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Underwood


aka UnderwoodART / PinkPony.

Feb
20th
2024

Two-Wicked Candle · 8:34pm February 20th

Its been in progress for a very long time, as I've mentioned before, but the more I push on with new chapters, the more unacceptable the initial chapters become. I got lost in the sauce of the latest chapter, bringing back an old friend (and the complications of planned then rescinded design changes), but I really need to focus back on the original chapter rewrites. You might think this is perfectionism at play, but if you look back on the initial chapters now... they are simply badly written,

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Jul
27th
2023

Writers Block Over (maybe) · 2:16am Jul 27th, 2023

As explained in my last blog entry, I hit a wall after writing an entire chapter that took the sisters' journey in the wrong direction. Since then, I have been stuck on how to reconcile this error; do I rewrite the entire chapter I was proud of, or compromise my greater vision of the story?

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May
28th
2023

TToTS Ch.22: When Disaster Strikes · 12:35pm May 28th, 2023

Oh boy. So, some time ago (sadly not dated because I didn't finish it) I decided to write Tirek/Scorpan's backstory, waiting for a point to insert it. I decided that Chapter 22 was a good a time as any, placing it as a filler while the sisters passed through the Lowlands Forest. Before continuing the (let's call it Tau) backstory, I wanted to keep the momentum of the real journey flowing, so I began writing Chapter 23. Returning to work on these chapters a bit later, I decided that the Tau

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May
14th
2023

Flight of the Valkyrie, Complete · 10:15pm May 14th, 2023

Well, not quite.

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Mar
13th
2023

FotV Ch.1 Updated · 11:38am Mar 13th, 2023

In my pursuit of rewriting Chapter 1 of TToTS (having now finished the Prologue), I accidentally rewrote Chapter 1 of FotV, slightly recontextualising Star's landing and Twilight and Star's behaviour to be more in line with later chapters (the first chapter was three years old!). It's up to you whether you want to reread it; it's 800 words longer, but nothing really different happens. I may glance over the rest of FotV to ensure consistency, but I don't expect to make such dramatic changes to

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Feb
6th
2023

Realism is a Thing · 1:18am Feb 6th, 2023

Okay, so I may have been overly optimistic about my "five chapters in three months" goal in the last post. It came from a place of honesty, based on the progress I had made in one day and my eagerness, but not accounting for the long down times between writing sessions. Rewriting the initial chapters of TToTS is a *HUGE* undertaking, with the Prologue already clocking in at 8,700 words--twice the original--with this being the... third rewrite attempt? So while that is more of a long-term goal

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Jan
2nd
2023

Paying Dues / Year of the Release · 6:31pm Jan 2nd, 2023

So, as you may have noticed with the release of the verbose 11k Chapter 19 of TToTS, I have returned to writing for now. Later today I will be releasing Chapter 20, which will bring me up-to-date with everything I had pre-written so far. (Edit: At least for TToTS; FotV is still outstanding)

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Oct
23rd
2022

Mental Health · 1:46pm Oct 23rd, 2022

I have recently had a mental breakdown and am seeking help, which is taking time, and I should have got a long, long time ago. I have lost interest in my hobbies and have no support, so I won't be working on any art or writing for the foreseeable future. I will update if and when my circumstances change. I wish I could release everything I have done up to this point to at least leave you with something, I'm sorry.

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Jul
22nd
2022

BAM! More FotV. · 6:17pm Jul 22nd, 2022

Hello, I have just finished a 13 hour, 20 minute long writing stream after a sleepless night, how are you?

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Jul
4th
2022

Progress Report · 3:05am Jul 4th, 2022

Following my last post, I should update anyone who cares on the state of things at the moment. Progress has been slow after the Ukraine war, which has completely destroyed my creativity (and faith in this rotten world), however I just realised that I have done a lot more than is uploaded right now:

The Tale of Two Sisters
Ch.19 - 8,900 words. Requires final proofing pass and an external pass before upload.
Ch.20 - 4,100 words, 50-75% written.

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