Hi, everyone! I know I promised a new domain, but after much deliberation I've actually decided to take a different route regarding the "housing" for my fiction, at least for the time being. All of the complete chapters of The Consequence of Feeling, meaning chapters 1-35 thus far, can be found here (http://tc-of.livejournal.com).

I am keeping this new journal friends-only for a variety of reasons, so please either leave me a comment here or add my new journal as a friend, and I'll add you in return. Also, if you happen to know people who want to read the story and aren't my LJ friend, feel free to comment or send me a message & I will gladly approve them. As I said, I've posted all of the completed chapters of the story up to this point, and I plan on continuing to post there until I've finally finished it. I will try to post snippets of Chapter 36 as I write them, but I'm still debating if I should upload new chapters in chunks as I've been doing, or wait until I've finished them before putting them online.

Thanks again for reading & for putting up with me during my long periods of severe writer's block. I appreciate your comments & unwillingness to give up on me so very, very much. :)

- Gina

Hello! The domain I spoke of in my earlier entry is about 1/15th of the way along. Needless to say, I have my work cut out for me, but I'm excited all the same.

In the meantime, I thought I'd post the next segment of Ch. 36 of The Consequence of Feeling. Let me know what you think! It's not much, but at least it's something.

Oh, and don't even ask what inspired me to get up early and post this before work, heh. ;)

- Gina

( Chapter 36: Part Two (word count: 373) )

Well, here I am with an update, as promised! Despite the fact that the upcoming week is going to be insane for me, what with working & taking a trip to Las Vegas & Halloween & several other obligations, I'm going to try to update a few more times before I leave for the West Coast.

I would like to thank everyone who commented on my last entry regarding a potential "home" for my stories. I actually decided to take matters into my own hands, so I bought a domain! Now, the real challenge is seeing if I remember how to run a website, considering I last owned a domain close to seven years ago and am more than a little bit rusty. Once I get everything up & running & work out all of the inevitable kinks (which will hopefully be within a week or two), I will let you guys know where it's located. Wish me luck!

Thanks so much in advance for reading & for maintaining interest in this story even though my updates have been embarrassingly few & far between lately. Life has this crazy way of interrupting even my most favorite pastimes, but I'm working hard to create a better balance between the things I need to do & the things I simply enjoy doing.

Without any further ado, here's the first portion of Chapter 36 of The Consequence of Feeling. Any thoughts/comments you'd like to send my way would be very greatly appreciated! :)

- Gina

( Chapter 36: Part One (word count: 385) )

Hello! I know that it has been forever & a day since I've posted here. I can't even describe the intensity of these 'writing slumps' that I tend to fall into. But I'm trying to pull myself out of the slump right now, and I'd like to try to rebuild some things, including my site which disappeared without warning several months ago.

Would any of you lovely people happen to know a place where my stories could be hosted? If you happen to own a domain or know someone who does that's looking for hostees, could you please let me know? I would love for my writings to have a home again.

I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of writing regularly again. Even if I don't find a website soon, I'll be posting an update to The Consequence of Feeling within the next few days, if anyone remembers that story at all and is still interested in reading. :)

- Gina

Woohoo! It has been an unnaturally productive Sunday! I've just finished Ch. 35 of The Consequence of Feeling - it's under the cut and available for your viewing pleasure. Also, feel free to visit my website, where you can read the new chapter in its entirety!

In addition, I'd like to take this time to unveil my brand new story, entitled Ships. I've only written Chapter One so far, but I'm going to try to post the next installment before next week is over. It has been posted on my website as well, and I encourage you all to check it out. :)

As always, I am very interested in hearing what you guys think about the updates, so please leave me comments!

- Gina

( Chapter 35: Part Nine (word count: 633) )

Hey! I apologize for the slight delay in this update, but work has been positively insane lately. I have worked close to 50 hours this week alone, so I consider it a small miracle of sorts that I was able to accomplish any writing at all! Here's the 8th installment of Ch. 35 of The Consequence of Feeling. I'm not working tomorrow (woohoo! I shouldn't have to work on the weekends ever anyway, but this week was an exception) so hopefully I'll be able to finish up this chapter and maybe even post the first installment of the brand new story I've just begun to work on! Please send all comments/criticisms my way; I would truly love to hear what you think!

Hope everyone is staying safe & warm. :)

- Gina

( Chapter 35: Part Eight (word count: 369) )

The next segment of Ch. 35 of The Consequence of Feeling can be found beneath the cut! I'm really wishing I could rewind my life a little bit and be planted back in the years when snow on the ground meant that I didn't have to fulfill any of my daily obligations. Snow is in the tentative forecast for tomorrow, and I would love to be able to stay home from work and just relax...but that probably won't happen. C'est la vie. Enjoy the update and please share your thoughts with me!

- Gina

( Chapter 35: Part Seven (word count: 338) )

It's Monday...and I really don't have much else to say. Here's the latest installment of Ch. 35 of The Consequence of Feeling. Enjoy, and feel free to leave me comments if you'd like! I really appreciate the feedback I've received so far.

- Gina

( Chapter 35: Part Six (word count: 371) )

I hate to admit this, but I'm actually pretty proud of myself for sticking to my promise of making semi-regular updates! Under the cut, you'll find the next piece of Ch. 35 of The Consequence of Feeling. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, and thanks so much for reading! :)

- Gina

( Chapter 35: Part Five (word count: 417) )

It must be a miracle - I was actually able to post an update from WORK! (This is probably due to the fact that I forgot my lunch today, and chose to write instead of writhing at my desk, insane with hunger.)

