Stuck in the Elevator Again | ONC 2022

Afterword

Last edited: 25/4/2022

Thank you so, so, SO much for finishing SEA! I really appreciated you all finishing SEA even though I know it ain't a really good book, in terms of many things.

But still, hugeeeee thanks and love to you all!

It was a bold move for me to start this novella. I previously joined the onc last year with the account I cowardly abandoned. With only 10k words, a naive plot, and two-dimensional characters, I didn't make it through the second round. And along with the stress I encountered from my school life and my school's volleyball team, I couldn't do the reviews I have been requested to do (yeah, I was a reviewer), and abandoned the account.

I then had this new account, since I couldn't drop writing or reading. This year I attempted prompt 78 at first, deciding to write about the pandemic dystopia love story which I had in mind. However, I was stuck right at around a few thousand words, unable to continue a bit. I didn't have a thorough enough plan. That's why I failed. Then, the idea of this story came across as I was showering as I linked Reset and zombies together in my mind. I outlined every loop to prevent my previous mistake, written, edited, and revised the story as I wrote.

Writing this story was easier than I thought, maybe because I grew up a little bit more than last year, or that I had most of my stress off my back, or maybe I was really inspired by Reset.

I passed the first and second rounds of the ONC 2022, and am now preparing for the third. I hope I qualify for the long-list. That's my goal.

I'm fully aware of how immature and raw my novella is. I know the way the plot is presented isn't exactly exciting. I know the characters aren't well-presented, and that their personality is a bit incoherent (hope my editing helped solve a bit of this problem). I know that my choice of words isn't the best. I know my writing style isn't exactly vibrant, and that I have a long way to go to develop my own style. However, I'm very proud of myself for finishing the story till the end and not abandoning it halfway, as I always did.

I hope you have enjoyed my story, and that in my next books, you will see my improvements and be proud of me too.

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I have deleted the second epilogue of the story from Wattpad, due to it contradicting to my portray of Ubu Wubu's personality (idk, that's what I think).

I have now put it on my Patreon, where I post chapters of my books which I don't post on Wattpad. All extra chapters are entirely free as I am underage and can't exactly earn money.

If you want to look at Ubu Wubu's point of view (which kind of contradicts with his personalities I have been portraying in the story), feel free to search @wolfyfoxieandotters on Patreon, or find the link to it on the linktree I've placed in my bio.

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Special thanks to IlsmariEsterhuyse , Krishnajee1122 , Krishnajee1122 , and SevenDarkEnds for supporting me as I write.

Thank you cosmic_lotus for adding my novella to your reading list per my request.

UnravelAsha you will always be my first and biggest supporter!

CREDITS TO ASHA FOR CREATING THE NICKNAME "UBU WUBU" FOR JAX HAHAHAHA I LOVE IT.

Lastly, thank you all silent readers for having faith in my novella, I see the reads grow and I know you all are supporting me silently. So thank you very much for accompanying me through this journey!

Ps: check out Asha's onc, Humane :)
Pps: fun fact... I actually cut off two loops, I originally planned to write 8 loops. But since I started to know more about my super slow writing speed, and I was running out of time because of it, I decided to shorten stuff.