ummm i'm been mia lately... -_- so sorry for that.... but things have been HECTIC totally didn't spell that right so school's out, but my life is literally as busy as ever. I have had so many trips this month and it's been super stressful bc it's been trips for youth group im apart of and my brother is going to singapore for a couple years and that's been a whole thing, super stressful for everyone in my family trying to get everything ready i've also really been struggling with mental health. it's been a litterally an uphill battle. and i've just been feeling just really weird and crappy physically i have no idea why. like the other day i broke out in hives for no absolute reason. scratch has been at the bottom of my list of priorities... sry for that im doing a class over the summer, and I also got a job. and that's just been adding to everything. so that's fun. ive just been SO busy. i counted and i have 2 weeks free out of the entire summer. n. o. v. e. l. #.updates soooo i started a new novel! again, i know. But i'm so excited for this one! it's dystopian vibes, and i love it. this one's really promising bc i spent so long outlining. this was my process in a nutshell: 1. figure out the main idea 2. develop character briefly 3. braindump for plot 3. plot overview 4. develop characters fully 5. bullet point outline 6. chapter by chapter outlining ya know what's funny? I used to hate outlining, now i love it. I don't think i could ever write a novel without a chapter by chapter outlining. i used to be so against outlining lol bye y'all stay tuned, i have some fun things planned