Over the Mountains (an Encanto story)

(Not a chapter) Hiatus, Q&A, and other updates for the running of the story

Contents:

- Hiatus

- Q&A

- New sites

- Fan and original art

Hiatus:

First of all, I'm sorry for missing out the last few weeks. I knew I wanted a hiatus but couldn't decide when.

I originally wanted to wait a little more to reach a point where a hiatus is comfortable for the readers, but I had to realize that I'm already at that point right now since the next episode is a time skip to next morning.

As of now, I don't know how long this hiatus will last. I plan on continuing when I get used to the school year.

For those who don't know, Hungary has recently passed a law that has caused over 5000 teachers to leave the field, including my homeroom teacher and graphic design teacher. (Though they stayed at the field but left the school after getting an unrefusable job offer at a different high school.)

It is my year for finals (not to graduate; I'm in a 4 +1 year high school), which makes this sudden change even worse. We don't yet know who stays and who doesn't. We can only hope we won't lose more teachers, at least for our final's subjects.

I already struggle with school stress to the point where I take anti-anxiety medication on a daily basis. I already know this year will be a hard year (even if the politicians would consider what they're doing sometimes and wouldn't pass stupid laws). I'll return to this story when I feel comfortable in my surroundings again.

(When the hiatus is over, this chapter will be deleted.)

Q&A:

I don't want to leave the story hanging, though.

I want to upload a Q&A episode if I can collect enough questions. You can write your questions in the comments section of this chapter.

You can ask anything within reason. You can ask about characters, places, or anything. Even about me if you feel like it. If there are many spoilery questions, I might add a section for spoilery questions.

Please, no NSFW questions.

Since it would be weird to just have a random Q&A in the middle of the fic, I'll probably upload it somewhere else, maybe in a story designated for Q&As or something, when I'm back from my hiatus.

I'm collecting questions on Instagram, Tumblr, AO3, and Wattpad as of now, but will do so on other platforms as well.

Mentioning other platforms

New sites:

I have already mentioned I'm planning on uploading this fic on Tapas (they have a novel function for those who only know them as Webtoon's little brother).

This will take a day or two of work as well, since they use different covers and slides, but I plan on using the already existing cover, so it shouldn't take longer than that.

As per plans right now, the episodes already up will come every second or third day.

I'll look through some different sites as well, but I'll be honest, I'm not that familiar with fanfic sites I'm currently not publishing on. If anyone has a site they like to read or write on, feel free to write it down in the comments.

Fan and original art:

When I come back from this hiatus, I'd love to continue the series with a picture for each chapter at the end.

It would usually mean either concept art by me, fan art for the fic, or entries for DTIYS challenges I'm hosting through Instagram and Tumblr. The ones not by me would, of course, mean a shoutout for the artist.

(I do plan an Over the Mountains-inspired DTIYS when I reach 800 followers on Instagram.)

I will definitely do this on Wattpad, and I believe it's possible on Tapas as well. I've seen fics on AO3 with pictures too, but I just don't know how that works (even after trying).

For updates on my hiatus or simply random fan stuff, you can check out the rest of my social media accounts. As always, Instagram is the most active, with Tumblr following next.

Until next time, friends.