Lovely readers,
I know I haven't updated in months and I promise, there are very good reasons for that. But I have not abandoned Broken. I fully intend to finish it, but right now my life is in a pretty major state of upheaval.
Let me explain. In early January I was laid off from my day job completely unexpectedly and without severance. Then I was dumped by the man I love. A week later I was laid off from my night job. I have since lost my apartment and am moving in with a friend that has room. Oh, and I'm pregnant. That part I'm cautiously excited about, as I've always wanted to be a mother. The timing is awful, since I just started a new job and I will not be eligible for maternity leave. I am terrified to let my new boss know because I could technically be fired. They don't have to hold a job for me since I won't have been there a year. I won't qualify for short term disability either, so I'm not entirely sure how ends will meet during that time.
But still, I have to be hopeful. A child is a blessing. Timing isn't everything, and I have to believe that I will be a wonderful mother. Lord knows this child will be loved. So come December there will be a new little addition to my life.
Broken will be completed and hopefully soon. There will also likely be a sequel, to be called Damaged. I've also started work on an original fiction called By Choice. I haven't had much in the way of time to write with all the upheaval going on but I hope to get back to it soon. I have several pages of the next chapter of Broken written already. It still needs some work, and there is a long way to go before that chapter is completed. It will likely be the last chapter of Broken, with the exception of an epilogue that will lead into Damaged. It's a pretty big twist that I hope you will all continue to enjoy.
Anyway, I love all of you. I'm so blessed to have such amazing reviewers that have been so supportive and sent amazing messages and reviews, even after such a long time without an update. Your reviews and PM's have really motivated me not to give up on Broken at all. I can't believe it's been nearly a year since I started this journey with all of you. I'm humbled and amazed by the response, which I know I have said before but I can't seem to help saying it again and again. Broken has brought a lot of healing into my life, and I can only pray it has done the same for others. If even one reader was helped by my story, then it was worth how hard this story has been at times to write.
Much love to all of you for sticking with me and with Broken. It's gotten me through some of the worst of the last few weeks.
Wendy Ann