Okay, lots of updates, but I want to keep this short because I have a zillion things to do and not enough hours in the day.

1. Chapter Four of Shelter is up! You find out more about Cady’s life and get to meet Isaac and Taylor. This Taylor could be a contender for my fave. Isaac not so much.
2. The Spark Inside is over. It was a ton of fun and lots of really awesome stories/rewrites came out of it. You can check out the rewritten version of the first chapter of Bed of Lies here.
3. Winners were also announced for the Thieves and Liars Awards. I placed in a couple of categories, so thank you so much to those who voted for me and congratulations to everyone else was picked up an award!
4. The Hanfic Genre Challenge is back again this year. Renee C. and Renee P. have revamped the rules so that those who participated in last season’s challenge, have the option to continue their story from last season (if it is incomplete), which means I’m picked Aftertaste back up! My goal is to finish the rest of the story in the alloted writing time, but at the very least you’ll 5 more chapters of the story.
5. Renee C. and Renee P. are also hosting the WTF?! Hanfic Roast. If you’re asking WTF those are, they’re awards leaning toward the wacky side. The categories are hysterical, so go check it out and nominate your favorite stories! And, also, thanks to whomever nominated me and my stories. I truly appreciated. It’s not every day you get roasted. Well, unless you’re . . . nevermind.
6. If you’re unlucky like me and weren’t able to attend 5of5, please please come and join me and the rest of the HanficSprints crowd via in the chat room HanficChat. We’ve been watching the live stream together and having a blast. We’ll be there for the rest of the week, swooning, mocking and singing along with Hanson.
7. Lastly, but not leastly (not a word, I’m sure), thank you so much to Amber, Mel and Renee P. for taking the time to sign the guestbook! *huggles you*

So, I fail at that updating twice a month thing. Sorry, sorry! Between being really sick and being busy, I just kept putting it off. At least this time I have a few updates.

First, Chapter Three of Shelter is up. Maybe now that some things have somewhat settled down, I can try to stick to my word and updated every two weeks. No promises, but I’ll try.

Second, I wrote a Distorted Blessings side-shot called Solid and Strong. It takes place about five years after the Epilogue. It was really just errant idea that I decided to write, so if you’d like to take look into Julie and Zac’s future, check it out. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think, please?

Third, I’ve been adding some other little random drabbles and stuff to aloneinthe@lj. I’m planning to add some other little random things there as well, like some Twilight fan fiction I’ve been working on off and on. I’m also going to be posting some fic recommendations from the various fandoms I like to read, so join the community so you can see those updates!

Fourth, I rewrote the first chapter of Bed of Lies for The Spark Inside. There will be a new story each day, and mine will be up on the 4th, so make sure you check the archive for that. While the rewrite is essentially the same story, I tried telling it a different way, and there were several things that were added to it – like Taylor and Eden’s night together.

Fifth, the April edition of the JSOR Newsletter will be coming out in a few days. If you’d like to be kept up to date on all of the latest Hanfic news and fiction through a monthly email, make sure you go and sign up now!

And I’m sure there’s probably something else that I’m forgetting to mention, but it escapes me right now. So, I hope the chapter update and the other little random bits will sort of make up for my updating failage. Also, thank you to Tracey, Amber and Ditte for signing the guestbook! I really appreciate it, and it’s good to know that people are still reading. So if you read something, please drop me a note. I like knowing I’m not talking to myself (all the time anyway).