_marmoris_

"HOW THE SHADOWS FEAST" is finished and submitted!
          	
          	This was such a journey and I can't quite believe it's over now. Is HTSF still messy af? Yes, totally. There is so so much that I could have done way better, and that made me spiral in the last 48 hours way too often :'D
          	
          	But there is only so much I can manage in so little time in a foreign language and I had to make peace with that fact. Having come so far, giving up was not an option, too--so here we are! 
          	
          	Now I'll finally have the time to read all of your amazing entries out there.
          	
          	What about you? Did you finish your novellas? Did you submit?
          	
          	—  Masha

C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
          	  Thank you! <3
          	  
          	  It's the same for me with The Royal Key "german entry", the build up is ok, but then one think after another happends and everything is just so rushed, but I really didn't have the time to make it better. x'D
          	  The Familiars of the Lost Witch feels a lot better in comparison (it has almost 5K more though xD), but the ending is still kind of rushed. :'D
          	  
          	  That's true xD
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_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer Congrats again :D
          	  
          	   To me, the end of htsf is just terribly rushed. But whatever it's finished, so I have somewhat a base I can edit later.
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_marmoris_

@chaikovskiy  I feel like this will become a tradition for me :'D
          	  
          	  Exactly! It's just the entire contest situation kicking in I guess. But after all, there's something finished I can work on in the future.
          	  Congrats to you, too ❤️
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moon_fabler

Hey Girl, 
          
          I cant stop myself from creating this board. 
          
          Dedicated to Saskia, our beloved 10th daughter, little crow.
          
          I hope you love it. Below is the link. 
          
          I wanted to share it with you personally but I do not have your other profile details and patience to wait. Hence, I have posted it on pinterest. If you want I can take it down and share it with you separately. 
          
          https://in.pinterest.com/pin/804033339756355799/

_marmoris_

"HOW THE SHADOWS FEAST" is finished and submitted!
          
          This was such a journey and I can't quite believe it's over now. Is HTSF still messy af? Yes, totally. There is so so much that I could have done way better, and that made me spiral in the last 48 hours way too often :'D
          
          But there is only so much I can manage in so little time in a foreign language and I had to make peace with that fact. Having come so far, giving up was not an option, too--so here we are! 
          
          Now I'll finally have the time to read all of your amazing entries out there.
          
          What about you? Did you finish your novellas? Did you submit?
          
          —  Masha

C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            Thank you! <3
            
            It's the same for me with The Royal Key "german entry", the build up is ok, but then one think after another happends and everything is just so rushed, but I really didn't have the time to make it better. x'D
            The Familiars of the Lost Witch feels a lot better in comparison (it has almost 5K more though xD), but the ending is still kind of rushed. :'D
            
            That's true xD
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_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer Congrats again :D
            
             To me, the end of htsf is just terribly rushed. But whatever it's finished, so I have somewhat a base I can edit later.
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_marmoris_

@chaikovskiy  I feel like this will become a tradition for me :'D
            
            Exactly! It's just the entire contest situation kicking in I guess. But after all, there's something finished I can work on in the future.
            Congrats to you, too ❤️
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_marmoris_

Chapter 9 of "How the shadows feast" is out! 
          
          (since yesterday actually). Means there are still 3-4 and a huge chunk of plot to go. So little time and so much to write and edit!
          
          On one hand, I'm more optimistic this year when it comes to finishing my entry for the onc. On the other, I'm not optimistic about the result over all. Anyway, prepare yourself for a little chapter dump coming soon!
          
          How is your project for the ONC going? Are you still at it? Will you submit?

chaikovskiy

okay but like dropping 2-3 chapters at once is so real. the end of the onc is always a struggle but so so worth it in the end. we’ve got this!!! <3
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C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            
            Ah, that's good, then I'm sure you can finish them too xD ;D
            It's a first draft, they don't need to be perfect and you don't have enough time to make them 100 % perfect (neither do I) x'D
            
            Thank you! <3
            I still have 15 chapters to edit, but better than having to write that much x'D
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_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer
            
            Thank you! 
            
            I guess? I mean technically those next chapters exist to like 80-ish percent already, although they're hardly perfect.
            
            Oh congratulations! And I am sure you'll finish your English entry as well!
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_marmoris_

❝I will become as monstrous as I must.❞
          
          a new chapter of HOW THE SHADOWS FEAST is out! i rewrote it like a hundred times, but finally settled on this version since time is running out way too quickly.  Wish me luck i will manage to finish the novella in those last 12 days.
          
          How is the onc going for you?
          
          another little update: i re-published A TALE OF BLOOD AND INK. retrospectively i really dislike this translation. but i sadly lack the time to edit it soon

_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer oh well... you have a point here ^^"
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C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            That's true, but I meant more like plotwise struggling to stay inside xD
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_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer No, I wish I would manage to write 40k words in 11 weeks! lol. Then I probably wouldn't fear that the characters and world are not fleshed out, the story rushed and wrapped up clumsily xD
            No, I probably have just reached the 20k, and still the most important part of the plot to write
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_marmoris_

Good news! HTSF is safe as is my laptop, and I finally managed to put out another chapter. 
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1437309041-how-the-shadows-feast-onc-2024-v-what-we-hide-in

chaikovskiy

that IS great news x2!
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C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            That's really good news! ;D
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_marmoris_

I have some bad news.
          
          1. Wattpad removed “A TALE OF BLOOD AND INK” due to violation of guidelines. I can't think of any.
          
          For the people in the back: A TALE OF BLOOD AND INK neither romanticizes the Shoa nor promotes any of the Nazi's ideology. It condemns both. If you have any issues with contents of my stories never hesitate to let me know. I'm open to discussion, the very last thing I want to do is unwillingly spreading the wrong messages. But silently reporting doesn't help anyone.
          
          2. I probably killed my notebook. At the very least the upcoming updates of HOW THE SHADOWS FEAST are delayed. At worst all the work is lost and I probably won't make it to the end of the ONC. Wish me luck.
          
          At the moment I'm just frustrated and upset.

_marmoris_

@alacakarabora  i had it saved elsewhere and actually put it up again! :)
            but it seems Wattpad attacks books with certain tags especially lately. others ww2 books (including mine) got at least shadowbanned :/
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alacakarabora

omg im so sorry this happened:((( i literally fell in love with the book when i read it, is there any chance that you will write it again??
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AmonsScaredGirl

@moon_fabler I actually received a notification for mine. The last time it happened I didn't
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_marmoris_

"It was as though frost and winter had thoroughly etched into his very body."
          
          chapter 3 of "how the shadows feast" is out, finally! 
          
          I'm happy i made it through round 1. now my goal is to finish on time, which might be a little challenging as this novella seems to hate to be written :'D
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1430752179-how-the-shadows-feast-onc-2024-iii-a-prince-of

C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            Thank you, it was nice xD
            I just read the newest chapter of "Lady Luna", "The cat, the crow and the witch" and your story. ;D
            
            For me it's always reaching the word count on time, I just really struggle with writing the "in between". ^^"
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_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer Happy reading (:
            
            Oh... I see. For me, it's not so much the word count but bringing the story to an end in time (again). But you got this!
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C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            I'll read it tomorrow ^^
            
            I have to write ca 10.000 words for my stories for this round ^^"
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