AutumnCardigan

Chapter 6 of "naughty list" is now up. ❤️ I also wanted to say that I'm so excited to share the stories I have planned for this summer.  I've already gotten a good start on my best friends to lovers story.  I just need to get back into the swing of writing, since I haven't been up to it since my cold, so I'm going to work on that this weekend.  I'm just so happy with the titles for the stories I've come up with, and also how I've managed to make each cover aesthetically go together.  I basically just found a bunch of different pictures of Leo from the same movie, but his expressions are different in each one.  I've never done anything like this before on covers, but have always wanted to. ❤️ And I'm really happy with the main girl names I've come up with too.  I also have built these stories around how the characters are gradually going to like each other or get closer, so that the relationship doesn't progress so fast like in some of my stories or lose its mystery/tension that makes it interesting.  Anyway, I know I've gone on and on, but I'm just looking forward to what I have planned, and I can't wait to reveal titles and post chapters.  My goal is to start that in June or sooner. ❤️

AnneLittlepage

That's great that you are working on new stories.  I always like reading them.  "Naughty List" is a different side of Leo than what I'm used to in your books, but I'm enjoying it.
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AutumnCardigan

@sunnybaee Awww, I'm glad that you're looking forward to them! ❤️❤️
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sunnybaee

@AutumnCardigan so excited to read them all! They already sound amazing from what you are saying ❤❤
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AutumnCardigan

Chapter 6 of "naughty list" is now up. ❤️ I also wanted to say that I'm so excited to share the stories I have planned for this summer.  I've already gotten a good start on my best friends to lovers story.  I just need to get back into the swing of writing, since I haven't been up to it since my cold, so I'm going to work on that this weekend.  I'm just so happy with the titles for the stories I've come up with, and also how I've managed to make each cover aesthetically go together.  I basically just found a bunch of different pictures of Leo from the same movie, but his expressions are different in each one.  I've never done anything like this before on covers, but have always wanted to. ❤️ And I'm really happy with the main girl names I've come up with too.  I also have built these stories around how the characters are gradually going to like each other or get closer, so that the relationship doesn't progress so fast like in some of my stories or lose its mystery/tension that makes it interesting.  Anyway, I know I've gone on and on, but I'm just looking forward to what I have planned, and I can't wait to reveal titles and post chapters.  My goal is to start that in June or sooner. ❤️

AnneLittlepage

That's great that you are working on new stories.  I always like reading them.  "Naughty List" is a different side of Leo than what I'm used to in your books, but I'm enjoying it.
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AutumnCardigan

@sunnybaee Awww, I'm glad that you're looking forward to them! ❤️❤️
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sunnybaee

@AutumnCardigan so excited to read them all! They already sound amazing from what you are saying ❤❤
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AutumnCardigan

I just posted chapter 5 of "naughty list." :)  I'm finally feeling pretty much normal today.  My cold wasn't that bad and then it hit me really hard.  I felt sick for a few days and wasn't able to eat much, so I was low on energy, but thankfully my appetite's come back now and I'm getting stronger. ❤️ I hope you've all been having a great week so far! ❤️ I just bought Maisie Peter's new album, "Florescence (Lilac Edition)" with my birthday money the other day, and I still need to listen to it more than one time through.  Lol.  If any of you have heard it I'd love to hear which songs are your favorites so far.  I know "Questions" has become popular.  Out of her singles I think "You You You" has been my first favorite off the album. ❤️

AutumnCardigan

@sunnybaee Aw, thank you! ❤️
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sunnybaee

@AutumnCardigan I’m glad you’re feeling better! I’m going to read naughty list right after! ❤️
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AutumnCardigan

Hey guys, I just wanted to update you and let you know that I might not be posting right away again.  I just started getting a sore throat today, since I'm getting a cold, and I don't know how I'm going to feel when it progresses.  Right now I don't feel that bad and I'm not even tired, but it might change.  I am going to try to write for my new summer stories if I can while I'm sick though.  I'm really excited about them, and it might be a good distraction.  My birthday's tomorrow, so this cold isn't the best timing, but I'm going to try to make the best of it.  I'll be home, so I plan on watching my favorite Disney live streamer, and I'll probably open the present my parents got me too. :)  Anyway, I hope you're all doing well and staying healthy. ❤️

AutumnCardigan

@sunnybaee Aw, thank you!  I am feeling better today. ❤️
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sunnybaee

@AutumnCardigan hey, take your time, I hope you're feeling better now! ❤
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AutumnCardigan

@theonlycaleighaaaamj That's awesome.  You saying that about it makes me even more interested in seeing it sometime.  :)
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AutumnCardigan

