Not Dead. Still Writing. Patience Appreciated. · 1:55am May 18th
The title is the TL;DR as you kids say, but I can provide a little more context.
It was commented to my great dismay that it's been a year since I updated A 14th C Friar. That... makes me sadder than I can properly express. (That's not a dig against the commenter. Honestly, I'm grateful people still care. I just feel bad it's been that long).
I haven't wanted to leave this story - or for that matter Homecoming or The New Blood - un-updated for so long. Honestly, if circumstances were different, I'd be working on them regularly. It's been no small source of pain to me that I haven't.
As to why it's been so long, that's frankly not something I'm going to say online. Suffice it to say that in the last few years, I went from a fairly emotionally taxing job to a job that's emotionally taxing and takes up far too much of my day. Between that and a lot of personal obligations I have to friends and family who are struggling, all of my writing has fallen off, including writing for books I actually want to publish some day.
That makes me sad. And angry. And immensely frustrated. But at the same time, sometimes... that's just life. We all have times and seasons and years that are just... rough. Where there's no easy solution and no apparent way forward. Right now, I'm in the thick of that.
But I'm not done. I'm not out of the fight. I'm not throwing in the towel. I will get chapters published and pick these stories back up properly. I doubt I'll ever have the rapid pace I did when I started, but I am going to finish these frigging stories. Because I love these stories, and I love sharing them with all of you.
I am immensely grateful for all of your patience with this, as well as all the support you've shown to me over the years. It moves me so much that you've all gone on this wacky journey with me as I've honed my craft through the unconventional means of this fandom. You've helped me get better as a writer and, through that, helped me grow as a person. Truly, thank you.
In summary, I'm still going to finish these stories. I still love the work. I'm not done. I'm not out. Barring my untimely demise, these will get done, and I ain't dead yet.
God bless.
Rock on, glad you're still among the kicking and screaming.
Life is just...life sometimes, I get it.
We're all real people with real responsibilities, and sometimes those have to take precedence.
And whenever you find the time to update 14th Century Friar, I'll most certainly be there to read it, because it is literally amazing.
Glad to hear from you. Here's looking forward to more of the good friar whenever life permits.
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Life is one kick in the balls after another sometimes. It's good to hear that you're still going.
Gotchu man, we're all people after all, and life comes first, alwaysm
Like the others said, I'll eagerly wait for he update email from this story, cause damn is this hands down one of the best fanfics I've ever read.
Good luck and take care, mate.
Yeah, I know how that goes. I've been here for over a decade and things have changed a ton since then. Life happens, we have to adapt, and things are forced down the priority list.
Ha, I know the feeling!
I agree with HorseWordFan I'm glad you're still alive and kicking and will look forward to your stuff when it comes, eventually.
No worries, RL takes precedence. Take your time and we’ll see you next time space cowboy
God bless you my friend, persevere! Praying everyday for you!
I recognize that it was my comment that sparked this post, and I regret if it has caused you distress.
I hope that you can accept my words as what they were meant to be: an expression that I am deeply invested in the adventures of Friar Jacques, the Mane 6, the soldiers, Kiln, Cloak and Dagger, and all the rest, and I keep coming back to this story to re-read again and again. I would love to wake up tomorrow and find a new chapter, but I get that life is life. I, and I'm sure others, will wait patiently.
Take all the time you need, I just want you to know that 14th Century Friar is probably my favorite fanfic ever and I am willing to wait as long as it takes for an update. God Bless You and I hope things get better for you!
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I actually logged on that day specifically to give the "I'm not dead" update before I ever saw your post. Genuinely no connection, so no worries. I didn't take it negatively at all. Honestly, I appreciate that you still appreciate my work even with how slow the updates have gotten. It feels good to know that you and others are still invested!
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Thank you!