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[albywritesfiction]

Hello! I'm Alby (they/them), certified bookworm and aspiring writer, and welcome to my own little nook in the vastness of the internet! In this blog, majority of my posts will be about my writings, while reblogs will mostly either be about projects by authors I follow or writing advice that I find very helpful.

I hope you enjoy your time here!

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Concerto of Life series (Complete)

CoL series Introduction Post

Concerto of Life, 1st Mvt.

Concerto of Life, 2nd Mvt.

Concerto of Life, 3rd Mvt.

After The End (Work in Progress)

After The End by Alby

What do you do when you've reached The End of someone else's fairytale?

ATE Introduction Post (#after the end, #ate-if)

MC Intro (#ate: mc)

Prince Ædric Aurelius Intro (#ate: ædric)

Cyfrin Galanthus Intro (#ate: cyfrin)

Crown Prince Ædan Aurelius Intro (#ate: ædan)

Saintess Helene Intro (#ate: helene)

Supporting Characters (#ate-if character intros)

Frequently Asked Questions

Updates (#ate-if updates)

Asks (#ate-if asks)

Asks Google Sheet

Extras (#ate-if extras)

Fanart (#ate-if fanart)

Playlist (#ate-if playlist)

Collaborations!

Among the Haunted by Aurelia Lim

Status: Complete

The Lightning Thief by Axel

Status: In Progress

The Ballad of the Young Gods by Axel

Status: In Progress

Circus: Eyes of God by Venus

Status: In Progress

Discord Server

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[albywritesfiction]

Hello everyone! Finally been able to open up Tumblr again since I posted about the server 🥲

Just a quick post to say that I do highly recommend joining the Discord server since I'm heavily favoring it compared to Tumblr. You will definitely find out more info about ATE and any future IFs on the server than here and you'll also find out stuff on the server before here, mostly because my access to Discord is more consistent and stable compared to Tumblr. Here's the invite link again for it for anyone who would like to join:

This is a server where people can hangout and occasionally talk about the IFs that Alby writes! 😄 | 35 members

Also, as I mentioned before, here's the link for the compilation of ATE asks:

ATE Asks

ATE Asks Ask,Response,Tags I swooned a little when Ædric was being so attentive. He knows how I like my tea! Get yourself a man who goes th

It's still incomplete, but at least now you guys will be able to access the asks even when I'm not able to access Tumblr.

Thank you all so much and I hope you have a good day/night!

[albywritesfiction]

Alby's Notes (#9)

Hello everyone! It’s been quite a while, hasn’t it? 😅

Well, time for us to take a seat and talk, ‘cause I’ve got some news for y’all. Dunno if this is going to be good or bad news to you guys, so I’m just calling it news

1. I’m not going to be very active on Tumblr, at least for the foreseeable future.

It has honestly been rather challenging for me to juggle acads, orch, personal stuff, writing, and managing this blog all together, so for the sake of my sanity, I’ve made the tough decision to take a few steps back from posting content here.

2. I’ll be closing the ask box for a while.

Since I haven’t been able to answer asks for a month or two, I now have a backlog of asks to go through. The number of asks I have in my inbox is rather overwhelming to me, to be honest 😅 And some of them are similar to others that have been sent previously, which I feel bad about because it’s like, wasted time, y'know, like, you wouldn't have needed to ask a similar question if i had answered the first one 😓

And some similar questions I haven’t been able to answer because they’re questions that I need time (and the brainpower honestly) to answer. 😓

So until I’ve cleared out my Tumblr inbox, I’ll be closing the ask box.

3. I’ll be shifting more towards using Discord

I’ve made a Discord server while I’ve been slowly chipping away at Chapter 1 Part 3 :) Special thanks to my lil bro @system-operations for being my guinea pig as I worked on and tested out the server 🤭

So, part of the reason why it’s been difficult for me to do stuff on Tumblr is because my access to it is rather limited now due to personal stuff; it’s nothing bad, don’t worry, and it’s not because I’ve been doing anything shady or illegal (I think it’d be the shock of the century to people who know me if they ever heard that I did something like that 😅). It’s just personal stuff 😅

I also think that part of why I’ve been overwhelmed with Tumblr stuff is because of the similar asks that start to pile up the longer that I’m unable to answer them, which is why I’ve set up some forum channels in the server where people can send questions and feedback and you guys can see what questions have been asked and which ones have been answered, especially without needing to wonder if I received your questions and answered them or not.

But the main purpose of this server is to provide a lil space where you guys can hang out and maybe interact with each other and with me :3 I’ve got a few things planned for server activities:

Game Night: We would play some of the games in Discord Activities and some other online browser games like Red Flags and Cards Against Humanity

Watch Party: We would watch some animes that are available on Youtube (such as Campfire Cooking in Another World [10/10 great anime in my opinion we stan wholesomeness in this household]) and Starkid musicals (the Hatchetfield trilogy is fire y’all), and probably some other Youtube stuff

Study With Me: Just popping into a voice channel and playing some music while I study helps me quite a lot apparently, so if that works for any of you who might join the server, it’s a-okay if you wanna join in :3

But of course, participation in these activities is very much optional! It’s okay if you’d prefer to lurk, I’m a lurker myself in most of the other servers I’ve joined 😅

However, I do want to make it very clear now that this will be an 18+ server, as it will not only be for ATE but also for the other IF projects that I have planned, some of which will contain content that is not suitable for minors. So just to be sure, I’ve decided to restrict the server to those 18 and above. Please, for any underage followers that I may have, do not lie about your age if you join because I will have to remove you from the server. You have been warned.

