I was reading an article on Substack (talking about people using ai, not wanting to embarrass them, but knowing it from the writing), and they mentioned this other writing platform, Medium, that I forgot existed. So, I went and logged into my Medium account, just thinking about how funny it is this thing is just there collecting virtual dust, and the last notification I got was from 2018, for a book I wrote about Kurai, that in the end I felt kinda "meh" about and never put out there. Someone applauded the quote, and I'm just looking at it like, "wtf, I wrote this?" Guess I'll have to go back through that piece, even if it's just to better my work going forward. ~E.L.F.

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I've been thinking about what to draw for Pride month and finally came up with something! Check it out on my Substack. Don't forget to like and share, and you can Subscribe to my Substack with just an email to receive my posts directly in your inbox. Happy Pride Month, and have a wonderful day!
~E.L.F.

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Check out my latest article on Substack! It's a bit on my inspiration, centering on Vampire Hunter D. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!
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Hello there, it’s me again, your local (to Earth) indie author. How’s your day going? Your week? I’m alright over here, although the migraine from work last night decided to try it’s way back into my head, even after the long awesome dream I had in my very rare 7 hours of sleep. I wrote down the last bit of it that I can remember, maybe I’ll drop it in a post soon.
Oh, here comes the puppy, whining to go out again. Just a second, void…
…Like I was saying…
What was I saying? That’s right, the dream. I usually don’t dream (I’m rarely in deep enough sleep for that) so it’s exciting when one breaks through, and I’m always interested in other people’s dreamscapes. Oh yeah, and the migraine; my sensitivity to the lights at work has progressed as the days have gone by. My poor eyes are tired from them searing into my retinas, and roasting my skin…
Alright, that’s enough rambling today. I’ve gotta get to making dinner anyway. Tell me something, do you remember your dreams often? Also, are you affected by bright lights like a fellow creature of the night?

Thanks for reading my words to the void. Don’t forget to like, share, and find a lesson in all that you experience. May your days be gentle, sleep fulfilling and full of delectable dreams, and may your creative spirit bathe in Meraki’s inspirational waves,
~E.L.F.

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Check out my latest post on Substack, where you can subscribe to get updates sent directly to your email. This drop talks a bit about how my works are interconnected, and lays out a bit of the plans for my volumes of Shadowed Memories: Dark Shadow, which I'm currently working on outlining.

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Don’t forget to breath, enjoy what you can, and bask Meraki’s cosmic waves of wonder and creativity,
~E.L.F.

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A friend recommended his favorite story to listen to (he does audiobooks), so I've been reading it, and the story itself is interesting so far, but the writing is killing me. It's a serialized story on Webnovel where the author released about two chapters a day for four years, with the story having a big fanbase. Since then, the author has gone on to work on other things, but my gosh is it depressing to read. The story isn't bad, or the subject matter depressing, but I'm 49 chapters in and the writing is still so very amateurish. I can acknowledge that it's great to be able to write this continuous story, releasing so much on a daily basis, but there's ridiculously repetitious paragraphs, and there are crazy little things like introducing someone holding a "rapier sword." A rapier is a type of sword!
Anyway, the point is, I understand that we live in an on-demand world where everything has to be quick and punchy, and that's how people are able to write things like this and get away with it (not to mention the horrendous declining literacy rates...) but that doesn't mean I have to settle.
I'm sticking with my plan, plotting out the volumes for my continuation to Shadowed Memories. I may be weighing my options on putting out rough drafts of chapters out there, with plans to publish them on my Substack for paid subscribers on top of other behind-the-scenes content while I think about going back to Inkitt, but I don't plan on compromising my worlds.
I’ll try and use some of this anguish and disdain for more chapter plotting.
Don’t forget to breath, enjoy what you can, and bask Meraki’s cosmic waves of wonder and creativity,
~E.L.F.

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I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend! I’m feeling extra exhausted today and wishing I could sleep for days without end, haha. On the plus side, one of my favorite bands, Dance Gavin Dance, released a new album! It’s their third Tree City Sessions release, a series of live studio albums where they revisit songs from their nearly two decades of making amazing music. I’ve been especially excited to hear their new singer’s take on some older songs (I love Andrew Wells and his work with Eidola). Well, I’m gonna do some story plotting before helping prepare dinner. We’re having Japanese-Style Chicken and Rice Curry today.

May your days be wonderful, your sleep fulfilling, and creative spirit nourished be by Meraki’s unending flames,

~E.L.F.

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