It really is! I'm trying to remember that these days ~ 😁

I kind of love outgrowing old plots (or just ideas masquerading as plots)! Lately I've found old ideas working their way into current works . I'm really curious about that SFF novel of yours. The right incident pushing the story the wrong way sounds like a cool writing question to explore!

@@briar.writes The story was about a woman who gets involved in a kind of futuristic civil war. At the end of Act 1 she loses her son to a stray bullet, which removes the thing that would have stopped her from moving to the city and being involved in the war - but I found it hard to write her character in an active way because the grief was just too much. She couldn't do anything active because her profound sadness overwhelmed everything. Actually, just writing this out now makes me think I just need to have a larger time jump for the transition (or at least fragmented scenes that show passing of time and growth) - so maybe it's not an abandoned wip after all!

Thank you! I'm happy to be back~

Thank you! That one is probably the one I would be most likely to continue (but in, like, 10 years 😆)~

Thank you! I love the peek into someone's process so I thought I would do it for mine. Glad you enjoyed ~

I would love to put up some photos! Do you have any that inspire you?

Oh I love splitting the story to give each couple their own series! With me trying to figure out who to focus this story/series on I wish they were coupled up or something 😆 Thanks for the sub 🥰

@@briar.writes i hope you're able to figure it out for your own sanity! Maybe try writing some POV scenes in each character and see which one the story gravitates more towards?

Once I settle down someplace, I will be a dragon with a book horde! But for now I'm happy to enjoy other's collections 🥰

The story is vast, but the focus is improving 😆

Thank you! I've been experimenting with dictation to explore my ideas on how to separate my plots and so far it's helping too~

@@briar.writes I understand that PERFECTLY. Sometimes turning on the camera and talking out what's not working for me is exactly what I need for a story.

Thank you! Honestly, it's adapted from some habit building advice I got ages ago and now I use it mostly to get myself writing or to start a workout! 😊

That's a great tip!

Thank you! I think NaNo events are great for community, even if the writing part isn't always happening 😊

Thank you!! I've tried to write short stories, but I'm never satisfied with keeping it short 🫣 I always want to expand the world and make it longer. But the first time I won for a November NaNo was a collection of short stories 😅 Good luck on your writing projects, too.

Wow! 19 books is amazing 😍 You can do it!!!

I'm so glad it was helpful! Good luck with your writing! You can do it😘

That's so interesting! This is my first time trying to immerse myself in a genre and I find it really good for me, too~

Thank you! I agree, discipline is key. I'm just really bad at it... >.<

Good luck on your drafts and yay for controlling distractions! And thank you for the well wishes 😊

Thank you~

Thank you so much! I will keep trying my best (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و

Love this perspective! I always get lost in the weeds and lose track of self-set goals, but they are a huge motivation

I can't believe I forgot cooking! (I mean, I am a terrible cook, but baking cookies is one of my favorite hobbies~)

@@briar.writes cookies ...

Thank you so much! I'm having fun putting things together to share 🥰

I feel you with the household stuff. Going from sharing duties to doing it alone is so hard! I definitely need to try writing in spurts instead of having a dedicated writing time. Because right now I'm finding that I'm struggling to set that time aside all at once.

People are definitely the problem with working outside of the house lol!

Thank you!

That is definitely something I've been thinking about - a way to include her identity in the back cover or blurb so it's easy to find for rep. Part of me just wants to put, like, the Ace flag in a corner or something, but make it searchable.

@@briar.writes That sounds like a good idea, subtle but still clear, i like it.

