Thread:Jadefire62/@comment-26570606-20170509012111/@comment-26570606-20180805011620

Phew we're in the same boat! I feel kinda relieved now because I might not be making you wait since you might be in the same boat. I've kinda been jumping on and off the site though so I haven't gotten a chance to see how BUHI is going. Gonna do that after sending this!

I think you've had your group for longer than I've had mine so you've had longer time to flesh them out and work on them. You may have even been through what I've done, in terms of revising characters. (Though mine isn't really revising, per say - more like smashing a big fucking wrecking ball through some of my original character drafts, picking up the pieces that still were good and useful and using those to rebuild the character into something much better. That was mostly in terms of personality though; their backstories have been mostly unchanged.) Thank god I'm not the only one who likes putting my characters through hell. It seems the more I like them the more I want to hurt them, god I'm twisted. The short list of what my characters have gone through: anxiety, abuse, PTSD, depression, self-harm, torture (mostly mental - my twisted little mind thinks it's more effective). I think the reason I do it is because I love seeing them overcome everything, and mental disorders, I feel, are either romanticized or not shown at all. So I feel like some people need to see it, it might make them feel accepted. Much like minorities and LGBT+ people need to be shown, it's the same for those with mental disorders. My god, poor Sandi and Iris. I haven't checked their pages at this time so I'm not sure how old they were when this happened - Iris must have been young though, my god those poor kids. I feel like having her telling them to wake up is one of the most gut wrenching things ever. I agree, that might be the most horrific. I remember Eric, ah he was a fucked up psycho. I remember him but I don't remember seeing too much of him, so now I'm both curious and scared of what he may hold.

If I can get my shit together and try to get a blurb for the one I'm writing, I'll share it right away! Although like I mentioned in the last paragraph, a lot of that kind of thing is in it. It switches from magical fantasy to psychological torment in an instant sometimes. Might need a trigger warning. And I agree, based on the MB you won't be able to fit it all in one book. Which makes it more exciting, and, maybe less stressful. Because you'll have lots of time to develop your characters in a series and give us more time to bond with them! I am officially excited to see where your story goes!