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updates; Of Snowscapes & Explosions

Hello! Long time no see! Posted a oneshot today as a mini tie-in chapter for Of Snowscapes & Explosions. Really wanted to get this out last month to kick off 2024 properly, but— well, life, health and other things just has a way of just getting in my way lol I promise not to go into it.

I hope you all are enjoying the start of the new year, and have been safe and well since we last chatted! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ ❤️ Please enjoy the new update! ★☆✨

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updates; Of Snowscapes & Explosions

🙇🏻‍♀️ Major apologies to those of you who have reached out over the last few weeks!! I’ve been on and off again really sick and a lot has been going on IRL, so I haven’t been in a good headspace to do much. I’ve been extremely overwhelmed, and without going into much personal detail, going through a lot of personal struggles. I’m okay, though! And I’m sorry for worrying you! I will get to all of your messages as soon as I can. ❤️  

The next chapter is (obviously at this point lol) delayed, but I have been working on it here and there when I’ve been able to. It’s written up already, I just haven’t had a lot of opportunity to edit or do much else with the structure of the chapter (it’s a big one and leads into some important stuff, so I want to take care with it). I hope you understand! 🙇🏻‍♀️ An update will come, I just don’t want to give an estimated date for now with everything else that’s going on. I haven’t abandoned the fic, but my updates are going to be a bit sporadic for the time being. 

Anyway, I hope you’ve all been well! ❤️ 

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updates; Of Snowscapes & Explosions

Hey friends! I’ve been very sick over the last two weeks and haven’t been able to get all of my editing done just yet. 🥲 Might take a couple of extra days to finish up. Thank you very much for your patience. ��🏻‍♀️ Based on my few drafts, I think it’s going to be a long chapter, so hopefully that will make up for it. ❤️ 

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Hope you’re having a great night filled with lots of food and no family drama. ٩(⁎❛ᴗ❛⁎)۶ Happy Turkey Day! 🦃

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“Writers can be their own worst enemies. “This is the worst thing ever!” “No one is going to read this!” “My career is over!” These are just some of the thoughts that run through my head when I’m drafting. We know this is a first draft. All you have to worry about right now is getting the words down. I have to remind myself to stop hating my work before it’s even finished. Stop it. Step away or walk away for a bit. Be kinder to yourself. Especially on the days that writing is the hardest.”

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Zoraida Córdova is the author of The Vicious Deep trilogy, the On the Verge series, and Labyrinth Lost. She loves black coffee, snark, and still believes in magic.

Writer’s Care Packages from Camp NaNoWriMo and We Need Diverse Books.

(via nanowrimo)

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if you're a writer i wish u a very plot/story/character epiphany

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ur favourite ao3 author definitely has to go back and reread their own stuff cuz they forgot major plot points in their own writing btw it's just a fact

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The most common response I've gotten in my latest survey is that MC is an absolutely believable Swiftie, and I love that for her. ❤️

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Sorry for the delay! Chapter 62 is now LIVE on AO3! ٩(⁎❛ᴗ❛⁎)۶

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updates; Of Snowscapes & Explosions

About to pass out so I can finally get some sleep, but I'm hoping to post chapter 62 sometime later today. I just want to get one more read-through in before I post, so I can check for any straggler grammar errors! Thank you for being patient with me. 🙇🏻‍♀️ The last few days of editing have been an uphill battle lmao

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1,2,3,4! We're separated by a margin of a greater degree The same flesh and blood, but in a different lane I read the remedy, too, but my words They still sounded the same [Chorus] When we were young We thought we had the whole world figured out Now all we do is speak in tongues We play a losing game Only now we hear the shouts fading out We flew into the sun Oh We flеw into the sun Lyrics:

I'm dedicated to thе shadow that's been following me It caught me counting the cards I guess the rules remain Oh it was heavenly then But the devils were calling my name x [Chorus] [Bridge] Is there something in your eye? Did you fall or were you just on a high? Everybody's so afraid they could die But they never once said "Thank God we're alive" x [Bridge] [Differed Chorus] When we were young We thought we had the whole world figured out We flew into the sun We thought we had the whole world figured out Now all we do is speak in tongues We play a losing game Only now we hear the shouts fading out We flew into the sun

