Artiranth

First chapters of "Soulsearch" are up!
          
          WEEEEEEE its done!!!! I will be posting Mon/Wed/Fri about 2-4 chapters depending on lengths/grouping. As stated in disclaimers I will try not to leave anyone off on any super angsty cliff hangers. 
          
          Future plans:
          
          I have a backlog of Short-Fics/One-Shots that I am working on and those will just come out when they come out. They are all anywhere from 85 to 40% complete so I have no idea, sorry. I will post updates as I have a better idea though. 
          
          A couple of new chapters of "Artiranth's Author Rambles" will come at the end of "Soulsearch" as to not spoil anything.
          
          Thank you all so much for your support and patience! Hope this will be a fun little thing for everybody as the holidays approach <3

Username change + “Soulsearch” updates
          
          Hello! Hope ya’ll had a wonderful Friday!
          
          First, I wanted to let you all know I have decided to standardize all my emails/usernames/pen names when it comes to my writing. So you should see my username has changed from “theladyamaranth” to “Artiranth” 
          
          From now on any account on here or other writing platforms that is not “Artiranth” is not me. 
          
          Second, the first chapter is “Soulsearch” will be posted on Monday!!! Woo!! I will be sticking to the same update pattern as “Imperfect” with 2-4 chapters mon/wed/fri. I will post an announcement once the chapters are posted as well.
          
          Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!!!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! And I have wonderful news for ya’ll! The manuscript for “Soulsearch” IS COMPLETE!!!! 
          
          We are at a total of 51 parts, (50 if you don’t count the a very short piece at the beginning) and a little over 100k words. It’s no “Imperfect” but it will definitely have some meat for ya’ll to get through. I am quite proud of this narrative and if I do say so my self, it’s definitely a fun roller coaster ride that I hope will make everyone laugh and cry in equal measure. As always, I will be taking a week or two to compulsively edit. Make sure everything makes sense and to get rid of as many typos and errors as I can.
          
          The book will likely be posted in the same schedule as “Imperfect” So 2-3 chapters Mon/Wed/Fri. Again, I wish I could post it all in one go like I did with my first two books, but between life and me cross posting here and AO3 its just easier for me to do a few chapters at a time. 
          
          I know I promised the one-shots and short-fics would come out before “Soulsearch” but that is just not how the muses worked this time. So I hope you can forgive me for that, but they will still come out when my brain decides to go bbbrrrr on those.
          
          Thank you all for reading, voting, and commenting <3 I am so thankful for the beautiful community I have here and I wish you all the best!

Work Updates/Leak Clarification!
          
          So first things first I want to clarify I will NOT be changing the trajectory of my current works due to anything having to do with the leaks. In fact I have managed to avoid most of them, and intend to keep it that way. Any comments that reveal information from the leaks WILL BE DELETED if I see them.  Feel free to notify me underneath this post if you see one that I missed so I can delete them. “Soulsearch”  and other side stories will remain on the same trajectory as originally planned, using only information from season 1 and my head cannons. 
          
          Secondly small update on progress of “Soulsearch” we are currently at 34 fully written chapters and 72k word count wise. It’s getting there! Slow and steady haha I am hoping to start posting before new years but I wont make any promises. Also fun fact most of this book was written while listening to a “Nier Automata” soundtrack playlist XD So if you want the vibes channeling there you go. 
          
          I have also added another one-shot to my backlog but I have exactly 0 clue as to when/how it will come out. Its working title “Long to Hear you” and it will be a modern deaf reader x Lucifer. (inspired by @ Lovl1zzaa, who has agreed to let me use the idea) It will most likely have to wait until well after the other two as I’ve barely worked on them at all since last update (“Soulsearch” has taken over my life)
          
          Thank you all for your patience and support! Wish you all the best <3

Work Updates!
          
          I have a few more chapters of "Soulsearch" done, I am currently at 26 (I actually counted) and the word count is at 50k+ already soooo yeah its going slower because the chapters are longer. All of my other books average about 1,500 words a chapter, while "Soulsearch" closer to 2k. Not sure exactly why? I think its the tone since we get a lot Alastor introspection. Still predicting the final chapter count to be around 50 so it will probably be longer than "Soulbound" but not quite as long as "Blood for Freedom" in total.
          
          Chapter Trivia:
          First chapter I wrote for the book: Long Live the Kinglsey
          Latest Chapter I finished: Row Row your Boat
          The Chapter that almost made me cry: What I am Allowed
          The Chapter that will make make cry when I write it: Lost and Absolutely Not Found
          Chapter I am currently working on: Scare Them Witless
          
          "Hide and seek" is a little all over the place with its completeness I'm just adding tid-bits when I am not feeling the emotional weight of "Soulsearch"
          
          "My love for the soul" I have the base conversation laid out but need to add the descriptions and stuff. Again, its all whimsy on these. 
          
