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~Steeleumbra
Just a middle aged, Audhd, shape shifting, magical, sometimes steampunky, and darkly inclined felid. Still trying to figure out his place in the world.
I write sometimes. And I write for myself.
I don't always write well, I don't always have correct structure, and it's not always something that looks right to...well, most anyone.
But I enjoy it.
Not every writing or work I post will be NSFW. But that doesn't mean that nothing will be at all. So whether because of trigger warning type stuff, or smexy times, nothing here is for the kiddos.
I write sometimes. And I write for myself.
I don't always write well, I don't always have correct structure, and it's not always something that looks right to...well, most anyone.
But I enjoy it.
Not every writing or work I post will be NSFW. But that doesn't mean that nothing will be at all. So whether because of trigger warning type stuff, or smexy times, nothing here is for the kiddos.
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Necessary Changes
a month ago
For multiple reasons, I have been struggling with trying to write 'Cole Mackenzie - Part 2'.
- On March 21, I slipped on some ice at my building, and damaged my bicep tendon. So it's been kind of painful to sit for long periods of time trying to type (which, I think, is a big reason why 'Cole Mackenzie - Part 1' and 'Sully and Delaney' were only 3 pages each). Even now, it's yelling at me, and I've barely begun writing. Definitely going to take time to heal, and I'm not able to speed up by shear force of my autistic/ADHD will.
Gods, I swear, it even hurts to write by hand now. So even that will be a problem for a while.
- I'm having a hard time remembering my writing details from my short story installments, so I can patch them together as I write. Even with trying to write down and keep track of everything, I'm constantly having to open my own PDFs and documents just to read through, and plan how things are going to work based on the contexts I've used.
BTW, for the curious, I'm not a plotter. I'm a pants--er. I write into the dark, without an outline. Plotting and outlines DO NOT work, and never have worked, with my particular brand of AuDHD. So I write plot details down as I finish each part of my stories. But, that doesn't give me any writing landmarks to help me remember context. And because I'm writing without a net, I never know what context I'm going to need for my next writing session. So writing myself notes about specific points or scenes, when I have no clue ahead of time if I will ever even need them, is pretty much useless.
- I've been holding onto anxiety and pressure I created, for myself, about creating (or maybe rather, not-creating) more stories for Tales of Asceargia.
And...other problems.
So, I need to make some changes.
1) As time and my arm permit, I am going to be combining the installments I have now for my Noir series, into one or more chapters, and will be transitioning my short stories into more of a novel format. This will allow me to just scroll through an entire chapter for information instead of having to jump from one story to another, making it easier for me to keep continuity.
But it will also mean editing each story to make them more cohesive. So there will have to be some changes in the new story format, compared to the short story series I have already uploaded. Not enough to actually rewrite the stories--but enough so that the installments work better together, and allow me to make moving from one story to another much smoother. I'm hoping this takes some pressure off my brain so I can stop struggling so much to finish creating the next part, and make it work with everything else.
2) My arm is still hurting and healing, so I will not be putting a lot of pressure on myself to get any new stories or story parts uploaded until my arm allows me to write what I want.
I know there wasn't any kind of time frame on my writing before. But I recommend watching/bookmaking me now so you know when I upload. I don't know when my arm pain will, or will not, allow to work on my writing, so I don't know how often I'll be able to share my work.
*You may also want to watch or bookmark me now anyway--you know, just to see when I upload the first full chapter, to keep track of what changes I have to make, and to see what I add to the story next .
3) 'Tales of Ascearjia - It Begins' is going on hiatus until further notice. That does NOT mean that it's dead in the water. It just means that I don't know what I'm going to be doing with it just yet. I want to incorporate an old story I wrote (with the same title) into it--I believe I've said that before--but I still don't know how to make that happen, nor how I even want it incorporated...if really at all? I just don't know.
Also, my creative energy is being put into my noir story/series/chapters right now. So I don't have the extra spoons to put toward another writing project at this time. I will do my best to get back to it when I can. But I don't know when that will be.
4) I have a title for my noir series, now. I'll be creating a folder for it after I finish writing this, so if I do it correctly you'll be able to check my Gallery for 'New Jackson Bay'. It's the name I'm giving to the city where the story takes place.
That folder is where the previous noir shorts can be found, as well as any future chapters, shorts, or otherwise general parts and installments, will be found...unless something happens, or I have to move them, or a publisher really likes my work and wants to pay me a kajillion dollars but stipulates that I have to delete everything. I don't foresee that last one happening anytime soon, but ya' never know.
