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Sorry😔😔
Hey readers, I am so sorry I haven't uploaded another chapter yet...*whispers* it may take a few more days. While re-reading the chapter, I realized it was junk, so I am re-writing most of it. Thanks for your patience. I just want to make it worth the wait.
No chapter today sorryyyyyyy
Who would of thought writing was hard?
To start with, there will be no chapter today.
I have been struggling quite a lot to get them done, and maybe a week was a really short time to give myself. I don’t know when I’ll finish the chapter, I was thinking of pushing myself to finish it today but it being as important a chapter as it is, I thought it was a bad idea.
I’ll probably get it done tomorrow, but no promises, regardless I’ll try to publish it Thursday. That is not to say you’ll only get the chapter Thursday, I’ll publish my rant about the gods too.
Today I’m treating you to a rant I wrote a while ago and decided not to post. Today we’re talking…
Names!
You see, my method to choose a character name is (semi) randomness. Every time I create a character I open a random name generator and generate hundreds of names, then I’d narrow it down to just a handful, and finally choose one I like.
Most of the time the choosing process was random, based on either vibes or what letter the name started with. Like: I like this name but it starts with X letter and I already have a character with an X name, so let’s choose a different one.
Though some names got more thought than others.
Ethan came to me immediately, I don’t really remember considering other names for him, but I do remember searching what his name means: “strong, firm, enduring, and long-lived”.
So you see, it was the perfect name!
Athena’s name was randomly generated, but I liked it, especially because I knew Athena to be the goddess of war (and wisdom too I guess) and when I chose her name the only thing I knew about her was that she was a strong warrior.
So, of course, my amazing girlboss needed to be named after a goddess.
You already know about Bolt’s name, aka Baltazar, but did you know at some point he was going to be named Emanuel? Me neither! I found out while going through my (very disorganized) notes!
And a little more about him, gee talk about being the golden child lol, the idea of him having a bunch of nicknames was made pretty early on, he hated his name so he asked everyone to give him a nickname, so he has many. Let’s list his known nicknames shall we:
Bolt (It started as Balt and then I had an eureka moment)
Tzar (from the zar at the end of his name)
Tzarzy (The same as Tzar)
Baltsy (You know, like ballsy… It was just funny! I had too)
Bobo (It means dumb and it fits so well)
I considered adding some others like Bi or Bee, let me know if you come up with more nicknames for him. Should Batata be one of them?
Apollo… Here’s the thing with Apollo, his name was likely random and chosen because it matched Athena’s, you know, haha so funny the siblings have themed names.
But looking back it fits quite well. His name means destructor in Latin and well, he has destruction magic and as a god Apollo can be seen as a protector against evil forces and is also the god of sudden death.
Do with that what you will.
Thomas, aka Tom, aka Tommy, aka TomTom… Well his name is just a meme lol. He’s literally lil Timmy learning how the world works. All the nicknames though? That’s just cause I had already decided at this point Bolt was a bit of an ass and liked nicknames.
And then there’s our lovely imperial couple!
Emperor Annalise and Empress Erika… You know where the names come from, right? Please tell me I wasn’t the only one obsessed with Barbie as a kid.
Though in all honesty, the name Annalise was randomly generated, I can’t tell I didn’t keep it because of Barbie. Other options for the former princess’s name included gems like:
Agnes
Henrietta
Rufina, and, last but not least
Mandy
Such amazing name ideas, right? You probably see why I chose Annalise; once I settled on it I just had to name the other one Erika.
In this case, choosing their name influenced a narrative change.
Originally, Annalise and Erika would be half sisters, Erika would have a backstory similar to Annalise’s, Annalise would be thrown out of the palace and years later a teen Erika would go get her because the same thing happened to her.
Annalise would also manipulate Erika to do her bidding.
As you have read in the last chapter, their roles have changed and very little of their initial conception remains.
I guess that’s all for names that were thought out, I mean, there’s sergeant Rebecca who used to be named Gladys and had a different rank. Her old rank was dropped when I finalized the military rank hierarchy and I changed her name because it was really similar to Grace and I like Grace more than Gladys.
And I guess I also changed the name of one of Athena’s beasts because I remember some weird family lore and thought it would be funny. (Pamela used to be Cristina but then I remember my grandma at some point had a monkey named Pamela and I just had to).
Oh! Oh! I remembered something else that’s interesting! Captain misogyny aka Captain Aaron, who my sister hates with a passion (for obvious reasons), is named after a kid I didn’t like back in primary school.
I remember next to nothing about him, just that I didn’t like him.
And, I mean I’m almost 27 and I knew this kid when I was between the ages of 6 and 8 (and I know that’s accurate because I changed schools afterwards (not because of him)), so he must have done something for me to still remember that I despised him. Sorry not sorry, I barely remember you, my guy.
But little me hated you so…
hey! not sure if you’ve mentioned it before, but how many chapters do you think the story of prometheus will be ? do you also think you’ll continue what lies in the ocean hehe hope to hear from you soonnn loving your writing 😫
hello! <3 I'm not entirely sure how long the story will turn out to be, but I think it won't exceed 40 chapters. There are some very important plot points left and since I don't have any plans to write another fic after this, I'm kind of taking my sweet time to not have a rushed storyline :') Regarding what lies in the ocean, I honestly can't say what will happen to it...I do get some spurts of motivation to continue, but right now, I barely have enough time to write for TSOP, so it'll stay a wonky 'maybe' for now </3
No Chapter Today
Not only is it Fathers day, meaning I’m not currently home, but my mental health tanked last night and I haven’t completely gotten out of the funk, so today I won’t be posting another DoL chapter (as I also have not yet finished it).
Trying to do some good self care. Hopefully I’ll have a chapter for tomorrow!
In the meantime, have some cute art my bestie @clemclamdoodles did for me of Mack and Rhys :)
Chapter 14 will be up tomorrow. I’m taking my time with this one because I want it just right! ( and I’ve been working on my crochet project for the last few hours.) Lots of stopping and redoing to get what I am wanting with it.
I didn’t get the chapter finished. :/
I was all set to work on it tonight after work, but I was feeling so sick that I ended up just laying down. Just looked up now and it was 10pm.
I’m out early from work tomorrow, so hopefully I can finish it up then. And maybe still get it posted in time for Tamatoa Tuesday.
If not, I’ll work on it over the holiday and aim for maybe Thursday?
Sorry, y’all. I’m really trying, but I just feel awful.
No Chapter Today
I apologize profusely for the lack of Everything Burns chapters right now.
I’ve been under a lot of stress at work lately, plus dealing with a sick dog and some health issues of my own. It’s been really hard to get the words to flow.
BUT... I’m gonna try to work on the next chapter this weekend. And if not this weekend, then next week while I’m out in the desert for July 4th.
SO... hopefully either next Tuesday or the following one, there should be an update.
I hate to get so far behind, but life is just a little chaotic and I just gotta get things smoothed out so I can make the words appear.
Thank you for your patience!
