LMS VII: Silver and Silk

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Tue Aug 04, 2026 4:21 pm
Omni says... · Tue Aug 04, 2026 4:21 pm
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◈◆◈.Week Eight.◈◆◈

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「 ✦ Week Eight Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 1126 ✦ 」

「 ✦ Notes ✦ 」
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    I'm back at work this week, and so my writing happened much faster and easier than last
week. This week's writing was much a continuation of last week's scene. In the scene, Railyn and Corrick enter the baths together as Corrick tries to help Railyn get over his fear of showering together with boys around his age. It's a scene of exploration and solemn self reflection and mutual trust between boys who are in similar situations, just different points in time in this. We move on from Corrick's past to possibilities and difficulties surrounding the future. We end the scene on conquering fears and a bond between boys. Next week we will start moving the plot forward with introductions of other boys and the chaos of move in day to dorms! See you all next week!
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「 ✦ Week Eight Favorite Line ✦ 」
「 ✦ "That was fun but he wasn't there for fun. He couldn't get distracted. He wanted to help Railyn, he had this tug towards Railyn to get to know him and help him better himself, but Corrick has to remind himself that it wasn't what he was at Min Myar for." ✦ 」


「 ✦ Total Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 23352 ✦ 」

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Mon Aug 10, 2026 6:23 pm
Omni says... · Mon Aug 10, 2026 6:23 pm
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◈◆◈-Week Nine-◈◆◈

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「 ✦ Week Nine Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 1202 ✦ 」

「 ✦ Notes ✦ 」
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    This week, we see Corrick's POV come to a conclusion! It's not nearly as long as Railyn's POV
at the beginning (7k versus 17k) but it's still pretty long! One of first notes for my draft revision is to switch POVs more often, and I will be more likely to switch POVs more often going forward. I kept with Corrick's POV for so long this time around because I felt bad sticking with Railyn for so long xD it almost felt like it was going to be solely a Railyn POV novel, which was not my intention. But alas, that's how writing goes sometimes! I'm still really just exploring writing in general, the nuances are not going to be there and that's okay. In this week we just get a continuation of the baths scene and a transition to their new room. Corrick ruminates on Railyn wearing dirty clothes and that not everyone came from his background (that he's still not sharing much about) and they get going to their new dorms. Last week I said we're finally going to meet new students and that didn't end up happening, but this time, next week we will hopefully actually see new students. I may also write more this week as I'm so close to 25,000 words and it's the beginning of the work week so I have so much more time to potentially write that I may just continue writing this week and get to that 25k mark. The last version of Silver and Silk (and the last LMS) got to 27k which remains the most I have ever written for a solo novel, so I'm excited to get past that point! The next plot part of this story is going to be more of a challenge to write, but unlike last time I am motivated to tackle the hurdle. See you next week!
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「 ✦ Week Nine Favorite Line ✦ 」
「 ✦ "He had to remind himself to keep himself open to humility. Not everybody had the same resources as he did growing up, and still he left it all." ✦ 」


「 ✦ Total Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 24554 ✦ 」

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Tue Aug 18, 2026 5:57 pm
Omni says... · Tue Aug 18, 2026 5:57 pm
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◈◆◈-.Week Ten.-◈◆◈

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「 ✦ Week Ten Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 1059 ✦ 」

「 ✦ Notes ✦ 」
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    Soooo I keep saying we're going to meet some new students next week and it doesn't happen
... I'm afraid to say that the saying is going to have to continue for next week. Next week, though, promise! I didn't realize it would take 1000 words to travel down a hallway but in my defense it was a pretty cool hallway! And we got Railyn's thoughts again after so long without them. So, it took a bit, but it'll go faster next week! They are now in the communal area right before the dorms, so next week for sure we'll meet new characters, and maybe some of the ones we've already read about. Poor Railyn feels so isolated and reminisces on his past a bit. We get a just a hint of Railyn's traditions and viewpoints of the sea.
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「 ✦ Week Ten Favorite Line ✦ 」
「 ✦ "He learned the hard way that people really didn't want to hear him and his thoughts and opinions and only wanted him to nod and listen. " ✦ 」


「 ✦ Total Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 25613 ✦ 」

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Thu Aug 27, 2026 6:44 pm
Omni says... · Thu Aug 27, 2026 6:44 pm
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◈◆◈..Week Eleven..◈◆◈

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「 ✦ Week Eleven Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 1036 ✦ 」

