Is Anyone Still Out There?

16Jul08

So a three month hiatus…so didn’t mean to do that. But I got sidetracked and lost interest for a time being in the writing series. Not really going to say sorry about that, I mean these things happen. Until I can justify this little writing habit of mine with some income, I’m gonna have to sometimes set it aside and focus on reality. Man I hate to do that but you gotta do what you gotta do, right?

Does this mean I’m back for now, I can’t really say yes or no to that right now. Just felt like you guys deserve some kind of answer to where the heck is Juni Lyn. Well I’m here alive and semi kicking it.

I’ve taken about a three week hiatus from writing and beta reading too. I know why the writing hiatus has come about and I’ll get to that later. But the beta reading, well that’s explainable by I was spending to much time on other people writing that I wasn’t focusing on mines. I wasn’t finding the time to work on my own stories, and that’s not fair to me or to you guys. When I signed up to beta read I didn’t think I would get the response I was getting, at least five or so emails a day from aspiring writers asking for help. Needless to say that was getting overwhelming. I plan on finishing those who I’ve started and then take a mini break from that. If you haven’t received an email from me and I originally said I would beta read for you, please send me another email. I’ve been trying to get a hold to everyone but there is a chance I’ve skipped over you by accident. I finally got on today and checked my email…over 300 emails and more than half from beta reading hopefuls.

Now to the writing, well here’s the thing. I was feeling pressure somewhat to make the story something it wasn’t meant to be. A longer story. HA! I know seems weird but tis true. I only meant DYTCiYC to be a short light fun filled read, but was quickly becoming another Jade. And I found myself struggling to come up with scenes to prolong the story to make my readers happy. And although I enjoy doing that, I felt like I was over doing it and it was hurting my work. So I had to take a step back reorganize myself and see what it was I wanted the story to go. It was always destined to be a short story and honestly there’s not much there to make it more than that.

So I hope to get back on track with regular updates but I can’t promise anything.

And so there you have it, hope you guys still understand and will continue to be patient with me.

Until Later,

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Tags: Beta Reading, DYTCiYC, Hiatus, Jade