Earlier I said that I was going to try and put out more chapters on time today but I’m not so sure I am going to be able to make good on that. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to upload this weekend at all, in fact.

I’m not sure exactly what is wrong with me at this point. All I know is that my mind is full of thoughts and emotions that are moving so fast that I can’t make sense of any of it. I am so eager to move on in the story but at the same time I feel like I’ve lost the spark that I started with. I have so much that I need to do and want to do but I just can’t seem to be able to focus on any of it. I’ve been trying to put the next chapter together but with everything going on right now, anything that makes it out onto the page is borderline incoherent.

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My birthday came and went and I hardly noticed. I've been distant from family and friends. All I’ve been doing with the little free time I have is write. In my rush to get through it, I feel the quality is diminishing and going forward in this way would only further its decline. Maybe I’ve burned myself out. Maybe I have too much going on in my life right now. Whatever it is, I’ve concluded that I need to take a step back and relax. I’m not abandoning the story, though. I just need some time, I think.

I look forward to when all of this is over and I can get back to work. All I can say for now is that I’m sorry.