Question #1

Hello! Unfortunately, I need to announce that this isn't a new chapter. Here I will be answering a question that @Loilz_lol asked. There will be nothing important to read that's why you can choose whether you want to read it or not. The questions are focused on writing a story. If you're interested in it, feel free to stay and read further otherwise I won't stop you from not reading it.

Before I forget thank you for the power stones @Corninha_106_69!

For people who are interested in when the new chapter will be released are met with a disappointing answer because I've got no idea when I'll update again. I'll try to update this week, but don't except too much if you had expectation tho.

@Loilz_lol I want to apologize for my late answer. I was busy and not busy at the same time. It is hard to explain, but I still felt bad not answering your questions after knowing you send some. That's why: "I'm sorry!" Now that I apologized I'll be answering your questions without hiding anything.

But I need to tell everyone who are currently reading this that this is based on myself and as you know I'm not the best author in the world. There can be things that may be different to others, but know that everyone is different so don't focus too much on what I wrote. I have a feeling that I am not the best author to ask these kind of questions, so I think you'll need to ask some more experienced or 'better' authors. But do read further. Who knows you'll find what you were looking for.

!!! Long and unnecessary things are written, be prepared !!!

The questions were: "How did you come about writing this and how did you feel while writing this?"

I'm not entirely sure what you meant by it, so I'll be saying a lot of things that you may not have asked, but somewhere I should have answered what you asked, but if that wasn't the case do ask the question again and I'll try to answer more specific.

=> How did I come about writing this?

I wasn't sure what you meant by this. Did you mean how I came up with this story or why I decided to write a story about it. But it doesn't matter which you meant or if you meant something totally different because I'll just write what I want just as always. LOL

As I mentioned in a chapter (Late First Anniversary) I dreamed about TTMO. I'll be telling more about it because in the extra I only mentioned it a bit.

So, it came to me in a dream, but honestly I can't remember it all too well. It was a bit vague. It was a dream just as everyone else experienced. There were parts you could remember with your eyes closed and memories where I could only see a black shadow. I'm not even sure in which shape I was present in my dream.

The dream left me a big impact. It wasn't like I cried (I really cried sometimes when I had a dream but I never remember them all too well) or something like that, but it was not something I could forget as the dreams I had before it. The story in the dream wasn't done, I think. I'm really not sure because in my memories it goes from here to there, but that's why it was hard for me to imagine it as whole but at the same time it gave me a hazy shape. A shape where I could see how it will be like.

Afterwards, when I closed my eyes my mind began to wander to 'the other world'. It filled the big gaps that I didn't dream (maybe) about. Daydreaming really is awesome!

For my other stories, I have some stories I want to write but didn't publish because I still haven't wrote any new chapters for my other two novels. But what I wanted to say is that some I kind of dreamed about, but others I got inspired by others webnovels I read.

My Soul Mark is an example of it, but I got inspired by a fanfic that I read like three something years ago. I suddenly thought about it and I liked it so that's how it came to existence. It wasn't anything like TTMO, right? But it really was the first time I read something about a soul mark so it definitely left me a deep impact. Not to mention that I never really saw anything with that theme. Don't worry if there were people who liked it, it will definitely be finished!

On the contrary I'll Change came out of nowhere. It came so suddenly, but I liked it. LOL What I mean with is that even I never excepted something like this. Lin becoming a system came from nowhere special. I thought something on the line: "Lin is a free spirit." At that moment I thought about how she would be as a system, and there was something else that added to it but sadly that isn't something for me to tell right now. But that's basically how this story started.

The reason why I decided to become an author was because I like writing about a world I see. The first time I wrote something was when I was 12 years old. That time I wrote purely because I wanted to avoid a task for the people who won't participate in the writing competition. But when I started writing, I realized how fun it was. I did it with an impure thought but I became addicted to it. The thing I did before didn't matter anymore, and I focused everything on my story. Sadly, I needed to end it abruptly because I could only write 1000 words. In the end, my story didn't even see the light because I somehow ended with more than 2000 words. I needed to write another story because erasing 1000 words and making the story good isn't so easy and not to forget that I already ended the story fast to not get over 1000 words. My second story was a bit embarrassing now that I think about it. I liked it, but not at the same time. I couldn't get the same feeling as I had when I first wrote a story, but I still wrote it.

(If someone wanted to know. The writing competition had a theme, friendship. It was held in each city/village where five judges (who were authors) judge the stories. They'll choose three stories they liked the most in each place. The first place get three points, second two and third three. Afterwards the first places will fight (?) the other first places. I'm not sure how it worked afterwards because I didn't get first place. Forgot to mention that it split in grades. You can participate when you're in second grade in elementary school. I got third place in the city I lived with 3 points. I still remember it. Not sure how I even got third, but I was happy. I even thought that I would definitely be first with my first story LOL They even told what they liked and thought what could be better in the stories who where in the top 3, but I never thought I would be chosen so I didn't even listen. Somewhere I heard them talking about something strangely familiar. It sounded just like my story, so when they said the title with my name, I was so shocked. I looked horrible. I'm sure!)

