Hello to all my readers,

First, I want to thank everyone for their patience in waiting for Chapter 9; I promise I have been working on it, but writing hasn't been the easiest the last few weeks. I typically don't like to talk about my mental health, and if it's not something that's interesting then I don't have to provide these sorts of updates, but I will say it hasn't been so good recently.

What's been both scary and helpful is realizing how much of my mental health issues I projected into my characters, Saoirse and Elva. I created two characters who are very agoraphobic from abuse, trauma, and misunderstanding, and the trauma that I have yet to write out reflects more of my own trauma than I understood, as well as many of my fears and insecurities. Wrong Side of the Bed definitely didn't start out as this emotional trip when I sat down and said "I'm going to write a lesbian, BDSM novel", but here I am.

Second, I want to say that I have been working on something that will make writing Wrong Side of the Bed much more manageable: a proper timeline. Working on it has more or less consumed my focus the last few weeks, but I feel much more confident writing my series now that so much of it is planned out.

I'd love to say when Chapter 9 is coming out, but I can't make any promises right now. Writing has been a little bit easier to think about the last few days, so I'd love to say it'll be out this week or next, but I won't make that promise. Thank you again for all your patience.

If you enjoy my work, the best thing you can do is support me on Patreon if you are financially able, and otherwise like, comment, subscribe, and share my chapters. I read every comment I get, and it really means so much to me when people talk about my writing. I know I'm a fledgling novelist and I have room to improve, so constructive criticism is appreciated as well.

Thank you again to all of my readers and my current patrons at Patreon.

With love,

Alexandria