[GIF Description: The Grinch giving an evil smile]
Just a quick check in! :D
I already have a piece of work that I am dying to share with you guys, so it'll definitely be one of this month's bonus contents!!! I wasn't sure how to approach this task when the class leader gave it to us, but now I am very happy with it...hehehehe!
Hope everyone is doi...
2022-05-03 13:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo with the chapters now getting so intense with branching and variation, I've realised I need more than just a bullet list for checking off scenes.
I've started actually drawing out the flow chart of the scene and checking the actual boxes.
I've only very recently started doing this, but I think...
2022-04-30 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostOh man, making so much progress sure does give me a major buzz, hehe! :D
This week was a SUPER hectic one, as my writer's retreat is next week, so I wanted to get a bunch done so as I know I've finished things in a good place for when I get back (there's a post next Thursday that I hope will make a lot of people happy, as quite a few people have been asking about it for a while!)
But the writing was seriously flowing this week! And it felt so amazing to be slamming throug...
2022-04-29 13:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The scent of lilac plumes into the air as fat raindrops burst the delicate purple buds. We run past the plants, taking only a second to enjoy the heady aroma, before dashing out of the rain into the dry safety of a shop’s alcove.
Nat shakes the wet from her leather jacket and peers out at the sheets of rain which act like a watery screen, obscuring our view of the rest of the Square. Not that there’s much to see at this time of night.
Everyone else has done the sensible thing ...
2022-04-28 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The scent of lilac plumes into the air as fat raindrops burst the delicate purple buds. We run past the plants, taking only a second to enjoy the heady aroma, before dashing out of the rain into the dry safety of a shop’s alcove.
Nate shakes the wet from his leather jacket and peers out at the sheets of rain which act like a watery screen, obscuring our view of the rest of the Square. Not that there’s much to see at this time of night.
Everyone else has done the sensible thing...
2022-04-28 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs Farah/Felix and I make our way towards the door, she/he pauses and glances back to Mason/Morgan.
"I noticed you were almost empty. You want me to get you some more cigarettes while I'm out?" she/he asks in practiced way that makes me think this is a regular thing.
"No."
The room falls silent at Mason/Morgan's simple reply.
Farah/Felix stutters for a moment. "What?"
Mason/Morgan raises a brow in return, only now noticing the intense attention on him/her from th...
2022-04-26 15:20:56 +0000 UTC View Post
[GIF Description: Ryan Gosling making an 'Excuse You' kind of motion...Nai would be very upset that I can't remember what movie this is from that she loves, lol!]
At least on the outside A is holding it together with little more than a frown, hehe! :D
2022-04-25 14:22:32 +0000 UTC View PostOh man it was SO good starting on a fresh chapter this week! :D
Especially 'cause it opens with F's friend scene, and I love writing F in any form, hehe!
I did add in an unplanned chunk to the scene (4,500 words of unplanned...), but that's a pretty usual thing for me by now, especially in Book Three it seems!
But still, even with the unexpected bit, I managed to hit my goal for the week already! Which means I'm starting on the next scene a couple of days earlier th...
2022-04-22 13:14:07 +0000 UTC View Post
“I warned you of this impending monsoon,” Ava groans, holding an arm above herself in a ridiculous attempt to keep the hammering rain from pelting down onto her.
“Monsoon?” I roll my eyes as I swing around to look at her. “It’s not quite that bad yet.”
But it’s probably not far off…
The trail back through the forest is beginning to become harder and harder to follow as the grassy edges turn to mud. Thankfully, the weeks I’ve been here have ingrained the p...
2022-04-21 12:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“I warned you of this impending monsoon,” Adam groans, holding an arm above himself in a ridiculous attempt to keep the hammering rain from pelting down onto him.
“Monsoon?” I roll my eyes as I swing around to look at him. “It’s not quite that bad yet.”
But it’s probably not far off…
The trail back through the forest is beginning to become harder and harder to follow as the grassy edges turn to mud. Thankfully, the weeks I’ve been here have ingrained the ...
