A New Rise: Book 3: Misty Peace

by Snowfall16

In the final book in A New Rise, Sootstar, Cinderstar, and Rainstar have settled down to lead their Clans in peace. But one determined ex-leader attempts to usurp their power and take back what once was his. Will the trio triumph once more or will everything they've worked for crumble around their paws like loosely packed sandcastles?

17. Author's Note 2 (finally)

I got online to type this author's note and realized that the last chapter only has a life of 8 more days. If that doesn't tell me to get my butt into action I don't know what does.

Hi everyone! So incredibly sorry for the lack of updates! D: It's been about 2 1/2 months since my last upload I think, since before November. Man, I'm slacking. Anyway, I'm not dead and I really am still interested in finishing this, amazingly enough. It's just that my life's been insane.

November I had NaNoWriMo, so all my writing time was spent writing a novel (which I finished at the end with 50,014 words, woop woop). I had a good excuse then, but I'm afraid since then my excuses haven't been as solid. Still solid but not as good as writing a novel, I think. December I was trying to finish all the work I'd put off during the last week of November as well as doing my normal schoolwork for two weeks, and then I went traveling over Winter Break without any chance to write amongst seeing family, doing homework, and going to Harry Potter World. That was fun, I've gotta say. ^^ So far this year I've been feeling gradually more and more stressed as school is once again taking over my life. Currently I'm trying to finish a group project due tomorrow, which is just about the funnest thing ever (...sarcasm, that was sarcasm, that was way sarcasm).

My birthday's in about two weeks on the 25th. I'm making a personal goal (and publishing it online so I can't go back on it) to write the last three chapters by then. When I turn 16 I'll have finished this year-and-a-half-long project. Hopefully.

I've started chapter 14 about three times. I'm currently at 355 words and like where it is going, so hopefully I can actually get a chapter up in the near future despite falling behind (again) in history. (sinks head onto hands) I really want to get another chapter out for you, so I'll force time to form so we can finish this third book soon.

As a reminder (as I'm sure we've all pretty much forgotten what's happened last) Sootstar was being a jerk at the Gathering and basically starting a war, so everyone wasn't feeling too kindly toward him. Perhaps in the last few chapters that will change, but who knows? (glances shiftily around)

Thanks for understanding and I will hopefully have a chapter out soon! 3 Thank you for sticking with me this long, however unreliable about updating I may be.