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  • 511 weeks
    Sometimes a Year Just Vanishes

    I'm sure there are people who will see this that don't even remember following me or favoriting my story anymore. I guess that's what happens when you disappear for upwards of a year. I can't attribute this to writer's block. Not really. What I can attribute it to is depression. I'm not going to make any excuses. I'm just going to say that I've actually managed to write and publish a chapter for

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    7 comments · 589 views
  • 576 weeks
    An Apology

    I used to be able to update whatever story I was working on once every two weeks or so, but that hasn't been the case for a while now. I just want to apologize to those following The Griffin's Apprentice for how slow things have been going. Things are a bit rough in my life at the moment, and it's hard to get the motivation to push on in a story. I am by no means abandoning it, and I try to work

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    1 comments · 571 views
  • 593 weeks
    Finally Broke the Writer's Block

    Have you ever had an idea for a story, but for some reason you just can't get the opening paragraphs to feel right? That's what happened to me recently. I've spent the past month and a half re-writing the same bit over and over again. Nothing feels better than finally getting over that little hump and having the story just pour out, though. With that, I'm proud to present the first chapter of

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    4 comments · 516 views
  • 599 weeks
    Contests, discouragement, and the dangers of writing late at night.

    So, I recently learned a rather important lesson on writing: Contests are not for me. I attempted to write a story for the EQD Nightmare Night contest recently, and I did not like how it turned out at all. Of course, I ended up finishing it at about 2:00 AM the night before the deadline, and I was really sleepy, so I published it regardless. Immediately, regretting that, I kinda shut down for a

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    1 comments · 683 views
  • 602 weeks
    So ends the first story...

    Well, here we are. Six months ago to the day, I published the first chapter of Make a Wish. It was my first real fanfiction undertaking, aside from a failure from before I had familiarized myself with what was horribly cliche in the fandom (it's still sitting around here somewhere if you want to look at it and laugh. Just don't expect me to ever touch it again). The response I received

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Sometimes a Year Just Vanishes · 1:47am Jul 5th, 2014

I'm sure there are people who will see this that don't even remember following me or favoriting my story anymore. I guess that's what happens when you disappear for upwards of a year. I can't attribute this to writer's block. Not really. What I can attribute it to is depression. I'm not going to make any excuses. I'm just going to say that I've actually managed to write and publish a chapter for the first time in a long time, and if people are still interested in the continuing adventures of Lyra and Gilda a year later, good, and if not, I don't blame you. No one should have to deal with that kind of delay for just a couple thousand words. Especially when the end result is super sloppy due to how rusty I am.

I can promise one thing, though. I'm not giving up. Even if mental issues get the better of me again and I slip back into nothing, I won't forget this story. I really care about it, and I will finish it. And I hope that people are still around to see it when I do.

Comments ( 7 )

Glad to see your still kicking. take care of yourself and have fun with the story. if it takes two weeks or two years I'll read it when it updates:twilightsmile:

Ho ho! I'm game! I hadn't been reading this for some reason... More story for me!

Please keep writing, I'll keep reading!

I've actually just recently read it, and it is interesting. take your time and work at the pace you need, because I will be here for it(probably).

I was just looking at this fic the other day. i'm glad to hear you're still sticking to it.:pinkiesmile:

Cheer up, buddy. You can take comfort in the fact that even though you've been quiet for a year, you're not nearly as bad as me.

I'll admit, I'd forgotten about this one. Glad to see it back, though. Good luck with whatever difficulties you've got.

checking the pulse...

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