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[icaruswithwingsofwater]

Hello, everyone! Just popping in with a bare-faced, messy-haired, tired-eyed, been writing awhile face to say ‘Hey, we’re almost to Friday.’. ✌🏻😩✨💙😳

So chapter three of The Locked Door was posted almost a week ago! How have you all been enjoying it so far? The story is starting to get intense 👀😳😵‍💫✨😩 I hope you will join me for chapter four on April 6th at 11 AM EST time on archiveofourown.com. 💕

My username is: icaruswithwingsofwater

I’ve been doing a lot of writing recently. Working on the second book in the One She Let In series. I finished the outline for a chapter yesterday and have been working on actually typing it up today. It’s been fun. 😌

I had been experiencing a bit of writer’s block with this particular outline. I get this at times, like any writer or creative, and battle it. My mental health unfortunately worsens it and circumstances I’m currently fighting in my life have been making things hard as well too. At times when my block is difficult and I’m at a loss I am reminded of my favorite Studio Ghibli movie, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and I think of Ursula the painter who lives in the woods. I think of how she says to do nothing at all, doze off at noon, and soon your inspiration will return. That you fly with your spirit. And I did just that. I took a break. You just have to sometimes which is hard to admit to yourself that you have to do. So I guess my advice is the same as Ursula’s: When you lose your magic, take a break. Because you’ll find your inspiration again. ✨💜

From my heart to my wings,

Kate 💙