Hello,
I've been away for a while. A long, long while. To those that have waited patiently and sent me private messages asking me to continue or if my stories were going to continue, I thank you and appreciate the time you took to send me something. The reason I've been gone for so long are extensive but I can shorten them to three major issues;
#1: Struggles. I've had a lot of personal and financial problems the past two years, making it difficult to want to enjoy my favorite type of escapism.
#2: burn out. I was so, so burned out trying to continue with my stories. I had a bad habit of putting expectations on my shoulders with things that don't need them and writing fanfic was one of them. It should be fun, not stressful. That was my doing. I also began to focus too much on the few negative reviews and forget how many people left positive reviews on my page. Every time I looked back on my stories I can't help but smile at the reviews I've gotten, how excited people were to keep reading. I let myself get bogged down with self- negativity.
and #3: I began to write a book. Though I was having trouble finding the passion to keep going with fanfic, I started getting ideas to write my own story and I began the slow trek to making my own, so that took more time away from this.
I just wanted to state all of this before I said this, I'M NOT QUITTING! After two years of hiatus, I want to come back and finish my two strongest stories, to at least put a bow on the two I felt I did my best work on. That being Obsidian Dreams and Naruto's Extra-Dimensional Chronicles. Now, those that are waiting for a continuation for my other works, unfortunately I can't say I have much love for them anymore. I enjoyed writing them at the time, but I felt like my creativity for them was bare. Now, that doesn't mean I might not create other stories if I feel so moved, but right now I want to focus on finish the two I mentioned previously. Also, going forward the size of chapter might fluctuate a bit more that previous additions. One of the biggest factors of my burn out was because I set this foolish bar for myself that if my chapters are anything less than 10,000 words or less, it wasn't enough. So, I'm going to be pacing myself more and making sure I end the chapter when I fell like it needs to end, not at some arbitrary number.
I want to thank you all for those who stayed and waited for me to return. I know this is just some silly fanfic account with silly fanfic stories but this was my first creative outlet growing up and it's got some sentimentality to it. So, as of today, I have started working on the next chapters for Obsidian Dreams and Naruto's EDC, so get excited!
Thank you again!
