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. Inside, a phone prepared to sound its alarm, but was silenced before it had the chance.
Vee ha...
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 dreamwalking, that a simple day of going to classes almost felt like a waste. She noticed that Tessa w...
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 was doubly exciting to do the opposite here.
This is also where I let myself go further into det...
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 this new stranger.
“Wait, don’t go!” the girl in the tree said. “I’m not upset, I ju...
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
Soft, elegant pillars of moonlight drifted down from the sky, dancing through a blanket of leaves ...
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. Plus, if you think about it, she had no idea there was an Angel hunting her down until pretty late in ...
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 dreamwalking, that a simple day of going to classes almost felt like a waste. She noticed that Tessa w...
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: AND I NEED YOU TO POST ABOUT IT!!
Chloé: HAPPENED*
MISSED...
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 write, and Blood & Chlorophyll is not on that list. The idea snuck into my head while...
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 repetitive!) Almost all of the first book, and even the first few chapters of this book, have positioned ...
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 distance, and several bats hurriedly flew from perch to perch as they hunted for food. As time passed...
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 setting was originally created by AiLoves, and is now managed by OtterlyMindblowing. Reading their w...
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 taking long walks with my dog, and generally just enjoying that the air doesn't hurt my face anymore...
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: AND I NEED YOU TO POST ABOUT IT!!
Chloé: HAPPENED*
MISSED CALL:...
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 relieved to know that she wasn’t repressing any horrible memories or seeing grim portents of a poss...
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 realize it's not set during class, I still count it as depicting school activities, which is always ...
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 relieved to know that she wasn’t repressing any horrible memories or seeing grim portents of a poss...
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 floor escalated just past the first seats, each step containing another row of chairs, until ending a...
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 insight into their character. Amara is taking things very personally, and it was really interesting ...
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 floor escalated just past the first seats, each step containing another row of chairs, until ending a...
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? Why do I remember it so vividly?” Amara asked, absentmindedly pushing her hands into her pockets.<...
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.)
Anyways, I just wanted to take a minute and thank all of you wonderful readers for your support. I...
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 jumping from Book 1 to Book 2. The plot threads have moved around a bit, but time keeps marching forward ...
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? Why do I remember it so vividly?”
“Didn't you say you can't get drunk anymore? Maybe it's ...
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 Halloween, she'd developed impeccable night vision.
Even the darkness couldn't mask how much s...
It'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 chapter ended up being shorter than I initially thought, but I couldn't be happier with the result....
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 Halloween, she'd developed impeccable night vision.
Even the darkness couldn't mask how much sh...
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 out her brush kit.
“No! I need to learn to do it myself!”
“Well, I’m about to d...
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 read, I'd love to know your thoughts on the following points.
-Do any parts feel rushed? I tr...
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 have a genuine concern for Vee, and are putting together a plan to do something about it. The most im...