Still Holding My Hand - Chapter 56 - FairyTaleTrainWreck - Chicago PD (TV) [Archive of Our Own] An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Chapter 56 is posted! 🥶 ❄️ ☕️

#Upstead #SHMH #ChangeofPerspective

Update coming later this week! 🤗

#Upstead #SHMH #ChangeOfPerspective

#aintdeadyet

I woke up to two new kudos today, and wouldn’t you know it, that motivated me to write for the first time in ages! It feels so nice to stretch that muscle.

Still Holding My Hand - Chapter 55 - FairyTaleTrainWreck - Chicago PD (TV) [Archive of Our Own] An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapter 55 is up! It’s not great, but it’s words 📖 🏈 🚔

#Upstead #SHMH #Resemblance

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Also, I finally gave in and got Twitter! You can find me over there under the same user name as here, @FTTWwriting.

Sneak peek for the next chapter:

“Stella gave her a thumbs down.”

“Her purpose in life couldn’t be measured only by what she got out of it; Hailey needed to remember that she had a lot to offer, as well.”

“Aw, you two are so romantic. Couple goals, for sure.”

#Upstead #SHMH #Resemblance

Hoping to have an update posted for Still Holding My Hand sometime this week!

Okay, kids, I’m officially back in the writing phase. Cross your fingers and wish me luck! #SHMH

I’m nearly done rereading Still Holding My Hand, and I’m so into it. I’m like, “I can’t wait to find out what happens next!”

And then I remember that I have to come up with what happens next 😂

What an honor and a burden! Hoping for inspiration to hit soon. Those two deserve it.

#Upstead #SHMH

This is a beautiful drawing! I’m still Team No Baby For Upstead, but it is sweet to see what might have been! I can just picture Trudy: “There’s my favorite Halstead!” And then they argue about which of the three she’s referring to 😂 Thanks for sharing!

My primary audience was myself. And even still, it thrills me to see the words laid out on the page. I love that story. I needed that story. How cool is it that there are other people out there who love it, too? It’s crazy how art can bring us together. Thanks for reading it. Thanks for loving it.

So I’ve been rereading Still Holding My Hand, and it’s reminded me of why I wrote it in the first place. Because there was a story I wanted to read so badly. I searched for it high and low, multiple forums, and it was nowhere to be found. It existed only in my head. So I wrote it.

That’s so nice to hear, and I appreciate your understanding! I definitely need some time to exist in the real world. I feel like for that fic specifically, now that it’s sort of just following along as they live their lives, my ideas really have to marinate for a while. It will happen, eventually!

And for those of you still waiting on an update for Still Holding My Hand, please be patient with me 🫨 My plan is to take a little breather, and then reread it to make sure I’m in the correct headspace. It’s coming, but not soon. I’m sorry.

I love writing, but it takes effort and time. I’m not done

Also, this was the dress I was picturing. If that aids anyone in their reading process

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That’s all there is. There is no more.

Chapter 19 is up. I’m sad. I’m so grateful for the four of you who are still reading it.

Thank you and happy reading!

#Upstead #TEoB #ThisLoveCameBacktoMe

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Good news! Circumstances have aligned to make some progress! Hoping to post by early next week.

Plus, I’m really liking the last chapter. I hope it’s worth the wait.

I was hoping to work on/finish The End of Beginning this week, but there have been *people* at my house, and my poor little introverted brain is fried. I’m still hoping to make some progress, but no idea when it’ll be ready to post.

#Upstead #TEoB #ThisLoveCameBackToMe

💛 👰🏻‍♀️ 🐈

Chapter 18 is out. We’re so close to the end. I hope you guys like this chapter as much as I do

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#Upstead #TEoB #More

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I’m a decent way through the next chapter of #TEoB, and I’m pretty sure it’ll be the next to last one 🙁

I’m stealing a bit more inspiration from the end of season eleven and calling it ‘More.’

#Upstead

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Not sure I’m capable of it, or what I would do if someone demonstrated it towards me. It was so beautiful, and both of those ladies (and their families) are still heavy on my heart tonight. The world is so ugly and scary right now, but the love and compassion and empathy are loud and enduring

In the last two days, I’ve witnessed two separate ~80 year old men (a husband and a father) spend hours standing at the bedside of a sick loved one in the ICU. Neither would even sit. Literally stood vigil, moving only to allow staff to do their work. And I just can’t imagine that kind of love.

It’s that time of week again…

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#Upstead
#TEoB
#somethingdifferent

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I’ve been pretty uninspired lately, but I forced myself to write this week and have almost 1500 words. Slow and steady, I guess.

#writersblock #celebratingsmallwins

Chapter sixteen is posted! Let me know what you think.

#Upstead #TEoB #Serenity

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“But, of course, it wasn’t that simple. As much as she tried, it was impossible to split her life up into Before and After. The Good and the Not So Good. There was balance to be had no matter where she found herself.”

#Upstead #TEoB

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“That was the first time he noticed it: her ability to compartmentalize her pain. That she wasn’t as aloof and unfeeling as she tried to portray. She was just selective about who saw that side of her. And for reasons Jay couldn’t fully comprehend, she was allowing him a glimpse.”

#Upstead #TEoB

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Why are so many fanfic writers under the impression that heart monitors beep continually? Can you imagine how irritating that would be? Patients and staff alike would be pulling their hair out within thirty minutes 🩻

#alarmfatigueisreal #anddangerous
#overthinking
#petpeeve

Next chapter is up! I really like this one, and I hope you do, too. I even had trouble falling asleep a few nights because my mind was so excited about writing the next part. That’s normal behavior, right?

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#Upstead #TEoB

“Nothing filled him with a sense of satisfaction like passing a few hours with her. Every moment they spent together was a respite from the very real, very adult problems he had been dealing with. They didn’t completely vanish in her presence, but they certainly felt less ominous.”

#Upstead #TEoB