May Update · 4:00am May 22nd, 2020
I like keeping regular updates noted if anything just to keep myself on track update wise. So here we go.
Life continues to be stressful, work is piling up despite the pandemic and I wind up feeling creatively drained when I get home, however oddly enough it inspires me to write more. This has had its advantages and disadvantages, but overall I like to think I’m keeping in good enough spirits whenever I can.
Earlier this month I released “The Fire’s Last Ember” which was just something small I wanted to write out without really setting up a larger story or establishing this big in depth narrative. I personally think it went well and so far performance has surprised me in a very good way. I might have a small sequel planned out for the near future and maybe someday we’ll get to see more of Mystic Ember’s adventures, he has lived nearly 3,000 years after all, and we barely know anything about him.
Stardust got a long overdue update after spending 7 months stuck in development hell. The next chapter might still see a delay, as I want to go back in and polish the story a little more, it’s coming up on its one year anniversary tomorrow, and there’s definitely some stuff I want to clean up a little because I’ve learned so much over the course of a year. It’s a passion project of sorts for me, and while it sometimes pains me to delay updates, I don’t want to feel like it’s becoming a chore.
Onto the tough stuff:
Pandemic: Dreamers, a top down rewrite of my very first two stories on this site got two updates this month, and will likely see more activity in the future. Truth be told though, despite the fact that I feel the story is a major improvement over its original incarnation it’s become my worst performing story, garnering only dislikes the last couple updates, and I’m finding it hard to keep motivated. I’m not abandoning the project or anything but it and New Horizons might wind up seeing a slowdown in activity as a result. I don’t know for sure yet, it’s just so disheartening seeing something you’ve worked so hard on just bomb without any commentary or indication why, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t hurt me as a writer to see. I have stories for these characters that I want to tell, and I’m still going to tell them, but it might take a while to get through. I couldn’t thank everyone that’s supported me or offered advice along the way enough.
