THE TOUR

A STORY IN PROCESS

by Katrina

DISCLAIMERS in Chapter One

STATEMENT

A friend and I got to talking about writing last night, and she reminded me of a few simple things. First, that the characters come to you when you're ready for them. Second, that if you drift from where the characters want to go, you get blocked.

That made such sense to me, that I thought it would be a good idea to share this with you. So: If you haven't seen an update in awhile, just figured I drifted. In the meantime, maybe this statement will help:

This is a story in process. It is not currently complete. However, if you are unable to wait for the length of time it takes for me to make updates or repairs, please be assured that this story in process does have a happy ending and that MOST of the situations played out in the story have resolutions. If there are situations which don't have a resolution, it doesn't mean that the story will be sequelized, but is rather an indication of my belief that the characters have a "life," of their own. I am the vessel the story comes through, but the characters' lives continue on happily, whether I finish writing or not.

That, I suppose, is my author's blessing to them, so if, by any chance I've missed the creative wave with them or can't get back to the story for whatever reason, the characters, the people involved in those other worlds that I only sometimes tap into, can move on freely. And so can you, if you just can't wait any longer (and I mean that in the kindest way, not as any sort of "beat it kid, you're bothering me." I mean it in the sense of: I understand the need to move on.) So: I repeat, the characters in this story find and keep true love and live happily ever after, no matter what.

I make that assertion because of my own foibles. I don't deal well with tiger/princess endings, for whatever reason. I also figure, sometimes there is a part of us that stops breathing while we wait to "finish," something.

Please be advised that I tend to pick up a canvas and dabble here, dabble there, until it is done. So it is with all of my stories. However, I'm about to change tactics, again. Now I'm taking the sketchbook perspective. If a story is incomplete and you reach this bit - Just figure I'm sketching it out and, as in the sketch, you can see the outline that shows how the text will be finished. That's what this statement is. An indication of direction.

The truth is, I can't guarantee any of these stories will be finished. One never knows what the days will hold. I can only tell you that I believe in happy endings. And, for all the crap we go through to get there, true love. So that's what happens in these worlds.

Katrina

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THE TOUR

A STORY IN PROCESS

by Katrina

Gabrielle has changed into something huge, howling her grief. She breaks the building into so much rubble. The daggite, Tok, gets her attention and she swoops him up, clinging as if he is a lifesaver, then makes for the skies. Melosa and company decide to follow, though they don't know where the hell they'll be going or even where she is going. Penho has a suspicion that makes her gut clench. Xena wakes up in an enemy's palace.

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