Princess Charming

author's note

i'll cut straight to the point. this isn't an update (i'm sorry if you thought it was), but the message is still sort of important.

princess charming, originally titled 'cinderella and the bad boy' *cringe* was something i started writing back in 2013, and finished in the summer of 2014. i'm rewriting the entire thing because (1) i want something on my profile that represents the kind of story i like to read and (2) the original version was cringey to the point where i'd puke a little in my mouth every time i read a line from it.

ngl, updating has been really hard for me. it isn't really about time, as much as it is about inspiration. i had the entire story planned out on the notes section of my old phone, and i thought having that would make writing really easy. however, turning a like or two into 1500-2000 words is quite difficult. i have four documents opened, each with a different version of the next chapter, but i'm not satisfied with any of them. i don't want to come back to this story after i finish it just to feel what i felt when i reread my first version. i want to feel proud of what i wrote, and when i was unable to do so, i distanced myself from writing about original characters and focused more on plot development by reading a lot and writing fanfiction on tumblr and ao3. finally, i feel like the confidence i once held regarding writing my own story consisting of my own characters is coming back, so i guess what i'd like to say most of all is that i'm extremely sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. i've received a ton of messages and comments asking me if and when i'll update, and i'm sorry i couldn't provide you all with an adequate response. i'm rereading what i wrote so far and i promise as soon as i'm done i'll start working on the next chapter.

if you've been waiting, and haven't given up on the story, thank you so fucking much. i'll try my best to not disappoint you, and i'll try harder than my best to give you a story worth remembering.

xx,
ela