Oh wow!
I remember you mentioning that. LOL!
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Struggling w/ my prequel a bit. (I’ve only just started the first draft 
) The prequel can split into two paths. There are either 2 or 3 love interests depending on the path. (too much?) 
Three MLIs are James, Theo, and Lancet. In both paths, James is a villain, and I don’t want to focus on his relationship with the MC, but at the same time, their relationship is important enough that it causes the climax of the prequel, and James is also one of the main villains in the second book regardless of the path.
So I’m not sure if I should write much of the MC’s relationship w/ James because I don’t want it to seem like there are too many love interests or that I’m encouraging the toxic relationship, when instead, I want to focus on how the MC heals/falls for Theo after the fact.
Ok major spoilers below!
Depending on the path, Theo dies. If Theo dies, the main love interest of the second book is introduced (Lancet) as a “fling” at the end of the prequel. Is this too much? To go from James, Theo, and then Lancet for this path? The focus is Theo, and his effect on the MC. And there are time skips. I don’t want it to seem like she’s hopping from man to man within a short amount of time because she isn’t, but just not sure how to express that in writing?
As for James, I decided to start the first 5 chapters introducing several characters including when the MC meets him, and then skip ahead maybe 2 or 3 months to the point where their relationship is falling apart. Then continue the story from there. This way I can avoid getting readers attached to James as the main love interest, and they won’t be put off when Theo is the main? Theo is also introduced in those beginning chapters, but at the time, he and the MC are just friends though the chemistry is there, she’s not going for him for… reasons.
The more I write about this on this thread, the more of a mess I realize it is, eek! What am I even asking! 
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You daaawg!
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One of them is stupid and the other one is even more stupid haha
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LOL!
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These are my personal favorites, and they go on for hours and hours so you can get lots of writing done while listening to them. (*＾-‘) 乃
However! I also love listening to the soundtrack to the movie Dune. It’s not exactly relaxing with all that drum beating and whatnot, but it does somehow make me focus on my book. It’s over an hour long, so that gives you some decent writing time too. ¯\_(ﭢ)_/¯
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Ooh, Hans Zimmer! That name rings a bell.
When I listen to music on YouTube while I write, it is epic music. Notable artists are Two Steps from Hell and Audiomachine.
I am trying to branch out and listen to other artists similar to them.
I don’t think I ever listen to Hans Zimmer, but I have heard of him though. I might have heard a few songs from Hans in the past, but nothing recently.
Thanks for answering.
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To clarify, the “final” love interest is either 2 or 3 depending on whether (cough) 2 lives. 
#2 lives, #3 isn’t a factor. #2 dies, #3 becomes the main.
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Can someone give me a list of other elements that are not water, air, fire, and earth?
Pretty please and thank you.
EDIT: I guess never mind. I shall use something for another story.
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I think my workplace made a mistake in adjusting my vacation days. I emailed them, but if it is correct, I will have tons of time in November to work on my NaNo 
Which would be awesome! I want to really enjoy writing Champion in Love and working toward smoother writing style.
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Ice is seperate quite often. I’ve used void.and aether, plasma is also an option. Death, spirit, ki, breath, life, gravity, demons ,the list of things used is pretty big.
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Happy accidents are a great thing.
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I was able to jot down some notes for this novel, but I am not done.
Yet tomorrow I have a place that I need to be and can’t be away from nor change it to another day. So, I have to go to that place.
Still, it is somewhat good because I can be outside of my home and give myself a tiny break.
Anyway, there is nothing else to report.
Good day for now.
NOTE: I really want to purchase a new desk so I can stop mindlessly searching and wasting time as I search. October needs to get here quickly.
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Nope, apparently everything is correct. I just stopped taking vacation days when I started the process of going to part time. Plus, I was hoping to go to two events maybe this fall, and ended only going to one. So, yeah, I will have lots of time for NaNo! Like, literally 2 weeks just at home! It’s amazing.
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Had a bit of trouble getting back into Jilted today, so just a little over 1.5K words, with the total sitting at 34.7K Hopefully, I can put a chapter out tomorrow, the another one—on Saturday or Sunday. I want to get to 3x week asap.
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Made a slight oopsie with my note taking after coming to a realization.
I just realized that Machina-Mages (or Mage-Machina) can be considered a Type D in a sense.
Mages come in three (now four) types that go from A to D and states which one does what.
Machina only come in three levels. However, the four level of Machina is a Mage-Machina which begs the question.
Should I list Mage-Machina in the Mage Types or Machina Levels?
I feel confused…a bit. LOL!
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Light and darkness. Ice. Lightning/electric. Used my mobile game WOTV for reference.
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That would be awesome. Extra vacation days! 
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Ever question your story to the point where answering said question would change it drastically? I’m at that point lol on the bright side, it’s the first draft that’s complete so there’s plenty room for me to change everything. 
I feel like the motivation for why my MC (Rose) wants to own the racing franchise in a whole other city is weak. Her family comes from weaponry, not cars. Originally, I have it set where Rose is doing it for her father who passed away, like trying to achieve this dream of his that he wasn’t able to? But that doesn’t feel like enough. Is family obligation/loyalty really enough?
I’m wondering if I should add something like her father was so attached to the racing franchise because he has some kind of stock in it. Maybe he helped design the engines to the cars, and before he/rival family boss had beef/split ways, he was erased from getting that credit where the other boss went off to make millions with this franchise? So he was done dirty? Kind of like Breaking Bad where Heisenberg has this idea that he gets screwed out of somehow while his “friends” that he was supposed to be in business with started a whole company from that idea without him, and are rich as a result. What do you think?
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I have a question.
How come no one says to musicians: Your song needs to contain these elements? Or your song needs to make sense or If your song doesn’t have these four things, your song will fail?
Breaking the rules, experimenting to make the best possible song, and finding out the results of their artistry are encouraged fully in music, but why is it not encouraged fully in writing, in order to create the story that makes the most sense?
Don’t just use the ‘but the publishing industry be like’ excuse, or the whole 'but my fans won’t like it 
’ argument either. How do you know know that? Have you tried it, or tested the waters with your idea yet?
Why is everyone so damn hard on themselves here? (And as a writer in general?) Why do people make writing seem so hard? Why does everyone not think outside of the box once in a while? (Like yes, you can still plan your stories, and you can still have some kinda expectations, but shock your reader once in a while). Make characters that pop off the page.
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