an??? update???? for atc???? // back to the phd grind
in which i wrote a bunch of snow globe, said “okay that’s enough fandom back to work now,” accidentally wrote two chapters of at the center and posted an update for the first time in nearly six years (and now i’m really going back to work now, i promise) + two utterly gorgeous pieces of freshly-discovered fic fanart for at the center by @neimykanani
written december 28, 2023 @ 1:43pm
my fandom writing flurry was short-lived 🥹
i finished grading all my students’ final papers on the 20th, so i cranked them all out in a week-ish, which is not bad, because i spent 2-3 hours grading each 40+-page paper 🥲👍 so from the 18th to the 23rd, i cranked out thousands and thousands of words for fic, they literally just flew out of me 😂 i NEEDED that creative writing outlet!
but then of course christmas eve and christmas day were quite busy, and then… i immediately and completely felt the compulsion to start getting ahead on the spring semester workload 😅😅😅
this semester, i will be teaching at two institutions (which i have not done since the spring of 2021!!!), so i would rather get a jumpstart on preparing all of my LMS course sites and syllabi now so that way i can look forward to the first day of classes with a clear head 🤞✨
january through march will be a really wild and hectic time, what with my dissertation proposal defense, my submission of my revised QP2 as my (second) master’s thesis paper, preparing for the big national conference, assisting with the prospective student day for our potential candidates for next year’s cohort of incoming phd students, and simultaneously teaching two classes at two different universities. 🫠👍💕✨ (but ya girl is trying to buy a second house, and publish a non-fiction book, and get her doctorate, so it is worth the packed schedule for a few months!!)
but, needless to say, i don’t foresee any chapter updates over the next few months, unless they’re drabbles or itty-bitty microfics, or if some writing just EXPLODES out of me amidst the hundreds of research articles. 🥹🤞
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*saved blog post to drafts, fully intending to post it later that evening*
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*instead proceeds to write 12,362 words in total over the weekend!
all for at the center! 😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏💖💖*
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written january 2, 2024 @ 6:44pm
yes, that is correct, i physically said, “welp, i guess that’s it for the rest of the year!” and then wrote:
3,911 words on new year's eve eve
8,451 words on new year's eve!
= 12,362 words written in total for atc
(p.s. see the full interactive word counter here!)
WHICH MEANS that since i started vacation on december 20th (12 days in total), i have written 21,841 words for fandom-related projects!
(12,362 for atc and 9,479 for snow globe!)
I AM VERY PLEASED VERY CONTENT
and now i am done with data coding and cleaning for a bit, i have received my grant money.... I CAN ACTUALLY WRITE THE DISSERTATION ITSELF NOW
(AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)
VERY PLEASED VERY CONTENT
and once more, because i CANNOT BELIEVE:
fic update → at the center
Legends and fairy tales, magic and myths, and—at the center of it all—a story of a young, future-Queen and her young, ageless-Guardian; a girl cursed with fear and a god frozen in time, and all of the reasons why seeing isn’t always at the heart of believing. { banner cosplay: (x) (x) }
{ start here }
{ start with the latest updates }
12.31.2023 | chapter 222: - mirrors -
01.02.2024 | chapter 223: - hans christian anderson -
#gasp i did it again #therentyoupay at the center #therentyoupay updates
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fic fanart → at the center
i found these gorgeous pieces a few weeks ago but haven’t had time to properly add them to ao3/share them yet! 😭😭😭😭 they are too beautiful!! this is your friendly reminder to always occasionally google your pseuds and story titles, because you never know what you’ll find 😭😭😭😭💖💖💖💖 TOO BEAUTIFUL I TELL YOU
i hope everyone has a glorious marvelous new year! 😭😭😭😭💖💖 thank you all for your continued love, understanding, patience, and support!! ✨✨ WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT JANUARY AND BEYOND 💖
happy writing!
love,
kris 💕✨
