Status Update! · 12:36am Mar 12th, 2014

Hello everyone!

It's been a while, I know. I've been very busy (what else is new?) and was supposed to start my new job today. Unfortunately, I just got out of the hospital, and will miss the first day of work. D'oh!

My plan has been to wait until I get into the rhythm of my new work schedule, then I can begin writing again. I have a lot on my plate at the moment, so I think it might be time to let everyone know what's going on.

Job - With a new full time job comes a new schedule. While some of you may be groaning at the thought of updates taking even longer to get out, don't fret! I usually write at night anyway, so working during the day just means I won't be playing as many video games.

Writing Course - I've enrolled into a course on writing short stories. This will also take up some of my time, but I'm doing this for two reasons. One, it's the next step in eventually writing as a career. Two, it will help me to become an even better writer. I don't plan on quitting the pony scene any time soon, so even if I were to make a career out of writing, I would still do this on the side. At the very least, I would finish up the stories that need to be finished.

EQD Pre-reading - This is going to take up a lot less time than it currently does, soon. I can't say much more than that at the moment, but changes are in the works and it will greatly lessen the load we currently have.

Stuff I Want to Do -Because of the new job and writing course, my writing will need to be better focused. I have a plan, and it goes something like this:
* Get PonyFall to an ending point. I need to rely on the other writers for this, but we're working on it. Sequels will come eventually, but we really need to get the first part wrapped up.
* Continue work on Lyra's Ultimate Item Emporium. This is a fun story. For a long time, it was my highest-rated story (its rating fell when someone decided to down-vote it just because he disagreed with an opinion of mine. Yes, I know this for a fact.), and I have big plans for it. It will become my new 'go to' story once PonyFall is finished up.
* Continue stories for Rose Aphid. With Lyra's Ultimate Item Emporium falling, If Only In My Dreams jumped up to my highest-rated story. It also has the most people asking for a sequel. I'm going on step further and giving her a series. This will become my main focus once Emporium gets rolling towards its end. The bonus here is that Rose's tale will be told through short stories, and I can pump those out at virtually any time.

For now, those are my top priorities as far as pony fiction is concerned.

I'd also like to take a quick moment to thank my followers, new and old. I haven't really had time to do so, and I had hoped to make a post when I hit 500 followers. I'm now sitting at 520-something, and just recently hit 35,000 views (through all stories), so that's a bit of a milestone as well. While I'm far too busy to thank everyone individually like some of the other writers, I do appreciate every one of you. I hope my stories continue to hold your interest, and I thank everyone who has patiently awaited updates. You all rock.

Love to all,
- Slorgy

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