Post by Fernshiine on Jul 2, 2020 12:15:54 GMT -5
Hi! I'm Fernshiine, and I wanted to tell you all about my book. Well, I plan on making it a series if it gets enough sales but I'm a small artist on DeviantArt, plus their eclipse update makes it hard for writing adverts to get noticed.
The book I want to sell is a novella about a lioness named Shani. I'm not going to give away too many spoilers but I'm going to mention the blurb. Shani has to learn to realize that corruption in leadership is a very real thing, and that sometimes leaders do not do what's right for everyone's sake. She'll also have to deal with learning about a secret that was kept from her that will change her life forever.
My DA account (where I frequently post updates related to this story as well as unrelated art) is here: www.deviantart.com/fernshiine and if you are interested in the story please give it a watch!
That being said, I'm also writing a book under my real name, which I am going to be publishing on sites like Kobo, Kindle, and Google Play. It's an entirely different book but I am still super excited, though that's going to be a project I'll work on once this book has been released!
Now for the FAQ section! (From my friends, mostly, lol)
Q. What gave you the idea to write a book to sell for DA points?
A. Good question! I wanted to write something that is accessible to many people. DeviantArt points are pretty easy to obtain if you know how, so I decided to make it available on that platform for people to enjoy.
Q. How will you get people to buy it?
A. Through trial and error, I guess.
Q. When will the book be released?
A. Sometime within the month of July! Hopefully within the next 2-3 weeks. I want to do a bit of teasers and marketing for it first.
Q. Why did you decide to sell this book for points?
A. This book is something I started writing when I was going through a hard time. It may be short but it was written with all my energy and heart.
Q. Who is your favorite character? Is it the protagonist?
A. No. The protagonist is someone I made with many flaws who is built with qualities that I dislike in real life, though it would probably make her pretty popular in actuality. I made it so she'd improve a lot and realize...issues... about the world around her, as well as the leadership she is under. My favorite character would either be a lion named Kaluwa or another lion named Kifeda. Both are males.
Q. What inspired you to write this story?
A. It's an original story, really, that came to mind a while ago. I was inspired because I had watched stuff like The Lion King, My Pride (the epic YouTube series y'all should check out!), and did a bit of lion behavior studies. I decided to write a story about lions based on all of that. Scrolling through DeviantArt and seeing a lot of lion related art was inspiring as well.
Q. Is there a lot of lore? If so, what is it?
A. Oh boy, this story is built off lion lore! I wanted there to be more of a reason as to why male lions left and claimed prides, so I decided to make it something that was embedded in ancient lion tradition. Male lions leave the pride when they are three years of age after having a Farewell Ceremony. They are sent to become wanderers, which are just male lions who live alone and have yet to claim a pride. Females remain in the pride and have what's called the Coming Of Age Ceremony, which signifies they are old enough to become capable hunters for the pride. There are other ceremonies such as the Claiming Ceremony (in which a male lion defeats a pride leader and claims his pride) or the Weaned Ceremony (when a cub is old enough to eat meat), and so forth. I thought these would help a lot to add lore to the series. The lore is my favorite thing to write, in all honesty.
Anyway, that's all I have to say about it for now! What do you guys think? Would you read the book, or even the series? Again, I will be posting excerpts on DeviantArt (and maybe even on here!), so if you are interested please check out my account and maybe give it a watch! I'm hoping to make this project become something everyone will enjoy!
The book I want to sell is a novella about a lioness named Shani. I'm not going to give away too many spoilers but I'm going to mention the blurb. Shani has to learn to realize that corruption in leadership is a very real thing, and that sometimes leaders do not do what's right for everyone's sake. She'll also have to deal with learning about a secret that was kept from her that will change her life forever.
My DA account (where I frequently post updates related to this story as well as unrelated art) is here: www.deviantart.com/fernshiine and if you are interested in the story please give it a watch!
That being said, I'm also writing a book under my real name, which I am going to be publishing on sites like Kobo, Kindle, and Google Play. It's an entirely different book but I am still super excited, though that's going to be a project I'll work on once this book has been released!
Now for the FAQ section! (From my friends, mostly, lol)
Q. What gave you the idea to write a book to sell for DA points?
A. Good question! I wanted to write something that is accessible to many people. DeviantArt points are pretty easy to obtain if you know how, so I decided to make it available on that platform for people to enjoy.
Q. How will you get people to buy it?
A. Through trial and error, I guess.
Q. When will the book be released?
A. Sometime within the month of July! Hopefully within the next 2-3 weeks. I want to do a bit of teasers and marketing for it first.
Q. Why did you decide to sell this book for points?
A. This book is something I started writing when I was going through a hard time. It may be short but it was written with all my energy and heart.
Q. Who is your favorite character? Is it the protagonist?
A. No. The protagonist is someone I made with many flaws who is built with qualities that I dislike in real life, though it would probably make her pretty popular in actuality. I made it so she'd improve a lot and realize...issues... about the world around her, as well as the leadership she is under. My favorite character would either be a lion named Kaluwa or another lion named Kifeda. Both are males.
Q. What inspired you to write this story?
A. It's an original story, really, that came to mind a while ago. I was inspired because I had watched stuff like The Lion King, My Pride (the epic YouTube series y'all should check out!), and did a bit of lion behavior studies. I decided to write a story about lions based on all of that. Scrolling through DeviantArt and seeing a lot of lion related art was inspiring as well.
Q. Is there a lot of lore? If so, what is it?
A. Oh boy, this story is built off lion lore! I wanted there to be more of a reason as to why male lions left and claimed prides, so I decided to make it something that was embedded in ancient lion tradition. Male lions leave the pride when they are three years of age after having a Farewell Ceremony. They are sent to become wanderers, which are just male lions who live alone and have yet to claim a pride. Females remain in the pride and have what's called the Coming Of Age Ceremony, which signifies they are old enough to become capable hunters for the pride. There are other ceremonies such as the Claiming Ceremony (in which a male lion defeats a pride leader and claims his pride) or the Weaned Ceremony (when a cub is old enough to eat meat), and so forth. I thought these would help a lot to add lore to the series. The lore is my favorite thing to write, in all honesty.
Anyway, that's all I have to say about it for now! What do you guys think? Would you read the book, or even the series? Again, I will be posting excerpts on DeviantArt (and maybe even on here!), so if you are interested please check out my account and maybe give it a watch! I'm hoping to make this project become something everyone will enjoy!