God=divine. Jiro tells Rin that he decided to stay local for university—one of many changes in the wake of her brother’s death. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Ah Rin-chan, clueless in love. She has friend zoned without even realizing there was something to friend zone. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Last chapter of act 2, and the game changes. *cue ominous music* #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

The first time Rin meets Ryo. She chased him through a portal to the spirit world because she thought he was someone else. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Rin’s ki training is…not going well. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

What indeed… #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #YA #fantasy #writesky #writingcommunity

Jiro’s older brother makes him spitting mad on sight. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Ryo and Taro’s friendship is one of my favorite things, because it’s unshakeable with zero fear of confrontation. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Ryo has to maintain a careful balance of protecting Rin from yokai AND from the political machinations of his own clan. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

I was surprised I had this word! #WIPSnips #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #amrevising #amediting #YA #fantasy

There’s a running gag that Rin’s manager is always red in the face because she’s always exasperating him, so he gets a different description for being flushed every time he shows up lol #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

The shift from a particularly hot summer into winter is relevant to my story, so there’s actually a lot of talk about heat and humidity. I was surprised I didn’t actually use the word “humid.” #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Jiro offers to walk Rin home because he needs to talk to her, but she’s in such a fog of grief and automatic self-reliance she can’t get the hint. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

I had nothing even in the *ahem* ballpark of this word, so I went with a synonym that was contextually irrelevant 😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #YA #fantasy #writesky #writingcommunity

See how I didn’t post this at 3am? That’s the sign of a mother whose baby is sleeping better 🙏🏻😮‍💨 The midpoint conflict ensues! #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

From Ryo’s opening scene. I recently added this bit because I wanted to introduce Shinji earlier. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Chapter One Rin is on the struggle bus. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Ryo fighting angry instead of his usual levelheadedness. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingconmunity #YA #fantasy

Rin and Ryo are both introduced reflecting on a confusing but profound loss. Rin stands in the alley where her brother’s murder took place, while Ryo stands at the grave of his recently assassinated daimyo. #AwesomeCharacters #writesky #writingcommunity

Jiro immediately gets on the defensive any time his older brother shows up. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

I recently tweaked this scene and may tweak further. I know for sure that I added the line about being strong, but I think I might remove it again. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

One of a series of bad days for Rin. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Sensation is really not a synonym for sensational, but we’ll go with it 😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #amediting #amrevising #YA #fantasy

Kawa shinobi are supposed to leave their past behind, but this piece of Ryo’s childhood refuses to go away. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Such a frequently snipped scene, but I feel like a lot of my other fox mentions have spoilers. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amrevising #amediting #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

A reference to triangles was the closest thing I had to pyramid. Where’s a good MLM scheme when you need one? 😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Guess I overlooked a Rin POV when I said they were all Ryo this week! #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

You guessed it, Ryo: That’s not it. I realized last night that other than yesterday’s #WIPSnips, I accidentally used Ryo’s POV for every day this week 😅 #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Wanted to go with something other than drawing a blade. Here, Rin is first told about the cracks forming between the spirit world and the human world. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

Ryo and Jiro have never seen eye to eye. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy