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@esther-c (why didn’t I take you before, you literally write contemporary!!)

First of all, make sure you’re reading contemporary!!! Especially within the little genres that you want to focus on.

Ooh, okay that’s a good idea. I’ll try that, do you have any book suggestions?

I previously read a YA novel that took place in the 80s and am current…

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@trailblazer

Hm, okay I’ll take those into account. I would share details about the stories in mind but they’re both in the very, very early stages of development (aka I have one or two ideas for each and that’s about it 😅).

So far, for the first one I want it to be set in the summer or fall, and be about two high schoolers sending paper airpl…[Read more]

@hybridlore

Great, I’ll read it tomorrow and let you know what I think of it.

@linus-smallprint

Got it, thanks for letting me know.

@loopylin

“I know about a broken vending machine nearby that you can get free drinks out of,”

Waaaiiit… I think I know which vending machine this is. XD

@hybridlore

Yeah, I had considered it…. but they wouldn’t work together.

@ellette-giselle @keilah-h

Yeah, that makes sense. I’ve read the Ilyon Chronicles, which kind of has a similar vibe to your story’s time period and world, and one of the side characters (Christian) married a former prostitute after she became a believer. So, maybe it kind of reminded me of that, I don’t know.

@keilah-h

well good.

@ellette-giselle exactly what I thought too tbh

@keilah-h    @hybridlore

Exactly. She is not a love interest.

Also, another reason her and julian interacting  a lot wouldn’t be a good idea is because she has not had good involvment with men so she is really, really raw in that area and needs extra space.

@the_lost-journal don’t worry, we pay attention to you!

@hybridlore @ellette-giselle honestly I didn’t see her as a love interest for him. It just didn’t make sense to me. So yeah, having a bunch of scenes of them interacting and then saying “they’re not meant to be a thing” would be weird.

@ellette-giselle

Yep lol.

Yeah, that makes sense. I couldn’t remember if it was an area he went through often or not.

Gotcha. Yeah, I get that. I was wondering if she might become a love interest for Julian, but if not, it’s probably better not to involve her too much.

@hybridlore

No problem. I guessed I’d get your attention with the second scene rather then the first. 😂

Well, I mentioned that Julian didn’t ever go down there, so his reputation got around through gossip rather then his own words.

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@ellette-giselle

To be honest, I kind of guessed she was going to be a prostitute, so Julian’s reaction seemed a little much (especially to seeing her bare shoulder or whatever lol.) But then I reminded myself that it was different back then, so it made sense.

I would like to see her become a bigger part of the story, unless that doesn’t wor…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Yep that’s true.

YES!! Thank you! It is!

@hybridlore

If you can pause a moment in your sorrow over Leon, what did you think of the scene with Julian and Rosalind?

not my video btw

have a day gecko y’all

@hybridlore lol

@ellette-giselle well it’s cause Leon’s being whipped and will probably die.

But I mean like we should be used to that by now. Julian helping Rosalind is novel and thus should get attention.

@keilah-h

I’ve tried. I think she enjoys tormenting us 😂