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writers and artists will go "this isn't good enough." my brother in christ, you're creating something new out of nothing and expressing yourself creatively. your productivity and unrealistic standards of perfection do not define you or the worth of your art. you're doing great.

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4/23

Chapters written 6:

Edited: chapter 4 aka “fight right before they die trope activated”

Topic: I changed exactly how Nicholas fucked up because it wasn’t really his fault he kinda went along with it. So now he blatantly insults Aurora and throws her under the bus because he panicked. I think this makes Auroras breakdown more understandable and also gives him more to deal with in limbo.

Previous goal: not met

New goal: write Aurora introspec OR finish off Beauty scenes

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4/23

tbf she was behaving, but I know her and she is a trickster

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4/19

Chapters completed: 6

Words written: idk

Topic: you’re never gonna guess it, Beauty

Notes: I talked to Peyton about it and it made me really happy. She is gonna be so upset when the death happens. It is my new motivation.

Previous goal: worked on it. Still in progress

New goal: same as last

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4/16

Chapters written: 6

Words written: about 450

Topic: rewrote the proposal announcement again, but I’m actually kinda happy with it now. Also worked on Penelope and Beauty convo plus began aftermath.

Notes: Beauty and Talia’s dynamic continues to be so hard yet so fun to write. It’s so fucked up. Love that for them. Also I finally killed (some of) my darlings on this, and I hate how much better it makes my writing.

Previous goal: progress made, but not completed

New goal: same as last time

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4/14

Chapters written: six

Words written: 180 words

Topic: I rewrote the proposal announcement scene again lol

Notes: I decided to axe the mother character, and partially rip off Barbie in a Christmas Carol. Now Beauty and Talia’s mom is dead, their dad is a flake, they were raised by their grandmother who died 5 years ago, and now their aunt has come out of the woodwork to marry them off. The aunt could not care less who they marry as long as the girls get outta her hair.

Previous goal: not met, but I’m happier now that I have the mom sorted

Goal: finish the Penelope/Beauty convo and maybe write the almost accepting the money scene. Also figure out what scene comes next for the Royal disaster twins

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Celebrating Valentine's day with the first in what will be a series of pieces this year illustrating the sleeping beauty fairytale!

EDIT: did a slight update on this piece to make it warmer and add a bit more light and shadow~!

#inspo

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4/11

Total chapters written: 6

Words written: none

Edited: the proposal family announcement scene

Notes: I am having a lot of trouble with Beauty’s mother. She feels like an amalgamation of annoying mom tropes, and I don’t like it. Right now she’s very much a buffoon but also quite mean. Plus she has no solid motivation. I am playing with cutting her and replacing her with a grandmother or guardian figure? Someone to ship Beauty off to the convent later, for Beauty to turn against, and who isn’t meddling that much in the beginning part. Aghvstulnnbccy

Also the Talia/Beauty dynamic is hard to write because it needs to be fucked up but not to fucked up. But I just need to remember that’s a 2nd draft problem.

Previous goal: partially met. I wrote half of it the night after first post.

New goal: write Nick and Aurora goodbye scene OR finish Beauty and Penelope conversation

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This is for my own personal use to log my progress on my novel.

04/09/24-creation

Total chapters written: 6

Words written today: 981

What I wrote: the proposal and the family announcement

Notes: god, I love writing this absolute bitch. She’s terrible, she’s a manipulator, she thinks being aro is just being better then everyone, she just wants a hug from her mom and to protect her sister, she is insanely cruel. An icon.

New goal: write the Penelope/Beauty scene also figure out if Penelope would be a princess or not

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