I must regretfully inform you all that I will not be releasing a mid-week chapter. I just finished a grant proposal for my class that has sapped all my creative energy and a small piece of my soul. I will be posting a chapter on Sunday as usual and I will work to send out a bonus chapter next week as compensation for skipping this one.

  If any of you are looking for something to read in the meantime, I have a new book I am writing for the Writathon challenge called Khiral. I have 20,000 words to pump out by the weekend [insert crazed laughter here] to meet the deadline and will not be proofing it until after that, so if you notice any corrections let me know and I will work on them later next week. It is rough and not up to my standards as of right now, but I am enjoying the challenge. The Interlude Freind or Foe is an exception as it is a chapter I am particularly proud of; I wrote it with a friend as a thought exercise and I think it turned out really well. If you would prefer to wait until it is edited properly that is fine.

  Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.

  I will be posting a couple more chapters of that story tonight after I read through them while I decompress watching Fairy Tail and glaring at my proposal. So, if they seem off to you or I start writing about talking cats, you know why. I would appreciate it if you could try to refrain from negatively reviewing my new story or judging it until I fix it up after the challenge ends. At this point, I would appreciate any constructive criticism available and will work to improve it with those in mind.

  I will continue writing TDD, so do not worry about this being the start of a trend of missed weeks. Finals are only three weeks away for me so things are a bit chaotic, but once that is done I will be writing like crazy. I wish you all a lovely week and weekend!