DayDreamRomantic

I did it! I've managed to write the next chapter for Make Me STAY (as so many of you have been requesting). However, you may not thank me once you read it. 
          	
          	This update is to keep you going until I've achieved what I talked about in my previous announcement, so you may have to wait a little while for the next update. I want to hear all your theories in the comments!

DayDreamRomantic

I did it! I've managed to write the next chapter for Make Me STAY (as so many of you have been requesting). However, you may not thank me once you read it. 
          
          This update is to keep you going until I've achieved what I talked about in my previous announcement, so you may have to wait a little while for the next update. I want to hear all your theories in the comments!

Sillybeanns

I’m looking for a story and hoping someone recognizes it.
          
          The author wrote long chapters. The FMC is a traveling photographer. While visiting a friend in Korea who works with K-pop groups, she photographs a man dancing in an alley—later revealed to be Hyunjin. Her friend invites her to dinner with her K-pop circle, which ends up being Stray Kids, and she’s surprised to see Hyunjin there. They immediately click. Later at a café they get spotted by fans and have to run.
          
          A major theme is them navigating a language barrier: Hyunjin learning English, her learning Korean. Despite her fear of commitment—due to trauma from a past relationship and her constant travel—she agrees to a long-distance relationship. She travels nonstop for photography gigs, and they stay close through calls and FaceTime. There’s a memorable scene where she calls him from a rooftop in another country.
          
          There’s also a subplot with her brother (possibly a gay lawyer) and their strained relationship, tied to family expectations. At one point she visits him, and they spend a day in a beach town, walking the boardwalk and going into an arcade.
          
          Hyunjin eventually introduces her to his mom, which is a big deal. She’s also working on becoming more financially secure, and there’s a moment where she laughs at people assuming she’s broke despite earning well.
          
          When she visits Korea, Hyunjin’s friends come over for takeout. Someone suggests a “contract relationship” to help her manage her commitment issues, which she finds too clinical. There’s also a hint that her friend has an unconventional, contract-based relationship with Chan.
          
          During one visit, there’s a smut scene where Hyunjin apologizes afterward for not asking about birth control/STDs and gently cleans her up.
          
          Overall, it’s about a woman constantly on the move, avoiding commitment after a past breakup, slowly learning to let herself connect again.

DayDreamRomantic

General update.
          
          Not much has changed, which I am sorry for.  This message is more about accountability (if I tell you my plan, I'm more likely to do it) and transparency (so you don't think I've forgotten you).
          
          Whatever the reason for my lack of updates, whether it is inspiration or personal/mental difficulties, I want to reiterate that I will not abandon my stories. They will get finished... eventually. I just can't put a time frame on it. Believe me when I say that my inability to give you new chapters hurts me deeply. I think about it often, and yet the page stays blank, the words don't reach my fingertips.
          
          I think there are a few problems with the way I have been going about writing. One, I don't plan my stories at all. Without an end or goal in sight, I don't know what I am aiming towards. My plan moving forward is to plan out my unfinished stories so that I know what I need to write to finish them. This may lead to stories being shorter than you hoped. Two, quantity. I have many ideas, I get excited to share them with you, and I love writing the beginning of stories. However, this stretches me too thin by working on 20 stories at the same time. Five years ago, when I started An Indescribable Feeling, I updated without fail every week and did so for two years. The aim is to get back to that sort of consistency.
          
          However, I am working to reactivate my ability to write by participating in Novel November with ProWritingAid. The challenge is to write every day and reach 50,000 words by the end of November. Hopefully, this will ignite my creativity and passion for writing again (and maybe you'll get a new story)!
          
          Thank you for your continued patience. I hope you will all still be here when I start updating again. (The soonest I would expect this is in the new year, but if things go to plan, then updates will be regular from then on.)
          
          Also, thank you to those leaving comments as they read (for the first or nth time). I love reading them and really appreciate it!

DisneyFandomLover

@DayDreamRomantic take all the time you need, your stories are incredible and so beautifully written, but look after yourself first as well
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DayDreamRomantic

I'm sorry. 
          
          Getting back into writing hasn't been as easy as I hoped. I don't know if it's because I had a long break, or because mentally I'm not in a great place, or if it's just a lack of inspiration, but updates are not happening like I wanted them too.
          
          I know you are all eagerly waiting for updates on your favourite stories (especially Make Me STAY) and most of them have partially written next chapters but the words to complete them aren't forming. 
          
          Anyway, this is my problem, but I just wanted to let you know what's going on and promise that I will not abandon my stories or leave them unfinished. 
          
          Thank you for your continued patience. 

Naomivalentine05

@DayDreamRomantic “Hey! I just wanted to say I completely understand it can be really tough to get back into writing after a break, and mental space and inspiration play such a huge role. Your stories are amazing, and I’m sure your readers (myself included!) will be happy to wait for your next chapters. 
            
            If you ever want, I’d also love to bring your characters or scenes to life in art while you are taking the time you need to write. We could chat on Discord or Twitter if that’s easier, and I can show some sketches or ideas for your stories!
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HypnoticHufflepuff

Take care of yourself and don’t rush yourself and put pressure on yourself Take all the time you need.
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lopzhannah

Take your time  no rush you’ll get through this  
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Wednesday_9

Hey! Sorry for slipping into your messages uninvited—hope you don’t mind!
          Just wanted to drop a little something… something big, actually.
          An exciting opportunity is waiting for BTS writers like you—something that celebrates talent, creativity, and a touch of stardust.
          
          If you're curious (and you should be), come take a peek.
          Starlight is calling.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/394395354?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=Wednesday_9
          
          With love,
          Trophy Tales Team

DayDreamRomantic

The plan was to update Chapter 2 (AIF) weekly to start off, but I didn't manage it. I'll try to write another this weekend to catch up. Expect time jumps. 
          
          I finished my last commitment today, so I should be able to concentrate on writing for a bit. 

Ivianna123

Hi! can you make a fanfiction about FOUREVER YOU? It's a Thai bl drama but i want to have Johan x Female oc?

Ivianna123

@DayDreamRomantic  really!? that's great!!! I've been searching for any fanfiction about this drama and i couldn't find anything that satisfies myself. It's really great news from you! Thank you!!! I'll be waiting!!  
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DayDreamRomantic

@Ivianna123 I have started this! I didn't want to start posting it until I have time to dedicate to writing it. I'll try not to make you wait too long for it!
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