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When can I expect new update for never look away? I’ve been missing it. Sorry if I am seem rude. I didn’t intend to be.

No worries! There’s no harm in asking. 🙂 

Chapter 27 of Never Look Away is currently at 21,000 words and counting, with 7 to-dos remaining, plus beta and revision… I’ve been at a hotel working on it all weekend, and will keep at it as I’m able to between zine projects and my full-time job. I’m REALLY hoping we can post it this week!

In the meantime, have you read Vitya Diaries?  It’s NLA canon and supplementary to the fic. While it’s not necessary to enjoy NLA, it does add to our Viktor’s backstory, and is currently 88,000 words to enjoy! You can find it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11799600/chapters/26615346

ALSO, please follow our twitter accounts for more frequent updates on where we’re at with the chapters. We tend to talk about the fic a lot there. I’ve been lamenting about my writing crimes all weekend (and posting the occasional snippet from the upcoming chapter)…

Me: https://twitter.com/gabapple

@mamodewberry: https://twitter.com/mamodewberry

Hope that helps! Our boys will be back together soon. <3 

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hey, how do you customize calico critters in detail? I really want to do one for my sister to make a black cat using the Persian.

So I’ve only done it a couple of times (I want to do it more, but I haven’t made time for it), but I can definitely point you at some resources! It’s a lot of fun and it’s deceptively simple. The big key is PATIENCE… you want to use a small brush and paint each of the flocked hairs on the figure with thin coats of acrylic paint and build up the color very slowly so that it never gets heavy or clumped. 

Here’s the post where I turned my little white baby bunny into a dutch rabbit.

This post shows how I turned the grey tabby cat into an Egyptian fruit bat (MUCH more involved with a LOT more photos)… 

Neither of these really explain the process much, of course, but don’t worry- I GOTCHU… there are many others who have made brilliant custom Calico Critters (otherwise known as Sylvanian Families), such as this Cheetah Family, explained in great detail.  That should give you a fantastic start where my posts are lacking…

AND… if that isn’t enough, there’s an entire community for the Sylvanian Family/Calico Critters, which has a forum for DIY, and lots more fun projects that you can explore, right here: http://sylvanianfamiliesforum.co.za/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=13

Please go and enjoy! They’re all very friendly and wonderful. 🙂 

Let me know if you have any more questions after reading these and I’ll do my best to help… and please share photos when you’re done! I’d love to see what you do!

Happy customing!