AUTHOR'S NOTES

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Hello to all readers. Before I go into my comments, I would like to first add a disclaimer. Dragon Age and all related stories and characters are property of EA and Bioware. This fanwork was written only for fun and is not intended to make profits.

Now, on to my notes...

I wrote The Fifth Blight three or four years ago and have picked it back up recently after playing Dragon Age Origins again a few months ago. Honestly, I did not realize how many mistakes and spelling errors were in the story until I started to read it and ended up cringing because of it. Time away from something definitely helped me see the issues I missed before and it has given me the opportunity to give the story a bit of a makeover. It also let me realize how proud I am for having worked so hard on it. This may not be mine to claim when it comes to the copyrighted content, but this story is my baby and I poured a lot of love into it while working on it.

Here are a few changes you will see (if you have already read the story before, that is...):

-The story will be split into a series of books. - The story is long and complicated, so I found it should be split into books. I plan on printing this for myself eventually.

- The chapters went from 24 to 50 plus. - I broke down the super-long chapters for a more relaxed read and to give my readers a bit of a break. I was actually quite shocked about how long some of these actually were. The sheer amount of chapters will be the reason why this will be split into a series of books.

- Added scenes and dialogue. - You will find several new scenes and dialogue that weren't in the story before. These were additions I found were needed or ideas I came up with as I was re-editing my work.

- Slicker, more polished read and fixed words used by mistake. - I fixed a TON of flow issues in the story and had a lot of help from friends and my husband to spot some of these errors. The words that were used in error due to my not having known the correct usage, meaning, or spelling have been corrected. If you have read the fic before, then you will definitely enjoy reading it all over again.

- I am reposting the chapters as I finish editing. - You will find that I have deleted the chapters that were listed before. If you're reading this all over or for the first time, please don't worry, I am close to completing the final edits on the rest of the chapters.

I want to thank my friends Melissa Gil and Sallie Rios for their help and input as I sent them pieces of the story I was having challenges with. I also want to especially thank my husband for being so patient with my obsession with this thing. I know I spent a ton of hours locked away in our room focused on completing it.

Well, that's all I had. Please feel free to drop a message or a review as you go along. Thank you so much for stopping by and if you stick around, I hope you enjoy the read. :)

-Lady S.