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Wanted to let you know that I'm still alive and give a quick update on my situation.
My grandmother suffered a stroke a few months ago, which eventually led to her needing to move in with us to help manage her care.
It's been really difficult and draining, which made it hard to write, and the more I fell behind on the writing, the more guilty and avoidant I felt about even addressing the situation. It was quite the mental health downward spiral for productivity.
It's looking like we're coming to the end of care for my grandmother, and she's transitioned into hospice.
I don't know when I'll be back to writing Spellman, but I do want to get back eventually. It doesn't help that the next chapter was supposed to deal with some of the issues Cece is having with managing her dad's care, which has been (perhaps unsurprisingly) very difficult to write.
Because of this, I've actually been more productive on another story I had been working on as a way to avoid dealing with my problems writing Spellman. It's a much shorter story, but it's possible (and maybe even likely) that whole story gets posted before the next chapter of Spellman. Hopefully the process of finishing that up will get my creative wheels spinning again in a way that lets me jump back into Spellman with a fresh set of eyes.
Sorry for disappearing. As mentioned in my previous blog, things had been a bit crazy for me.
Just as things were settling down at work, my youngest daughter got very, very sick. Dealing with that has taken all of my mental energy and then some.
Things are looking better, but I'm still not sure when I'll be able to get back writing.
I will at some point, though. Hopefully soon. The story isn't done and I don't want to abandon it (or you, my readers, who have been incredibly supportive).
Apologies for so long without an update or a new chapter. My situation hasn't changed much since my last update, but there is hope on the horizon. Finally found someone to fill the open position that has been causing me so much stress.
I've been having trouble with chapter 28. At this point I've completely written it 4 times. This is the first time I've really felt like my loose outline is biting me.
Usually I have stories much more tightly planned. With Spellman I have some tentpole events, but the stuff in between is usually written on the fly. It's worked so far, but right now it's causing trouble.
When not publishing serially, it wouldn't be a big deal. I could just write some other stuff and come back later. In fact, I have done this. I've written lots of stuff for some of the bigger future events (plenty of stuff for Kevin and Sarah's wedding, for example), but that doesn't really help when the next chapter posted still needs to cover time before that.
I hope to get it done this upcoming week. I think I've finally figured out a way to solve some of the problems I've been having.
Apologies for so long without an update or a new chapter. My situation hasn't changed much since my last update, but there is hope on the horizon. Finally found someone to fill the open position that has been causing me so much stress.
I've been having trouble with chapter 28. At this point I've completely written it 4 times. This is the first time I've really felt like my loose outline is biting me.
Usually I have stories much more tightly planned. With Spellman I have some tentpole events, but the stuff in between is usually written on the fly. It's worked so far, but right now it's causing trouble.
When not publishing serially, it wouldn't be a big deal. I could just write some other stuff and come back later. In fact, I have done this. I've written lots of stuff for some of the bigger future events (plenty of stuff for Kevin and Sarah's wedding, for example), but that doesn't really help when the next chapter posted still needs to cover time before that.
I hope to get it done this upcoming week. I think I've finally figured out a way to solve some of the problems I've been having.
I finally finished writing ch 26 this morning. Once I have a chance to go through and get it edited, I'll submit it. Should be this evening.
I'm sorry for the delay in getting this done. It's been extremely difficult to find any uninterrupted time when I could get in the "flow" of writing. Usually I'll finish a chapter in ~3 writing sessions, but this one took me closer to 10, only being able to get small portions finished at a time.
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