Current length of each AU, including what’s been posted:
The visions are from when I first started writing the series, and they’ve been phased out in lieu of Sam’s knack. I found his new ability (and Dean’s, when he’s small), to be more fitting to the series as a whole.
Dean can find whatever he seeks and Sam knows when he is sought.
A fitting pair.
May 31st excerpt:
Realizing what Sam intended to do, Dean reacted instantly. He grabbed Sam’s shoulder, hauling him back before he could dart back into the open to try and save their friend.
Dean slammed Sam against the side of the cavernous walls they were hiding in and covered up his mouth with a hand.
“Not a word,” Dean hissed, his voice as low as it could go. “We go out there, we’re as good as captured. We can’t help him.”
Before Sam hit the road with Dean, their family lived with an outhouse. It was placed under the motel, as deep as they could go to where they were able to dig holes. This was also used by Walt to dispose of the remains of the rats he would kill and skin. When full they would cover up the hole and find a different place to dig.
Afterwards, it became easier. Sam can simply use the sink in the bathroom. He’s able to get himself around the entire motel room without any help, and he doesn’t have to worry about being grabbed if he’s out in the open. For his teeth he can snitch some toothpaste from Dean while he’s up there. There’s only been one time Dean almost walked in on Sam while he was using the sink, and the scolding Dean got sent him almost running.
I’m probably not going to go any deeper in depth on this subject. Size and location have never been seen as a detriment on living for me. People will find a way.
Oh, dear. Poor Jacob, and his tumbly nature! We’ll just have to wait and find out. I can’t imagine the scolding he’d get if he caused an earthquake in the room, lol.
As for chapter length, I must point out that with the development of my writing style has some changes to how chapters are set up. I gravitate towards suspense and anxiety, therefore we’ve gone from chapters that were usually ~3k to 4k words to chapters that can vary from ~1.5k to 5k words. With three updates a week, this shouldn’t be a problem. And there will be times that the word count goes under!
Because word count should never drive how a story is set up. The writing itself should do that.
May 30th excerpt:
Dean froze when he heard a scuff, then a distant door creaking open. “Jacob wouldn’t come up here unless it was an emergency,” he said knowingly, a dark tone in his voice. The sound of someone saying Dude! drifted to the tiny people in the room, and it wasn’t Jacob’s voice.
I can go back to putting that on the notes in Archive. It’s hard to tell if anyone reads the notes there since I get almost no feedback on archive compared to my other sites. ❤ Thanks for the feedback!
The Road Not Taken will update three times a week, Sunday at 9pm est, Tuesday at 9pm est and Thursday at 9pm est.
These dates are chosen around my own personal schedule, and will remain in effect until such time as I need to shift my schedule. Any temporary adjustments will be announced here on this blog.
(The next update is tonight at 9pm est)
All I have to say on this subject is that everyone has to make their own decisions about their relationships, and it’s unhealthy for Sam and Dean to not even try.
Relationships aren’t the end, in life or in stories. They’re just a different kind of beginning, and I don’t see the brothers ever giving up on hunting. In my story or on the TV show.
Thank you so much! This made our day when it came in 😀 So much emotion was in that last chapter, and we were so excited to share it with everyone!
Brothers Apart 