It's due time for an author's note, don't you think? I haven't updated this in so long. So, explanation.
(Please read this all the way through. I need some readers advice!)
I've been dealing with depression since October. It started out mild, but worsened over time, and around late December it was at the point of severe. It gradually took away my concentration, passions, motivations, and energy, and sadly, my love and inspiration for writing was the first to go.
No matter how hard I tried working on this story, I just couldn't get the words out right. My writing sounded flat and emotionless, I guess just like how I was feeling. So I put it on hold.
But! I'm starting to feel better now-slowly. I got on medication in February, but it didn't start working until now because the dosage was so low. Even now I need to up it a few notches. But gradually, my ability and inspiration to write is returning. I'm cultivating that by writing a little each day. And I'm going to continue this story.
To get my mind and heart back into this fanfic, I'm starting from the beginning and rereading and revising. That's just what I have to do when I've been away from something for too long—take a refresher of sorts.
I'm going to revise each chapter on here and make some minor to not-so-minor changes, so I'm sorry, but you guys might have to take a refresher too and reread the chapters!
Please tell me in a review! I'm thinking of changing the tense in this story. First-person is hard for me to write—mostly because I have to write in a voice that isn't my own, you know? I recently realized I love writing in third-person present tense, like "he asks." I seem to have a knack for it. SO TELL ME! What do you think of me changing the tense?
Also, should I take the story down and repost it once I have the chapters revised, or leave it on here and gradually revise chapter-by-chapter? Thank you for your help!
Lastly, thank you all for being so patient and keeping/adding this story onto your favorites and updates list! It really means the world to me. I'm happy this fanfic has been such a hit so far, and I'm eager to please you all with future chapters. I love all of you devoted readers who review and give my mediocre-at-best writing all the love that you have. This story would be nothing without you guys! :) Thank you all!
