Okay, I know it's been months since the last chapter. As I mentioned here before, my intention was to wait until the story was finished before I posted any other new chapters. However, I confess I'm finding it very difficult to juggle some conflicting writing priorities along with my work and family life.
Here's the complete and total truth. My work has kept me very busy over the last couple of years, and since that's what pays the bills, it has to take priority, as does my family, which too has seemingly been more demanding recently. That leaves a more limited amount of time for writing, and where before I was concentrating exclusively on fan fiction, I now have to split that time between fan fiction and original fiction.
Please note that I am splitting my time, not abandoning fan fiction altogether. I made a commitment to finishing Errors & Omissions and I am determined to live up to that commitment It's just that it's happening at such a slow pace that by the time I'm done most of you may no longer care. I realize that may frustrate many of you (as it would frustrate me as a reader) so I came up with three options.
1) I send you a summary of where I see the story going. The summary will be pretty basic - just an overview without any real details. Also, I can't promise that the story will actually go that way, because things often change as I write. However, right now I do have a path to the end in mind and I would be willing to share that summary with those readers who just need some closure so they can check this "saga" off their list and move on. If you want to receive a summary, e-mail me at ohjaspermyjasper at gmail dot com and let me know. The only thing I ask is that you don't post what I sent you anywhere and that you don't discuss the summary in public forums, so as not to spoil the story for other readers. IF YOU WANT TO ELECT THIS OPTION, YOU DO NOT NEED TO LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW.
2) I post the next chapter here now, and try to post the rest of them as I write them, but likely with long delays in between. Chapter 64 is written but unedited. Chapter 65 is about halfway done. Chapter 66 is about 3/4 done. I cannot be sure when I will have time to complete the partially written chapters. I could, however, within the next month, carve out enough time to edit and post 64. If the majority of the comments I receive on this post choose this option, I will do my best to make it happen.
3) I stick to the original plan of posting nothing until I'm done with the story. Right now, that means that I have to meet a deadline of mid-may for a short original story I'm writing, and then I need to edit and publish a new original novel, hopefully in early June. Once those two tasks are complete, I will once again be able to focus on Errors. At that point I hope to be able to concentrate on finishing Errors. For what it's worth, my goal is to bring Errors over the finish line before the end of 2013. I really want to start 2014 with a clean slate and all my fan fiction works complete.
If you feel strongly about either Option Number 2 or Option Number 3, please leave a comment below to let me know which you prefer. I'll total the preferences a week from today and that will determine whether I wait to post or whether I'll edit and post Chapter 64 sooner.
Oh, and if you are interested in my original writing, I will be posting an update about that on my author's blog: www.ohjaspermyjasper.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for your patience and continued support, and regardless of which option wins, I will to be back here with new chapters for you just as quickly as I can.
Love,
Liz
Here's the complete and total truth. My work has kept me very busy over the last couple of years, and since that's what pays the bills, it has to take priority, as does my family, which too has seemingly been more demanding recently. That leaves a more limited amount of time for writing, and where before I was concentrating exclusively on fan fiction, I now have to split that time between fan fiction and original fiction.
Please note that I am splitting my time, not abandoning fan fiction altogether. I made a commitment to finishing Errors & Omissions and I am determined to live up to that commitment It's just that it's happening at such a slow pace that by the time I'm done most of you may no longer care. I realize that may frustrate many of you (as it would frustrate me as a reader) so I came up with three options.
1) I send you a summary of where I see the story going. The summary will be pretty basic - just an overview without any real details. Also, I can't promise that the story will actually go that way, because things often change as I write. However, right now I do have a path to the end in mind and I would be willing to share that summary with those readers who just need some closure so they can check this "saga" off their list and move on. If you want to receive a summary, e-mail me at ohjaspermyjasper at gmail dot com and let me know. The only thing I ask is that you don't post what I sent you anywhere and that you don't discuss the summary in public forums, so as not to spoil the story for other readers. IF YOU WANT TO ELECT THIS OPTION, YOU DO NOT NEED TO LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW.
2) I post the next chapter here now, and try to post the rest of them as I write them, but likely with long delays in between. Chapter 64 is written but unedited. Chapter 65 is about halfway done. Chapter 66 is about 3/4 done. I cannot be sure when I will have time to complete the partially written chapters. I could, however, within the next month, carve out enough time to edit and post 64. If the majority of the comments I receive on this post choose this option, I will do my best to make it happen.
3) I stick to the original plan of posting nothing until I'm done with the story. Right now, that means that I have to meet a deadline of mid-may for a short original story I'm writing, and then I need to edit and publish a new original novel, hopefully in early June. Once those two tasks are complete, I will once again be able to focus on Errors. At that point I hope to be able to concentrate on finishing Errors. For what it's worth, my goal is to bring Errors over the finish line before the end of 2013. I really want to start 2014 with a clean slate and all my fan fiction works complete.
If you feel strongly about either Option Number 2 or Option Number 3, please leave a comment below to let me know which you prefer. I'll total the preferences a week from today and that will determine whether I wait to post or whether I'll edit and post Chapter 64 sooner.
Oh, and if you are interested in my original writing, I will be posting an update about that on my author's blog: www.ohjaspermyjasper.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for your patience and continued support, and regardless of which option wins, I will to be back here with new chapters for you just as quickly as I can.
Love,
Liz
