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zakueins


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  • 213 weeks
    Issues Going On, No Promises Made

    Long time since I've posted here, but I've been kept very busy the last four days or so.

    TL;DR-On work furlough for at least three weeks, I did get one full paycheck coming next week. Past that, I'm burning my remaining PTO for my company's health care, which will last about five months-call it August/September before I have to pay the company for my healthcare every two weeks.

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  • 252 weeks
    On The State Of The Author

    Long, long story.

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  • 277 weeks
    So, Nearing The End Of 2018...

    And, between work, commute, the novel that I'm writing, and everything else, I'm lucky I can get things in like sleep or anything that could be considered "fun".

    2018 was kind of a kick-in-the-nuts sort of year for me. It was not good.

    But, there's some light at the end of the tunnel and I might actually think it's not an oncoming train.

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  • 316 weeks
    I'm Writing Again...

    ...just not Pony stuff right now.

    Since about...call it the early part of December, I've been writing a completely original story. For those that are curious, it's very much a Magical Girl story...if it was written by David Drake.

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  • 335 weeks
    We Don't Have Net Neutrality...

    ...because Facebook and Google already make sure you only read what they want you to read-

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Jun
13th
2016

Still Not Dead (Yet) · 4:17am Jun 13th, 2016

Short version-been way too busy, too frustrated, and not funny enough to write stories.

Long version-My work day for my paying job starts with me waking up at 4:30 am, to catch a 5:20 bus, to be into work before 7 am. I need to catch a bus exactly at 4:40 pm to make it home before 7 pm, else I'm home before 8 pm. Between work, two other creative projects (one paid, one resume-building), and having to do everything remotely chore-related on the weekend...it's been a lot of frustration. Especially since I also owe Estee a story, which I'm still trying to write...

And, now we get to the not funny part. Spoiler alert from here on out-

There's an issue with the next chapter of Dawn of Dusk Shine, i.e. Festival. The issue is that I've been setting up the entire story to hit this particular day and scene...and it's all cringe comedy. I'm not finding cringe comedy funny anymore, I'm not able to find a way to make it funny, and the pacing of the chapter only works with Dusk Shine completely inadvertently flirting with the rest of the Elements, Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna.

(It's all Twilight Sparkle's fault. Really.)

None of my stories are dead. Some are just pining for the fjords, but not dead yet...and with some luck, I'll be able to get them going again soon.

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Comments ( 3 )

Their not dead yet,... they feel fine!

Hey, it's fine man. We've waited this long, we can wait at little longer for you to find the time to work out that chapter. I'm just glad you're letting us know where you are and why you've been kinda quiet. Here's hoping your schedule will settle some so you can have some to relax and write.

Glad to see your not dead. I find that the best stories usually take a while (unless there already completed) so waiting is no issues. I can't wait to see what the future holds thought

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