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Here's your girl, Teté, making another tough decision.
I'm leaving Tapas indefinitely.
I probably won't return, so this is a final goodbye.
Tapas, thank you.
Tapas, you have been good to me.
You helped me discipline myself to write more further in my novel than I could possibly imagine.
Thanks for providing an audience for Andrei's and Tamara's story.
Thank you for introducing me to some of the most wonderful people I have had the honor to know.
But as much as much joy Tapas brought me, I have to depart.
Andrei and Tamara's story, I feel, is bigger than what Tapas can handle.
Andrei and Tamara, I believe, are meant for the big-house publishers.
As a result, I am leaving Tapas indefinitely.
I will still leave Andrei's story, raw and unedited, here for you guys to still enjoy.
But Andrei and his story are getting a major overhaul and change.
My perception of Andrei and Tamara has changed drastically, and they deserve their genuine stories told.
Please enjoy the series for what it was: a rough draft and preview of a man's story, joined by a surprisingly strong woman, as they find their place in an alien and sometimes threatening new world.
Thank you all for your support.
Andrei, Tamara, and myself thank each and every one of you guys for your feedback, support, and love during this journey.
We're ready to move onto the next level of our journey. You'll hear from us- some time in the future.
All the best to each and every one of you on your own journeys with your stories and characters.
Thanks for joining us on this journey.
We will miss you all.
Stay strong, stay creative, and keep telling your stories, beloved friends!
#leavingtapas #tapas #tapascreators #tapaswriting #tapaslife #startingnew #writerscommunity #writinglife #fiction #tapasromance #art #doncossack #russianhistoricalfiction #russianrevolution #wwi
I'm leaving Tapas indefinitely.
I probably won't return, so this is a final goodbye.
Tapas, thank you.
Tapas, you have been good to me.
You helped me discipline myself to write more further in my novel than I could possibly imagine.
Thanks for providing an audience for Andrei's and Tamara's story.
Thank you for introducing me to some of the most wonderful people I have had the honor to know.
But as much as much joy Tapas brought me, I have to depart.
Andrei and Tamara's story, I feel, is bigger than what Tapas can handle.
Andrei and Tamara, I believe, are meant for the big-house publishers.
As a result, I am leaving Tapas indefinitely.
I will still leave Andrei's story, raw and unedited, here for you guys to still enjoy.
But Andrei and his story are getting a major overhaul and change.
My perception of Andrei and Tamara has changed drastically, and they deserve their genuine stories told.
Please enjoy the series for what it was: a rough draft and preview of a man's story, joined by a surprisingly strong woman, as they find their place in an alien and sometimes threatening new world.
Thank you all for your support.
Andrei, Tamara, and myself thank each and every one of you guys for your feedback, support, and love during this journey.
We're ready to move onto the next level of our journey. You'll hear from us- some time in the future.
All the best to each and every one of you on your own journeys with your stories and characters.
Thanks for joining us on this journey.
We will miss you all.
Stay strong, stay creative, and keep telling your stories, beloved friends!
#leavingtapas #tapas #tapascreators #tapaswriting #tapaslife #startingnew #writerscommunity #writinglife #fiction #tapasromance #art #doncossack #russianhistoricalfiction #russianrevolution #wwi
Totally understand your choice. I feel like doing the same sometimes, too. I do want to focus on my own work too, and aim for the traditional publishers! Best of luck to both of us!
Wish you the best of luck on getting published in the big traditional houses. I'm kind of in a strange and bizarre crossroads.
A deep, deep heartfelt thanks to the magnificent and utterly awesome, @FortunusGames, for creating this stunning and professional portrait/cover for Andrei's Novel, "70 Fierce Years!
Check out her work on IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgedZEhMyyJ/
And check out her incredible speedpaint process of this portrait/cover!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CgephqdM7kQ/
Thank you again, a million times over, FortunusGames!
What an incredible birthday gift!
