Eala Chopair-Gorm

What happened to your story with Steve and the single mother from later chapters in the fall book one ? was it taken down ??

Hello, wonderful readers!
          
          I know it's been a while since I posted; life's been, well, life.
          
          I'm working on the next few chapters of Stardust, but I don't know when I'll get them finished. (Again, that whole "life" thing.)
          
          Thank you, as always, for sticking with me. I appreciate you all very, very much.
          
          Offering well-wishes to you and yours.
          
          In kindness,
          Eala 

babes i love everything about your books! :00

Hello, wonderful readers,
          
          I had planned to update Stardust by today; however, life...well, life-d.
          
          I'm hoping to still be able to get an update out by this evening  (and those of you familiar with my work will know that I refuse to publish anything I feel is not exactly right, so that might not happen). 
          
          As always, I am so appreciative of the reads, comments, votes, and shows of support. They mean so very much to me. 
          
          Offering well-wishes to you and yours.
          
          In kindness,
          Eala 
          

After almost two and a half years of writing The Fall, it is coming to an end. 
          
          The last few chapters will be posted within the next several days (possibly sooner).
          
          The ending is one I debated about. A LOT. But the fact is, the ending is actually one of the first things I ever wrote for this story...it's been sitting in my notes, waiting for its time. And I hope you all like it.
          
          Thank you all for being a part of this journey. Thank you for loving Réa and Bucky's story as much as I've loved writing it. 
          
          I am, and will forever be, appreciative of all of the support you have shown to my characters, my story, and to me.
          
          In kindness,
          Eala 

I know many of the recent chapters for 'Stardust' are on the shorter side. 
          
          I subscribe to the idea that a chapter should describe a scene; once the scene is illustrated, the chapter's finished.
          
          Don't worry...there is plenty more to come in 'Stardust'. Danica and Bucky have a lot to share; it's just a matter of getting there. Thank you for following along with me as I tell their story.
          
          In kindness,
          Eala

Because I was today years old when I learned that the text-to-speech option pronounces Réa's name as "ree-uh" (because of course it does ‍♀️), I wanted to clarify:
          
          It's 'ray' (her full name—Réalta Geal—is 'rail-tuh gyal' [soft 'g' with a y-glide; sounds like 'yell' but with an 'ay' sound]). 
          
          You can hear pronunciation here (listen to the Connacht Dialect):
          https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/réalta
          https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/geal
          

Hello, my wonderful readers, and Happy New Year (yes, I'm running behind...it's very on-brand for the feral ADHD gremlin-slash-chaos goblin that is me )!
          
          I am still going to be adding chapters; however, I will also be starting at Chapter 1 and reviewing for typos and other errors, and making necessary corrections.
          
          (A little bit about my process:
          I type everything in Microsoft Word...that means that all *goes to Word to check* 1,998 pages—487, 515 words—so far are in a single document. [Don't worry, it's backed up across multiple drives, both physical and cloud-based!]
          I then take the chapters and paste them individually into Google Docs, because for some reason, Wattpad really hates when I paste directly from Word? It messes with the formatting, mashing words together and whatnot, so I have to paste from Google Docs to avoid that.)
          
          Even with the multiple word/document processing platforms, there are occasional errors that sneak through (the addition—or omission—of an 's'; using the American spellings in Réa's POV or the non-American spellings in Bucky's; things like that).
          
          So, as I said, I will be reviewing for errors and typos, and correcting them as I go. I don't think Wattpad notifies you when I edit a previously-published part; however, I'm not super-knowledgeable about the platform, so, just in case, I preemptively apologise for any 'notification explosions'. 
          
          Thanks for letting me have a bit of a ramble! 
          
          Offering well-wishes to you and yours in this coming year! ☺️
          
          In kindness,
          Eala

Hello, my wonderful readers.
          
          There are going to be some longer delays between chapters, at least for a little while.
          
          As I talked about in my last announcement, the purpose of The Fall is to serve as a Sacred Witness container, and that, as such, everything that goes into the container must be energetically & emotionally clean.
          
          ‼️ SPOILER ALERT (if you haven't made it to Chapter 207, and don't want a spoiler, please skip to the bracketed line of asterisks [******]) ‼️
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          ⚠️ TW: mention of pregnancy loss/stillbirth ⚠️ 
          
          I am really, really struggling with writing Réa's pregnancy, especially the moments between Bucky & Conall.
          
          My husband never got to have those kinds of moments with either of our children (our oldest is actually his stepchild, and, due to placenta placement during my pregnancy with our youngest, he never got to feel them kick or wiggle).
          
          And I am just...well, it's difficult to write a happy, wonderful pregnancy-even though that's always been the plan for Réa & Bucky.
          
          This time of year doesn't help. I had my tubes removed on December 26th last year...and mid-February of 2021 is when our youngest—who was stillborn—was delivered.
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          As I said, I'm struggling, and it will take me longer to update. This is temporary; once l'm able to get everything emotionally & energetically cleared, I'll return to more frequent posting.
          
          I am so, so grateful for you, and am offering support and love to you all.
          
          In kindness,
          Eala 

***SPOILERS***
          If you haven't read Chapter 207 (in The Fall Book 2) then there are some spoilers ahead!
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          ⚠️TW: miscarriage; stillbirth; child loss⚠️
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          I've debated posting this; however, I do my best to be transparent with you all, & that includes sharing things that aren't always positive...in this case, why it's taking me longer to post chapters.
          
          For those who have seen my TikTok about the Sacred Witness container, this will make more sense than to those who haven't. (This blog post explains the Sacred Witness very well:  https://www.unbridledchange.org/blog/Healing-Power-of-a-Sacred-Witness  )
          
          Part of the Sacred Witness container is that what goes into it must be emotionally & energetically clean, or it negates the container. In this case, I'm talking about Réa & Bucky's pregnancy.
          
          Them becoming parents has always been the plan. I've been very excited to write this part of their story, AND am saddened by it as well. [And no, none of these experiences are going to apply to them; they are NOT sharing them with me.]
          
          I have been through 13 miscarriages, 1 stillbirth, & have 1 living child. After the last miscarriage, my husband & I had some deep, heavy, emotional conversations...and I had my fallopian tubes removed on Boxing Day 2023.
          
          As I said, anything that goes into a Sacred Witness container must be clean, and this topic requires a lot of clean-up (I work personally & with my therapist on this), which is why it's taking me longer to write and post.
          
          Again, I only share this to be transparent and genuine with you all.
          
          As always, I am incredibly appreciative of you & the support you've shown Réa, Bucky, & The Fall. Each and every read, vote, comment, recommendation, & share means so much to me. Thank you. You are amazing. 
          
          Offering light, love, and peace to you all.
          
          In kindness,
          Eala