So, that's what's happening. Sorry about the long update, but I didn't want to leave anyone who might be following or lurking (btw, I see you...stop that) without a clue as to what was happening, and without an explanation for why my uploads will be slowing down a bit.
If you like my stories, please stick with me, and maybe show some support. I swear, it might be going slower than I want now, but there is more to come.
- On March 21, I slipped on some ice at my building, and damaged my bicep tendon. So it's been kind of painful to sit for long periods of time trying to type (which, I think, is a big reason why 'Cole Mackenzie - Part 1' and 'Sully and Delaney' were only 3 pages each). Even now, it's yelling at me, and I've barely begun writing. Definitely going to take time to heal, and I'm not able to speed up by shear force of my autistic/ADHD will.
Gods, I swear, it even hurts to write by hand now. So even that will be a problem for a while.
- I'm having a hard time remembering my writing details from my short story installments, so I can patch them together as I write. Even with trying to write down and keep track of everything, I'm constantly having to open my own PDFs and documents just to read through, and plan how things are going to work based on the contexts I've used.
BTW, for the curious, I'm not a plotter. I'm a pants--er. I write into the dark, without an outline. Plotting and outlines DO NOT work, and never have worked, with my particular brand of AuDHD. So I write plot details down as I finish each part of my stories. But, that doesn't give me any writing landmarks to help me remember context. And because I'm writing without a net, I never know what context I'm going to need for my next writing session. So writing myself notes about specific points or scenes, when I have no clue ahead of time if I will ever even need them, is pretty much useless.
- I've been holding onto anxiety and pressure I created, for myself, about creating (or maybe rather, not-creating) more stories for Tales of Asceargia.
And...other problems.
So, I need to make some changes.
1) As time and my arm permit, I am going to be combining the installments I have now for my Noir series, into one or more chapters, and will be transitioning my short stories into more of a novel format. This will allow me to just scroll through an entire chapter for information instead of having to jump from one story to another, making it easier for me to keep continuity.
But it will also mean editing each story to make them more cohesive. So there will have to be some changes in the new story format, compared to the short story series I have already uploaded. Not enough to actually rewrite the stories--but enough so that the installments work better together, and allow me to make moving from one story to another much smoother. I'm hoping this takes some pressure off my brain so I can stop struggling so much to finish creating the next part, and make it work with everything else.
2) My arm is still hurting and healing, so I will not be putting a lot of pressure on myself to get any new stories or story parts uploaded until my arm allows me to write what I want.
I know there wasn't any kind of time frame on my writing before. But I recommend watching/bookmaking me now so you know when I upload. I don't know when my arm pain will, or will not, allow to work on my writing, so I don't know how often I'll be able to share my work.
*You may also want to watch or bookmark me now anyway--you know, just to see when I upload the first full chapter, to keep track of what changes I have to make, and to see what I add to the story next .
3) 'Tales of Ascearjia - It Begins' is going on hiatus until further notice. That does NOT mean that it's dead in the water. It just means that I don't know what I'm going to be doing with it just yet. I want to incorporate an old story I wrote (with the same title) into it--I believe I've said that before--but I still don't know how to make that happen, nor how I even want it incorporated...if really at all? I just don't know.
Also, my creative energy is being put into my noir story/series/chapters right now. So I don't have the extra spoons to put toward another writing project at this time. I will do my best to get back to it when I can. But I don't know when that will be.
4) I have a title for my noir series, now. I'll be creating a folder for it after I finish writing this, so if I do it correctly you'll be able to check my Gallery for 'New Jackson Bay'. It's the name I'm giving to the city where the story takes place.
That folder is where the previous noir shorts can be found, as well as any future chapters, shorts, or otherwise general parts and installments, will be found...unless something happens, or I have to move them, or a publisher really likes my work and wants to pay me a kajillion dollars but stipulates that I have to delete everything. I don't foresee that last one happening anytime soon, but ya' never know.
So, that's what's happening. Sorry about the long update, but I didn't want to leave anyone who might be following or lurking (btw, I see you...stop that) without a clue as to what was happening, and without an explanation for why my uploads will be slowing down a bit.
If you like my stories, please stick with me, and maybe show some support. I swear, it might be going slower than I want now, but there is more to come.
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