platform!
I'm a fantasy author and love writing stories influenced by mythology and folk tales. I'm currently writing stories which are based in Japan with Shinto gods, magic, and supernatural yokai. I also write articles about these things too.
I'm a fantasy author and love writing stories influenced by mythology and folk tales. I'm currently writing stories which are based in Japan with Shinto gods, magic, and supernatural yokai. I also write articles about these things too.