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Progress Report
🕑 Added 2025-08-23 16:22:52 +0000 UTCHello!!!
My hand is cramping right now, so I thought, why not tap keys on a keyboard instead of awkwardly clutching a pencil? I'm due for a progress report anyway.
The first draft of Chapter 4 is going very well! The chapter will be divided into four parts, or 'big' scenes, as I like to call them. Right now, I'm nearing the end of the second scene, which is, by far, the largest of the four. This means I should be past the halfway point to finish the first draft 🎉 Last week, I didn't write much when my brother was here (it was only three days), so I'm hoping to be done with this stage in a week and a half? Depends on how well this goes, but I think that's a very realistic goal 😊
Tomorrow and Monday, I'll dedicate myself to the bonus content of this month, but then, it's full speed ahead!!!! As I said before, this chapter acts more like a prelude to the Ball, but it does have 2 very important moments in it. One is masked as not that important, and the other opens up a bit into the mind (and goals) of one of the pillar characters of the Rose. Your answer to them is just as important.
No more spoilers tho! I really want you to experience this for yourselves 😋 I'm trying to find a good snippet to share for the Lingering Glance, but honestly, it hasn't been on my mind much. So, I'll go hunt for it in the next few days.
That's it! The goal for next week is to either finish or be nearly finished with the third big scene. 🙏 I believe that's feasible.
How's your summer (and winter, to those in the south) going? It's not as hot here as it was last week, but the weather is fluctuating a lot T_T. I've been getting back into Critical Role, which I stopped almost 3 years ago, and seeing them again has hit me in the feels. I'm also hunting for a good book cause I just finished mine, so if you have any suggestions, feel free to share!
I hope your weekend is going well. See you all soon ❤️
Comments
Allie
Glad to hear your writing process if going well Ana! Looking forward to all those conversations and getting insight into these characters 👀 If you’re into non-fiction, I just finished Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass.” I’m not a huge nonfic reader but the author is a botanist/poet and it’s truly one of the most beautifully written books I’ve read. If you’re looking for fiction, “The Island of Missing Trees” by Elif Shafak is the last I read that really made an impression on me.
Anathema
I'll read pretty much anything. Like horror, fantasy, sci-fi, the classics, you name it. I'll say I don't enjoy YA or romance novels but even those can have exceptions
Kaelan
What kind of books do you like to submerge into?
