Out with the old, in with the...
Usually, I try to start the New Year with a list of Things I wish to Accomplish, and I’m excited about a new year, new opportunities, new ways to start with energy and excitement and hope and--
Well. Not this year.
2016 was such a shitstorm of what the fuck that I don’t even have the energy to imagine what 2017 might look like. In fact, I’m so out of energy I’m actually, well, I’m going on hiatus.
You may have noticed the rapid posting of ficcage in the past weeks. If not, that’s okay. I’ve been making an effort to post everything that I have which is completed because I don’t know what this hiatus will amount to. I’m hoping I’ll come back re-energized, confident, and ready to fight in a war. But just in case the hiatus turns into… quitting? I want to make sure that everything I have that is ready to read is out there.
I have closed commissions for now, though I do have a few that need to be done before officially closing them, and I may take a few here and there if I have the mojo for it. I won’t be very active, as I probably won’t check tumblr much, if at all, though if I am active, it may be more so on twitter. Perhaps here on DW. I do still have things I need to post, as I didn’t manage to get it all out before 2017, so I’ll keep doing that as well. Along with the prompt-fills if I manage to answer those.
I really feel like I need to take a step back. To examine where I am in my life, what I’ve accomplished, what I’m capable of doing, et cetera. I need to figure out if there’s any point in continuing on this path I’ve put myself on, or if I’m just fooling myself. And I need to remember what it’s like to enjoy fandom again, or if I can even recapture that.
I don’t come to this decision lightly, but honestly, after the past year, maybe even two years, enough is enough. I have to put my feet on solid ground and make some concrete decisions.
Officially, my hiatus is going to run through Valentine’s Day. It will match with continued overtime and busy-ness at work, so that I don’t worry about fandom obligations during that time. It may continue into March. Or April. I just don’t know. All I know is that I’m floundering, I don’t know how to get my feet back beneath me, and this is the best thing I can do right now.
I don’t know how much I’ll be checking messages through tumblr/twitter, so if you need to reach me, you can always shoot me an e-mail at dracoqueen22@gmail.com. For right now, no, nothing - WIP or otherwise -- is abandoned, nothing is available for adoption, and nothing is being offered to another to take over. If that changes, I will announce it.
I want to thank everyone, readers and followers and friends and fellow fandomlings for your amazing support and kind words. You have no idea how much it means to me. Each and every one of you are a blessing and honestly, I don’t deserve you. I could have never gotten this far without you. I only wish I could thank you all personally. <3
I hope I can come back in a few months with a better attitude, a smile, and improved skills. Thank you.
~Draco This entry was originally posted at http://dracoqueen22.dreamwidth.org/359021.html. Feel free to comment wherever you find most convenient.
Well. Not this year.
2016 was such a shitstorm of what the fuck that I don’t even have the energy to imagine what 2017 might look like. In fact, I’m so out of energy I’m actually, well, I’m going on hiatus.
You may have noticed the rapid posting of ficcage in the past weeks. If not, that’s okay. I’ve been making an effort to post everything that I have which is completed because I don’t know what this hiatus will amount to. I’m hoping I’ll come back re-energized, confident, and ready to fight in a war. But just in case the hiatus turns into… quitting? I want to make sure that everything I have that is ready to read is out there.
I have closed commissions for now, though I do have a few that need to be done before officially closing them, and I may take a few here and there if I have the mojo for it. I won’t be very active, as I probably won’t check tumblr much, if at all, though if I am active, it may be more so on twitter. Perhaps here on DW. I do still have things I need to post, as I didn’t manage to get it all out before 2017, so I’ll keep doing that as well. Along with the prompt-fills if I manage to answer those.
I really feel like I need to take a step back. To examine where I am in my life, what I’ve accomplished, what I’m capable of doing, et cetera. I need to figure out if there’s any point in continuing on this path I’ve put myself on, or if I’m just fooling myself. And I need to remember what it’s like to enjoy fandom again, or if I can even recapture that.
I don’t come to this decision lightly, but honestly, after the past year, maybe even two years, enough is enough. I have to put my feet on solid ground and make some concrete decisions.
Officially, my hiatus is going to run through Valentine’s Day. It will match with continued overtime and busy-ness at work, so that I don’t worry about fandom obligations during that time. It may continue into March. Or April. I just don’t know. All I know is that I’m floundering, I don’t know how to get my feet back beneath me, and this is the best thing I can do right now.
I don’t know how much I’ll be checking messages through tumblr/twitter, so if you need to reach me, you can always shoot me an e-mail at dracoqueen22@gmail.com. For right now, no, nothing - WIP or otherwise -- is abandoned, nothing is available for adoption, and nothing is being offered to another to take over. If that changes, I will announce it.
I want to thank everyone, readers and followers and friends and fellow fandomlings for your amazing support and kind words. You have no idea how much it means to me. Each and every one of you are a blessing and honestly, I don’t deserve you. I could have never gotten this far without you. I only wish I could thank you all personally. <3
I hope I can come back in a few months with a better attitude, a smile, and improved skills. Thank you.
~Draco This entry was originally posted at http://dracoqueen22.dreamwidth.org/359021.html. Feel free to comment wherever you find most convenient.