Mochi's New Year 2025
Happy New Year everyone!! 2024 has been WILD. This year has been the best for the Yonderverse, and for me. Thank you to everyone who's supported my writing, through reading, liking, commenting, or following, supporting me on discord, supporting me on Ko-Fi, it means the world to me!
Like my previous New Year's Resolutions article, I am going to break this down into three sections: Mochi's Top Picks, Mochi's Resolutions, and 2024 in the Yonderverse. I like to share various statistics, my plans for the new year, and all sorts of fun things in my New Year's articles. Expect this to be a chonker!
Mochi's Top Picks!
Mustaia in Ayun Sovos
Author: Polina "Line" Arteev
I'm a big fan of Ayun Sovos, and Polina "Line" Arteev's work in general. I chose this article, not just because Chimari Motera is the single best character ever created, but because these are my favourite animals ever. I love the way Line has taken different groups of creatures in the real world and inserted them all as people in Ayun Sovos!
I love how this article brings together the wider world, by describing where different types of mustaia live, and why. Exceptional work!
Jala - Volcanic Gas in ELAQITAN
Author: Blue Fairy 74
This article is so inventive, and I always look forward to new articles in ELAQITAN. I've never really thought about writing about a type of gas before, and I love all the usecases for this particular one. The article is visually pleasing, I love the formatting and layout!
I love the "at a glance" section, I find that a very useful section on a material article. I adore the gas's use as mosaics, and makes for such a culturally significant resource.
Hoverboard Relay in wow that's a lot of stars
Author: Rin Garnett
Hoverboard relay is a sport with zero political baggage. At all. Nuh uh. I love this world as it explores cultures and peoples so well, and so interestingly. I really enjoy that the sport was created in order to control the use of these skateboards, and the history of the practice.
wow that's a lot of stars is one of my favourite worlds, I am always floored by the unique design of each article. Formatting and styling is always on point, especially with the world's latest CSS overhaul!
Dragonmoth Breeding in Waking Materia
Author: Alan Byers
The concept of this article, and the symbiotic relationship between dragonmoths and semi-intelligent fungi, is soooo intriguing! I love that the fungi attach themselves to different breeds, for different purposes and uses.
This article has a true sense of awe and wonder at such an alien concept, and really makes me want to dive deeper into Waking Materia. It is already one of my favourite worlds at the moment, and I can't wait to read more!
Palepellis in Ysteria
Author: CoolG
I love this article, as it perfectly explains why vampires in Ysteria have pale skin and can't handle sunlight. I really enjoy that vampires actually find this condition appealing, and will put up with the consequences of the genetic mutation if it means they appear more intimidating to prey.
CoolG is one to keep an eye on. Great ideas, fun articles, and great worlds! I can't wait to see where her writing goes!
Prime Elements and Magic in The Magical University of Lille
Author: Amélie I. S. Debruyne
This is next level nerdery. As someone who adores chemistry and writing about elements and their uses in worldbuilding, I go feral for Amelie's articles. I love her magical spin on real-world elements and how they work in this world!
I really enjoy how different elements interact with magic in different ways - some conduct magic, some reflect, some are neutral and others store magic. As a bonus, I'm also going to link Amelie's article on Parisian Blue.
Yr'rjee Sotorm in Ethnis
Author: Barron
Yaaay, space danger! This adds a very real threat to something as simple as travelling through the world. These radiation storms can be avoided, and ships can be reinforced to protect themselves, which puts my mind at ease. I really enjoy the snippets of prose throughout the article, it really brings the world to life.
I love Ethnis, it is my favourite world, and I tell everyone that. If you didn't know that... you do now. It is a world full of wonder, horror, creepy things and places, gay people; perfection.
Aurum Oak in Kena'an
Author: Imagica
What a pretty plant for a pretty world! These golden trees produce a glow during equinoxes, a lovely detail that adds richness to the world.
I LOVE that the bark is used for important documents, I'd love to see examples of some in the future!
Aiterean in Lethea
Author: Mihkel Rand
Nobody's doing it like Dhelian. Languages, characters, conflicts, organisations, I look to his worlds for inspiration for practically anything. The work put into this article and working out the mechanics behind this conlang is so impressive, it's something I could never do.
I love the quotes, written in aiterean and translated when you hover. 3,000+ words in the dictionary is astonishing. Incredible work, Dhelian!
Mochi's Resolutions & Goals
First, let's take a look at my resolutions from last year!Solid progress last year! I avoided burnout and still managed to achieve a lot.
