This is a very neat concept. I tried this once with a scifi novel where I wrote snippets of the world from different angles and characters. Very helpful technique to get an idea of what story is the most interesting to tell. Your snippets of Nikki give me a sort of noir-cyberpunk feel. Not sure if that’s accurate but very cool. I also like your dialogue! Gj
Thank you. I'd say noir and cyberpunk are the feels most folks get, yes. The Azza-Jono project was fairly ambitious in scope initially and had over a dozen contributors, each with their own take. My first take was definitely noir-y. Since I'm the only one still working on it, it's branched into all kinds of other things, including mundane (or 'realistic') and erotica. There are still some noir type stories, but not many. The cyberpunk element is almost entirely gone.
This is barely the tip of the iceberg. My challenge has often been how to open up content to folks without overwhelming them. If you have any thoughts on that, I'd welcome them 😊
I'm not an expert on that haha. But the way that I've been doing it with my Tales of Havek stories is part experiment, part just having fun. I guess it depends on the project.
My world isn't totally fleshed out, so my stories are hyper-focused in the setting and time period each specific story is taking place within, however, the drawbacks are that historical events and other cultures DO have an effect on certain aspects of the story. The pros are that I'm slowly introducing the reader to things relevant in certain moments. So I'm discovery writing basically. I'm not sure how far along you are for your world, but it sounds like you've planned it out much more than what I've done.
My opinion though is that you do you. I've found that there are readers for every type of storytelling out there. Take Warhammer 40K for example, I knew nothing about the Warhammer universe when I read the first book in that series called Horus Heresy. I WAS SO LOST. And yet, I did keep turning the page in order to put all the pieces of that puzzle together.
I may have diverged into worldbuilding and not content moderation, which I think is what you actually meant now that I'm re-reading your comment lol. The only thing I can think of is maybe having a shared post/document that has a timeline of events or maybe a shared title that immediately brings readers into that world (which you do with Azza-Jono). Other than that, I'm in the same boat with presenting content on Substack. I ended up making pinned posts that go at the top of each sub-section of my newsletter that hosts the links to all my stories since the older posts might get buried beneath the pages as time goes on.
Anyway, that's more than you probably wanted to know. Good luck, T!
This is a very neat concept. I tried this once with a scifi novel where I wrote snippets of the world from different angles and characters. Very helpful technique to get an idea of what story is the most interesting to tell. Your snippets of Nikki give me a sort of noir-cyberpunk feel. Not sure if that’s accurate but very cool. I also like your dialogue! Gj
Thank you. I'd say noir and cyberpunk are the feels most folks get, yes. The Azza-Jono project was fairly ambitious in scope initially and had over a dozen contributors, each with their own take. My first take was definitely noir-y. Since I'm the only one still working on it, it's branched into all kinds of other things, including mundane (or 'realistic') and erotica. There are still some noir type stories, but not many. The cyberpunk element is almost entirely gone.
Thanks for clarifying that. You’ve got a ton of content. I’m looking forward to exploring Azza-Jono more, along with your other works.
This is barely the tip of the iceberg. My challenge has often been how to open up content to folks without overwhelming them. If you have any thoughts on that, I'd welcome them 😊
I'm not an expert on that haha. But the way that I've been doing it with my Tales of Havek stories is part experiment, part just having fun. I guess it depends on the project.
My world isn't totally fleshed out, so my stories are hyper-focused in the setting and time period each specific story is taking place within, however, the drawbacks are that historical events and other cultures DO have an effect on certain aspects of the story. The pros are that I'm slowly introducing the reader to things relevant in certain moments. So I'm discovery writing basically. I'm not sure how far along you are for your world, but it sounds like you've planned it out much more than what I've done.
My opinion though is that you do you. I've found that there are readers for every type of storytelling out there. Take Warhammer 40K for example, I knew nothing about the Warhammer universe when I read the first book in that series called Horus Heresy. I WAS SO LOST. And yet, I did keep turning the page in order to put all the pieces of that puzzle together.
I may have diverged into worldbuilding and not content moderation, which I think is what you actually meant now that I'm re-reading your comment lol. The only thing I can think of is maybe having a shared post/document that has a timeline of events or maybe a shared title that immediately brings readers into that world (which you do with Azza-Jono). Other than that, I'm in the same boat with presenting content on Substack. I ended up making pinned posts that go at the top of each sub-section of my newsletter that hosts the links to all my stories since the older posts might get buried beneath the pages as time goes on.
Anyway, that's more than you probably wanted to know. Good luck, T!
I appreciate the perspective. We're in it together, I guess! Cheers, Winston!