Eight Years Later and General Fic Update
hi, hello, it's the annoying author of the story that literally never ends. those who know, know - it's been literally years.
tl;dr: I didn't realize how deep of a depression I had fallen into last summer until I was about halfway out of it this past winter. I'm still working on getting through it, but making good progress.
that being said, I'm getting back into regular writing habits. I've missed writing, both fics and my own original works. I've done a good job pysching myself out the last year-ish, but I'm pretty quickly tearing those walls and blocks back down. however, unfortunately, I've lost a lot of my writing speed. I used to be able to write 1.5K words in 20 minutes. not anymore. nowadays, it can take me an hour to write a page. I imagine I'll be able to get some of that back, but I'll probably never be as fast as I used to be.
not saying this for sympathy, just for context. it is what it is and I've started to accept it. I just feel bad that those of you who have read and follow my stories have been left in the lurch.
Eight Years Later, and all my other fics, are NOT abandoned. they are not abandoned until I say they are. (full transparency: some may be on the chopping block, but not EYL. never EYL. if I do ever abandon something, I'll post the outline so there's some story closure.) I love writing, it's fun and an escape. and ZK fic, ATLA as a whole, has really clicked for me. it's a great world to play in with such fun characters. and I can explore themes and dynamics that I want to potentially use in my original writing and get practice with them.
much like my writing, this post is already very wordy. so I'll cut to the announcement: a new EYL chapter will be out on Saturday, June 27th. it's time for Katara to make her presentation to the ministers. I've really enjoyed writing it and I'm looking forward to sharing it. thank you, all, for your patience. I appreciate the continued comments and support these last several months. it really means a lot to me and has been a significant factor in encouraging me to start working on my writing again, both fics and original. so thank you all :)
I hope you are all doing well, or if you are not, that there are brighter days on the horizon. take care and take it easy.