We made it to the end without a single advanced review!

　　I`m joking. Thank you all for coming along on this bumpy journey with me. It means a lot and I can honestly say this fiction wouldn`t exist without y`all following along as closely as you did.

　　I started writing this book all those months ago when I spoke with a friend who thought it was -- and I quote -- "impossible" to write a highly reader interactive story that was also good. This was also during a time in my life when I was feeling particularly trapped, and so, No Choice was born; a fiction about a dungeon core making do the best she can with the tools she is given.

　　As is usually the case with me, I couldn`t let well enough alone. It couldn`t just be a normal book. It had to be new. An experiment! Yes. From its inception, No Choice was supposed to be an experiment: Is it possible for me to write a fiction from a strict outline? As a born and bred pantser, I found the entire concept of an outline impenetrable. If you are unaware of the lingo, it basically means that I can write fast, but I tend to veer off course without adult supervision. So for No Choice, I gave myself a few rules. Before every arc, I would outline the events, and no matter what happened, I had to adhere to the outline. No exceptions. There were times when this failed (pre-rewrite chapter 12 comes to mind), but I think overall it worked which is rather shocking in it of itself.This narrative has been purloined without the author`s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon.

　　You may have noticed that the above doesn`t mesh all that well with the whole reader interactive thing, and you are correct. This story was always supposed to be an exploration of choice. Stella`s choices. Your choices. Especially your choices. When do we have a choice, and when do we just think we have a choice? How divorced is how something happens from why or what happens? It is an intriguing thought that I, unfortunately, think I only touched upon. For one, I did not realize how unpleasant and difficult it is to write about slavery, zealots, or deities. For another, the book was originally supposed to have 6 arcs, but as a wise woman once told me: `any ending is better than no ending`, so here we are.

　　I learned a lot writing this and I am excited to implement those ideas in my future work. I would love to know what you thought of the fiction (likes, dislikes, where it excelled, where it stumbled, etc..). I don`t know what I`ll write next. Perhaps a fun little story about a slightly insane hydra that just can`t seem to get along with its own heads. Or maybe something to scratch that litrpg progression time loop itch I`ve been feeling lately. I don`t know. I guess I`ll let the wind guide me. While I wait for the wind to move its lazy ass, I`m going to visit family.

　　Cheers, my dudes and dudettes!

　　May you never find yourself with No Choice!