Sparks' Notes: Weekly(ish) Writing Reflections by Author Lindsey Sparks

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, April 16, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP:
Rough Draft: Rise of the Revenants (Atlantis Legacy, book 6)
Writing: The Nik Chronicles, episode 9 (Patreon serial)
Recording: Dissonance for RBTA
Rebinding: a set of Echo Trilogy paperbacks

READING:
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

WATCHING:
Bosch

HIGH:
Wrapping up Allworld Online: Looking Glass (Patreon serial).

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Bookbinding!!!
And also Echo Trilogy merch.

BIG GOAL(s):
- 10 chapters of Rise of the Revenants
- send a newsletter

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Making some real progress on Rise of the Revenants.
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

MY BOOKSHOP: Signed books, bundles, ebooks, merch, and more!
https://lindseysparksbookshop.com/

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/
My Bookshop: https://lindseysparksbookshop.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, April 2, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

FREE Ebook: Echo in Time (Echo Trilogy, #1)
https://books2read.com/echointime

My Bookshop: https://lindseysparksbookshop.com/

CURRENT WIP:
Rough Draft: Rise of the Revenants (Atlantis Legacy, book 6)
Writing: The Last Vampire Queen, episode 12; Patrons' Choice Story (Nik POV, RTT chapter 32)
Recording: Dissonance for season 4 of Read By The Author

READING:
The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

HIGH:
Finished the design for the chapter headers, decorative scene breaks, and part pages for the Echo Trilogy special editions, and they're so pretty!

LOW:
All the sickness in my house!

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Echo Trilogy special edition interiors

BIG GOAL(s):
- 10 chapters of Rise of the Revenants
- send a newsletter
- work some more on the Echo Trilogy map/chart border.

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Fully submersing myself in Rise of the Revenants.
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, March 19, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP:
Brainstorming: Rise of the Revenants (Atlantis Legacy, book 6)
Writing: The Last Vampire Queen, episode 12
Recording: taking a break between books this week

READING:
Rejection by K. Loraine and Meg Allen
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

WATCHING:
The Last of Us
Bosch

HIGH:
Sending Darkness Between the Stars to my proofreader early.
Designing the decorative chapter headers for the Echo Trilogy special editions.

LOW:
Focus issues.

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Midjourney v5

BIG GOAL(s):
- Finish writing The Last Vampire Queen, episode 12
- Start the rough draft of Rise of the Revenants
- Design the rest of the Echo Trilogy SE interior elements (chapter breaks, part headings, other headings)
- Send a newsletter

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Designing the rest of the Echo Trilogy SE interior elements.
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, March 12, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP:
Outlining: Rise of the Revenants (Atlantis Legacy, book 6)
Writing: Allworld Online: Looking Glass, episode 7
Recording: taking a break between books this week
Proofing audio: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)

READING:
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Obsession by K. Loraine and Meg Allen
Rejection by K. Loraine and Meg Allen

WATCHING:
The Last of Us
Bosche

HIGH:
Sending Darkness Between the Stars to my editor.
Finding a way to tie in the events in AO: Looking Glass with the plot of Rise of the Revenants.
Creating a new cover for The Last Vampire Queen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/last-vampire-s1-67185488

LOW:
The Harry Potter situation

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Midjourney

BIG GOAL(s):
- Finish writing AO: Looking Glass, episode 7
- Write The Nik Chronicles, episode 9
- Start the rough draft of Rise of the Revenants

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Writing the next episode of The Nik Chronicles.
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, February 26, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

World After (ebook) is FREE on retailers this week only!
https://books2read.com/wa

CURRENT WIP:
Out-loud read-through: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
Recording: World After (The Ending Legacy prequel) for Read By The Author, season 3.5
Proofing audio: Blood of the Broken (Atlantis Legacy, book 5)

READING:
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

WATCHING:
The Last of Us
Bosche

HIGH:
Finishing the ProWritingAid revisions on Darkness Between the Stars.

LOW:
Lack of focus and unmotivated (pregnancy brain).

