Mexlla88

Hello hello!
          	
          	It's...been nearly another year yet again since I've posted any messages. Or content. Three days after I sent that last message, I was living out of a hotel for about a month after my apartment was affected by a fire next door. And while everything was eventually okay, that domino lead to so many other events and stressors, namely a move a few more months after the fact because smoke damage lead to water damage through one of the larger storms my area had at the beginning of the year. Those things have improved, and this year in particular I've been reminding myself of how much I do across work and life in general, and reminding myself to take time for myself for things I hadn't done in a long time.
          	
          	So here I am again! And even though I am not officially participating in NaNoWriMo this year, I am trying to a significant amount of writing done. Maybe not 50,000 words, but I want to see Shattered Mind finished. It's something that has been in the works far, far longer than Fractured Soul ever was. And while it doesn't seem like it is anywhere near to being finished, behind the scenes I am starting to get close.
          	
          	This week I am out of town on a long awaited vacation to visit family, but next Thursday, I am going to do my best to get a couple chapters posted. Shattered Mind has been sitting at a cliff hanger for far too long, and there's so much more I'd love to share with you. So like I said last year:
          	
          	For those that have stuck with me through yet another hiatus, thank you. For those that end up finding this as they look through wattpad for their next read and have never seen my works or my rambles, welcome. And for those of you that have been waiting-patiently or impatiently-for this story to continue...
          	
          	Hopefully the wait is over.
          	-M

Mexlla88

Hello hello!
          
          It's...been nearly another year yet again since I've posted any messages. Or content. Three days after I sent that last message, I was living out of a hotel for about a month after my apartment was affected by a fire next door. And while everything was eventually okay, that domino lead to so many other events and stressors, namely a move a few more months after the fact because smoke damage lead to water damage through one of the larger storms my area had at the beginning of the year. Those things have improved, and this year in particular I've been reminding myself of how much I do across work and life in general, and reminding myself to take time for myself for things I hadn't done in a long time.
          
          So here I am again! And even though I am not officially participating in NaNoWriMo this year, I am trying to a significant amount of writing done. Maybe not 50,000 words, but I want to see Shattered Mind finished. It's something that has been in the works far, far longer than Fractured Soul ever was. And while it doesn't seem like it is anywhere near to being finished, behind the scenes I am starting to get close.
          
          This week I am out of town on a long awaited vacation to visit family, but next Thursday, I am going to do my best to get a couple chapters posted. Shattered Mind has been sitting at a cliff hanger for far too long, and there's so much more I'd love to share with you. So like I said last year:
          
          For those that have stuck with me through yet another hiatus, thank you. For those that end up finding this as they look through wattpad for their next read and have never seen my works or my rambles, welcome. And for those of you that have been waiting-patiently or impatiently-for this story to continue...
          
          Hopefully the wait is over.
          -M

Mexlla88

Good morning! Or evening...timezones will always be tricky and will always be relative. 
          
          But its officially midnightish on December 1st, which means #NaNoWriMo2023 is officially done. It's been...8 months since I posted any messages. Heck...I don't even know who looks at these, I haven't exactly been the most present in the last few years, either writing  here in the conversation boxes or posting chapters. I didn't do a whole bunch of writing during camp in April, which was not my plan. Real life likes to make its own plans.
          
          But...I did mention NaNo2023 a smidge. And I don't mean camp. As of -checks laptop clock-20 minutes ago NaNo ended! And during November I added an additional 36,000 words to Shattered Mind, in the form of *seven* additional completed chapters. Combined with those that I wrote back in 2019, the last time I fully committed to NaNoWriMo, I have a significant amount of content that I can post, and I have an idea of when and where there will be a bow on this work. All I ask as I start this crazy fantastic journey again is that you are kind. There have been many years between updates, and I am fully aware that once this is all done, I will have a bunch of editing of all sorts to get done for style, substance, typos, and everything else.
          
          I probably won't be going as hard core as I have been in November, but seeing a tangible end to this book is one heck of a motivational point. At the very least...once the sky is awake for me and I'm officially free for my weekend, a new chapter of Shattered Mind will go live~
          
          For those that have stuck with me through the hiatus, thank you. For those that end up finding this as they look through wattpad for their next read and have never seen my works or my rambles, welcome. And for those of you that have been waiting-patiently or impatiently-for this story to continue...
          
          Hopefully the wait is over.
          -M

Mexlla88

Hello! It...has literally been years. And I apologize.
          
          In the last two and a half years or so, I've still been writing, but the work on my works that I've posted here-new content to Shattered Mind, edits to Fractured Soul-has been few and far between. I did not end up participating in NaNo2020, like my last message said. There has been writing on and off during the last two and a half years, as well as two apartment moves and a lot of soul searching.
          
