I still exist · 4:09am Aug 3rd, 2019
Yes, I’m still here. When I first made this account, I had intended to be a more active member of the community. I wanted to post something every week or so. Needless to say, that did not happen.
So let me fill everyone of what’s been going on. Yes, I am still working on the Ash of Fallen Stars. No, I am not making as much progress as I wanted. I still don’t have an editor, although I should really ask again. I’ve not yet commissioned a cover, and I think I will soon. (no promises.) Although, I am getting close to the end of Part 1, at which point I’ll upload a chapter or so per week. (I am not making that mistake again.) Other related news on that story, I’m not using the same tense or POV I did for Mask of Despair, and I’m not sure if I’m doing all right. I’m worried several scenes drag on or feel… bland.
“The Alicorn Limit” managed to get over a thousand views, which still boggles me. I’m considering adding another chapter to it, set right after Flurry is born.
I don’t really have any other plans for any other short stories. Well, I’ve got one I’m considering called “Your Security Sucks.” No points for guessing which episode I’d make references to.
At least my pony d&d group is still meeting, we're up to something like 31 sessions! (Which sort of terrifies me, considering I wrote way too much for the first 6!)
In recent months I took a class on overcoming procrastination and other writing blocks. Most of it boiled down to “write every day,” Which is the advice everyone gives. Not for no reason, admittedly, but it still feels unhelpful. The other thing I learned is that other people, or the lack thereof to be more exact, can be a block. I don’t have any friends who are into writing and only a couple more who even watch MLP. Being as isolated as I am makes it hard to reach out and discuss writing. Exact reasons why I’m so isolated are more than I’m willing to admit online just yet.
The other reason I’ve not made much progress is that when I miss some writing days I end up stopping for longer than just one day. Going to visit my sister (and her daughter) for a week and then going to a family reunion of sorts for another week did not help either. While I was at the reunion, far from my computer, I had nothing else to do for a while, so I watched some of the Equestria Girls stuff. I didn’t like the first, the second was meh, but the third and fourth were good. Honestly, I thought they were good MLP. I like what they did with Sunset’s and SciTwi’s character arcs. I guess this makes me an EQ convert? FIM is still better. 
I really enjoyed reading The Alicorn Limit so thanks for that story :)