In Luridity #3 - 2023 Mayhem Ensues
The January Update includes my WorldEmber wrapup and upcoming publishing plans. 2023 looks to be a busy time, but I am soooo pumped for all of it!
Hallooo and welcome to your January visit from me and my cyberpunk romance galaxy of Luridity! Pop this in a new tab—there’s a ton of articles to visit from here this month. 😀
Inside:
Personal Update
WorldEmber Article Roundup
In Personal
The beginning of the new year arrived with a targeted set of personal vibes (not those vibes) and mantras. No specific dates or project plans. That’s extremely weird for me, as I’m typically spreadsheet crazy and have things planned week by week for the entire year, right out of the gate. I still have my stuff logged for the future, and a Gantt chart ready to go, but no dates planned.
Part of that is because I welcomed 2023 with food poisoning, and then strep throat, and then antibiotic hell; the other part is simply me trying something different and moving to a monthly release plan rather than a weekly one.
But also, it’s almost like there was a message here: hey Dani! Don’t plan the year, something else is coming!
Wrapping up 2022, I knew I had planned to work toward publishing a book or two this year and that my editing calendar was already filled—but it really didn’t click until last week:
UHM, HI, WE’RE PUBLISHING BOOKS THIS YEAR!
In fact, I’ll not only be working toward getting something of mine published, I’ll be helping publish novels for Vazdimet, a project by M. H. Biscup! I’m on the team over there, and will be working on getting the word out for the first 5-book science fantasy series to be published: Mordena Dawn. You’ll meet a single father doing everything he can to keep his adopted son safe—particularly from his past—even if it means bending reality and stealing spaceships and…oh, it’s juicy stuff; you just will have to see!
Y’all know I love my spaceships with some genre bending? Well, Vazdimet runs on magic…like Necromancy…which is a far more wholesome science than you’re probably thinking right now. 😂 Previews and blurbs are already up on the Vazdimet website if you want to take a peek at the link up there.
My own book, set in Luridity, will follow the first Vazdimet release. Beyond books, I’m aiming for an article a month to share more of Luridity’s culture & people with you, an 18+ sexicians quick fic a month to share with my SubscribeStar patrons, AND you’ll see more from Jet’l and Alex this year.
Are you excited yet? I’m absolutely thrilled with the possibilities coming up!
In WorldEmber News
December was the yearly WorldEmber event over on World Anvil, and I wrote a few “short” articles. Spoiler: they are not short, but they are definitely FUN, with plenty of sneaky puns sprinkled throughout.
Galactic Culture: Galactic standards rose from the most dystopian Zone in Luridity to cling to planetary societies in passing. Ways of life shared with friends, enemies and strangers, just like an overplayed song that chafes one's memory and yet...will never let you down.
Simple Cybernetics: From medical necessities to elective enhancements, cybernetics are a common occurrence in the Centralvest Zone of Luridity, and becoming more popular as the Zone's technological influence makes its way across the stars.
Lootbox Eve: Lootbox Eve is a free-for-all of epic proportions in the Centralvest Zone of Luridity. But that's what happens when you put a bunch of wrapped gifts in an open market, tell people they're free and that everyone should ready, set—GO GET THOSE PRESENTS!
VaultRings: VaultRings are biologically encoded, titanium-plated rings which can be worn on any…finger. Light, simple, stylish, and secured from any would-be thief! (Luridity contains NSFW content; this particular article contains a couple of lewd puns.)
For patrons, of course there was a definitive Blue Anvil (18+) article. I wrote this beast, which includes some 18+ art, a brilliant piece of gifted art from the gifted TJ Trewin, and about 2000 words of absolutely ri-dic-ulous adverts. There’s even a cute quick fic with our favorite troublesome hacker, Fate!
THE MARVELOUS TOY
A very special toy with very special customization capabilities. It's fully functional, and *potentially* anatomically correct. NSFW, sexual content.
What’s Next?
Next, I get my butt in gear, write the things, and research all the marketing everrrr 😁 Let me know if there’s anything you want to hear is in the works for Luridity this year! Any questions about the galaxy you’re dying to have answered ASAP?
Hope the rest of your January rocks, and I will see you again soon!
Dani
I’m really looking forward to those releases! And I hope things have settled down for you and your crew!