To my readers. I'm sorry that this week will be a short posting block and not as satisfying as I had hoped. Some things happened in my life in the last week that have taken all my desire to write. It all happened so fast, I feel like I have whiplash. Things aren't okay. I will not explain it to a bunch of nameless, faceless strangers, but you are my readers and I just want you to know that I don't know when I will be okay again. It's not even a lack of time but rather a lack of mental capacity. I had many chapters ahead on "The Rat and the Dragon" as well as "The Dragon Tamers" but they are all in pieces. Summaries still waiting on expansion, disembodied scenes just floating by themselves, lots of singular sentences that sounded really cool. When my head was in the game, I could push all those bits together in an afternoon and have it ready for you guys on time since I was already most of the way there. I just don't have it in me to sit and string it all together into readable material now. With "Mongrels and Music" I was working on that next chapter, but everything hit me like a goddamn house and I was doing my best to keep the brave face. But, like Dal from Star Trek Prodigy said "I can put on a brave face, usually just long enough to get by." I was ignoring it all as long as I could. Don't think, just write. But writing requires thinking and the thoughts aren't kind right now, no matter how loud the characters try to yell over it. I don't know when I'll be okay again. I don't know when I'll write again.
I'm not saying goodbye, just... no more schedule, for now. If I have it in me to do, I will. If not, I just won't. If you hate that, guess what? I hate it, too.
So, no post for "Mongrels and Music" this week. Sorry.
On Friday, we finally get Roscrow in the mix for good. I was gonna say with joy that now that we have him, we're stuck with him, but it may be a while before we really get into his head. But, hey, that sexual attraction between him and S're starts pretty much right away, even though neither wants to admit it. Jasper may have noticed...
And Saturday. Ah, my star couple (based on votes and views). Literally the only reason I'm posting this weekend at all is to not leave you all hanging on Roan's last words. You'll be seeing the tags get updated. That whole young and naive thing really sucks for Cylthan. She really has no idea about her own body. And that 'elves have heats' thing might have been effecting her judgment. Roan doesn't mind, though.
Thank you to all who read my work. Most especially an extra BIG thanks to those of you who actually read the blogs to know what's going on. I feel bad to do this, but until I'm actually making money off my writing, it is only a hobby, one that comes after, well, everything else. I hope you all enjoy the chapters this week. Maybe this break will be short, maybe it will be long. With how suddenly Life hit me, who TF even knows. May you all have some pleasantness in your day.