New Gunsmoke! · 5:07am May 16th, 2016
Ye gods. That took some time.
I think one of my biggest, most annoying weaknesses as an author is that when I'm nearing the end of the tale, I tend to lose the energy to write. Not the love for the story, mind... but, like Magical Trevor, Lammy, Super Big Mac and others could attest with The Empty Room, it's almost like I'm fighting against myself because I want it to continue, though I know it needs to draw closer to its inevitable end...
This of course, is a pain in the ass because even if I know where I'm supposed to go—or even where the story has guided me—it seems like I need to force myself to let go of something I got addicted to somehow. I mean, this doesn't happen with all my stories, thankfully, but the ones I have spent time and effort and imagination and even some emotional attachment are particularly hard to push through at times.
So, today's chapter is not the end, of course, but it ended up being a wall I had to climb to carry on. And I feel like I can now. I hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to leave comments there!
~WD
OH.. Yay... Right before people are gonna get sleep... 's Byoutiful.
GUess Young Amazons is going to take even longer...
3947325 Nah.
3947329 O_O...
Oh gawds now you got me on the edge of my seat. ....
Well I suppose it's what I deserved after chapter 17 of Equestria's Changeling Queen...
Ever heard the saying "kill your darling"? I learned about that in art school and I think it was a way to say that you need to take a risk with a painting that you really like in order to move forward and finish it. I think it suits your description above to some degree as well.
3947783 In a way yes. I guess when you've nurtured a story into something awesome, you don't want to "kill" it or mess around with it lest you mess it up. But if you don't, well... it'll forever remain in limbo.
3948073 You worded that way better then I did, but yes that is exactly what I meant.