Hey! I wanted to dedicate a quick chapter to you guys—thank you for supporting my writing endeavors and following this story. It means the world to me that within a week of publishing chapter 1, it’s already gained a small following. It’s just the five of us for now, but that’s still enough to make me smile. Even when I saw this story’s first follower, I grinned like a madman.


    I ended up reworking some things, so the next few updates will be trickled along. I do want to let you all know, though, that there will probably be a long hiatus between book one and book two’s release. Just as quickly as I came, I’ll be gone. It takes me a while to get a rough outline done of a book, and then a little longer to chop and edit it into a more finalized version.


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    This community truly is amazing, and I’m anticipating the oncoming feedback and interaction I’ll get to have with these next chapters’ postings. I threw my all into writing this book, especially when it came to creating organic interactions between the characters and the world they live in. I’m so happy to see people appreciating that enough to follow the series.


    Unfortunately, I am sick right now. That also means I’m a bit loopy, so everything I write will end up being rewritten once I get better. There’s always an obstacle to overcome, it seems. On a positive note: I have a work in progress about all the characters you all have met so far, describing them and their personality. I can’t just copy/paste from my character sheet, since many attributes have evolved or changed as time went on. I also plan on using that as a chance to describe the Kingdoms a bit more. As for the Cursed Ones, and what they’re all about: Book Two will be cracking that wide open.


    Thanks again for your continued support, sending virtual hugs or high fives!


    Xx


    Alexandra Richardson