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Everyone asks: “what would your boggart be?” But they do not add to that question: “what would your boggart turn into after you use Riddikulus?”
I need answers. I need them now. #booger #bermudaboogertriangle #mystery #intriguing #enigma #conspiracytheory #secret
WIP Intro:
LAST RITES
tw: disease/pandemic, gore, violence, psychological abuse, detailed medical imagery,
About
MEXICAN GOTHIC X DRACULA X THE STORY OF BURKE & HARE
A queer Gothic Historical Horror set in Victorian Edinburgh ft. mushrooms, cults, the cutting edge of medical science, spooky manors and bodysnatchers.
Synopsis
Dr Ernest Mayweather is the only patient he can't treat. He's dying, and he's looking desperately to find a way to stop it. When a colleague of his at the prestigious University of Edinburgh Medical College discusses the avant-garde idea of using a disease to cure another, he begins a pursuit of the thing that will save his life. It leads him to a strange illness wherein strange flowers and funghi grow within the body. Curious, and keen to study it, he visits Auchindrain House, a sanctuary for the illness run by two mysterious aristocrats and their Italian acquaintance. When the horrifying nature of the house and its occupants come to light, Ernest must soon choose between accepting a quick and quiet death or chasing something potentially endless, with all the blood and horror that might come with it. What will Ernest's conscience allow him to do to survive?
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Status
It currently stands at around 69k, though by the end of this draft I think we'll be looking closer to 120k.
As of October 2023 I'm currently working on the second draft! I did a detailed re-outline after the first draft which I completed in April 2021 for Camp, and now I'm filling in all the extra scenes I need before I rewrite the novel again following the comprehensive developmental editing plan I've made, focussing on adding extra detail and coherence, especially in terms of the plot. I was initially hoping to finish this by the end of October, but at this rate, it's looking like that's not going to happen, so I'll probably pick this up again in February. (One thing you have to know, is that each month I shift projects to another one of those in rotation. I aim to always have one new project, one dev edit project and one later-stage project in rotation at all times to reduce fatigue!)
I am inspired... Is this the beginning of something?