BIG GOAL(s):
- Finish writing The Last Vampire Queen, episode 11
- Write the March Patrons' Choice Story
- Read Darkness Between the Stars out loud

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Reading Darkness Between the Stars out loud (live on Discord - come listen to me blush!)
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Monday, February 19, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP:
Beta revisions: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
Recording: World After (The Ending Legacy prequel) for Read By The Author, season 3.5

READING:
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

HIGH:
Reading the beta feedback for Darkness Between the Stars

LOW:
Feeling very unfocused and tired for personal reasons that I'll probably discuss more soon.

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Kickstarter

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
Microsoft's Bing AI chatbot has said a lot of weird things. Here's a list.
https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-bing-ai-chatbot-weird-scary-responses

BIG GOAL(s):
- Finish beta revisions of Darkness Between the Stars
- ProWritingAid sweep through Darkness Between the Stars
- Work on Echo special edition interiors

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Starting on the interior design of the Echo Trilogy special editions.
-
BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Monday, February 6, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Book Release: The Raven Queen on 2/7 (TOMORROW!!!)

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP:
With ARC readers: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
With Beta readers: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
Recording: World After (The Ending Legacy prequel) for Read By The Author, season 3.5

READING:
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

HIGH:
Sending the second part of Darkness Between the Stars to beta readers.

LOW:
I was a little behind on posting the stories to Patreon for the beginning of the month drop.

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Catching up on podcasts.

BIG GOAL(s):
- send newsletter (book release announcement
- set up Kickstarter pre-launch page for the Echo Trilogy 10th anniversary special edition hardcovers
- write The Nik Chronicles, episode 8
- write Allworld Online: Looking Glass, episode 6

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Setting up the Kickstarter pre-launch page so I can finally start sharing some of the amazing artwork I've commissioned!
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, January 22, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

Song of Scarabs and Fallen Stars is $0.99 on all retailers, this week only.

CURRENT WIP:
With ARC readers: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
With Beta readers / revising: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
Recording: World After (The Ending Legacy prequel) for Read By The Author, season 3.5

READING:
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

WATCHING:
Night Sky

HIGH:
I'm almost finished with Darkness Between the Stars revisions, and I'm loving the end of this book!

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Super in the zone with Darkness Between the Stars and wrapping up those revisions.

BIG GOAL(s):
- revise the final two chapters and write the epilogue of DBtS
- write The Last Vampire Queen, episode 10
- write the February Patrons' Choice Story (don't know what it is yet)
- write The Nik Chronicles, episode 8
- proof audiobook of Blood of the Broken

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Wrapping up revisions of Darkness Between the Stars
-
BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, January 22, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read By The Author Season 3.5 (World After) starts this week!

CURRENT WIP:
With ARC readers: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
With Beta readers / revising: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)

READING:
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
Gild by Raven Kennedy

WATCHING:
Night Sky

HIGH:
Met my goal of revising the first 26 chapters of Darkness Between the Stars, and sent that to betas!

LOW:
Feeling exhausted, migraines, etc.

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Nik's POV. I wrote four of the secondary POV chapters for Darkness Between the Stars, and one that was supposed to be Aset's POV ended up being Nik's.

BIG GOAL(s):
(this week)
- revise the rest of Darkness Between the Stars and send the second half to beta readers
- send newsletter with The Raven Queen preview

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Wrapping up revisions of Darkness Between the Stars
-
BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, January 8, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Street Team is open for applicants:
https://forms.gle/hckuz2eEUTnkcPReA

CURRENT WIP:
With ARC readers: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)

READING:
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison

WATCHING:
Jack Ryan

HIGH:
Finished the Tarset chapters in Darkness Between the Stars. Time to revise! (my favorite part)

LOW:
Injured pup (but also Facebook)

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
Here's what a lightning strike can do to your skin:
https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/heres-what-lightning-strike-can-do-your-skin-325006

BIG GOAL(s):
(this week)
- write The Nik Chronicles, episode 7 (Read episode 1 FREE)
- write Allworld Online: Looking Glass, episode 5 (Read episode 1 FREE)
- revise through chapter 12 of Darkness Between the Stars
- Into The Fire cover reveal
- send newsletter

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Revising Darkness Between the Stars!
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, January 1, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Holiday Hangover 2023 in Discord

CURRENT WIP:
With ARC readers: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)

READING:
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison

2023 GOALS:

1. Serials only! After the release of Rise of the Revenants (Atlantis Legacy, book 6) in July, I'm not doing any more pre-orders on retailer sites and will be writing ALL rough drafts as serials on my subscription platforms.

