-3 Not a Chapter (1/1)

15/01/2019

Ah. Where to start.

I apologise for not posting for a long time.

And most of all I apologise for being silent.

I will never break my promise and drop this novel. At worst what can happen, just did. I took a break with little communication.

I have posted on patreon news and in discord. But I will rehash some of it here for you.

I made a mistake by working myself into the ground. I was writing and editing up to 16 hours a day taking very little time out and I got to a point when I was not happy with the next chapter and felt bereft of ideas. I was drained.

So I knew I needed a little time off. I thought I could take a few days off. Discussed it on discord and took a week off.

This is where my problems began. A week turned into two, turned into a month and I could not get back into it. Emotionally. Motivationally. I also felt guilty for leaving ppl hanging. This guilt made me want to stay away from here, RR, Discord and Patreon.

I set a goal to begin again in November... I couldnt do it.

I set a goal to begin again in December..... pooof.

Finally, on Jan 2 I forced myself to sit down and write a few hundred words. Not a full chapter, just some.

And within a few days, I had finished the chapter.

Do not expect daily chapters for a while. And not more than five in a row. I am still only managing half a chapter a day at best. I am going to be a turtle and be slow but sure.

I do not wish to burn out again. So I will take breaks and communicate them. Usually weekends. But I will commit to working during the week. So we may get to 4 chapters a week soon. At the moment it is two or three.

Some more positives. I have been workshopping a lot more ideas to put into the story, which will come in during M2 and after. M1 was already planned out.

Its good to be back and thank you for bearing with me :)

Skully.