A Little Too Close to Home...

Okay, so I don't know how many people read this, or if anyone does for that matter, but to those who do (maybe), it's personal story time. I have been planning and plotting the Lyvenia series since I was seventeen. It started out as an idea that turned into a novel that exploded into a world. WITCH is the origin story of the origin story, and I first created its characters and events back in 2008. Almost everything that has happened so far was supposed to happen all along. In 2011, I decided to tell the story with sims and I put it together to read for my husband. He was my audience of one, and it was a nice way to share a part of myself with him. In the summer of 2012, my husband abandoned me and my child. I learned he was living with another woman. He informed me that he no longer loved me, that he was madly in love with her, and that she was pregnant with his child (she wasn't, she's actually a pathological liar). Since then, we have divorced and I have forgiven him, and we are friends now, but the pain of what I went through last summer still haunts me. During that time, this story became my escape. Even though Lothar was always going to leave Corynne for Ivaine, that part became more real to me than any piece of writing I have ever penned. The eeriest thing was that I learned of my husband's adultery merely a few days after I uploaded Chapter Eight: The Morning After. In the chapters that followed, I related to Corynne so well and I wrote her pain like it was my pain, because essentially it was. I have never understood a character better than her, and she has taught me about myself in ways I might have never imagined. But just like Lothar was always supposed to leave Corynne, likewise, he was always supposed to come back to her. However, this time their "forbidden love" would be something even more taboo. I have been looking forward to writing Chapter Eighteen, but so far it has been the most difficult one for me, and that is why I have not uploaded it sooner. You guys, adultery is a terrible thing. Terrible. I would know. I am curious to see the reactions to Corynne and Lothar's love affair. I try to separate my personal life from the story, but that is difficult when this story has become like my diary. Yes, Lothar's wife is evil, Corynne's husband is selfish, and yes, they are both completely unsatisfied in their marriages... but so was I, and it still hurt like hell to be cheated on. I guess it just goes to show that good guys don't always do good things. Most of my characters tend to be morally ambiguous. Anyway, I've rambled on long enough. Chapter Eighteen will be up and ready when I pull myself together enough to write it, and I truly hope that you enjoy it.

Much love.

Updates!

Hey y'all! So I just updated my Character List on the Lyvenia Series blog. Nothing too spoilery there, but hopefully some insight on my leading characters. Also, Chapter Fifteen is up! Is Corynne ever going to catch a break? I guess you'll just have to wait and see.

Due to the fact that I am now working and going to school full time, it's probably going to be  a while before I do another Simfic50. I have decided to just focus on WITCH for now. I have an English paper that's going to take up most of my writing time for the next week or so, though: "Why Twilight is Bad For You." I am stoked to write this thing.

Much love! <3

Simfic50 Update!

Hey my lovelies, I have a new update to my simfic50 blog. The story is called Pretty and it's for prompt 147. Eliza Harrowitz is definitely my favorite sim I have ever made. I love the natural beauty that she turned out to be. My inspiration for this slice of life came from reminiscing about how I felt when I discovered makeup. I was a bit younger than Eliza the first time I bought it, but as the story shows, Eliza might think of herself as a woman but she is still very much a child. The story is a lot lighter than my usual subject matter but it offered a nice change of pace for me. I hope that you enjoy it. By the way, the set might not look like much, but all that makeup was a pain in the neck for me to arrange.

Much love <3

I'm NOT Dead!!!

Hey guys!!! After a long hiatus, I am finally back with an update for WITCH. I have to say that I am so freaking excited about this update, even though it's pretty short. It's a milestone, not only for the story but for the series. I feel like I'm getting somewhere and I can see where I'm headed. This motivates me to keep going.

It feels good to be writing again. It's a better pick-me-up for a broken heart than wine. I was originally going to update my Simfic 50 blog, since I already have the pictures taken and edited for my next short story. However, Lyvenia takes priority and since it has been so long since my last update, I decided to give my readers a reason to keep reading. Simfic 50 should be up soon enough, though.

You guys are simply the greatest. Much love! xoxo