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fireandlifeincarnate:

look…………….. write as much shitty fic as you want. nobody can stop you. you’re learning constantly and it’s better to write hackneyed implausible ridiculousness than it is to not write at all out of fear of fucking up. you’re good

There was an experiment a professor did. I think it was pottery students. He did an experiment of “quality” vs “quantity”. One half of the class he told; you have to make as many pots as possible. Good pots, bad pots, shitty pots, whatever. The more pots you make, the higher your grade.

The other half of the class were told, “you can make only one pot”. But that pot had to be perfect. The quality had to be high; the highest quality pot would get the best mark.

But when it came to the grading, they noticed something weird.

All the best quality pots were in the ‘quantity’ group.

The guys who were literally churning out pots, trying to make as many as possible, not concentrating on the quality. But every pot they made, made them better at making pots. By the end of the month (I think it was a month) - they had some pretty awesome pots coming out, because they enjoying finding all the ways and all the things they could do to make all their pots. Where as the ‘quality’ guys had spent their time reading up on pots, and technique, and researching and planning; which was all great but they’d had no further practice at actually making pots.

The best way to get really good at something, the only way to be really good at something, is to make lots of shitty attempts at that thing several of which will fail. If all you create are perfect things then you won’t improve, because how can you improve on perfect?

tl:dr MAKE YOUR SHITTY POTS.

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Hi all!

As we approach the launch of my next book, I have some artwork to share with you all depicting the key players in The World of Orochi.

Today’s character is our protagonist, Jessica Cartwright.

Remember, the second book of the series, The City and the Dead, is out soon! Click here for more info!

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JESSICA CARTWRIGHT

Born in Brighton, Jessica Cartwright moved to London after university. She became a front-line police officer, receiving several promotions, before taking temporary leave from the force to re-train as a Scene-of-Crime Officer. Though technically a civilian, she holds the discretionary rank of Detective Inspector.

Jessica is skilled at her job, with keen investigative senses and an iron constitution. However, prior to the events of The World of Orochi, she was not taken to believe in the supernatural. Consequently, the appearance of Hikaru and Orochi has turned her world upside-down.

Jessica is confident and has a short temper, rarely hesitating in showing it. She is known for putting herself in harm’s way to prove a point, and has an acerbic wit, not making friends easily, but caring deeply for the ones that she has.

Jessica possesses an omamori; a spirit charm that grants her protection from supernatural harm, that was given to her as a gift. When wielded as a weapon, this charm is capable of destroying spirit creatures, radiating a golden aura that burns them upon contact. However, the charm’s protective qualities are limited, and must be allowed to recuperate each time it is used. Hikaru is attempting to teach her swordsmanship, but Jessica’s true weapons are her courage, police connections, investigative ability and knowledge of modern London, all of which make her a formidable presence.

Touched by Orochi’s power, Jessica is tormented by nightmares that give her insight into the evil yokai’s plans. Her actions in helping Hikaru have left her “known” to Orochi, meaning that Jessica has little choice but to help save London, if she wants to save herself.

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THE STREETS OF LONDON ERUPT IN A WAR FOR THE SOUL OF THE CITY

A month has passed since Jessica Cartwright‘s life was turned upside by a chance encounter with a creature of myth in Hyde Park.

Now, she has a displaced samurai, Hikaru Arashi, living on her sofa. Meanwhile Orochi, Hikaru’s enemy and Yokai of the ancient world, has taken up residence in the dark spaces beneath the city of London.

As Jessica acclimatises Hikaru to modern life, he teaches her the skills she will need to survive in this new world of gods and monsters.

But after one of Orochi’s nightmarish minions tracks them down, she is forced to recognise that they may have a much bigger problem on their hands:

A new killer stalks the streets – a man who has seen death, but returned with a malign purpose that threatens the very city itself!

The stage is set for a clash of ages, where the modern will do battle with myth for the fate of London. But when the dust settles, which will remain standing?

The City?

Or the Dead?

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Click here to pre-order and get involved!

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This image of Jessica was created by Anna Fitzpatrick. Check out her website here.

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where’s my packages I ordered a second ago

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