Check out her work on IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgedZEhMyyJ/
And check out her incredible speedpaint process of this portrait/cover!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CgephqdM7kQ/
Thank you again, a million times over, FortunusGames!
What an incredible birthday gift!
Happy birthday Tetè, I wish you wonderful year ahead of you and many new projects! May all your wishes come true <3
Thank you so much!
Special thanks to the fantastic @fortunusgames , for giving me this idea to give each of my main characters, their own personality test, with the 16 Personalities Test!
It's interesting how Andrei Novokshonov and Tamara Geladze turned out!
As expected, Andrei turned out to be a full-blown extrovert, while Tamara possess the rare INFJ-A personality- she's an insightful advocate, while Andrei is the classic protagonist-hero type.
These tests were a lot of fun to take for these vivid characters, and it was fun to fold in some role playing as I played both Andrei and Tamara in their own respective tests!
You can watch Andrei's test here:
https://youtu.be/4K9_nQqDejM
And here's Tamara's own take on the test:
https://youtu.be/A4ABbXewF5U
Strange how these personalities seem the opposite, but they work together quite well!
Opposites attract it seems!
Special thanks to the fantastic @fortunusgames , for giving me this idea to give each of my main characters, their own personality test, with the 16 Personalities Test!
It's interesting how Andrei Novokshonov and Tamara Geladze turned out!
As expected, Andrei turned out to be a full-blown extrovert, while Tamara possess the rare INFJ-A personality- she's an insightful advocate, while Andrei is the classic protagonist-hero type.
These tests were a lot of fun to take for these vivid characters, and it was fun to fold in some role playing as I played both Andrei and Tamara in their own respective tests!
You can watch Andrei's test here:
https://youtu.be/4K9_nQqDejM
And here's Tamara's own take on the test:
https://youtu.be/A4ABbXewF5U
Strange how these personalities seem the opposite, but they work together quite well!
Opposites attract it seems!
#16personalitiestest #16personalitiestypes #personalitytest #characters #70fierceyears #andreinovokshonov #tamarageladze #historicalfiction #historicalromance #ussr
It's interesting how Andrei Novokshonov and Tamara Geladze turned out!
As expected, Andrei turned out to be a full-blown extrovert, while Tamara possess the rare INFJ-A personality- she's an insightful advocate, while Andrei is the classic protagonist-hero type.
These tests were a lot of fun to take for these vivid characters, and it was fun to fold in some role playing as I played both Andrei and Tamara in their own respective tests!
You can watch Andrei's test here:
https://youtu.be/4K9_nQqDejM
And here's Tamara's own take on the test:
https://youtu.be/A4ABbXewF5U
Strange how these personalities seem the opposite, but they work together quite well!
Opposites attract it seems!
Special thanks to the fantastic @fortunusgames , for giving me this idea to give each of my main characters, their own personality test, with the 16 Personalities Test!
It's interesting how Andrei Novokshonov and Tamara Geladze turned out!
As expected, Andrei turned out to be a full-blown extrovert, while Tamara possess the rare INFJ-A personality- she's an insightful advocate, while Andrei is the classic protagonist-hero type.
These tests were a lot of fun to take for these vivid characters, and it was fun to fold in some role playing as I played both Andrei and Tamara in their own respective tests!
You can watch Andrei's test here:
https://youtu.be/4K9_nQqDejM
And here's Tamara's own take on the test:
https://youtu.be/A4ABbXewF5U
Strange how these personalities seem the opposite, but they work together quite well!
Opposites attract it seems!
#16personalitiestest #16personalitiestypes #personalitytest #characters #70fierceyears #andreinovokshonov #tamarageladze #historicalfiction #historicalromance #ussr
For our loyal and much-appreciated followers for "70 Fierce Years"-
We feel it is only fair to serve a warning upon you as the next chapters drop in 3 days.
The next chapters will be dark. And violent.
Some depictions and narrated experiences may feature graphic violence that could upset people.
