Because I rarely give you guys any word on what's going on on tumblr, dA and the outside world.
I've got some good news and bad news.
Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first, okay? I'm gonna have to extend the posting hiatus. For how long? I don't know. But what I can say is that the 13th of May is no longer the posting date for The Leap/Finale Part One, and I ultimately plan to have the story completed and finished by at least the 13th of July, the date I came up with Eagle's Cross in the first place. That doesn't mean that Part Three of the Finale will be out then, but any time before that date would be amazing.
My reasons?
1. I was rushing into it.
2. School started up again 2-3 weeks ago - and it's a 10-week term this time.
3. The originally intended release date is on the same week I have the grade 11 camp - I'll be nearly burnt out by then.
And all of this leads to a severe lack of motivation.
I don't wish to rant, but my editor, readers and myself know that Eagle's Cross is a good story, but I feel like it's so underrated in the fandom. I see things like the amazing Monster Apartments AU on tumblr get so much fanart and headcanons (and I witnessed this from the near-start of it, when Eagle's Cross just had the Finale Prelude out), but for some reason, the lack of fanart and such for the fic kinda makes me feel a bit down and stuck. It's not that I'm uninspired, it's all planned out in my head, but I just wish that it would get the attention it deserves.
If people fave the story, draw the fanart and basically spread the word, I feel like Eagle's Cross, Cora and Emily would be spread through the fandom for a long, long time.
But till then, I've learned from a few mistakes. No announcing chapter dates until they're actually complete. The only promise I can make is that I will have the story done before 13th of July.
But for good news, I'm done with point-plotting with part one of the finale, completed part one of my self-interview (and still await questions from you guys to create a part two), and you all have that extra time of hiatus to complete your fanart for the #EaglesCrossartfart while Editor Toni (Author Espanya on here) and I have that extra week to finish Eagle's Cross with a bang.
Whatever the new release date is for The Leap/Finale Part One, the contest will end 5 days before and it's still gonna end at 9PM AEST. But till then, make sure that you get drawing for the #EaglesCrossArtFart, (mainly on tumblr and dA, although Editor Toni has a twitter and I do not) and to get the questions rolling in to create a part two of my self-interview!
Till then, Author Panda out!
P.S. I may or may not delete this after the art competition has come to a close and The Leap is out.