Where the <censored> is the <censored> rewrite?! · 3:40am Apr 19th, 2013
So, I've been trying to rewrite the first five chapters of Absent for a long time now.
A long, long time.
For those who aren't blinded by rage yet due to this inexcusable sluggishness, please accept my apologies as I give the following... uh... excuses. 
A lot of things have happened in my life in the past few months. I'm kinda homeless, and penniless, and my car will likely be repossessed sometime in May. My minimum-wage temp job is ending in a couple weeks, and my country (my "home and native land") has unofficially told me that I'm no longer welcome there and not to come back. After that, I learned that I will never again see a member of my family - the only member of my family who gave a <
> about me. She's not dead (that I know of). She's just... gone. No one knows where she is, and I didn't find out about it until later. I wasn't there when another family member spirited her away, all legally.
In the past year, I've had to endure the deaths, disappearance, or estrangement of five people that were either close to me or that I cared about. I was accused of and threatened with legal action for an offence that not only isn't a crime, but I couldn't have physically committed. I was assumed guilty until I proved myself innocent, and now that will follow me for the rest of my life.
tl;dr
I'm having a very rough time right now. Kinda lost the motivation to do anything. Still working on Absent. Just really, really slowly until something - anything starts going right for me. 
Dude, I don't care how long it takes. I just want to read more.
That really sucks, dude. Sorry all that stuff happened to you. I really hope things get better soon. Take as long as you need.
Wow.... That sounds pretty rough, to say the least.
I don't know you, and this may sound like I'm just advocating so I get my next chapter like I said I wanted in my other comment. (Though I might be shooting my own foot in that regard if you have another hobby besides writing.) Still I hope this is a thought that you might consider independently, regardless.
I'm assuming you write just for fun, to relax. In such troubled times,it is important to spend your free time in ways that lets you relax the most. Whether that be rewriting a chapter, or perhaps creating a new one. (or even an entirely different pastime.) Do what is most rewarding for yourself, and don't worry too much about the quality of the work, cause it's already quite good, and your relaxation is most important, especially now.
I hope you don't find this comment too pretentious, and I sincerely hope things will look up for you. Keep try your best and keep a positive attitude. Take care,
Pete
As a friend to all, I just want to say that I understand just what you are going through. I may have never had most of these experiences, but I can feel and understand them to the best ability that I can do. I have had my own problems before, and I wish you the best.
I have only just discovered the fic and read it today, but I'm willing to wait and I wish you nothing but the best. As a person who understands people's problems and looks through them when told about them (no, I'm not a therapist, lol; just a guy who can understand others), I feel you and hope it works out in the end.
Take as long as you need, and I wish you the best.
From,
A hopeful fan.
"For those who aren't blinded by rage yet due to this inexcusable sluggishness, please accept my apologies as I give the following... uh... excuses.
"
Umm... Excuses? These are life changing things. If anything, we should be the ones apologizing.
I'm glad that you are dedicated, but these issues really should take priority over book reviews, or a re-write. Take ALL the time you need.
I hope things work out, I really do. That can't be easy, and I really hope things smooth over. Maybe things will work out, maybe not. Either way, you have the moral support of others.
That really sucks, dude. Sorry all that stuff happened to you. I really hope things get Better
Life truly doesn't know when to stop kicking us down.