Works In Progress: Stuff I'm Currently Working On

 

I have a secret. I've been working on three different writing projects for quite some time now, and I am ready to talk about them to keep me accountable.

My projects comprise:

• An untitled romance novel based on my 2024 psych ward experience.
• A collection of poetry based on Autumn/Fall
• Saturday Morning Tarot: Tarot Spreads for Your Inner 90s Child

The romance novel it's a second-chance trope that takes place in and out of the psych ward. I've written 9 chapters so far. It was originally going to be a novella. But I felt that a novella would not do this heavy a story justice. I don't have an outline I'm following; I'm just writing by the seat of my pants when inspiration hits. And honestly, it's based on an experience I had in the psych ward in 2024, reuniting with my high school crush in the ward. What happens in the story, however, is purely fictional. It's what I wish had happened instead of what happened. To be honest, this is my toughest project. I'm no longer carrying feelings for the crush, and it's difficult channeling the romance vibe into the story. I also took inspiration from my astrology chart, having Venus in Libra in the 12th house. The 12th house rules hospitals, prisons, mental health, dreams, things that are hidden or secret, and self-undoing.

The next project I'm working on is something I hope I can release by Autumn 2026. It is a collection of Autumn/Fall themed poetry. This is for the fall/autumn lovers. I'm not particularly a fall lover. But I feel inspired to write about Autumn/Fall since I feel like that is the season my life is in right now. I'm seeing things fall away from me, and embracing the next season of my life: winter. I have 16 poems so far; I would like to write two more poems or prose. And then it is on to formatting and creating a cover for the book.

My last project I've struggled on and off with since 2023 when Saturday Morning Tarot: Tarot Spreads For Your Inner 80's Child came out. But this book is like my number one seller out of all four of my books I've written. I thought I would create the follow-up to Saturday Morning Tarot, which will focus on 90s cartoons such as Rugrats, Doug, Animaniacs, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Powerpuff Girls, etc. Each cartoon will have its own section and will have a synopsis of each cartoon, and the spreads will have either a story behind them based on an episode from the cartoon or my own personal experience. Right now, I just finished the Doug section of the book. I have about 7 more cartoon sections to write, plus the introduction, and I need to get a cover made. I'm not entirely sure when I will release this, as I just started working on it again after initially scrapping the idea altogether.

So that is what I am working on. I'm going to update as soon as I make more progress.