Yay for writing again! I had a dry spell of about four years before I got into FMA, so I know how great it is to get back into it. :D
And I definitely get you on the 'ship has sailed' front. As much as I love FMA, I think the only thing that's been dragging me forward on my stuff is the sense of obligation to folks who've been reading it. :/
Yeah, I know how you feel. My sense of obligation just isn't strong enough, apparently. ^^; I certainly feel bad that everyone who's stuck with me won't get to finish LF, but I have no desire to even read FMA anymore, let alone write it. *shrugs* What you gonna do?
Yayz for writing again ... I know that I get those spells and they do suck. I would hope you would finish Levitas Fragosus as it was one I had a watch on FF.net, lol. But you may one day.
lol I don't think that I'll ever finish it, but I am planning on writing out a summary of the rest of the story and posting it here or over on FFnet. I don't think that people will be thrilled with that, but I do think that some closure would be good.
True but atleast it will give an ending to the fic really. I mean hell I don't remember what was last other than Roy's mother and sister, which we know now neither exist, lol because everyone wrote their own family for him i.e. Moth's to Flame he's a prince!
That's great that you're getting back into writing again.
You know, that's the way of fandom. You run with it while you can, but it's not your job. You're not getting paid to do it. When it stops being fun, then it's time to let go. It does suck for people who are reading it, but really that's the way it goes.
Exactly. I'm glad that you understand. :) FMA was just becoming a chore and HP is just a lot more fun for me right now. So it was just easy to sort of fall over into this fandom. *shrugs* And maybe one day I'll get back into FMA, but that day isn't going to be anytime soon. :/
I remember when I felt that way about Gundam Wing. I didn't even want to read fic about it anymore, even fic that I'd started reading and enjoyed at one time.
I find myself feeling that writing for FMA is a bit of a chore myself, but not so much that it's not at least somewhat enjoyable. I just know I don't have the same drive, the same energy, the same insperation that I used to. I still love FMA, but I think my days for writing for it are slowing, which does make me sad in a way. Though I have felt my urge to just write anything sort of stagnent and not there. Perhaps it's just me and not FMA? *shrugs*
*nods understandingly* That's how I am with the FMA and House fandoms now--I even took all my comms for them off of my flist. :( I'm getting that way with Sherlock Holmes, but I'm hoping that with the sequel coming out next year, my interest in it will pick back up again.
It might just be because you're so busy now with work and taking care of the house and Josh and stuff that when you have some downtime, you just wanna sit and surf the internet, not write. I hope that's the case. You're a really talented writer and, even if I don't read FMA anymore, I'd hate to see you stop writing. <3
I just read Levitas Fragosus came to your homepage to see if you would be updating and read this post. Complete sadness. :( But I am happy your being honest and also, have you ever considered letting someone else finish it?
I appreciate your readership. :) And yes, I have had someone approach me with the desire to finish writing LF, but I have to admit that I'm not exactly comfortable with that. I just mean that there's a lot of subtle nuances and specific phrases that I wanted in the story--even though, now, I can barely remember the basics of alchemy ^^;--and if someone else were to take up writing it, I would feel that I had to be over their shoulder, okay-ing everything. I don't want to do that and I don't want to make another writer uncomfortable by doing that, so I think it's just easier if I back off and let it sit for awhile.
I actually had the envie to do a little work on LF the other day, now that I'm actually writing again. So, maybe not all is lost. But definitely don't expect anything to pop up anytime soon. ^____^ Thanks again for the support!
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And I definitely get you on the 'ship has sailed' front. As much as I love FMA, I think the only thing that's been dragging me forward on my stuff is the sense of obligation to folks who've been reading it. :/
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Yeah, I know how you feel. My sense of obligation just isn't strong enough, apparently. ^^; I certainly feel bad that everyone who's stuck with me won't get to finish LF, but I have no desire to even read FMA anymore, let alone write it. *shrugs* What you gonna do?
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Yeah whenever but it would put closure at least.
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You know, that's the way of fandom. You run with it while you can, but it's not your job. You're not getting paid to do it. When it stops being fun, then it's time to let go. It does suck for people who are reading it, but really that's the way it goes.
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I find myself feeling that writing for FMA is a bit of a chore myself, but not so much that it's not at least somewhat enjoyable. I just know I don't have the same drive, the same energy, the same insperation that I used to. I still love FMA, but I think my days for writing for it are slowing, which does make me sad in a way. Though I have felt my urge to just write anything sort of stagnent and not there. Perhaps it's just me and not FMA? *shrugs*
I wish you loads of luck with HP. :)
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It might just be because you're so busy now with work and taking care of the house and Josh and stuff that when you have some downtime, you just wanna sit and surf the internet, not write. I hope that's the case. You're a really talented writer and, even if I don't read FMA anymore, I'd hate to see you stop writing. <3
And thanks. X)
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I actually had the envie to do a little work on LF the other day, now that I'm actually writing again. So, maybe not all is lost. But definitely don't expect anything to pop up anytime soon. ^____^ Thanks again for the support!
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