TEN

Hello all!


Can you believe it? It's been almost a year since I last posted a story, or chapter for IOT??? Weird...

As some, or very few of you may know...this year marks ten years of me actually writing and posting on FictionPress...I know it's not the biggest deal, but for me...I feel as though I should do something special to commemorate it. After all it's not everyday you get to 10 years of doing something...anything...and to be honest, I never thought I would continue this as my hobby.

Ten years, I have spent on FictionPress...writing some pretty crappy poems, as well as some okay poems, but eventually, I settled on the thing I really really wanted to do - which is writing. Since I was little, I've wanted to be an author, just so I could write cool stories and be able to immerse myself in them. I can't believe I've actually done it!

Thanks to all of your support, I got up the courage to write and continue to write three stories...IOT being one of my most favorite and most massive of them all...over the duration of my 'break' I've learned to appreciate the stuff I wrote before IOT, although I still find it a little bit cringeworthy to read, I have accepted that to get IOT right, I needed to improve along the way. Also as much as I thought I was done writing...I'm not.

If you read my parting note last year, I wanted to end on a high note. I wanted to leave things so that IOT was the masterpiece, the swan song. And for a while it has been. I love it to death, and I would be happy never to write again...or so I thought. If only I could keep my mind quiet...

Admittedly, my resolve for not writing lasted a few days...ideas started to swim in my head, and after fighting them for a few months, I wrote them down on paper, thinking once it was out of my system, I'd be fine. WRONG! I couldn't resist...and before I knew it, I was on my computer writing all over again. I've tried keeping it to myself...but it's quite hard to say 'Oh I'm writing for fun!' without the inevitable questions that come with it. I've admitted to writing for myself, which it is, and although I'm not willing to publish right now, I'm thinking about perhaps allowing a glance at what I've been up to.

Initially, the reason I was so hesitant, was because it is quite different to all the other novels I've written so far. It is quite honestly the farthest thing from soccer. Whereas ATWCB, SWFF, and IOT; have that one commonality, this one does not. This one idea has partially been around for a lot longer. I used to day dream a lot about a medieval/modern mix story, but over the course of the last few months I've changed it a little and developed it a lot more. It is more of a fantasy/magic/adventure influenced by what I've been reading. If you've been keeping track...yea...definitely manga influenced. There are several PoV's, which I've loved getting to write, and it's more of a post-nuclear war world...after it's been re-built and is up and running. I think it's different to what I've read so far...so hopefully, you guys will like it. It is a different side to my previous work, but at the same time it could be considered a complete page one...as I've not followed my usual process...and until recently, I had no idea what I was doing, or thought would be the conclusion. It's not complete, but I am working on it, so for the time being I'm just thinking about posting the prologue...that is all. I suppose more of it will be posted later on, but I will most probably wait until I've written more, and gotten closer to finishing it.

With this blog post turning into a short story of it's own, I think it's only fair that I tell you one or two more things. After pondering the idea of a short story and small project, and much nudging by fellow tweeters (Bunny, Vidya...) I did start a small short story about life after IOT. WARNING: IT'S NOT A SEQUEL... The main focus of it was Nathaniel, as both you and I apparently felt the same. It was a hard decision to keep him single in the final epilogue of the story, but I think it was the right thing to do. He was young and still seemed unready for a steady relationship. (Funnily enough...Gossip Girl did the same thing to Nate in the season 6 finale...lol! Perhaps they copied me???? LOL!) I managed to write a long chapter and a half before realizing that I can only work on one project at a time...two just gets distracting and my head becomes messy...I do intend to work more on it and post this project later - hopefully later this year, provided I finish my current novel first. It's release also depends on many things such as my own life, which is steadily becoming hectic...loads of pressure...-_-' So here's hoping it works out, since I think it's only fair that you all get to see him get a happy ending too. But, please keep in mind, it will be a short story, (Allow me to clarify...by short I mean less than 85 chapters...more like 30...), based only on Nathaniel's life. (And yes...I've definitely settled on using the red head we were discussing on twitter...I even found a name!) That's not to say our favorite couple won't be present - they will...I assure you - I'm just saying that it'll be from Nathaniel's PoV. (Which is something I really wanted to do!!!)

Finally...the one thing I think everyone is wondering...after reading this long blog post of what I've been up to...I will tell you the date when I'll post the aforementioned prologue...it's going to be a bit of a wait, but the tentative date is set for...Sunday, May 5th, 2013. Keeping in tradition with my Sunday posts...lol...I'm quite a bit nervous as to how you might take it...admittedly, it is a delay tactic...but I hope you will give it a chance, and enjoy it! 

As you all know, I do tend to give writing quite a bit of priority, staying up nights and that sort of thing - especially when posting, I try hard not to delay and disappoint on that end - so I hope you'll be patient with me as I explore and write this new novel, and balance it with my personal life. (Something which I need to learn...-_-')

Please remember to read and review, it makes my day to read your thoughts and comments on my work!!! Also I'm still hoping IOT will get to 1000, so please if you haven't reviewed, it would mean alot to me!

Anyway, hope you enjoy your weekend...and aren't too upset with me for not posting right away...I'm sorry!!! I just want it to be perfect before I do...

Much Love,
Andene