I guess I’m doing better on the updating front if it’s only been a little over a month since my last update. I’ve finally had a chance to post a new chapter of Shelter. Chapter Two is up now, and, hopefully, there will be more to follow very soon. I’ve been going over everything I wrote during NaNoWriMo, and Mel has been going over those chapters for me. I just haven’t had the chance to go back and fix those edits since I’ve been busy trying to push forward and get more done, but I’m planning to start updating regularly now. It will probably been every two weeks unless I suddenly find myself with oodles of times and energy. I wouldn’t hold my breath for that, though, especially since I’ve been sick for the last couple of weeks and I’m still trying to play catch up from that. Have I mentioned my hatred for the winter months?

There are also a few other things going on. I’m running another round of The Spark Inside. Sign-ups are open until midnight tonight, so if you hurry, you can still get in on the action. This year we’re rewriting the first chapter from an older story or redoing a short to show how much we’ve improved over the years and to give ourselves a chance to do things differently. I’ll be rewriting the first chapter of Bed of Lies, and I’m really excited about it.

The Thieves and Liars Awards are also back. Nominations there will start on March 11th, so you have time to think about things, but you can check out the categories in the meantime and decide what you want to nominate!

Also, HanficSprints is still going strong. Jenna is hosting early sprints starting at 8 PM EST and I’ll be taking over at 10, so please come join us if you’d like to get some writing done. You can find us in the AIM chat room HanficSprints.

Thank so much to Jitterbug, Mel, Lauren, HelenLouise and Robyn for signing the guestbook! Feedback makes me uber happy, and I’ll try really hard not to let so much time pass between now and the next update.

Yay, I’m back! I’m sorry about the slight delay. I intended to make this update weeks ago, but between the holidays and the start of the new year, I just didn’t get to it. Anyway, Chapter Five of Solace has been posted. There’s also a new layout for that story. Hopefully, it’s a little easier on the eyes and makes reading more enjoyable. Like the other chapters of that story, it’s pretty long. There’s also so some adult situations, so beware to those kiddies out there!

In the next few weeks I should be posting Shelter on a more regular basis. I’ve been editing during the HanficSprints, and I’m about halfway through what I wrote during NaNoWriMo. After that I have some more writing to do, but I should half enough written ahead to get back to a regularly updated schedule.

As mentioned before, I’ve still been participating in the HanficSprints. If you haven’t checked them out already, you should definitely do so. Renee P. and I trade off on hosting four nights a week. It’s a fun way to get some writing done, and we’ve also started doing challenges and giving away prizes. We’d really love to see you there!

Last by not least, I just want to say thanks to Mel for both signing the guestbook and for being an awesome beta. I’ve been keeping her really busy with a chapters of Shelter as well as several other things, and she’s just been great. I really appreciate her help, and you should too! Otherwise I’d have all kinds of crazy things showing up in chapters.

Enjoy the chapter, and please sign the guestbook and let me know what you think of Solace.