To Who it May Concern
Basically, I'm taking an indefinite hiatus from bandom, Fall Out Boy style. I know that my writing has been semi-limited to the ATL bandom, and I have absolutely no regrets with that. I started writing for the public last december (2010) and since then I've written over 69 pieces, levelling up at 100 000+ words. I'm insanely proud of everything I've accomplished over the past nine months. I've learned a lot about myself, and I've grown a lot, not only as a person but also as a writer. I like to think that I've gotten better, and I really hope that I'm not the only one who thinks so and that it's an actual real growth from the early things I've posted to the more recent things.
It needs to be said though, I'll be leaving certain things unfinished. The Vampire Universe is one that I'm roughly half way through with. I have another piece that's roughly half done although that is one that I've kept a little closer to my chest. I'm not saying that they'll never be finished, but for now they're being put on a shelf for me to take a look at another day because of my decision to take a step back from bandom. I'm considering posting what I've written for the second part of Vampires, but that's something I need to think a little more about due to the fact that I would like to finish it in the future.
Either way, I have reasons for taking my leave, some of them have to do with people asking for more than I can give. Once upon a time I was able to post something roughly every two days, sometimes I'd be posting over four things a week. I don't have the time or the energy to do that anymore. I'm not getting paid to write, it's something I do in my freetime because I love doing it. I need to start focusing on school more, and now that I'm back in the IB system it's getting a little more serious. I have friends and a social life too, and I'm looking for a job which leaves me with even less time to write. I have other reasons for leaving the bandom too, which the important people know about. I'll still be doing mod business for alltimeboners, but don't expect anything to be posted from me any time soon.
All this rambling boils down to this: I'm not planning on stopping on writing. The opposite, actually. Lately I've been getting slightly involved with some other fandoms, and I'm slowly worming my way into them, learning about what makes them tick and what they like. I've been involved (not always actively, but involved, nonetheless) in bandom for the past three years, and I think it's time for me to take a step back, even if it's just for a little while.
If you're interested, a (decidedly short) list of the fandoms I'd like to try out:
- Castle (TV series)
- Supernatural (TV series)
- Glee (TV series)
- The Mortal Instruments (book series by Cassandre Clare)
Love and Rockets xoxo