Hi, loves!
To start, I want to extend an apology to all my SoS (& Fickle Flame) readers. I was sent a concerned anonymous ask today on Tumblr (which I'm eternally grateful for), inquiring as to whether or not SoS was discontinued. It made me realize exactly how long it's been since I posted a chapter for it and is leading me to make this post.
It's not always easy to self-reflect as a writer and know when we need to be honest with our reader audience when it comes to being vulnerable and open about our writing processes. I feel I need to do that, now, though.
It is not my current intention nor desire to discontinue this fic or the series as a whole (nor Fickle Flame). But, being honest, I have lost sight of the end goal for it. The last handful of chapters didn't bring me much joy, sadly. The story has morphed into something that was far removed from my original plan and idea when I first started writing SoS in 2021. I wanted to initially just take a few weeks to reflect on how to move forward in a way that made me comfortable with where the story was heading...however, it seems that a few weeks have turned into several months, almost 6 months to be exact and that was never meant to happen.
I've periodically, over the last few months, sat down to work on it and I have a few thousand words but with no idea where else it needs to go right now. So, I've recently taken a minor step back to reevaluate the key points and events I want to occur as I wrap up The Rise & Fall. This has given me some much-needed insight into how I need to progress with the chapters moving forward and I truly do hope to have the next chapter ready soon. There are a few obligatory fics I have in my WIPs that I have to produce over the next few months, but my spare time will be spent dedicated toward SoS (and subsequently Fickle Flame).
In the meantime, I hope you're able to find joy with my other fics and remain happy and healthy as always <3