As you may or may not have heard, @Kaylin_WC recently returned to Wattpad during one of our annual summer reminiscing-and-wishing-we-could-go-back late night talks over Minecraft (please don't call us losers 🥺🙏). Typically we don't go anywhere with these conversations, just remember all the good times we had and amazing people we met. This time though something changed. Instead of just hoping, she made the decision to actually return to finish what we started. And now after about a week of convincing me, I've now decided to do the same! Her return message is much more heartfelt than mine will be (mostly because she's said pretty much everything I feel, and I don't want to copy her message), but I do want to talk about what happened and where the future is headed.  Kaylin and I have been in this together since day one, and she has been the biggest inspiration for me in the past 6-7ish years we've known each other. Without her I wouldn't even be interested in writing! Although I may not have quite the fame and fans that she does, I do want to continue Rainfeather's story (and hopefully finally get it right this time!) for those who enjoyed it. This character has always meant the world to me and I want to do her justice by finally telling the true tragedy of her life. Throughout the past week or so I've been writing a large outline for every major plot point in the book (currently it's over two pages with 11pt font...and I'm not even a quarter of a way through!) with Kaylin helping with small details and words of encouragement.                                                                                By now you might be wondering why I left to being with...but it's a bit complicated to explain. Various small things, such as school/life, kind of outgrowing warriors, and not ever being super confident in anything I ever posted. The main reason, however, was due to the fact that I tried to take on too much at once. It made a significant difference in both the quality and quantity of updates and kinda severed the connections I had with my stories. I got so excited about putting content out in the world that I honestly think I truly lost sight of why I was doing it to begin with.(I recall one time writing in about seven different books at once...yikes!). I ended up overloading myself and never got around to finishing anything, because the connection just wasn't there anymore. I'd start a story, make a few chapters, and then quickly lose interest and repeat the process. Wattpad was becoming more and more like a chore that needed to be done, and I lost my interest in writing as a whole. This time around I'm taking extra precautions to pace myself and give my stories deeper and more complex characters and plots (another major problem of mine was lacking character development...). This means only one story at a time, and so far I'm planning on it being about Rainfeather.

Please keep in mind that I created this roleplay when I was eleven, and started writing this on my old account at eleven/twelve. A lot of things have changed, and many mistakes have been made. When I rewrite this I do hope that both the characters and plot have more depth while also keeping the same sinister undertone I originally planned. It would be greatly helpful to me if you guys could comment any mistakes and/or inconsistencies that you notice on the rewrite!

Also, should I start a new account? I never got around to doing much with this one and everything seems...scattered? I find it a little difficult to navigate what I did and what I had planned. This book is especially going to be a problem because I'd like to start on a completely fresh page. Creating a new account is something that I think would be a significant help to not only me, but new readers as well. I've found the original picture I used for the cover and plan on continuing to use it...it's the only picture I think truly represents this book and Rainfeather herself. However, having the same picture can confuse new readers on which book is which. If you guys think it would be easier to keep this account I'll be happy to regardless! It is possible to sift through and rearrange, so if not a new account possibly a username change? Please comment your thoughts down below!

So what's going to happen from here? (cause I think that's what y'all are waiting for). I'd prefer to not put out the new rewrite till I finish the outline. I want this book to be as good and as clean as I can make it, and having this outline be organized so I can go back and change things is a major help. I don't want to get half way into writing it and realize there's a major flaw that I can't fix! I'm not sure when it'll be done, but I'll be sure to post messages on my board with updates! It's my goal to enjoy writing as well as interacting with my readers by giving you guys updates and information on progress.

In conclusion, expect a lot more activity from me in the near future. There was a time that Wattpad was like another home to me, and it's been one of the few (if not only) places I've felt comfortable sharing things about myself with complete strangers. I'm so excited to finally get back into the swing of things and reconnect with those still here! 

With love,
Elaina