Hey everyone,
As promised, I have added two more short stories to the website called Pixels and Jawbreaker. You can find them all the way down on the Other Projects page. Pixels was written in January and Jawbreaker in June of this year. There is a bit of a sad undertone in both of them, but I am feeling a lot better now. I hope you enjoy them.
Lots of love,
Martijn
Hey everyone,
Koorddansser, Snot, Slaappillen and Weiland are the latest four Dutch translations. They have been added to the Dutch version of The things that I have kept from you. The other eight short stories should be ready and added in Dutch soon. I added a few sentences here and there and made some changes to make it flow a bit better.
I am trying to finish some older projects in order to move on to the next one. So I will be busy the coming weeks.
Lots of love,
Martijn
Hey everyone,
Writing isn’t always easy, and it doesn’t always come naturally either. I went back to my other stories and had to retire Handkerchief, Knuckles and Disrupted because they felt outdated and weirdly written to me. In order to keep growing and getting better, that also sometimes means letting go of things that you are no longer proud of.
I have added two stories I forgot about that I was supposed to post. Bullet and Prison have now finally been added to the Others part of the website. I hope you enjoy them and will not forget about them like I did.
Lots of love,
Martijn
Hey everyone, the latest Until You Fall Asleep chapter has been read and reviewed. And I have gotten some great feedback on how this chapter feels a bit all over the place, so I will be making quite some changes to it.
Many thanks once again to those that have read it and shared their unfiltered opinion. This is the way the story will become better and more cohesive, so I appreciate it a lot. I am keeping the chapter online while I am editing it, so you can see it change in real time.
Lots of love, Martijn
In Overnight, the third chapter of Until You Fall Asleep, the two guys finally meet again after the festival, which kind of feels like a second first impression. How will they feel about each other now, all sobered up in the daylight?
This chapter needed quite a few changes. So I hope it reads a little easier now. And if not, I would love to hear your opinions again so I can make some more changes.
Overnight finishes the first part of this story which heavily focused on being intoxicated, the nightlife and new love. The next part called Dreamstate will shift into a different territory, where the dizzying spell of love starts to mess with your mind.
I hope you will all enjoy it.
Lots of love,
Martijn
Hey everyone,
Lots of love to everyone who has read the second chapter of “Until You Fall Asleep.” I really appreciate each and every one of you. I’ve also received some feedback on the chapter and have made quite a few changes to it. I finished writing the first draft of this story half a year ago, so it’s good to look back at it and polish it some more.
Next up will be chapter three, called “Overnight.” Will the festival boys meet again?
Lots of love, Martijn
Until You Fall Asleep continues with a second chapter: “Encounter” has now been added, and I’d love to hear what you think of it. In this chapter, the main character enjoys a queer summer festival and meets someone he really likes. But is this little fling just for tonight?
I really hope you enjoy this second chapter.
Lots of love,
Martijn
Hey everyone,
The first four stories of The things that I have kept from you have now been added to the website in Dutch. De dingen die ik voor je verborgen heb gehouden is for all my Dutch-speaking readers out there. The other eleven translations will be arriving soon.
Lots of love,
Martijn
Hey everyone,
Many thanks to everyone that gave me feedback on the first chapter of Until You Fall Asleep. I am currently making changes to make it flow better and take out some mistakes. So thanks to everyone that gave their input!
The things that I have kept from you will also get a Dutch version called De dingen die ik voor je verborgen heb gehouden. This whole project initially started out in Dutch notes on my phone, so I figured it would be nice to also release it in Dutch. Some things just roll a little better because I wrote them in this language first. So this will be coming soon.
Lots of love,
Martijn
Hello everyone,
It has been a while, but I am back with lots of new and exciting things. The introduction and first chapter of Until You Fall Asleep have been added to the website to read. And I would love to know what you think of it. Lately, I have been getting a bit anxious about finally releasing the full story, but it’s time. And the only way I can grow and learn from this is by actually sharing it with you. So here we go, be gentle but honest.
I would also like to thank everyone who took the time to read The Things That I Have Kept From You. It means the world to me that people take the time to read what I write and give their feedback. And I am glad you liked this silly collection of phone notes.
Three more short stories will be released soon on the Other Stories part of the website called Bullet, Prison and Jawbreaker. After that I will focus on releasing Until You Fall Asleep completely. I will need all the help I can get to edit and perfect this one.
Lots of love,
Martijn
Martijn Winkel 