The Story's Not Dead! · 9:18pm Dec 15th, 2014
I apologize for not updating in a while.
To make this as brief as possible, I've been dealing with a lot of very personal issues and drama in my life. I know I've posted this excuse before whenever progress was slow, but these problems seemed even worse than before. These problems became so large and soul consuming, that I wasn't in any way fit to be writing stories. I've dealt with a lot of anxiety and had an awful lot of dark days. I haven't lost interest with My little Pony, I haven't given up writing, and I haven't forgotten about you all. Everything just seemed so fucked up with me that I needed to rest.
It's been a long fight with me, and I don't want to bore you all to tears, but I am now seeking some help and finding healthy ways to deal with my problems. It's been quite the fight, but I'm not gonna let it all take me away from doing what I love. If anyone actually is interested in what's been going on with my life, and willing to offer some moral support if possible, I'll be more than happy to write a separate blog post, explaining everything in more detail.
Now on a brighter note: Just today, I've had the first really successful writing session that I've experienced in a long time! As a result, the first draft of the next chapter of When Kindness Met Hatred is almost completed!
I only have a couple of more short scenes to write, then I just have to make my usual rounds of editing/re-writing. I don't want to jinx anything with the luck I've had today, but it looks like you all may be seeing something from me in the very near future.
A lot will happen in this chapter, especially with Fluttershy living with what she's done, the relationship between Big Macintosh and Mockingbird, and how the events that have occurred now affect the friends and family around them. It's gonna be very dark, emotional, and hopefully make some of my non-LGBT readers think a little.
I know it's been five months—holy shit!—since I left everyone hanging, but I just need a little more time to shape this into the chapter I want. I'll give it an estimated release date of somewhere between December 23rd and New Years Day; so consider it to be a holiday gift, from me to you all!
Thank you all for your usual patronage.
-Dramacolt.
I'm more than willing to help you out, as I've been through personal struggles of my own. You can PM me if you'd like.
I have no idea if I'd be of any use offering moral support or advise in any way, but I'm more than willing to at the very least lend a listening ear to start with.