I Don't Know What to Say? · 4:01pm Jul 5th, 2015
Sorry? Apologies? And for what? Well, for being gone, for not telling I was going on hiatus, though part of it was unexpected, but that is no excuse. I'm sure no form of 'sorry' would work out well for any of you.
An explanation might soothe some feathers though I don't expect a complete soothing.
As a writer, many have probably come to be familiar with writer's block. Others may be familiar with temporarily losing the interest to write, and therefore go on hiatus for x amount of time. They usually say so.
Some of you know that I am in college, and it is difficult to juggle writing hobbies with work and school. Of course, being summer vacation there is no excuse for that.
Recently, I've had a loss. This has impacted me greatly, while others may feel that I should just get over it. (My brother included.) It has impacted my ability to write, my ability to enjoy things, and my overall ability to just do things. This impact will inevitably show up in the way I write things.
It will most certainly impact the way I write things in the future. For now, I would expect sad, angry, and guilty in my writing for the most common emotions.
I will attempt to update, but this year, has not been a good year. Not a good year at all. So I am thankful for your patience, your understanding, your support, and I will continue to be grateful for those things.
I will start to continue working on Feather to Feather shortly, and a few chapters for Ask Chatterjoy. I know many of you have been waiting for the cute little snippets. I ask again to not be surprised to see if my style of writing has changed.
:hugs:
Some people are more touched by a loss and can't move on as easily as others. The worst you could do is feel bad / embarrassed / shameful of the fact that you are struggling to move on.
Some things I will never "move on" from. I hate it sometimes - I wish I could just click off my emotions. But I know if I do "deal with it and move on" I will be crushing part of me - who I am. If shutting out and moving on as quick as people say you should be means you need to numb yourself to feel less pain and empathy, would you do it?
You'll find a balance between the work/life pattern you want to get back on and living with the memories / effects / changes your loss has given you. You'll get back on the life train - we all do eventually.
But don't change in order to "cope". That is shit, trust me, I've tried. Better to stay yourself, churning away / processing it with your feelings intact, even if it slows down getting back on that train.
Cheers.
She's alive!
I was getting worried.
You don't need to apologize. Life happens, we all know that, and it always takes precedence over ponywriting. It's just good to hear you're still at least well.
Write on,
Legion
3209407 I appreciate it. I will take my time. I always have. I've never always listened to my brother anyway.