gwyncys

i am all too familiar with the feeling of coming across a good story on a fanfiction website, but realising it is not complete (way too late, after i've gone down a rabbithole). and while i am really flattered for people to be discovering my writing and calling it "good stories", three years after i first started writing the checkmate series, i really don't know when i will be able to come back and continue this series. 
          	
          	i know it's a really small number, but having 50 followers on here actually means a lot, especially since my last update was literally 2 years ago. i hate to leave you all hanging like that (even if really, there probably aren't that many people paying attention to a story about a bunch of kids who aren't even canon in the hunger games). but i started the checkmate series really really young, right out of primary school (at an age i would not be comfortable disclosing), but surprisingly i still had people wanting to read and support me, despite my lackluster grammar or little more than never-ending knowledge of middle-grade fiction and a dream. thank you so much for making little me's dream come true. 
          	
          	i have held this series -- and many more -- close to my heart for years. i have come up with all the drafts, all the plans, but somehow never gotten the opportunity (or the confidence) to release these intimate things into the world. idk if it's because i feared judgement, or because i knew they simply weren't good enough. if you're here, please drop just a word or two so i know you're there, and maybe i will have enough motivation to come back here and finish this series once and for all. 
          	
          	thank you for your support.

Olivia_Benedetti

Do what makes you happy we will support you no matter what <3
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gwyncys

i am all too familiar with the feeling of coming across a good story on a fanfiction website, but realising it is not complete (way too late, after i've gone down a rabbithole). and while i am really flattered for people to be discovering my writing and calling it "good stories", three years after i first started writing the checkmate series, i really don't know when i will be able to come back and continue this series. 
          
          i know it's a really small number, but having 50 followers on here actually means a lot, especially since my last update was literally 2 years ago. i hate to leave you all hanging like that (even if really, there probably aren't that many people paying attention to a story about a bunch of kids who aren't even canon in the hunger games). but i started the checkmate series really really young, right out of primary school (at an age i would not be comfortable disclosing), but surprisingly i still had people wanting to read and support me, despite my lackluster grammar or little more than never-ending knowledge of middle-grade fiction and a dream. thank you so much for making little me's dream come true. 
          
          i have held this series -- and many more -- close to my heart for years. i have come up with all the drafts, all the plans, but somehow never gotten the opportunity (or the confidence) to release these intimate things into the world. idk if it's because i feared judgement, or because i knew they simply weren't good enough. if you're here, please drop just a word or two so i know you're there, and maybe i will have enough motivation to come back here and finish this series once and for all. 
          
          thank you for your support.

Olivia_Benedetti

Do what makes you happy we will support you no matter what <3
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icamilie

Hi, how you doing? I have seen you written a hell lot of beautiful stories and I was wondering do you need any kind of review on them? If yes don't hesitate to fill in the form of my new Book review and I will be glad to do it for you :-)  I want te help you grow in any means and I assure you to give you constructif feed-back. Link below. 
          
          Stay bless and thank you
          
          Camilie❤
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/357605531?

icamilie

@gwyncys ok
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gwyncys

@icamilie hey, sure! i wrote most of these when i was really small so i'll probably do a rewriting/heavy editing next summer when i have more time!
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gwyncys

hello! sorry for the delay of fleeting decisions, i need some more time to edit TT 
          i have like four tests next week, wish me luck 
          
          the next chapter of fleeting decisions will be up within the next few days xx 
          thanks for supporting!

gwyncys

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          damn bro i didn't know that many people loved my books THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT!
          
          don't worry, fleeting decisions isn't ending anytime soon lol i have my chapters planned and a lot of unreleased chapters so you'll be fed :))) in the meantime, i will focus on not dying from my other work affairs! 
          
          anyways if you have anything to comment don't hesitate to lmk either through wp pm, inline comments or instagram (if you have it) <3
          
          i will try my best to make the checkmate series as memorable as possible, although writing using your own name and your friends' (including one ex-friend) names are not very fun at all but at least you get to imagine the fluff i guess... (the angst is not that fun to imagine bc it makes me cry)
          
          (including MAYBE going back to edit the first trilogy next summer if i have time to spare but don't get your hopes too high)
          
          and i'll see, once it's finished, if i want to put more of my work online :)
          
          in a year, when i look back on this, i'm 100% sure i'll be proud of (insert age) year-old me, and the small amount of people who continue to show enthusiasm towards me and my writing, even if i'm not immensely talented.
          
          i love you all.

gwyncys

i can't wait to finish fleeting decisions and show my baby to the world, but at the same time i don't want to say goodbye to my characters, does anyone relate??? from first venture to fleeting decisions, throughout the entire checkmate series  – can you believe it's been a year since i started this journey? i'm forever indebted and grateful for your support! i've grown so much as a writer and as a person through this past year – it's been a hell of a ride, but i'm so happy i made it through and am here to share my favourite stories with you <3 
          
          fun fact, the checkmate series first started as a joke – me and my friend (not friends anymore, but not the point) plugging our classmates' names into the hunger games generator and trying to see who won, then adding the quarter quell twist – but it quickly became more than that. 
          
          to me, these four books have become my hobby, my lifestyle, my everything. gwyneth was, at first, entirely based on myself (as you can tell from the name), and the other characters, their namesakes. it was quite a shallow story – byrok didn't even come into play until i realized that the prime minister sending his citizens to a death didn't sound that appealing at all. 
          
          from a literal game, to a universe, to the adelaide woods. from a group of happy, young friends, to adults bound by love and by blood, by the forever haunting promise of death and remembrance – the checkmate series has played such a HUGE part of my life that i couldn't bear saying goodbye to. but the end is inevitable – it's in sight, albeit a few dozen chapters later. when the book ends, it'll be way past the series' first anniversary. but you'll probably see me crying in the hallways at school, not used to this sudden change.
          
          i love you all. i love my books. maybe I'll write more. who knows? for now, I'll stick to the checkmate series – thank you so much for believing. 
          
          SORRY FOR THE LONG PARAGRAPH TF

gwyncys

i'm so sorry for the delay,, i wasn't able to update yesterday's chapter of fleeting decisions on time due to a technical error but i hope u enjoy the chapter (now updated) nonetheless! 
          
          definitely trying to get my mess together and finish fleeting decisions amidst the PILE of homework i have (finished 8 assignments today) + the 3 projects i have due and a ton of tests oh dear. i can handle it BUT I HAVE NO TIME TO WRITE AND IT'S DRIVING ME GODDAMN CRAZY! 
          i have all of these ideas written down on my planner - i've planned the last 26 chapters of fleeting decisions already, the books won't write themselves BUT I HAVE NO TIME, someone help  
          best believe i really want to get to it but like i can only write 1-2 chapters a week MAX so that's why my updates are so slow I APOLOGIZE FOR THE WAIT, i know it's kind of slowburn rn but i promise it'll be worth it in the end