Wow. It's been a year (and a few hours short of a day as of this posting) since the end of Book 2 was posted. A lot of you have probably assumed the story is dropped, and I'm here to promise you that it isn't.

I've attempted to work on Book 3 multiple times this year, but several things have caused me problems. The first of those is that I'm struggling to properly introduce the main conflict. This is a pretty important thing, so I want to make sure I do it right. Then I had plans to work on it over the summer, but my work began piling more and more on me, giving me almost no time to write - I was only able to focus on the story/stories that I was releasing to Patreon first, and even that was pushing my limits. I've also had health problems pop up from time to time this year as well (though I haven't caught Covid-19, thank goodness).

Once I have the time, I plan on really tackling this problem I'm having with introducing the main conflict. In fact, I plan on doing this before working on another new story, partly because I have been asked a few times over the last few months if I'm returning, and not working on this story has been bothering me. I want to get back to working with the goobers and telling Cam's tale.

In fact, I will not be working on another new story until I have written the rest of Tree of Magic - this means both remaining books. So much like with Books 1 and 2, when I begin releasing Book 3, it will be immediately followed by Book 4 once it finishes. This way, there will not be another break in posting between books. To help make sure there's no break, I plan on finishing writing both remaining books before I begin posting Book 3.

By my estimates of when my job will stop dropping stuff on me, therefore allowing me to write, and my estimates of how long it will take me to edit the first two books and then write the rest of Book 3 and all of Book 4, I should be able to resume posting no later than the end of March, but possibly by the start of March.

Yes, you read that right: I plan on making spelling/grammatical edits to the first two books, as well as making the scene transitions smoother, to make the story easier to read.

I apologize for this delay, everyone, but as these stories are being posted for free, I have to prioritize my job and my income first. Once the end-of-year rush for my job settles down, though, I should have more time to devote to writing. Thank you, everyone who has stayed with me so far. If you want updates for my progress once it begins, you can always join my Discord server, the link is in the author's note below. Once I begin doing the edits, I'll post updates there, and I sign in regularly, so if you join, feel free to talk or ask questions.