A long time ago, before I ever wrote anything, I swore to myself that I would never post any stories to the internet that weren't already complete, or, failing that, would make sure to always complete what I started and not leave any perpetually unfinished stories. When I finally started posting things here, I tried to stick to that promise.

So... yeah, Unraveling the Unwritten is going on hiatus. Checks out.

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Why do your characters do what they do?

It seems like a simple question. And, likewise, a simple answer. Why do they do what they do? Because they want to.

Okay, but why?

Character motivation is one of those topics that seems pretty straightforward. You have a character, and you want them to do something, so they need a reason to do it, right?

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I'm sorry for the lack of updates. I wasn't kidding when I said I had a slew of stories and updates to publish, but the problem is that I can't polish them off while I'm saddled with depression.

Indeed.

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For whatever reason, when I woke up this morning, I felt a bout of nostalgia hit me. I looked at the window at the snow patched ground, at my computer, and honestly it took me a bit to figure out what for.
It was for this place, for the fandom and the show.
I have a terrible habit of feeling proactive and motivated to do stuff when I'm sick (Just a cold, I'll be better in a day or two )

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We are the weakest generation and laziest because we are given things.

We don't fight for them, we don't earn them, we take.

And that is why we are not really truly happy.

Our whole entire history is filled with pain, agony, sorrow, and despair, but in the end it was worth it for something greater.

And now we seem to forget a lot like life isn't fair even if we do know that.

We need to be strong, we need to get through what we're feeling and make life up more than down.

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Keep writing everyday. Write when you have writer's block, write when you don't feel like it, keep that engine running and don't stop. Ever. One sentence or one book, just write until you can't stop.

You're sad? Write happy fics, try to be as funny as possible.
You're happy? Write a sad, heartwarming fic, try to be as mellow as possible.
You have an idea? Write down the first chapter. The idea won't show itself.

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Welcome back, all, to another Monday! I've got to type fast with this post, as I've got another shift at my part-time today. This time, it's in the afternoon rather than the morning, however, so as long as I keep my fingers moving, you're getting a Monday post! Really quick, however, before I get started: some quick news updates!

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Oh shit, how do I work these things again? I think I just type in them and people read that, hopefully.

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With some blegh news to report.

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To start off. I'm not dead! I have just been writing some RPs on Discord with friends. That's why I haven't been writing and updating.

However, that's not the point of this blog. The point of this blog is to ask a question.

Should I keep writing my current projects?

Should I continue writing stories Like the Shadows Continuity, War of Two Worlds, and other random stories I've left hung for dry?

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How do you stay motivated when writing a story?

Curious Star is curious, so please lemme know what it is you do that can help you write that extra word.

Good day,

I was inspired to write this after seeing a post questing whether it was the action in an action scene that mattered more or the motives and characters behind the action. I think it’s an interesting topic that has changed over the past few hundred years. There are two secrets to writing at work here.

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The kind and generous hawthornbunny went to the trouble of word-clouding my stories. This has led me to a most unusual discovery.

First off, here's the word cloud for all of my stories together:

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Sands and storms, it's time for one of these already? Even more alarming, this nears marking the the third anniversary of Unusual Things?

Boy, the days really fly, don't they?

Well, it is what it is. Time marches on. Which means that once again it's time to take a look back at my goals, accomplishments, and the like during this year and see what I've gotten done. It's time to put 2016 under the microscope and look at some hard data.

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Something incredible has happened.

I may have found a treatment to knock out both my myofascial pain and crippling depression.

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As with a lot of artists on this site and many others, the end of MLP:FiM led to a reduction in my enthusiasm for this fandom and its content, which is strange to consider, since I stopped watching the show around season 6 or 7 and have no desire to follow the newest series. That isn't to say I don't still deeply appreciate MLP content, but I find that it takes a much stronger personal connection to elicit a desire to engage with it these days, whether that's for purposes of humor, visual art

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We've all done stupid things. Ridiculous, embarrassing, humiliating moments. Doesn't matter if it's because you did something stupid when you were angry or upset or if it was in the heat of the moment or even if it was under peer pressure. We've all done the same amount of idiotic things, regardless of how you sniff it. Everybody has something or more that they are massively ashamed of.

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For a long time now I've been fighting with one problem. This problem affects all artists at some point, and, to a lesser degree, everyone else. Getting started.

Being lazy sucks. You never feel like doing anything and then later you feel like crap because you haven't done anything. I'm there all the time. I hate the solution because it's so simple and yet, even for as simple as it is, I refuse to acknowledge it or do anything about it.

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I am not happy.

Maybe that's a good way to start this. Or, maybe I should say this: I'm going on hiatus.

Please, don't leave. I have a lot to explain. First, what will this hiatus mean? It means that I will not be on Fimfiction or Discord. There will be no apparent updates to my stories, and no new content. The hiatus starts at the end of today, making the 30th of November the first day of the hiatus.

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Little to no writing progress in 2022 so far.

The stories and the concepts circulating in my head but cannot put into words that seem attractive or interesting enough. That and procrastination. I've been doing other projects along with it. Such as music, art, and just jotting down enough of what I had in mind for the stories I wanted to tell.

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