To Those Whom It May Concern,
Oh, my dear readers, I must first apologize for the lack of updates over the past year. To answer your questions as to WHY I didn't update for so long, I'm going to list them in chronological order:
Trying to find work (well, I found it – at Macy's, no less – but definitely not what I want)
Parents, who are now divorced, but were starting proceedings during the creating period of the story
Losing my one and only home of twenty-two years
Moving into my great-grandparent's house which is highly under-developed and not updated for today's electrical and technological needs
Depression
Anxiety
Money Issues
Not getting my degree because my school hasn't updated my transcripts despite leaving it a year ago (this just cropped up)
Trying to figure out who I am
Lack of plans or opportunities for the future
Hopelessness
Drowning in self-pity
Scheduling difficulties
I mean, I could go on and on and on…but needless to say, it's been one emotional upheaval after the next and either I'm going to need therapy within the next year before I crack – or I win the lotto, marry the man of dreams, write the next amazing novel series that astounds readers for ages, have a boat load of kids, build my dream house from the ground up, and live happily ever after (I'm looking at you, LIFE).
I must, in second, apologize to the person who helped me edit the first real chapter I had lain out for this story. I didn't get back to her on the JBNP website – which is now shutdown – and I feel so terrible for leaving her hanging when all she was trying to do was help me get my story out of my head and onto the worldwide web. So to you, dear editor, I'm deeply sorry.
Thirdly, I apologize for deleting the story. The reason I've deleted it is because I feel, as an author, that I didn't write the prologue or chapter well at all. In fact, I thought it sucked. So, I deleted it. I know some of you enjoyed it and even wanted to know when it would've been updated again. But I'm also writing this to let you know that I'm not giving up on it. The idea has firmly rooted in my brain – along with the ideas I have for my future novel series – and I definitely want to work on it over the last of the 2013 year and also the rest of the 2014 year. I don't know how long it's going to take to churn out a new prologue or start a chapter – but I promise you, the plot will be the same. I need to learn, as a writer, to not go ballistic with details and also to shorten dialogue when there doesn't need to be a whole lot said. There are a lot of things about the craft that I still need to learn and it's just taken me a really long time to get back to the point where I feel that I want to write – especially fanfiction – again. So, I'm sorry to disappoint all of you, but I promise I will get back to this when I can. In the meantime, there are plenty of other stories out there that are just fantastic. I mean, have you seen the new story by the wonderful author, taoist elf? "Chances" is more heart-breaking than the first imprint story she wrote for our favorite non-canon couple. Kudos to her for having the emotional stamina and creativity to come up with this one. Frankly, I think all of us have been looking for a story like hers, though.
Well, until then, stay beautiful and strong my peeps. I will be leaving this up under the title of my story so as to not have anyone else steal it. I will be doing research, working on writing, selling shoes, and figuring out how to make my dreams come true while not wanting to crawl into a dark corner somewhere to mourn the past. Adieu!