C'est La Vie... (Re-Evaluated)

My apologies in advance and once again to all those that have taken an interest in my writing.

'C'est la vie' has become an all too common saying recently and I've realised that ultimately, it was rather foolish of me to try to take on writing along with the stacks of school work I'm laden with.
I'm an art student and my holidays begin tomorrow. The plan had been to allow myself the opportunity to relax and get some writing done. However, as my plans tend to go, it isn't going to work like that. I have to create six animations, each at a length of thirty seconds, create a selection of storyboards and character development sheets after refining the script as well as working on a separate film project. And there's the 3000 word essay I have to write too.
I am not a writer. Sometimes, I just like to pretend to be.
Nor am I an artist but I want to be. I spend far more time drawing than I do writing and it is the time where I'm happiest.
So I'm having to prioritise and I like to write but I haven't the ability to focus on it as well as I should. Hence why 'Action and Happiness' and 'Patience is a Virtue' will both have to be cancelled... unless somebody else wants to take what I have so far and head the story off in whatever direction they wish.
I'd rather that than the idea be wasted because I feel it could be rather interesting. If you have any interest in either (or preferably both as they are linked) of these two stories then comment or send a message and we can work something out. I'll be happy enough to work as a pre-reader and provide any assistance that I can with wherever you want to take them.

I am far too fond of 'Honey' to consider giving that away and it is a gift for the artist which inspired it and so, sporadically, it shall be continuing. It's simple, fun and a real pleasure to write.

I am also heartily amused by how much hatred 'Chicken Scratch' has gotten. It's not excessive but I was unprepared none the less. It's possibly because it wasn't proofread yet likely more because I made both Rainbow Dash and Rarity cry in the only two chapters.
C'est la vie... It shall live on regardless.
I'm better at oneshots anyway.

So, thank you for anybody who has favourited those two stories mentioned up top and I can only be sorry that you'll never see the ending that I envisioned. It was a bittersweet one, more sweet than bitter, I like to think.
I won't be around quite as much though I wish I could be.

Thank you again. My most sincere apologies to you and please let me know if you even have an inkling of an interest in continuing what I started.

-Linkinshire-

EDIT: And so, 394VikingPinkiePie convinced me not to give up on those stories. Maybe I'm just easily influenced but going at a snails pace and seeing it play out as I envisioned it, is actually rather appealing. It is, after all, for fun.
Sorry for any inconvenience here.

Comments

[394VikingPinkiePie]

I understand your troubles with time management and, obviously, I think you should focus on your studies and such.
But try to remember that your stories are not a burden of even more responsibility to carry upon your back. They're a hobby, an escape from real life worries and boring duties!
That said, you don't have to pick between working and writing, just do one at a time.
The stories your started are good, inviting and they're can be even better if developed!
So, please, please, don't just cut them down, it would be a waste. Write when you can, when you feel compelled to , and you'll be able to finish them.

[Linkinshire]

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Thank you... You've really helped me to put it into perspective. I suppose I had started to look at it as something of 'yet another thing I need to do' rather than something I genuinely enjoyed. The moment I started to feel obligated to write was the moment when I lost some of the drive to, and that has always been the most important thing to me... That I have fun with it.
I suppose that, truthfully, the best thing to do is to finish what I started... eventually. No matter how long it takes me.
Thank you again. I'll change the status of them to haitus or back to incomplete and re-evaluate this blog. I appreciate your support and I suppose you're right. To simply give up... would very much be a waste.

[394VikingPinkiePie]

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There's no need to thank me, the fact that you changed your mind is enough
Good luck with your works and have fun writing. It's quite imperative.

[Linkinshire]

I most certainly will.