#weightlessfic

[golarisa]

hey no pressure or anything but what's up with weightless?

I honestly can’t believe I went entire month without hearing this question. Thanks for your interest, here’s what’s up with Weightless.

I work really hard to make sure that when I start a fic that I continue to update regularly. I finished Company, 11 chapters, within two months. I had every intention of doing that with Weightless: every 7-10 days, new chapter. I was doing pretty well!

Unfortunately, I fucked up. I am in the middle of a pretty bad depressive episode and while normally I manage my depression and anxiety pretty effectively with medication and exercise, sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes, you can only ride the wave and try to keep your head above water while your brain tells you terrible lies.

Chapter 9 is done, but it isn’t a very good place to leave off. So until I can guarantee that the next three chapters will be out in a timely manner, I’m holding it back. I’m sorry.

I’m getting there. I’m traveling and reading and trying to stay healthy and it’s becoming easier. I appreciate your patience while I work things out and get in a better place before I start updating again.

By the way, thank you to everyone who has left me such nice comments or sent messages about Brittle Wires. It was a very pleasant surprise and while I try to respond as quickly as possible, it can be very mentally taxing and causes a lot of anxiety so sometimes I’m pretty shitty at it. But I read every single one and they mean so, so much to me. Thank you for reading.

[golarisa]

Weightless, chapter eight

http://archiveofourown.org/works/6453817/chapters/16194608

Previously, in the actively crumbling Northern Air Temple...

I apparently should not apologize about the length of chapters, but fair warning, it’s a longer one.

[golarisa]

Weightless, chapter seven

http://archiveofourown.org/works/6453817/chapters/15890092

Big ups to @bazaarwords who, when I asked if section three was too much said, “NAH MAN THAT SHITS GOLD” so please direct all your complaints accordingly.

@osmriceu is the very best, like no one ever was.

[golarisa]

Weightless, chapter six

http://archiveofourown.org/works/6453817/chapters/15696127

help me @osmriceu, you’re my only beta.

I’m doing some traveling on and off over the next few months, and while I’m pretty sure updates will continue to be as regular as they have been, there might be a hiccup or two along the way. I appreciate your patience, even though I have never heard a peep about updates which is rad as fuck, thanks pals.

Oh, and I’ll probably be posting the occasional picture, so if you would rather not see those they’ll be tagged #pic and #personal

[golarisa]

Weightless, chapter five

http://archiveofourown.org/works/6453817/chapters/15471967

in which the author does not take you for granted and rewards patience

~make america @osmriceu again~

This is what I listen to when I write Weightless, if you’re curious. It’s meant to be fairly downtempo and noninvasive. More like ambient music, I guess. It’s one ‘theme’ per section, so chapter five is represented by songs 13-16.

[golarisa]

So when I wrote Company I had a couple of albums that I listened to a lot, but I don’t think knowing what those albums are would like, enhance the experience of reading it at all.

But Weightless has a really particular sound to me, so much so that sometimes I’ll listen to a single song on repeat while writing a scene. Do you guys have any interest in my playlist for it? I will usually ignore a writers’ music recommendations, but sometimes they are really great at setting a tone so I’m on the fence about whether or not it would be interesting or just distracting.

[golarisa]

Weightless, chapter four

http://archiveofourown.org/works/6453817/chapters/15256993

Fair warning, it’s a long one.

@osmriceu, you can’t beta in here! This is a war room!

[golarisa]

Weightless, chpt 4 notes

No, that wasn’t your imagination; that was a Fallout 4 reference. <3 confident!Travis

Asami’s formula is correct. It’s F=G m1m2/r^2 (Force=GravitationalConstant Earth*EscapePod/DistanceApart^2)

The math/theoretical physics research has been nothing compared to the research I had to do for the Chinese constellations. I originally wrote the memory with the Hellenistic constellations but it didn’t sit right given Avatar’s Eastern influences. But after hours of attempting to decipher Chinese astronomy, I still had to take liberties. So, a totally unnecessary disclaimer:

Xuan Wu is the Taoist representation of a Chinese constellation quadrant called the Black Tortoise of the North. Have I lost you yet? Yeah, that’s probably for the best. So I’m lying about him being a constellation. But I liked him so much, I had to use him. Xuan Wu was a prince who decided not to take his father’s throne and instead struck out on his own to study Taoism. One thing lead to another, as they do, and he became a god. “A powerful god, able to control the elements and capable of great magic.”

I think you can understand why I used him.