Part 16 - Megan and the Benefits of Trust

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Part 16 Summary

Part 16 takes place over several weeks, following Andrea's relationship with Zainab and Megan's journey forward following the events of Christmas Break. Spoilers below.

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Update soon

I just wanted to drop in and let you all know I'm putting the finishing touches on the first of the group of three stories. It'll cover a long period of time, a period of time when Sophia and Lea will be doing other things as well that are not mentioned until their stories. So this group of three will kind of "repeat" January, February and into March from multiple viewpoints. I also took the unusual step of adding dates before some of these sections, I don't plan to do that with the others but it would have been too convoluted to say how much time had passed any other way with this story.

So in a day or two I should be done and ready to publish. Thanks for all your patience, and I hope you enjoy it!

Winter Lull

I realize it's been some times since I've said anything.. and while I still don't have a story ready for you yet I thought I'd give you a quick update regardless. As I've mentioned a few times already, for a whole bunch of reasons winter is a slower time of the year for me to write. But as it's starting to warm up again, I'm getting lighter work and finding myself with both slightly more motivation and more free time!

I am also busy writing multiple "threads" at once I guess is a way to put it. Megan/Andrea, Lea, and Sophia all acting mostly independent but not completely. And while none are yet publishable, I have been making a lot of progress the last week and a bit especially. I want to get everything lined up right so that interactions happen the way I have them in my head. That might mean that I'd rather hold back until everyone's caught up with everyone else. This is bad in that it might make the wait for the next story longer. But it's good in that (a) I'd feel more comfortable publishing when everyone's caught up so everything meshes well and (b) it will make the wait for the part after next a bit shorter.

Just like how parts 14 and 15 kind of started off together and split, parts 16, 17 and 18 will probably be released more closely to each other. But that makes part 16 potentially a bit longer of a wait than it otherwise would be.

Trust me, as a sometimes obsessive fan of many a thing (latest new obsession being Saga.. come on once a month? I read the first 25 chapters in a weekend, once a month is practically torture!) I know first hand waits can suck. But I also know you'd rather I take my time and have it be up to standard than rushed and fall short. I just thought I'd keep you all updated on how the progress has been going.

Characters: Mixed Together or Distinct Stories?

So this is just a though I've been having as I continue to write the next part. What became Part 14 and 15 started as one story that switched back and forth between characters. But due to length, I wanted to split it in two, so the logical split seemed like it should be divided between settings.

So my question is, which do you all prefer? Stories that follow just one set of characters, or stories that follow more than one? Neither answer would make updates come any faster or slower, so it's purly a question of taste. I'll leave a poll up top but feel free to leave comments.

Part 15 - Sophia and the Barbarian Horde

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Part 15 Summary

Part 15 takes place around the end of December or so and is a story only about Sophia where she gets a shot at a new opportunity. Spoilers below.

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Part 14 - Zainab and the White Christmas

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Part 14 Summary

Part 14 takes place in the days leading up to (and including) Christmas. It follows Andrea, Zainab and Megan as they go through a tumultuous vacation. Spoilers below.

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Update on the writing

Sorry I've kind of "gone dark" for so long, so I just wanted to ensure you that I have not abandoned the story!

I had been writing a major story, one with threads going on both for Sophia, and for Megan, Andrea and Zainab. Both sides of the story however have ballooned, it happens. Now it's looking like they will likely work better as two separate stories since keeping them together would probably now make the story be too long. Not to mention that the tone of the two are quite different, and so jumping between them would perhaps not be as fun as reading one after the other. There's still work to be done on both fronts, but I wanted to give everyone an update that I am still alive and still writing!

When I have a better time estimate I will let you all know.