First thing I'm gonna say? You guys are amazing. We're within the top 2,000 novels, and on Rising Stars. That's insane, and far more than I'd ever expected.

That said, I've found myself in a rather odd situation. I normally don't plan out chapters, you get me? I just sit down, and I write. Later on, I look back and I see mistakes I've made, or things I could've described better, or given more reasoning for, but I've never regretted any decisions I've made for the story. Not really, at least. For example, you guys have pointed out a bunch of different mistakes that I've made. Thanks for that, btw. I'm also thinking of going back and removing some of the profanity from my novel, as I don't really use it all that much anymore.

Anyways, that style of writing is pretty relaxing, but it's also difficult sometimes. Lately, the thoughts haven't been flowing to my brain as easily.

I've been completely exhausted and stressed since school started. It's been tough. You guys are great encouragement to write, but it's hard to fully relax myself, and I've been scared of cutting into the time I use for that. I can't take very much stress. Unlike carbon dioxide, I don't turn into a diamond under it.

However, there was a time, at the very beginning of this novel, where I released daily. 3,000 words a day, on average, with one chapter being closer to 4,000. That time was simple. I enjoyed writing, and I basically forced myself to shut out everything else until I was done with my chapter. Then I'd post it whenever I was done. It all just seemed so simple, for a while. Then I started to notice how exhausted I really was. It was really getting to me. I started getting confused, and the only task my brain seemed capable of was writing.

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Anyways, what I'm trying to get at is that NaNoWriMo is coming up. I'm considering doing it. It would be very stressful, and I'd need to put in a lot of effort... but that might just be what I need? I have a month to plan 16 to 25 chapters. I'd still release- once or twice... Anyways, let me know your thoughts on the matter. That mean that this first book would be completed, and all I'd be able to take a long break, fix this novel up. I'm not certain about publishing it, I may just wait for whatever series I start next, and I do know that I'll be writing something else after this story, before I write the next novel in The Endless System. As for all those werbs, I know that I can keep the pace required. It'd be tough, but I know that I can do it, if my Willpower is high enough.

Please let me know your thoughts. You all mean a lot to me, much more than you might think. I'm shocked that I've received so much support. I'm honestly not even all that great. I make math mistakes when I literally have systems in place to do all of the math for me.

TLDR: Sorry it's been so long. I'm considering pushing taking until November off to plan and relax, then push myself to the breaking point to complete the first draft of Sacrificial Ascension that month.