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<p>The timid daughter of some of the greatest spellcasters ever to have lived has found herself in another world, courtesy of magic gone awry. In Boston, Massachusetts, in the year 1935, she finds some kind souls in a hard era. In the heart of the Great Depression, as war looms around the corner, she seeks to find her place, and must come to terms with both who she is and what she truly desires.</p> <p>Author's Notes:</p> <p>May 24, 2018 - I have been stupidly busy with my teaching position, and school is out on June 28th. I've been hiding in embarrassment, which is why I haven't commented till now. I'm sorry... you guys deserve better. Since, being a teacher, I have no expectation of being busy during the summer, I have every expectation that I'll finish it before school starts again.</p> <p>Release Schedule: My deadline for release is 1 week after any regular chapter. If I release early, then my deadline is moved up accordingly. As a result, readers will never have to wait more than one week for new story content. Bonus chapters don't count against my deadline, so they never slow down plot progression.</p> <p>Audience: This story is not for young children - it contains some profanity, sexual content, violence, gore, and significant adult themes. Most of these are handled delicately enough not to upset teens or adults (hopefully), hence the lack of relevant tags, but it is nonetheless unsuitable for youth. It's fairly slow paced, and focused on the development of very human, very flawed individuals.</p> <p>Length / Completion Estimates: The outline currently involves two books. Book one, current outline has it ending with chapter 29. I've often found myself not able to squeeze all the content I meant to into a single chapter, so it keeps getting longer. My estimates, based on that, would probably be in the low to mid 30's. Book 2 doesn't have a chapter by chapter outline yet. With 35 chapters, and no more than one chapter per week, that would put the story's completion in November. Realistically, since I usually release faster than that, it'll probably be done sooner.</p> <p>Theme: This is a story about the theme of power - what it means to be powerful, different forms of power, and ultimately the meaning of the power to choose. The protagonist is initially timid and oblivious in a number of ways, but eventually must face herself. The fact that the story focuses so heavily on the process of personal growth is why I labeled it "drama" and "psychological."</p> <p>Draft 1: Please be aware that this is first draft material. I do intend to come back to do a second draft after the story is complete. If anyone notices any issues whatsoever with the story, please let me know (pm, etc) so that I can improve the second draft.</p> <p>Writer's Pledge: I've taken the Writer's Pledge, meaning I'm commiting to completing this story. I'm a proud member of WriTE, a group dedicated to finishing stories. It will be done!</p> <p>Behind the Scenes notes:</p> <p>This picture was commissioned from an inked artist by the name of DanP.</p> <p>Up until the time of the protagonist's arrival, history has proceeded as before. Some places and characters have been borrowed from wikipedia entries of interesting figures from the time. I will make note in the chapter comments when such things come up. Naturally, I've taken a great deal of liberty with them.</p> <p>In interest of respecting individuals, I've either attempted to portray them as accurately as possible, or modified them sufficiently enough that they're simply an inspiration, instead of a real portrayal. I've attempted to be as accurate to the era as possible, but I'm not a historian. If you're aware of inaccuracies, please, bring them to my attention so that I can correct them.</p>
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