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I'm not gonna let you down I'm not gonna let you fade away another day Don't run away, run away (run)

I would never turn my back on you For you, I'd always be true I know that you've been hurt before and You hide your face with your disguise 'Cause someone filled your head with lies But you don't have to worry this time No, you don't have to worry

{Lyrics}

'Cause I would never let you down I will never let you fade away another day Don't run away, run away 'Cause I would never let you drown Don't fade away Let it out and let me in Don't run away, run away (run)

You don't see what I see when you look at yourself Wish you were someone else I can see the pain behind those eyes Don't get caught up in the lies And don't tell me that this isn't real I've never felt the way you make me feel So I'm not letting you go No, I'm not letting you go

'Cause I would never let you down I will never let you fade away another day Don't run away, run away 'Cause I would never let you drown Don't fade away Let it out and let me in Don't run away, run away (run)

You hide your face with your disguise 'Cause someone filled your head with lies They better pray they never meet me And if they do, they better run

Do you wish you were somebody else? Do you wish you were somebody else? Don't believe those lies Don't believe those lies Don't believe those lies You don't have to worry

'Cause I would never let you down I will never let you fade away another day Don't run away, don't run away 'Cause I would never let you drown Don't fade away Let it out and let me in Don't run away, run away (run)

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Please Let Me Out My worst enemy is myself {Lyrics}

Waste away another day And know that I have no one else to help And I hope you can tell I have no soul to sell In this dungeon I dwell Living life in the depths of hell (Living life in the depths of hell) It's like a black hole Like an endless road I've tried to clumb out of this mess But I'm still trapped inside my head I'm so cold I need an antidote I need a sign to keep it up Give me one more pick me up I'm about to explode Maybe implode, I don't know (I don't know) Take a sip, make it cold Feel the burn right down my throat And I hope you can tell I have no soul to sell In this dungeon I dwell Living life in the depths of hell It's like a black hole LIKE AN ENDLESS ROAD I TRY TO CLIMB OUT OF THIS MESS BUT I'M STILL TRAPPED INSIDE MY HEAD I'M SO COLD I NEED AN ANDIDOTE I NEED A SIGN TO KEEP IT UP GIVE ME ONE MORE PICK ME UP (Oh, like an endless road) (I've tried to climb out of this mess) (But I'm still trapped inside my head) (I'm so cold) (I need an antidote) (I need a sign to keep it up) (Give me one more pick me up)

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Chapter 61 is now live on AO3!

Thank you for your patience. 🙇🏻‍♀️

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Blurb and question; Of Snowscapes & Explosions

SPOILERS FOR NEXT CHAPTER

First of all: I had to type this up like four times, because tumblr likes to just eat my text posts. Omg. WHY. Why does CMD+Z for 'undo' (which you could normally use for undoing a text replacement) erase THE ENTIRE POST YOU JUST WROTE? 😭 Who decided this change was GOOD? 😭 It never used to do that!

Okay.

Anyway.

So.

I'm having a conundrum with the next (few) chapter(s).

I decided I'm absolutely breaking this update up into multiple parts, because while trying to trim it down I somehow managed to bloat the chapter up in size to 22k words lmfao (DO NOT ASK ME HOW. I DO NOT KNOW. 😭) And I am not posting that lol (It's bad enough I go over 10k at times for extra long chapters. That would be insane.) However, now that I've found a good spot to slice off at for the next update, it puts me in a pickle because it's in the middle of some stuff I could completely edit out (thus, rendering the update a lot shorter).

For context, this next scene focuses on Bakugou and OC talking while eating. He's discussing a few topics—things he likes and fan stuff regarding All Might, but then turns the tables on OC and starts asking her about things she enjoys—favorite heroes, hobbies, specifics about her quirk and family. Stuff like that.

A nice bonding moment.

This wouldn't be a problem if not for the fact that I've been trying to keep OC as vague as possible (since she is supposed to reflect the reader).

My question then becomes: how detailed am I allowed to get with her?