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I do plan on posting my new book, "naughty list" soon.  It's a short story that has only 10 chapters I completed today.  I've been working on it for awhile now, but it ended up being so short because it progressed faster than I meant it to and I pictured a lot of the scenes like a movie, so I ended up not having much to write about for them.  It has helped me to start getting in the swing of writing again, and I'm going to take some time to try to make my summer stories longer and better.  I think I need to start over on how I approach my stories, because I can come up with ideas I love, but they end up being great ideas that don't come out as well as I picture.  I think I'm getting to the root of the problem, so I'm hoping my future stories will be more like "Sugar Plums" and "Green Hoodie" on quality. ❤️

AutumnCardigan

@AnneLittlepage It's basically where Leo's the bad boy in school, and the main girl catches him doing something he's not supposed to after school, and promises not to tell if he helps her with something.  I don't want to give too much away.  I don't plan on posting any sequels.  I never have enough passion or ideas to write a sequel.  I loved "Sugar Plums," but I think a main reason it was so good was because the main girl and Leo gradually fell in love.  Oh yeah, I remember that being in "Lavender Haze" now, but I think the main girl's name was Wendy.
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AnneLittlepage

I'm glad that you are posting a new story.  What it is going to be about?  I really liked "Sugar Plums" and would love if you posted a sequel because I want to know what happened after they got married.  The other story I mentioned  last time "Lavender Haze" is when Lauren meets Leo on "Johnny Carson."  She is a singer, and Leo dates her as well as another girl.
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AutumnCardigan

I really didn't want to admit this, but I'm still really struggling to write.  Every time I sit down to write a second chapter for my Christmas stories I just can't bring myself to start.  It's like I've lost my passion for writing, but I want to write more than anything too.  I have recently been getting into Leo a little more from the 90's, so I don't know if that will eventually help.  I thought I might do better if I post spring/summer story ideas that I've recently gotten.  I only have like 3-4 ideas, but I think they might be easier to write for.  My Christmas ideas are great, and I definitely want to post them sometime, but I just wonder if it would be easier to hold off on writing for them.  I just don't want to disappoint anyone, because I know that I've been talking/working on my Christmas ideas for ages.  But I just thought maybe my new ideas would get me out of my writing slump, especially since they match up more with the current weather.  Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know where I'm at with my writing right now.  I could also try posting a mix of my new summer and Christmas story ideas, but I'm honestly struggling a lot with making decisions on what to post next.

AutumnCardigan

@writercute77 Aw, all of your encouraging and kind words have helped me to feel better and more relaxed about my writing!  And it means so much that you're excited for whatever I decide to post next! :)  I think what I've decided to do is go ahead and write for my story "naughty list."  It's one of my Christmas story ideas, but it's kind of become more of a fall and Christmas combined story.  It's kind of more subtle on holidays than my other ideas, and I've been thinking about fall lately, since Disney World is already selling tickets to their Halloween parties.  Lol.  Anyway, I plan on saving the rest of my Christmas stories for a later date when I feel more inspired for them, and try to start writing out my summer ideas soon, which I am really excited for whenever I think about them.  Having your support helps me to feel more confident about whatever I post next too. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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AutumnCardigan

Hey, I wanted to share that I have tested out almost all of my Leo story ideas to see which ones I want to write for first.  I had 15 ideas, and I only have 4 more to write first chapters for and see how I feel about them.  I just wanted to let you know I have made a lot of progress.  Writing's just been a real struggle this year, so it's taken me longer to create things this year.  I hope when I do get my stories posted you like them. ❤️

AutumnCardigan

@AnneLittlepage It was a quiz that a YouTuber I watch shared.  She had a whole video going into more detail about each type of writing style, and she's a writer herself, so she has good advice on writing things like love stories.  I'm happy you like my Christmas stories so well. :)  Yeah, there are other seasonal stories I've written that I think turned out well too.  That's probably my book, "cupid."  I think I wrote it around last February.  Yeah, that's what I plan on doing when picking the stories I'd like to do.
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AnneLittlepage

What type of writing quiz was this?  
            Your Christmas ones are my favorite although there are a couple of spring and fall stories that I like.  I recently read a Valentine's Day story you wrote where the characters at first don't like each other.
            I would start out with the stories that I like the best or would enjoy writing.
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AutumnCardigan

@AnneLittlepage That means so much to hear you say that.  I was just taking a quiz the other day to find out what type of writer I am, and I realized that people connecting with my characters is something I really value.  I also found out I'm The Adventurer, which surprised me, but it made a lot of sense considering I get so many ideas it's hard for me to stick to one sometimes, and I like to write my stories and figure them out as I go along.  The stories I'm thinking of posting are still all Christmas ones, but some of them are based more on winter, I think.  I'm hoping to eventually post all of them, but I'm only going to post and focus on a select few at a time.  Yeah, that's true on why writing can be difficult.  I think my problem more is how I've been struggling emotionally since last fall, but with prayer I'm starting to feel better. ❤️
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