~ Hey Angels ~
Long time no see...
I've been gone so long and I'm so sorry for that, my lovelies.
I've missed you all terribly!
I really wanted to tell you that everything was okay but I didn't really want to leave an author's note as a chapter, so as not to get your hopes up for a new update. That's why I updated my profile instead - to let you know I'm still alive and breathing :)
Ugh, I was so set on getting the next chapter up and then talking to you guys but circumstances won't allow that atm. And I feel like it's been so long that I can't not leave an author's note anymore. You guys deserve an explanation.
So I decided…finally…to leave you all a message. Don't worry! It's semi-good news.
I've been reading all your wonderful reviews and I just want to put you all at ease because you've been waiting a while with no idea of what is going on with me at all. And I feel terrible. :'(
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Sooooo A LOT has happened which stopped me from writing:
~ I went on a spontaneous holiday with the family in September
~ I got a job… X3 (yeah Ima busy bee right now)
~ I LOST MY MEMORY STICK! Which had the whole Memories series on! That gave me a major heart attack but I eventually found it like 2 months later. God, if I hadn't found it, I would have been crushed… So yeah - huge setback.
~ And last but definitely not least…the beauty of WRITER'S BLOCK… the bane of my existence. Hands down, this is the worst writer's block I've ever had before…like ever! I haven't gone this long without writing in over a year.
I tried for weeks and weeks to sit at my laptop and just write but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't force anything out with this new chapter. If anyone wants to know, it's the Ski trip one. I suppose because it's a major shift in the story so my brain is just adjusting to it.
But I haven't given up, I've managed to write like a quarter of it. IT IS COMING! I am trying my very best to write it for you guys.
Please wait for me with as much patience as you can manage! :))
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There are just a few things I wanted to mention before I go!
I'm thinking of creating a new Pinterest account that isn't private. It'll probably be under AWG and I'll transfer over all my outfit look-books for Memories and Dreams.
I basically created boards for both Percy and Annabeth with all their clothes. It also has visual aesthetics, scenery, quotes - all kinds of stuff. Like I worked hard on it for years lol.
If you guys would like me to, I could do that and then tell you my username so you can go take a look to get a visual sense of the story?
Let me know if that's something you guys would be interested in ;)
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I just found this saying that whenever you have a crush on someone you should replace the words "love" and "it" with their name in this quote from the Corinthians:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves.
I just found it quite funny that Percy, from Memories, doesn't apply to a lot of these things.
Just goes to show that even the most seemingly perfect guy isn't perfect. And I LOVE his flaws! Every single bad, impatient, hot-tempered, reckless one ;)
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Ooo ooo! Who's been watching The Handmaid's Tale lately? It's insane!
I'm like incredibly disturbed and horrified but hooked all the same.
Disclaimer: this is not a recommendation because I know a lot of you are under 18 and it is definitely NOT suitable for you guys.
But it's an incredibly written story. I haven't read the book but I intend to. Margaret Atwood is an incredible woman for thinking up such a bone-chilling dystopia that seems too horrible to be possible but at the same time...entirely possible in society today!
I am shook. Like...wow.
It's just unlike most dystopias you see these days - Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Divergent etc. because you're not all that focused on Romance or badass fighting or cool scenery - you're entirely swept up into the horror of the concept itself. The actual dystopia of it.
You genuinely question how society could have allowed such a sadistic and disgusting programme to form. All because the majority of women on Earth can no longer conceive children anymore...
"Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse for some."
I'll leave you with that.
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Anyway, I'm sorry for making guys wait a little longer. In the meantime…here's a little snippet of Chapter 23 to keep you going ;)
It probably won't make sense on its own but I thought I'd leave you all something nice to read.
Something to make you smile today :))
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JFK New York Airport - Aspen Colorado
While the others set down their suitcases again, Percy slipped to the back to stand behind me and I felt his arms come around my shoulders. The sensation came to me like a wash of relief. He leaned down to quickly kiss my temple and I reached up to hold his hands against my chest.
"Hey, Wise Girl." He whispered softly, his voice melting the atmosphere around us.
I smiled tilting my head back to look at him. His eyes looked so blue this morning and then green…oh, I could never tell. Beautiful all the same.
"Good Morning, Seaweed Brain.." I smiled sweetly, feeling more at ease now that I was with him. That had been happening to me more and more these days. Whenever I wasn't around him, something just felt off. Like I wasn't quite whole.
It was strange. Yet, addictive.
He smiled at his nickname and I tilted my chin up, asking him to kiss me. I wanted to get a quick one in, playing it off as a simple greeting, before Thalia could start laying out the physical boundaries. His smile grew, then he craned his neck and kissed me softly.
It was a heavenly feeling. But it left me wanting more.
"I've been waiting to do that all morning." He grinned at me.
A breathy giggle escaped my lips, "patience is a virtue, you know?"
"Fuck patience. Especially when my girl turns up looking like this!" He exclaimed, gaining the attention of the others.
I rolled my eyes and smiled as I took his hands and pulled them around my waist, to hold him closer. We were glued together as we stood in a circle with our friends, playing with each other's fingers.
"You two better reign it in on my watch." Thalia glared. "I already had to suffer this morning's car journey with Piper and Jason."
"We barely even kissed! We were just holding hands." Piper rolled her eyes and crossed her elbows in a huff. Jason sniggered beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"Don't worry, Thales, I'll spoon with you later." Percy jolted his chin up at her with that cheeky grin.
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~xXx~
And cut!
That's all you get for now. Sorry, chicas and chicos ;)
Apologies again for taking so long. I really am so very sorry. Please forgive me :(
I would love to put an update schedule down in stone but, honestly, I don't think I can - what with me still struggling to write this flippin' chapter.
Anyone got any advice about writer's block? That would be much appreciated.
Keep looking out for that Sunday update - because it'll be there. I believe in myself! I WILL find a way to write this chapter!
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Let's wrap this up...
Happy Birthday to anyone who mentioned past birthdays and to anyone who has one coming up! I hope the wish over the candles of your cake comes true :) And I hope you all have a wonderful day!
I'll see you all very soon!
Keep your heads up. Work hard. Smile even harder. Laugh every day. Spread a little kindness. Be yourself. Love yourself.
That's all I have to say for now.
Missing you guys so so much. I promise I will reply to all PMs as soon as I can.
All my love,
AWG xxx