Some readers in the past have asked me to go into more details about these exact things, saying they already see her as her own character and not a stand-in for themselves. They have said it would make her a more interesting character, too, since it would broaden the plot.

And on that point, it's really interesting for me hearing that as the writer of this piece specifically, because I have tons of headcannons for her! 😅 All sorts of info I never bother to add into the story and just kept to myself lol. Stuff she likes. Hobbies. The way she looks. Her family (and extended family). All sorts of thoughts regarding other heroes and pop culture... Her favorite songs, books, etc. I'm constantly thinking of new stuff to add in 😂 I just... never do.

It's not a huge problem for me (or it hasn't been, anyway). And I've indulged a little bit here and there in the past. Ya'll have been kind enough to overlook content regarding her family dynamics, assumed height, food preferences, etc. I just don't know how far I'm allowed to go where people will still be interested.

I've tried to veer on the safe side, not just with canon as a guideline, but also keeping in mind I have a lot of readers from different lifestyles and cultures than myself. I guess I don't want to say she likes XYZ and then readers hate her, or be turned off from her possible perspectives on things. 😅

And I know I'm probably overthinking it; that as the author I can do as I please. But with this story I've tried to be mindful of the reader's point of view since the beginning, and I think that it's also part of the story's charm. I like incorporating your thoughts and feelings. It feels like a bit of a group effort. 🥰 And I don't want to ruin a formula that seems to make most readers comfortable.

I would really love to hear your thoughts regarding this, whichever way you feel. I can continue to write it the way I have, and that wouldn't be a problem (I wouldn't be upset!). But it might be more fun for us if I indulge? I could even ask about some specific opinions from the readers and try to incorporate that, too. It would certainly open up a lot of doors for content I could write.

I have a few things I'm considering revealing in one of these upcoming updates, but I don't want to divulge just yet what that is (Maybe my next blog post). It's not something serious or prominent to the plot, but it's revolving around one of her potential hobbies and possible club activities she partook in at her old school.

I did a lot of research on a few topics for it, but it's just something that I thought was interesting, and not a necessity to the plot. 😂 It's also not something I think a lot of people will care about, so I'm contemplating cutting it specifically because of that. (It's fluff, really. I know I could always just blabber away here to what it is lol but I did think of a way I could incorporate a callback to it in a later chapter if I wanted.)

But yeah, it's late and I'm just rambling at this point lol

With that all out there, I'm going to try and get all my editing and formatting done later today for this chapter (I'm on my way to bed!), that way I can post between late tomorrow night and sometime on Sunday when I get home. Here's to hoping I can finish on time! 💪💪💪 There's still a little bit left to refine! ٩(⁎❛ᴗ❛⁎)۶

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updates; Of Snowscapes & Explosions

Thank you to the majority for being so patient with me while I try and rework the latest chapter. 🙇🏻‍♀️ I'm hoping to have it finished by this weekend! No promises, but it's the deadline I'm giving myself. 💪

I'm working with quite a lot of content that needed to be rewritten, adjusted, and moved around, so it's been very time consuming to edit/fix while also trying to monitor my health (as well as all these other extremely random things that keep happening around the house! 😭 I feel like I got the AO3 curse...).

I've been considering chopping the chapter up into a couple of parts, which will not only be easier for reader consumption, but make for quicker posting. I'll probably do that, but just forewarning this 'mini' arc will probably be elongated then, too lol. 😅 (The last time this happened we got a bit derailed, so I'm hoping that won't be the case.)

Thank you again for your understanding!

Hopefully I'll talk to you all soon!  ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა 💖

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updates; Of Snowscapes & Explosions

Sorry it's taken me so long to get around to posting the new chapter. I've been more sick than I initially thought I was—it's been an insane amount of time not being able to do too much. I did a lot of writing last night and today, though! I've been reworking the chapter over, since I was pretty unhappy with the direction things were going. I think this new exposition and dialogue will open up a lot of doors for up the road (and things I've been considering working towards). Thank you all for being so patient with me while I finish up things. ❤️ I'm trying to focus on my health first. 🙇🏻‍♀️ I hope you all are doing well!!