Author Diary #8: BANDYMASS
I discuss my next book. BANDYMASS, a romantasy adventure inside of a shapeshifting labyrinth. 7 Magi compete to become Maegisters in a vast septennial trial involving creative social games and deathly challenges. Among them is the son of Death, a psychic architect, bloodwitch musician, a sex cultist, a monk, a President-CEO, and an assassin…
Thus begins their collective contest: BANDYMASS!
Comps: Piranesi, The Atlas Six, Ninth House
Genres: Romantasy, Dark Fantasy, Magical Trial Fiction
Audience: Adults, fans of adventure, dark magic, weirdo magicians, and funny romance!
IN THIS EPISODE:
~ Etymology of the title – BANDY + MASS / bandymas (Lithuanian)
~ Pitch: tweet-length, one-sentence, short premise, and long premise
~ Main Characters: Luster Zobe x Adonais Sparrowstar x Adamn Sion
~ Discussion of plot overview – world-build of dueling Magi and occult mystery. First half social odyssey and second half magickal royale of duplicity and violence!
~ Thesis: How do powerful people negotiate rulership – and each other?
~ Inspirations: Piranesi, Hunter x Hunter, Jujutsu Kaisen’s mudras, Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions and The Scarlet Gospels, Alan Moore, Hermetic and Kabbalistic research, Big Brother x Love Island, and the Olympic Village
~ The magic system: mana, mudras, and techniques unique to each Magi
~ The Mægisterium as a symbol for modern power structure, and why free thinkers are so hard to control
~ Draft 4 status, word count, page count, and the editor and cover questions
~ A preview of ESOTERROR, the religious horror epic set 22 years later as a harrowing sequel to BANDYMASS.
BANDYMASS pitch on my author website: https://dylanorosz.com/books/#bandymass
Godspeed,
Dylan Orosz
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