Monthly Update: November 2025.

197 days ago by evertides
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Accomplishments.

Alright. This one is going to be an interesting update to explain. I'm aware that my statistics aren't the greatest in this one, but there's a reason for that: I've hit a writing slump. One of my least favourite sentences to admit, but unfortunately, it's true. The good news? I've switched gears and begun editing [A]'s route to maintain productivity. And it's been going really well (more on that later)!

When it comes to the writing slump, though, it's been a combination of things. One, I made the mistake of not outlining N's and K's routes, which was difficult because while I made decent progress writing both without any structure, when I got stuck, I didn't know where to go. I got halfway through writing a fight scene in K's route (yes, you read that right) and then stopped because I didn't know how to reroute things back to where I wanted the branch to go. And then with N, I stopped at the beginning of their route because I didn't want to make the same mistake with K. It doesn't help that for a week, whenever I opened my Word document, I'd get frustrated and leave the app without typing a single word. 

So yeah. Great month for me.

I recently started editing [A]'s route, though, and wow, that's been going so much better for me. I was actually a little scared going into it because after writing Rylan's route (which, at the time, I considered the best route of the three I'd written), I thought [A]'s might not be up to par. Safe to say that it is. I adore [A]'s branch so much, maybe even more now than when I initially wrote it. It's sweet and sentimental and exactly the type of fluff (with some angst because who else would I be if there wasn't a little bit?) that I think you'll all love.

 For the month of December, the goal is to finish editing and coding [A]'s route. With that finished, I'll have 2/5 routes officially done, which puts me closer to my completion goal in February. I also want to get back to writing N's and K's routes (after I outline them this time), which I'll do after I finish this school semester. For anyone else in college/university right now, good luck with any upcoming assignments or exams! They've been killing me right now, but we're nearly there!

I know it was a pretty uneventful update, but I hope it was an interesting read nonetheless! I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the year <3

Stats.

  • Chapter Total: 79,027 words (+8211)
  • Game Total: 655,625 words

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I’m excited to kiss the half vampire 

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I'm excited for you to kiss them hehe

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I've dabbled in writing enough to understand that the creative process isn't always full steam ahead. The fact that you are still making progress and already know where to move forward from here already makes you basically a professional imo ^^;

(But also yes I too greatly benefit from outlines ^^; *very* useful for getting through that tricky bit between the beginning and the end ;P )

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Thank you for the kind words! It means a lot to me <3

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thank you for the update. very cool. Probably my favorite IF. Maybe. I sorta wanted to get into writing because I like IF's but then I realized IF's are like writing 8 books at the same time and I don't even have the patience to start one, so probably for the best if I don't touch that right now.

anyway, uhh, nice story thanks I'm excited for the update. hohoho merry christmas.

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That is such a mood xD I had a similar experience trying to get into writing. If you still want to give it a try, you might consider starting with short stories (though fair warning, keeping stories short is *hard*, but if you can manage it, at least you'll have a finished thing ^^; Also, outlining is your best friend)

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It is a lot of writing, haha. Definitely not for everyone but I love it! Thank you for keeping up <3

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Take your time, have a good holiday season, and good luck with the end of your semester. Seeing your updates makes me so excited to play it when it eventually comes out. The time it's taking just means it's going to be very well written when you get it finished.

Thank you! I'm excited for everyone to play it <3

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you got this diva!!! just take your time and work through it, well be cheering you on from here!!! 

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Haha thanks! I appreciate that <3

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Take your time and Take Care.

Thank you! You as well <3

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you got this Kristi! Just remember that inspiration can hit whenever so take your time and try (key word here) not to push yourself because you wouldn't wanna get burnout. We're here for support!!!! TEAM EVERTIDINGS <3

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Thank you!! I'll definitely keep trying my best (it really helps hearing words like these) <3

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Statistics are such a small part of writing in my opinion, I think your doing fantastic and i adore this story. Slumps and Blocks are such a hard thing when it comes to writing, sometimes inspiration comes back at just the smallest and most random thing, other times it feels like you just gotta ride it out and keep writing as you do but not the detriment of your mental health or stress levels. Keep doing what your doing author. Your awesome.

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Thank you for the words of encouragement! Slumps are not fun, I agree, but it really helps when I hear kind words like yours. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your year <3