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Hello! Welcome to my Writer's Blog

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Hello! My name is J. Crown, and welcome to my roughly-patched together Writer's Blog (though you'll soon find that I simply discuss, post about, and fangirl over whatever strikes my fancy). I have been writing independently for over ten years, and while I currently treat writing as one of my favorite past times, I've recently decided to take on the endeavor to one day traditionally publish my stories.  On this blog, I will be documenting my journey as a young author as I navigate the ups and downs of manuscript editing, literary agents, and more, such as my own writing process, my writing playlists, and any tips I learn along the way.  If you are curious of my novels, feel free to explore my library! I write across multiple platforms such as Quotev, Wattpad, Webnovel, Goodnovel, and more recently AO3 (I don't want my younger audience to scare themselves as I branch into... more spicy genres).  As a poor college student who writes these stories in her free time, if you

Dear Dove's Official Cover Drop and Story Developments

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Hello dear readers! As I endeavor to publish my first completed novel, I wanted to give a preview of the official cover! I actually hired a designer, Cesar Padro, to create this cover, and working closely with the themes in the story, I present the new and improved cover for: Dear Dove! The informational/promotional material might change as I go through editing, but this is roughly what the finished product will look like! As this is my first time publishing, I've run into a lot of bumps along the way; I'm still not entirely sure if I will keep trying to self-publish (the formatting and tax forms make it really confusing and tricky) or if I'll take this story to a traditional publisher. Ulitmately, I want to keep this story true to its roots, so whichever I pursue, I will fiercly defend the story no matter how many rounds of editing, reformating, and scrapping that takes.  Story Developments: Also, I wanted to share the news that I plan on changing the second book of Dear D

New Novel: Dear Dove,

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  Dear Dove, For months Carmilla had been receiving disturbing letters from an obsessive stalker who refers to themselves as 'Crow'; the contents of the letters growing more and more disturbing. Appearing on her porch, the handle of her car, the mailbox at her workplace- the invasive love letters eventually turned to strange, inexplicable packages. Working closely with the police, everything seems to come to a clean resolve when the authorities catch the alleged suspect in the act of delivering yet another letter- the sign-off the familiar message of "Forever yours, Crow". However, shortly after the man is taken into custody and Carmilla thinks things will finally return to normal- everything comes crashing down; perhaps exactly how "Crow" planned it to. Available pages: 205 Warning: This story is not suited for young audiences and contains dark themes. Trigger warnings are given as a precedent. If you cannot handle topics such as stalking, kidnapping, psych

New Novel: Gift From The Alchemist

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  New Novel: Gift From The Alchemist My new story 'Gift From The Alchemist' is now available on all platforms! (Quotev, Wattpad, and Webnovel) Synopsis:  For Eleanor, death isn’t a matter of if but of when. Forced by her hateful extended family into an engagement with a sleazy Count, the situation doesn’t even attempt to hide itself: after the wedding, they’ll have her killed. With nowhere to go and nothing to do, Eleanor distracts herself from her grim future, when- after facing death, she is given a second chance at life by a retired alchemist. Thrown into a new world of demons, magic, and legends; a problem arises- is this second chance a gift? Or is it a cruel curse? Genre(s): Romance, Fantasy, Historical Fantasy I hope you'll give it a try! 

The Underground Becomes 'Burning Memory' on all Platforms!

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  I finally branched out and decided to try a new platform (Webnovel)! Navigating was moderately easy, though it won't let me keep my pseudo-name. My internet connection was horrible so I had to make the cover from scratch, and then I edited in the title! Nothing fancy but it's exciting to have it be the first story on a new platform! Wish me luck! :D 

New Novel: The Underground

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  The Underground What would you do if your worst nightmare became your reality? Chapter 1:        "Do you remember anything Typha?"        I swept the room; the blue walls, the framed pastel daffodil.          "Typha- do you remember anything from back then?" My attention snapped back to Mrs. Shiva, my counselor.  Remember anything? From back then?  My mind wandered for a moment; I could feel something. It was a hint of... Click  here  to continue reading. 

New Novel: Alpindae

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  A lpindae "If God's beloved creations could choose to be evil- why couldn't I, an abomination of the Devil, choose to be righteous?" She was a creature of the night built to feed off the flesh of humans- built to kill and plunder all life around her. Said to be related to Lucifer himself, Evilyn Morningstar is the heir to the cursed bloodline that call themselves the gatekeepers of Hell. The only thing between her and the throne is an elite group of hunters known as the Hounds of God who strive to destroy anything the Devil has sunken his claws into. With the threat of death and failure looming over her head, Evilyn has to learn to see black and white in a violent world stained red. To start reading, click  here.