An apology to my followers. · 5:33am Nov 26th, 2019
First off: Hi! Remember me?
So I wanted to give an apology to those who have been following me for being...well, largely absent recently. It's a combination of things, really.
I'm fine though! Nothing actually wrong with me, at least physically. Maybe a bit mentally and emotionally, but not physically!
So I've been having a horrible, horrible case of writer's block that has been utterly stopping me from doing any writing whatsoever. And it's certainly not for lack of ideas; besides a commission that I'm supposed to be working on, I have two other brand new story ideas floating in my head, plus a sequel for another of my past stories. But I just haven't been able to even get started on any writing whatsoever, and it's frustrating me to no end.
I think there's a number of things to blame for the writer's block, really. First and foremost is work. My work schedule is terrible, to say the least. I work a full-time closing shift, so by the time I get home, finish eating a late dinner, and get to my computer, it's already 11:30 PM. I'm usually not up for too much longer, and also usually rather exhausted. I typically wake up between 9-10 AM, and then a lot of my time before work ends up being eaten up by various things. I have a baby nephew at home, and while it's primarily my mom taking care of him, I do often have to contribute, and then I have to pick my godfather up every day about an hour before I go to work, so a lot of my time before work is not my own. I do get two days off a week, but I often have to fit all the things I wanted to do on the other days into those days, so there's not much time left for writing.
Part of it is also the show's ending. I fully intend to keep writing pony material, but even though it's been a little while now, I'm still fairly bummed about the show coming to a close. It was done beautifully and brought many a tear to my eye, but coming back to the material right now has been harder with that ending still fresh in my mind.
Between all of that, it's just been so hard to actually get to writing. But I will! I have no intentions of leaving the fandom or the site. I just...can't seem to write right now.
I will, though. I am determined to get back to it. When I do, my next piece should be the commission I spoke of. Then we'll see where we go from there. One step at a time, I suppose.
Either way, I do want to apologize to anyone who's been hoping to see more from me. I hate to disappoint people, and I hope you all understand and will stick around for when I do get back to form.
You're awesome. We don't mind. Take as long as you need.
Real life comes first, take your time, we will be here.
I kept expecting something like "I'm fine, emotionally and physically, or at least the doctors say I will be when the casts come off, and really who hasn't stood on a table at a wedding and announced their regrets at not having pursued the bride in very colorful and descriptive terms. The psychiatrist says it's only an after-effect of the radiation exposure I had at work and that once the sixth toe is removed from each foot, nobody will even notice that third eye, etc..."
Good to hear you're doing well, in relative terms. I'm thankful (which is quite a coincidence because this week is a very thankful week)
You know what breaks up writer blocks? Doing stupid collabs with me!
Too many of us have been there or are there. Hang in there.
I’ve had that exact same issue with block; I haven’t had time to myself that could be turned towards writing for almost 2 years.
I know the feeling. Hope you get over the writer's block. You always wrote fun stories.