Hey everyone, Nelg here. I was initially going to save this until I got the next chapter of the Odyssey out. Still, more than a few of you kind people have been worried about me, so even though the next chapter isn't ready, I may as well give an explanation for everything.

Q: Is the Odyssey dead?
A: Hell no! I am proud of this story, and I only have THREE chapters to go before it's finished.

Q: Where have you been?
A: To make a long story short, I have been diagnosed with ADHD. Nothing too scary; however, looking into it, I have noticed that people with ADHD have short attention spans that cause them to lose interest in things, and they find it difficult to go back to them. AND THAT'S WHERE I AM. No matter how hard I try, I can't bring myself to write. Hell, I have a story over on Fanfiction.net based on Planet 51 that I haven't updated in over a decade, and people are still begging me to finish it to this day. But I refuse to give up The Odyssey after going this far with it! I'm proud of the story I created, the world, and its characters. I've worked too long and hard on it to let it die, and I won't!

Q: So what happens now?
A: I haven't exactly been idle. A trick my uncle taught me is to work on anything. In other words, keep your brain active. I have been working on polishing up the original version of The Odyssey. For those of you who have read my other story, "The Other Side of the Dawn," I revealed there was another version of The Odyssey. The universe of that story is the setting for 'The Other Side of the Dawn.' While I loathed doing sequels, people have suggested other stories set in that universe, and I thought, why not polish it up and put it out.

Q: Didn't you say the same about "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?"
A: Yes, I did; however, the ending is holding that back. It's a massive info dump, and I HATE those. As I set about polishing that story up, I realised WHY I abandoned it in the first place. The Odyssey Version 0 – as I'm calling it – isn't.

Q: So, what is your next move?
A: I have over half the original version of The Odyssey, so I wanted to ask everyone if they would like me to post a sample for everyone to read. Just to tide people over while I get back into writing Chapter 18 of the True Odyssey. The one everyone loves.

Let me know if you want me to post a sample of The Original Odyssey so you can decide if you want to see the full thing. It's mostly an Anthro Story, but there are Macro elements in there. It's just not the entire focus.