@AmberAutumnFlowers
Do you ever get those weird comments from random accounts that want to turn your stories into a ✨️comic✨️ because they were so “blown away by the plot”?
No, darling, you can’t be “blown away” by my plot, BECAUSE THERE ISN’T EVEN ONE YET!
I always ignore them, mute them and block them.
A few new updates regarding *Shadows of Truth* have been published, along with a short preview of the first chapter
The official blurb for Shadows of Truth is now online! Over time, I'll also be adding the obligatory quotes — as soon as I've made a bit more progress with the story.
The new allegiances for MoonClan and RoseClan are already online! The other two will probably follow in the next few days. I'd be really grateful if you could have a look at them now, as it takes a while to read through them.
As soon as I have access to my PC again, I'll start designing the individual camps.
Things are progressing quite quickly and I can't wait to start writing the first new chapters.
I've also decided NOT to take the old versions down for now. It's just too much effort for me, and it would be unfair to those who are still reading them.
@AmberAutumnFlowers YESYESYESYESYESYES!!! I'm so excited!!
I have posted another update to ‘Shadows of Truth 2.0’ in the ‘Introductions’ section! I would be delighted if everyone following this fanfic could take a look!
Hi folks, I've posted a small (tiny) update on how the rewrite of Shadows of Truth is going so far. You can find it in the 'Introduction' chapter of the new Shadows of Truth (the one with just one chapter!!).
Hey how have you been I thought about coming back soon within the next couple months but I might do a standalone one-book story before I write Carnage Moon book 2 I just have a lot of very ambitious thoughts in my head for other storylines and characters that I want to write a bit of before I take the next year to finish CM lolll
@Spiritsx Hey, sorry for the late reply. I’ve hardly been online at all over the last few weeks cuz I’ve lost my motivation.and I turned off my notifications so I could take a bit of a break. I’d be absolutely delighted to see a sequel to CM, but do take your time :) By the way, I’ve cancelled ‘Secrets of the Ancestors’ for now and am currently planning a rewrite. At the moment, I don’t know when I’ll start writing it yet. It’ll probably take a few more weeks. I’ve got up to chapter 14 in the last volume, so if you get the chance, still feel free to have a read :)
I don’t know if I will do that though, both books require a lot of pre planning so I’m probably gonna try to dive in on both then see which one excites me more
Hey everyone, I’m currently facing quite a dilemma...
So, I’ve thought about revising all the Secrets of the Ancestors books a few times now. However, that has always meant that I’d have to completely rewrite the entire plot. But that doesn’t have to be the case.
It actually occurred to me far too late that I don’t have to change EVERYTHING. The plot and the characters will stay the same. I’ll only change the bits that don’t make sense. I’ll let the relationships between the characters develop more fully. I’m looking for plot holes and trying to fill them in. In some places, I might change my writing style.
The biggest problem, however, will be book 2. That was the book in which the big secret, which had been hanging over the story since book 1, was revealed, and at the same time the book where the ??? first appeared. (I have to speak in riddles here so as not to give anything away.) I’m really unhappy with it, so the revised version of this book really has to be good. I’m also thinking about keeping a certain character in the books for a bit longer, and perhaps they’ll even team up with the ??? – or at least try to.
I can’t say anything for certain just yet, though. Just wait and see.
In Shadows of Truth, I’ll be inserting five new chapters after Chapter 11. Just wait and see what’s in store. I don’t even know myself yet.
I’m going to take all the volumes offline soon and then go through each chapter at my own pace to revise them. To avoid putting myself under unnecessary pressure, I’ll only publish each volume once I’ve finished writing it in its entirety.
I have no idea how long this will take, so I don’t want to set myself a rough deadline.
But before I unpublish the books, I’m going to back them up somewhere else, just to be on the safe side, and that’s really a lot of work and will take a while.
The advantage of simply taking the books down rather than deleting them is that you keep the views, votes and comments. (I’ve just tried it out specifically to check). The downside is that many comments will probably no longer really match the story. They won’t be displayed next to the relevant paragraphs any more, but only at the very bottom of the page in the actual comments section.
However, the comments are still very, very important to me, just like all the views and votes.
I’d, of course, be absolutely delighted if even those of you who’ve got quite far through the story would still start from the beginning again when I publish the revised version. And I’d be delighted to receive new comments then, too.
I know it might be asking a lot to reread nearly four whole volumes. But I really do want to improve! I know this fanfiction has great potential (just showing off a bit, hehe), but I didn’t realise that potential early enough. This story is my pride and joy, but I still often cringe when I read through the earlier volumes.
I want to give you – both current and future readers – a WaCa fanfiction that stirs up big emotions. One that keeps you on the edge of your seat. One that has you puzzling over the plot. One that you won’t want to put down. I want you to be shocked, desperate, angry, happy, amused.
That’s why I’ve made this difficult decision. It feels like a farewell, even though it isn’t really one.
Secrets of the Ancestors will return. Better. More polished. With a different series title.
(I don’t think it really fits at all, but I’ve never changed it. I just think it’s brilliant that the abbreviation is SotA, which you can say quite easily, just like a proper word. I’ll bear this in mind when coming up with a new series title. And then I’ll have to change it on all the covers.)
Thank you for your understanding (I hope) and your loyalty. I’m sure we’ll be reading each other again soon in the new *Shadows of Truth*! )
Hi folks :) I have some really good news to share about my life ^^
So yesterday I received the marks for my final exams. There were four final exams in total: two were graded A (English and Spanish) and two were graded B (Travel and Event Management and Business Administration).
I’ll be completely honest: the Business Administration exam was absolute hell for me. That was the subject with the most material to cover. I couldn’t even take it all in, so for some questions I simply had to write down whatever made the most sense to me. I wish that exam had consisted solely of cost calculations. I was actually very good at that.
But after the exams I was completely down – and I mean COMPLETELY. I cried about it for days on end. I was sure I’d completely failed because of that stupid business administration exam. I’d never been particularly good at that subject. In fact, in the last regular test, I was just one point (or two?) away from a poor grade.
Well, somehow I managed to scrape a B. But I’d really like to know how the points were awarded. I can’t even remember what daft stuff I wrote in there. I don’t know if we’ll get the exams back any time soon, or if they’ll be locked away in some safe in the school cellar and we won’t be able to collect them for another ten years or so.
Right, and from now on I’m allowed to take to ✨drive✨. I’ve actually passed my driving test. I have no idea how that happened either. We only drove for about 20–25 minutes, really. I had to turn round, park, drive briefly onto the motorway once, and that was basically it. I basically just drove round four corners. It actually struck me as a bit suspicious straight away because it was so short. I thought it would be much longer and more complicated. Above all, I didn’t have to do the emergency braking manoeuvre. I actually thought that was nice (though of course I hope I never have to do anything like that in real life). And luckily, I didn’t have to overtake on the motorway. That always stressed me out so much.
I was absolutely terrified of driving (and still am, to some extent!), and because of that I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown for nearly four years every time the topic came up.
And then, at some point, I had to do it after all. And, of course, with my fear of driving, I had to drive such a huge thing. I actually fell in love with that car at some point, even though it’s from a brand whose cars I don’t generally find very attractive. I’d love to have one myself, but firstly, it’s incredibly expensive; secondly, it’s far too big; thirdly, it doesn’t have the shape I want; fourthly, it’s a BMW; and fifthly, it’s got up to 536 HP. How on earth am I supposed to afford that?
So, now I need my own car. Unfortunately, I have to choose just one, because I’m obviously not filthy rich. lol
Happy Pride Month!