Rainy Days are Meant for Writing 🌧️🖋️ A Little Ivywood Writing Update
WIP Title: Little Ivywood
Genre: Dark Fantasy but inspired by Cozy Fantasy. So like, a Dark Fantasy / Cozy Fantasy hybrid?
Today’s Word Count: 2,164 Words
Total words: 9,382 words
Fictional Accomplishments: Finally got chapter 4 started. I’ve been putting it off and putting it off because I didn’t know how to introduce the next part of the book, but a few days ago I figured out a way—only to realize I didn’t quite know how to start. Then from there it kind of snowballed and I got to a point where I couldn’t just keep thinking about it anymore, I had to just start and see where it took me. I get into this bad habit where I feel like I have to figure out every tiny detail before I move forward, even when I know good and well that it doesn’t work that way and sometimes the only way out is through.
I’m really excited to keep pushing through this particular project. I feel like this one is coming really easy to me, and that makes me a little bit uneasy because I feel like I’m doing it wrong. But this is the first draft, and I’m going at it with my whole heart. Anything that needs fixed can be worried about later during the editing phase. Right now we’re just going to have to power through this urge to go back and make sure I’m not doing it wrong. But also, like, I’ve re-read some of it and I really enjoy it. Yeah, some stuff will need help but overall I think it’s pretty good.
Real Life Accomplishments: Frankly, the act of writing at all is a pretty big accomplishment today in-of itself. I didn’t get much sleep at all last night (which is fine, because I need to reboot my sleep schedule anyway, and one sleepy day wouldn’t hurt me) so today I’ve just been feeling pretty blah. I’ve been watching anime all day with Wednesday, then we went and tried to take a little nap. Then a little bit ago it started storming like crazy! Super high winds and just absolute sheets of rain! Honestly it was actually the perfect writing vibe and might be why I got way more done than I thought I was going to, considering how exhausted I am from not having slept.
I’ve also been figuring out some stuff for a lot of other aspects of my life and honestly I’m kind of excited to move forward. Saying “a lot of other aspects of my life” sounds massively dramatic, but really it’s just stuff having to do with social media and just generally how it relates to my everyday life. The long and short of it is this: You guys here at The Hollow are the ones that I’m going to be more personal and open with and my social media is going to mostly just be for writing updates (like, releases and stuff. Not like how this post is a writing update).
I just realized I’ve been spending way too much time trying to come up with content that takes way too much energy away from what I’m actually here to do—write stories. Also, like, I know this might sound completely dumb but I want to be in my own bubble as much as possible (again, not including here because I love being here and this is where I feel the most comfortable) and idk, I just feel like my social media itself would better serve me as a place for my work and not my silly face lol. I’ve been getting into hobbies that take me away from my phone a lot lately (except for like, if I have to read a pattern for like crochet or something, but I don’t really count that. I count “away from my phone” as more “away from social media” ) because it’s all just way stressful and has been hell on my mental health. But it’s not like one of those “I’m taking a social media break!” kind of things. Its just, like, I’m going to change what I’m gonna do and I feel like that’s the best step.
Anyway I’m going to go ahead and end that tangent you never asked for!
I hope you guys had a great weekend!
I’ll see you next time!
