Hey, guys, so I want to let you all know that if updating takes a long time, it's for several reasons:
1. I'm painting the interior of my house. I won't have much time to write.
2. I feel zero motivation to write for any of my fanfics (I only get one or two reviews on every couple chapters I post. I'm not complaining, it's just that I never feel like anyone's reading or appreciating the work I put into these stories.)
3. I'm going to start training myself to stop writing fanfics. I know I promised a lot of people that I'd never stop writing HOA the way it should be written, but the reason above is one of the reasons for this reason, and also, I need to start working on something original, and fanfics have always gotten in the way of that.
Now, I understand that people are busy with school/summer/jobs and whatnot and don't have time to review, so I'm not complaining in hopes that I'll get more reviews. I just don't feel like people really care anymore.
Once upon a time, I was like, famous in the HOA fandom. Lots of people read my stories and I won lots of awards and being in the fandom was so much fun, but since the show ended and people started shipping Jeroy and Willome and Walfie and Mabian and any other stupid couple you can think of, the fandom has died down and I've lost interest in everything except the characters. I am in contact with only two fans now, and they're barely even fans anymore.
I'll probably get a hate comment telling me that I'm being a drama queen about this, but it's just that House of Anubis was a HUGE part of my life. When I was going through shit at 13 years old, HOA was one of the things I could hold onto. I made friends through this fandom and I started loving writing again. It may have ruined my life in more ways than one, but it's still a big part of me and I love it, regardless of the shit it became.
So I'm sorry in advance if I discontinue more stories or if I rarely update. I'll probably stop writing for Josh and Alex as well.
If anyone cares.
But thank you to all of you that read and may or may not review and have stuck with me through all my horrible plots and terrible writing and horrendous character development and the crap I go through.
You're the best. :)
-Rachel