Aug
26th
2012
Continuation · 3:45am Aug 26th, 2012
I imagine that this little snippet will not be news to most of you that will see it, but I've noticed a couple of comments on 'In Her Majesty's Royal Service' that have asked if there would be other works following its players (which, to be quite frank, tickles me to no end). In fact, I do have a story in progress that is doing just that!
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/11748/From-Canterlot-with-Love
Perhaps I should have said so a few months ago.
Maybe more people would know about it if it updated, like, EVER!
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It just updated today.
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Though honestly, these posts are extremely discouraging. I balance the responsibilities of helping teach a class of college students, performing research in the hours afterwards, exercising regularly, and trying to maintain a social life, though I'll often skimp on the latter to put words down to print. Do you know what it's like to write a large chapter, to rework it with others to the point that you're satisfied with it, to put it out there, and then to be told 'About time' or 'Oh, he's alive', rather than to get any actual feedback?
I feel like your comment was probably posted in jest, but these types of comments nevertheless do no favors to a writer's productivity.
312186 Have you told anyone on this site of your predicament? If not then they can easily assume that you were holding back on them. If you did... well I would think that in the large span of time the story took to update that they may have just forgotten.
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I wouldn't call it a predicament; it's just the balance of life versus leisure. I enjoy writing, but I do not support myself with it, so it can only get so much of my time. I am happy that folks enjoy my story and wish to see more of it; however, when it moves from saying something about the story, towards saying something about the release date, it kills my motivation.
I see what you mean. And I apologise for the 'predicament' slip, seeing as that is your daily life, it's just a personal problem that's seeping into anything I say or do. As for the problem for motivation ... you could always try the direct approach, tell your readers of it. However that may lead to rehearsed apologies and what not. Oh and also if I seem to be pessimistic, it's not really that I just happen to second guess most of what I do and paranoia.... yeah I'm just gonna stop rambling now. Anywho good luck mate, enjoying your story, hope for more blah blah.
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See these? These are my words. I am eating them.