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Trope maps
A trope map is a nifty summary of your book that tells potential readers if they’re going to like it.
Trope maps
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Soul Alchemy
Alchemy was the attempt to make gold out of base metals, mostly lead. The word alchemy comes from Greek khemeioa, possibly referring to Egypt as the land of black earth, or from Greek khymatos “that which is poured out,” from khein “to pour”. Even at the height of the quest for gold, alchemy involved the transformation of the alchemists’…
Soul Alchemy
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Solarpunk
Solarpunk is one of our touchstone ideas at Vox Clamantis Books. Books like Always Coming Home by Ursula Le Guin, A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy” by Becky Chambers, The Fifth Sacred Thing and City of Refuge by Starhawk. These are books that envision a solar powered, sustainable future. There…
Solarpunk
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Weaving and spinning
A touchstone for Vox Clamantis Books is weaving and spinning. Both weaving and spinning have been used as metaphors for storytelling. The magical qualities of weaving, and the mesmerizing effect of spinning, both lend themselves well to the concept of storytelling and narrative.
Weaving and spinning
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The spirit of Samizdat
Samizdat is one of the touchstones that inspires Vox Clamantis Books. Samizdat was literature as resistance:
The spirit of Samizdat
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