It's time to begin again.

Hello, all!

Upon finishing my first draft of this novella nearly two years ago, I stated that I intended to return and revise it. Obviously, this has not yet occurred, and in the meantime I have only written a few generally un-exciting complete stories and countless roleplay replies. After spending the past months continuing to investigate my characters and their world, I feel it's past time to restart this nonsense.

So!

This will, of course, be a different story from the original draft. I intend to flesh it out, adding the subplots and numerous scenes excluded from the original due to time constraints. There will also be a few character modifications, most significant of which is the change to Shin'nen's name. I've been debating about this for several years, actually--although ever since her creation, her first name has remained in its original form, I've come to the conclusion that, although it makes her stand out, the unusual monicker makes absolutely no sense.

On a trial basis, Shin'nen's new name shall be Elizabeth Aisley. This may change later . . . but I enjoy the name Elizabeth because it allows for a gazillion nicknames--"Elle", "Eliza", "Liz", "Lisa", "Betsy", "Beth", etc etc. Her middle name is still up in the air . . . but I suppose I never did decide on a middle name for her previously. It may be "Louise", though I've already used this combination in a short story involving another beginning EIDOLON member; I absolutely love the nickname "Lizzy-lou", which I have shamelessly stolen from a family friend. If you ever read this, sorry Lizzy!

The only other character currently in danger of a name change is Aneirin, and he will almost certainly not appear in this volume, anyway.

Hopefully, this edition shall involve the inclusion of Shin--erm, Elizabeth's (dang, this is going to take some getting used to--) mentor in the healing arts, her parents, quite a few more Minnesota scenes, and a bit of Bernadette Alexis Meyers, the EIDOLON agent of one side of Minnesota.


Whoa, I just got a ridiculous backstory idea. Oh. Oh. Very yes. We'll see how this works out. I think the timing may actually be pretty close . . .

Now to leave you guessing!