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˖᯽ ݁˖· ─ THAT TIME OF YEAR
             • well, it's reached that time of year again... almost every year i have the urge to scrap my entire account and just give up writing altogether. it tends to last anywhere from a week to a couple of months, and this year it seems to have hit me hard. don't get me wrong, i still very much love writing and the community i have built for myself here, but with the massive wall of writer's block that i've hit and my internal haters ( literally just my brain ) the thought has crossed my mind a couple of times over the last month or so. and when this urge arises, it's really hard to pull myself out of the pit of self deprecation that my head is swinging around in. this is just one of the many reasons i have thrown myself wholeheartedly into taking care of diesel ( my betta ), a lot has also being happening in my personal life ( found out my dad is a cheating, lying, scumbag ) and i'm not sure how to move forward with this information in a way that leaves me unharmed in the bloodbath that's festering. on top of that, summer is approaching and with that comes my need to find a job ( which hasn't been going well at all )... it's all just a lot and i'm struggling to cope, so i appreciate the continued patience and all the support that i have received from my friend and followers. i cherish you all so much. so with a heavy heart, i officially announce that i will be taking a break in order to let my mind rest and to hopefully figure out how i'm gonna deal everything. this isn't a permanent goodbye, at least not yet, i'm simply taking a small step back to figure out my next move.

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˖᯽ ݁˖· ─ GIFT GIVING SHOULDN'T BE TRANSACTIONAL
             • it's honestly so crazy to me that someone will willingly take the time to make a graphic ( ex. cover ) for someone when they were not asked for said graphic and "gift" it to someone only in hopes of getting something ( ex. a follow ) in return. a gift isn't transactional! it's a GIFT! if you make something for someone on here, or anywhere, and they did not ask for it then they are not obligated to give you anything in return. 
          
             • think of it like you getting your best friend something, it can be something small, but you saw it and you thought of them so you got it for them... you wouldn't give it to them with the expectation of them giving you something in return because it's A GIFT! it's not and "i did this for you so you should do this for me", no, that's not how gifts work. 
          
             • i understand wanting to gain a following, but that is the absolute wrong way to do it. it takes time and activity, the more active you are on your account, whether that be writing or graphic design, the more followers you will gain. you can't just expect people to follow you because you "gifted" them something. 
          
             • GIFTS AREN'T TRANSACTIONAL! and they shouldn't be treated as such. mini rant over.
                 
                                                                             ── love, nova ❤️

˖᯽ ݁˖· ─ SPRING BREAK!
             • since next week is spring break and my sister-in-law is off work, meaning i am also off, yay! so, i will try my best to work on SUNLIGHT and get one, maybe two chapters out ( and hopefully lock in and finish the rest of act two ) though i am also gonna be working on getting Diesel new tank set up, so well see how all this goes and how well i manage lol
          
             • and just as a side note, those chapters aren't promised. i will only be publishing if / when i can get these chapters ready and i have enough prewritten chapters ( i like to have at least a five chapter buffer ) so please don't demand updates, and if it doesn't happen i really don't wanna upset anyone. all i ask for is continued patience, please and thank you <3
          
                                                                         ── love, nova ❤️

I LOVE UR ACC SM!! <33

˖᯽ ݁˖· ─ SKIN AND BONES
             • after some time and a lot of - maybe too much - thought, i have decided to take SKIN AND BONES down. i understand if some of you are upset with my decision, i'm upset about it, too. but, as most of my time is spent with my nephew and my free time has been dedicated to giving Diesel ( my betta ) a good life ( i've literally been so hyper-fixated on his diet, his water conditions, and now, his new home ) and while i still plan to write - i'm not giving that up any time soon - i just haven't been in the right headspace to write much. and though it has been time consuming, taking care of Diesel has been really therapeutic (?) and fun. anyways, i'm still trying to juggle my new hobby with my existing hobbies, and i do plan to get back into writing more frequently soon i'm just struggling with motivation and writer's block ( full on creative block at this point ). in hopes of easing some stress, SKIN AND BONES will be taken down, but it will be published again once i can give it the time and attention it deserves. 
          
             • my plan moving forward is to finish act two of SUNLIGHT and then focus a little more on SKIN AND BONES and the planning of act one ( i have the timeline planned, but need to flesh out a few more details to make the writing process a little easier ) 
          
             • speaking of SUNLIGHT, i have roughly five chapters left to write for act two but as i approach the end of Twilight i find myself loosing momentum and struggling to weave my characters into the plot, there's also lots of au plot happening, so, yeah... i'll stop rambling now
          
                                                                        ── love, nova ❤️

˖᯽ ݁˖· ─ FISH NEWS!
             • most of you probably know that i have a betta fish by now, and today i am sharing some exciting news - at least i think it's exciting lol but before i get into that, i also have some sad news to share, my snails ( Sheldon and Leonard ) did not make it. Sheldon passed about a week after i got him, and i'm pretty sure he was unwell before i got him. and Leonard passed last week, and i'm not sure if the reason but it could've been tied to the fact that my tank cycle crashed. so, i had to say good by to my boys, which was deeply upsetting, especially since i get attached very easily. 
          
             • now for the more exciting news, Diesel ( my betta ) is getting a tank upgrade! right now he is in a 3 gallon ( which i know is too small, but it was a gift from my birthday and i didn't want to complain and seem ungrateful ) anyways, i recently got a 20 gallon long tank and this weekend i was finally able to get all the stuff to furnish it ( a good substrate, driftwood, and tons of live plants, and hides ) the reason it has taken me so long is because building a new tank, and a tank this big is expensive and i'm tight on money so i've been saving up. everything should get here today or tomorrow, the plants probably won't be here until Sunday so while i won't be able to set the tank up immediately, it'll be up within the next week. and for my fellow fish people, i am going to cycle the tank probably before moving Diesel. 

˖᯽ ݁˖· ─ SKIN AND BONES, twilight × supernatural 
             • i have a question for y'all... should i keep SKIN AND BONES up and just work on it when i can, or would y'all be alright if i took it down until I finished prewriting act two of SUNLIGHT? 
          
             • the original plan was to finish act two of SUNLIGHT and focus more on S&B in-between act two and three of SUNLIGHT, but, admittedly, it's taken me longer to write act two then i anticipated and i really through i'd be done with it and working on S&B by now. but i keep getting stuck and having to rework a lot of SUNLIGHT and then life keeps getting in the way.
          
             • so, should i leave the book up or take it down? ( i know that the decision is mine, but i would really like some feedback from y'all ) 
          
             • unrelated, but i've been thinking about taking DEATH WISH LOVE down to edit and change the layout, and hopefully that'll give me the push i need to start working on it again, so if that book disappears, it's not forever, i promise! 
          
                                                                            ── love, nova ❤️

˖᯽ ݁˖· ─ SHRIMP
             • my brother got shrimp for his fish tank and they're so tiny and i'm sitting here watching them run and swim around but all i can think about is the shrimp  from Shark Tale and his story... "my sister had a baby and i took it over after she passed away and the baby lost all its legs and arms and now its just a stump but i take care of it with my wife and... and its growing and its fairly happy... and its difficult because i'm working a second shift at the factory to put food on the table but all the love that i see in that little guy's face it makes it worth it in the end. true story." 

˖᯽ ݁˖· ─  UNDER THE WATER, book recs
             • harry potter section is out now!! please drop some recommendations please!! 
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