_marmoris_

onc longlist it is where this year's journey will end then...
          	
          	tbh i am a little disappointed and happy at the same time. i see all of “htsf”'s flaws, and for it being my second english work at all, making it this far is a great result. on the other hand, we all hope for the best despite not expecting it, don't we?
          	
          	regardless, it was a fun time and i hope to do even better next year. 
          	
          	until then: congrats to all shortlisters — i'm rooting for you now!

_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer Thank you! Yes -- we'll become better and better each year :)
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_marmoris_

@AwSprite I'm glad to hear that despite not making it, some people enjoy the story! I hope you'll like the rest, too.
          	  
          	  Oh, I definitely know this but I feel in English I turn blind when it comes to mistakes way faster. I'm currently in the process of translating it and stumble upon stupid little errors way too often that are actually very obvious. So, at least I learned that I have to plan more time for taking a step back from my newest chapter and more rounds of proofreading.
          	  
          	  Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to reading your entry too!
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C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
          	  You can be proad to have come further than lasr year and next year you'll reach the shortlist for sure!
          	  
          	  Sadly none of the writers I rooted for made it to the shortlist...
          	  
          	  Until next year then!
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_marmoris_

onc longlist it is where this year's journey will end then...
          
          tbh i am a little disappointed and happy at the same time. i see all of “htsf”'s flaws, and for it being my second english work at all, making it this far is a great result. on the other hand, we all hope for the best despite not expecting it, don't we?
          
          regardless, it was a fun time and i hope to do even better next year. 
          
          until then: congrats to all shortlisters — i'm rooting for you now!

_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer Thank you! Yes -- we'll become better and better each year :)
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_marmoris_

@AwSprite I'm glad to hear that despite not making it, some people enjoy the story! I hope you'll like the rest, too.
            
            Oh, I definitely know this but I feel in English I turn blind when it comes to mistakes way faster. I'm currently in the process of translating it and stumble upon stupid little errors way too often that are actually very obvious. So, at least I learned that I have to plan more time for taking a step back from my newest chapter and more rounds of proofreading.
            
            Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to reading your entry too!
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C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            You can be proad to have come further than lasr year and next year you'll reach the shortlist for sure!
            
            Sadly none of the writers I rooted for made it to the shortlist...
            
            Until next year then!
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_marmoris_

just realized Wattpad marked “how the shadows feast” as ongoing again randomly...? now i'm anxious this will get me disqualified 

_marmoris_

@chelreverie  yes, because i corrected it again ^^"
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chelreverie

@_marmoris_ i think it could just be a glitch on your end. It's still marked complete on mine :)
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moon_fabler

@_marmoris_ how could that be possible? 
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_marmoris_

Happy to announce that “HOW THE SHADOWS FEAST” made it to the onc longlist!
          
          Congratulations to all that made it so far, too.

C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            Thank you and I really am proad for achieving this, my first finished story in english!
            
            But I'm also happy that you made it further than me, that was to be expected. ;D
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_marmoris_

@C_the_Dreamer Thank you!
            
            Oh, I'm sorry... But still you can be proud of yourself to have finished such a great story! <3
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C_the_Dreamer

@_marmoris_  
            Congrats again! <3
            
            I sadly didn't make it, but I'm so glad you did. ^^
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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/

moon_fabler

hi, followed you on instagram. plz check
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moon_fabler

@moon_fabler I am going to share that board on Instagram 
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_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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