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The State of the Writer: 3/19/23

A post updated every other Sunday discussing my current writing projects and any completed the prior two weeks.

Project: Story/Series
Working Title: The High Archon (The Truth Seeker Chronicles)
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Type: Original
Length: Novel
Current Word Count: 11,282
Status: Reorganizing & Worldbuilding
Progress: Working on tangential ideas

I don’t remember where I found this picture. Maybe on Pinterest or Twitter? It was probably Pinterest because that’s where I have it saved and of course there’s no source ugh. He’s probably from some game or manga I should know about but don’t. Anyway, I immediately thought he looked like he’d make a beautiful bride and I wanted to write about him lol. Because my brain will just hyperfixate on something and stay with it until I take enough notes to appease the shit sponge, I’m currently writing some background for this. Will it make its way into my WIP? Who TF knows.

The State of the Writer: 3/5/23

A post updated every other Sunday discussing my current writing projects and any completed the prior two weeks.

I have been on this merfolk/seafolk kick for a good two or three months now. I already had ideas about hybrids in the series combined with needing to create lore for people who live by the sea on the other side of a mountain, and I was able to tie that in with other previous lore. I’m at the part where I put everything into Scrivener, which is the last step, but I still have at least two other demographics to do after this. Eh, slow progress is still progress.

The Broken Rose: Chapter 12 – Ways and Means

Update: It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything to this blog because moving is a total beast, but I had to carve out some time to update for Bethany’s artwork. This was my most controversial chapter, and she handled the subject matter beautifully ♥ I’ve put the image near the appropriate text in the chapter.

Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII, its characters, and settings are all property of Square Enix so I can take no credit nor claim any ownership of that. I do take some credit for the story’s plot.
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Sephiroth wandered around the kitchen with his phone couched in his right hand. Heavy boots made no sound on the floor though his hair whispered against his coat. He could silence that, too, if he so wished, but there was no need for stealth now. During his hunt, he’d thought of his rose and how she slept safe and secure. He did not smile to not crack the mask, but emerald filled the darkest corners. No monster that evening could stand a chance against a righteous protector’s wrath, and the Great General only wished it was Midgar that burned within his sight. Not yet, the reckoning will come at its proper time.