You might have noticed that the website looks completely different. I originally set out to add a new page for the next story, but one look at the menu made me think: no, it’s time for a fresh coat of paint. So, no more menu taking up half the screen. Just something subtle at the top.
You may have also seen that Smoke has evolved into Veilquartz. You can explore it on its own page. The City of Veilquartz will be a new dark fantasy story that I’ll be building slowly, adding fragments over time and revealing more piece by piece.
Two small changes have been made to the website. Until you fall asleep is no longer the current story in the main menu of the website. It has moved to the projects section of the website as the story is now finished.
I have started working on a brand-new project that I will soon share more about. For now, the working title is Smoke and I will be doing things a bit differently with this project.
The final closing chapter of Until You Fall Asleep is here, and it’s called Nightlight. In this short final chapter, the story wraps up nicely. Our main character looks back on how things started and ahead into the future, ending with a short reflection on nightlife and how the dance floor unites us, something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.
It feels strange to finally finish this story online. I wrote it such a long time ago that it feels like this should have been uploaded well before When I Was Your Man and The Things That I Have Kept From You were put online. But I felt like this needed more time to settle, as it is the biggest story so far. I still feel like it could use a lot of editing, and that worries me in its current state. But I guess I can do whatever I want. And for now, it’s okay for it to exist the way it is.
There’s no way of sharing personal work without that fear taking hold a little, I guess, the fear of it not being good enough, the fear of imperfections, of plot points not connecting, or the overall story not being cohesive enough. Maybe no one will even like it, but maybe some people will.
I see it as another learning process. Another chapter that will slowly move me forward in becoming a better writer.
Martijn Winkel 