THIS CHAPTER HAS YET TO BE COMPLETED · 8:22pm Jun 29th, 2012

GIVEN THAT INSPIRATION IS A BIG VARIABLE AND I MAY HAVE BEEN LACKING OF IT, THE CHAPTER WILL BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Yeah, I recently discovered Christian Weston Chandler, and his lackadaisical approach to writing has made me reevaluate my pithy excuses for not updating my stories faster. It isn't at all that I've lost interest in Pony Gear Solid, it's more that the chapter at hand's tough for me to write. As I said in an earlier blog, I already threw out an early draft of the chapter and started on it from scratch because what I had simply was not up to snuff/made absolutely no sense/killed at least seven pre-readers, making me wonder if I should try weaponizing mediocrity.

Critically examining every single nook and cranny in the chapter for weaknesses and flaws does make for a better draft in the end, but it also slows the process to a crawl, especially if you're so meticulous that you find fault in everything. I know there are writers out there who are capable of releasing quality work in a short period of time. I guess I'm just not one of those people. I think I second-guess myself too much. I have no idea how real writers do this without driving themselves up a wall.

Pithy excuses, like I said. It's a matter of sitting down and forcing myself to just write, getting a rough draft down. That's the hard part. Re-writes are comparatively fun. So I have something to look forward to.

I'll bet DPV has given up on ever hearing from me again.

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