2022-04-21 12:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[GIF Description: Woman sat in a car saying, 'This is the day ever!']
So I may have done a little bit of writing over the Easter break anyways...hehehe!
But that means today I get to write Felix/Farah's friend scene, and it's already making me grin from ear to ear! :D
2022-04-19 11:50:38 +0000 UTC View PostI know...it's Thursday, hehe :D
But it's actually Easter weekend this week, which means Friday and Monday are bank holidays here in the UK, so we'll be off for a long weekend. But I still wanted to get the update out!
The writing for Chapter 11 is done!!!! Yay!!!
Oh it feels like such a huge achievement—for Wayhaven and for me as a creator with what's actually in it!—to get that done.
I did the first round of edits with rewrites and added yet another little s...
2022-04-14 13:21:59 +0000 UTC View Post
It starts with a gentle mist of fine rain that coats us completely. As I glance over at Morgan, her skin almost seems to sparkle in the sun that shines stalwartly against the threat of the storm clouds beginning to slice across it.
But it doesn’t take long for the drops to turn heavy and pelt down on us like bullets as a gloomy darkness overtakes the sky.
Soon the grass beneath our feet is like a quagmire, and we squelch across it on our slow trudge back to the warehouse from th...
2022-04-14 12:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It starts with a gentle mist of fine rain that coats us completely. As I glance over at Mason, his skin almost seems to sparkle in the sun that shines stalwartly against the threat of the storm clouds beginning to slice across it.
But it doesn’t take long for the drops to turn heavy and pelt down on us like bullets as a gloomy darkness overtakes the sky.
Soon the grass beneath our feet is like a quagmire, and we squelch across it on our slow trudge back to the warehouse from the...
2022-04-14 12:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[GIF Description: Guy stood at podium asking, 'What the Hell is wrong with me?!']
It was such intense relief after a ridiculous amount of words and then just my tiny writer never-satisfied writer voice asking, '...Yeah, but what if you add more?' LOL!
Well, at least I'm onto the first round of edits for it now, where I'll be doing rewrites anyway, so I figure I can slip the...
2022-04-12 12:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo it was a busy week of writing and social media this week!
The Spring Scenario Specials for Patreon were a blast to write! A couple went where I wasn't expecting, but that just makes it all the more fun, hehe :D
Those will be:
'Lightning's got nothing on you….' - 7th April (Farah/Felix Spring Special) — The MC learns something new about vampires, as well as Felix/Farah specifically…puns may be involved.
'Soaked Through...
2022-04-08 14:20:42 +0000 UTC View Post
A slight click causes a smile to instantly spread across my face. “There!”
Felix steps up beside me, staring down at my work with an inspecting frown before grinning towards me. “And in less than an hour. I think that’s a record.”
“I aim to please,” I reply, setting down the crystal-tipped tool in my hand on top of the makeshift workbench we cobbled together from an old seat. I finger at the delicate, magically-infused object which sits atop the splintered wood. “W...
2022-04-07 14:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A slight click causes a smile to instantly spread across my face. “There!”
Farah steps up beside me, staring down at my work with an inspecting frown before grinning towards me. “And in less than an hour. I think that’s a record.”
“I aim to please,” I reply, setting down the crystal-tipped tool in my hand on top of the makeshift workbench we cobbled together from an old seat. I finger at the delicate, magically-infused object which sits atop the splintered wood. “W...
2022-04-07 14:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[GIF desciption: Penny from The Big Bang Theory looking up from laptop and saying, 'Oh my God, I need help'.]
It's not that I'm addicted or anything...I just...I love it too much!!! :D
Oh guys, it's SO good though! Some really fun ones in some choices, a pretty intense one in another, and something rather unexpected in the next...Aaahhhh!!!! I hope you g...
