And Away Ice Star Goes... For Now! · 10:11pm Nov 29th, 2017
I am not happy.
Maybe that's a good way to start this. Or, maybe I should say this: I'm going on hiatus.
Please, don't leave. I have a lot to explain. First, what will this hiatus mean? It means that I will not be on Fimfiction or Discord. There will be no apparent updates to my stories, and no new content. The hiatus starts at the end of today, making the 30th of November the first day of the hiatus.
Will I still be writing? Absolutely, I'm taking this hiatus for my writing, actually. There will be more about that below. Through this hiatus, I'm going to be writing plenty. Enemy of Mine will be getting the most attention, and there's another ficlet I've been working on. It is a side-sequel thing to The Care and Keeping of Hidden Castles, and the only hint you'll get is this: Sombra in a dress.
How can you contact me? Through skype, if you have my skype. I don't toss it out there much. You can also leave a PM and I'll get to it when I come back. Though, I'm not exactly sure what you'd need. If you don't have my skype, and know someone who does, and somehow desperately need my reply to something, then ask them to message me on my retreat to seek enlightenment and also something about horsewords.
What else does this mean? It means that any prereading or editing I've been doing for you has to go on hold. I'm really sorry, but I need a bit of a detox from those sites, so I won't be able to do anything.
And about the Lunbra contest? There's no need to worry. The Lunbra group's forums has all the details you will need. I am not needed as a judge, and the rubric they are using has been announced too. So, everything is there. All the judges are listed in there and in my update blogs about the contest. There's also a contest tag to make searching easier. If you have a question that isn't in the blogs or comments of those posts, just ask one of the three judges. They'll now.
If you can't remember, the contest deadline is January 10th of 2018. I will very likely be back by then. and I'll have new horsewords too. So, you shouldn't have to worry about the contest. There's still plenty of time to write.
The rest of my stories? Of course they'll still be up. I'd love it if they were still read while I'm gone too. If you post a comment on a story you really want me to answer, just send a link to it in a PM. Ta-da... and before I forget, the reading order of my stories (because I get a fair amount of PMs about this) is listed on my page and sorted clearly in my group for them. Just check those.
Now, why am I taking this hiatus?
Because I feel my writing is suffering and Discord (which I'm not even on that often) and Fimfiction are distractions... and just not that good right now. I'm reading two 100k+ stories while writing EoM, and constantly stare at my own document, feeling demotivated by how my stories (with the exception of a couple of really average one shots) have been received year after year on here, regardless of all the usual tricks and tips I've been trying. Instead, I find myself reading a slew of one shots instead of working on my projects, feeling awful. I've tried plenty already, but I'm not at the level of productivity I should be at. I check Fimfic out of boredom instead of progressing with my writing, which I've started to blame, despite it not being deserving of the blame I give it - I keep worrying that it's horrible even when I know otherwise.
Sometimes I just want to write short stories of little to no actual value than work on what I really care about.
It's depressing.
Fimfic has been like a time vampire right now. Discord isn't much better.
I don't feel inspired, and for a multitude of reasons. Ugh...
Just, see you all around, I guess.
See you later, space cowboy.
Take all the time you need Bebe
Well, we all care about you over in the shitfuckers. Don't forget us and we won't forget you.
oof that Luna though my heart can't take it
If you need a break then take one gdi
breaks are healthy,,, maybe
I hope to see ya
See ya
Sleep well, my prince.
I look forward to your triumphant return.
And I believe in your victory, as Celestia believed in Twilight and Luna's in the Fields of Arbol, beyond the Well and the Sea of Mountains.
Godspeed. And good luck.
Oh. And have fun, alright?
By the way, I've shown that drawing of tradewinds to people proudly. It meant so much to me that I almost forgot to thank you I was so excited putting my phone on people's faces going "oh my god look at this loooooook"