Back to the Show · 8:46am Jan 22nd, 2016
Man...things have been eventful lately. Yeah, it's another blog post, but I've highlighted the important parts, so you can just read those. I'm not story-tagging this because half of it isn't relevant to the story.
So, I have a habit of giving characters pieces of myself. Aria - as I've written her anyway - is very much a representation of all the worst parts of myself, but at the same time the thing which drives her is the part of me that I believe to be the best. She's an awful person, but she never gives up. No matter how shitty her own inadequacies make her life, she just keeps going, and if you keep going long enough, sooner or later something's bound to change for the better.
I've been drunk every single night for well over three years, and the majority of nights since I was 18. I just turned 29, take from that what you will. If you're wondering, the answer is yes - every single word of WttS was written in a near (or fully) catatonic state. Up until a week ago, that is. I stopped getting drunk last friday, and I haven't been since. I've taken a leave of absence from work to finally tackle my drinking problem head-on.
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So what does this mean for you guys? Well, I'm writing again. Not thinking about it, not planning on it - I've spent the past hour writing. Aria is my alcoholism incarnate, and in some strange way, I feel the need continue her story right now as I go through one of the most major transitions I've ever attempted in my entire life. Expect another chapter very soon.
All aboard the hype train!
It's interesting to know you've put a bit of yourself (or rather become personal with your writings) in the story in some form. I've done that with my own drawings, though I can't say I've reached that point with my writing. Which makes me a little curious of how long you've been a writer for?
Regardless, good luck. it sounds like you'll need it.
Very nice. I know how it feels to quit drinking. It's devestating.
I haven't had a drink in over nine years. That shit will take everything from you. The worst part about alcohol is that it's a slow, sloppy, humiliating death.
Your story is very much worth reviving, and your life is worth it too!
You have been such a big influence in my writing and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Keep it up, it's hard to quit, but it's so worth it. You are worth it.
You fucking go nigger, keep not being an alcoholic.
I'm excited for you on the new goal. I don't envy the process, but what's on the other end'll be worth it, I'm sure.
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That's a tough question to answer. I've always liked to tell stories, whether through pictures or words, and when I was in school, well, I won't say I enjoyed writing assignments, but they were the ones I hated the least. In terms of sitting down and actually writing out a novel-length story, though? I'd never really tried that until a couple years after I'd gotten into ponies. At least 50% of what I've written, I've never published anywhere. I've only ever finished one real story. I'm hoping to make this the second.