I live motherfuckers.

I'm going to go through a biiiiiiiiiiiiiig tangent right now, and it's gonna be talking about a lot of my stories and my feelings on them. If you don't care, then just scroll down to the tldr. But otherwise, I'm going to be ranting a lot. Here goes:

I'm sure that a lot of you have been wondering if I'm dead, as you can see, I'm not. But I did take a very very very long break from writing. This is due to a number of reasons; burnout, lack of time, other interests, etc etc etc etc etc etc blah blah blah. I've kept up to date on reading though, cause I have zero social skills outside of the internet and video games, and have come to a realization about most, if not all of my stories:

IHATETHEMALL

My writing has, for lack of a better term, evolved. I enjoy new things and write differently than I used too. Take for example, my most recent work with my oldest. I FUCKING HATE THAT STORY, it's old and cringe and outdated and I hate it so much I want it to go away and die. So, like an old bitter man I'm going to be taking it out to the back and shoot it to death.

Today, I announce...the Cleansing!...dun dun duuuunnn...yeah...woo...

Basically, I'm going to go over all of my work and decide whether it has value or not to me. I'm going to be separating them into three categories.

1, wanna write this shit. Self explanatory there to what it is.

2, like the idea but don't wanna do it. Those stories I'm going to put up for adoption...is that the term for it? Basically, I'm giving them away to whoever wants them, alongside all my notes on those ideas. My system for writing is that while making a story, I'll create a separate document that contains all my plans for that story in the future. Stuff like character arcs, plot points, scenes, etc. PM me if your interested in that story, and I'll also send you the deets for you to use as you see fit, whether you use the notes or not is up to you. I'd would just ask that you actually write the story, cause I like reading other peoples shit more than making my own. I'm superficial like that...is that the word for it?

3, cringe. These stories are cringe and will be sent to the shadow realm, never to be seen again. Maybe their ideas will be reincorporated into future stories, if I ever get around to it.

This cleansing is meant to purge myself of the stories that I just can't stand anymore. Some I've just messed up their idea, some were terrible ideas to begin with. But this is good for both me and this account. It'll help clear my mind and try new things. I have ideas for shorter stories that have a definitive beginning, middle and end, cause honestly, I can't really do several long ass stories. It's not healthy for my sanity, and lead to my burnout. Looking at you, "Avatar: A Star Wars Story." Fucking hell ass bitch of a story to write. Tried it 3 times and can't force myself to write it, burns me out completely.

TLDR: Getting rid of some stories, giving some away, keeping a few that I like.

So, where does that leave me? Will I write more often now that I'm doing spring cleaning on this account?

I dunno, probably not? The world is on fire 24/7, classes are taking up most of my time and I'm eternally scarred of the future. Who knows what's gonna happen?

But I hope that I write more, and I think I will. I want to create my own stories some day down the line, not use someone else's work as a springboard or a way to express myself. Maybe if I keep it up, I'll be able too someday.

I'll be posting this on all of my stories that aren't cringe, and when I update the ones I'll keep, this will be removed.

See you around everyone