@DCastagnola
Hi guys,
Looks like SCB has been deleted. I was notified that it had been reported as being against T&Cs (despite that it was marked as mature) and I've just seen the whole story has gone.
I'm not sure where I go from here, honestly. But, I wanted to let you know this is what's happened.
I'll post again when I have an update.
Thanks,
Devon
Hi chums!
So after some feedback and various conversations, I've decided to post the rest of arc 2, which is now fully available to read. I'll be continuing to serialise weekly on AO3, so folks have to choice of how they'd like to experience the story.
I'm going to be taking a longer break now between updates, but going forward I'll be posting weekly to AO3, then in larger chunks here. I'm currently undecided about how long it'll be before I post the third arc here, but it won't be any sooner than October 9th.
I'll be sure to update here and on Instagram once I've made a decision.
In the meantime, I hope you'll enjoy the rest of arc 2, and that it's a little more convenient for readers this way!
Thanks!
~ Devon xx
Aww sweetie, the pleasure’s all mine!
I think I’ll stick to one chapter per week for now, just because I don’t have that much reading time right now, but I must say I kind of like being able to choose the day! many times I was thinking ‘what a great day to read a new chapter and I even have the time’ only to find out it was Thursday ♀️
@HannahBrady7 Thank you! Haha, I know it’s a bit of a big decision and I probably made it a bit spur of the moment, truthfully! But, whatever you choose to do, the story will be here waiting! Thank you so much for being so supportive all through this! Please let me know which way you’d rather read, just so I can figure out how to do things moving forward. You’re a gem!!
Oh no! Now I have to decide if I stick to reading a chapter a week or devour it all on one sitting?! decisions, decisions!
You’re so cool how you just try what works best tho! So much thought and care goes into your work and also everything around it
Hi chums!
I'm thinking about changing the way I update. How would you feel about my posting whole arcs at once, but with longer gaps in between?
Any feedback would be much appreciated!
~ Devon xx
Hi chums!
Had a bit of feedback that this recent chapter was a bit weak, which is honestly fair! I re-wrote this one a couple of times (4, lol) and I didn’t do as great a great job with the line edits as I should have done.
I promise to take more care over it in future, and I hope this hasn’t put anyone off reading too much!
Thanks for being here!
~ Devon
@HannahBrady7 Thank you! Honestly so pleased you liked the chapter! I re-read it after getting the critique and I have to be honest, it’s not entirely unfounded. But! I will be more careful in future, so hopefully that will help!
@MissAylaReads Thank you, I’m so happy you enjoyed it! Honestly I can see where the criticism has come from now I’ve re-read it since posting There are more typos and some of the grammar is weird. I’ll just have to be more careful, I guess!
What?! That’s insane! I was chuckling all the way throughout!
Hi chums!
We’re back to our regular schedule!
Star Crossed Blades will be dropping a new chapter every Friday for the duration of the second arc! I really hope you’ll enjoy this next part of the story, and thank you so much for reading along, and for being so kind and patient while I’ve been taking my break!
~ Devon xx
Hi chums!
Don’t forget, no update this week or next week as I’m taking a posting break between story arcs!
Hang in there! We’ll be back to our regular update schedule soon! ☺️
@MissAylaReads Thank you so much!!
Always looking forward to more Silas and Nedra! See you in a couple weeks! ✌
Also, apologies for getting behind with answering comments! I will sit and tippy-tappy responses to your kind words over the weekend!
Hi guys!
Please be aware that tomorrow's chapter will have some very dark scenes in it. If you would like a full list of trigger warnings (these do include spoilers) then head over to my tumblr account: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/that-old-chestnut
Thank you!
Hi chums!
If anyone is interested, you can download a hi-res version of the map of Vadramia over on my ko-fi page!
This is just something I wanted to do for anyone who's interested, but couldn't figure out a way to share it so folks had access!
Link is in my bio!
Help yourselves!
Hi chums!
Thanks to everyone reading along with “Star Crossed Blades” so far, it means such a lot to me!
Just to let you know, I’ve retroactively added some artwork to chapters one and two, both done by friends of mine! Credit to the artists is at the bottom of each chapter
Enjoy!