Burning Wrists

My sincerest apologies. NOT A CHAPTER!!

As you all are aware, I owe you an apology.

The response I've gotten on this story has been phenomenal and overwhelmingly positive. I get messages from you guys all the time telling me how much you love it, and I couldn't be more grateful.

The problem is, I don't love it. I try almost every day to write this next chapter and can't, because I don't like the story I'm writing.

When I started this I had almost no planning (which is very unusual, as I plan most of my stories out to the finest details) and no direction. I thought I'd write a few chapters that I'd never publish and put it away and start on the next thing. But I liked the first chapter so I published it, fully believing it would gain no traction and I would have nothing to worry about. I'd be able to delete it in a few months and have no responsibility or commitment to finish it because no one would read it, as has been for all of my other stories.

But you guys loved this, and I can't be more thankful. Not too long ago, I hit 20 thousand reads. I've never been so happy in my life. I only wish I loved it as much as you guys did so I could bust out chapter after chapter. But I don't, so I am very stuck.

This in no way excuses the fact that I left you guys hanging and didn't update for months, but I hope it helps you understand. A chapter is in progress though, it's just been started and restarted so many times because I don't know what to do with it.

Soon, if I can't continue it, I'll rewrite and rework all of it and try to bring it to a point where i can fall back in love with it again. But if that happens, I promise to keep as much of it the same as possible. It will mostly be about fixing up overlooked mistakes and fine tuning the story telling to make it more understandable and answer the questions I've been asked.

I owe you all so much, and so many apologies, that I don't think I could ever put it into words.

But the story will be continued. I think about it everyday, and I will find a way to fall back in love with it.

Thank you for reading, for persisting through my terrible and unexpected hiatus, and for being so kind, accepting, understanding, and loving towards me. You have no idea how much this all means to me.

With all my love,
You're very apologetic author,
Eli.

Update: as of the 1st of March (time I'm posting this) the newest chapter is at 2k words. I'm hoping to get it to 3k and posted by the end of this week, next week at the very latest. I hope you all enjoy it and I hope that once I've made it through this rough chapter, writing will come easier and I'll be able to get back into a somewhat regular posting schedule. Thank you so much to everyone that's been patient with me! I love you all so much, you have no idea what your kind words have meant to me.
I love you all.