My author's pledge:

1. I will never put author's notes in the middle of my stories. If I have something to share, I will put it in my profile where it will not interrupt the story's flow.

2. I will do my best to post something every month. (This was originally every week, but with the length of chapters and the hours I work, this just became unreasonable.) Updates will most likely be on weekends. It may be a new chapter to a story already posted, or the start of a new story, but I will make every effort to post every month for as long as I have unfinished stories posted.

3. I will complete every story I post. It may take a while, but I will always finish my stories.

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My author's notes:

Personal note: Life for the past year has basically sucked. A lot. Sorry for the delays, but please know they were neither my intention nor my preference. Hopefully I will be able to get back to a monthly posting schedule starting immediately.

Plagiarism: So I came back to post a new chaper to Myoushuu no Fuuin and saw a number of my readers had sent me a note saying someone had wholesale reposted my work--complete copy and paste job, even using the same title. I have reported it to the FF authorities (such as they may be) but have no idea how responsive--if at all--they will be. I have also sent a note to the plagiarizer asking the story be taken down. As of 7/16 at 8pm Eastern, it appears that it has been deleted. It is unclear whether it was the mods or the copier who did so, but my thanks to whomever it was.

The whole idea of fanfiction is that you're playing in someone else's sandbox and having fun--I get that and completely encourage it. That said, there is a large difference between plagiarism and fanfiction (and fanfiction of fanfiction, for that matter), and I regret that some have a difficult time understanding that difference. Many thanks to everyone who gave me a heads up that this has happened.

Regarding Ibiki's Apprentice:
I have a few thoughts percolating on a possible second chapter, but don't have anything written on it. If there will be a second chapter, it won't be for a while.

Regarding Naruto: Myoushuu no Fuuin:
7/16/12 - Sorry for the delay. New chapter up. Working on next of them. See note about plagiarism of this work above.

Regarding Brave New World:
I'll only be writing this sporadically. Most of my writing time will be dedicated to Myoushuu no Fuuin, but there will be more of Brave New World eventually. And a note for those who asked when in the manga Naruto left, well, don't expect either world to have followed canon.

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Thank you for reading my stories. I hope you enjoy them. A million thanks to all who choose to review. Your comments are truly appreciated.