Afterwards I began to write more stories but they never got an ending. Not even a propre beginning, it was more like a synopsis. I just hadn't that spark as when I first started writing. I never had to write my story down because it came to me while writing. Someone asked me if I memorized my whole story because I was typing on the computer instead of brain storming. I told them I did when I didn't even had an ending. Maybe that's why I got frustrated when it didn't go as it did before. My third story that I wrote and got completed was for a task. I liked it but at the same time I didn't. There was something that didn't make writing enjoyable as it did before.

I started writing when I was 12 but I stopped writing when I was 12. With my frustrations where I could write what I wanted made me dislike writing, but I stopped before I could begin hate it. I had a legitimate reason to stop: I had my 'exam' week coming. A week full of tests, so I needed to focus on it. That's why I didn't have any reason to write anymore.

Deep in me I wanted to write. I was jealous of my friend who could write stories like she didn't had any troubles as I had, but I hid it and didn't even try to write a full story.

A year ago I had a dilemma about writing this or not. TTMO was on my mind for almost half a month when I gave in and wrote it down. Then I needed to decide to publish it or to let it rust in a corner where no one will ever read it. As you all know, I decided to publish it. The biggest motivation was perhaps to see how many people would like it. Would my story be liked by others? My big sisters like the stories I wrote and always pestered me with more, but I felt a bit shy to show them. I am older, and I think I would break down if they would say they didn't like it. I wanted to try and see how others thought about my story. A story which I felt satisfied with. Something where I didn't feel like stopping after beginning.

But after publishing I realized that I could get readers but there would be a chance that they all might be people who aren't comfortable to say that they liked it or maybe they didn't like it? I kind if became scared and thought about deleting it, but I didn't. I realized that I did had readers, readers who bookmarked it. I decided to write it for them but more for myself. I began to write it because I wanted to see the world I saw more clearly. I wanted to show it to people. To make everyone know how such an amazing 'world' there was for them to explore.

I need to admit that I felt hopeless after a while because the things I saw while writing didn't match with the thing written. I wondered did the readers see what I saw? I had a lot of moments where I wasn't sure what to do, not to mention that my vocabulary is limited.

I think an author should write the story further even when they feel like no one likes it when there is at least one reader there supporting you. Sometimes it may be hard but you shouldn't give up because some aren't as expressive as you want. The story you wrote was because it was something that came up to you , something you thought would be interesting. Even when there are hardly any readers, write it at least for yourself.

TTMO current chapters are things I never saw coming. I'm not sure what will happen after this chapter but that is what I like. I am on the same page as the readers. (Kind of because I do know things from what will come in the future.)

=> How did I feel when I wrote this?

I think you're asking about my feelings? I don't really feel all that much when I'm writing. Most of the time I'm absorbed in my story, so much that I didn't realize an hour already passed. I'm in that state until I finish a chapter or if I'm disturbed. That state is something I have most of the time, but there are time when I start slow but end up focusing on it for an hour straight. That doesn't mean I never felt anything when I wrote something. In chapter 44 (I Love You) I didn't cry, but I felt sadness knowing what happened fully. I'm not sure if I brought the feeling over, but for me it was a chapter full of sadness.

I mostly feel something after writing. I always feel a bit uneasy because I have a feeling that the story would be full of mistakes. I'm a bit too scared to read it, I'm sorry if it's really that bad! You can always point it out when you find a mistake because I'll change it. An example would be the chapters about the wars. I feel so embarrassed about it! I can't even read it, that's how embarrassed I am! I think war is a heavy topic so I didn't want to write it in too much detail, but maybe I glossed it over a bit too much…

@Loilz_lol I hope I answered you questions. But if there were things I still need to explain or something else you're interested in do comment again! Of course, other readers are welcome too!

To end I want to say something to all people who want to write their own stories. Writing stories isn't easy, not everyone will like it. Some may even leave a bad comment, but don't be discouraged because it the world doesn't end because of it. If you need help or someone to rely on I am there for you all. I'm not the best author out there and won't be someone who could give tips that you need, but at least I can be your support. Someone who you could poor out your feelings. I'll quietly stand behind you. I'll even read your stories if you want! Continuing is something else. I don't read most of it to the end, but if there was something I think was something you need to pay attention to or something I found absolutely amazing I'll tell you. Most of all I hope you will be happy as me when you write your story.

With this I will end my long answer. As I said before do reach out if there is something you want to know or just someone who will lend an ear. You can contact me in the comments section or on my Instagram, my email address is an option too!

See you in my next chapter, my lovely readers.

P.S: I want to thank the first person who ever read this and the person who first bookmarked TTMO. I'm not sure if you are the same person and if you are still reading this, but thank you. You made me a bit more confident about writing.