Guides to Writing: Worldbuilding & Mood and Atmosphere!

A project in Baltimore, MD by Joshua Essoe
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The 2nd of 5 special-edition writing guides, each examining two subjects of the most-common issues I see as a fiction editor.
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Latest News

Almost There & a New Pledge Level

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, everybody! We're really hitting the home stretch now -- in a mere 40 hours the campaign will wrap.  To celebrate and entice and thank, I've put up a new pledge level that includes all the digital rewards.  Not to make any backers of the... (Read More)

More art revealed & another raffle winner rolled!

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
. . . Another 𝙙𝙧π™ͺ𝙒𝙧𝙀𝙑𝙑 π™₯π™‘π™šπ™–π™¨π™š! HERE IS THE ART FOR WORLDBUILDING! I'm still yelling! It's because it's soooo gooooood!!  Just look at how wonderful and epic this is! Even though it isn't what I expected, my... (Read More)

The 2nd Raffle & Cover-Art News

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to a new week, my friends! The new raffle starts now! Just like the first one, the winner will get an hour-long consultation call with me about their story! Same rules as last time: How? Everyone who shares my Kickstarter campaign wherever... (Read More)

Mood's Cover & a Coloring Book!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Monday, everyone! Did you have a good weekend? I got the cover for Mood and Atmosphere last night and was able to update the campaign image! Stay tuned for another raffle! Oh, man, these books are going to be beautiful! So comic-booky! Very... (Read More)

Cover-art reveal & a raffle winner!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
. . . π˜Ώπ™§π™ͺ𝙒𝙧𝙀𝙑𝙑 π™₯π™‘π™šπ™–π™¨π™š! I HAVE THE ART FOR 𝑀𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝐴𝑇𝑀𝑂𝑆𝑃𝐻𝐸𝑅𝐸. Sorry, I didn't mean to yell, except that I have the ART FOR 𝑀𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝐴𝑁𝐷... (Read More)

Editing π‘Šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘π‘π‘’π‘–π‘™π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” & a Pro Tip about security

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hope everyone is having a good weekend! I'm continuing to work through the last editing pass of Worldbuilding (before doing the final read-through) and just finished working on a section about security in the "Story Storage Solution" subsection about... (Read More)

Cover Reveal #1 and a cheeky raffle.

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
On to the next stage of my completely un-diabolical plan! <π’˜π’‰π’π’π’†π’”π’π’Žπ’† π’π’‚π’–π’ˆπ’‰π’•π’†π’“!!> So I was thinking. Who doesn't like a reveal party with a raffle? And my brain said, "Totally nobody, dude!" So... (Read More)

Fully funded in under 3 hours!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
You are all amazing. As I write this, we are 187% funded on Worldbuilding & Mood and Atmosphere. The book hit its goal in 2 hours and 58 minutes. I'm blown away.I'm filled with such gratitude and awe. When I search in incognito mode, the book... (Read More)

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