IT'S ALWAYS SUMMER UNDER THE SEA
I hope everyone saw that, because I will not be doing that again. The first part of this story is done, and it was quite a wild ride. At times I thought I was writing a story like Daeron the Young Dragon's Conquest of Dorne, with bold and dramatic tales. At other times, I thought I was writing an anthology like Archmaester Gyldayn's Fire and Blood, trying to meticulously figure out the motivations and actions of all the characters and where they would lead. At some select times I even thought that my writing sounded like something out of Coryanne Wylde's A Caution for Young Girls, some… scenes that I never want to write again.
This story is ultimately going to be in four parts, two for The Winds of Winter and two for A Dream of Spring. I finished Part I, which means I am only one-fourth of the way home. This first part was meant to be an ending to A Dance with Dragons, which is why it is more a conclusion of story arcs rather than making my own. I also think that is why it took so long(just shy of two years, as I started this part in September 2020 and finished in June 2022), because I had to try and piece together GRRM's vision rather than making my own. Going onto full Winds of Winter material in Part II, I think that it would be much quicker as I know exactly what I am going to do. Part II is certainly going to be much longer.