KargaTapas

Hello all! 
          	
          	For someone who loves monologue-ing, I haven't said much recently. That's because I was writing a whole other book that I'm wanting to query. Now I've finished its first draft, and though it'll go through a battery of editing sessions, what this means is that I'm free to write more stuff that I can post on THIS platform! I haven't forgotten THOSS. New THOSS chapter up, by the way! Hoping to catch up on reading, too. 
          	
          	Life updates: I have a job! Corporate, and I got transferred to a different department that I like better. The hours are fantastic and stable. Also, Hollow Knight Silksong just came out, so I'll be doing that for the foreseeable future. Oops! 
          	
          	It's nice to be back. Thanks for sticking with me, and happy reading.

KargaTapas

Hello all! 
          
          For someone who loves monologue-ing, I haven't said much recently. That's because I was writing a whole other book that I'm wanting to query. Now I've finished its first draft, and though it'll go through a battery of editing sessions, what this means is that I'm free to write more stuff that I can post on THIS platform! I haven't forgotten THOSS. New THOSS chapter up, by the way! Hoping to catch up on reading, too. 
          
          Life updates: I have a job! Corporate, and I got transferred to a different department that I like better. The hours are fantastic and stable. Also, Hollow Knight Silksong just came out, so I'll be doing that for the foreseeable future. Oops! 
          
          It's nice to be back. Thanks for sticking with me, and happy reading.

KargaTapas

Hi everyone! New THOSS chapter up! 
          
          Wanted to take this time to talk about me and writing. These past few months I've been stepping back from this site because I've been drafting a novel that I'm planning to query. I've been having a fine time writing! 
          
          That said, I don't think I'll stop publishing on here. The community is great and sometimes you just want to see people yelling in the comments. 
          
          Life update, I'm trying to get employed. Right now I'm probationary AND in training, but I'm hoping it gets regular. Anyway, happy reading!

NyxThylacine

@KargaTapas Good luck across the board
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the-red-jester

@KargaTapas staring at the stories on your user like a stray dog stares at the back door of a restaurant
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KargaTapas

I'M NOT DEAD!!!! But I AM graduating! In a week or so! 
          
          Hi all! Done completed the 600 required hours for my OJT, wherein I had all the responsibilities of a programmer and zero of the pay. What this means is that I am not yet free to write to my heart's content because I still have to get the documents sorted and alter my dress for the commencement rites. 
          
          Insane move on my SECULAR institution's part to enforce gendered clothing when it'll all be covered by a toga! An irksome detail for me and the other queers (especially the trans students, but we did fight (re: write letters and drag them all over social media) to have whatever haircut we wanted, so there's that), but I fancy myself as something of a tailor and by god it's going to look good. 
          
          However, you can expect somewhat regular updates as my hours free up, like right now. New THOSS chapter up! Happy reading!

SkyiloveHockey

@KargaTapas Dam that would suck. I remember gradutating high school last year and they were lenient enough to at least let us wear what we wanted for formal as long as it was presentable, of course i wore a suit with my bestie. But when it came time to graduation the school only said uniforms nothing else, not even dying hair (unless for formal because grad was 2 days after it).
            
            Yes I am in a different country to America and possibly you to but they still weren't happy when the indigenious kids tied flags around them or wore special atire's over their uniform-however they didn't crack they just glared. But however that is a totally different subject from the gender enforced clothing but I still find it quite anoying that eventhough we couldn't wear formal uniform (thank god they didn't because then they would have made us wear skirts and or pants for boys and girls) everyone still had to stick with the shorts and shirt of the school uniform.
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KargaTapas

GODDDDDD Elections are over and I have done my time!! The town I was deployed in for some reason thought I was tagalog,, no im from the city 6 territories north,,, and then they were like Ah. The Accent  WHAT ACCeNT WE HAVE tHE SAME ONE
          
          Anyway back to regular schedule

SkyiloveHockey

@KargaTapas Whoa whoa wait what?
            
            We just had our elections here
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KargaTapas

Hello everyone! 
          
          Planning to upload the remaining couple chapters of The Thorn all at once in one big cluster. Probably later or tomorrow. Keep an eye out for the ending!
          
          In other news, what have yall been reading? For Wattpad I am reading through the GGAWOL sequel "Heaven Is A Prison" by fellow Christian mythos enthusiast @the-red-jester.
          
          In terms of print, I've started on "Demon Copperhead" because I liked the cover only to find out that it is American David Copperfield (not really, more story-beat wise)! I am not usually a bildungsroman enjoyer because a lot of people write such grating children, but it has biting prose. 
          
          Anyone got recs? Books are so goddamn expensive where I live and I can no longer find it in my heart to blind buy. Anyway, happy reading!

myhabibti

@the-red-jester Can def agree with Persepolis
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KargaTapas

@the-red-jester HEH I think more people should read it!!
            
            I've read Iron Widow!!!!! I had a GREAT time I saw it was spirit mechas and we've all seen Pacific Rim so,,, I haven't read the sequel Heavenly Tyrant yet but it's only a matter of time
            
            Maus and Alison Bechdel's other stuff I've read also! Fantastic for two different reasons! Will check out Persepolis
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KargaTapas

@myhabibti Just looked at it on Goodreads! It sounds like a very wistful read *added to TBR*
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KargaTapas

What? The House on Scylpetaire Street, sequel to Blackridge Institute and the second book in the Divine Architecture duology, just updated with its first chapter? WHAT!! 
          
          Hello! As we all know, I have finished writing my other fantasy novel The Thorn (which is still receiving updates, we have about nine more before the book ends). Currently I am writing The House on Scylpetaire Street (THOSS, which is a fun acronym) and we've got a good ten or so chapters going. 
          
          Worry not! The outline is finished, I know how this story ends. It's a matter of getting there; I wanted to release the first chapter just for kicks, and also to write this announcement. 
          
          In other news! Got hired by the government for a contract job. That's gonna look neat on my CV. Mentioning this because I'll be out of town for some sporadic periods of time, but my scheduled updates should take care of things. 
          
          Happy reading!

SkyiloveHockey

@KargaTapas I'm doing cassual, I've graduated school now so I can work on weekdays but as an adult and not a student they are kind of forced to offer me more hours then some would get. This is the second time in a row were I've only had one shift in two weeks. But then again, we did have a cyclone just a week ago hit down south and now theres a lot of flooding
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KargaTapas

@SkyiloveHockey Awful! I hope you are regularized and get employee benefits. I too know a similar pain,,,, i work an unpaid 9-5
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SkyiloveHockey

@KargaTapas Lucky you! My job can barely give me the apropriate hours
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