Children of the First

I have too much homework, honestly. I thought I was going to be able to do two chapters a week, but it turns out, I'm not. As much as it pains me to do so, I'm dropping back to one chapter a week until I have more time on my hands. I'm sorry I keep changing the schedule on you guys, but I'm still working it all out I guess. Blarg. UPDATE: There will be a new chapter over the weekend. Sorry I can't do more, and thanks for sticking around, guys. The fact that there's a conversation (albeit a fairly ridiculous one) going on in the comments is really cool, and I hope such merriment will continue. Now, I've got to get back to my homework. Boo-hiss.

Sorry for the short chapter; I've been running on empty and out of time, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
I may have to rethink the schedule, but we'll see how this week goes and whether I can keep it up.
On a different note, the comments on the last chapter were great, thanks guys!
And as always, thanks for reading. You rock.

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So I was working on this chapter, and it just wasn't turning out anything that really wowed me. I didn't want to change the whole thing since it's one of Shawn's first classes and will be rather important down the line; plus my carpel tunnel is flaring up, so a rewrite tonight was out of the question. (Sure, I revised like I always do, but there's no way I was starting over and wrecking my wrist).

So instead, I did something a little different: I used a couple pictures inserted into the chapter text (okay, technically it was a few since a couple is two, but only my brother would care about that. So get off my back, Michael). This isn't something I plan to do all the time, or even often, but I think this chapter benefits from it so I gave it a shot.

On a related note, you know that I always love to get comments, but I'd like to make a special request for your opinions on this chapter. Many much comments for me please! I altered my writing process a bit this time and the content is quite different, so some feedback would be really helpful and much appreciated.
Thanks for reading!

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HIATUS ENDED

So I have a job, a place to live, and my class schedule has been worked out for the most part, so I am officially ending the hiatus. Thanks for bearing with me during the madness.
The schedule is going back to twice a week, one on or about Saturdays and one Wednesdays.

On a different note, the Web Fiction Guide is still growing, and I'm still giving bonus story credit for reviews. It's a great free way to support the site, and every review at the WFG is a step toward building a stronger webfiction community, so check it out if you're so inclined. I'd certainly appreciate it.

The donation goal has been reached, and a bonus story is in the works, but I had a choice whether to write a new chapter or the bonus and I left it up to the generous individual who reached the goal. He said chapter, so chapter it is.

Final note: THIS CHAPTER CONTINUES STRAIGHT FROM CHAPTER TEN AND WILL NOT MAKE MUCH SENSE WITHOUT IT.

Thanks for reading. You guys rock.

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