4. Now, going back to the Tumblr asks...

So now that I’ve laid out the stuff with Discord, you might be wondering what’s gonna happen with the Tumblr asks after I’ve answered the stuff in my inbox. Well, here’s what I’m planning to do:

Step 1: Compile all Tumblr asks into a Google doc 

Step 2: Add any Discord asks into same Google doc

Step 3: Share the Google doc for public viewing

Step 4: Re-open Tumblr ask box

Step 5: Update the Google doc as I receive asks, even if I’m unable to answer the questions immediately

This way, everyone can see the asks, whether or not you’ve got Discord or Tumblr, and the search for the asks is gonna be a lot more efficient! 

So long, Tumblr search, hellooo my old buddy ctrl/cmd+f!

5. And what about the Tumblr blog in general?

It’s still gonna be here, and I’m still going to post about significant updates to ATE! It’s just gonna be quieter once I’m done answering all the asks that are currently in my ask box.

So, yeah! That’s my novella of news 😅 I’ll be sharing the link for the Discord server in the next post so the link and the stuff I’ve said about it aren’t buried in the wall of text you just read/skimmed through. 😅

Thank you all so much for all the love and support you’ve had for ATE, and I hope you all have a great day/night ahead!

[albywritesfiction]

Alby's Notes (#8)

Hello everyone!

I've been going through a lot of old asks after the one I posted earlier while I'm on a break from writing Chapter 1 Part 3 so expect a flood of them today 😆

And yes, you read that right, I've started working on Part 3, the final part of Chapter 1! Which means that I'm currently in the process of getting feedback from some people I've asked to test Part 2 and addressing the feedback I receive 🥳 I'll make a proper devlog about the progress soon :3

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Alby’s Notes (#7)

Hello everyone!

I meant to make this post within a day of releasing ATE, but it’s the first week of the term so I’ve been pretty busy 😓

Now, on to the reason for this post: Thank you so much everyone for all the love and support for the game! Even though it was only a partial chapter release, I’m so glad and relieved that you guys enjoyed it so far 🥰

Also, I found it pretty funny that most of the asks and comments I received were about y’all being out for Helene’s blood 😂 I have also discovered what “green tea bitch” means thanks to you guys 🤭

Speaking of asks: Unfortunately, I won’t be able to squeeze in any responses until probably after 3 weeks since I’m preparing for several auditions 😅

That’s it for now! Thank you again everyone and I hope you all have a good day/night!

[albywritesfiction]

Alby’s Notes (#6)

Hello everyone! I’m happy to report that I’ve survived finals week and the term! 🥳

(Though with some losses 🥲 But I won’t let that discourage me from doing my best to do better next term!)

Anyway, now that I’m free from classes for the next few weeks, I have more time for writing ATE! I’ve been working on ATE whenever I had the chance, but as you’d expect, progress was very slow due to all the projects, long quizzes, and exams I had to accomplish over the past few weeks 😅

I’m hoping that I can make up for the slow progress over the break, though I do still have to review some of my lessons from last term and practice for the auditions we’re having in January for the production in February, so I may not end up releasing the full Chapter 1 in January. If I do end up having a partial chapter release, then I think I might have to split it up into 2 or 3 parts (depending on how long the important scenes of the latter parts become) but the first part is almost ready for release. Right now without the code, Part 1 is at 4,377 words in total and 3,271 words excluding repeating paragraphs; additonally, these numbers exclude some content that I have been writing for part 1 but may not include in the January release as they are still unfinished sections.

So, yeah! I think that’s about it for this update 😊

Thank you all again for the support, patience, and understanding! I hope you all have a good day/night!

[albywritesfiction]

Alby's Notes (#5)

Hello everyone!

Just want to start this off by saying thank you so much to everyone for all the support and enthusiasm you have for me and ATE. It's been really fun reading all the asks I receive everyday, like your reactions to new information that I release and your thoughts about the cast of ATE 😄

Now, November's almost over, so you know what that means? The holidays are right around the corner! 🥳

But you also know what that means? Finals are already at the corner 🥲

(As in, I'm having them in a little over 2 weeks 🥲)

The months of December 2023 to February 2024 are also going to be pretty hectic for me because aside from academics, I'm preparing for a significant production for my uni's orchestra (I have like, 7 or 8 pieces to prepare for 😅).

Because of this, I thought it would be best to inform you all now that I most likely won't be as active in answering asks, at least for the next few months. I'll still keep it open, but, uh, I might get back to you in March 😅

I'll also still be posting a few things about ATE here, like an FAQ, some intro posts for the rest of the Royal Fam, how the game's looking, stuff like that, so y'all know that ATE is still being worked on 😊 Still aiming for a January 2024 release, so I'm going to write a lot over my Christmas break when I'm not practicing or studying 😊

With that, I hope you all have a good day/night!

[albywritesfiction]

Alby's Notes (#3)

500 Followers Celebration!

Thank you so much to all 500 of you who started following this blog, especially after the release of After The End’s intro post! I honestly didn’t expect to reach this many followers in such a short period of time, so I’m really happy that you all seem interested in this passion project of mine. Every like and reblog has also been greatly appreciated 😊

To celebrate, here’s the Spotify playlist I’ve been making for ATE!

It’s a collection of songs that I associate with the main 5 along with a few songs that remind me of other characters (like the Argentius and Aurelius parents), though there are some that don’t quite fit their stories and are just there for the vibes

Also, the very first song in the list (The Other POV by Khloe Rose) is one of the main inspirations for ATE! When I listened to it for the first time, I was immediately interested in writing a character based on the perspective portrayed in the song, so you could say that it provided the spark that led to ATE 😊

Hope you all enjoy listening and have a great day/night!