January
I began the year as I typically do, powering through article after article as if WorldEmber never concluded. I was writing practically daily, fleshing out a planet I had briefly touched upon in the previous month.
I am still proud of the work I produced in January, as I think it really helped me just get more words down in my world without the pressure of everything needing to be held up to a super high standard. I also began my Galaxy24 journey, designing a new solar system every week for the entire year. Spoiler alert, I made it half-way through before giving up.
January Articles
Favourite Article of the Month
Incredible! The amount of work you must have put in to come up with all the species really takes the world to another level.
August
August Articles
August was where I felt myself slump a bit. I slowly worked on developing planet Venus, but aside from that I didn't write all that much. Not like previous months, at least.
It did feel good to relax from a difficult Summer Camp, and I am very glad I didn't push myself to write more than I could handle.
I also published a big chonker, the Milky Way Encyclopedia of Life, which I completely forgot I wrote until 30 seconds ago. Yay!
Favourite Article this Month
As if our oceans weren't terrifying enough D:
September
Much of my September was spent polishing and repolishing my Institutions of Learning entry, the Titan Ecological Academy. The time I spent on the article certainly paid off, as it was shortlisted! Didn't quiiite win though, but I was very pleased to see TJ Trewin claim the victory.
I managed to squeeze out a couple more decent articles in September, but nothing crazy. I was still getting used to balancing work and life, and didn't really have the energy for much writing.
Favourite Article this Month
Whoah, well done! This is such a thorough article, you can bet my silly butt that I can easily spend six years here. ^^
October
October Articles
I picked up the pace considerably during October, thanks to a week's holiday. Spooktober is World Anvil's annual October challenge, and I always enjoy it. I always end up making lots of little articles and developing various parts of my world, and this was when I really started giving Magic some love.
I developed magic through new locations and languages, which was not what I was expecting to do, but I really enjoyed it! Planet Daglaci also got a lot more love and a lot more confusing lore.
Favourite Article this Month
The tail falling off is such a striking and unpleasant imagery. Poor fellas.
November
I had massive spikes and dips in productivity throughout November. I was excited by NovelEmber's debut, hoping to write ten short stories to populate my world with prose. I only ended up writing three, but I really enjoyed them!
I was also getting myself ready for WorldEmber, preparing for the worst. After a difficult Summer Camp I was really worried I would have no energy for WorldEmber, which would've been a huge shame considering it is my all-time favourite event on World Anvil.
November Articles
Favourite Article this Month
It's a shame the town has declined so much since its glory days.
New Year's Resolution's Challenge
Mochi's New Year 2024
Statistics
Some people do not want to see statistics, so I have censored them. Hover over to see!
1st January
Likes: 5643Comments: 876
Followers: 191
Articles: 1214
31st December
Likes: 10,561Comments: 1,692
Followers: 328
Articles: 1,606
Word Counts
1st January
YONDERVERSE - 656,823 wordsJERNA'S DIARY - 44,461 words
LATE JURASSIC EARTH - 4,662 words
L.A.M.P. - 2,020 words
WRITER'S DIMENSION - 3,352 words
A TO ZOO - 46,660 words
TERRA AVA - 1,138 words
1st July (6 months in)
YONDERVERSE - 772,398 words (+115,575)A TO ZOO - 57,399 words (+10,739)
AVA ADMIRA (TERRA AVA) - 7,557 words (+6,419)
Terra Ava rebranded, old worlds paused until further notice.
31st December
YONDERVERSE - 880,743 (+108,345)A TO ZOO - 60,094 (+2,695)
AVA ADMIRA - 8,178 (+621)
HABITA (new) - 985
Thank you so much for including Aurum Oak here! Seeing one of my writings among all these amazing articles on your list truly humbles me and makes me blush. Congratulations on everything you’ve accomplished this year- I’m certain 2025 will be even more creative and productive for you! Also, I want to take the chance and thank you for all the incredible things you do for this community as well as the support you provide to newcomers like me. Without a doubt, it’s this kind of kindness and warmth that keeps people here and makes them fall in love with the platform. You are an amazing and inspiring bean!
Come visit my world of Kena'an for tales of fantasy and magic!
Or, if you want something darker, Crux Umbra awaits.
You're more than welcome! Honestly, I struggled to pick a single article from you, you've outdone yourself this WorldEmber! Thank you so much for your kind words, it really means a lot <3 I love this community and I always try my best to give back the love I receive. <3