I'm back, finally. I'd like to explain things a little better than I did last time. I did not stop writing because of the lack of compliments, but because of the lack of any response period. My main purpose in putting my stories out where people can read them is so I can get honest feedback and improve my writing. Looking at both Hit and Review records it looked like fewer and fewer people were reading the story, not to mention that the people who gave me constructive criticism seemed to have stopped as well.
There were other things which also played into my decision to stop my writing for a time, I am a junior in High School and I'm trying to graduate early. This has taken a lot out of my free time because I've had to take a lot of tests and start preparing for college. I do have depression, part of where I get my inspiration for the character of Jeanne Dechter and combined with the small business that I'm trying to start, I'm having trouble staying positive and energetic about writing.
The good news is that my other stories I'll probably continue at some point. The Fowl Tutrix and Songs of Arda will be picked up again in a few weeks. I regret to inform the readers of The End that I honestly will never pick that one up again, I'm satisfied with it as it is and the inspiration for the last chapter isn't great enough for me to risk ruining the story. I also regret that it may be some time before Salvation makes another appearance, I haven't been watching Atlantis much and so my inspiration for future chapters is dried for the time being. It hasn't helped that I've been away from the story for so long. I will pick it up again, but it might be a few months.
Please be patient and if you want to review, give me some critiques. Tell me about my typos, give me something about what's out of character, tell me if it's too Mary-Sueish, or tell me the whole story is bad. What can I improve? This is what I'm looking for, not mindless praise. As nice as it is, it doesn't help my writing any. I do apologies for those of you have to wait and I apologize to those of you who feel offended by my attitude.