Just a long Authors Note, but an important one.

I will be continuing this story, but I am rewriting it. In fact, if you'd like to check it out, it's already posted! That's really the only important thing from this, but feel free to keep reading if you're curious as to why I haven't updated in a while.

I have been M.I.A for a while, but I'm alive and kicking! But I'm sure that's not what you want to know. You want to know why I haven't updated. What excuse am I going to pull out of my ass to explain my extended absence? Oh, I got a few and most have to do with life demanding more of me than I was use to and the story fell on the back burner. But that's only the start of why I didn't update. I had still written chapters here and there that just needed to be 'edited' (and I use quotes because it has become obvious to me I wasn't doing a good job like I assumed I had been). So why didn't I just edit and post them?

They sucked. They sucked so bad I considered deleting the whole thing and pretending it never happened. Then I reread World Without Words and I wanted to bash my head against a wall because I was so disappointed in myself for being alright with mediocrity on my part. Then I started doubting if I should even be writing. For lack of better wording, I said 'fuck it' for a while. I still wrote, just nothing Walking Dead related.

Now, why do I feel the need to explain all this? Does it even have a point? Honestly, I have no idea. But I suppose I just wanted you all to know that I didn't wake up one day and just decide to never ever continue the story. It was a long process filled with a lot of self-doubt and I have no problem admitting I just wasn't confident enough at the time to take the risk and keep pushing on with the story. And I'm glad I didn't because, in my opinion, it wasn't very good the first time around.

Last year I began to rewrite this story, and a few times I had to scrap ideas and start over because I just wasn't pleased with it. Then new episodes of The Walking Dead came on and I was just like 'oh noooo I have so many ideas, but I must change stuff! Lots of stuff'. So here we are!

I'm more pleased with the rewrite and while I'll probably never stop thinking my stories could be better, I think in comparison to the original, it's a hell of a lot better and more thought out.

After being so patient with me and waiting for an update or explanation, I really have no right to ask for anything. But I'm going to anyway and hope that you all aren't completely turned off. All I can and will ask is that you give the rewrite a chance. I'm excited about this and I really hope those who give it a chance enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!