State of the Author · 5:18pm Feb 22nd, 2022
Hey.
Exhaustion. Depression.
There's a few other things, but I can't think of them right now. Anyways, they're terrible, and I've been dealing with them a lot lately. This couch doesn't make a very comfortable bed, nevermind that there's only about six hours of silence in this house throughout the entire day, and they start at about midnight.
Oh yes. And I've got lots of bills coming up waaay too fast for comfort, and no easy way to make the money required to pay them.
Sounds familiar.
But it does mean my progress on my stories has ground to a halt... and what a perfect time, too- right when I'm starting Starbound Flight and running out of buffer on Accidental Invasion! Speaking of, whenever Starbound Flight goes FTL and Accidental Invasion moves into the summer, I've got a non-canon crossover skit planned between the two. Should be amusing.
That said, AI is currently stuck in the middle of holy *** I forgot two entire chapters in the buffer! writer's block on the scene after that, where I just can't figure out how it should go down... It's an SoL scene involving a new side character, not a plot scene like usually gives me writer's block. Said block will probably crumble to dust as I bounce back from all that depression & whatnot. Things are moving forward. Speaking of moving forwards, I just finished writing the next chapter of Starbound Flight last night, though I haven't gone back through it yet to make sure it's up to spec before handing it to the editors.
So overall? Stuff's been really slow, and will probably continue to be for a little while while I struggle... But eventually, you should know, you are not forgotten.
Oh yes, and one other thing I'm planning: A "Chapter's End" skit for Just Like Magic of Old. Not yet sure if I want to use Hermione's, Inc. (as in Gate and OtIoPW's "Chapter's End") or cook up something else...
And eventually, I'm going to figure out how TF's opening scene is going to flow, and subsequently start writing & publishing it.
Excited for the upcoming stories and current ones! Go ahead and take a break though if you need, you deserve it!