𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 ➶

important update

hey guys :)

so I'm back, but not for another chapter

I've had the next two chapters sitting in my drafts for half a year now. Sometimes I get the motivation to continue and I add one or two more paragraphs. Maybe five or six more lines of dialogue. But that's all I can squeeze out at a time. 

I haven't touched this book in three months. Four, really. I haven't done anything progressive in this book since the new year. I can tell you right now, that this may be the end of Naomi's story. It kind of sucks. I'll tell you why this kind of sucks. 

Naomi Jones was the first original character I ever created. She was the OG. I think of Naomi, literally, as an extension of myself. Developing her storyline has been so enjoyable, and the stress of it was kind of therapeutic when I was going through a rough patch in my life. Naomi means so much to me, and I really hope she meant something to you amazing readers after all this time. I hope she made you smile, laugh, cry, and get very very mad. I hope this book has been a good experience reading, cause it may not be coming back. 

(and oh god, I really hate the first twenty chapters. Someone really needs to go back in time and make sure those monstrosities never came into existence)

But at the same time, I'm grateful for their being here. They provided a forum for progress, and I would be a few steps behind and a few lessons unlearned if I didn't put those first twenty chapters into existence. It's a love-hate relationship we got going on. 

As I said, I went through some stuff for a long time. A very long time. I'm not getting into it because, respectfully, it's no one's business. Just know that am better now. And that's why I think it's time for me to move on. My mind is moving on to bigger, better things. I'm actually developing an original storyline. Maybe I'll be able to publish it in a few long, tiring years. But that's where my motivations are right now. And to be honest, I'm much more interested in this new world I'm creating than what's already been tossed around 4,000,000 times by 500,000 other authors. Do you understand? This is for me. This new book is mine. 

That doesn't mean I'll be stepping away from this hellsite. I'll still be around. I have two other stories on here I need to keep updating (when I feel up to it). I'll still be lurking in the dark corners of my account, collecting dust. 

To be clear, this does not mean I'll be deleting Fearless! I will not delete it! It'll stay up so new people can come in and experience Naomi's story. This segues into my next point. 

I have a proposition for you people. 

I really want to let you know how Naomi's story ends. I really want to finish it. I just can't finish it in the regular chapter format. 

So my plan? A summary chapter. Every single note I've ever collected in my planning notebook, I'll put on one chapter for anyone to read if they want to know what happens to our people. If Naomi's story actually means so much to you readers, I will give you one last update before I close this thing from updates indefinitely. And even if you're not so so interested in how this all ends, it could be intriguing to be able to finish a book without waiting for updates after a cliffhanger, or actually having to read it all. And I get it, my chapters get long these days. 

I'm gonna publish this summary chapter whether or not people ask for it. It'll be a form of closure for me. 

And who knows. Even after I've spoiled the next two acts of this thing, maybe a few will still be around to read what I update in the future (actual updates). Mabe no one will. Maybe this thing will start collecting more dust than it has over the past six months. We have no way of telling. Just know that I will have a plan and a purpose behind everything I give you. It just may be rocky. 

I don't know. I may end up finishing this thing in the free time I can find in college. I really don't know. Just know that writing Naomi's story has been one of the best experiences of my life. And I cherish every single one of you readers who I was fortunate enough to have stumble upon my account. 

love y'all-

-Robin