Status Update

Hey all. I don't want anyone to think this is a bad or negative message because it really isn't. I'm just being honest with you all and letting you know what to expect.

As you may have seen from my chapter updates or lack of them, the business I've been in charge of managing for so long is going insolvent. This is mostly because of personality clashes between other management and the owner (my boss) but it has recently turned out through investigation of work emails that several individuals have been plotting behind my back as well as against the company, up to and saying they'll "ignore my instructions, watch the company go bust and watch me get the blame".

Rough stuff. Now I have thick skin and will be fine with that. I also having savings and the generous support of you all - and I plan to continue proving worthy of that through my writings, but I just want to let you all know some key things.

1) My plans going forward.

I plan to not get a new job and dedicate myself to my passion and love - writing. I'm excited to be free of such a stressful job and to be able to write full-time, and hope to get on top of projects I've wanted to do forever, like making "Forged Destiny" an original webnovel, and writing my own fiction books if I have time.

My fanfiction won't go away and I intend to not only keep writing, but to have more time available for it. With any luck, this will let me write BETTER chapters that are even longer.

Sweet!

2) The Temporary Bad

Insolvency is a messy process that'll take months and involve lots of meetings out of hours with accountants, finance companies, taxman, rescue companies, etc. It's going to disrupt my ability to write fanfiction.

I'm not saying I'll not be able to but even just a small example will be that I have to give up my one day a week off (Wednesday) from work to meet with the experts. That'll mean I can't do lessons on Wednesdays for a couple of months. Crap.

Luckily, this should no longer impact weekend updates but it runs the most risk of bothering the Monday, Tuesday and Thursday slots. All I can do is assure you it'll only be temporary and ask you to stick it out with me. I'll always release "something" when I can. It's just some chapters there may be short or rushed.

3) Am I in trouble and should you be worried for me?

In short, no. I'll be okay and thanks for the worry but don't panic or feel stressed on my behalf. Now if my support suddenly drops to an unbearably low level, maybe panic lol, but as it is now I'll be just fine. My home is also secure for now and I have savings, not to mention "hopefully" some redundancy money once this is all over with.

4) Is it all good or bad?

Honestly, I've been wanting an out for ages but always stayed due to company loyalty and a desire not to leave the staff I felt responsible for in a bad situation. Now that I know they secretly hated me behind my back while I was defending them to our boss, I feel no such qualms in leaving them.

I'll be less stressed once I leave, able to get better sleep, live a healthier and happier live, and to commit to what I've always wanted to do and become a writer full-time.

So, ultimately, this is a good thing in my opinion.

But there's going to be a lot of stressful crap to get through on the way to freedom.

Thanks for reaidng my TED Talk, and enjoy my stress report image for Monday, lol. I managed to get my moments of "low stress" down to just 26 mins in a 24-hour period. Look, mom, I've reduced my stress. Just ignore the "high stress" time. xD

I actually think the moments where it couldn't read my stress were because it elevated over the 100 mark and the tracker assumed it was a bug.