
I started writing the first draft of
Blue Shift on January 17th, 2007, got about halfway through, and somehow lost the will to continue with it. I knew what was going to happen in the second half, but I didn't like it, and I didn't exactly know how best to get there. Eventually I withdrew what few chapters of the story I had posted on the website because it didn't seem right to leave them there when I had no idea if or when I would finish the story.
Six months later, I tried writing the story again, got only a few chapters in, and found that I was up against some sort of barrier once more, unable to proceed.
Around the middle of March, 2008, I felt strangely compelled to pick up this particular story once more and see it through its unpleasant (but fun to read) second half and all the way to its unfortunate ending. I rewrote it from scratch, changing a few of the details (simplifying the story somewhat for clarity's sake) and completely altering the pace of the story. The result is a book that's consistent and entertaining, and stands as a worthy sequel to
Green Filter by continuing the story without retelling it.
So what began on January 17th, 2007 finally ended in the wee hours of April 8th, 2008, when I finished editing the story. I've carved it up and made HTML and PDF documents out of the chapters, and posted it online. It's available here on the website under the
stories section, so please check it out and post your comments.