#perhaps snippets will be shared. idk. idk. we'll see

[crehador]

what even. was i thinking when i told myself 500 words max per daily. that would have been 183k words total (leap yeap) for the whole year. we've still got a month and a day to go and icsm dailies is already like

how 🫠

[cee-grice]

writing update

OK I AM BACK

so a few days ago I finished summarizing the first draft and feel ready to take on draft 2 🤩 yesterday I began working on chapter 1, and omg... why are first chapters so SCARY.... so many expectations are placed on it, and it really has to be GOOD if you wanna have any chance of hooking your readers... wahhh. not to mention, I'm experimenting with the narration style and writing in a way I'm not used to, so that also adds some stress lol

but, despite all that, I am having fun. I'll complain and angst, but at the end of the day, if I didn't enjoy the process, I wouldn't be doing it lol. I actually finished the first chapter today, so at least I can move past it for now lmao

ANYWAYY. I'm gonna be doing my writing accountability thing again, so expect to hear from me daily from now on 😎 I'm not yet sure what I want my daily goal to be, but I'm thinking I could try hitting 1k? yesterday and today I wrote 2k each and don't feel tired at all, so 1k feels doable?? idk we'll see lol

so, for today - word count: 1935

snippet:

On the day Quilin had prepared to take his first real breath, he could hardly catch it. Which was not the start he had been hoping for, but he could not say he was surprised, either. What had he been expecting? His body to finally recognize his authority on the matter of their shared existence? No, obviously not. As always, it laughed and wheezed at him as he tried his very best to apply contour through his spotty vision. He wondered, quietly enough so he could later pretend he hadn’t, if it would still mock him if he dug his fingers between its ribs and wretched them apart. At least then, perhaps, he could finally breathe.

he has a bit uhhhh complicated relationship with his body let's say

see ya tomorrow!!! ALSO HAPPY PRIDE WOOOOOOOOO

[blondiest]

In light of both A. taking your story back and B, it being my favorite one. What doesn't kill me makes me want you more.

you are so everything to me ghsdghsdf <3 it's my secret sleeper favorite too. i'm not gonna lie, the copycat fic had me briefly considering whether or not i want to continue sharing so much writing on tumblr, because. like. idk. that person very obviously stole it after seeing the excerpt in the tag. but, you know. i can be imitated but never fucking duplicated <3 <- this goes for all writers frankly bc everyone has their own style but i need to hype myself up rn so. anyway!! without further ado. a snippet. i may actually delete this one later / make this Limited Edition(TM) but we'll see <3

Mello is drunk. Near can smell the red wine she's had as the older girl exhales and rolls on top of her, hands going to Near's waist and face automatically seeking the crook of Near's neck. Mello giggles into the collar of Near's shirt a little, breath and hair tickling. It's perhaps the most purely happy sound that Near has ever heard the blonde make.

"Hi, Near," she whispers before dissolving into another fit of quiet giggles.

"Hi, Mello," Near replies quietly.

This, too, gets Mello laughing, and Near faintly wonders if she'll be dealing with this all night.

"Guess what," Mello says, fingers creeping up Near's ribcage as Mello pushes herself up enough to put her forehead against Near's, their noses pushed together.

"What?" Near asks, because Mello looks expectant.

"I'm kinda drunk," Mello reveals.

"I actually gathered that," Near informs her. "You smell like red wine."

[gloomysoup]

i am writing. MORE. it's all for my secrets steddie fic. eddie has no idea what's going on. HOWEVER our boy is ab to get a big wake up call. he is Oblivious, your honor. steve is Uncomfortable. it ab to get ugly.

i still need to go back and write the rest of the fic too. i stopped and skipped ahead to this part bc i felt like it.

i also want to write other things as well. perhaps i will get some things further along before i go back to work on monday. who knows 🤷‍♀️ maybe i'll even post another snippet of something. we'll see.

also i've been considering posting lil pieces from my different aus that probably won't make it into the fics themselves. like little scenes and headcanons that i've thought ab that don't really do anything w the plot but could be fun to share. idk if anyone would be interested in that tho especially considering i haven't actually finished anything yet (tho we are close)