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That moment when you're finally done with the one test you've spent the last few days studying for and you even have a good feeling that it will be better than a B. 

Vocational school has begun again today (・－・ )
          
          There are still over 2 months until Easter break.
          
          And there isn't a single holiday during this period. *Sigh*

Hi folks! Now it's 1st January almost all over the world (ᵉˣᶜᵉᵖᵗ ⁱⁿ ᴴᵃʷᵃⁱⁱ) and in some places the day is almost over again ;]
          
          So, it's been a very interesting year. I switched to a different type of school (though now I wish I had my old classes back. In my new class, 99% are so immature and disrespectful), finished one book, started and finished the other and then started the third! By my current standards, that's quite an achievement!
          
          2024 was also the year I finally got a few readers who not only voted but also commented. Seriously, I love you for that. I'm so incredibly grateful for everything. It took a long time for anyone to even read Shadows of Truth properly and not just vote on all chapters at once (I think it was you, @_patches ). It was very special to me and now, for better or worse, I have to finish the whole season :) Nah, I've grown very fond of the characters anyway. 
          
          ♥︎ Thanks also to ♥︎
          @Spiritsx
          @-Sapling_Heart-
          @_sunflowerskiies-
          @smeden0315
          and
          @Amberl3af 
          
          I wish you all a happy new year! Have you set any goals?
          
          (〃^ー^〃)

Happy New Year 2025! ☆☆☆

!!! Important note !!! [tldr at the end]
          
          This concerns the readers of Blazing Past (aka @-Sapling_Heart- and @_sunflowerskiies- )   
          
          So... I'm not quite content with the last few chapters. To be honest, I hate them. I've noticed a lot of flaws in them and I didn't even include the things I originally wanted to happen.
          
          I've been playing around with the thought of just leaving the plot exactly like it is right now, kind of along the lines of "when you've written absolute crap in your exam, but hey, at least you've got it behind you." But no. It's so hard for me to even look at the last chapters because I KNOW I could've written them better.
          
          What does this mean for you now? Well, later today (or tomorrow, I don't know) I'll save chapters 21 to 27 to some separate document, de-publish them and then start again. And this time I hope it will be the way I always imagined it in my mind.
          
          Without spoilering my other readers, who are still behind, I think revising the book is the best option. Very special things happen there and I don't want to destroy this special experience by crappy writing and missed opportunities, lol. I'm going to keep certain scenes, though, but I might put them into other chapters. 
          
          I hope that's not too inconventient. I'm going to start the rewrite in the next few days (after christmas), so I'll have more time and calm. Besides, I have a bit of a headache today and I should NOT write when I have a headache.
          
          I am infinitely grateful for all your votes and comments, hence I want to make as much effort as possible. This FF is my pride and joy and it would be a dream come true if everyone who reads it thinks "wow what an interesting and original story! It deserves much more attention!" 
          
          Haha, I guess I'm overexaggerating.
          
          Have a nice day!
          (Or morning, evening, night, whatever)
          
          
          tldr: don't like chapter 21 to 27 of Blazing Past, want to delete and rewrite them to make the story better. 
          

folks ... I think I'm stupid for not noticing this ...
          
          I was just figuring out a few things for the next SotA volume (yeah, a bit early, lol) and I realised that one of the most important characters is missing from two of the allegiances (``Õ_õ). I don't understand how I never noticed that. In the first allegiance she was listed with the queens, then from the next book onwards she wasn't. I always copy the allegiances and then adjust the names if necessary, and apparently in Lake of Visions I took her out of the Queens section and then just didn't put her back in anywhere.
          
          that was so stupid aaaarrhhhgh (×_×)\
          
          the same thing has happened with Brownnose before (extremely irrelevant background character, if it were an animated series, he would be one of the badly animated passers-by fifty metres away who have no face and look like they were drawn in a minute)

*boop*
          
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          Send this message to your friends to boop them :3
          
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hi ^^ just wanted to say i’m really grateful for you reading my story and leaving comments :3 it makes my day hearing what you have to say ^^

I love your pfp!
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this moment when you haven't even finished the estimated half of your book and are already worried that you won't be able to fit the entire plot into the planned number of chapters. 
          
          "Blazing Past" is supposed to be 45 chapters long, but I'm seriously beginning to think that it won't be enough. I had the same problem with "Lake of Visions". Initially, I wanted every book in the series to have 30 chapters. Not more, not less. But then I had no other choice but to extend the second book by 10 chapters.  ( I̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶a̶d̶d̶ ̶1̶5̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶.)
          
          And now there might be a chance that "Blazing Past" is going to have 50 chapters. 
          
          I MEAN WHAT IS THAT‽ Why tf can't I plan a book properly so that the whole plot fits neatly into the number of chapters envisaged‽ What comes next? That volume no. 4 will have 60 chapters‽‽‽‽‽ If that went on like this, the final book would've 80(!!!) chapters. WHO WANTS TO READ A BOOK WITH 80 CHAPTERS?
          
          ᴵ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ⁿᵒ ᵖʳᵒᵇˡᵉᵐ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵃˢ ᴵ ᵒⁿᶜᵉ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵃⁿ ᶠᶠ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵒᵛᵉʳ ¹⁰⁰ ᶜʰᵃᵖᵗᵉʳˢ
          
          Anyway, in a few weeks or months we'll see if it's going to be 45 or 50 chapters. Although... 50 chapters are a bit crazy. I don't think the original books (excluding super editions) were that long. 
          
          How does that work for you? Do you always set yourself a certain number of chapters and try to squeeze the whole plot into them, whatever the cost, or do you not worry about it and just write and finish the book at a suitable point (especially when it comes to series)?