A titlecard for the sixth and final chapter of A Journey of a Thousand Miles. The background is of a summery blue sky filled with fluffy, scattered clouds. A shooting star swoops down from the heavens right beneath the title "A Journey of a Thousand Miles"

The snippet image for the final chapter of A Journey of a Thousand Miles, titled "eternal love". The snippet reads: When asked, the Lady Mother professed that the flowers was from someone she hadn't seen in ages and Rin believed it to be a gift from her late husband. Yet, in the face of Sesshōmaru's affections, Rin stood to wonder if that was the case at all. Had he always been withdrawn with showing his affections or was it an effect of living for centuries on the path of supreme conquest, as Jaken put it? Rin imagined a small boy dressed in white, presenting a bouquet of hastily dug up flowers to his regal mother. Would he be touched to know centuries after he departed from her side that she still kept them with loving care? Rin didn't know, stepping forward to take her lord's hand in her own. "Anything Sesshōmaru-sama gives this Rin will be cherished," she says, stroking her fingertips over the back of her lord's hand. She looks up with a smile, "For a moment until eternity."

🌺🦋 A Journey of a Thousand Miles - Day 6: ETERNAL LOVE 🦋🌺

A glimpse of the selflessness in Sesshōmaru's heart encourages Rin to love him more than she thought possible - for a moment, until eternity.

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🪷 #AJOATM CHAPTER SIX (0/1K) 🪷

Well, we made it to the end of #RinWeek2024! I'm wondering if half the reason I'm having a hard time focusing today is because I'll have to say goodbye to this project once it's done. At the same time, there's a joy in watching something become wrapped up because

🌷 #AJOATM CHAPTER FIVE (1K/1K) 🌷

I forgot to mention this before but I finished the chapter about an hour or so before the deadline! If this project hasn't taught me anything else, I've learned to save every bit of dialogue or writing that I make - the way the end result had a little of everything

The title card for the fifth chapter of A Journey of a Thousand Miles. The title glows over the background of a dark blue wave pattern adorned with golden flowers. Behind it is an image of an afternoon sky over a green forest. The sky is tinged in shades of orange and blue with puffy clouds drifting overhead.

The chapter snippet for the fifth chapter of A Journey of a Thousand Miles with the title "demon's bride". Underneath is the snippet: Rin tweaked her nose a little, her bottom lip jutting out in a little pout. "What amuses you, milord?" She asks, hefting her naginata as she followed him across the clearing. "It is nothing," Sesshōmaru replies, and Rin squinted at the side of his face until he glanced askance at her with the warming glow of a heart's passion. "You did well, Rin." She swallowed hard, turning her face away to avoid gawking at him. Though she knew his standards were seldom impossible to meet, to have earned praise from her lord was strangely appealing. His compliments were hard-won and while it was far from her goal to obtain them, there was something nice about it.

🌺🦋 A Journey of a Thousand Miles - Day 5: DEMON'S BRIDE 🦋🌺

If this was what their married life was to be like, Rin didn't mind becoming a demon's bride.

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🌷 #AJOATM CHAPTER FIVE (-??/1K) 🌷

RIP to the original version of chapter five, I refreshed my browser without saving it elsewhere and it's all gone. Please remember to update your writing everywhere, and keep back-ups everyone.

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🌷 #AJOATM CHAPTER FIVE (0/1K) 🌷

Chapter has been outlined! In a messy way, but it's good enough to know where we're headed. So, let's jump into doing drafts and letting the world come to life.

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Good timezone, Visitors!

Happy to see you in this little corner of the internet and hope life's treating you well, wherever you are. I'll be working on the fifth and sixth chapter of #AJOATM today, so expect a lot of chatter about it. Also, feel free to stop by with news of your day.

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🌷 #AJOATM CHAPTER FIVE (0/1K) 🌷

We're in the home stretch! I'm a little sad since I loved working on this project despite its brevity, and I learned a lot about what to apply to my projects going forward.

The goal today is outline and draft, then move to six.

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A title card for the fourth chapter of A Journey of a Thousand Miles, with a pink and white sky and a campfire background.

