Return From a Much Needed Break · 5:54am Mar 13th, 2018
Here we are again, long time no see (or read)!
I'll be somewhat brief- my previous absence over winter was not due to negligence, laziness, or busy work (although the latter was a little relevant), but to mental health issues, and a resulting lack of energy overall. Over the first few months of this year, my motivation to work, to write, to do anything that I took pleasure in- all but faded away, seemingly for no reason at all (not unusual for depression). In short, it took a toll on my social and working life, and I've had to spend a lot of effort to even start getting out of that vicious cycle.
Not too long ago, maybe a couple days, I recalled why I started working on Speak From the Heart in the first place. I was in a situation seven months prior that was pretty similar, and I wanted change. I let one little idea take root and held on to it, until it became something I took pleasure in, filling a void nothing else could at the time. I just want that feeling again, and I want everyone reading the story to keep getting "the warm and fuzzies," as one person put it, as you all have come to expect. I've still got so much to tell in Speak From the Heart, from Anon's Saturday spent with Apple Bloom the CMC (the next chapter, if you kept up with the timeline so far), to an unexpected visit from royalty, and even Anon's first real job in Equestria. There's all sorts of fluff, plot, and feels to come, and I'm finally to a point where I'm ready to continue share it with you again.
Thank you all for reading- you'll hear from me again soon. 
i defnitely understand how it is with depression, the fact that you held onto something and stuck really says alot, hope you feel better but as we all know, it comes and goes, wish you the best.