Why I Haven't Published Anything Since April · 5:06pm Sep 26th, 2014
First off, I'm sorry.
Countless times, I probably had promised the release of a new story, or that I was finally going to make you stop from having to wait months for some kind of update, or really anything in particular. And here I am, nearly 5 months after my last update, and still not a single word has made it onto this site. So I apologize for the broken promises made, which is really unlike me.
I was very set on finishing one, if not two, of my stories near the end of August
...And then college reappeared.
Now you may be thinking, I probably have been so overloaded with work or something, and I haven't had the time to actually sit down and write something. Well, that isn't it at all. In fact, I probably could write for a couple hours each day with how my schedule works right now. Instead, I just didn't, and I'll mention why.
You see, most people I know, even my best friend, doesn't know I do fanfiction. And to be honest, nobody really knows I'm on this site who I'm friends with in real life. This is something I kept secret to myself, something that I did in private and hid, mostly because I was afraid at how people would view a 21 year old guy who writes romantic pony stories. I mean, they do know I watch the show, and that my Rainbow Dash vinyl is the centerpiece of my apartment table (which my best friend and 3 other girls who live with us know). But fanfiction itself was something I didn't want people to know about.
So I always picked times to write where I was alone, times I didn't get nearly as much of over the last month or so.
Instead, my mindset is more focused on doing things with my friends than on doing things alone like I usually like. Don't get me wrong, I still always spend some chunk of my time alone because I love being an independent person and all, but its a lot less than the last few years.
The thing about my friends though, is that this is their last semester in college.
Now for me to really build a relationship with somebody where I can trust them and joke around with them in a manner I find comfortable takes a long time. It takes me well over a year, sometimes two. And right now, I've know the majority of my friends for over 2 years, thus entering that comfort zone of mine. With that, this current semester might be my most enjoyable yet, especially socially. It's always nice to walk into a room where people are laughing and just being lively.
Yet in the back of my mind, I know all the friends I have that i consider close are going to be gone by December. They'll be off doing graduate studies, or taking the world by the horns and trying to find a place for themselves, while I spend another semester in the same apartment, without the faces I loved to see in it. Perhaps we'll see each other again here and there, but it won't be for awhile.
So I'm more focused on enjoying the time we have left, as well as my own studies. The last time I sat down to write, I didn't really ever get started. Don't fret, my drive is still there, but its more on hold right now.
And as for the summer, lets just say that my ideas began to blend too often, and I ended up with so many incomplete stories that I don't know what to do with them.
All I'll say is that I won't promise anything to be released anytime soon. If I have something that I finish and send to be edited, I'll let you know, because eventually that will be published. Otherwise, we'll just have to see if I randomly get something done or not.
But I'm not dead. I still read off an on, and when the next semester comes around (and I have all the alone time I could ever need), you'll definitely see me writing more.
Until then,
DJRD
Hi DJRD,
There is definitely more to life then just writing fanfiction and everyone is supposed to exist outside of this website. I shall look forward to when you eventually return to writing once more and know that your loyal followers aren't going anywhere, you wont be getting rid of me that easy lol.
I shall remain a follower until the end. *salutes you*
-Frost
Life always comes first. Take the time you need.
2486084 Oh I know that already
But thanks a lot for support, and I'm happy to have such a loyal follower 
2492479 Its weird because writing is part of my life, and I feel like I haven't been paying enough attention to it as of late.