James ~Yes Mum, I’m still doing “the writing bit”~
@jamesfinegan.bsky.social
Wannabe Author. Writes a lot of fantasy and a thruppence of sci-fi. A lover of Shakespeare, space, and sudoku. Married to an absolute lad. He/him
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Thanks me too! Just need to actually settle on one haha
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Thanks me too! Just need to actually settle on one haha
*sigh*
Guess I’ll put Doctor Who script in the same ‘secondary project’ pile as:
- Witch opens ‘fake’ magic school
- Blacksmith stranded in a flying city
- Space-husbands sci-fi epic
I’ll pick one eventually!
Guess I’ll put Doctor Who script in the same ‘secondary project’ pile as:
- Witch opens ‘fake’ magic school
- Blacksmith stranded in a flying city
- Space-husbands sci-fi epic
I’ll pick one eventually!
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
*sigh*
Guess I’ll put Doctor Who script in the same ‘secondary project’ pile as:
- Witch opens ‘fake’ magic school
- Blacksmith stranded in a flying city
- Space-husbands sci-fi epic
I’ll pick one eventually!
Guess I’ll put Doctor Who script in the same ‘secondary project’ pile as:
- Witch opens ‘fake’ magic school
- Blacksmith stranded in a flying city
- Space-husbands sci-fi epic
I’ll pick one eventually!
Until then, the adventures of the Spirit Rider carry on forever in the world of dreams. When the right day comes, Sam, Grim, Acheron, Legio, Mr. Cinnamon, the Queen, the DUCKS, and the world of Paralex will be waiting!
🦆💀✨🧙🫅
🦆💀✨🧙🫅
October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Until then, the adventures of the Spirit Rider carry on forever in the world of dreams. When the right day comes, Sam, Grim, Acheron, Legio, Mr. Cinnamon, the Queen, the DUCKS, and the world of Paralex will be waiting!
🦆💀✨🧙🫅
🦆💀✨🧙🫅
So one of two things will happen:
1) There's a market boom for this type of story and I re-enter the query pit.
or...
2) When my ducks(😉) are in a row and finances are good enough to do everything as I've always wanted -- I'll self publish.
(cont.)🧵
1) There's a market boom for this type of story and I re-enter the query pit.
or...
2) When my ducks(😉) are in a row and finances are good enough to do everything as I've always wanted -- I'll self publish.
(cont.)🧵
October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So one of two things will happen:
1) There's a market boom for this type of story and I re-enter the query pit.
or...
2) When my ducks(😉) are in a row and finances are good enough to do everything as I've always wanted -- I'll self publish.
(cont.)🧵
1) There's a market boom for this type of story and I re-enter the query pit.
or...
2) When my ducks(😉) are in a row and finances are good enough to do everything as I've always wanted -- I'll self publish.
(cont.)🧵
But Spirit Rider ISN'T DEAD! This is still my 'magnum opus'. After half my life working on it, I still think about the world and story every single day. If my main or side project aren't working I can freely hop onto writing a new Spirit Rider book, if only just for me!
(cont.)🧵
(cont.)🧵
October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
But Spirit Rider ISN'T DEAD! This is still my 'magnum opus'. After half my life working on it, I still think about the world and story every single day. If my main or side project aren't working I can freely hop onto writing a new Spirit Rider book, if only just for me!
(cont.)🧵
(cont.)🧵
The great thing is, with Spirit Rider shelved I'm now free to put my full focus behind my other projects. The feeling of having the story sat in limbo has really weighed on me, so that's a load off!
(cont.)🧵
(cont.)🧵
October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The great thing is, with Spirit Rider shelved I'm now free to put my full focus behind my other projects. The feeling of having the story sat in limbo has really weighed on me, so that's a load off!
(cont.)🧵
(cont.)🧵
I knew there were a lot of points that didn't make this story trad-pub-friendly. But I still think I've made a good go of it. I've scrounged for all the agents I thought might fit. Maybe I'm being dumb - maybe that very next query is the magic one? But I don't see it.
(cont.)🧵
(cont.)🧵
October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I knew there were a lot of points that didn't make this story trad-pub-friendly. But I still think I've made a good go of it. I've scrounged for all the agents I thought might fit. Maybe I'm being dumb - maybe that very next query is the magic one? But I don't see it.
(cont.)🧵
(cont.)🧵