「 ✦ Notes ✦ 」
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    Me when I keep lying. No new students this week... next week for sure! (I scream to someone
in a straight jacket but no one's actually there and I'm talking to myself) because like I must sound insane at this point. Welp, it turns out 1000 words is not a lot when you're writing to make a wordcount. Anything can be stretched to 1000 words LOL -- we get Railyn's emotions about trying to speak up for himself and some descriptors of the room. (wow so much in 1k words good job, me) next week we'll finish exploring the room and finally meet some of the other first year boys. SO NEXT WEEK FOR SURE.
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「 ✦ Week Eleven Favorite Line ✦ 」
「 ✦ "The guide chuckled lightly, not in a way that felt demeaning but in a way that felt like an invitation into some sort of secrecy now shared. Then he just leaned in ever so slightly and said, 'Magic.' " ✦ 」


「 ✦ Total Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 26649 ✦ 」

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Mon Sep 07, 2026 4:38 am
Omni says... · Mon Sep 07, 2026 4:38 am
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◈◆◈-Week Twelve-◈◆◈

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「 ✦ Week Twelve Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 1045 ✦ 」

「 ✦ Notes ✦ 」
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    Well this week was rough. I got the writing done at least (at the last moment of course...)
but it was looking dire for sure. I had a long week at work and spent time making new friends and improving myself outside of work but it was to the point I had to spend a couple of times just resting and recovering because my body was absolutely not having it. But, onto the writing. Technically I have had Railyn look at a new person. No interactions yet... BUT TECHNICALLY I no longer have to push it off another week! Yes, next week there will be actual interactions. The reason why it took so long this week was because Railyn had a bit of an incident. I can't say anything more on that but, hopefully next week will be better.
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「 ✦ Week Twelve Favorite Line ✦ 」
「 ✦ "Having a permanent and real view of the sea was a necessity he didn't know he needed until he had it. The thought of not having it, it made his heart hurt." ✦ 」


「 ✦ Total Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 27694 ✦ 」

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◈◆◈...Week Thirteen...◈◆◈

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「 ✦ Week Thirteen Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 1525 ✦ 」

「 ✦ Notes ✦ 」
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    I ended up writing this not long after finishing last week's and while I was waiting on family
who visited. This week and last week has been very stressful. I've been dealing with health issues, my mom has been dealing with health issues, my love life is in shambles (when is it not, honestly) and I shouldn't be too torn up about that last one but every time it still hurts. I've been finding myself with less and less time to do the things I want and the problem of money has been rearing its ugly head the past month or so. Wanting to do more things have now become too many things happening at once, which has been overloading my brain a lot. I am finding writing to be therapeutic in a way thankfully where I can turn my brain off and just watch my pen move across the paper. I'm not even writing anything great at the moment (it's taken me like 5000 words to finally get Railyn interacting with people when it should have only taken 1500, so you may be able to imagine the amount of dragging that is taking place) but I'm happy to be writing at all. Railyn talked to some new boys this week and embarrassed himself again but he's learning. Like we all are. Next week Silver and Silk will pass Silver and Silk to become my longest novel ever. I'm celebrating my continuing my commitment to getting to 50k by January. I think, at 50k words I will have felt like I've actually written something.
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「 ✦ Week Thirteen Favorite Line ✦ 」
「 ✦ "So, he gave himself a moment to force the awkwardness down and out of his mind. He couldn't go through this second guessing every single decision and choice he made. He had to just go." ✦ 」


「 ✦ Total Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 29219 ✦ 」

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Wed Sep 16, 2026 5:32 pm
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◈◆◈...Week Fourteen...◈◆◈

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「 ✦ Week Fourteen Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 1597 ✦ 」

「 ✦ Notes ✦ 」
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    This week was a slow start and that 1500 goal really seemed daunting at first. I knew it was
going to be difficult, I'm increasing my weekly writing by 50% so of course it was gonna be difficult, but this week really felt like I wasn't getting anywhere at the beginning. I think it was because of how much I was having to juggle when writing. I'm introducing the whole roster of new characters I want to have around with Railyn and Corrick in their classes, a total of ten side characters, and it was getting confusing to juggle all of them. This week alone I introduce six of the ten of them and I was getting lost on who's who and which personalities I wanted for them. It became a little too complex to run smoothly. But I got the hang of it and found some direction to keep my writing, and by the end of this week I actually didn't want to stop writing. I almost continued, but I stopped at a point where I'll know what I want to do next week pretty well based solely on how I left it off. We've reached 30k words, which is a monumental milestone and it honestly doesn't even feel real. I'm writing in a laaaarge notebook, like a full college notetaking fancy notebook, and I've reached page 40. My writing is starting to have heft and it's taking me a bit to swipe through the pages. It's everything I wanted. I cannot wait to reach 50k and more.
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「 ✦ Week Fourteen Favorite Line ✦ 」
「 ✦ "Sometimes, a lot of times, he'd get so caught up on himself and his own thoughts that he'd lose himself and those around him. He could see that isolation coiled around Verias as well. He wondered and perhaps even feared what would happen to him and the both of them if they got close." ✦ 」


「 ✦ Total Wordcount ✦ 」
「 ✦ 30816 ✦ 」

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