Talk:Surviving, Not Living/@comment-5415500-20160314135334

Just a quick update, if anyone reads this story.

I'm sad to say that the number of issues in SNL has decreased from 50 to 36. As you can tell from the date that I posted issue 31, I have had little to no time to write this story and won't have much time in the foreseeable future. I have grown attached to these characters and the storyline, however writing a story that is set 16 years (yes, it's sixteen, it would've been revealed in a later episode) is proving to be quite hard. It's unlikely that the group would be bumping into stray survivors so it takes a lot of work to introduce one character into the story. As a result of this, I've made the decision to end the story at 36 issues.

I've gone through phases with this story; trying to decide what to do and forever changing my mind. I debated: completely scrapping the story, remaking the story but having adult Amelia and Bobby at the start of the apocalypse, amonst other options. I've now decided to bring everything to a close. The plot of the next four issues has been barely changed, as I was planning to reinvent SNL after Issue 35, Death Takes All, anyway. It does make my sad, but I can't keep thinking "oh I have to write SNL." You guys will know that when life is tiring and stressfull, you unfortunately have to sideline the hobbies that you love so dearly.

Thanks very much to those who've read the series. Your feedback has given me the motivation to write the 31 issues that have been uploaded so far. As I have planned the storyline up to Issue 60, I'm leaving the story open to have a sequel, which could be written when life settles down. Possible storylines include: revealing Joanna's true identity and why Kane is so obsessed with protecting her, and the group finding a safe zone where they can finally settle down, yet they are feeling out of place and a certain character developing PTSD.

That's all. Thanks again.