          Moving during the pandemic was...a lot. Adjusting to a new city and a new job was a lot. And basically...things just slipped. 
          
          So why am I back now? Well, I want to get back into the swing of things. I have still been writing in the last two and a half years, but I want to devote more of my time to what got me writing in the first place. The stories I'd tell myself. The stories that looked at memory and magic. And April is the month of #CampNaNoWriMo2023 . 50,000 words is going to be ambitious. Especially because as things stand, at the end of day one, I have written maybe 500ish words. To be on track, I should consistently be writing about 1600ish words a day. 
          
          I know its going to be difficult, especially because the point I'm currently at in Shattered Mind is not a part of the story that lives rent free in my brain. Which means a lot of 'writing a little, saving a little, removing the rest off to the side and maybe I can use it later.' Not the most intuitive process, I know. But that's how I go. 
          
          So to those of you that have been following me and stuck around all these years, thank you. To those that have followed me in the interim, welcome. And let's see what progress I can make this month. Maybe we'll even see the end of a sequel that has been five years in the making. 
          
          I'll be doing my best to post weekly updates here so you all can see the progress, and depending where I get to, I hope to get more of the chapters I wrote in 2019 and new ones I'm writing now, posted to you, so Liz's story continues.
          
          -M

Mexlla88

Hello everyone! Here is a grand...8 month update. 
          
          -I have officially become employed at my dream job! Not the one I was interviewing at in February, but...well same job, different place. And that's basically taken over my life for the last few months.
          
          -I am gearing up for #NaNoWriMo2020 ! I'm hoping that 50k words will be enough to finish out Shattered Mind, and get the chapters posted here! A lot of planning is going to happen on Halloween. So much. So. Very. Much.
          
          So stay tuned!

Mexlla88

Hello everyone! Beginning of the month updates from me:
          
          -I got sucked into work and was asked out of town for an interview! That was earlier this week. I finally remember what day it is now.
          
          -That being said...yes, I know I haven't posted a Shattered Mind update yet. And I know I've left you all sitting on a cliff hanger. I pinky promise a chapter will go out on Thursday for your reading entertainment.
          
          -I've been slowly but surely working on editing "Fractured Soul." But this time it's a different sort of edit than what I've usually talked about. I'm following an editing process I picked up from NaNoWriMo, and while my original goal was to get my work completely edited for a writing contest at my college, I don't think that's going to happen this year. Thankfully, the contest is annual, and I'm eligible until I actually submit a work for print/ebook/the contest itself, so it can still happen. I just need to give myself more time than I currently have.
          
          -Still meaning to do some drawing. Still haven't. Still in search of suggestions for art. I did get a swanky new sketchbook and some inking pens for christmas, so maybe if anything I'll expand on my art from inktober and do something more detailed based on those. We'll see.
          
          aaand that's it for now! Again, pinky promise a chapter on Thursday. If any of you would like to say hi or have questions, my inboxes are open. Have a good one!

Mexlla88

Hello everyone! Some updates from me:
          
          -My calendar pages work has been discontinued and unpublished. T'was very rambling...and while I started it with the idea that I would do weekly updates with it...that quickly got derailed with the dramas and infinite work of senior year at university. And I while I had hoped it would help with being a little more reflective...it honestly just put a brighter spotlight on some things I was trying to get past.
          
          -I realize that I haven't posted any Shattered Mind chapters in a little bit. The holidays caught up with me. Shattered Mind updates will pick back up this Thursday (and I hope you all have had a happy holiday!).
          
          -I really want to also be getting back into drawing. I haven't done a whole lot since inktober, and would like to continue on with stuff like that. All of my inktober sketches were based on things from the Elementalist series, so if there's anything else from the series (so far, there's some stuff from the inktober series that will show in later books), let me know in my inbox or comments section, and I will see about sketching it out! I'll add the art to the Thursday updates so that it can be seen. It'll also probably be added to my instagram as well.
          
          aaaand that's about it for now. I'm going to get back to writing. I'd like to keep the buffer I have going with my chapters from NaNo going. Until Thursday!

Mexlla88

Hello everyone! Apologies for the radio silence, and as always thank you for your patience. 
          
          I am happy to say I completed #nanowrimo2019!!!
          And then I slept. So much. Oh my god.
          
          I think now I'm sufficiently recovered from that massive amount of writing, so posting of chapters will pick up again tomorrow!! I will also work on getting an update for calendar pages out.
          
          See you tomorrow!

Mexlla88

Hello everyone!
          
          Due to some technical difficulties, this week's chapter of Shattered Mind will be released tomorrow. There is a chapter ready, I'm just fighting my wifi currently.
          
          So keep your eye out! And to anyone that reads this participating in NaNoWriMo: you've got this. No matter where you are in your wordcount.
          
          Until tomorrow!