I have one fountain pen that was an impulse buy about 3 years ago that I use to make lists of things I don't want to do but have to get done! It makes the whole process of doing the things more fun when I can use the fountain pen~ The literary witches oracle is also one of my favorites, mostly I use it when I'm stuck. (And hello, fellow shelf-looker! First time in any of my friends houses and I'm opening all the cabinets as well >.< no shame)

He really is! I wish everyone had a teacher to push them like he did for me ☺️

Yesss! All words are good words in NaNoWriMo ~ Everything counts 😆

Yay! I think Camp is a great time to start plotting/outlining and getting into a community helps with that consistency. I always struggle to write regularly too, but NaNo events are a great help~

Agreed! Everyone is different✨

Thank you! I love experimenting with video formats like screen sharing

Absolutely! As a reader, I love the variety and the options. As a writer, I love it all a lot less 😆

I suggest doing more reaserch. Reaserch all the genres first, at least the major ones. Pick one of them. Then reasearch the genres. Fantasy is the genre that is my favorite. I have dove deep into it. The main division is high fantasy and low fantasy. Low fantasy is where the setting is in the real world and the supernatural stuff is hidden. A major example is Harry Potter. High fantasy is where there is an entire fantasy world seperate from the real world. There is no depiction of the real world at all. A major example is Lord of the Rings. There can be a third category of portal fantasy. This is where characters go from the real world to the fantasy world. The worlds are seperate except for special travel portals. A major example is the Chronicles of Narnia. When I do my own stories, I give the general labels of high fantasy and hard magic. Beyond that, I just do my own thing. I like to focus on magic. I like to have most characters be magic users, and go into the details and depth of magic. Paranormal is not a subgenre of fantasy. It is a subgenre of horror. Paranormal is scary spooky stuff that is supernatural. It often has undead creatures. This is creatures like zombies, vampires and ghosts. Werewolves also go in there. I can think of examples of paranormal horror. There is Dracula, American Werewolf in London and Nightmare Before Christmas. Maybe Frankenstien, Ghostbusters and Five Nights at Freddie's count too. They have some tech, so they are a tad like sci-fi. Maybe Phantom of the Opera counts. The titular character doesn't really have supernatural powers. However a phantom creature fits in with paranormal. If a story focuses on werewolves, then that definitly counts as paranormal horror. That is why I gave American werewolf in London as an example.. It is a basic story about a man cursed to be a werewolf. He finds a way to break the curse. A werewolf can only be in a fantasy if it is a small part. I can think of a couple of examples. Harry Potter is a fantasy because it is about magic school. Yet there is one teacher that is a werewolf. That is Lupin. World of Warcraft is a Fantasy game due to the magic, and the supernatural creatures. Most playable races are typical fantasy races. There are elves, dwarves, orcs etc. Yet there is a playable werewolf race and zombie race. That is some horror. There is even a playable race of blue aliens. So there is also some sci-fi. Twilight is a special case. It is so close to being paranormal horror. However that is a romance. The romance genre is easy to get confused on because lovey dovey stuff in the media in general. The one trait that defines the romance genre is that getting romance is the main goal of the story. It is the main focus. In Twilight, Bella has getting her boyfriend as her main goal. So this is a romance. It just so happens that the boyfriend is a vampire. There is a lot of vampires and werewolves in the story. One could argue that Twilight is mainly romance with some horror. It is a wierd mixture. Recenly a similar movie came out. It is called Lisa Frankensteine. Lisa gets a zombie-like boyfriend, and that is the main focus of the story. So Lisa Frankenstein can also be called a romance movie with some horror. Some scenes were really funny, so one could argue that it was partly a comedy. Lisa Frankenstein is so good. Paranormal is the most famous subgenre of horror. Other subgenres include cosmic, psychological, slasher and splatter. Those are the ones I could think of off the top of my head. Eww...Splatter. No thank you. I have a weak stomach. I guess paranormal is similar to fantasy because both deal with the supernatural. However both have very different vibes and use very different creatures. Fantasy creatures are thinks like dragons, unicorns and fairies. There are things more awe inspiring and whimsical. Dragons are scary, but even they have a grandeur to them. They are not spooky at all. Paranormal creatures are more spooky and creepy. Maybe witches can go either way, because they can be creepy. However I think they fit more in fantasy.

Thank you so much!

I realized only after filming this that I had not fleshed out my B-Story Character in my WIP! It totally changed my perspective 🙂