#tmtw

[angelsaxis]

MADE THE WHOLE THING PAST TENSE!!

The Mantel: The Witch, complete at 74,024 words.

[ryderdire]

GIRL HELP IVE EARNED MYSELF A REPUTATION THAT MY BARK IS MUCH WORSE THEN MY BITE BUT I KEEP SNAPPING AT GOLIATHS HANDS WITH ALL OF MY TIME AND MIGHT

[angelsaxis]

[angelsaxis]

Rereading this beta report I got for TM:TW and the reader said Ada started out insecure and doesn't grow substantially throughout the book. The latter I can see (working on that) but I was going for someone who doesn't like change and resists it as much as she can. She's the type who's shy around new people, not in an insecure way but in a "meeting new people is exhausting and I dont like it" way. Not mean, but you know. She's distant because she's not naturally trusting.

Ofc, this is just the beta's opinion and isn't the word of god, but that was my intention with Ada. I could get another beta reader when I have money and see what they say about Ada.

they also said there was a lack of real distinction between the characters, but I'm not sure which ones. Joon's character i can see needing work, but Ben's notably chill, Ada's distant by nature, and Ginger has her personality set (academically smart, impulsive, airheaded sometimes).

[angelsaxis]

wait i should make maggie white again

[angelsaxis]

Just two chapters left to convert. These things are so long like omg.

[angelsaxis]

im gonna rebuild the soundtrack for The Mantel. These are teenagers so I want more energetic and age-relevant songs on there. Hozier still fuels portions of it, but I was throwing a bunch of his music on there without really understanding that 99% of his music is about love. Ada's discomfort with Mags will fit well with his songs about colonization I think

also I wish you could have subsections for a playlist, so a group for the kids and a section for the Witch and also a section for [redacted]

[angelsaxis]

oooh maybe ada's dad should get a job for the school