Birds chirped outside the window, enjoying the morning light as it slowly filled the sky. A soft breeze passed through the autumn leaves, shaking some of them loose before they fell to the ground. ...
2024-07-01 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostFriday was surprisingly mundane when compared to the events of the week leading up to it. Amara had been so busy confronting Mr. Luxnor, cleaning up the Jade Palace, and trying to figure out her dr...
2024-06-28 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostI'll admit, I'm pretty proud of the opening paragraphs of this Chapter and the first one. I loved the idea of introducing my nocturnal character by setting the scene as if it were morning, so it wa...
2024-06-26 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostKatrina’s melancholy mood vanished immediately as she realized she wasn’t alone. In her surprise, she reflexively pushed off the tree and floated a few feet away, all while keeping her eyes on ...
2024-06-24 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe “Becoming Monsters” LitRPG setting was originally created by AiLoves, and is now managed by OtterlyMindblowing.
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Earlier that day
<... 2024-06-21 17:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostI've been having so much fun writing chapters where Amara is being proactive. Book 1 had a lot of stuff happening at Amara, and her only real job was just trying to figure out how it all worked. Pl...
2024-06-19 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFriday was surprisingly mundane when compared to the events of the week leading up to it. Amara had been so busy confronting Mr. Luxnor, cleaning up the Jade Palace, and trying to figure out her dr...
2024-06-17 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMISSED CALL: Chloé
MISSED CALL: Chloé
Chloé: AMARA ARE YOU UP??
Chloé: SOMETHING CRAZY HAIRBRUSH
Chloé:...
It's finally time for a brand new story! I always knew this day would come, and if I'm being honest, I'm a little surprised by how it turned out. I have a long list of ideas for books I want to wri...
2024-06-12 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter is, in my mind at least, a pretty big turning point for Amara. (Have I said that before? I feel like I have, but I'm too lazy to check my previous reflections. Sorry if I'm being repet...
2024-06-11 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier that day
Soft, elegant pillars of moonlight drifted down from the sky, dancing through a blanket of leaves before settling on the ground below. An owl hooted in the d...
2024-06-10 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome, one and all, to the inaugural chapter of my new series! For this Book, I’ll be switching things up a little and writing in someone else’s world. The “Becoming Monsters” LitRPG ...
2024-06-07 21:16:13 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings everyone! I hope you're all having a wonderful time, and that you find something special that makes you smile today. Around here, we've been getting some lovely spring weather, I've been ...
2024-06-05 13:55:02 +0000 UTC View PostMISSED CALL: Chloé
MISSED CALL: Chloé
Chloé: AMARA ARE YOU UP??
Chloé: SOMETHING CRAZY HAIRBRUSH
Chloé:&nbs...
2024-06-03 17:41:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe revelation that Amara’s recent nightmares weren’t actually hers kept her distracted for the entirety of the next morning. On the one hand, the dreams had been quite troubling, and she was r...
2024-05-31 21:41:02 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 has been an absolute blast to work on, and I continue to find great excuses to cover territory I never got to in Book 1.
Here, we get another scene that's set in a classroom. While I ...
2024-05-26 03:14:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe revelation that Amara’s recent nightmares weren’t actually hers kept her distracted for the entirety of the next morning. On the one hand, the dreams had been quite troubling, and she was r...
2024-05-20 23:24:14 +0000 UTC View PostAmara looked around the barren classroom as Tessa flicked the lights on. Rows upon rows of empty seats sat ready, perfectly positioned to give everyone a clear view of the front of the class. The f...
2024-05-15 21:43:26 +0000 UTC View PostIf Chapter 14 was essentially a way to set the mood for Book 2, Chapter 15 is where we really start digging into things. People react to trauma in very different ways, and it often serves as great ...
2024-05-09 14:39:57 +0000 UTC View PostAmara looked around the barren classroom as Tessa flicked the lights on. Rows upon rows of empty seats sat ready, perfectly positioned to give everyone a clear view of the front of the class. The f...
2024-05-02 14:06:51 +0000 UTC View Post“—and then, when I woke up, my claws were back and I’d ripped through my sheets!”
“I mean, kinda just sounds like a bad dream. Everyone has them.”
“But why drunk driving? ...
2024-04-30 13:41:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello all you fantastic people! As far as I can tell, today marks the one month anniversary of my Patreon!! (Technically it's been up longer, but I didn't tell anyone it existed until ~3/27.)
Well, I finished a whole book, I guess it's time to keep writing. Thankfully, this story is already planned out to take place over multiple books, so it doesn't really feel all that different jumpi...
2024-04-21 16:19:42 +0000 UTC View Post“—and then, when I woke up, my claws were back and I’d ripped through my sheets!”
“I mean, kinda just sounds like a bad dream. Everyone has them.”
“But why drunk driving? ...
2024-04-16 14:40:15 +0000 UTC View PostAmara stared at the inside of her wing. The bony frame, the deep red skin that stretched between it, the way it twitched when she repositioned. It was pitch black under her covers, but ever since H...
2024-04-14 16:39:58 +0000 UTC View PostIt's finally time for the last chapter of my first book! It's a little surreal, having the events of this chapter be the goal for so long, planting so many seeds, and then finally getting here. The...
2024-04-03 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAmara stared at the inside of her wing. The bony frame, the deep red skin that stretched between it, the way it twitched when she repositioned. It was pitch black under her covers, but ever since H...
2024-03-27 23:38:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Okay, I think I’m happy with my eyeshadow.” Chloé said, “But it’s always the eyeliner that throws me off. What do you all do?”
“Want me to do it for you?” Vee asked, rolling...
2024-03-27 22:59:04 +0000 UTC View PostHere it is, the first draft of the end of Book 1. I really hope it serves as a suitable conclusion for everything that's happened the last twelve chapters! As you, my lovely Beta Readers, give it a...
2024-03-17 18:38:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis is gonna be a bit of a shorter reflection, mostly because I think this chapter does a good job of speaking for itself.
The important beat I wanted to hit was that Nick and Amara h...