So, the chapter is done and edited, and I'm just going through previous chapters to clean them up before I post the new chapter on Thursday. In other words, readers of Thunderstruck have an update coming this week. Rejoice and be merry! Or don't be. You can be ambivalent!

So yeah, nothing much to report here other than I'm looking to get some new cover art for Thunderstruck. What I've had served its purpose for the first few chapters, but I figured I should get something to actually that would more closely match the story. Problem is... I've never REALLY defined the main character other than with a name, sex, age, and a few other descriptions; I've left that largely to the readers. SO, having a picture of Shaun is out of the question... except for if he was

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That's not a vague blog post title in the least, is it? Honestly, I couldn't think of anything to write for the title so I decided not to really write anything!

Well, this weekend was productive... in everything but writing. Went with the girlfriend to the Atlanta BBQ Festival. Good barbeque all around, but in many cases I've had better. Still, wasn't a bad time and I ended up with some more possible material for Thunderstruck down the line.

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So, I originally started these blog posts with the intent of allowing my readers to know what is going on with my stories without the necessity of e-mail me and saying something along the lines of the following:

"Hey, RandomEncounter. When are you going to update?"

"Hey, RandomEncounter. Are you going to update?

"Hey, RandomEncounter. I like Shadow of the Leaves... when are you going to update it?"

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So last week I gave some of my readers a sneak peek at the next chapter of Thunderstruck. Work has been slow going, and I really should just stop rethinking some of my ideas... but I'm getting places once again. I've got a decent bit going for all of them now and I felt that if I can't get a damn chapter out immediately, I'll at least give you something to look at for now.

Also, screw you, Anrodos. I managed to keep this blog post within the weekend after all!

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Well, due to the recommendation of one of my readers, I have abandoned all pretenses of having a Friday blog post; I think we can all agree if I actually got a Friday blog post out on Friday, that's a rarer event than winning the lottery (almost as rare as one of my stories updating.) So, death to the Friday Edition... hooray for the implementation of the Weekend Edition! Expect regular blog updates on Monday and Tuesday from now on then.

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Good news, everybody! Well, maybe not so good news... but perhaps so! I just took another round of GACE (Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators) today, and while half-way through the first booklet of the two part exam, I earned a new achievement!

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Well readers and stalkers, Monday is when classes begin again for me; thankfully I only have two this semester. I don't know how this will affect me updating stories, though since they are education classes it doesn't look like they will become a heavy workload. After next Saturday I shouldn't have any GACE exams left to worry about either, so hopefully updates will become more frequent again. As usual I'm still working on all three stories. Sorry for the lack of updates, but writer's block

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Mass Effect: Dissension
Chapter Two: Undecided
Word Count: Being Outlined
Estimated Release Date: Unknown

Shadow of the Leaves:
Chapter Four: Undecided
Word Count: 1,500
Estimated Release Date: <Moo>

Sola Mano Destra:
Chapter One: Cesura
Word Count: ~800
Estimated Release Date: Unknown

Thunderstruck
Chapter Four: Shaun versus Wild
Word Count: 3,000
Estimated Release Date: Unknown

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Well, I got done with the first chapter of my new story, and it's just waiting for approval now. If you are curious, check it out:
Mass Effect: Dissension

On another note, back to work on chapter four of Shadow of the Leaves next. I know most of you are waiting for that one. After that, I'm going to finish up chapter four of Thunderstruck.

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