About to Finish
I have been working on this story of Thad and Celia for over a year now.
I really like that I get to podcast this and read it aloud. I really like that I can give Thad an immature, childish voice. I like trying to present Celia as a woman who is trying to present herself as being on top of any situation.
Both of them are growing up.
Walther is someone who refused to do so.
Thad creates the things he wanted to create as a child. Celia is reaching her potential and embracing herself as well. This probably says a lot about my idea of growing up: it’s more about letting go of your fear than your dreams, and mostly about balancing your dreams with the world around them.
Anyway, I am writing again. I will have all 20 chapters finished before going near a microphone again. Then I may buy gallon jugs of water and lock myself in the studio to record them.
After this, one of two projects will likely come next. I want to begin with an iconic character, but I also see a brand new setting to be started on as well. I have boundless love for world-building.
There was also that Twitter story, which I really think could be a lot of fun.
I would also love to write a second book — novella? — of sorts around the events being set up in this story. Walther, Melissa, and the events on Aysyl can provide a great backdrop - not to mention the portals themselves.
This story needs resolution first. Then I will decide where to go next.
Also, I hated to destroy such a beautiful and complimentary piece of comment spam tonight. It was a nice change from the brute-force spam that usually comes along and it almost even had me convinced. However, it was not meant to be.