Half K · 9:19pm May 1st, 2018
Behold. A picture I commissioned from the uber-talented artist, SapphireGamgee. I knew SapphireGamgee could tackle the essence of my brain bone once I saw their ludicrously adorasexy dress pr0n in pics such as this, and this, and also this. They get a hell of a lot of commission requests, and waiting for a pic takes some serious internet patience, but it's insanely worth it in the long run. They were fun to work with and their rough draft of the work was probably the *best* looking "rough draft" I've seen for anything I've commissioned. Year after year, I am constantly humbled by the sheer talent of artists and writers out there. Long story short, now I've got some estrogenical Sunsetsparkle goodness to adorn my user page.
If you get a chance, go check out Sapphire Gamgee's stuff and leave a comment to tell them how awesome they are.
Art by amalgamzaku
You may notice that this blargh is tagged with this fic. I just wanna let everyone know that it will be ending pretty darn soon. I'm aiming for a total of 150 chapters (about 20 chapters away), but--knowing me--it'll probably go over a bit.
How do I feel about the story ending? Meh. I started it in late 2016 as a means of literary self-therapy. Like most things in life, I gave up on it... but then I came back as of February this year because I realized more people liked it than I originally thought (the chapters rake in about 400-500 hits each). The ending it's going for is the same as I envisioned back in 2016, so--much like Background Pony--there'll probably be people who think I slapped it flimsily together at the last second. While some of that is true, I'm legit structuring this after the original vision I had in mind nearly two years ago.
I'm kinda neutral about this fic. It's not my best story. But, then again, my "best" isn't even my best. Flash Sentry has more or less joined Rainbow Dash inside the "go-to easy protagonists" cross country minivan of my brain bone, so I think he deserves to have his story finished and transcribed. More power to her him.
Oh hai. 500th blargh. Yaaaay
Wish I could say that I had the proper enthusiasm. But there's something off about 2018. Objectively speaking, it's not my worst year... but for some reason it just feels like the pits for me. I've long been a very withdrawn, melancholic kind of a person. But each day that rolls out this year I find myself feeling increasingly bleah. I've nobody to blame but myself, really. I'm back to doing Ofolrodi and I have a smextastical Discord Group/Hugbox. Also Season Eight is in full bloom and there're lots of snazzy EqG shiet floating around and I'm up to my chinballs in awesome commission work. All in all, I legit have good things going for mesa, and a lot of wonderful marsupials to chat with online.
But for whatever reason, my laziness and general ennui is at an all-time high. I'm always feeling drained... pathetic... unaccomplished. Since January, I've lost almost all interest in making anything "new" for SS&E. Instead, I feel drawn to finish stuff that's incomplete. Hence--my attention to How to Disappear Completely. When that's finished, I really really wanna go back and finish Well, At Least Time Flies. After that, I'm tempted to look at other stuff that remains untouched. Also, there's that one fic that nobody has read since December of last year... or since the dawn of time, for that matter.
But new stuff? F'naaaaa. I'm just not feeling it. That's not to say I *won't* ever write new content for SS&E in the future. I just feel... drawn elsewhere at the moment.
And there's been a really really big "elsewhere." Something that's been poking and prodding at me since late 2016. But every time I dwell on it, I find ways to punish or sabotage myself into believing that it's completely and utterly impossible to tackle. And then--at the same time--I tickle myself with the notion that somewhere beyond the fibrous membrane of this idea... this lure... this temptation, I might find for myself a sense of freedom and fulfillment and joy that I haven't experienced in years. Perhaps it is the fear that I'm hyping myself up for nothing that holds me back, or that I'll fail spectacularly if I try. It's a cyclonic nightmare spin of stupidly annoying proportions, and I've been wrestling with it super insanely hard over the past few months... to the point that sometimes I think I'm going insane.
I lack a spine. But--more than that, and especially lately--I lack an imagination. I'm certain it shows in Ofolrodi as of late, which is unfortunate. The Austraeoh series deserves more, especially since it's number one on my list of most important things to tackle.
But I also want to try this new stuff as well. I want it so bad... that surely it must be impossible. Something wild. Something shameless. A change. A plunge. But the moment I actually embark upon that, who knows what could happen. I might even become reverse Darf.
Well, somebody would be entertained by that at least.
See you in the funny papers.
-SS&E
frad
Flash Sentry is Best Magical Girl.
Words.
Do it
I dares ya
It like picking up a packet of chocolate raindeer poo and finding out that not only are they the truffle version, but youve been automatically charged for them as well, triggering the whole unauthorised overdraft excess charges etc.
Lack of imagination? Ive got imagination like Stephen Hawking has movement. Youre well above my essentially non existant capabilities.
You should write a story about that ennui. It’s what I do.
First, gotta say this: That comic you commissioned is awesome in all the right ways, and legit looks like it'd be canon. And yet, for all the amazing dresses? For me, personally, the best thing is Sunset in the first panel. I can't explain it. It's not a perv thing, it's just...I dunno.
Anyway...
I feel you on 2018. There's a LOT of that going around. Albinocorn, me, a couple others, 2018 has just been a big fat "meh" for everyone. I think a lot of that is PTSD from 2017, which let's face it was the year from HELL for a lot of people.
My best suggestion? Get out of your element. Try something new. Discover something new. Have you given Miraculous Ladybug a look yet? If not, you might want to check it out. It's a DAMN good show, a lot of fun to watch, and has a way of inspiring creative types to new heights of madness.
But... you already capitalize...
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It’s been done!
Go crazy, crazyface.
You know, if I'd seen that, just floating about, I'd have posted it in #glitter and tagged you.
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Usually when I'm feeling uninspired I try to distance myself from my writing for a while. Try to find inspiration elsewhere, you know? Don't think about new ideas or old ideas or anything for a little while. Just be. And then from there, you could get your spark back.
Not gonna lie. Been hoping to see where you’d take Beastial. But yeah, sounds like you need to experience new sights and sounds so to speak.
You poop new content on a whim. You’re likely just feeling burnt out a bit, and bored.
Best of luck, also do try checking out 3D Kanojo Girl anime. Sounds right up your alley and so far it’s pretty refreshing. Horriblesubs or some crunchyroll if you don’t you know dl anime.