Hey Everyone! Whew, it's been a crazy two weeks since I started writing The Mockreet, hasn't it? If you were wondering, yes, I have been writing as I post, and it takes about four hours to write each chapter. In fact, there are four chapters written that I haven't posted yet. Reason is that this last chapter is one that I envisioned from the beginning and it's very important to me; I want everyone to have a chance to see it before it's moved off the front page. The Beltane rite is extremely important in this story not just because it explains the 'fen and fern' idiom, but also because it represents Lyra's ability to finally let go and be the girl that everyone already knows she is. Letting go has always been one of my biggest problems - I have trouble releasing myself from the male stereotypes that society has bound me to, and I feel like I move kind of robotically a good portion of the time. Lyra in many ways is what I wish I could be, and what I never will be.

In may ways, writing is a healing process for me. I learn through my characters, and try to apply these lessons to my life. I learned a lot when I wrote 'Allison's Pledge' under the pen name Audrissa almost four years ago and I'm learning now through Lyra. I hope you're all learning with me, or at least having a good time.

Now we're moving on toward a more complex part of Lyra's story arc where we learn what the Mockreet is, why Axock is hell bent on conquering the world, what happened to Hybra and most importantly, hints at what Lyra's ultimate fate will be. As such, once this part ends I'll be switching to the once a week schedule to ensure that the story is told the way it needs to be told. I'm glad you've stuck with me this far, so let's go all the way to the end - at least the end of this story.