525,600 · 3:08am Apr 21st, 2015
So, today marks my one year anniversary to the site. And it's as good a time to post as any my gratitude for the overwhelming support that I received in light of my last blog.
I was genuinely touched by how many of you took the time out of your day to say "Hey, we're here for you." For those who sent me a message directly, I am going to reply to you. I'm sorry I've been so slow as of late, but I've been living in a sort of stasis. My body's recovered, but the rest of me isn't quite there yet. I have no idea what my future holds, and the uncertainty gnaws at me. I quite literally, do absolutely nothing. I hate feeling purposeless, there's no worse sensation in the world.
I watch my sister contentedly contend to her contentedness, and I wonder how she does it. I loathe the prospect of eking out an existence.
Ergo, I shall try to devote myself to a purpose. To finish another story perhaps? I think Reveille's trial in court would be hilarious. Or to improve my writing on the whole maybe, even if that means subscribing to that utterly useless "em dash", "en dash" nonsense. I really want to get a story put up on Equestria Daily, that's like the peak of pony fan fiction writing! I think "The Play's The Thing" is the one to do it... but I haven't heard back from them since I submitted the story to them ages ago.
But enough of my whining about my perceived injustices. Let's talk about the future!
I'm determined to pull myself out of this slump. I've been clean for a solid two weeks, and I'm not any worse for wear. I've got several story ideas bouncing about in my head, I just need something to motivate me to sit down and write them. It's not like I have any distractions, because I honestly don't do anything all day. I don't play games for more than thirty minutes, and I only have movies on for background noise. This isn't JUST writer's block, because I can't focus or concentrate on anything - I used to be able to marathon games and movies, and now I've got the attention span of a ferret on crystal meth. My doctor told me that ADD doesn't exist, yet he prescribes me a drug that had a trial against it because it's less effective than a placebo.
I keep getting sidetracked. Bah, you guys deserve better.
Here's the cover art for my next story. Whenever it gets here... get hype?
happy anniversary. I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better physically, i'm sure the rest of you will follow. Having a good attitude is important and it sounds like your determined to get better.
I have absolutely no idea why there are different types of dashes. I remember learning about them a couple of months ago and I have no idea how to use them or why they exist. Good luck with "the play's the thing," i really enjoyed that one.
Get a new doctor, ADD is totally a thing.
Sunset and Diamond, that seems interesting. I look forward to seeing it.
I wish you the best. And remember, you don't have to do this alone. We're here for you.
Happy anniversary!
I'm glad you are doing better.
The fact that EqD is taking so long is either they are swamped with submissions, or a pre-reader is getting a second opinion. It happens... we do it too. I think it's the former though, I haven't that much new content put up on EqD.
So glad to hear you're doing better, and I really do think it's admirable that you're going to find something to dedicate yourself to. I've seen how hard it can be for people around me to pull themselves out of these slumps, so serious kudos to you.
As for the story, I can't wait to see what it will be! Sunset Shimmer and Diamond Tiara will make an interesting pair for sure. Cheers, mate.
*Hugs*
I sincerely wish you the best bud. Hope things continue to look up.
Also, yeah, looking forwards to the story connected to that image, you write Diamond pretty well balanced.