Dear readers,

Thank you to those of you who have read and critiqued "Starlight: Astrea's Story." It's been a privilege to read your comments and constructive criticism over the past few years.

In light of the fact that this novel, in spite of having been in a state of un-updatedness for over two years now, still has readers, I'm sorry to state that I've decided to remove Starlight: Astrea’s Story from my account. This decision had nothing to do with any particular reader or any factor relating to Fictionpress; it's simply that I've re-evaluated my work, and I don't think Starlight is worth sharing with an audience.

When I wrote Starlight, I thought it was fairly good writing. Three years as a literature major, however, have changed my mind. The current draft of Starlight is entertaining, but it lacks any vision of the good, the true, or the beautiful that could give it merit or qualify it as art. I don’t think anyone could benefit from reading it, besides by being entertained; and entertainment for the sheer sake of entertainment, in our society, isn't hard to find.

I tried to rewrite this novel recently, but I found that my technical skill doesn’t measure up to the task. I still hope to finish the novel someday and submit it for publication, but I think I’ll need to be a much more mature writer before I’ll have the skill to carry out the vision I have for this particular novel. It’s not an easy novel to write.

However, there’s good news as well. Although I've put aside this one work for the time being, I still hope to become a professional writer someday, and I still plan to keep up an account on Fictionpress. To make amends in some small way to those who have been waiting patiently for an update and are disappointed that there will be none for Starlight, I hereby pledge to post something new on Fictionpress at least once every two weeks: either a poem, or short story, or a chapter of a longer work. I hope that this in some small way atones for the removal of my current canon. To those of you who've enjoyed my previous works, I extend an invitation to keep reading. I'll try to write things that measure up to your current expectations, or exceed them.

Best,

Grace London

P.S. This is a temporary A/N to forestall confusion. This entire story will be deleted from Fictionpress within the next week or so.