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@phoenix, So it’s funny you mention that – I’ve been told to diversify and practice with a lot of different ideas and prompts, but only one story has ever really captivated me, which happens to be the one that I’m working on at the moment (and finally making progress in for the first time in almost 8 months). Though it’s been through many revisions and reboots with a rough final goal of three books, I’ve been working on it for the past fiveish years.

Its genre is historical fantasy, I guess – though it strays frequently into horror as well. I’ve found it less urgent to define its genre and more useful to simply figure out how a good story should go.

It’s set in early 15th century Bohemia (Czech Republic today) following the conquests of a fictitious Bohemian countess in her pursuit of power amidst the backdrop of religious civil war (Hussite Wars), and the (mis)adventures of her personal retinue in her service: her headstrong, impulsive squire and heir apparent, Erhard; his involuntary best friend / bodyguard, Fritz; Fritz’s combative and willful girlfriend/fiance, the chambermaid Angelin; and Myrrha, a troubled young sorceress of mysterious origins on a personal quest for peace.

I’m curious – what exactly are you looking for in reaching out to other writers of your age and older? Don’t take the tone judgmentally – I’m of an inclination to help other writers, but I myself don’t always know how best to do that.