A snippet of the chapter "smitten" for A Journey of a Thousand Miles, with the following snippet underneath: The argument rings hollow with how at ease he stands, observing her then the tip of her blade with interest. At last, he releases it and side-steps the blade to tuck the wisteria flower behind her ear. "Rin would never," he says with such resolution that she nearly smiles. "Sparring with a moving target would benefit Rin's training far more. An enemy will never stand still as a tree, unless Rin intends to fight nature itself." Rin scoffs, "Are you offering to help me or here to tease me, my lord?" He smirks, an expression Rin was becoming increasingly aware only existed when her lord was in a playful mood. His hair sliding over his shoulder as he tips his head and asks, "Which would Rin prefer?" She tamps the end of her naginata against the ground. In answer, Sesshōmaru pulls back, drawing Tenseiga smoothly from its sheath.

🌺🦋 A Journey of a Thousand Miles - Day 4: SMITTEN 🦋🌺

A much needed talk is had, and Rin finally is able to say what she feels. Then, everything continues as it was... somewhat.

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🌹 #AJOATM CHAPTER FOUR (1K/1K) 🌹

I left to take a break for awhile but the chapter is completely done! A few words had to be trimmed here or there, but overall - we did alright with a bunch of sprints and such to guide us through! Now all there's to do is make the promo items.

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🌹 #AJOATM CHAPTER FOUR (634/1K) 🌹

We're over halfway done! Some of the scenes I was hoping for have to be shafted ;o;. However, it's still shaping up into what I thought it would be and it's cute as hell. A little sad too, but this topic was never meant to be easy.

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🌹 #AJOATM CHAPTER FOUR (0/1K) 🌹

First off, congrats to me for making it over halfway through this fan week! AJOATM is shaping up to be pretty much more or less what I thought it would be, and the exercise itself is going well.

To-do list:

- Outline
- Sprint Drafts

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🏵️ #AJOATM CHAPTER THREE (1K/1K) 🏵️

I didn't talk about my process for this but if there's one thing I want to press on - writers, please take breaks! I didn't have the spoons to write yesterday and spent most of it resting which is crucial. Sleep debt is real, y'all.

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The title card for A Journey of a Thousand Miles' third chapter, with the image of a deep forest and a mountain in the background as well as a red torii gate.

A snippet for the third chapter of A Journey of a Thousand Miles, with the title of "village life" over a white box with the faded image of a lily. The snippet reads: "Foolish," Sesshōmaru admonishes, and Rin's eyes narrow slightly. "Those who wield a blade must be prepared to succumb to one. To think distance would beget safety is nonsense." Her brow arches as she harrumphs, pulling away from him, "So my lord says, but is that not why he sent me to live with humans? Years without sight nor sound, presence only through ink and mulberry, surely my lord believes distance would bring about something of merit.” Rin turns her face away when she catches sight of the opening between the trees, relieved to find their camp untouched as her lord steps into the clearing. She pushes her legs down against his arms in a cue to be released to her feet's burden, but his hold tightens and her breath hitches when she looks up to find him staring pointedly at her face. "Does Rin hold a grievance against this lord she wishes to speak of?" Underneath is the word count, rating and author's name: 1k, g-rated, and unlockthelore.

🌺🦋 A Journey of a Thousand Miles - Day 3: VILLAGE LIFE 🦋🌺

After an encounter with a catfish yōkai, Rin remembers things forgot to express and others she forgot were bothersome.

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👟 SPRINTING SESSION 👟

To finish drafting chapter three of #AJOATM, I'll be doing sprints for the next hour.

The first sprint will be starting at :50 and lasting until :00. If anyone else would like to join in, feel free!

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A background image of the afternoon sky with purples and pink clouds gathering behind the titlecard of "A Journey of a Thousand Miles", white birds flying off in the distance.

A blurb for the chapter titled "little sister", underneath is a roughly 200 word snippet of the chapter, reading: She could practically hear Inuyasha’s fervent, waspish refusal in blessing her decision to journey anywhere with his brother unaccompanied. Regardless of Rin’s persuasion, he might have even dared to follow them at a distance. She wilted somewhat, mortified by the thought of the hanyо̄ whom she’d come to regard as an older brother, interrupting at every instance of romantic intrigue. “A-Anyhow, Inuyasha-nii becomes grumpy whenever Sesshо̄maru-sama is mentioned, and I wouldn’t want to encourage false hopes in Kagome-nee…” Rin tries to keep the hurt etching its way into her chest from surfacing at the thought of Kagome’s smile. “The thought of us becoming sisters through marriage is dear to her, but if Sesshо̄maru-sama and I are not aligned then surely she would be disappointed.” Underneath the blurb is the chapter details, explaining the rating, word count and author: 1k words, g-rated, and unlockthelore Surrounding the blurb are flowers with sparkling stars, and behind is the afternoon sky with its purple and pink clouds mirroring the title card.