Reader Discretion is advised.
Warning has been served.
We now reach a turning point in Andrei's story.
We are leaving the light and innocence of his youth on the steppes.
We are entering the darkest time of his life.
We have come to Revolution, War and Loss.
Andrei will be losing everything he knows- even his home and ethnic identity.
He will emerge into a world, once his home, that is now alien to him.
Andrei finds his grip on his own humanity weakening.
Andrei has entered the darkness.
Be warned- the next chapters Andrei will take us with him in violence, war,
political revolution, prison, mental illness, sexual expression, profanity,
and an assortment of outrages.
Continue if you dare.
You have been warned.
#70fierceyears #historicalfiction #doncossacks #russianrevolution1917 #russiancivilwar #violencewarning #trendingfiction #fiction #writing
We feel it is only fair to serve a warning upon you as the next chapters drop in 3 days.
The next chapters will be dark. And violent.
Some depictions and narrated experiences may feature graphic violence that could upset people.
Reader Discretion is advised.
Warning has been served.
We now reach a turning point in Andrei's story.
We are leaving the light and innocence of his youth on the steppes.
We are entering the darkest time of his life.
We have come to Revolution, War and Loss.
Andrei will be losing everything he knows- even his home and ethnic identity.
He will emerge into a world, once his home, that is now alien to him.
Andrei finds his grip on his own humanity weakening.
Andrei has entered the darkness.
Be warned- the next chapters Andrei will take us with him in violence, war,
political revolution, prison, mental illness, sexual expression, profanity,
and an assortment of outrages.
Continue if you dare.
You have been warned.
#70fierceyears #historicalfiction #doncossacks #russianrevolution1917 #russiancivilwar #violencewarning #trendingfiction #fiction #writing
You are so welcome!!!
Yo! Any y'all on Twitter? Follow me here! https://twitter.com/punk_tete
Happy Valentine's Day!
Hope you all are enjoying some cozy time with your special someone, or enjoying it with friends, or making this the BEST "Treat Yo'self" Day ever!
Speaking of the Day of Love, here, we have a couple, Andrei and Tatusya from my upcoming epic novel, "70 Fierce Years"!
"70 Fierce Years" follows the life of (as narrated in his own voice) Andrei Danilovich Novokshonov, a Don Cossack officer who loses his rank and property as a result of the Soviet De-Cossackization Policies, and now must forge a new identity and life.
Tatusya (Tamara) Georgievna is an enigmatic woman from Georgia, living in Novocherkassk, Russia, in a perilous profession during the tumultuous conclusion of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Andrei and Tatusya cross paths in desperate and cynical circumstances- but the mismatched two form an unlikely understanding between themselves as they seek to make sense of an alien world in the new society.
Hope you all are enjoying some cozy time with your special someone, or enjoying it with friends, or making this the BEST "Treat Yo'self" Day ever!
Speaking of the Day of Love, here, we have a couple, Andrei and Tatusya from my upcoming epic novel, "70 Fierce Years"!
"70 Fierce Years" follows the life of (as narrated in his own voice) Andrei Danilovich Novokshonov, a Don Cossack officer who loses his rank and property as a result of the Soviet De-Cossackization Policies, and now must forge a new identity and life.
Tatusya (Tamara) Georgievna is an enigmatic woman from Georgia, living in Novocherkassk, Russia, in a perilous profession during the tumultuous conclusion of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Andrei and Tatusya cross paths in desperate and cynical circumstances- but the mismatched two form an unlikely understanding between themselves as they seek to make sense of an alien world in the new society.
Second Chapter of "The Lower East Side Fighting Club" is now up on my page! Check it out!
Like Jazz-age stories? Feel like kickin' it up like it's the Roarin' 20's all over? Then this series will hit all the right chords for ya!
The premise?
