12th December 2024 - Motivation trhough the roof as Book 1 is finishing up

I made a change in my story regarding the chronological order of two major arcs. I have underestimated the word count that they'd take so initially they were meant to both fit in book 1. However, now that I have finished the first draft for the shorter one of them, I have decided to split them into book 1 and 2.
(Otherwise they'd be too thicc for paperbacks to be held comfortably).
This will push the total volumes to at least 5 books.
I know it might be intimidating to some people, but it's totally worth it according to my beta-readersII also love my secondary characters and I don't want to rush arcs involving them.
But good news is that since I already wrote a large chunk of it, book 2 might come out sooner than expected.
I am already looking into book printing options and have a suitable editor and proof-reader in mind.Lastly, I want to apologize for any typos in my zine from people who have already purchased it. That one was proof-red by my friends and unfortunately, they are just as dyslexic as me :' )
(I have now fixed the typos for my future copies)

26th August 2024 - Chronic pain roller coaster, Book delay

Hello everyone! I am going to delay my book release for the time being due to health and other reasons hindering my productivity that I will talk about below. In the meanwhile, I am pretty active on my IG account if you want to stay up to date with what I do. The IG feed on this page is currently broken. It had stopped updating itself to match my newest posts. If you can, please follow me on IG or check in there manually. Fixed it!Health
I haven't really been able to to use my PC the past month due to my chronic pain flaring up. I could only lay in bed if I'm not stretching or swimming. The pain is alleviated during those times, but the moment I stop, the pain would return within minutes. So in the end, swimming and stretching can only help so much. I consulted a doctor and a physical therapist half a year ago but they basically only told me to stretch and exercise. (Which is what I was already doing)
I contacted public healthcare last month but they have not gotten back at me so in desperation I used the little money that I had made from conventions this summer to seek help from private health care.
Turns out, I do not have muscle stiffness issues.
What I am suffering from are symptoms of long covid, but further testing needs to be done.
What is clear is that my entire back/shoulder/neck muscle groups are Permanently inflamed due to my body constantly sending wrong signals to my brains.
I was prescribed inflammation medicine and I have taken them for a week now and they halve helped me way more than swimming+stretching+accupoint+pain killer/muscle relaxants ever did.
The pain is still there but it's more manageable for now.Funds
I was supposed to hire professional editors and proofreaders for my book but now that I have used the funds to get medical help, I will have to save up money again for polishing steps of my book.Research
I realized that there are cultural elements in my book that I can, should & want to polish further.
I will need a bit of extra time to create a better, more immersive story. Hope you understand.

who?

Hello! I am "Bon"/"Bonshi", a neurodivergent artist of many skills based in Finland.
I speak english, finnish and vietnamese fluently.
Other than writing varying shades of gay nonbinary stories,
I also make music, visual art, handcrafts and (unreleased) video games to stay sane in the "real world" c:

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why?

I was born in a third world country to a very chaotic environment. The chaos continued when I moved to Finland as a kid.
Growing up, the only familiar things that gave me a sense of security were the VHS tapes of (mostly) wuxia TV shows I brought with me in my small suitcase, that I watched over and over again. Now that I'm older, I want to create something new for myself. New stories with familiar themes and some predictability to balance the chaos surrounding me.My stories are a way for me to cope with life and share my feelings and experiences through them. Feelings and experiences that are otherwise impossible for me to express by other means.
Characters that I create are all fragments and extensions of me and I hope my stories will find their way to those similar minded, to soothe them from loneliness, to take them to a faraway land and to forget about the reality, if only for a little while.
Especially individuals who don't feel like they really belong in any community.

Work

I'm available as the ghost writer for your first draft that you can freely edit and build your text upon.I gladly take music commissions for your needs, from lyrics to arrangement and mixing. Be it a character song or art for your OC, BGM music for your RP sessions or assets for your video game projects, or anything you could think of.
Art commissions are also ok!
Contact me via email for more info!

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