Hello dear readers. I come with some bad news. My health has sunk back to a general low again. Nothing life threatening, but it keeps me from sleeping, which means I can't be as productive as I'd like. I am therefore going on break until things clear up again. I apologise for this. If luck has it I'll be back at it sooner rather than later. Between juggling appointments, duties, and managing everyday tasks, there is very little energy left for me to work well on a project.

I could probably force myself to churn out a chapter once a week, but it would only add to the stress and the quality of the chapters would suffer greatly. I've always been one very hard on myself when it comes to performance. To the point where if I don't meet the bar I set for myself (which is often a very high bar) I beat myself up over it. It's a bad habit, it's unhealthy, and I'm working on fixing it. But I need a break. To solve a problem I need to focus on it, and I can't focus on one problem if there's a dozen other problems all vying for the same kind of attention.

So, sacrifices has to be made. Prioritizing some issues over others until they're solved enough that I can move down the list to the rest. And writing a chapter once a week for a web novel I originally started writing just for my own enjoyment just doesn't place at the top of my list. Especially since it's become more of a stressful deadline I dread missing each week. It stopped being fun at some point.

So a break it is. Until I feel better and have the time and mind to find enjoyment in this again. Last time it took me roughly a year to regain that spark. It shouldn't take a year this time. Last year was utter shit for me. I was in a way worse place than I am right now. Recovery should be easier and faster this time around.