As well as editing my current WIPs, I’ve been working on an Etsy shop to bring in some extra income. My most recent listings were inspired by the books I’ve written, and one idea has really captured my imagination. One of my stories is on the shorter side, and I thought—what if I turned it into a junk journal instead of publishing it in the usual way? I’ve already rewritten the first three chapters as journal-style entries and started designing the accompanying pages in Canva. I’m not sure how to describe it perfectly yet, but essentially I’m creating my first few junk journals that actually tell a story. I haven’t seen anyone else doing this, so I don’t know if it will even work—but it feels exciting and worth a try! My themes are all fantasy/dark romance - check them out if you like :-) https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4373673840/dark-fairytale-cinderella-printable-junk?ref=listings_manager_grid https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4373537630/dark-fantasy-halloween-junk-journal-kit?ref=listings_manager_grid https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4373139360/junkjournal-journals-dark-romance-junk https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4373127967/fantasy-junk-journal-printable-kit

I’m maybe 75% through my second draft. The story is the same but the POV is very different. I finally managed to get someone to read it and they said it makes no sense without reading the original draft. Pretty disappointed. Happy to take the feedback of course, but I’m wondering if it’s a universal opinion or whether it’s only the opinion of one person. Could somebody read the first ten pages for me and let me know if they understand the story? Genre: gothic political romance

I just finished a first draft of a twisted take on dark fantasy. I used to do editing in uni and I think it shows 😅 give me your opinions please! (Be gentle!)

ECHOES IN THE GEARSA haunting blend of memory, magic, and mystery, where time doesn’t heal all wounds… it exposes them. When Lila Hammond inherits her grandfather’s dusty old clock shop on the Cornish coast, she expects creaking floorboards, forgotten antiques, and maybe a quiet place to rebuild her life. Instead, she finds secrets buried in the ticking silence, echoes of a past she doesn’t remember, and a clock that shouldn't exist. Drawn into a supernatural mystery involving a fractured relic known as the Eclipsed Heart, Lila discovers she’s not just fixing broken timepieces—she’s repairing pieces of herself. Memories that feel too vivid to be imagined begin to surface, along with the presence of a shadowy figure known only as the Nightwright. With her sharp-witted brother Finley, his grumpy English bulldog Pickles, and a skeptic-turned-ally named Jude at her side, Lila must unravel the truth before time unravels her. Because the Eclipsed Heart wasn’t just meant to keep time—it was meant to keep something locked away. And now, it’s waking up.