Status Update 4/1/2018 · 5:55am Apr 2nd, 2018
Hi everyone! It's been a couple months, hasn't it? Sorry for basically going silent 
Well, as you can see, I'm still alive at least. I've just, uh, been in kind of a slump recently. In terms of writing, anyway - as a whole, my life has been in a slump for years, honestly.
Anyway. I have in fact completed a chapter of Synchrony, did so a few weeks ago in fact, but instead of queuing it up like usual I've decided to change my editing process a bit. To put it plainly, I've decided to wait and finish the current 'Arc' before editing it all at once to make it all more cohesive and sensible and such, then releasing it at a steady rate, probably one chapter a week. I think that'll end up improving the quality of the fic overall, even if it does mean it will likely be some time before Synchrony updates again.
I'll still be keeping my normal schedule for Sunset in Ponyville, however, due to that story being much more episodic in nature.
Next, I wanna talk about how I'd like to proceed forward with my writing process. A bit about myself: I am... pretty genuinely awful with self-motivation. Like, I cannot stress enough how much my life is stuck in an inescapable rut of my own making because I just cannot get myself to do the things that many people have little trouble with. Like, say, applying for jobs. Or socializing. So, safe to say, I'm pretty sure a big part of my current writing slump can be explained by my inability to just... get myself to actually write.
Now, I've already proven to myself that I can do things if I have a real, tangible, goal and deadline attached to them. I excelled in school, and for things like NaNo and writing contests (not to mention my Sunlight Sliders II chapter) I was definitely able to buckle down and commit. I also know from experience in another fandom that I can maintain a consistent writing/release schedule for years at a time. It's just... without the structure, without the fear of missing a looming deadline, I fall apart.
So. With that in mind, I'm going to attempt to impose a schedule on myself again. 1000 words a day, 7 days a week, with an update blog post at the end of each day detailing my progress and struggles.
Considering that I only managed a meager 6,456 words over the course of March, and that I didn't write at all today (I ended up finishing Vento Aureo instead 
), this is going to be difficult. But I know from experience that I can pull it off. And you all can help me by being present and visible, holding me accountable for my words by asking me how I'm doing and bugging me when I forget a status update. I know it's a lot to ask, and I don't like shifting a portion of my burden onto other people, but I also know how I work and having a goal and people I'm accountable towards will seriously go a long way towards helping me stay consistent.
Seriously. Whether it's here or on Discord or wherever else, having someone who can reliably keep me working and on-track is something I think I'd genuinely appreciate.
Well, that's all I want to say for now.
My goal for April is 29,000 words.
Wish me luck. 
I hope things go well for you. I'll be rooting!