"Of course time has stopped, Velvet. But that doesn't mean your History has. And also... well, just go back to sleep dear, you will wake up back to your worries as if nothing of this ever happened. No buts, no questions. You weren't even supposed to notice this to begin with!"
Hello there! It has been a while.
No, this is not an update. I am sorry for that, of course, but this is not the post you have been expecting, I think.
Still, it has been a while since I have last been here. And I already had this happen to other stories I was reading. It
is a little disheartening, when a writer just disappears from the face of the earth. It reminds you that you can't really reach that person, that they're not your neighbor or a person you can give a shout to, which just leaves you... there, wondering what the hell happened.
Are they doing fine? Are they
dead? Why did they just
disappear?
Well, no secret on why I stepped out. So I suppose no one really wondered about that third question. But I'm not really here to talk about that, so let's just move on.
Anyhow.
First of all, I am here to say hi! Hello. How have you been? We all have our own individual lives, and I have no idea of how you are doing, but let me just say that I sincerely hope you are doing well.
Even if I stop posting here, even if I stop interacting, I hope you keep doing well. And if things are not fine right now, I truly hope they get better!
Secondly, I'd like to talk a little bit about the quest we have been having together.
No, it's not cancelled. No, I'm not deleting it. No, it's not entering a "hiatus" or whatever that means.
However, I still don't know when a next update will be posted.
Hear me out.
A lot of people have expressed, and I agree, that I should just move to another site. I even had a conversation with the directors, and they said in no uncertain terms that I caused them problems, and that I should not post anything involving certain subjects. The details of that conversation is of no one's interest but mine and theirs, so please don't ask for details. Still, the fact remains that they own the site, that my content caused an uproar among a number of their users, and their final decision was that I should back down.
To be very clear, there is nothing wrong with their decision. They own this place, and they can administer it however they please. I'm not trying to bring up any issues about this because there are none.
Still, the fact remains that this quest can only be continued in another site. So that's what will happen.
To that end, I face two distinct problems. First, there is the
practical problem of exporting the quest. I don't know the first thing about coding, so the only way I know to do it is manually. And boy oh boy, let me tell you, copying and pasting it manually takes a
while. I tried doing it to the site "fimfiction" and
look at the posting tags to see just how slowly my progress was.
The problem is in the colors, you see. When I copy and paste it, the colors don't follow, and I have to manually change them one by one. Lore-coloring adds a lot of subtext to this quest, so it's not something I can skip out on. And there is a LOT of it.
So, there is that first hurdle I need to figure out.
The second problem I face is that, to put it simply, I don't feel like writing this story right now. Don't get me wrong, I still love this story very much, and its continuation is very much planned. We have Cadance's wedding, the Bureau, and you were about to be introduced to your little "arm's race" with Celestia.
I mean, you want to expose her to the Lores, but as her Lantern grows she will inevitably notice that
you are very deep in the Lores. How is that not a recipe to disaster?
Wait, no, stop. This is all near-future spoiler. I shouldn't blab about this if I'm not writing about it.
Back to what I was saying. I don't feel like writing this because, well, life. I have another project I am working on, and I have the whole well-known swathe of adulting that's keeping me busy
Which means that even if I figure out a technical solution to export the quest, it would just sit there in the other site until I had the time to invest into it again. I mean, I love Velvet Covers to death, but her life has a
lot of little plates spinning, and keeping track of all of them took a good chunk of my free time.
Another thing I would like to mention is that I am very thankful for all your messages! I have been avoiding logging into places in general. But one of the main reasons for me posting this is that, well, ignoring all the kindness I have received so far was just turning into plain rudeness. So, I might not have the time to give your message the attention it deserves, but thank you so much for reaching out! It really means a lot to me. And if I didn't answer your question or react to it, that means I'm keeping it for later. I apologize for the delay, and thank you for your patience.
And... and... hmm...
No, that's basically it! That is mostly what I wanted to say:
-I hope you have all been well.
-My current plan is to export it to another site. Pending me figuring out how to do it in a quick and inexpensive way.
-The Quest is alive, but paused. Pending me having the will to sit down and resume writing it.
-And
here is my current profile on the site people suggested I move to. I haven't really interacted with that place yet, and I might choose to move to another place. But I thought I should add this piece of information as well.
So, it won't be today or tomorrow, but I hope to see you all in the future!
And if you decide my writing isn't your cup of tea, then thank you kindly for reading this far! And I hope you have a wonderful future ahead of you.
Sincerely,
