I wanted to come on here and say a few things.
Number 1: Possessed by the Devil will be going on a temporary hiatus for a couple of weeks.
The reason is that I have been extremely busy a lot ever since the end of August, and found little breaks to actually work on chapters, edit them, and get them published. While I have done some work on the next chapter in this series, it has not helped with getting the chapter published, let alone halfway done.
So while I am sorry for waiting this long to explain why chapter 17 hasn't come out yet, only for you to see a new chapter has been released, then be upset that it's one where I'm talking about a hiatus... it will be published as soon as everything is done, and I have time to relax a little.
Number 2: I started this book post-haste. Chapter 1 of this book has undergone countless revisions, edits, and so much more, that I was even doubting ever starting this book at all.
After each release starting from chapter 4, I have been depressed. I have tried, dedicated hours to writing and editing, trying desperately to meet not your expectations, but my own. Everything that I did, I felt as though I was failing myself, and any reader who took the time to scan through my stuff.
There are so many negative thoughts that I have. What once was a proud ambition, has quickly turned into a dreaded nightmare. I wish that I had done more planning instead of going into this head-on. I don't have a story, I just have bits and pieces of which I think are cool. That's it.
"It seems like something I would come up with in the shower." As much as it pains me to say this, my story really is just that remark. Although I haven't created this story in the shower, it still meets that insult.
Number 3: I wanted Possessed by the Devil to be my first story on this platform. Whenever you went to my account and saw how many books I had, you'd find out that Possessed by the Devil came out before all of them. That was, in a way, how much pride I felt toward this book. I want this to be my legacy among my other books.
However, as time went on, and more ideas popped into my head, I began writing for other stories I had, and paid this one little to no attention. At times even forgetting it existed. I cannot continue as an author with this behavior. I cannot expect to see readers enjoy my books, if I cannot even enjoy them. So, with the little time I have, I will be working on a separate book. One you might have seen on my account before. "Brothers of Contrast."
I want to explore my other ideas and try different story types. Basically, I'm creating a new book. Which I know, I know, it's a horrible idea. Starting a book while you're not even halfway done with the first? Yes, I understand that it's not a good idea, and probably contradicts what I've said previously. But I want to try something new.
This chapter is to notify everyone following my book that it will be on hiatus, to talk about problems I've had for a while, and for me to say: I am sorry.