ErtlBlueBell

So… I was working on A.S.S. about a minute or two ago, specifically chapter 7, of which I got a lot of it done today! This surprised me as well, considering it’s no secret that I’m terrible at writing fight scenes. Though I can safely say the harder parts are thankfully behind me!
          	
          	Anyway, I was just editing a certain bit of it, and I just wanted to give a quick update on terms of word count: 6699 words thus far… nice.
          	
          	My goal is to have chapter 7 be around 7000 words at most, but even then I kinda doubt I’ll get anywhere near that point.
          	
          	Also, quick update: there will indeeed be another chapter… but it’ll be more of an epilogue, and respectfully labeled as such. I don’t intend for that chapter to be TOO LONG, but I do intend for it to conclude the story in a nice and tidy manner.
          	
          	To end things off, I’ll put out a release schedule of each upcoming chapter:
          	
          	Chapter 4: May 12th, 12:45 PM.
          	Chapter 5: Potentially June 19th, along with Chapter 6 if Nintendo or Toby Fox gets their act together in time.
          	Chapter 7: IDK, if Deltarune Chapter 5 doesn’t come out on June 19th, then it’ll be published when it ACTUALLY comes out! Either that, or it’ll release on September 17th, the five year anniversary of Deltarune Chapter 2.
          	Epilogue: Depending on the schedule, I’m thinking it’ll possibly release on 1225.
          	
          	And that’s all for this A.S.S. Update!
          	
          	
          	
          	
          	
          	
          	
          	
          	
          	
          	D199 confirmed.

SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell Well I'm hyped as A.S.S is one of the best au's to exist in my opinon. I did an au character ranking, expect A.S.S to be one of the main au's popping up as best.
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ErtlBlueBell

So… I was working on A.S.S. about a minute or two ago, specifically chapter 7, of which I got a lot of it done today! This surprised me as well, considering it’s no secret that I’m terrible at writing fight scenes. Though I can safely say the harder parts are thankfully behind me!
          
          Anyway, I was just editing a certain bit of it, and I just wanted to give a quick update on terms of word count: 6699 words thus far… nice.
          
          My goal is to have chapter 7 be around 7000 words at most, but even then I kinda doubt I’ll get anywhere near that point.
          
          Also, quick update: there will indeeed be another chapter… but it’ll be more of an epilogue, and respectfully labeled as such. I don’t intend for that chapter to be TOO LONG, but I do intend for it to conclude the story in a nice and tidy manner.
          
          To end things off, I’ll put out a release schedule of each upcoming chapter:
          
          Chapter 4: May 12th, 12:45 PM.
          Chapter 5: Potentially June 19th, along with Chapter 6 if Nintendo or Toby Fox gets their act together in time.
          Chapter 7: IDK, if Deltarune Chapter 5 doesn’t come out on June 19th, then it’ll be published when it ACTUALLY comes out! Either that, or it’ll release on September 17th, the five year anniversary of Deltarune Chapter 2.
          Epilogue: Depending on the schedule, I’m thinking it’ll possibly release on 1225.
          
          And that’s all for this A.S.S. Update!
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          D199 confirmed.

SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell Well I'm hyped as A.S.S is one of the best au's to exist in my opinon. I did an au character ranking, expect A.S.S to be one of the main au's popping up as best.
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ErtlBlueBell

So... remember my initial 2 Henry's idea? You know... the one with Haylee from my canceled stories and ideas?
          
          Yeah, I did some digging, and found that... apparently WildNorWestner was going to do something similar for S:TMY. He didn't go through with it, but... it's actually a lot better, and makes a lot more sense than an H2 being built in the 1930s:
          
          https://www.deviantart.com/wildnorwester/journal/Sodor-the-Deleted-Years-Two-Henries-My-Take-969233401

ErtlBlueBell

Not to spoil AIE’s last three chapters or anything… but what an ending! I have zero regrets placing it in Favorites-tier!
          
          Also, it’s infinitely better than Leakage… but I think this one goes without saying.

SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell Everyone in the au is S tier. In fact, the ending has motivated me even more to write my next au(I haven't started).
            
            BTW, that LFD what if I was making for you, I've started on that and it will hopefully be out soon.
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ErtlBlueBell

@SuePodgorski I'm gonna say... god this is so hard to choose... I'll say Molly. Kinda basic, I know, but you really do feel bad for the lass, and seeing her succeed with at least one of her closest buddies is heartwarming. (Plus, my mother's favorite character is Molly... so I'm a bit bias in that regard.)
            
