Kathincolour

Hey idk if anyone will see this but wow I haven't logged on for probably a year now and I'm kind of shocked that people still read & engaged with LND during that time. Thanks!! and sorry if you see this and I haven't replied, hopefully i'll get to you soon. I genuinely appreciate it though, wow.
          	
          	Otherwise I haven't done much on my projects. I had intended to have a first draft of a novel done by now (Ha) but am nowhere near because i keep changing projects (& uni/life is getting in the way).

Kathincolour

Okay a year is a stretch, it's more like 8 months.
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Kathincolour

Hey idk if anyone will see this but wow I haven't logged on for probably a year now and I'm kind of shocked that people still read & engaged with LND during that time. Thanks!! and sorry if you see this and I haven't replied, hopefully i'll get to you soon. I genuinely appreciate it though, wow.
          
          Otherwise I haven't done much on my projects. I had intended to have a first draft of a novel done by now (Ha) but am nowhere near because i keep changing projects (& uni/life is getting in the way).

Kathincolour

Okay a year is a stretch, it's more like 8 months.
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Kathincolour

I am back again after being lazy and not being active here for a couple weeks as the semester ended (no more uni for a month!).
          
          I have a dilemma right now which only I can solve. I have the choice of working on one of my two main ideas.
          The first idea, which I had chosen ages ago to work on for the break (and for the rest of the year), Is an urban fantasy with a really cool and diverse cast and lots of demons/monsters.
           
          The second idea is one I started last September-ish and is a historical romance set in the late Georgian Era of England. It's got the usual drama but with a bit of a twist in the ambitions of the female protagonist.
          
          Only problem is, I'm more invested in the second idea which requires a looot of research and would take me way longer to finish. I'm sort of losing interest in the first idea as my historian side keeps pulling me towards the cool historical research :P.
          
          Ideally, I want to have a first draft of something done by July next year, although i tend not to meet my writing goals that often. It's taken me like ten years to even finish one draft.

Kathincolour

@YuukaSumiko Hahaha yeah I'm the same with like fantasy stuff, reality can be boring sometimes :P. 
            Thanks for the advice, very true ^_^.
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YuukaSumiko

@Kathincolour You'll figure it out. Both ideas sound good. I enjoy doing research for historical pieces as well and I do get the appeal. But then my jock brain goes: Monsters and powers COOOOL! XD 
            
            Only you can decide. And do take your time writing. Everyone has their own rhythm and it's only with experience that you can improve and progress in whatever area you wish.
            
            Good luck!
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YuukaSumiko

Ah! You keep updating and I can't catch up XD

YuukaSumiko

@Kathincolour That's always great to hear. Thanks for adding it to your list :)
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Kathincolour

@YuukaSumiko I should have probably said, but I checked out your story this morning and it seemed very interesting. I'll definitely have a read, I'm alright with smut and stuff :)). Also, i'm super appreciative of all your comments so of course I'll give it a read anyway!
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YuukaSumiko

@Kathincolour I'd* dare recommend (my keyboard's wonky :P)
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Kathincolour

Hey everyone, I've decided to try out for the literary awards 2017 on here. It would mean the world to me if any of you who read love next door could go over and nominate me (link: http://my.w.tt/UiNb/6wD7F3i2gC)
          
          I know it's a long shot but it's worth a try I guess :)
          I've already self nominated for best lgbt and undiscovered (under 100k) so if anyone could also comment on those categories that would be amazing.
          If you do comment, feel free to ask me to nominate your book too, I would be happy to :)
          
          Thanks! Have a nice day.

Kathincolour

Last night I felt like writing something, but for some reason none of my other ideas appealed to me so I started a new one (whhhy). So that makes like five projects that I've started working on since about October last year (when I graduated of course).
          
          1. fantasy story starring an agender mage (first chapter published here as 'pan's flame')
          2. Romance/teen fiction with two best friends in their last year of high school. This will probably never make it online (or be finished) because it was more of an in between thing after i finished Lnd and was waiting for people to help me edit.
          3. Romantic drama/ historical fiction inspired by Pride & prejudice- I'm hoping to get into this one soon, but i'm worried my skills aren't really up to scratch for it.
          4. Fantasy/ sort of historical (Started writing it while studying the Celts of ancient Europe- so ya know)- This got put off by my final high school exams even though i was really excited about it. Most of the story is written out in point form.
          5. The new one: A supernatural fantasy/drama thing that i thought up last night which is kind of like the immortal instruments (demon hunters & supernatural creatures in a modern setting) even though i never finished the series because it annoyed me.
          
          Then there's also a short accompaniment to Lnd from Ash's POV i'm working on, so maybe make that 6.

Kathincolour

@Kathincolour oh and of course i forgot one. Last week i started writing a slice of life/drama thing.
            It would be great if i could just commit to one 
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Kathincolour

I updated each chapter title for lnd with a name, because a friend told me she likes it when authors name their chapters, So why not? They are kind of cringe worthy so i apologise in advance. 
          I also added links to the youtube music playlists at the start of most of the chapters, hopefully formatting it like that isn't annoying, let me know if it is. The playlists are basically music I like which somewhat relates to the story, so don't feel obliged to listen (although it will become a bit more important towards the end-I'll let you know).
          
          Anyhow, I hope everyone is having a good day/week :)