2. Subscriptions! I'm putting all of my energy into growing my subscription platform (Patreon and, soon, Ream)

3. Kickstarter! The Echo Trilogy 10th Anniversary Special Edition Hardcovers are coming in August.
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, December 18, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

FREE on all ebook retailers: Echo in Time
https://books2read.com/echointime

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Accepting new members of the ARC team.
Email me if you're interested: lindsey@authorlindseysparks.com

CURRENT WIP:
With ARC readers: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
AI Art (using Midjourney): Scene illustrations for Darkness Between the Stars & Allworld Online: Looking Glass
(check out the #create-ai-art and #ai-art-gallery and #lindseys-ai-art-studio on Discord)

READING:
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison

WATCHING:
Pennyworth S3
Bridgerton S2

HIGH:
Some great writing days last week! I had an AWESOME muse strike yesterday for one of the secondary POV character's storylines that I'm really excited about.

LOW:
The AI art controversy

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
AI art / the controversy surrounding AI art

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
The Creative War Against AI Has Already Been Lost by Derek Murphy
https://www.creativindie.com/the-creative-war-against-ai-art-has-already-been-lost/

BIG GOAL(s):
- write 5+ chapters of Darkness Between the Stars (finish Tarset POV chapters)
- send newsletter

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
All the Christmas fun. :)
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, December 11, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

FREE on all ebook retailers: Legacy of the Lost
https://books2read.com/legacyofthelost

CURRENT WIP(s):
Sending out ARCs: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
AI Art (using Midjourney): Darkness Between the Stars scene illustrations
(check out the #create-ai-art and #ai-art-gallery and #lindseys-ai-art-studio on Discord)

READING:
Court of Ice and Ash by LJ Andrews
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

WATCHING:
Pennyworth
Bridgerton S2

HIGH:
Broke through my creative block and had some great writing days!

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
AI art / the controversy surrounding AI art

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
The Creative War Against AI Has Already Been Lost by Derek Murphy
https://www.creativindie.com/the-creative-war-against-ai-art-has-already-been-lost/

BIG GOAL(s):
- write 2 chapters of Darkness Between the Stars
- write the Nik Chronicles, episode 6
- write AO: Looking Glass, episode 4
- send newsletter
- post first Upscaled episode

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Watching Twilight with LP. :D
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, December 4, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FB Hack: I am STILL not in control of my author Facebook page or The Ending Series FB page. We're slowly releasing the FB reader group into readers' hands and focusing all of our efforts on more reliable platforms like discord and my newsletter.

New YouTube Show on AI art coming this week!

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP(s):
Proofreading: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
Writing: 12/1 Patreon Drop: The Last Vampire Queen episode 8 & Heru POV of Echo in Time chapter 1
Drawing: The Seven Kingdoms map (from The Raven Queen)
AI Art (using Midjourney): Atum, Tarset and Atum, Atum's At ship, Rostau, Heru, Atum watching the time tapestry
(check out the #create-ai-art and #ai-art-gallery and #lindseys-ai-art-studio on Discord)

READING:
Curse of Shadows and Thorns by LJ Andrews

WATCHING:
Peripheral
Mythic Quest
Pennyworth

HIGH:
Loved writing the Heru POV story for Patreon (and creating AI art illustrations to go with it!)

LOW:
Facebook
Postponing the release of Darkness Between the Stars on month (New release day: April 27)

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Learning Midjourney (AI art)
Setting up Discord (with bots!)

BIG GOAL(s):
- write 5 chapters of Darkness Between the Stars
- send newsletter
- incorporate AI art into IG feed

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Recording the first AI art episode!
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, November 27, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FB Hack: Currently I am not in control of my author Facebook page or The Ending Series FB page.