            Honorable mentions: Neville, Bill & Ben, Diesel 10, Douglas, and Thomas.
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SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell It's now my favorite au, every character in the new chapters is S tier and I love all the action.
            
            Also I've gotta ask, out of all the characters in the new chapters, who was your ONE favorite.
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ErtlBlueBell

Okay so after some DINNER, I’ve finally finalized chapter 6 as well!
          
          SIX-THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE WORDS.
          
          Only a hundred or so more words than chapter 5, but it already was in the 6000’s range, so it didn’t need too much more done to it.
          
          Okay, now it’s finally ____ing time to… rewrite chapter 7! I have a list of notes I’ve written down for preparation, and… expect this to potentially take the longest out of all the chapters thus far… because there’s gonna be a final battle, and you know how I am with writing fight scenes.
          
          Also, AN ISLAND’S END THREE PART FINALE IS TOMORROW, LETS FOCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell March just started and we've already gotten new images for 2026 Thomas, a new episode of Engine Arrival tommorrow, a new chapter of LGL Sunday, and AIE ending tomorrow.
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ErtlBlueBell

Okay, so instead of working on Chapter 7 like I said I would, I went back and decided to edit chapter 5 instead…
          
          Okay, so the word count for that chapter went from almost in the 4000’s range to 6202. And most of it was thanks to adding in a scene or two, along with further developing Haylee! Don’t ask me how long chapter six will be… it’s already in the 6000’s range, and I… don’t think it needs much more added to it.
          
          Yeah… can you tell I’m motivated to get this done before Chapter 5 of Deltarune releases? Because if this isn’t enough to say that I’m hyped, then I don’t know what will.
          
          
          
          Also, here’s a non-spoiler fact for chapter 7: It’s getting a name change from ā€œIcarusā€ to… a much more fitting name. (Which also doubles as a reference!)

ErtlBlueBell

So… I’m considering making a Tapas account like Justin is, though I’m not leaving this site for obvious reasons! Consider this as me branching out to new horizons and expanding my audience, that’s all.
          
          Though if I DO make it, the first story on there will be none other than A.S.S! My favorite story that I’ve written! Also, the progress for chapter 7’s production is going pretty slowly… expect that to change by… tomorrow if I feel like it? (Like I’ve stated before, I’m kinda waiting on Nintendo to release a dam Nintendo Direct already!)
          
          Uhh… I don’t know what else to say here except that I support Justin in his decision, and you should too. (Makes me wonder if there’s any other Sodor Dark AU’s on Tapas…)

SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell Or maybe I'll post an upcoming Loud Houd au here since any other reading site I go on is a bit too different.
            
            Also I need to ask, if I made that one TLH au, would you read it. Just asking because when I write a story or something like that, it's always hoping someone like TS8 or Michael Owens will give feedback on it. I'm not asking if you'll do it, I'm just wondering.
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SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell I've gone on Tapas and the site is eh, but it would kind of be nice to have another site where I post my Loud House au's.
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ErtlBlueBell

Okay, so quick update: An Island's End ain't dead, it just got a cover update... wait... does that mean we could expect the last three chapters sometime soon? I mean, this isn't the first time this has happened.
          
          Oh, and on that topic, I updated the cover for A.S.S. as well. It was getting a bit rough around the edges... so I went for a sort of FNAF-like kinda look. Any opinions for this particular topic or is it just me?

SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell Based off Douglas's expression on the thumbnail, I have a feeling he's gonna die.
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ErtlBlueBell

@SuePodgorski I ____ING CALLED IT!!!!! I’m as hyped as the next person for how the story will conclude!
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SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell And now it's getting completed this weekend.
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ErtlBlueBell

Okay, so does anyone know what’s going on with ā€œAn Island’s Endā€ right now?
          
          No other reason for asking aside from the itty-bitty reason that it’s cover is nothing but pitch black right now.
          
          I just hope it’s not cancelled, that’s all I’m saying in terms of it.

SuePodgorski

@ErtlBlueBell Well Pegler's Latest Youtube Post Kinda Confirms It Ain't Dead.
            
            Still Kinda Strange Though, I Left A Comment Asking About It, But It Was Deleted.
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