“To you I can admit, that I’m just too soft for all of it.” -Taylor Swift, Sweet Nothing
This line in Sweet Nothing has always stuck out to me, because sometimes I wonder if I'm too soft for all of it.
I know on my good days that I’m not, that I can handle the trials of publishing, but on the hard days I just want to watch Korean Dramas, binge read fanfiction, and leave my worlds behind.
Don’t worry, this isn’t an “I’m leaving” announcement, but I wanted to share some context to this deleted scene. It's an emotional one for me! I relate a lot to Ember in it and the thought of letting the responsibility fall away.
But in the end, I know the drive to create means more than the thought of the peace of not doing it. So we're here now, nearly ten books in to my career!
A newsletter exclusive - a deleted scene from Kariana Dragon Queen where Ember confides in Noor that she may not want to be Queen 🫣🥹
This scene was originally placed around chapter 11 - if you want to read the chapters before and after for context.
I relate so much to Ember in this scene, because it's such a vulnerable thing to admit, even to a loved one, but when I got into editing the book, I realized it didn’t fit the pacing in the book.
🎁 Not one to throw things away, I’m bringing it here to you!
You can join the newsletter here to read this bonus scene here. Let me know what you think when you do and if there is anything else that wasn't shown in the Fated Tales series that you'd want to see. I'll keep that in mind when building further bonus scenes.
Remember, you are unstoppable,
Rebecca
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