Status Update 9 - Early April

Before I do the usual stuff and announce the dates of my updates, I have to first make a huge announcement about TFDL. Etude will be on hold until I finish revising Prelude!

If you have been reading my blog, then you probably know that I've been editing TFDL: Prelude. At first, I thought I could edit it so that there would be two different versions, but somehow, as I was editing, I realized that I couldn't keep one version away from the other. There were noticeable flaws in the first draft, so I had to change several things. I have to say that two characters have been affected greatly by these changes and those two are Jaejoong and Yoomi.

I have to be frank here. Jaejoong and Yoomi's relationship had always been hard for me to capture. Somehow, their connection wasn't what I had anticipated. I wanted something more, so I suddenly thought of something or rather a few things. I won't reveal them here because you'll see what these changes are, but I will just say that Jaejoong's love life is no longer the way I had portrayed before.

A part of me would like to keep Jaejoong and Yoomi's moments as is, but I couldn't.

I hope you will understand my sentiments, and agree with my revisions. Thank you!

TFDL: Prelude

Asianfanfics: The revised chapter one and two will be up on March 26. Chapter three will be on April 2nd.

Rebirth

Soompi: Chapter 58 will be up on April 2nd.

Fictionpress: Chapter 58 will be up on April 2nd.

*The revised chapter four is available on my blog.

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Forgetful but wait there . . .

I can't believe it but I forgot to write an inspirational Monday entry for yesterday!

I was reading a disappointing manga. It was good at first, but after how the mangaka decided to wrap things up so quickly, I became upset. So, I thought . . . what would happen if I drew TFDL (original) in a manga style?

Well, I drew a complete set of characters together and it has been a challenge indeed. It's still not complete, but hopefully, I can release it on with the new TFDL: Etude update. :) So far, I've drawn everyone's positions and rough body sketches, but I've only finished the faces of a few characters.

 During this drawing process, I honestly respect mangakas even more! All the hairstyles and clothing . . . man. . . very tiring indeed.

I won't be adding tags to character names, so I guess this will be a bit of a guess-who-is-who situation.

Cheers!

Jubie (cubierock11)

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Revisions

For some reason, I'm in the mode to edit, so I've stopped writing and started to review my older chapters. I've actually started to fall in love with my characters all over again. I know this is awful to admit, but I can be bored of my own stories after a while. So, the editing process is making me more inclined and refreshed to write!

Rebirth, as I have mentioned before, will be going through a ton of editing. So far, I've only had a couple of comments on soompi about the new version of chapter one, so please leave some feedback here. The more the merrier! :) (I'm going to assume that silence is compliance.)

Then, there's TFDL. I'm working on the non fan fiction (original) version because I do have more freedom with it. I've realized now that because the characters aren't celebrities, I have a clearer view of what I'd like them to be like. They've sort of outgrown their celebrity names.

Don't worry. They haven't changed drastically. There's just more background information about each character and more explanation about their friendship. It'll definitely answer . . . why they're all in Seoul and how long they've known each other and how they met each other.

*Update: Actually, I discovered something while writing a synopsis for TFDL. I realized that something was missing, so I am actually rewriting a lot of the chapters. There will be a new face to TFDL: Prelude, and . . . more conflict and more clarification.

This is a side note: I'm thinking of submitting these two stories to a few literary agents, but I'm obviously not ready yet. I'm too bombarded with school work and also with editing. I will one day though . . . just so I can say that I've tried. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be rejected, but it's worth a shot. With so many words just sitting there, it's like a why not situation.

Wish me luck,

Jubie (cubierock11)

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The Five Different Lovers: Prelude (Original Cast)

Hi,

I'm not sure if any of you remember, but a while ago, I said that I would release a TFDL: Prelude version that is not a fan fiction. I know I put some chapters on fictionpress, but I have actually revised them further.

I've started editing and have added more to this piece. I've entered the TFDL: Prelude (original cast) in a competition on textnovel.com. The prize is up to $1,500 and a possible literacy agency/publishing agency contract. So, if you're interested in reading a more developed version of TFDL or just curious as to what I've done, then please check out my story on textnovel.

http://textnovel.com/story/The-Five-Different-Lovers:-Prelude/5963/

If you do like what you're seeing, then please vote to show your support. :)

Thank you,

Jubie (cubierock11)

PS. The setting is still Seoul.

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