#arielle ramble

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✨ The latest demo from the "Childhood" arc of *Adoriel's Tears* is now available to all my Patreon supporters!

This milestone marks the end of a long, very long chapter in the story… totaling 271,477 words. Next time, we’ll be entering a new era 👀

Thank you to everyone who’s been following the adventure

Can't wait to share it with the rest of you !

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Arielle 💙

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THANKS GUYS

​Well… I think I can officially spend this sunday watching the notifications roll in with a stupid little smile on my face. 😂❤️

The reactions to the Childhood Arc last/full update have already been making my day ( Particularly on itchio, that's new but lovely. ) Thank you so much to everyone who's been reading, commenting, sharing their thoughts, or simply discovering Adoriel's Tears for the first time. 🥹💙

I'm going to enjoy this little moment before getting back to work. ❤️ (I lie, I already have.) 😅

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I think a lot of authors have noticed this lately: Likes, comments, reblogs with reviews... everything seems to be getting quieter. Stories go on, chapters come out, but all too often, it's a great silent nothingness that greets them.

Are we at fault, or is it something else? Yet you're there, we can see you raising the view counters on our demos.

I'm not here to lecture or beg for anything. I'd just like to understand, as many other authors do, why ? Because this statement is the result of a growing concern? Depression?among our ranks. To the degree that some of us have come to say: What's the point?

I'd just like to remind you of one thing: a story is alive, yes, but ! It's alive thanks to you, not just to us.

Every word you read, every emotion you feel, every theory you silently formulate: it's all part of the magic of a story, and it needs to be shared. When you share it all, a comment, a reblog with a fews words, even a brief reaction, that's when it really comes together, you're blowing on the story's flame! You fuel it, make it tangible. You give it a life that an author, alone in front of their screen, can't always sustain over time. Believe me, we try... Some are more gifted than others, but I'm all for helping each other.

Because yes, we write out of passion, out of desire, out of need. Yes, we love our worlds. But the impetus, the joy, the motivation, the feeling of really being read, all that is also born from exchange.

So here it is, just a quick note to say that if you like or don't like something, please say so. No need for a big dissertation but there's nothing worse than silence, it's the great reaper of our aspirations and I don't want to let it win.

And to my author friends: you're not alone. 💙

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One of the biggest lessons I've learned since I started writing a IF is: avoid starting the story with a child, or if you do, keep it brief.

I don’t regret what I’ve written and am still writing, because it’s not bad, but yes, it’s a lesson.

Heavy Is the Crown will have a much shorter childhood arc.

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So guess who just lost all of hers stories, short stories and others on the Twine app on their computer?

Me!

Heavy is the Crown, gone.

Adoriel's Tears, the most recent versions? Gone.

The tasty Alphabet? Gone.

All gone, nothing left, and I have absolutely no idea how!

Why!!!!

I just opened the app!

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Its Today ! 👀

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Writing update

Hi guys, so...Not only did I underestimate how long it would take me to write the latest conversation between Mc and Sirius, but I also completely failed to anticipate the heat wave that hit France last week.

As a result, I’m a full week behind schedule. With temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius (107.6°F) outside and over 34 degrees Celsius (93.2°F) inside—without air conditioning, because, well, in Europe, that’s not really a thing—I didn’t turn on my computer at all.

I survived by eating watermelon and sleeping on the floor.

And now I’m back to writing. I have 7 choices to write, taking into account 3 hidden variables, so it’s as if I had 21 different scenarios to write.

It’s a lot of work, but I’m thinking of those who love to replay the game and try different combinations...

I’m going to keep at it, especially since this next update will be the public release.

Of course, paying members will get to read it early, but then… then the demo will be out there for everyone to see!

I’ll have finished the childhood arc, !!!

After all this time and all these words, it’s like I’ve written an entire novel in a single arc. 😂 (Never again!)

Anyway. You can read an excerpt from one of the choices I'm working on right now, featuring a main character who misses Ashlyen and loves their father. (So cute it brought me to tears.) On Kofi or Patreon

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OK this isn't about Adoriel Tears, but KaE, I need to talk to you because Flame is so talented!

Seriously, his latest progress report has me so hyped!

If you get the chance, please join his Patreon.

You can't imagine the energy he put behind his story, it's absolutely insane!

In fact, all the authors I know are absolutely crazy and fantastic! Hats off to all of you guys!

Thank you for keeping my creativity and motivation alive.

Ahhh seriously, I can't wait to read everything you've prepared.

Anyway, @kingdoms-and-empires .

Go and read this story.

(Ps : @infamous-if, dear...thank you for the delivery today ! It was yummy ! 🤫🤭)