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.