#tsp update

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Hello friends

Hiatus is broken.

WOOOOOOO

Sorry I've been so inactive this semester has been... A lot.

But I'm here!

I have now written more of TSP!!!!

Specifically, I revised a bit of Part One that desperately needed a revision. I'm not done with it yet, but man it feels good to write again.

God, I'm happy. I'll try to post more updates and maybe even participate in games again. I'm also gonna consider putting out a second round of beta reading when I've spruced up a few decent sized changes.

Thanks for everyone who's been tagging me despite my inactivity.

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Writing Update

While I haven't written much of my main WIPs, I've done a lot of behind the scenes work and am actually writing a new project!

Let's go through these.

The Secret Portal

Well what I'm currently doing is sprucing up my planning documents. I have far too many and I'm in the process of cleaning up the mess. More specifically, I'm organizing all the notes for each character into sub-headings to make navigation easier for myself, and am going through an old document that still uses some characters' previous names and transferring any information that I didn't write down somewhere. Sounds more complicated than it is probably hahaha.... I'm just not naturally organized but I crave organization. Almost done with it though. Afterwards I'll read through @diabolical-blue's beta reading comments and revise/make notes for later depending on the comment. Looking forward to it honestly.

School of the Legends

Reading through fairy tales for inspiration. Simultaneously it's awesome and sucks ass. Fairy tales are low-key kind of boring with the most insane concepts ever. It's part of why I find fairy tale retellings and expansions so fascinating. I am enjoying it, honestly, and I'm almost done with the anthology I'm currently reading through. After that I'm not sure what I'll do. Probably compile the notes I took? Maybe I'll take a mini-break or I'll be ready to write the sixth chapter of SOTL. Who knows? I certainly don't.

It Was All Just a Dream

I have been very very slowly making notes of different types of symbolism I can use in dreams. Mainly I'm trying to figure out the format for this book. It's coming together, forming the layers and settings of the dreamscape, and I really like it. It's exciting to have this story feel alive.

Also, I know I've said there's only going to be four key characters, but I accidentally made a fifth key character and a handful of secondary characters. I don't think I got too carried away, but I just had so many ideas for Kyla's life!

New short story???

Despite not actually WRITING my current novel WIPs, I still craved writing, and somehow I'm now experimenting with writing a short story! I haven't figured out a title yet so no idea how to talk about it. It is based on the same concept of a short story with the temp title The Chronosians that I wrote in high school, but it's like a sequel of sorts. Feel free to ask me questions about it if you want to hear more about it!

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TSP Update

Hey y'all.

Things are going okay, actually. Sorry I haven't updated in a bit; I don't know if I'll ever be back to daily posting. Thank you so much to anyone who gave me world building advice; I have the post saved.

So, I've been thinking a lot about TSP. Around the time I made the world building post, I had a little depressive spiral about all of its flaws, and I felt like I could never get TSP fixed. Then I had a thought I'd never thought about TSP before, in the 12+ years since I've had the idea: "give up."

It was a haunting and terrible thought. I've poured so much time and effort into it. I love it, and I want to make it as good as it can be. But it was so overwhelming, I didn't know where to start.

So I decided with world building. Then I started doing some of that off and on.

I've thought more and more about what needs to change, and I don't think I'll be starting a Draft Six until it's a little clearer.

So the following are the directions I'll be focusing on before Draft Six begins:

World build! Figure out the power system, religions, celebrations, animals, etc to make Alium feel alive! And man, I gotta utilize Occam's razor.

Perspectives. I have a lot of first person narrators, and while I tried very hard to make everyone distinct, I realized I was going to either need to switch to third person or do something creative. I've decided on the latter, though idk how it will turn out.

Conflict. What a mess. I keep trying to make it work, but it needs an overhaul.

Themes. I have series long themes that need to be developed in Part One. I need to be very firm on these for cohension's sake.

Plot. Yeah, there's an overarching plot and TSP is episodic by nature, but I know it gets meandering off. I need a focus, or a couple, to make it feel cohesive.

Idk how long this will take. Feels like forever; I won't have a lot of motivation for a while, but thinking about TSP in a positive light for the first time in months is actually so refreshing.

Wish me luck!

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Writing Update

Hey y'all! I know I've been inactive. It's 100% been for mental health reasons. I'm doing really well. First semester of grad school ended, and I'm loving my tutoring job. Still in the process of getting my life together.

I've still been writing when I can. Let's go into that.

TSP Update

I've been thinking about the next draft for TSP. I have several ideas to make it more cohesive and easier to follow, but I know I have to do a lot of behind the scenes work. I'm working on developing Alium. I've done deep focus periods in the world building before, but most of it is just "make it up as I go" and that's been fine, but now I want to be sure of this world. I want to make it more alive, more concrete.

The first thing I'm focusing on is the Alii Power Database. I'm almost done with the basics of it, which I thought would never happen. I've found more efficient ways to work on it, which has been turning out so well. I've many things to do to make it complete, but I feel like it's feasible now. Once I have the powers down, the main schtick of Alium, I'll be able to do a lot more.

I'm excited for what TSP has in store. I'll keep y'all updated on how the database goes!

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LTLB Update

Back in September, I submitted my novelette into a contest, and unfortunately it went nowhere. I got automatic general feedback, and I'm trying this contest one more time. It's due by the end of the month.

If the contest goes nowhere again, I'll go somewhere else. I really want LTLB to at least win one contest.

However, I do want feedback. I have a few people IRL who have promised to read through it and help. I was wondering if any of y'all are interested in a last-minute beta read. If not, I'll get LTLB ready after the New Year if I need to look for another contest (basically, if this one doesn't work again).

Are you interested in reading a 14.5k story by the end of December?

absolutely! send the link!

I would if I had time - maybe next time

no sorry

Voting ended onDec 14, 2025

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Hello, I am back!!!

It has been a hard semester. But guess what?

I finally wrote something!!!!

First time in a while. Months. But I sat down and did some small little revisions to TSP. Felt really good. Hopefully I'll be able to do more.

Thanks for everyone who's still been tagging me despite my inactivity <3

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Shout out to @diabolical-blue for being the second person outside of IRL folks to have completed TSP! Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and thank you again for dedicating your time!

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TSP Update

I WROTE STUFF TODAY!!

Not a lot due to time, but I actually STARTED the next chapter of TSP Pt2!!!!

Months ago (January??) I got stuck on this chapter's beginning, but I'm writing the beginning! Felt good!

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TSP Update

I have finished a chapter for the first time since January!!!!!!!!

Ahh it felt so good! It had fluff and more angst than expected... But a good ending! Ended up having a clear focus on relationship building this time around. I'm gonna have to revise some shit from previous chapters to make the arc flow better, but MAN it felt good!!

TSP Part Two is now at about 81.5k words! Insane, actually, because this means with the remaining chapters, the projected word count is now like 201k which is CRAZY like no way this book is gonna be this long! Maybe I'll have shorter chapters... This one was a long one!

Right now, I'm just trying to figure out what the next chapter will be! Ahhh I'm excited!!!

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