You Better Bring an Umbrella, Vol. 1

A Thank You/ Future Timeline

Hello Firewhisperers, Readers, and Newcomers alike,

I really wanted to put a thank you at the end of this story, more than any others I still have running. Pardon my language, but this story blew the fuck up within a matter of hours, and the numbers have been on a steady climb ever since. The love this story has received has been overwhelming, and the lovely comments you all have left have been so phenomenal.

Writing this story, and Mina's struggle, has actually been really therapeutic for me. I didn't want to ever bring down the mood by saying this, but Mina's struggle with her body and what she suffered as a ballerina is unfortunately something I went through in my last couple of years at a ballet company. I knew almost immediately I wanted Mina to be a dancer whose powers were electricity based, and from there, all the little pieces fell into place. I'm so glad so many people liked how I addressed the issues, and how they created a close bond with Klaus. So thank you all so, so much for allowing me to get that part of my life off my chest. Mina's struggle with herself certainly isn't over, so I'm glad I'll get to explore the damage even further in books to come.

I don't know how long it will be until Volume 2, but I wanted to give you guys a rough timeline of how this works, just 'cause I think it's fun.

Day 1: the season comes out. This is when the watching begins

Day 5: first watch of the season is over (Umbrella Academy will take longer because my entire family loves it, so we all watch it together)

Day 7: second watch begins. The first stages of planning are implemented, where the episodes will be paused at certain points and potential dialogue and scenarios will be talked through

Day 9: second watch has ended. At this point, the general arc has been completely determined. The main points of the arc are written down in my notebook at this point

Day 10: third watch begins. This really is more of a fast forward, and each episode's main events, points, and changes are recorded. The names of the chapters are also decided at this point

Day 11: "breather day"-- this allows me to take a break from anything related to the plot. I usually do the character sketch and design the cover

Day 13: I circle back to what I have for the plot and change anything that I don't like/ think is dumb

Day 14: The writing begins. I start with the description and tags, and then move on to the first chapter. If I start in the morning, the chapter is published by mid-day, night at the latest. If I start later in the day, it likely won't come out until Day 15

So yeah! That's the general timeline of my writing for this story. Idk if this was actually interesting to anyone, but I just wanted to put this out here so you guys know when the next volume will likely come out. I'll see you all then!

All my love,

Firewhisperer13