Howdy, howdy, everyone!

It’s been a while since I posted one of these updates, so I thought it was time I rectified that.

First off, I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far. As always, I want to thank you all for your support of me and my stories. A lot of energy, time, blood, sweat, and many, many tears go into my work, so I’m always thankful and gratified when others enjoy the material I create. 🙂

Now, let’s get down to it, shall we?

I’ve been having a few little hiccups but nothing to worry about. Mainly, it comes down to my posts not showing up in the WordPress Reader until hours and hours after publication. I think with the latest update, some wires might have gotten crossed and certain Plugins don’t work as they once did. Therefore, with a sad heart, I decided to disable the CommentLuv Plugin. I really loved it because it gave you an opportunity to share a link to your work within your comment. This community is all about supporting and encouraging each other. Hopefully, it will be updated at some point, which will make it possible for me to reinstate it.

Moving onward to some announcements.

Forever in Time will remain in full swing with updates being published as often as I can make it happen. Our beloved characters are experiencing some painfully dark times at the moment, and life isn’t going to get any easier any time soon. What happened to Lenora and where is she? Well, you’ll just have to keep reading to find out. 😀 No spoilers present from your girl. Hahaha!

I am in the works of putting together a spin-off story featuring Goddess Mathilda, who appears to be a favorite character with many of you. 🙂 I’m so elated that she is so well loved. When first a thought of her, she was simply a wisp of a musing. I once produced regular Sims Let’s Plays on YouTube and would always have backstories for the Sims I created. I’d often refer to Witch Mathilda having done something to influence a Sim’s or family’s life but had never actually created her until shortly before Into the Future was released for Sims 3. I spent a good deal of time on her, and as I was working with her in CAS, she truly began to come to life. I’ve played with her in game for countless hours and realized she needed much more opportunity to really live. So, when I began writing my stories, I knew she was going to make her presence known.

Because of her complex character and long, long life, Goddess Mathilda has many, many stories and adventures to tell. The tentative name for this is Mathilda’s Meanderings, but that may change by the time I actually get down to writing the first post. What I’m thinking of doing is having the actual story be a series consisting of both one-shots as well as slightly longer writings (several chapters in length) dealing with an event/adventure that Mathilda has experienced. They would not necessarily be in chronological order because she has to be in a certain mood to tell a given story.

I was also thinking about Grandda Liam and how we really need to see more of him. He will soon become a larger presence in Forever in Time, which means we’ll get to see just what a powerful person he is, both in magical ability and character.

Speaking of Grandda Liam, I’m planning to write some “shorts” featuring him and Lenora during the time he was raising her. Their relationship truly warms my heart, and I want to capitalize further on it.

Diary of Sims will also make a return since I highly enjoy creating Sims and coming up with their backstories.

I think that about covers it for now. Have a wonderful day, keep smiling, and be kind to each other.

Hugs to you all!

Sharon, aka Sweet Nightingale