🌺🦋 A Journey of a Thousand Miles - Day 2: LITTLE SISTER 🦋🌺

Rin consults Miroku and Sango of her choice in traveling partners, and receives a bit of sibling advice.

🔗 tinyurl.com/ajoatm-ch2

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🏵️ #AJOATM CHAPTER THREE (0/1K) 🏵️

The braincells aren't trying to connect together too much right now, but we're halfway through drafting AJOATM! Now, we're actually in the thick of things where our two main characters are essentially to themselves.

The prompt for this chapter is VILLAGE LIFE.

🌼 #AJOATM CH 2 PROGRESS (1K/1K) 🌼

I forgot to mention this earlier since the chapter was finished at about 3am, but chapter two is complete! Currently, it's going through revisions but it's all set for a dry run tomorrow! I'll be uploading it at about 12AM EST on Sunday, November 24th!

A title card for "A Journey of a Thousand Miles" with the background of a summer blue day and a field of flowers in pastels. The title is embossed and surrounded by flowing flowers, reading 'A Journey of a Thousand Miles' with a butterfly resting on top of the second a.

A 131-word snippet of the first chapter of A Journey of a Thousand Miles with a white background over the background photo of a summer blue sky. The snippet reads the chapter's prompt 'brave heart', and underneath has the following snippet: “A request capable of shaking Rin’s heart, this must be grave indeed.” That hint of amusement in his voice ignites a flame in Rin’s stomach, and she inhales deeply, preparing to spout a meaningless stream of platitudes in his honor. After all, she had perfected the talent of sycophancy from Jaken. A gentle pressure tips her head up and her eyes widen as the world shifts in colors from steel gray, to white, then gold. All thought flees from her at the sight of those beautiful golden eyes, peering into hers as if he could lay bare her very soul. Rin slants her gaze away, feeling her cheeks warm at the glimpse of Sesshо̄maru’s lips slightly parting, “This lord would not deny his Rin a single thing; surely she knows this?” Underneath this reads: 1k words | G-rated | unlockthelore, detailing the chapter's word count, rating, and the author.

🌺🦋 A Journey of a Thousand Miles - Day 1: BRAVE HEART 🦋🌺

In an effort to determine whether she and her lord are romantically aligned, Rin asks him to accompany her on a three day journey. To her surprise, he agrees.

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On the eve of #RinWeek2024, I did the last edits for chapter one. Now to let my editor work through my grammar and sentence issues then throw it up there.

Thank you so much to @skeptik-raptor.bsky.social for taking a chance on me and this project!

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It's under two hours left until #RinWeek2024 starts here in my corner of the world! The first chapter is undergoing mild revisions, but I'm pretty confident it'll get done by the time the first day ends. I'll be experimenting in active voice and present tense with a 1k word count.

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🌼 #AJOATM CH 2 PROGRESS (0/1K) 🌼

Planning is done! I love the direction it went in, and there will have to be a little explanation for the time skip - but overall the message is there. I'm not sure how comedic it is since my idea of serious humor may differ, but I got a little chuckle out of

🌼 #AJOATM CH 2 PROGRESS (0/1K) 🌼

The prompt for this chapter is ✨LITTLE SISTER✨! I cycled through a number of secondary characters for this entry, and decided to go with one I haven't written in awhile which are Sango 🪃 and Miroku 📿!

I really love writing Sango's character because of how cool and

🌺 #AJOATM CH 1 PROGRESS (1K/1K) 🌺

Goal has been reached, and chapter one is complete! If I had to pick a line that was my favorite out of this, it was the provocation from Sesshomaru. I can't wait to see everyone else's reactions to this one.

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🌺 #AJOATM CH 1 PROGRESS (395/1k) 🌺

Right now, I'm working on drafting out the first chapter for this project. Trying to write in active voice as a practice and seeing how it goes, while also limiting the descriptiveness. Thus far, it's actually been kinda fun.

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First chapter prompt is BRAVE HEART!

We're jumping headlong into the journey, and one of the interesting parts is that I'm having to balance dialogue with description. I'm not sure how it'll go but my partner finds it funny. Probably because I'm such a wordy person.

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Both of which I'll be happy to bring back on Bluesky!

The tag for this project will be #AJOATM, and the main pairing is #Sessrin. This project will also be for @ficwip.bsky.social's #to-spite-you challenge! Find out more about it here: bsky.app/profile/ficw...

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