Long Overdue Update · 12:54am Apr 17th, 2018
It was recently brought to my attention by one PinkiePieFox that I have gone over a year (a bit over 14 months) without posting any kind of update. I apologize for this, it has not been at the forefront of my mind.
Most of this update centers around my most-asked question: Art, are you still working on "Propositions".
To give the shortest possible answer: No.
Really, I have lost pretty much all of my creative spark and desire to write. Since my last published story, I have written precisely zilch within the realm of fanfiction. A few factors have contributed to this.
A) Work. Since my last blog, I have changed jobs, and though I like my current job much more than my previous one, I also work six days a week. Every week. And that drains me mentally. When I come home, I have no will to do anything but watch YouTube, eat dinner, sleep, repeat. Even my sleep has been subpar lately, and that is highly unusual for me.
B) A lack of enjoyment. I'm not entirely sure when I stopped finding enjoyment in writing. Maybe it was when I was at yet another low point in my life and moved in with my sister (Aug. 2016). Or maybe it was in March 2017, when I submitted a work for a contest, and got eviscerated for it, destroying my confidence.
There's probably more, but that is the gist of it. However, with that all being said, it is clear that many of you wish for a continuation of the story, and I appreciate that, even if I have no idea why. Thus, I have come up with an idea that I would like to bounce off all of you, if I may.
The plan is thus: Instead of continuing "Propositions" in its current state, I unpublish it, and re-write it with a different frame of mind. Instead of continuing the bog-standard HiE fic that has no actually story, I transform the basic concept into a kind of parody. It might still be a series of clop chapters one after the other, but at least that may be a bit more fun than trying to reanimate the corpse of the original story.
To reiterate, the plan would be as such:
1) Unpublish "Propositions" (assuming I can do so while retaining the original for my own reference)
2) Edit/Rewrite what I have so far. Again, I plan on keeping the basic plot the same, but with tweaks to move it in a new direction. For one, to change it from First Person to Third Person. For two, possibly to change where this falls in the canon timeline. When I started the story, it was the middle of Season 5. Might move it forward to present canon (or at least sometime during Season 6) to make things smoother.
3) Publish this new version of the story. Probably under a new title to keep the mods off my back about it.
Perhaps I can also make this a bit more reader-friendly by taking suggestions. Which characters would you like to see? Particular scenarios or scenes? That sort of stuff. Nothing concrete, just suggestions to take into account.
This was probably a bit of a ramble. It makes more sense in my head. Thoughts and further questions will be acknowledged and replied to as best as I can.
Cheers.
I always hate to see a story taken down. It'd be interesting to see the new ideal but personally I'd prefer to see it published alongside the original, not in replacement of it.
I really enjoy the story, But at the same time I completely understand where you are coming from. I myself have had trouble writing over the past year or so. I'm not sure if i'm just depressed or what but I've just not felt up to it...
I hope everything goes well with you though, I understand how life can get very busy extremely quickly.
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Thanks. Yeah, things have been crazy. Currently having anxiety because I applied for a promotion within the company I work for. If I get that, I would also be moving to a different state, so there is a lot that goes into that.
In the month since I wrote this blog, I have not thought about it at all. Think I may be done with writing entirely. Which truly makes me sad for many reasons. I hate to say something so definitive, but it is probably the case, and has been for over a year now.
Thanks for the continued support.