10❌10 Challenge Update 01
A quick update on what I'm writing and doing lately.
Challenge Progress
Voice in the Darkness is complete!
That’s one of ten challenge stories done!
Next I’ll package it as a ebook, upload to e-tailers and share via my bio.link.
I’ll also share this with my ideal readers who read on Kindle, to make sure I’m writing to my market.
Sharing outside of Medium is the final checkbox in this challenge.
The final Writer’s Edition will go live here next week.
Future serials will be published here in sync with Medium, because I found it quite odd having a week delay with the author’s notes version.
Although Patrons will still get the chapters first and help shape the story.
Nanowrimo! 🚀
I’m working on multiple “stories” from my 10x10 Challenge.
Originally separate stories but they’ve all banded together into a novel.
I had a massive personal “A-hah!” moment about how novels are essentially multiple single point-of-view hero’s journeys woven together.
Obvious in hindsight but a major novel structure stumbling block removed for me.
Epic win!
My Reader Patreon is Live! 🎉
It’s theme as in-world with patrons supporting Omni’s Mission as various kinds of people within the story. More on that later. 😉
Promo for Writers: Become a patron and
I’ll give you a Year Trial of the Reader’s Experience
10x10 challengers 🚀
Both these writers finished the 100 Story Challenge, discovering their favourite characters and worlds which resonated for them and their audiences.
Check out their work
Jay C Wells is writing Stormborn (I’m a patron! ❤️)
JF Danskin is Patreon OG of the Medium Illuminati, slinging LitRPG into the world for ages. Not a 10x10 Challenger (yet) but he’s a super supportive writer and does a mean Sean Connery impersonation.
If their fiction tickles your fancy, support their work to see more of it in the world.
Sweet Chaos is developing Xeoy’s Origin story for Substack. Xoey also has a cameo in my new serial as a villain.
This character was first inspired by the Villains to Vanquish challenge so it’s great to see her getting more screen time.
Cathy is doing the 100 Story Challenge again!
Check out her hilarious D&D-theme serial called Murder Hobos R Us.
- shares her Quarkle Chronicles on Medium as part of the 100 Story Challenge, and has a great looking Patreon set up for it as well.
A note on writing challenges and prompts
They’re my most impactful content for writers,
and I’ll bring those to Substack next month.
Worthy Reads or Links
SciFi Shorts is launching Nov 27th and looking for writers
Sweet Chaos shares great how to’s on for creating photorealistic AI images
Until next time, happy writing!
Zane
PS - What are you up to? I’d love to check out any new projects you’ve got going on?
Good update! Congrats on finishing your novel, that's something I can't say I've ever done.