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Quick Update: going on 3.5k words as of right now. Exactly 3,586 according to my word counter. But numbers do not define a chapter. It's content does. Speaking of content, I hope you guys are enjoying the story so far! 

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Just a little quick peek into my life. Since throwing my back out Friday, I have finally woken up with just a small trace of pain today. Being a woman, a mom, a wife, doesn't stop, therefore I couldn't either. I did, however, stop writing for a few days. I got sucked into procreate, setting up my digital bullet journal. 
          Because let me face the facts here: my physical bullet journal gets lost, dirty and destroyed from my kids and overall neglected in terms of me actually using it daily and for its intended purpose. And inside my bullet journal I had a very convenient page to track my writing and posting, among other pages. This page is so outdated from when I was posting on Wattpad, which can attest to the fact that my bullet journal needs to be digital. 
          I plan to get back to writing today, and I should have it done within a few days. My body just sort of forced me to take a break. I'm still here, still mentally planning out the story even if I wasn't working at the keyboard. 

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Who should get sick while on their period and then throw their back out during a coughing fit? Yeah, that’s right - this girl! (Note the sarcasm, please.) I am literally in bed with my lap desk and my iPad with Malcolm in the Middle on (my current comfort show). 
          I haven’t started writing yet since I’d planned to do that this morning. I managed to get into a sitting position where the pain is as minimal as I can get it so I can get some writing done. 
          I just wanted to take a second and thank everyone for reading, commenting, and liking ‘being his slave’. I know I haven’t been consistent over the years as a writer, but I hope I’ve been showing everyone that I am truly making an effort this time. Old habits die hard but it only takes a handful of weeks to develop new ones. 
          Time to retreat into the metaphorical writing cave. Happy reading! 

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Quick Update: I was taking more breaks in between writing with the temporary keyboard.. but I got a new one yesterday. It's amazing and works so well with my iPad. 
          Currently at 1k words, which isn't much in terms of the 600 I had a few days ago. But I'm chugging along, nitpicking at the chapter scene by scene as I write it to make sure everything flows well. 
          My mistake in previous writings was that I'd rush through it, then have to occasionally go back and edit already "edited and posted" chapters because the story needed things introduced sooner than I had for things to add up, etc. 
          I'm still growing in terms of writing, keeping the readers in mind as I write, making sure to drop hints, writing in different POVs to help push the story along without other characters knowing the full details. To be honest I've never really been successful at writing different POVs in a book. But I'm trying! 
          A bit of a ramble, sorry. Just wanted to make sure you guys know I'm still here, pecking away at the keyboard. 

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Quick Update: Ch 17 is just one word shy of 5.1k words. I finished it around midnight last night, but decided to hold off on editing/proofreading. Just to make sure I don't make MORE mistakes, which has happened before ರ⁠_⁠ರ
          I've already got the next chapter mapped out, it's just a matter of editing Ch 17 and getting it posted before getting Ch 18 started. 
          Sometime today, promise!