NOVEMMUNDI
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"novem mundi", meaning "nine worlds", publishes original contemporary short stories in different genres for young adult and adult audiences.
My blog "Behind the Writings" is a series of posts on my creative writing process aimed at writers, aspiring writers and anybody who is curious to know more about how a story takes shape.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Aug 27, 2020
- 3 min
Behind the Writings 9/9
The Product - What better subject to end with than the product aka “the book”. The release date has been set on the 9th of November 2020.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
Behind the Writings 8/9
The Project - Books don't write themselves, and they surely don't publish themselves. A team of professional experts makes it all happen.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Aug 14, 2020
- 4 min
Behind the Writings 7/9
The Timeline - How long does it take to write a story? How long does a story told take to unfold? Does everything happen chronologically?
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Aug 6, 2020
- 4 min
Behind the Writings 6/9
The Elements - I admit I feel a little in over my head willing to squeeze such a vast subject into one post, but it’s worth a try.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 30, 2020
- 4 min
Behind the Writings 5/9
The Routine - This week I’ll be looking into my writing routine and how I found it, with common threads other writers might relate to.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
Behind the Writings 4/9
The Ritual - How to get your creative juices flowing? The answer isn't straightforward, there're some rituals that can help.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
Behind the Writings 3/9
The Muse - One must be willing to sacrifice something to be rewarded with the right words and grammatical constructions.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
Behind the Writings 2/9
The Myth – “Confinement is a writers' best friend.” a tough myth I like to challenge, especially with a lockdown behind us.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Behind the Writings 1/9
Intro - First episode of the "Behind the Writings" series. A nine episode series on my writing process and experience as a creative writer.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
Who am I?
Who or what lies behind “novemmundi publishing” and the stories you can find on this website?
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Dec 27, 2019
- 5 min
The Lamp - part II
part II – Tom doesn't dare to come out of the wardrobe. What he witnesses through the keyhole awakens his feelings of adoration for her.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Oct 14, 2019
- 6 min
The Lamp - part I
part I – Caroline is caught in between her love for her job as a teacher and her duties as a 19th century wife to a successful entrepreneur.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Aug 25, 2019
- 2 min
Galactic Interference
"Time to pee!" "I agree with you this time. There's a station not far from the next moon of Jupiter." "Hey people, we're in for a break i...
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Aug 12, 2019
- 6 min
Hidden Figures 2/7
episode 2 - Maggy has a hard time accepting her family situation. She’s tormented by demons who slowly start to show themselves.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 28, 2019
- 6 min
Hidden Figures 1/7
episode 1 - Maggy feels destabilized by the changes going on at work. She meets regularly with a coach to help her focus on her future.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 23, 2019
- 4 min
Little Rabbit of the White-tail Clan
episode 1 – Little Rabbit is not allowed to participate in the raid on the vegetable farm. He’s
unsuited. He decides to remedy that.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
She side
flash fiction - Two acquaintances meet after many years. The passion for music they shared at the time seems to burn tacitly for each other.
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Grietje Y. M. François
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Tink
excerpt - Tink is different. He is unique. Most of all would he prefer to lock his identity away in a trunk on an attic somewhere.
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