The year is 1925- Col. Andrei Novokshonov finds himself in the weirdest of situations. With the newly formed Soviet Union wanting to prove its excellence in all fields of competition, the hapless Red Army officer finds himself roped into being "an athletic ambassador" to the Capitalistic West. But the former Don Cossack welcomes the travel- and the razzle-dazzle of his newest assignment- the bustling Big Apple, New York City!
Joel Farber, a loyal son of the Lower East Side, born and bred right on Delancey Street. Joel lives life like his work- with checks and balances, all neatly ledgered...
Or does he?
He finds life at a standstill, especially in his love-life. But with friends like the eccentric, hare-brained Sam Abramov and the equally outgoing Frankie Amato, Joel knows there's never a dull moment!
And things around the Lower East Side are about to get even more thrilling when Joel crosses path with a foreign boxer of a bull-headed temperament!
What hijinks will ensue?
Enjoy the brand-new, Tapas-exclusive crossover of Tete DePunk's and FortunusGames works and characters, in this Jazz Age-inspired anthology!
First Chapter: https://tapas.io/episode/2393857
Second Chapter (Latest) : https://tapas.io/episode/2442526
Like Jazz-age stories? Feel like kickin' it up like it's the Roarin' 20's all over? Then this series will hit all the right chords for ya!
The premise?
The year is 1925- Col. Andrei Novokshonov finds himself in the weirdest of situations. With the newly formed Soviet Union wanting to prove its excellence in all fields of competition, the hapless Red Army officer finds himself roped into being "an athletic ambassador" to the Capitalistic West. But the former Don Cossack welcomes the travel- and the razzle-dazzle of his newest assignment- the bustling Big Apple, New York City!
Joel Farber, a loyal son of the Lower East Side, born and bred right on Delancey Street. Joel lives life like his work- with checks and balances, all neatly ledgered...
Or does he?
He finds life at a standstill, especially in his love-life. But with friends like the eccentric, hare-brained Sam Abramov and the equally outgoing Frankie Amato, Joel knows there's never a dull moment!
And things around the Lower East Side are about to get even more thrilling when Joel crosses path with a foreign boxer of a bull-headed temperament!
What hijinks will ensue?
Enjoy the brand-new, Tapas-exclusive crossover of Tete DePunk's and FortunusGames works and characters, in this Jazz Age-inspired anthology!
First Chapter: https://tapas.io/episode/2393857
Second Chapter (Latest) : https://tapas.io/episode/2442526
can't wait to do more of this roleplay with you!
Me neither! So excited to Role Play again with you!
This past month or so, have proven to be a great catalyst, but also a life-changing epiphany for me. Things have revealed themselves to me, of which direction I need to go forth as creator and writer. I have realized what my focus needs to be at this point.
At this point, you ask, what is my focus?
Andrei has been someone who's been with me a very long time, and is very close with me- part of me, you might say.
And it's time his story finally gets written and shared out there in the world!
So now, I go forth, focusing like a laser on Andrei's story, narrating his life and the fiber of his being for all to read.
As grandiose as it sounds, I believe this is my calling to finish this work and work extensively with Andrei, and I can no longer deny nor ignore this calling.
Please know, however, I still have the same passion and love for Scale, Blood, Bone- it is truly a passion project of admiration for my beloved peer and creative partner, @fortunusgames - and for you guys also!
Scale, Blood and Bone will return in mid-to-late February!
At this point, you ask, what is my focus?
Andrei has been someone who's been with me a very long time, and is very close with me- part of me, you might say.
And it's time his story finally gets written and shared out there in the world!
So now, I go forth, focusing like a laser on Andrei's story, narrating his life and the fiber of his being for all to read.
As grandiose as it sounds, I believe this is my calling to finish this work and work extensively with Andrei, and I can no longer deny nor ignore this calling.
Please know, however, I still have the same passion and love for Scale, Blood, Bone- it is truly a passion project of admiration for my beloved peer and creative partner, @fortunusgames - and for you guys also!
Scale, Blood and Bone will return in mid-to-late February!
