I hate Fey Moods

No, I seriously do. For reference, in the video game Dwarf Fortress, when a Dwarf in this game contracts a Fey Mood, which means they want to create an artifact, and if they can’t create, its bad news for the Dwarf. 

Symmetrically to this blog post, I was struck by a fey mood about two weeks ago. And since I’ve been hit by that mood, I’ve decided to act on it and begin writing again. I don’t know why, but for the first time in 8 years I’ve started the first drafts of a new story. 

Right now, the first draft of Chapter 1 and 2 are complete, with Chapter 3 currently going through the first draft phase. That said, Chapter 1 and 2 are currently just going to sit there for at least another week before I put fresh eyes on them and begin working on their second draft. 

Last time I had many issues with the revision stage, and hopefully I’ll be able to self-revise and edit this work to the point of at least competency. 

So far, so good, right? I mean, why would I hate Fey Moods if I'm outputting? Well, the story has taken up every moment of free time in my mind for the last few weeks when I'm not working or doing chores. In addition, my goal is to have the first 3 chapters out before Christmas Eve.

Truth be told, I would prefer there to be at least a 2 month period before I put fresh eyes on drafts, but at that point I might just not care about them anymore. I’ve constructed an editing checklist and hopefully just a week away will be enough for me to see it with clear eyes.

Before I go, I need to be honest with you all. I haven’t touched mlp for 8 years. Since then the EQG been put into full swing, a movie arrived, the show wrapped up and G5 seems to be its own thing for now. And I am deep behind the times.

That said, all I can promise is the 3 chapters of a new story I'm writing before Christmas Eve. I can’t promise a consistent upload schedule and I can’t even promise I’ll finish. But I am compelled beyond reason to share the story I'm working on with you.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.