State of the Author: Carpathian Edition · 2:44pm Feb 14th, 2019
I’m okay.
No, really... I’m okay.
I haven’t felt this okay in years, so it’s perhaps a bit less of a pedestrian announcement than it seems on its face. Gone is the huge crazy story from the back of my head, as well as most of the semi-finished stuff that had accreted in my Writeoff account—it’s all on FimFiction now (plus or minus a couple of shorter Writeoff fics that I’m materially less worried about). In place of those projects are real life things that suddenly seem a lot less hard to work on and make progress on than before. I grew a lot through finishing To Serve In Hell, and not just as a writer—I feel like I found myself down at the bottom of the Hell-hole I crawled up out of with that story. And I found greater self-confidence and (God willing) maturity through undertaking the process of getting it done.
I’m aware that life can turn on a dime, and the human condition is often characterized by one step forward/two steps back. I’m trying to be mindful of that even as things feel better now. At a minimum, I’m thankful for the reprieve, and trying to use it to shore-up some RL stuff that hadn’t gotten as much attention for the last...
Um.
How long have I been doing Cartoon Horse again?
The downside of the above is that my progress on new Cartoon Horse Content has been mostly a nonstarter. It’s not a question of having desire or ideas; if anything, I think it’s probably just the cooldown from the BEAST MODE that I went into for the big final push on To Serve In Hell, which lasted long enough to carry me not only through that, but also through editing Bra Quest! and Coelacanth.
Speaking of Coelacanth—my goodness, I didn’t expect the RCL admission! Getting into the RCL is a huge honor, and it feels amazingly satisfying. Kind of like the satisfaction of finally having To Serve In Hell off my plate. It’s awesome. I’m grateful that people are liking the story, reading it—and that I finally figured out how to edit the initial draft of it from the Writeoff two years ago!
Guys, I’m sorry if this is a bit scattershot. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve sat down and tried to write this since the dawn of 2019. I’m tired but okay. The fire still burns, even though I’m stuck in cooldown mode. I’ve been helping my buddy Moosetasm with some stuff off and on in the meanwhile, including a fun Warhammer 40,000 crossover snugglefic (yes, you read that right) which should drop sometime today or tomorrow.
In the immortal words of Vigo the Carpathian: “Death is but a door. Time is but a window. I’ll be back.”
Good to hear you're doing well. Looking forward to whatever may come.
Its fine. Take your Time.
I can only imagine the sense of accomplishment you must have after completing such a big project, but I also don’t doubt that it can leave you floundering a bit until you find that next big thing to pour your energy into. Hopefully you find it before long, and when you do, best of luck to you.👍
Well, that’s what Vigo said before his head died.
And I’m going to have one last go at sprucing up the cover art this afternoon before I just give up and post the story. I don’t want to be last-last minute if I can help it.
But real life... what’s that?
Glad you’re doin well with it, whatever it is.
Just take care of yourself, man. Be well, stay well. That's all any of us can do.
And just as an aside, congrats on getting into RCL (I saw the post at the time but wasn't in any condition to PM you), and thank you for your kind words and support these last couple years.
Yeah, uploading my old Writeoff stories is a goal of mine too. It's great you got to do it with yours.
Good luck, and keep up the good work!
Glad to hear you are doing good!
Sounds like...heresy...
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Glad you're well!