Hi everyone:

Thank you for patiently waiting for the chapter. I previously forgot to thank my fellow writers who gave me STARS during the time of this pandemic. Thank you very much for the compliment. It will serve as an inspiration for my work.

At the onset of this ongoing dystopian normalcy today, I was caught up in the web of lack of inspiration, laziness, and the lack of a sense of direction for this novel. For the past months, I was not sure where I want to take this novel: Devata of the Silverlance, despite knowing what my end goal is. Maybe, I was preoccupied with all that has been happening around us. But going into a personal journey myself I realized that I, as a person, have forgotten to take on my own personal adventures: I missed traveling locally and overseas. I lost all personal, physical connections to family, friends, and places I used to hang out. I could not go to places without the fear of getting this dreaded virus. I was stuck in my own bubble for too long, for an introvert such myself was a terrible prison.

Going through this phase I realized that despite all of this and all that has happened we must survive and thrive. We have to keep on going towards our path. Our goals and our dreams. And maintain that fire inside that compels all of us "To write."

Always my gratitude to you all and I'll see you in the pages of the next chapters.

Your friend and fellow author,

THE COLDPHOENIX