FM-PMS

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status of chapter 18: sent to edit (wish us luck)
pre-edit chapter word count: 7912 (due to decluttering, polishing and overall getting rid of excessive stuff - of which solo will likely find a lot more that I missed)

status of chapter 19: planned, partially structured, partially written
current word count: 2675 (which includes a lot of stuff to be revised due to changes in 18; so basically: business as usual)

status of chapter 20 (a.k.a the epilogue): see chapter 19
current word count: 1252 (ditto)

status of the sequel: a high pile of things to be told that are not in a tellable order yet

status of side-story "Mariko": structured, partially written
current word count: 2110
chance of it being completed in the foreseeable future: very high (because I love writing teenager!Seishiro & just-post-eye!Seishiro, and the story has both! Besides, after chapter 19 there'll be just enough questions to be answered with it. *eg*)

quote of the day: "Roaches'R'Us."

Comments

[From: primera]

Good luck! EEEE I'm so excited. October is my favorite month, the perfect month for a FM chapter.

ooo just-post-eye!Seishiro, very interesting. Also have to say, I love your teen!Seishiro. Reading his young life as told in 36° made his character come alive for me. It just added this fullness to his character, which of course stays with me reading all the subsequent stuff. So yeah, yay Mariko side-story 8D *CHEERS*

[From: sabriel75]

Dear you,

I nearly squealed loudly enough to be heard through-out my house and definitely did a little jig up the stairs after finding out that you're this close to finishing. But then my heart sank a bit too... because I look forward to these updates and to know they'll soon be long gone. Wah... but did I see sequel?! I thought this one was a sequel.

[From: akk]

And? Is there a law against a sequel of a sequel? *eg*

There's too much territory to be explored to leave it at that at the end of Family Matters! I call it a sequel, because that story will require 36° and Family Matters to make sense, though strictly spoken it'll be another big story of the Decagram Arch.
Deca = ten, so even if I count the smaller side stories (like Mariko (to come) or "Carneval", "Taking Care Of" and "Nothing") there are still enough of spots to fill. :)

Points to the icon: they won't be let off *that* easy. *Eg*

[From: rose-erato.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, I can't wait to read chapter 18! I'm glad that there will be more to read after FM is done. I really adore this series and honestly, it's one of the best fics that I have ever read :)

[From: akk]

Thank you for the high praise.