elizaditton

Hey! Long time no see! For those who don't remember me, I'm Eliza, and I used to regularly post a G/t story called Too Small To Be Afraid. After semi-regular updates (initially just on Tumblr) from April of 2023 through December of 2024, I took a step back as life had gotten a little busy and I wanted to make the first draft of the story as good as it could be before eventually self-publishing. I decided to avoid posting regular updates until the book was completely finished, for the sake of quality.
          	
          	I have come here today to inform you all that:
          	✨️ i have changed my mind ✨️
          	
          	While I can't make any promises (especially since I'm about to get married and move over 3,000 miles away), I realized the way I've been going about working on this story has been... unnecessarily difficult, and I'd like to resume regular posting.
          	
          	Some thoughts that led to this decision:
          	
          	1.) This story is never going to be perfect. It may be my magnum opus, but I would rather have fun with it than worry about it being perfect.
          	2.) I'd rather be part of a community than a self-published author. Having people be able to enjoy my work means more to me than having a physical copy or perfect prose with all the perfect words.
          	3.) Treating the book as a whole that I will have to do multiple drafts of rather than dealing with smaller, manageable chunks has—big shocker—made working on it not fun anymore!
          	
          	ALL THIS BEING SAID, don't expect an update right away, but I'm going to try posting updates for this story regularly again. Hopefully I will have something to share soon!
          	
          	I may still revise the story in the future, and if that happens I will leave the original untouched and make a new, separate version. But that isn't the goal right now.
          	
          	Thanks for reading!
          	
          	Oh yeah also I got a Bluesky finally, so if anyone wants to follow me on there my handle is elizaditton.bsky.social!

Raevilina-Kanevil

Thank you for letting us know, missed you so much. You have one stories but it's amazing story I ever read
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elizaditton

Hey! Long time no see! For those who don't remember me, I'm Eliza, and I used to regularly post a G/t story called Too Small To Be Afraid. After semi-regular updates (initially just on Tumblr) from April of 2023 through December of 2024, I took a step back as life had gotten a little busy and I wanted to make the first draft of the story as good as it could be before eventually self-publishing. I decided to avoid posting regular updates until the book was completely finished, for the sake of quality.
          
          I have come here today to inform you all that:
          ✨️ i have changed my mind ✨️
          
          While I can't make any promises (especially since I'm about to get married and move over 3,000 miles away), I realized the way I've been going about working on this story has been... unnecessarily difficult, and I'd like to resume regular posting.
          
          Some thoughts that led to this decision:
          
          1.) This story is never going to be perfect. It may be my magnum opus, but I would rather have fun with it than worry about it being perfect.
          2.) I'd rather be part of a community than a self-published author. Having people be able to enjoy my work means more to me than having a physical copy or perfect prose with all the perfect words.
          3.) Treating the book as a whole that I will have to do multiple drafts of rather than dealing with smaller, manageable chunks has—big shocker—made working on it not fun anymore!
          
          ALL THIS BEING SAID, don't expect an update right away, but I'm going to try posting updates for this story regularly again. Hopefully I will have something to share soon!
          
          I may still revise the story in the future, and if that happens I will leave the original untouched and make a new, separate version. But that isn't the goal right now.
          
          Thanks for reading!
          
          Oh yeah also I got a Bluesky finally, so if anyone wants to follow me on there my handle is elizaditton.bsky.social!

Raevilina-Kanevil

Thank you for letting us know, missed you so much. You have one stories but it's amazing story I ever read
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urfaverennobe

Are you still working on this?

Rogue20_OP

@elizaditton cool! i hope it finishes soon!
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elizaditton

@urfavclownlily Hi! I am still working on this! However, to fulfill my dream of making this story the best that it can be, I've decided to take a step back from posting individual chapters and instead work on the book as a whole. I plan on finishing my first draft, possibly writing a second to fix any big plot issues, and then editing and publishing that. The version you see on my Wattpad and Tumblr currently will likely remain unfinished, and I will start posting again when I finish editing the book. This hopefully shouldn't take long since I've given myself a time limit to finish my first draft by the end of the year. But rest assured I'm still working on the book and when it's done it will still be available to read for free. Thank you for your support!! <3
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Rogue20_OP

hello, i was wondering when will you post a new chapter? your story is very interesting and i was wondering if you will keep on continuing it.

elizaditton

@Rogue20_OP Hi! I do plan on continuing this story as it's basically my passion project, lol. I'm about 1,800 words into chapter 18 (it's probably gonna be a long one), and I plan on hopefully being able to release it soon! I took an impromptu break over the summer to focus on looking for a job, and then when I found a job I ended up being really exhausted and couldn't find a lot of time to write. ^^; Now that I'm adjusting, I should be able to finish the next chapter really soon! There will definitely be an update some time this month, hopefully sooner rather than later. Thanks so much for your support, I'm glad you're enjoying the story! :D
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elizaditton

Hey everyone! Thank you for your patience concerning TSTBA. The next chapter should be up either this week or some time next week, assuming all goes well with my new job! I have a question for all of you! I made a new cover for TSTBA a while back, and I've been thinking about revealing it and using it now. Would you like to see the new cover now? Or should I wait until it's time to have the book published as a hard copy? Let me know your thoughts, and thanks again for your continued support!