I apologize beforehand and ask for understanding, as this update may not be entirely satisfying.
FWTSW: I have started this WIP over. In the writing I realized some of the issues I had with the structure of the story and where/how I was starting it. While the wordcount felt nice, I hit a wall shortly after starting chapter 4 that left me feeling bad about the state of the work. I refuse to force myself to work on something that makes me deeply unhappy, so I made the choice to start it over.
I already feel far more confident about how I am writing this story, and I've already hit 1.2k words on this version. While it may probably take me a couple of days, I will reach and surpass the 7k words I had with the last version of this story.
ODAS: This story has stalled out at this time, though I am still constantly looking for inspiration and chances to add to it.
BBV1: This remains untouched and unchanged, as instead of dumping errant ideas into solely this I have begun to hammer out short stories and Novelettes. If anything, this and ODAS has helped and inspired not only "The House Called Spite", but specifically ODAS and FWTSW have also inspired another short story/novelette within their universe. As of now, the new short work inspiration is under the working title "Star Song".
So, here are the full word counts as of today (1/13/25):
FWTSW: 1,272 words
ODAS: No changes
BBV1: No changes
Star Song: 1,479 words
"The House Called Spite" is live on Amazon as both a Kindle eBook and a 6x9 paperback. You can either follow the links here on my tumblr, look up the title or search my author name; 'C.C. Ashley-Blair'.