Here is the latest addition to Chapter 35 of The Consequence of Feeling. Please let me know what you think! And if anyone has a sandwich or a bag of chips to send my way, that would be greatly appreciated as well. ;)

- Gina

( Chapter 35: Part Four (word count: 326) )

There's so much snow outside! And I'm thinking that this sudden transition into winter must be an inspiration of some sort, because I actually managed to get some more writing done today!

I've just posted the next segment of Chapter 35 of The Consequence of Feeling. I would definitely love to read your thoughts on the chapter so far.

- Gina

( Chapter 35: Part Three (word count: 360) )

Well, it looks as though I've done it again! Another five months down and nary an update! Moving into a new house, working full-time, traveling on a seemingly bi-weekly basis, applying to graduate school...while all of these things make for a pretty hectic lifestyle, none of them constitutes a valid reason for completely ceasing to write! And laziness is no excuse at all, either. It is time for me to get my butt in gear.

So I've decided that I'd really like to try something here. My goal is to participate in my own "NaNoWriMo" of sorts, and to attempt to write 50,000 words in the month of December as opposed to November. I'm planning on starting a new story that I will be writing alongside The Consequence of Feeling. The idea hasn't even fully hatched yet, but when it does, I plan on bringing it to life and maybe even posting it for you all to read (if you'd like to, that is).

Check back later in the week for more updates! And please, leave me comments, even if it's just to send typed profanities in my direction for neglecting this story for so long!

Much, much love,

Gina

( Chapter 35: Part Two (word count: 447) )

THE CONSEQUENCE OF FEELING

So. It was brought to my attention by an amazing & devoted reader that I've gone five months without making any updates whatsoever to The Consequence of Feeling. And I'm baffled at how much time has passed along with how little I have written. Life has been throwing changes at me pretty steadily over those several months, but you know what? That's no excuse. If anything, when life gets exciting, I should be left with more material to write with & about, not less! And it's bullshit for me to say that I can't find the time. It's my personal belief that there is always a way to make time for the things I care about. And well...I've come to the conclusion that I do, in fact, care about this story quite a bit. I don't ever intend or want to neglect it, and I really do apologize for doing so, although I think apologies are pretty futile at this point in time.

Anyway, without further ado, here is the first segment of Ch. 35 of The Consequence of Feeling. I can't quite express how much it means to me that people are still following this story, still interested in what is going to happen, and still faithful enough in me to believe that it is going to reach an ending one day (which, I promise, it will!). Really, I could probably write a separate novel on how thankful I am for loyal readers, and for people who chose to give this story the time of day in the first place. Thank you all so much. Your comments always help me grow & give me perspective on what I am creating.

Here's to getting my butt in gear & starting to write again!

-Gina

( Chapter 35: Part One (word count: 333) )

THE CONSEQUENCE OF FEELING

You know the saying, 'when it rains, it pours?' Well, I feel that that saying can be applied to my inspiration/motivation to write, only in a positive way. On some days, I feel that my creative juices trickle out drop by excruciating drop, whereas on other days, they flow freely and I have to find a way to stop them from totally overpowering me. Today, I experienced somewhat of a waterfall, and wrote not only the ending to Ch. 34 of The Consequence of Feeling, but finished my chapter in another writing project that I'm working on at the moment as well. I would love to hear your thoughts on this section...and it's a bit longer than my previous updates have been, which is a plus (I hope!).

-Gina

( Chapter 34: Part Eight (word count: 593) )

THE CONSEQUENCE OF FEELING

Here is my next post to Ch. 34 of The Consequence of Feeling. I know these updates have been incredibly short, and I apologize for that, but for some reason my bouts of inspiration have been coming in very brief segments lately! I don't know what's going on. Anyway, thanks so much for continuing to read & give me feedback on the story. You are all so wonderful!

-Gina

( Chapter 34: Part Seven (word count: 318) )

THE CONSEQUENCE OF FEELING

Sorry for the short break between relatively short updates! Beneath the cut is the next segment of Ch. 34 of The Consequence of Feeling. Please check it out and share your thoughts with me!

-Gina

( Chapter 34: Part Six (word count: 321) )

THE CONSEQUENCE OF FEELING

Well, this update is a rather small one, but it's still something! Here's the next piece of Ch. 34 of The Consequence of Feeling. I will never stop feeling eternally grateful to the people still keeping up with this story. It means so much. <3

-Gina

( Chapter 34: Part Five (word count: 311) )

THE CONSEQUENCE OF FEELING

I actually just went back & changed the very beginning of Jana & Cali's conversation in the previous update, so you might want to check that out so that you're not confused at all when you read this one! Under the cut is the next segment of Ch. 34 of The Consequence of Feeling. I am thoroughly exhausted...it's not even 10 p.m. yet and I'm about to call it a night!

Feedback is encouraged & greatly appreciated, as always. <3

-Gina

( Chapter 34: Part Four (word count: 454) )

THE CONSEQUENCE OF FEELING

Here is the next update of Ch. 34 of The Consequence of Feeling. I apologize for my slight delay in updating...I've been trying to post as regularly as possible, but sometimes life really does get in the way! Regardless, I would still love to hear your thoughts. <3

-Gina

( Chapter 34: Part Three (word count: 433) )

THE CONSEQUENCE OF FEELING

Here's the next segment of Ch. 34 of The Consequence of Feeling. Thank you so, so much for continuing to give amazing feedback on this story. I appreciate you all so much!!

-Gina

( Chapter 34: Part Two (word count: 407) )