So there I am, typing along, fleshing out the story-line I have in my head. (I've never done a story outline. I should probably research that.) Everything seems to be going fine, until... What did that character just say? Oh [nuts]! I have no idea how to answer that! I'm a guy! And this requires a woman's response! WTF am I going to say?

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HOORAY!
I'm celebrating, even after the terrible thing I just did to Ditzy... I must be evil.
Actually, the heavy subject matter in 'Shattered' was the major reason I was so slow updating. I had doubts about my handling a date rape in the "Teen" category, and yet I didn't want to separate the chapter from the rest of the story. Overall, I think I did a good job. The comments might tell me more.
Maybe I need to add a 'Dark' tag.

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Finally!
I was making slow but steady progress right up to the dancing fail in the restaurant. Then, I got stuck. Yeah, the busyness of the Christmas season and New Years didn't help. I don't know if the time away from the story was the key to my progress, or if it was just the lack of outside distraction, but I wrote the last 2500 words in one day. I probably would have kept going, but the coffee shop closed.

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This story is my focus.
I really thought I had the best idea for a story here. Although the beginning is too abrupt. I'm really relying on the reader to just accept a lot. Ditzy Doo is named...well...Ditzy Doo, and she is in Manehattan, and she came from Fillydelphia, and she had a rough and difficult childhood (foalhood?).

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