@Twisted_Lulu
Hello everyone!
I hope everyone's summer is going well! So, some news: Resonant is finished, all parts are scheduled for release, and I've entered it for the Watty 2026. I am working on something new, a dystopian fantasy called Wakeborn (this might be a temporary working title). Updates will be posted on my socials (Bluesky, Instagram, Threads)!
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Thank you for getting Resonant to #5 on the #disability rankings list. As a disabled writer, writing a disabled character with chronic pain, trauma, and complicated strength took a lot out of me in ways I’m still processing. It means so much that readers are connecting with Kaelin.
Chapter Four: Contact is live.
Kaelin, Arya, and ORIN have survived the crash, the ash, the creatures under the dust, and one very unfriendly night in a broken tram car.
Now they hear engines.
Human contact should mean rescue.
For Kaelin, it means weapons, exits, restraints, scanners, and the possibility that “help” is just another word for capture.
Chapter Four brings them face-to-face with Ashkaru’s scavengers, the wrong kind of offer, and the man Solen told Kaelin to find: Thane Arrow.
But trust does not come easily when every hand has been a cage.
Kaelin does not give Thane trust. She gives him rules.
Read Chapter Four: Contact now.
Read if you like:
trauma-informed rescue • found family with boundaries • disabled sci-fi heroines • snarky AI companions • scavenger threats • hostile planets • protector-and-child dynamics • slow-earned trust
Content notes: armed confrontation, threat of capture, injury, chronic pain/body-tech distress, child endangerment, medical fear, trauma responses, toxic environment.
Chapter Two: Ashfall is live.
The Cradle is gone. That should mean freedom.
For Kaelin and Arya, it means waking inside the wreckage of a crashed escape pod on Ashkaru: a dead mining world of ash, slag, toxic dust, broken machines, and open sky.
Kaelin’s brace is damaged. Her body is already past its limit. Arya is feverish, silent, and still reaching for her hand. ORIN is trapped in Kaelin’s neural port and somehow still has time to be the galaxy’s least comforting AI.
They have limited water, bad filters, three ration bars, a half-charged shock baton, and no guarantee the Core isn’t already looking.
This chapter is about survival after the fall: scavenging what they can, leaving behind what they can’t carry, and learning that sometimes found family starts with one damaged person giving the better filter to someone smaller.
Read Chapter Two: Ashfall now.
Read if you like:
crash survival • disabled sci-fi heroines • snarky AI companions • protector-and-child dynamics • toxic wastelands • broken tech • found family beginning in ash
Beta Reader Sammy says: Resonant opens strongly, immersing readers in a crumbling facility full of danger and personal trauma. Kaelin stands out as a resilient protagonist, driven by survival and by protecting Arya, which adds emotional depth. ORIN provides humor and stability, forming a natural bond with Kaelin.
The worldbuilding reveals key elements through action and context, creating curiosity without info-dumping. The atmosphere, character dynamics, and portrayal of trauma are compelling, with a fast yet focused pace. Overall, a gripping start hinting at themes of survival, identity, trauma, and found family in a rich sci-fi setting, leaving readers eager for more.
The first chapter of Resonant is live, and it starts in the middle of a fire.
Kaelin knows the Cradle better than she knows her own face — every alarm pattern, every guard rotation, every hazard glyph stuttering across the glass. When the containment systems fail and the ward begins to tear itself apart around her, she has seconds to calculate an exit. What she doesn’t calculate for is the girl.
Arya is already out of her tank when Kaelin finds her — barefoot in the spill, too still, too quiet, watching the corridor door before the first armored boot reaches it. She shouldn’t be standing. She shouldn’t be calm. She takes Kaelin’s hand like it’s the obvious place for it to be.
ORIN — the AI wired directly into the neural port behind Kaelin’s ear, recently returned from being disassembled inside a wall panel — has notes. His first words back: “Good morning, Kaelin. You are bleeding.” His assessment of taking the child: “Not efficient.”
She takes her anyway.
Resonant is a dark sci-fi story about what it costs to choose when you were built to obey. New chapters every Monday at 8am.
Velarinai is officially done.
Well… done in the way books are “done” before they’re handed over for edits, polish, and a few brave beta readers willing to walk into the ash with me.
Right now, the manuscript is going through another round of edits while I start working out a realistic release schedule. I don’t have exact dates to share just yet, but the story is much closer to returning than it has ever been.
Thank you to everyone who has been patient with this book, this world, and Lirana’s journey. Velarinai has grown so much from where it began, and I’m genuinely excited for you all to see what it has become.
More updates soon.
Hello everyone!!
It’s May already… honestly, where does the time go?
As promised, I’ll be re-uploading Velarinai while I continue working on the updated draft, which I’m hoping will finally see the light of day sometime this autumn. A lot has changed during revisions—expanded lore, stronger continuity, new POV material, and a much clearer direction for the story as a whole. I’m really excited (and slightly terrified) to share it when it’s ready.
And yes… Resonant. The story I’ve probably struggled with the most mentally is surprisingly finished—at least for now.
Season One, the Ashkaru Arc, will officially begin releasing this Monday.
One thing I realized during revisions is that I naturally gravitate toward longer chapters, which doesn’t always work well for platforms like these. So, any chapter over roughly 4,000 words will be split into multiple parts, usually two.
If a chapter is split:
Part One will release on Mondays
Part Two will release on Fridays
Thank you all for the patience, support, and kindness while I’ve been figuring all of this out. It genuinely means a lot
A small update:
I’ve decided to repost the original version of the story in May so that there’s still something available to read while I continue working on the revised version.
I originally took it down because of a competition requirement, but after thinking it over, I realized I’d rather have something up for readers than go completely quiet while I draft and revise a newer edition.
Just to be clear: this is an earlier draft/legacy version, not the final revised version. Some chapters, scenes, structure, and canon details might change in the newer version.
Regarding Resonant, it’s still in a strange place mentally. Honestly, I don’t think I’m in the right mindset to continue it as is, and as time goes on I’ve been heavily weighing my options in completely scrapping it and rebuilding. I won’t be removing it, but it will be on an indefinite hiatus.
If you wish to learn more about all of this, I post long-form explanations on Substack, Tumblr, Buy Me a Coffee, Ko-Fi, and Patreon. And, I’m considering restarting my podcast on YouTube/Spotify for these types of updates/explanations.
Thank you for your patience with me as I work through this story. I want to give Velarinai and Resonant the time and effort it deserves, and I’m very grateful to everyone who’s still here for it.