          I do promise the short-fics will come out sometime before "Soulsearch" is done or during its post time at the latest so don't worry to much!
          
          Thank you all again for your support <3

Your book on Radioapple x Reader finally gives me so much inspiration again on mine, but don’t worry I was already going to give you tons of credit and not taking anything from your book. I thought of mine in advance way before I read yours. You finally gave me back inspiration to start again. So I wanted to say thank you I’m finally started rewriting it again after a year I can’t say how much I’m thankful for that. I’ve been kind of writing blocked so yeah and the reason why am giving you credit is because you put me back in the swing of things. 
          
          
          PS. your book was awesome and I love the storyline.

"RadioApple: A Show in the Forest" is UP
          
          HEED THE DISCLAMERS PEOPLE. I almost decided to leave it as AO3 exclusive, but ultimately decided to post it. Do not make me regret it. 
          
          "Hide and Seek" Will be done closer to the completion of "Soulsearch" as I am using it to take a breather from the angst writing. 
          
          "My love for the Soul" I honestly don't know. It will kinda just depend on when I get in the mood to finish it off. 
          
          I got a lot more of the story planned out for "Soulsearch" now though, and funny enough I just wrote the last chapter (the chapter that will be the final chapter, not the last chapter I need to write) yesterday. I'm super excited for it :) It makes the whole book worth it in my opinion. 
          
          Love ya'll <3

Upcoming Works update!
          
          So still working on "Alastor X Reader: Soulsearch" The LOOSE sequel to "Soulbound" previously known as "Deep South." I have about 20 chapters fully written and a lot more planned out. The story kinda got out of hand from me, it was supposed to be shorter (40 chapters ish) but I think I will be expanding it a bit. Maybe not as long as "Imperfect" (That thing is almost 200k words long) but still longer than I anticipated. (50+) Doubt anyone is gonna complain about more content though aside from the wait time. 
          
          I have 3 short-fics works that are in various states of completion.
          
          "My love for the soul": An Imperfect companion piece (kinda like puff pastries) detailing a small scene in which Alastor explains his outlook towards sex. All fluff. 
          
          "Show in the Forest": Was... supposed to be a VERY short smutty one shot with eldritch cryptid Alastor and human trans Lucifer. Just for me to get the rotten filth out of my brain before writing the softer sex scenes planned for Soulsearch. Turned into a LONG ASS one shot with a whole AU and lore. I am apparently incapable of not writing porn without plot. The smut in it is still debauched and dubious consent ish at first, so it may end up as an AO3 exclusive.
          
          "Hide and Seek": RadioApple Omegaverse short fic. It will be multiple chapter but no more than like... 10 ish. I have 7 already planned out and 4 written. A couple of smut scenes, some fluff, and a very obsessive/possessive relationship on both sides.
          
          Let me know which ones you look forward to most! Also how debauched of smut are you prepared for? As I am kind of starting to dip into that territory more but worried to offend some of my more fluff-centric readers. Especially since I can't tag the way I can on AO3. 
          
          As always, you guys are the best! Thank you all so much for reading, writing and commenting <3

Question! Please Provide Preference!!
          
          So in writing Soulsearch (the sequel to Soulbound previously known as “Deep South”) I keep going back and forth on which perspective to refer to Y/n from. What I mean is, the whole book is written from Alastor’s POV, so we get all of his inner monologue. Because of that, there is no real “second perspective” in which I refer to the reader as “You” as in from “Your POV”
          
          So, I am unsure if I should keep with “she/her” in Alastor’s inner thoughts (like in Soulbound and Imperfect) or have Alastor still refer to Y/n as “you” in his his perspective (Like Alastor’s parts in Blood for Freedom)
          
          On one hand, Soulbound was written with she/her so it feels more consistent that way as a sequel. It’s also generally a little less confusing over all, and makes more sense as inner monologue. On the other I worry it doesn’t fit the xReader tag and doesn’t allow for the self insertion the ganre typically provides. The you in Blood for Freedom almost feels like he is recollecting the story to you, and makes the sentimentality and thoughts more personal/pointed towards the reader.
          
          So what are your thoughts? Preferences? 

"Artiranth's Author Rambles"
          
          The first 3 are up. There are more I already have written, but I wanna read through them one more time. These aren't going to be meticulously edited, or any specific length per update, it'll just be when I have a thought I wanna write up I'll post. 
          
          I know these aren't going to be as popular as the stories themselves, but its more just something fun and a good way to get some writing wigglies out once in a while.
          
          Thank you all <3