2022-04-04 12:41:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I totally gave into temptation and did writing this week, hehe! :D
Ohhh, it was such fun writing Tina, Verda, and the MC for this part! It flowed sooo easy! Though there is a little bit before it really starts with the LI that also had me chuckling to write those parts...
And I must have been seriously enjoying myself because I was whizzing through it!! Though I suppose it was easier, as I wasn't trying to write for 5 different scenes within one (like I was writing for the Ver...
2022-04-01 13:57:15 +0000 UTC View PostCHOICE: Smile. "Definitely. I'm looking forward to tonight."
A smile catches me at the thought. "Definitely. It's been too long since we've had a chance to spend any real time together."
If Optimist
"You and your optimism," Mason/Morgan grunts, turning to stare out of the window.
I purse my lips. "Is there something wrong with me being positive?"
"Only if you infect me with it."
I can't help but smile as I nu...
2022-03-30 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick reminder that the poll ends tomorrow! So if you haven't voted yet and would like to, then you can do so here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/63324819
Looking forward to writing them already, hehe! ;D
2022-03-28 13:30:10 +0000 UTC View PostSo I saw a few different outfit inspirations I liked for Nat, and I sat down to sketch out some ideas for what she might wear. As soon as I did this one, I knew it was the one! :D
Sophisticated and sexy...sums up N perfectly!
Editing week this week, which was...intense!
I was hoping to push further on the editing but Chapter 8....maaannn, Chapter 8! I love Chapter 8, some BIG moments happen in Chapter 8 for the romances, especially in one particular route, but it's such a mess (for those not aware, the cat decided to add his own sections to the entirety of the chapter, so now I'm having to untangle it all).
SpunkyCat said she was worried I'd have to rewrite it all, and a...
2022-03-25 14:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostTANE VERSION
Back at the Square
Forty-one minutes left. Counting down isn't really helping, but at least it's something to do. Silence stretches as long as the night's shadow, and I let out a breath just to break the quiet monotony.
Turning the corner of the block, my heart leaps into my throat as a figure emerges from the dark alleyway beside me. It settles again when I recognise the shape of…
“Tane!” I blurt, trying to relax th...
2022-03-24 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[Man running to hug another guy desperately—much in the same way that I hugged my Wayhaven folders this morning, hehe!]
Aah, it feels so good to be back! :D
Hope you've all had an amazing week! And thank you SO much for all of the lovely, wonderful comments you guys left. Honestly, the amount of such supportive messages had me tearing up and definitely will keep me smiling for...
This couldn’t have happened more romantically if Nat had planned it…and she had considered such a thing to ensure it would be memorable.
The cart of the Ferris wheel sways gently, lulling her into a deeper trance as she gazes at [Name]. They are wholly captivating under the twinkling lights twisted around the metal frame of the ride. But Nat knows the shimmer in their eyes has nothing to do with the glimmer of the lights.
She knows because she feels the exact same way as what ...
2022-03-17 13:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis couldn’t have happened more romantically if Nate had planned it…and he had considered such a thing to ensure it would be memorable.
The cart of the Ferris wheel sways gently, lulling him into a deeper trance as he gazes at [Name]. They are wholly captivating under the twinkling lights twisted around the metal frame of the ride. But Nate knows the shimmer in their eyes has nothing to do with the glimmer of the lights.
He knows because he feels the exact same way as what is...
2022-03-17 13:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, it's Nai here - hope you're all having a great week so far.
Just a quick note to let you know that Mishka is really burnt out and exhausted, so we've finally managed to convince her to take the week of to rest and recharge. It was a hard task let me tell you, but she 100% needs it.
But don't fret, Nate/Nat's point of view first kiss scenario is scheduled for Thursday so you've all got that awesome treat to look forward to and then Mishka will be back, ...
2022-03-15 11:48:27 +0000 UTC View Post
[GIF Description: Girl who's had waaay too much sugar.]
This was pretty much exactly the face I made, hehe! Aahhhh!!! I'm so excited!!!
2022-03-14 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post