To my readers.

Good news! I am continuing my release of sections mostly as promised before.

I have decided I am not going to create another separate book at this time, and will instead simply carry on under this book title. Because of such, the intended and already completed recap I was creating for new readers to the series (to allow them to skip reading book 1 if they chose) will all be released on February 1st, likely at short intervals. After that, starting February Monday the 3rd, I will return to the 3x weekly Monday, Wednesday, Friday consistent (I hope) releases, and continuing chronologically from the conclusion of Book 1. The continuation begins on the first section of Chapter 2.

Just a heads up, the transition from book 1 to book 2 is feeling off to me and I haven’t taken the time to really fix it up as much as I’d like with writers block and other life stuff. I’ve only gone over the sections 2-3 times while still finding iffy parts rather than the 5-6 times of earlier releases. Despite that, I would suggest that you at least skim through the recap parts as they do include a fair amount of extra background and clarifying refreshers to the story. Despite the fact that some of those parts feel disjointed to me, I’ll iron them out another time since I don't want to make you wait longer. I’d appreciate suggestions for that section with the expectations of an eventual a re-write in mind.

I am somewhat sad as my Awesome cover page (which I specifically commissioned, intended for book two) will only be uploaded between the books here (for now). Shout out to B. A. W. for the creation art!

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Since I am planning on eventually doing a rewrite/condensation of the books into a light or less heavy version, I plan to use it as the cover art for the book 1 & 2 combo and don’t want to confuse future readers with 2 separate books with the same cover on this site.

I fully intend to release all sections of my current and continued emotionally/spiritually/mentally heavy version here through to the end of the expected 10+ book series. Based on such, it should always be chronologically further along than the rewrite/lighter version.

I appreciate all your suggestions and insights for changes, some of which will be saved and utilized in the abridged version to be released once I have a large enough backlog on both versions. At some point I’ll eventually move part or all of one or both versions to Patreon or a personalized website. Implementing such is likely a year or more from now in the making. I don’t imagine that I would block free access to the steady releases for those reading it now and those who have remained as consistent patrons.

I’ll for sure charge for advanced releases as I truly am hoping and dreaming to eventually make a livable earning off of my writing. As the work quality/style/content now is lacking in drawing a large enough reader base, that’ll likely take quite a while. Haha fingers crossed.

In any case, what this means is that I will strive to maintain the same if not better-quality writing as before going forward with this version, but that there may be some parts that I will not try to “perfect” according to my frustration level. I’ll be very grateful for any and all suggestions, but especially those with the intent towards enriching the future adapted version.

Forewarning: I am expecting at some point this year and next needing to undergo a few serious knee surgeries to recover to a more athletically inclined lifestyle, which should vastly free up my time for more writing as I recover at home. On a dark note, I apologize if I die under the knife. Haha! Honestly, I was actually hoping to have already had the surgery by now so that I could write more, but life happens.

Thank you all again for reading my work. I greatly look forward to continuing alongside you as we experience the story and development of Andrew, his friends, and acquaintances as both writers and readers.

Best Regards,

David Baughman (aka Jade_Storm)

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