Niamh

'The Art of a Woman' is now renamed and reclassified into 'The War in a Man,' a short story/novelette. Its former title will be used in a brand new work set within the same universe. 
          
          More details soon.

Umm hi
          I would like to join your club
          Can you tell me how to??

Have you ever outgrown a character?
          
          In this lowest point of my life, I thought I'd understand Florence of 'The Art of a Woman' again as my eighteen-year old self did, whose snippets I'd repurposed into the sole chapter you see today. The heartache of my two selves can be the same, you see.
          
          But it never came.
          
          Not once, when I was alone, wanting something—anything—to stop the pain, did her voice come back to me. Nor did it offer the escapism it once did; the reprieve only to a writer it can bring. The thought of her brokenness even now fills me up with dread, as if one step to bring me in her headspace was leprosy.
          
          It is a shame. 'The Art of a Woman' is a book I intend to complete nonetheless. I know Florence's story by heart, from start to finish. And I think the world needs to see who she is. But Florence's very soul may forever be lost to me.
          
          I may never do her justice again.
          
          What I can do, however, is write her from other perspectives. Invert the current intention of the story.
          
          'The Art of a Woman,' and its prologue 'The Tiller of Tumult,' will be republished on the 25th of July 2021 (GMT+8). Chapter 1 is coming soon.

Apologies for the lack of task chapter for this month. Some of you may know that my family and I have been dealing with health issues on top of my hectic academic schedule, but a recent turn of events have also had my heart broken irreversibly for reasons I cannot disclose.
          
          'The Busy Girl's Book Club: Spam Comment Edition' is not closed for good. I plan to resume #TBGBC in the following month/s, pick up where we left off, but I need time to feel like myself again. To not breathe like there are knives in my chest.
          
          Members, please head over to our Discord channel to set your own comment trading arrangements for the remainder of June if you wish it. There are many features for your enjoyment, and you may also invite outsiders to mingle with the rest of the club if you wish.
          
          Thank you so, so much for sticking around. Hopefully, I will be seeing you all in the next month.