Hello dear hearts
I am currently sipping lukewarm coffee, listening to the latest ambiance video from The Dead of Night, and waiting for the Wee One to wake up. I’m not in a rush and might even get a second cup of coffee while I wait.
I am also racing against the clock as I watch the battery life on my laptop plummet because it takes me forever to write these letters. But that’s okay! It’s like a challenge against myself. It’s wonderful. Sometimes this Aries Rising is indeed competitive, just ya know, with myself. It’s not weird.
Okay, it might be weird, but y’all should know by now how this goes.
This Week
Wanted to cry several times - those of you who follow me in Instagram saw my Stories about how Monday and Tuesday were both shitshows (metaphorically AND literally because toddler)
Joined a writing discord channel that is BRILLIANT
Tried the MindMosaic journaling method by Trina O’Gorman (but read about it first on Jess’s Substack)
Still going through Seroquel withdrawals and I hate it
Wrote this book review of my friend Allison’s latest book - if you like romantic fantasy + queer normative worlds + spice + found family, get her books immediately
Writing Updates
When I planned my queer dark academia novella series, I had an order of the six (maybe seven) stories I wanted to write. But the sapphic revenge novel (think Hamlet + Count of Monte Cristo + good for her moments + falling from a bell tower) has been stalling the process. I thought that was the first one I was meant to write.
And then I decided to just give the second story a try. My questioning and queer M/Enby romance with breaking away from evangelical-esque themes (think Orlando + Dead Poets Society + Hunchback of Notre Dame + underground drag bar + this song). I’m already over 5K words in just two days.
Now, just because I wrote this one first doesn’t mean it will be first published. But it might be! I genuinely have no idea. I don’t really know what I’m doing to be very honest. But right now I’m just enjoying the free flowing words and the cathartic dialogue between my anxious bisexual and confident queer babies.
Have A Mood Board
Until next time,
-A
I am excited about both these story ideas! 😄