War No More

by Tarafae

Even as Britain withdraws its troops from the colonies, France and Spain declare war. In the midst of all this, Bartimaeus and Kitty discover that Nathaniel still lives. Worse, he's prisoner of Jane Farrar. And she's determined to take over London.

6. In Which I Explain A Thing

AKA: FF author disappears off the face of the earth for close to two years and must tell why.

Hey guys!

First of all, thanks for the overwhelming amount of support I've gotten on War No More. When I first wrote and posted this as a young, unlearned author all those years ago, I never expected that this small story in a small fandom would get so much notice. And I do apologize, as I realize it's been almost two years since I updated.

So first of all, where the hell have I been? Of course, being an author of the non-adult sort, I'm still in school. Also, I kind of lost inspiration along the way. But I have read through all the reviews (and I will reply to most of them via PM once this explanation is up) and it's very encouraging. Nowadays I'm even busier than I was before (I'm in a specialized school for math, science, and engineering, so I get an extra class and more homework than the average student – fun times). However, I need to thank Dick Grayson for his lovely review that inspired me to come out of hiding and tell you what's been going on. Yes, I am alive and well, just busy and very, very tired.

Never fear – despite the load that's on my plate, I will continue writing this story. As an older (and hopefully better) writer, I might make some minor revisions to the existing chapters. And I'm probably going to make changes to the plotline as a whole. I have to take some time to think it over and figure out what the endgame is (which I never really had planned in the first place, lol). I can't make any promises, but I will do my best to get at least one chapter out by the end of the month. So yes, that means I don't have a chapter right this minute, and I'm terribly sorry that you all got notifications saying I updated when it's really just a very long author's note.

As a side note, Squirrel Singer is a rather childish penname that I made when I was still a newbling to the Internet (I'm not lying – I didn't really experience the Internet until 2012), and it rather embarrasses me. So I'm probably going to change my account itself…just a warning in case you get confused when you get a notification saying "XX has updated their story" and you wonder who it is.

Once again, thanks for your support, and thanks for just being here and actually liking my story. You go, you.