FE in Continued Hiatus...

[starvinbohemian]

I always know when my fic, Forgivable Expectations, gets put on a rec list or something, somewhere, because I suddenly get an influx of reviews and such after a long dry spell of nothing. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome. I love the fic, and who doesn't need validation? ^_^ Unfortunately, it also brings to light the reminder that the fic is in a major hiatus. People have been inquiring, so...

Final decision? I haven't made one. XD Okay, not true. I'm just not prepared to officially abandon the fic or to actually buckle down and finish it. So actual decision? Continued Hiatus, I suppose.

FE is not in an official state of abandonment, but I'm not focusing on fan fiction at the moment. I'm working on developing my first novel. The problem I've always had is that I can't write both original and fan fiction at the same time. I REALLY admire the authors 'round these parts that can. I'm just not one of them. D: When I was a young'n, I was always writing my own- admittedly retarded- stuff. Then, I discovered fan fiction, and it consumed my world. I wrote fan fiction, and most of my original ideas went away. It was, to say the least, concerning. Now, my head is full of my novel and I can't complete any of my fan fics. XD As much as I love the instant gratification that comes from writing fan fic, I don't think you could really blame me for focusing on my novel right now, eh? *Bambi eyes*

As always, I really appreciate the fact that there are still people who care about FE, and I'm always up for discussing it or whatever. I'm really sorry that I haven't been good about repaying the attention with updates. I suck, I know. But I looooves you? ;)

Comments

[arisingstarlet.livejournal.com]

you are soo not going to finish it....

[starvinbohemian.livejournal.com]

Shut up, fool. :P

[haydenthorne.livejournal.com]

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do! :) I left a couple of series fics unfinished when the original story bunnies began to bite. It was traumatic, but it was a necessary process for me.

Good luck with your novel! Hope to read updates from you every now and then.

That way I get to wave my pompoms and be really obnoxious in my support.

[starvinbohemian.livejournal.com]

Hehe. I might just do that if I get pompoms as motivation. ;)

Thanks for the support!

[kuridee.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, I totally hear you. I was the same way...but nowadays writing anything BUT my novel is a challenge! My English teacher knows a lot about it because it's connected to every creative writing project I did last year...I just can't get away from it.

But it's so true about the whole "instant gratification" thing. It's nice to be a star on the Internet...but being a star in Real Life would be that much more satisfying, because it's a lot more work and takes so much longer. XD

A way to get at least some support would be to post your novel f-locked on LJ. That's what I'm doing. All of like four people ever leave me comments, but I love those people to death. I wouldn't be able to write without them. (There is nothing quite like receiving fanart from your own personal works. It's amazing.)

Are you going to at least give us a preview of yours? *puppy eyes* I would love to read it!

[starvinbohemian.livejournal.com]

"...but being a star in Real Life would be that much more satisfying, because it's a lot more work and takes so much longer."

It would also be nice to bring my writing out of the "fandom closet," so to speak. XD A lot of RL people know that I write, but they don't get to actually see any of it.

That does sound amazing! ^_^ I don't know if I'll post any of it online, but it's definitely something to consider. Thanks for the support!

[kuridee.livejournal.com]

A lot of RL people know that I write, but they don't get to actually see any of it.

My RL friends and classmates and teachers knew that I wrote, but they didn't know that I was working on a novel or that I published it on Lulu. I have not been shamelessly flaunting it in my classes or anything.

You're welcome! :D I can't wait to possibly read it!

[letsgokathryn.livejournal.com]

Always writing your own stuff when you were a kid....hmm...sounds familiar. *closes eyes and brings finger to head* Yes...yes...I see a...a K...now a T...no...that can't be right....K...T....Katie...

[starvinbohemian.livejournal.com]

*Glares*

[(Anonymous)]

I hope you have good luck with your novel... Just, if you end up totally abandoning FE, remember to do those nice caps that some people do, where they say: "I'm totally not into this anymore, but I was basically thinking that Sarah was going to run off with Alex and Jemima was going to be left in the dust." please :)

[starvinbohemian.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm really excited about it. :D

Hehe. Okay, if I ever do officially abandon it, then I'll be sure to add those caps.