Tarot card reveal this week: Nine of Swords, The Empress (all from Song of Scarabs and Fallen Stars)

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP(s):
Proofreading: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
Drawing: The Seven Kingdoms map (from The Raven Queen)

READING:
Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

WATCHING:
Peripheral
Mythic Quest
Pennyworth

HIGH:
Almost finished the map for The Raven Queen

LOW:
Facebook account hacked

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Figuring out alternatives to Facebook for my community hub (Discord is the winner!)
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

BIG GOAL(s):
- finish and post The Last Vampire Queen episode
- write and post the Patron's Choice story
- write 5 chapters of Darkness Between the Stars
- finish the map for The Raven Queen

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Moving on from Facebook
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP ON DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, November 20, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wrapped up season 3 of Read By The Author (Time Anomaly), and season 4 will be Dissonance, starting 1/4/2023.

Tarot card reveal this week: The Star, Nine of Swords, The Empress (all from Song of Scarabs and Fallen Stars)

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Legacy of the Lost / Fate of the Fallen (audio sale, $0.99 / $4.99 on Apple, Chirp, Nook)

Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP(s):
Proofreading: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
Drawing: Castle Corvo map (from The Raven Queen)

READING:
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
Persuasion by Jane Austen (for the No Shelf Control podcast)

WATCHING:
Peripheral
Mythic Quest

HIGH:
Reaching the midpoint in Darkness Between the Stars

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Tarset and Atum

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
Lewis Carroll Was Not on Drugs, and Other Surprising Facts About Alice in Wonderland
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lewis-carroll-was-not-on_b_7743846

BIG GOAL(s):
- send newsletter (Tarot card reveal)
- write 6+ chapters of Darkness Between the Stars

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Making some big progress on Darkness Between the Stars this week.
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP: Lindsey's Lovely Readers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovelyreaders

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
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JOIN MY DISCORD SERVER:
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Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, November 13, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Raven Queen cover reveal on Friday
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/cover-reveal

Mid-November Patreon drop:
The Nik Chronicles, Episode 5
AO: Looking Glass, Episode 3
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Legacy of the Lost / Fate of the Fallen (audio sale, $0.99 / $4.99 on Apple, Chirp, Nook)

Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP(s):
Proofreading: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2)
Writing: Allworld Online: Looking Glass, Episode 3
Drawing: Castle Corvo map (from The Raven Queen)

READING:
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
Land of Fury by Lindsey Pogue (beta reading)

WATCHING:
Peripheral
Mythic Quest

HIGH:
Figuring out the secondary POV(s) in Darkness Between the Stars

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Tarset and Atum their tortured love story in Darkness Between the Stars

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
The Age of Scurvy
https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-age-of-scurvy

BIG GOAL(s):
- write 5+ chapters of Darkness Between the Stars
- write Allworld Online: Looking Glass, Episode 3
- mid-November Patreon drop

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
The mid-November Patreon drop!
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

JOIN MY READER GROUP: Lindsey's Lovely Readers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovelyreaders

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

JOIN MY DISCORD SERVER:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Monday, November 7, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(Re)cover reveal of Atlantis Legacy makeover this week! Check my IG (@authorlindseysparks) or my FB page (@authorlindseysparks)

The Raven Queen cover reveal on Friday, 11/11! Check my IG (@authorlindseysparks) or my FB page (@authorlindseysparks)

CURRENT FREEBIES:
Legacy of the Lost / Fate of the Fallen (audio sale, $0.99 / $4.99 on Apple, Chirp, Nook, & Spotify)

Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP:
Proofreading: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2) - 11 chapters, 22.5k words
Writing: The Last Vampire Queen: S1 Ep8
Drawing: Castle Corvo map (from The Raven Queen)
AI Art: Excerpt-based art for The Last Vampire Queen: S1 Ep6 (posted here), starting on S1 Ep7

READING:
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

WATCHING:
Peripheral
The Devil's Hour

HIGH:
I really love episodes 7 and 8 of The Last Vampire Queen.
The World After and The Raven Queen audiobooks are in the works!
Set up Discord channels just for Patrons

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
The Last Vampire Queen

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
Wyoming King vs. Alaskan King vs. Texas King: What’s the Difference?
https://amerisleep.com/blog/wyoming-king-vs-alaskan-king-vs-texas-king/

BIG GOAL(s):
(last week)
- write/post The Last Vampire Queen: S1 Ep7 and the Patrons' Choice Story
- write 3+ chapters of Darkness Between the Stars
- World After cover reveal

(this week)
- write 5+ chapter of Darkness Between the Stars
- Atlantis Legacy cover reveals
- The Raven Queen cover & blurb reveal

