To Save Thine Soul

Introductory Author's Note.

UPDATE:

I AM SO SORRY.

I have had a really awful traumatic  experience in my real life that necessitates I put this story on Hiatus. A massive portion of the plot for this story later on deals with a similar event, and I am not ready to face my trauma. Therefore, every time I open this story to continue writing it, I end up with flashbacks and panic attacks. So right now I am putting it on hiatus, possibly abandoning it. I HAVE started a new story, You Teach Me, I'll Teach You. I hope you will join me for that journey instead. Once again, I am so incredibly sorry.

Okay, so this started out as an experiment on this website - to try to gauge interest. Now, I feel I am committed. Thanks to all of your interest, I will continue to publish the chapters here AS WELL AS  trying, still, to find a beta and get published on ff.net. I am currently re-editing the first few chapters before adding more. I didn't like my own characterization upon further introspection. A few canonical characters were coming out a little too OC for me. Hopefully this round will see them a little closer to what JK had imagined for their personalities while still fitting in with the journey we are all embarking on here.

I am hoping you will all be patient with me. I work two full time jobs, have two teenagers, a roommate, and a husband to look after. 

UPDATE:
I am so very sorry My precious followers and readers!!! I cannot thank you enough for reading My stories!! Over a THOUSAND readers here at TSAS???? Wow guys I am utterly beside myself!!! That just encourages me!! For a little while now I have been muddling over whether I wanted to resume writing with everything that has happened in My life. After seeing the reader count, I can for sure say.... I AM BACK!

I feel as I owe you all an explanation however, for My sudden and long hiatus. The deepest and most profound, life changing, world turning, realization of one of My deepest and most heartfelt dreams has come.....
Guys.....
I AM A MOMMY!!!!
For real! No longer just the evil  stepmum.
December 16, 2018 I found out I was pregnant. It was shocking and terrifying. I've lost more than one pregnancy already so I will admit My husband and I were very nervous. But after the 1st trimester passed and the doctor confirmed everything was going well, we were so excited! I got caught up in the pregnancy. My first ever biological baby was in the way into our lives!
And you guys.... HE is PERFECT!!
Born August 19, 2018. Octavian is My pride and joy.

Our lives have been utterly turned upside down by his arrival but I wouldn't change him for anything. I love him so much and I love being a Mumma. It's all I have ever really wanted. A true family of My own.
I hope you will all forgive me my absence as we adjusted to the new life gracing our home. Life has taken a multitude of turns and twists since his arrival and we have been doing our best to hang on. I am just getting to the point now where I feel I can finally start doing things I love, things that are just for me, again. I promise that although updates might be far between, I have not given up on this story!!! Stick with me. We are in this till the end. ALWAYS.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Due to a mix up at my pharmacy, I found out I was pregnant again. Unfortunetly I suffered a rupture of an ovarian cyst shortly after conception. The baby didn't make it. Recovery will set my revamp schedule back a little ways. I am so sorry everyone! I promise to have new chapters up soon!! And check FF.net. I am trying so hard to get published there too!!

My RL is extremely busy and I often only have time to write, edit and re-edit on vacations. This means updates will be far between. I do promise, however, to never give up on this story. If you like it, follow it; because I promise to keep updating, even if it takes me ten years to finish this plot bunny.

I am EXTREMELY  OCD about subplots, storylines, getting details straight and right, and leaving as FEW plot holes as possible. Which all adds to the time it takes to complete a chapter for publication and adds to the number of times I will come back and re-edit chapters LOL. I am a perfectionist in my writing, what can I say? :) The good news for you is this also means I keep COPIOUS notes and files full of images, designs, notes, sub-notes, etc. If I get enough people asking, I will try to find an appropriate blog spot or something where I can share my playlists for each chapter as well as any additional images, quotes or note pages. If you are interested, drop a comment, a PM, anything. If i get at least 10 people interested, I will start uploading somewhere.

A key note: IF I DO publish my playlists, something that should be noted is that the first song listed for each chapter should be listened to BEFORE reading the chapter. The rest of the list for each chapter should be listened to IN ORDER while reading the chapter. For the most part, the playlists follow the mood or are meant to direct the mood of the chapter. Just a forewarning :) Oft times, the lead song is also the song I got the quote for each chapter from. Meant to give an overall feeling or idea about the characters' feelings.

Thanks again for your interest in TSAS.

Love, Hugs and Kitty Kisses,

Genevieve R. Jackson.