Disclaimer: SM owns everything in the Twiverse, but please don't steal my plot.
Hey all!
Serenity's Prayer was rec'd on Rob Attack today, which is awesome. And I have an essay being published next month in The Motherhood Diaries 2: Humorous and Heartwarming Musings on Motherhood by ReShonda Tate Billingsley, which is awesomer!
But the Rob Attack rec prompted me to address last year's promise of an SP sequel, "Eternity's Wish," something about which I've been feeling guilty for quite a while.
I believe EW could be great, amazing really. My ideas are still here, and though there are a few kinks to work out, I think the story could work and serve as a full and fitting conclusion to SP.
But my plate is beyond full, starting with my personal health issues. I've been battling numbness, tingling, and weakness on both sides of my body since November, and despite hospitalizations, MRIs, an EMG, and a slew of bloodwork, I have no answers yet. This in addition to my husband's continued severe post-concussive headaches, changing family stuff (I'm a grandma of twins now), trying to redraft my original novel, and finish my other FF WIPs among other RL things.
With all that in mind, I cannot start "Eternity's Wish" anytime soon.
I am grieved to admit this but thought I owed you that honesty. I value your support so much and hate to think I've left you hanging by ending SP without addressing Bella's change. I've even toyed with the idea of a long one-shot, just to settle the matter, but it wouldn't do the sequel's planned storyline justice.
In hindsight, I should not have promised EW. My heart was in the right place, but my life and brain have drifted off into other directions. I will say that when I begin this story, I will complete it before posting Chapter One to reduce the wait between updates, but I don't foresee beginning that work until much later this year, if then.
I also apologize that there have only been two SP outtakes/ALT POVs for the same reasons. Like most writers, I have more ideas than time to pen them, and I'm trying to balance it all as best I can.
Anyway, thank you for understanding and your support of SP and my other fics. I see many of you reading ALWD, and your names always make me smile.
I pray you are well, and send you love and light.
XO ladylibre (denise Leora madre), 04.25.14
