An Update · 12:38pm Feb 11th, 2016
So I got hit with 3 assignments over reading break. I was originally hoping to get a couple chapters done during it, but then then realized the work I had to do... They're both for different 4th year computer graphics courses, so they're fairly rigorous.
Point being I think I'll finish the second character story for A Darkened Land by the end of reading break, or shortly after, but I won't be making as much overall progress on it as I'd hoped. I'm going to try to work on it more than I have been; I would honestly say a fair amount of why I haven't been working on it as much as I'd like is that I've been logged out of the google account I do my writing on, having to check on real life stuff frequently. Although if I'm to be completely honest, another large part of it has been me accepting invites from a group of friends who consistently play Dota for entire afternoons... It's a mix of things. My work ethic hasn't been at its usual levels lately.
I'm going to write until I fall asleep tonight, then work on finishing my second assignment tomorrow. Sooner or later I'll be finishing the story; I have 0 intention of abandoning it and barring some kind of injury or medical condition which leaves me physically unable to type, I will finish it.
Just wanted to let you all know I'm not fading away--only slacking off a bit. 
As a side note: one place I've remained productive is art. At this rate I might even be competent at it by the end of the semester.
As one other note I don't feel like adding to the blog itself: I'm probably going to be doing short stories after this is done. I'd like to go back to experimenting more with my writing, and I honestly feel bad writing longer fics like A Darkened Land with this much time between updates. I feel like the story suffers if I don't write ahead like I'm doing now, but that it also suffers for those who have to wait between arcs and may forget what was going on in the story.
Wooh, productivity!
Don't sweat it, Slp, it happens to everyone.