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I'm currently working on the next chapter of The Magic of Shadows. I was going to work on Medically Speaking while I wasn't doing school, but this semester broke me in a way that I can't even begin to describe. I just haven't been in the right brain space to be in while writing smut. Probably not the best for writing anything, but I've gotta start somewhere, haha.
          
          Thank you so much for your patience while I navigate grad school and the chaos that goes along with it. This semester was a roller coaster (and it's not over despite having to have everything turned in a week ago, but that's another story) but I'm at a point right now where I actually want to write, so I'm going to try to chase that feeling as much as possible.

To everyone's surprise, I have finished writing Chapter 38 of Medically Speaking. I still need to edit it, but it's close to being done! I'm currently on break from school and my job has given me a ton of days off recently, which is the only reason I've gotten this far, haha. So, new chapter coming soon!

I haven't explained properly on here yet, but the big delay in writing is that I decided to turn my career completely on its head over the summer. I'm now in a grad program earning a masters in library and information science. About the time I posted my most recent chapter of Medically Speaking in June I realized that it was a possibility, threw caution to the wind, and then spent the rest of July anxious about being accepted... only to then immediately kick into gear to get ready for classes to start the end of August. It has been a whirlwind and a lot of my free time (ha) has been spent focusing on my partner, our pets, and my family.
          
          In the grand scheme of things, not much will change on y'all's end. It was taking me forever to post updates, anyway. I'll only really have a chance to write during breaks for the next couple of years. We don't follow a normal university schedule so those breaks look a little weird and I have summer classes, so I won't get the whole summer off, but I do miss writing for fun. I haven't lost interest in my fics at all, in fact I was going through the medicinal/magical plant books at the bookstore the other day and bemoaning that I couldn't work on the Magic of Shadows. I've said it before, but I actually did a lot of story writing during undergrad while I was avoiding things I was supposed to be doing, lmao. As I relax a little bit and find a better work/life/school balance, there's a pretty good chance I'll end up back in that bad habit.
          
          I know it sucks that I'm on here telling you I have even less free time than I used to, but this was a change that I really needed and I'm excited about what the future holds.

Just in case you missed it, I posted chapter 37 of Medically Speaking last night! I’ve already started on the next chapter and it’s a little heavier, definitely more emotional.
          
          For my Carolina Wren readers, I’m getting to where I can see notifications without feeling a sense of dread, so I feel like I’m getting closer to being ready to start writing again. I had a post ready to go for Instagram explaining changes I was planning to make but it’s long and over detailed (go figure) and I’m trying to figure out a better way to word it.
          
          If you’re a Magic of Shadows reader, I’ve been trying so hard to get that dang chapter off the ground. I keep getting sidelined by research and feeling like I need to focus on MS. It’s also from Marc’s POV so it’s a little outside my comfort zone.

Just finished the first round of editing for the next chapter of Medically Speaking. I know it's taking forever, but I shouldn't need to jump around as much trying to find details from previous chapters for this go around, haha. The second round of editing is usually the quickest.

I love MS and am glad for the update. Would love a Luke, Victor, Joey date. I've been dwelling on that dynamic in my own head for a bit. Great work!!!

Just in case you missed it, I finally posted the next chapter of Medically Speaking last night. It’s over 26,000 words and there’s only really one natural break in the chapter, so keep that in mind while you’re reading. Hope everyone enjoys it! I’m immediately jumping into writing chapter 37 of Medically Speaking because Carolina Wren is still on hiatus and I want to get another MS chapter out of the way before I switch over to the Magic of Shadows.

I finally finished the first round of editing for the next Medically Speaking chapter. I still have another round of editing to do. It'll probably take me 2-3 days. I normally try to do the second round all in one sitting, but it's 26,383 words long and I don't think I can mentally take it, so I'm splitting it into three parts unless there's some sort of miracle. My goal is to have it done by Friday because I'm going to be away from my laptop this weekend. Fingers crossed!

Posting this as an announcement since it's been so long. I just finished the first draft of the next chapter of Medically Speaking. It's obnoxiously long, which is my excuse for why it took me so long lmao. I wrote a good chunk of it completely sleep deprived, so editing might take longer than usual between that and the length of the chapter, but it's well on it's way!
          
          I can't wait to start posting again. This break was not intended lmao

Small update for when people stop by: You don't have to beg me to update, I promise I'm working on the chapter lmao. I'm in the homestretch, but I already know I'll have to do a lot of editing. I'm posting more frequent updates on my progress on instagram. I can be pretty inconsistent (go figure) but that's where you're most likely going to see how things are going with new chapters.