jujubekiller

My my, it's been far too long since I've posted. Anyhow, strait and quick to the point. Chapter 5 of RWYS is on the way. A little more to it, then some final editing, finito, and then posted. Thanks to all that have read it thus far. Thank you to soupesoup for the vote and catdrinkingcoffee for the follow. Thank you very very much -^_^-
          
           I'll admit I did shelve RWYS for a bit but I never did forget it. I don't know where this sudden surge of inspiration came from but I'm writing quite a bit more on it now. Not all of it story productive perhaps but at least it's ideas on a page. I feel like the focus moved away from what I wanted so I refocused back on our boys' relationship. I have been writing things that'll be taking place in later chapters so a little out of order. I think I'm a combo plotter/pantser lol. And oh boy some is juicy lemony goodness, though I think I'll post that in a "separate" book so those who wish to read smut may do so. But I have my general outline and plot down, now to fleah the rest of this beast out. Aight, Ima head out. Just thought I'd share. Good things in the oven, people!

Yeehaw! I'm back, baby! (Kind of) Dropped the 4th chapter of RWYS. Been battling a nasty bout writer's block and stubborn case of lack of motivation. I neared shelving RWYS a few times, but thanks to some very helpful advice from Spookiestcake, I'm keeping at it. I'm struggling with whether or not to force myself to write each night or to go with the flow. Keeping a schedule, as suggested by other writers, supposedly will keep me wanting to write, which has been true but my quality of writing goes down and I think I burned out from it. However, if I let myself go with the flow I don't know how often I'll write and I may end up losing interest in a project and I'll never finish anything lol. 
          
          Spookiestcake also reminded me to write for myself, because I enjoy it, but I also want to write for reader as well, to keep them entertained. It's all a matter of balance I suppose.
          
          Shout out to Spookiestcake with her kind advice and her story "In My Head". Wow, what can I say about this one? It's an in-depth SDV story, featuring Shane, about addiction and the self-loathing, addicts usually experience with said addiction. The story starts slow with Shane battling his alcoholism and the tribulation associated with it but along the way he meets someone who helps him through it. Now the question is can he sever his addiction to this new person in his new life? It's a great read by a great writer. Go give it a look!

So I know I said I was going to drop a chapter on RWYS every Saturday but I did not finish this chapter on time. I'm pretty sure I'm actually going to finish it tonight or tomorrow but I like to spend a day or so editing. But I suppose if worse comes to worse I could always edit after I drop it. So today I was really riding the nostalgia wave and watched the 1987 "The Chipmunks and Chipettes", then followed up with my favorite episodes from the show Reboot (dear God Matrix was so hot, first cartoon crush, seriously), then watched the 2000 Digimon movie (good God I was/still am a nerd). Maybe next I'll watch "All Dogs Go to Heaven" or "Ferngully".
          
          Shout out to CapriciouslyGhoulish on their variety of SDV oneshots (though it's only 1 story so far lol) I requested one be made about Harvey or Shane doing something cute or loveable since I have a hard time connecting to those two. Anyhow, they wrote about Shane having a hidden talent, and it's actually very sweet. Give it a looksie if you get the chance. Well, got a lot to do, gotta run!

With a lot of personal pressure, I manage to finish and post chapter 3 of RWYS. I was worried the scene with Harvey was going to drag the pace down but I remembered there was a bit of story relevance in there so I added a little bit more to emphasize it. Just as well, I think I'd kind of like Henry to have a bot of one on one time with everyone, but that adds up to a lot of damn people lol ^_^' . Now I need to get to work on chapter 4 and hopefully more. I definitely was out of oomph and still not feeling particularly inspired but if there's anything I'd like to keep up on, is definitely the ability to keep a timeframe, 1 chapter/2000 words a week as promised. I'm not going for speed per sei but I'm trying to keep myself writing.
          
          Shout out goes to SomberSummerRain on Mirror the Endless Night. I finally finished it (chapter 14 so far as it is a WIP). Its a very well written story with some cute OCxElliott antics. Unfortunately I did read some things in her story that are very close to some things I had had in mind with my own story so I may have to shuffle some things I had in mind so to try to stay original and not look like I'm copying. Though I did ask her permission to throw in a couple references to her story in mine. Aight, let's turn up the juice and see what shakes loose! ───==≡≡ΣΣ((( つºل͜º)つ

So I am starting to lose a little steam. Still working on Chapter 3 of SDV Reap What You Sow. Also wish I could come up with a better synopsis of the story, but I am still writing it. Chapter 2 I think mentions Elliott once lol. But I am working slightly out of order. I've written a few other scenes that are going to take place later on in the story. I also have not read many other stories this week either =p but I'll  let you know if I come across anything good. 
          
          Oooooh shout out to LydiaManning0 for adding Cuffed and Flower Storm to your reading list! Their views have gone up a bit since then so thank you ^-^ . Also for voting on Cuffed as well. Perhaps I'll get to work on a 2nd part of that. Alrighty, best luck to all and see y'all around!

Welp, I did it. I posted my first chapter of my Stardew Valley fic "Reap What You Sow". It was only intended to be maybe some fluffy smut but it really is growing into bigger project. I just hope I don't run out of steam. At first, I blew through chapter after chapter,  but now I've hit some writer's block and now am I having issues getting around it. Not to mention I'm obsessed with picking stuff apart and being overly critical on my own stuff. I post the chapter and immediately began to read it though and started changing stuff again. Ugh, so much self doubt. I'm sure anyone reading thing can certainly relate. Oh, speaking of self doubt, I drew my own cover art on this fic with my finger and touch screen. But I ain't gonna let my lack of art skills keep me from trying XP
          
          So, currently I'm reading Skater Boy (a STVfic with Sam and OC) by LK_11037 and they are just plowing through the story. Wish I could write that fast lol. Anyhow I though it was cool to see Sam getting some love, definitely an underappreciated character. I'm also reading "Mirroring the Endless Night" by SomberSummerRain and this one seems pretty good, though I'm only chapter one. But I'll catch up and let y'all know what I think later. Till then, see you around. 

Okie dok so I am curious. Cover art... how do I get it? So far the stories I've done come from other people's art. Which I understand is a bit of a grey area, but as long as I am sourcing the material, I'm good, right? (I mean, any sort of exposure for the artist is good for them, yeah?) 
          Anyhow, I see all this great cover art for everyone's stories and now I'm wondering 'well now, how do I get my hands on some of that?' Are people making on their own? Paying someone to make it? Using photoshop to alter a stock image? As far as my art skills go, I don't really have them lol. Digital art or image manipulation, nope. Any recommendations? Clues to get started? Help me out here!

Ooo I just noticed there was this cool convo thingie here so I guess I'll have a convo with meself about stuff I'm doing here, yeah ^-^
          
          I read Elliott x Reader (you know, Stardew Valley) by Essentiallyeccentric and it was really good! I really enjoyed here writing style and the way she presents the world. And the fluff is too much!! (omg I'm dying ^ヮ^ )  Here's hoping she finishes it!
          
          I'm going to move my other story from fanfiction.net called "Cuffed" over. Maybe I'll try to post stuff every Saturday but let's not be too ambitious lol. I'm also writing my own STV Elliott story and I've already finished the first chapter. Maybe I'll post it next Saturday, giving me a chance to get chapter 2 all written out. I'm worried I'm putting too much scratch and not enough actual content into my stories also I reread my stuff and critique it so much that I'm worried once I post there'll be no way to fix it later, even though there totally is =p. Oh wells. I'm off to make breakkie. Waffles, oh yeah.