And lo, I asked them to speak, and they spaketh unto me, and told me their thoughts. · 10:17pm Feb 23rd, 2014
Yup! Thought it'd be easier to just post when I'm actually supposed to, rather than reply to you all. This way I can address you all!!
First off, I just wanted to say how proud I am, and how appreciative of you all for saying your part. Truth be told, you guys make up a pretty small percentage of my readers (Though - and don't tell anyone - you're my favourites) and it's great to hear feedback from you! And so, the die is cast, the suggestions were put forward, and I have listened. And unsurprisingly, the vote was unanimous.
A Fire in his Heart will NOT bee cancelled or summarised! Progress will be hella slow, but seeing as you claimed you were totally cool with that, I'll go by your word and produce the best that I can write, time restraints unimportant! Because you lot have been good to me. I knew I was taking on a pretty unexplored field, fictionally speaking, when I wrote SoarinxSpitfire, but to discover that mine was considered good among those that do exist? Well, I can't really compare it, because it's my own work, and I don't read anyone else's anymore, but it's that sort of delightful comment that have persuaded me to pursue my own, genuine pieces of literature as a hobby. The thought of producing my own work... Well, you guys talked me into it, even if it hasn't gone down all too well when I brought it up. Still! It's your fault!
So, I just wanna thank you guys, and tell you that, one day, those of you that have favourite a certain story may get a little notification that tells them that I'm not dead, and though I'm slow, and difficult, and hard to motivate, I'm not a quitter, and I don't desert those who ask for things so nicely.
Ya know I was just thinking this. I thought, 'hey, I haven't seen A Fire in his Heart for a while', and I went to check it. And lo a behold, it hadn't updated in five months! Now of course I was a bit worried, that perhaps such a wonderful story had succumbed to writers block, loss of interest, etc. But, as I always do with such stories, I went to check the authors blog. And what should greet me? A blog post only a day prior that brought the story back from the brink! A story once again saved by the earnest reassurance by a talented author and snatched from the clutches of five months!
Sorry about that, got a little carried away. But it really is because I enjoy this story so much. SpitfireXSoarin' has pretty much passed Soarin'XDash as my go to ship, and this is the prime story of such. Not too mention some of the best introspection I've seen into Spitfire's mentality and personality. Right up there with Heat (which you should check out, if you already haven't).
So, long story short, thanks for the update. And no worries about slow writing on chapters and such. I struggle with the same thing on my own story (which I've been writing for about the same amount of time you have on A Fire in his Heart). Best of luck to you!
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Aww man, I wish you hadn't told me it's been five months already... That hurt. But yeah, thanks to you guys, it ain't quite dead just yet, and I'll do my best to wake it up and keep her going to the close.
Still, it's no easy task for me! While it's some considerable honour for me to be held in such high regard by so many people, you might have read a couple of the posts in which I sorta said that my interest in the fandom is basically gone now, and I'm really only here for you lot. So, I'm sad to say that I shan't be checking out Heat, but I'll happily take your word on its quality.
And thanks! The same luck to you, my friend!