6/4/2013 - Since it's going to be a while before I'm far enough with my new series to start posting chapters, I have taken a quick break from that to work on a new, much shorter story which I should hopefully be able to publish in a few weeks. Will let people know when I'm closer to finishing that one.
Moving forward, the plan is after I finish each chapter of my new series, I will write and publish a stand-alone short story. That way I can still be publishing stuff for readers while I work on my series.