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Diving back into Darkness Between the Stars.
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BONUS STORIES ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters, monthly serials, and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, October 30, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(Re)cover reveal of Word After! Check my IG (@authorlindseysparks) or my FB page (@authorlindseysparks)

November Patreon Drop, Part 1 on 11/1
https://www.patreon.com/posts/master-story-72751794

CURRENT FREEBIES:
Ink witch (ebook, free on all retailers): https://books2read.com/inkwitch

Legacy of the Lost / Fate of the Fallen (audio sale, $0.99 / $4.99 on Apple, Chirp, Nook, & Spotify)

Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP:
Copyedit revisions: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2) - 10 chapters, 19.4k words
Writing: The Last Vampire Queen: S1 Ep7
Writing: Patrons' Choice Story - Heru's POV meeting Lex for the first time in ancient Egypt (Time Anomaly), when she is introduced as Nuin's wife
Drawing: Castle Corvo map (from The Raven Queen)
AI Art: Excerpt-based art for The Last Vampire Queen: S1 Ep6
Comissioned art: Jane (chattynora) is working on the typography and gold foil design of the naked hardcover for the Echo Trilogy special editions

READING:
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

WATCHING:
Peripheral
Top Gun: Maverick
Samaritan

HIGH:
Writing streak!

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
The Last Vampire Queen playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Wkl5cnhshXuMmSAbnKuUK?si=161dd65a9e8e49be

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
Old English video:
https://youtu.be/eBLvnK57lqM

Google "two temple place" and look at the images

"The Heartbreak Key" from Rolling Stone:
https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/music-d-minor-saddest-key-1210591/

BIG GOAL(s):
- write/post The Last Vampire Queen: S1 Ep7 and the Patrons' Choice Story
- write 3+ chapters of Darkness Between the Stars
- World After cover reveal

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Writing all the fun things this week!
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JOIN MY READER GROUP: Lindsey's Lovely Readers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovelyreaders

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters and monthly serials and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

JOIN MY DISCORD SERVER:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/
TIKTOK:

Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, October23, 2022, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New Patreon tier (Tier 3) - releasing WIP rough draft chapters the day that I right them. Currently chapters 1-5 of Darkness Between the Stars is available.
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks/membership

CURRENT FREEBIES:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

CURRENT WIP:
With editor: The Raven Queen (The Ending Legacy, book 1)
Writing: Darkness Between the Stars (Fateless Trilogy, book 2) - 5 chapters, 12k words
Map : Castle Corvo / The Seven Kingdoms (from The Raven Queen)
AI Art: Caracter art (Tarset) - posted a couple finished pieces with progressions to Patreon
Commissioned art: Jane (@chattynora on IG) is working on the typography and gold foil design of the naked hardcover for the Echo Trilogy special editions

READING:
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

WATCHING:
WeCrashed
Peripheral
The Devil Wears Prada

HIGH:
The design for the Echo Trilogy 10th Anniversary special edition dust jacket is looking beautiful.

LOW:
Migraine last week (couldn't record)
The forest fire smoke

LAST WEEK'S OBSESSION:
Darkness Between the Stars rough draft
Fateless Trilogy playlist (DBtS playlist starts at song 42):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UyUc1XUxG6VhF2fgJyUvY?si=7c628ecf1e864f43

FUN RESEARCH LINKS:
Why Greek Statues Have Small Penises: Woman’s Lecture Goes Viral:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/05/19/greek-statues-small-penises/

How Big Dick Energy explains modern masculinity:
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/6/27/17506898/big-dick-energy-explained

BIG GOAL(s):
- write 5 chapters of Darkness Between the Stars
- write The Last Vampire Queen episode 7

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Finding out what the November Patrons' Choice story is going to be.
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JOIN MY READER GROUP: Lindsey's Lovely Readers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovelyreaders

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: Daily WIP chapters and monthly serials and bonus stories!
https://www.patreon.com/lindseysparks

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER:
https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletter

JOIN MY DISCORD SERVER:
https://discord.gg/EH4XPY6djP

WEBSITE: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/
TIKTOK: @authorlindseysparks
INSTAGRAM: @authorlindseysparks
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/authorlindseysparks