Some Kind of Comforting Update

I'm surprised that there are actually days when I don't check my inbox for new mail. Now, you have to understand that I'm obsessively compulsive about checking email. It's not something that I'm obsessive about just to be obnoxious, thinking that I'll get a new review every two hours or something. No, it's really sadly compulsive. The only thing that gives me any comfort is knowing that other people are just as compulsive about it too... admit it. You know who you are.

So I was just thinking that I should know when a new Skip Beat! volume has been released just by the sheer volume of reviews that I get every two or three days after the release date. Even when I don't check my mailbox compulsively. Like this time, I got five extraordinary mind-boosting reviews--the type that every author needs to get their writing butt in gear. Then I realized, with alarming shock and mortification, that two (three actually) volumes had been released in the U.S. while I've only published one chapter. That's one chapter in six months! Who do I think I am?! J. freaking K. Rowling?! Uh, no?

The point is, I know I'm taking a ridiculously long time to post the next chapter, and I know I shouldn't be--especially for something I've been so engrossed in. Insert excuses here.

Oh, and if anything, I should update just for you guys. After all, the little devil in me says, "Screw perfection. People are impatient! They'll hang you after a couple of months of inactivity." But wow, I just found out that "Second Chance" has been hit up 3192 times. 3192!!! Sure, remove the 360 hits I've contributed to by checking twice a day--it's somehow more satisfying seeing reviews on the ff.net page than it is in my email box--it's STILL 2832 times! And if it's really just you 83 reviewers checking time and time again... you already have me on an alert, so you guys are ridiculous. Just like me. 3192!!!

Anyway, rather than having everyone die out on me or at least start screaming infidelities, I'm going to post the scene index for chapter two here. Don't get me wrong, I love all of you guys. Especially those of you who ardently tell me to take my time. Don't worry--I love you "Update now or ELSE" freaks just as much.

What's listed here are all the scenes that I've decided to complete. It's still in the works (I have to weed out a lot of stuff), but as you can see, it's another lengthy chapter. It's my goal to finish "Second Chance" in five chapters, so I won't ever apologize for length. Just quality, I'm afraid. Which I'm working deathly hard on. I dunno guys, there's just something about these scenes that just beats the living crap out of me. My goal for this chapter is January 24, 2008. Don't ask why, it's just the date. Better than nothing, right guys?

Second Chance: Just Came To Say Goodbye, Love (Chapter Two)

• Seiji & Lory: Final Call
• Kanae & Kyōko: Disappointment
• Yashiro: Eavesdropper
• Seiji & Shō: Intentions
• Seiji & Kanae: Misunderstandings
• Seiji & Kyōko: Writer’s Angst
• Shō & Shoko: Because I Can
• Kyōko: Lingering Moments
• Kyōko & Maria: Just Today
• Kyōko & Ren: Happy Incident
• Yokiko & Lory: Destruction
• Kyōko & Ren: Saved
• Kyōko & Seiji: Agreement
• Kyōko: New Places, Same Faces
• Kanae & Seiji: Deal Made
• Kyōko & Ren: To See You
• Kyōko & Kanae: To School
• Yukihito: Cornered
• Kyōko & Hikaru: Dancing Keys
• Kyōko & Ren: To See You Again
• Ren & John: Just a Picture
• Kyōko & Shō: After School
• Kanae & Kyōko: Revelation
• Ren & Seiji: Favors

Cheers all around to chapter two being posted soon! Happy New Year's!